Bernie Sanders’ Vanishing Act

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders prepares to speak for a video to supporters at Polaris Mediaworks on June 16, 2016 in Burlington, Vermont. The time between the last primary and the beginning of the party conventions is traditionally a slow period in the presidential election cycle.

Cities looking into 9-1-1 texting

With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. Justice, who would later be confirmed among the 49 people killed in last month's attack, was among several victims who texted relatives to call 911, fearing they would draw too much attention by making voice calls.

Too dangerous to talk? Some cities explore 911 texting

" With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. Justice, who would later be confirmed among the 49 people killed in last month's attack, was among several victims who texted relatives to call 911, fearing they would draw too much attention by making voice calls.

Sen. Jim Inhofe forced landing latest incident for the pilot

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe walked away from the forced landing of his small plane amid severe weekend weather - the latest of several troubled landings for the avid pilot, who at 81 shows no signs of leaving the cockpit. The Republican senator brought his plane down in Ketchum, a small community in far northeastern Oklahoma, spokeswoman Donelle Harder said Monday.

This brash lieutenant general is on Trump’s short list for VP

The outspoken and brash Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn - who was forced out of his post by the Obama administration in 2014 after pointing out the rising global jihadist threat - has already briefed the Republican presidential candidate on several occasions and is in close touch with high levels of Trump's staff.

‘Trump Still Working on his Political Ideology’

Jeff Morris and Joyce Peppin represent both ends of the political spectrum in the United States of America - Democrat and Republican parties respectively. In an interactive session on the US presidential elections held at Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry , Federation House in June 2016, American leaders Jeff Morris and Joyce Peppin spoke extensively about the US elections 2016 and shared their views and insights on the most anticipated elections in the world.

Trump supporter backtracks on Sanders conversion

An African-American pastor who warmed up the crowd at a rally for Donald Trump by urging the religious conversion of Bernie Sanders said he hadn't meant to insult the "Jewish faith." Mark Burns, the president of the Christian NOW Television Network and one of Trump's few public supporters in the black community, spoke in March at a campaign event in Hickory, North Carolina.

The next chapter of the gun-control showdown comes to the House this week

The House will vote on gun-control legislation this week as part of a broader package of counterterrorism measures, but it will do little to end the political discord between Republicans and Democrats over how Congress should respond to the recent mass shooting in Orlando. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Friday announced there would be a vote this week on legislation that incorporates a broad swath of Republican proposals to counter radicalization in the United States.

Incumbent Senate Republicans build leads amid a substantiala ticket-splitting

Donald Trump may be down in the polls, but Republican Senate candidates are still faring relatively well, suggesting - at least for now - that they may escape being drawn down by the whirlpool that analysts predicted would drown all who surround the billionaire businessman. While presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton tops Mr. Trump in matchups in Florida, Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, incumbent Senate Republicans are all ahead in polling in their own races, building significant leads.

Sanders’ campaign is over, yet Secret Service remains

Bernie Sanders is back to his old day job, trading the booming applause of his campaign rallies to the far more tedious work of the Senate. "I have a parliamentary inquiry!" Sanders shouted on the Senate floor one night last week, testing the patience of his colleagues, who were eager to leave the Capitol and start their holiday break.

L.A. Times: Once on – Fringe,’ Immigration Hard-Liners Get to Dance with Trump

Noah Bierman and Brian Bennett of the Los Angeles Times report that hard-line immigration opponents, once relegated to the political edges, are gaining influence with presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump. For decades, immigration hard-liners have felt sidelined and taken for granted by Republican presidential candidates, left with dog whistles and policy crumbs.

Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ attack rooted in Warren heritage issue

Donald Trump derisively refers to Sen. Elizabeth Warren as "Pocahontas," a taunt rooted in the Democrat's claims of Native American heritage that roiled her 2012 election win in Massachusetts. "She's as Native American as I am," the New York businessman and presumptive Republican presidential nominee said.

New study estimates cost involved in training Teaching Health Center residents

A new study reveals that the average cost to train a Teaching Health Center resident is estimated to be $157,602 per year. The report, "The Cost of Residency Training in Teaching Health Centers", published by the New England Journal of Medicine comes as current Teaching Health Centers embark on what could be their last year in existence starting July 1, 2016.

Hillary Clinton’s Busy Weekend: An FBI Intervie…

The holiday weekend included a meeting with the FBI and a trip to a Broadway show for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The former Secretary of State met with the FBI on Saturday morning and "gave a voluntary interview" that was "about her email arrangements," according to a statement from her spokesman Nick Merrill.

The Latest: Envoy: Farage’s decision to quit ‘very cowardly’

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne prepares to lay a wealth at the Cenotaph in St Peter's Square, Manchester, England, where a commemoration is being held to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of the Wor... Authorities say an off-duty New York City police officer fatally shot a man after being attacked during a road rage incident. Authorities say an off-duty New York City police officer fatally shot a man after being attacked during a road rage incident.