Over the top: Trump sews up delegates to seal GOP nomination

Triumphantly armed with a majority of his party's delegates, Republican Donald Trump unleashed a broadside attack Thursday on Hillary Clinton's prescriptions for energy, guns, the economy and international affairs, shifting abruptly toward the general election with his likely Democratic opponent locked in a divisive primary contest. The New York billionaire shrugged off signs of discord within his own campaign hours after sewing up the number of delegates needed to clinch the GOP nomination, a feat that completed an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and set the stage for a bitter fall campaign.

News Analysis: Trump poised to be competitive presidential candidate…

Brash U.S. billionaire Donald Trump on Thursday hit the number of delegates needed to grab the Republican Party nomination, as some experts predict that he will be a competitive candidate in the presidential race. The development comes on the heels of Trump's recent surge in the polls, as he for the first time is running neck-in-neck with likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton .

Man admits kidnapping, raping teenage girl; gets 45-90 years

Court officials Kibby, who pleaded not guilty to charges he kidnap... Donald Trump on Thursday reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and sets the stage for a... Triumphantly armed with a majority of his party's delegates, Republican Donald Trump unleashed a broadside attack Thursday on Hillary Clinton's prescriptions for energy, guns, the economy and international affairs,... An unlikely battleground over whether public schools must allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice is taking shape in two tiny towns in Texas and Arizona, neither of which currently enrolls... An unlikely battleground over whether public schools must allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice is taking shape in two tiny towns in Texas and Arizona, neither ... (more)

Trump claims has enough delegates to win Republican nomination

... real estate tycoon. Trump now has the backing of 1,238 delegates, one more than the 1,237 needed, according to the US news agency the Associated Press which first reported Trump crossing the threshold. It said the real estate tycoon's delegate count ...

Sanders accepts Ky. results, making Clinton the winner

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has accepted Kentucky's primary election results, moving front-runner Hillary Clinton one delegate closer to securing the nomination. State officials reviewed election totals from electronic voting machines and absentee ballots on Tuesday at the request of Sanders' campaign after he finished 1,911 votes behind Clinton in the state's May 17 primary, or less than one half of 1 percent of the vote.

Trump reaches magic number to clinch Republican nomination

Donald Trump on Thursday reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and sets the stage for a bitter fall campaign. Trump was put over the top in the Associated Press delegate count by a small number of the party's unbound delegates who told the AP they would support him at the convention.

No, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Aren’t Actually Going to Debate

It would have been a debate to remember: Two New Yorkers who couldn't be more different, one a white-haired socialist and the other a golden-maned capitalist , sparring angrily in California like two customers at a dry cleaner's. Donald Trump said Wednesday night on the Jimmy Kimmel Live ! that he was prepared to debate Bernie Sanders.

The Trump-Clinton Gender Gap Could Be The Largest In More Than 60 Years

Hillary Clinton stops for a selfie with a supporter following a Women for Hillary Town Hall meeting in New York City. During a recent speech before the National Rifle Association, Donald Trump was explicit about the voters he's reaching out to: "I will say, my poll numbers with men are through the roof, but I like women more than men.

Libertarian Party eyes 2016 as breakthrough year

Libertarian Party members are brimming with optimism about their prospects in 2016 as they prepare to nominate a presidential candidate at a convention in Orlando over the weekend. Many Libertarians feel emboldened by a sense that 2016 could be a breakthrough year for the perpetually underachieving third party in its quest to smash the two-party grip on the political system.

Obama can’t endorse during the Democratic primary, so he’s just…

He met with heads of state, lawmakers and a battery of dissidents, in between lifting a half-century-old trade embargo and negotiating access to key ports. By the time President Obama filed past more than 2 million people lining the streets of Ho Chi Minh City and flew to Japan aboard Air Force One on Wednesday night for a Group of Seven summit, he hadn't publicly uttered the words "Donald Trump" in days.

Those polls showing Donald Trump catching up with Hillary Clinton: Really?

A raft of polls in recent days has shown a sharply tighter presidential race , with Hillary Clinton 's lead over Donald Trump shrinking to just a couple of points. Those polls have generated a lot of questions: Just how reliable is polling this far in advance of an election? What's causing the polls to shift? Can Trump actually win? Nope.

Hillary Clinton on Donald Trump: Hea s a a divider, not a unitera

BUENA PARK >> On the second day of a four-day swing through California, Hillary Clinton took the stage at a Buena Park union hall and focused attacks on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. “The final test is whether the president will unify us,” the Democratic front-runner told a pumped-up crowd of 500 that nearly filled the room.

Trump says he gave himself aliases often in business

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Wednesday that he often used aliases to purchase real estate - but continued to deny he'd been caught on tape pretending to be an imaginary spokesman in a recently-released recording. "You know, over the years I've used aliases," Trump said in an interview on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" that capped a day of campaigning across the Los Angeles area.

Libertarian candidate beefs up fundraising operation

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has created a joint fundraising committee with 15 states in hopes of building a larger network to boost the likely nominee's name identification in this year's general election. The former two-term governor of New Mexico also ran for president in 2012, but only got about 1% of the popular vote.