Richard Davis: Is this election 1964 deja vu?

A cardinal difference between Donald Trump and Barry Goldwater is that partisanship is more intense today than it was in 1964 and the vast majority of Republicans who don't like Trump will hold their noses and vote for him. In 1964, GOP presidential nominee Barry Goldwater stood at the podium of the Republican National Convention and declared that "extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice, and moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."

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Clinton looks to California for final push toward November

Now the Democrats' presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton aimed for primary election victories in California and five other states Tuesday to send her into the general election with fresh momentum. Donald Trump got new blasts from his own Republican Party for his comments on a federal judge.

Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to allow wine sales in groceries

Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to loosen Pennsylvania's tightly controlled liquor system by letting groceries and other outlets sell takeout wine and by formalizing beer sales in convenience stores that have begun as a result of court cases. The House voted 157-31 to send the proposal to the desk of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf after a debate in which members said the changes carried considerable public support.

GOP donors shift focus to congressional-race ads

Hundreds of millions of dollars that Republican groups had been poised to spend in the 2016 presidential election are moving into Senate and House races as many big donors look to distance themselves from the party's presumptive nominee, Donald Trump. These groups and their Democratic counterparts have already spent more than $25 million on advertising in Senate general-election races alone, according to Kantar Media/CMAG, outpacing both the 2014 and 2012 campaigns in outside spending.