With jab at Ryan, Trump ignites new tensions in GOP

As Republican loyalists continue to flee, Donald Trump has ignited new party tensions by refusing to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan or Arizona Sen. John McCain, a remarkable display of party division just three months before Election Day. The Republican presidential nominee told The Washington Post Tuesday that he's "just not quite there yet," when asked about an endorsement of Ryan, who faces a primary election next week.

Paul Ryan, Wasserman Schultz to test anti-establishment mood

In this March 21, 2016 file photo, then-Democratic National Committee Chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., is interviewed in New York. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Wasserman Schultz are about to test votersa sA A anti-establishment mood, first hand.

More prominent Republicans picking Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump

On Tuesday, retiring New York Rep. Richard Hanna became the first Republican member of Congress to say he will vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in November instead of Donald Trump. "He is unfit to serve our party and cannot lead this country," Hanna wrote in a column published in The Post-Standard newspaper of Syracuse, New York.

In blow to GOP unity, Donald Trump refuses to back Paul Ryan, John McCain

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is refusing to endorse House Speaker Paul Ryan and Sen. John McCain just two weeks after pledging to bring the fractured GOP together at the party's nominating convention. He also ripped into New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte in the same interview with the Washington Post.

FAA ignored internal safety recommendations on balloon tours

A charter bus veered off a central California freeway before dawn Tuesday and struck a pole head-on, killing five people and sending at least five others to hospitals, authorities said. Leonardo Sanchez was sleeping peacefully on a bus carrying him to Oregon to pick blueberries when he was suddenly thrown face first into the back of the seat in front of him, awakening him to a horrific scene of chaos and... Prosecutors have filed three charges of aggravated first-degree murder against a 19-year-old accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend and two young men to death at a party in suburban Seattle over the weekend.

The Latest: Ryan: Never asked for Trump’s endorsement

A charter bus veered off a central California freeway before dawn Tuesday and struck a pole head-on, killing five people and sending at least five others to hospitals, authorities said. Leonardo Sanchez was sleeping peacefully on a bus carrying him to Oregon to pick blueberries when he was suddenly thrown face first into the back of the seat in front of him, awakening him to a horrific scene of chaos and... Prosecutors have filed three charges of aggravated first-degree murder against a 19-year-old accused of shooting his ex-girlfriend and two young men to death at a party in suburban Seattle over the weekend.

Sen. Jerry Moran won’t say whether he still supports Donald Trump

Moran, a Republican, was asked if he backs the Republican nominee after he toured a dementia ward at the Colmery-O'Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka. His response instead focused on Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain in GOP primaries

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Briar Woods High School, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, in Ashburn, Va. While Ryan faces underdog Paul Nehlen in a primary next week, Trump told The Washington Post that "I'm not quite there yet" with an endorsement of the House speaker.

Trump Time Capsule #67: ‘Unfit’

The incumbent President of the United States said today that one of the two possibilities to succeed him is "unfit to serve as president" and is "woefully unprepared" to do the job. You can see Barack Obama's comments starting around time 13:00 in the C-Span clip below , from his press conference this morning with the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong.

Clean energy PAC backs Sen. Richard Burr, other Republicans

Coming soon to a Facebook news feed near you: a new political strategy aimed at helping Republican candidates like North Carolina's Sen. Richard Burr overcome what supporters say is an unfair reputation that conservatives don't care about the environment. This week in North Carolina, ClearPath Action Fund , a conservative super PAC, plans to launch a near-half-million-dollar campaign in support of Burr's re-election effort.

Marco Rubio to speak at anti-LGBT event after citing gay nightclub…

Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is scheduled to speak at a conference held by an anti-LGBT Christian group, after citing the terrorist attack on a gay nightclub in Orlando as his reason for backtracking on his announcement that he would not run for re-election. Rubio, who had repeatedly insisted he would not seek reelection for his Senate seat after losing his Republican presidential primary bid, has maintained anti-gay positions throughout his political career.

Rand Paul: Mum on Khan, Trump

Former GOP candidate keeping a low profile in presidential commentary, but certainly understands why a limited-government voter may choose the Libertarian Party nominee Day Five of the Trump vs. Khan saga just received a heavy oxygen blast, as President Barack Obama declared this morning that the GOP nominee is " unfit to serve as president ," and reckoned that Republicans should be asking themselves, "if you are repeatedly having to say in very strong terms that what he has said is unacceptable, why are you still endorsing him?" One Republican still endorsing Donald Trump-and not condemning the Khan comments, as far as I can ascertain-is the libertarianish former presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul .

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Former DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz listens as Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton delivers her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 28, 2016. Democratic National Committee CEO Amy Dacey has resigned amid the controversy over the release of a cache of hacked emails from the committee, according to a Democrat familiar with the matter.

Obama says Trump ‘unfit’, challenges GOP to drop support

In a searing denouncement, President Barack Obama slammed Donald Trump as "unfit" and "woefully unprepared" to serve in the White House on Tuesday. He challenged Republican lawmakers to drop their support for their party's nominee, declaring "There has to come a point at which you say enough."