Donald Trump, RNC roll out team for joint fundraising effort

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves during a campaign event in Lawrenceville, N.J., on May 19, 2016. **FILE** more > Likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee rolled out Tuesday a list of big-time fundraisers who will help raise cash for the fall elections, as the billionaire businessman takes another step away from the self-funded nature of his primary campaign.

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.

Bucking Convention, These Banks Are Adding Staff in Their Branches

CenterState in Florida and Union Savings in Connecticut are adding specialists to their retail locations at a time when many other banks are cutting back or have been relying heavily on universal bankers. Chatter about a potential sale of Comerica has raised questions about how regulators would vet the sale of a large institution.

Donald Trump to bring up suicide of Clinton White House lawyer Vince Foster

Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster took his own life in 1993 at age 48, shooting himself in a Virginia park Conspiracy theories have swirled for decades about a possible long-term love affair with Hillary Clinton leading to his death While Trump said others continue to talk about Foster's death 'because they think it was a murder,' he insisted that 'I don't do that' Donald Trump hinted in an interview published Monday that the 1993 death of Bill Clinton-era White House lawyer Vince Foster, a suicide that sparked conspiracy theories for years, could be a potent headache for Hillary Clinton in the fall.

Sanders: Democratic Convention Could Be ‘Messy’

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia and his push to make the party more inclusive could get "messy" but asserts in an interview with The Associated Press: "Democracy is not always nice and quiet and gentle." The Vermont senator, campaigning Monday ahead of California's primary against Hillary Clinton, said his supporters hope the party will adopt a platform at the summer convention that reflects the needs of working families, the poor and young people, not Wall Street and corporate America.

Pundits say Trump could lack the money to win — what if they’re wrong?

That's the message the media are sending with a spate of articles about the obstacles facing the Republican nominee. On the surface, it seems apparent that if Trump has trouble raising a billion dollars, does battle with a much smaller staff and has little turnout operation, he's ceding some crucial advantages to Hillary Clinton.

Clinton campaign ad illustrates supporters’ fears about Trump

In the race to become the next president, Hillary Clinton is using a weapon to persuade voters some may not consider important in the political process - children. The Clinton campaign has rolled out an ad that takes Republican nominee Donald Trump's own words and uses them against him, showing wide-eyed children watching TV while Trump talks about theoretically shooting someone in the middle of New York City's Fifth Avenue, carrying people out on stretchers, mocking a disabled reporter, self-censoring a profanity that is easily deduced and making a comment many saw as a reference to a woman's menstrual cycle.

Questions about Clinton’s accomplishments don’t faze supporters

Hillary Clinton has served as the first lady of a state and the nation as well as been a senator and secretary of state, but her qualification to be president is dogged by one word - accomplishments. If you type "what has hill" into a Google search, the first option to autofill that search is "what has Hillary Clinton accomplished."

Feds probe Virginia governor’s campaign contributions

The feds are reportedly investigating campaign donations made to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a close associate of Bill and Hillary Clinton. The FBI and prosecutors from the Justice Department's Public Integrity Unit are also scrutinizing McAuliffe's stint as a board member of the Clinton Global Initiative, part of the charitable foundation set up by former President Bill Clinton, CNN reported Monday .

Reports: Virginia Gov. McAuliffe under FBI investigation for possible illegal funds during ’13 bid

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is under federal investigation for possibly accepting illegal campaign contributions during his 2013 campaign, news media reported Monday. McAuliffe, Virginia's governor since January 2014, is reportedly under scrutiny from the FBI over the campaign, which may have received contributions that violated federal law, NBC News reported .

Clinton campaign declines invitation to California debate

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets with Service Employees International Union members at the union's 2016 International Convention, Monday, May 23, 2016, in Detroit. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton meets with Service Employees International Union members at the union's 2016 International Convention, Monday, May 23, 2016, in Detroit.