GOP’s Trump says US should consider profiling Muslims

Donald Trump suggested Sunday that the United States should "seriously" consider profiling Muslims inside the country as a terrorism-fighting tool, the latest example of the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting increasingly backing positions that could single out a group based on their religion. "We really have to look at profiling," Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation."

Dozens of GOP delegates launch new push to halt Donald Trump

Dozens of Republican convention delegates are hatching a new plan to block Donald Trump at this summer's party meetings, in what has become the most organized effort so far to stop the businessman from becoming the GOP nominee. The delegates are angered by Trump's recent comments on gun control, his racial attacks on a federal judge and his sinking poll numbers.

Trump advocates profiling Muslims in US

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, takes the stage for a rally in Greensboro, N.C., June 14, 2016. Recent polls are showing that Trumpi 1 2s repeated calls for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, on the heels of the attack in Orlando, is not gaining traction among voters he will need in November.

Trump-backing Ryan trying to help GOP in elections but tells members use ‘their conscience’

House Speaker Rep. Paul Ryan is trying to keep fellow Republicans in control of Congress but said Sunday he wouldn't ask them to endorse Donald Trump for the sake of party unity, to save their Capitol Hill majority or keep Democrat Hillary Clinton out of the White House. "Imagine the speaker of the House not supporting the duly elected nominee of our party, therefore creating a chasm in our party," the Wisconsin Republican said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

Chuck Todd exposes Paul Ryan’s Trump support: ‘You made a …

NBC's Chuck Todd accused House Speaker Paul Ryan of putting "party over country" because Ryan continues to support Donald Trump even though he claims not to share the presumptive GOP nominee's values. "I feel like I have certain responsibilities as not just Congressman Paul Ryan from the 1st District of Wisconsin, but at Speaker of the House," Ryan opined during an interview on Sunday's Meet the Press .

Vulnerable Republican: Support versus endorsement

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican facing a tough re-election bid, tamped down previous comments that he would endorse the Republican nominee, saying Sunday that he was only prepared to "support" Donald Trump. "To me, 'endorsement' is a big embrace.

Veteran congressmen from Oklahoma face primary challengers

Oklahoma's longest-serving U.S. House members face primary election challengers who say the incumbents' time in Washington has left them out of touch with constituents and their votes do not represent voters' values. Congressman Frank Lucas faces fellow Republican Desiree Brown of Hennessey in the June 28 primary race, with Lucas seeking a 12th term in the sprawling western Oklahoma district.

News Minute: Here is the latest Oklahoma news from The Associated Press at 5:50 a.m. CDT

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.2 magnitude earthquake has rattled the central Oklahoma town of Harrah The temblor was reported around 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Hours before that, the USGS recorded a 2.8 magnitude quake near the north central town of Langston.

Dear America

Dear Editor: Americans are under attack by radical Islamic terrorists, call them ISIS or call them Al Qaeda, Americans are calling it "terrorist attacks." Ever since the massacre in Boston, and then San Bernardino, and now Orlando, Florida on 6/12, President Obama still refuses to call this enemy "Radical Islam" or "Islamic Terrorists" - he continues to carry the liberal banner that it's a "criminal" offense, or "hate crime."

Bergen GOP committee to vote on party chairman

Elections to select a county political party chairman are typically tame and quiet affairs, usually serving as a vote of acclamation for the incumbent. But the contest to be decided Tuesday by 1,000 Republican committee members and other insiders in Bergen County has been anything but that, featuring everything from allegations of death threats and ethnic slurs to claims by each side that the other routinely engages in backroom deals.

Protesters March For Gun Control In Delaware County

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Wasserman Schultz and Canova spar over labor endorsements

U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz broke down in tears Saturday with almost three dozen union members flanking her at a press conference, attempting to highlight her support among organized labor groups after the Florida AFL-CIO declined to endorse her last week. "When I could choose to work in Florida, unfortunately a right-to-work state, I chose to join a labor union and I was very proud to do that," Wasserman Schultz said.

Senate Panel Kills Medicare Program That Offers Help On Enrollment, Billing Issues

A program that has helped seniors understand the many intricacies of Medicare as well as save them millions of dollars would be eliminated by a budget bill overwhelmingly approved last week by the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. The State Health Insurance Assistance Program , or "SHIP," is among more than a dozen programs left out of the bill by the committee.

The 10 Republicans most likely to defect from Donald Trump

Republican Maryland governor Larry Hogan has publicly admitted he isn't voting for Republican presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump. Here are the many times Logan has said he won't back Trump's run for the White House.

Remember when Donald Trump went after another minority group 20 years ago?

TRENTON - Ever since Donald Trump announced a year ago that he was running for president, he's consistently faced sharp criticism for his statements about Hispanics and Muslims. In the last few weeks alone, the presumptive Republican nominee has been called a racist for comments about a judge's "Mexican heritage" and a bigot for reiterating in the wake of the Orlando shooting that the U.S. should fight terrorism by temporarily banning Muslims from entering the country.