Sanders meets with Obama, says he denounces Trump but doesn’t back Clinton

After wrapping up his meeting at the White House, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he looks forward to meeting with Hillary Clinton in the future to see how they can work together to defeat Donald Trump in November's election. Sanders did not endorse Clinton.

Senator insulted after Dem accuses GOP of being bought off by oil firms

A Republican senator called accusations that the GOP is owned by the fossil fuel industry "insulting" after a Democratic senator said the party has become the political wing of oil companies. In a hearing Thursday of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the impact of the Supreme Court's stay of President Obama's Clean Power Plan, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., used his five minutes of allotted time to read quotes from former Sen. John Chafee, R-R.I., from a hearing in 1986.

Senate Homeland Security Chair: – Islamic Terrorists’ Are – Root Cause’ of Airport Waits

Senate Homeland Security Chairman Ron Johnson says the "root cause" of long wait times in U.S. airports is the ongoing threat to the nation's aviation system from Islamic terrorists. "We have to understand the root cause of problem here is Islamic terrorists," Johnson said Tuesday regarding the current changes in airport security protocol made by the Transportation Security Administration that has caused tens of thousands of passengers to miss their flights..

Trump Hires Pollster John McLaughlin to Focus on New York

Donald Trump has hired a pollster to work exclusively on his presidential campaign in New York, according to The New York Times. The pollster, John McLaughlin, predicted that then-House Majority leader Eric Cantor would win his 2014 race in Virginia, but Cantor lost to Dave Brat.

Warren slams Trump, Republicans over judges

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is using Donald Trump's criticism of a federal judge to launch a broadside against congressional Republican leaders and Trump himself, in her latest stinging attack on the presumptive GOP presidential nominee. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., have condemned Trump's claims that U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel can't preside fairly over a case involving Trump University because the U.S.-born Curiel is of Mexican descent and Trump wants to build a wall with Mexico.

GOP block Senate vote on judges, including 2 backed by Oklahoma delegation

Top Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked an attempt by Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren to force votes on judicial nominees, including two from Oklahoma. Warren, of Massachusetts, slammed Republicans, who control the Senate, for not allowing votes on 15 nominees for district judge positions in several states.

Progressive senator expects Sanders will campaign with Clinton

As Bernie Sanders meets Thursday with top Democrats -- including President Obama and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid -- a leading Democrat is signaling it's time for Sanders to make peace with Hillary Clinton. Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown told CNN's Alisyn Camerota on "New Day" he expects Sanders to throw his support behind Clinton and hit the campaign trail with her -- while also allowing for the possibility that may not happen until after the party's convention next month.

Trump’s unconventional approach to building a ground game

The presumptive GOP nominee has argued he can put as many as 15 states into play this fall, but he lags far behind Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in building up troops for a general election battle. Rather than building out teams of his own hires in swing states -- the model previous nominees like Mitt Romney and John McCain relied on -- Trump is signaling to the Republican National Committee and state parties that he will rely on them to take the lead in organizing key toss up states.

Sanders under pressure to quit as Democrats look to unite

JUNE 7: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives onstage during a primary night rally at the Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, June 7, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Clinton has secured enough delegates and commitments from superdelegates to become the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee.

Obama endorsement of Clinton imminent

On the verge of endorsing Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama will pay tribute to Bernie Sanders' historic candidacy for presidency with an Oval Office meeting aimed at unifying the Democratic Party for a general election brawl with Donald Trump. Sanders, the runner-up for the Democratic nomination, was heading Thursday to the White House under intense pressure to drop out and clear the way for Clinton.

Dana Milbank: Can’t be shocked Trump is racist – Thu, 09 Jun 2016 PST

At a rally Friday, Trump was discussing racial violence at his events and the perception that nonwhite people are against him, when he singled out a black man in the crowd. At a rally Friday, Trump was discussing racial violence at his events and the perception that nonwhite people are against him, when he singled out a black man in the crowd.

Hillary Clinton’s VP search intensifies on pared-down pool of candidates

Hillary Clinton's search for a running mate is moving into a more intense phase, according to several Democrats, as aides contact a pared-down pool of candidates to ask for reams of personal information and set up interviews with the presumptive Democratic nominee's vetting team. Those on the shortlist include Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren , a favorite of progressives who has emerged as a blistering critic of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump; Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine , a well-liked lawmaker from an important general election battleground state; and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro of Texas, a rising star in the Democratic Party.

The Latest: 3 Woman Launch New Super PAC for Trump

Three of Donald Trump's female supporters are starting a new super political action committee to help the presumptive Republican presidential nominee. Women Vote Trump is at least the fourth super PAC backing Trump, who has repeatedly called such groups "corrupt" because they can accept large checks from donors seeking to curry favor with candidates.