Three words that Republicans wrestle with: – Black Lives Matter’

Protesters with the Black Lives Matter movement argue with police to let them walk down the sidewalk during a rally outside Graceland on Elvis Presley Blvd Tuesday afternoon, July 12, 2016 in Memphis, Tenn. Hours after he branded himself the "law and order" candidate for president, Donald Trump weighed in another politically loaded term - one he proudly rejected: "Black Lives Matter."

Poll: Clinton struggles to make inroads with young voters

In this July 8,2016, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the African Methodist Episcopal church national convention in Philadelphia. Clinton is struggling to make inroads among young Americans who overwhelmingly supported Bernie Sanders during the Democratic presidential primary, a worrisome sign as she tries to reassemble the coalition that twice propelled Barack Obama into the White House.

Ted Cruz to fly with Obama aboard Air Force One to Dallas…

Sen. Ted Cruz accepted an invitation from President Barack Obama to travel aboard Air Force One on Tuesday to Dallas for an interfaith memorial honoring the victims of last week's attack. The news was reported by multiple reporters who spotted Cruz at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland where the president's plane departs from.

Sanders endorses Clinton, and his hardcore supporters feel Berned

"I intend to do everything I can to make certain she will be the next president of the United States," Sanders said Senator Bernie Sanders appeared with Hillary Clinton at a rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to officially endorse her as the Democratic candidate for president. "I have come here to make it as clear as possible as to why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton," he said before explaining why "she must become our next president."

Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton: ‘She must become our…

Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton on Tuesday after a tough-fought primary battle between the two Democratic presidential candidates. Appearing alongside Clinton in their first joint campaign appearance, Sanders said the former secretary of state "will make an outstanding president," and that he's "proud to stand with her here today."

Clinton and Sanders are finally entering a political marriage. But will it actually work?

When Bernie Sanders finally offers his endorsement of Hillary Clinton here on Tuesday, it will be the culmination of a month of aggressive courting by her, including a high-profile meeting in Washington and a dinner between their campaign managers in Vermont. But much remains unknown about how - and whether - the political marriage being unveiled Tuesday will actually work.

the Curious Case of Maureen Dowd: Shot: Fbi Director James Comey…

FBI Director James Comey stood before the nation and issued a list of Hillary Clinton's astounding wrongdoings Tuesday as regards America's national security - and then said he was not recommending prosecution because, in essence, what Mrs. Clinton did was "extremely careless" but not criminal . As he spoke, I recalled F. Scott Fitzgerald's peerless description in "The Great Gatsby" of a feckless wealthy couple: "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy-they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into .

Will the Fire Bern On? Exploring Where The Sanders Revolution Goes Next

Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders waves to supporters at a campaign event at Saint Mary's Park on March 31, 2016 in New York City. It's been 28 days since the last Democratic primary contest, and now it appears that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders may be on a path towards unity.

GOP rejects call to back off gay marriage opposition

Visitors show their support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prior to his speech at Westin Town Center in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, July 11, 2016. Visitors show their support for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump prior to his speech at Westin Town Center in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, July 11, 2016.

Poll: Clinton struggles to make inroads with young Americans

In this July 8,2016, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at the African Methodist Episcopal church national convention in Philadelphia. Clinton is struggling to make inroads among young Americans who overwhelmingly supported Bernie Sanders during the Democratic presidential primary, a worrisome sign as she tries to reassemble the coalition that twice propelled Barack Obama into the White House.

Democrats working to expand Senate map into red states

Following a recruiting success in Indiana, Democrats are eyeing Kansas as they try to expand their playing field into red states and take back the Senate. GOP Sen. Jerry Moran is up for re-election in Kansas, Republican-friendly territory that's on few lists of competitive races this year.

Death reignites hard questions for Minnesota black leaders

The killing of Philando Castile by a Minnesota police officer durin... . FILE - In this July 9, 2016 file photo, marchers block part of Interstate 94 in St. Paul, Minn., during a protest sparked by the recent police killings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana.

Benefits of trade

Democratic strategists are alarmed at how well Donald Trump's anti-free trade rhetoric is playing with normally Democratic union members -- even though it is accompanied by explicit attacks on presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton as being the candidate of the "people who rigged" the U.S. economy to favor the wealthiest 1 percent. A recent analysis in The Washington Post noted that the anti-trade themes laid out in Trump's scripted June 28 speech played so well in Pennsylvania that he was winning praise from Katie McGinty, the Democrats' nominee for Senate in the swing state.

Sanders And Clinton To Rally Together In New Hampshire

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton pass during a break at aAfa sA Democratic debate April 14 in New York - See this story on www.npr.org The campaigns for Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders announced in coordinated statements that they will campaign together Tuesday in Portsmouth, N.H. "On Tuesday, July 12, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders will join Hillary Clinton for a campaign event at Portsmouth High School to discuss their commitment to building an America that is stronger together and an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top," said the statement released by both campaigns.

How the Clinton-Sanders unity summit came together

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will formally declare an end to their political rivalry Tuesday, a moment that couldn't come quickly enough for the former secretary of state trying to unite Democrats against Donald Trump. Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, hopes to rev up voters on the left with help from Sanders.