There shouldn’t be a GOP platform

The Republican National Committee on Tuesday announced that Sen. John Barrasso will head the committee tasked with crafting the party's official policy positions at the GOP convention in Cleveland. As chairman of the Republican Platform Committee, Barrasso will have the challenging task of bridging the divide between traditional GOP priorities championed by House and Senate leaders and the shifting policy stances of Donald Trump, the party's presumptive nominee.

Elizabeth Warren just absolutely shredded Donald Trump. There’s a lot more like this to come.

Early in the 2012 campaign, when top Democratic strategists were debating how to target Mitt Romney, they worked to hone their message about him down to a single, tight, pithy phrase. According to one senior Democrat in on the discussions, they finally settled on this: "When people like him do well, people like you get screwed."

Clinton, Sanders make all-out blitz in California primary

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders dueled for support Tuesday ahead of California's presidential primary, as the Vermont senator showed few signs of backing off his efforts to boost his longshot odds for the nomination. Sanders' campaign launched a $1.5 million ad buy in the state and announced it would seek a recanvass in last week's Kentucky primary, where he trailed Clinton by less than one-half of 1 percent.

Trump, Clinton win Washington’s presidential primaries

In this photo taken May 7, 2016, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Spokane, Wash. More than a million voters have already sent in their ballots for Washington state's presidential primary, Tuesday, May 24, 2016, but the only delegates at stake are for the Republican contest, because state Democrats ignore the primary and use the smaller caucus system to allocate their delegates to their national convention.

What Would a President Trump Do?by Ben ShapiroIn 2008, then-senator…

Obama campaigned on supposed practicality and ad hoc politicking. This left his most cynical detractors shadowboxing at the leftist positions they knew that he actually held, even as the media and his supporters Donald Trump may despise President Obama enough to question his origin of birth .

Hillary Clinton plays ‘Who’d You Rather?’ on possible VP picks

Hillary Clinton is the likely Democratic nominee for president, but one thing remains unclear: Who will her running mate be? "We'll keep switching a and we're going to pick your vice president," DeGeneres explained on the latest edition of The Ellen DeGeneres Show . Scandal star Tony Goldwyn was an early favorite, picked ahead of Clinton's opponent, Sen. Bernie Sanders.

VA chief: ‘I deeply regret’ wait-time comparison to Disney

In this photo taken Feb. 25, 206, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald speaks in Washington. Republicans are criticizing McDonald after he compared wait times to receive VA health care to the hours people wait for rides at Disney theme parks.

Bernie Sanders: ‘We’re Going To March Out With The Democratic Nomination’

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Former Republican candidate Santorum endorses Trump for president

Former U.S. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Tuesday endorsed Donald Trump for president, saying he was swayed by Trump's list of possible Supreme Court nominees. Santorum, who dropped out of the presidential race in February and threw his support to Senator Marco Rubio, told Fox News: "The most important issue is preserving the Constitution of this country and a liberal Supreme Court will destroy it."

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders make all-out blitz in California primary

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says a primary win in California would give him the momentum needed to secure the nomination and eventually the White House. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders duke it out for support ahead of California's presidential primary, as the Vermont senator shows few signs of backing off his efforts to boost his longshot odds for the nomination.

Great that Cargill is staying in Wichita

Wichita could exhale upon learning Tuesday that Cargill's protein business headquarters would relocate locally, in a decision that boosts the city's economic fortunes while strengthening the bond between the global company and Kansas. Wichita could exhale upon learning Tuesday that Cargill's protein business headquarters would relocate locally, in a decision that boosts the city's economic fortunes while strengthening the bond between the global company and Kansas.

Trump says decision to seek donations followed GOP request

Italian Premier Matteo Renzi says that NATO should use the upcoming summit in Warsaw to consider new security models given the t FILE - In this May 10,,2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is photographed during an interview with The Associated Press in his office at Trump Tower in New York. Trump holds his first presidential fundraisers this week, in New Mexico and Los Angeles.

Labor groups launch attack ads against Rob Portman

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Two labor groups have announced they are launching modest ad campaigns in Ohio against Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman. One television ad from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees' PAC, hits Portman for his support of free trade.