Donald Trump Clashes With Arizona GOP Senator in Closed-Door Meeting

The spat, first reported by the Washington Post, began when Trump remarked that Flake had been critical of him in the past. "Yes, I'm the other senator from Arizona - the one that wasn't captured - and I want to talk to you about statements like that," Flake told Trump in the closed-door meeting, the senator confirmed to ABC News.

Scaremongering over voting rights restoration in Virginia

Virginia House Speaker William J. Howell listens to debate in the House of Delegates in Richmond in January 2015. IN APRIL, Gov. Terry McAuliffe ordered voting rights restored to 206,000 ex-convicts in Virginia, a move in line with similar recent reforms in more than 20 states that have lifted the stigma of disenfranchisement from citizens who have served their sentences and paid their debts to society.

LISTEN: 7 Exchanges That Explain FBI Director’s Decision On The Clinton Case

FBI Director James Comey testifies during a hearing before House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption For more than four hours, FBI Director James Comey answered questions from the United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Liberal groups warn Trump could steal trade issue

A coalition of liberal activist groups urged House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi Thursday to publicly oppose any vote on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the controversial 12-nation trade deal, during a post-election "lame duck'" congressional session. The activists, including MoveOn.org, warned that if the Democratic leadership didn't fight the deal, they risked conceding the trade issue to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who also opposes the trade pact.

Elijah Cummings Slams GOPers For Putting Comey a On Triala For Clinton Decision

Rep. Elijah Cummings slammed Republicans Thursday for going too far in their quest for answers regarding Hillary Clinton's email server. Cummings came to the defense of FBI Director James Comey, a Republican, who was summoned to testify to the House Oversight Committee about his decision this week not to recommend criminal charges against Clinton.

Clinton to address black church conference in Philadelphia

Hillary Clinton is adding a campaign stop to her swing through Pennsylvania on Friday to address one of the largest black religious denominations in the country. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee will address the African Methodist Episcopal Church's general conference, which is marking the organization's bicentennial in Philadelphia.

Trump meets with more than 200 House Republicans

Donald Trump is meeting with more than 200 House Republicans Thursday as he seeks to unite the party at a time when his campaign is again clouded by controversy. The meeting offers the presumptive Republican nominee an opportunity to reassure nervous members of the party who worry that his freewheeling style -- on display Wednesday night during a speech in Cincinnati in which he reignited a controversy over a tweet some have said is anti-Semitic -- may turn off voters.

Democrats say Trump is ‘not who we are.’ They’re wrong.

Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the former Osram Sylvania light bulb factory on June 30 in Manchester, N.H. In their well-coordinated counterstrike on Donald Trump last month - a response to his outrageous call, following the Orlando massacre, to ban Muslims from entering the United States - President Obama and Hillary Clinton described the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, or, at least, his words, as un-American. "That's not the America we want.

Trump rejects criticism, vents at news media in campaign speech

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S., July 5, 2016. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected criticism of his campaign tactics, in a wide-ranging speech defending his team's use of a Jewish star and his own praise of the late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

.com | Key findings from FBI investigation into Clinton emails

Washington Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Wednesday she has accepted the FBI's recommendation that the probe into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state be closed with no charges. Here are the key findings from the FBI's year-long investigation, made public at a news conference on Tuesday.

Team Clinton thankful for Trump

Hillary Rodham Clinton Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE 's campaign has something to be thankful for in the wake of the FBI's scathing criticism of her personal email setup: She's running against Donald Trump Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE While Clinton dodged criminal charges, FBI Director James Comey criticized her for recklessness and seemingly tore holes in arguments the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee made about not sending any classified information over the private email server.

Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other’s failures

Donald Trump Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE Hillary Rodham Clinton Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE are struggling through self-inflicted scandals and daily controversies in the final weeks of campaigning before the nominating conventions later this month.

Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles

Even as the presumptive GOP nominee continues to add new staff in the wake of campaign manager Corey Lewandowski's high-profile firing, one of those new hires fled the campaign just weeks after joining reportedly citing campaign dysfunction. That surprising departure underscores the issues the Trump campaign faces as he continues to risk being outgunned by presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton Trump campaign gains complicated by internal struggles Criminal sentencing bill tests McConnell-Grassley relationship Trump, Clinton struggle to take advantage of other's failures MORE "It seems like even when he tries to take two steps forward, he then immediately takes three steps back," GOP strategist Matt Mackowiak said.

Nation-Now 7 mins ago 4:49 a.m.For the Record: Trump’s incredible shrinking VP pool

Yesterday the jiujitsu strategies of both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump were on full display, with both candidates attempting to use the other's biggest strengths against them. Hillary's decades of experience in and around the White House, Congress and the State Department have become liabilities when it appears her connections are helping her dodge legal trouble.

Trump’s vigorous defence of anti-Semitic image a ‘turning point’ for many Jewish voters

Donald Trump with his wife Melania, daughter Ivanka and son in law Jared Kushner, who recently defended Trump against charges of anti-Semitism. Donald Trump's vigorous defence of an image widely regarded as anti-Semitic has alarmed many Jewish Americans, who are growing increasingly fearful that someone who could be the next president is willing to stoke the kinds of stereotypical attacks that have haunted Jews for generations around the world.