Trump is playing ‘a part’ and can transform for victory, campaign chief tells GOP leaders  —  What is the GOP establishment? … State of the race 2016  —  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — The two new leaders of Donald Trump's presidential campaign sought Thursday to reassure nervous Republican Party leaders …

Delegates face death threats from Trump supporters  —  First it was an email warning Steve House, the Colorado GOP chairman, to hide his family members and “pray you make it to Cleveland.”  Then there was the angry man who called his cell phone and told him to put a gun down his throat.

Trump to Hone Image, Raise Funds for Republican Candidates, Adviser Says  —  The front-runner dispatched Paul Manafort to the party's final meeting ahead of the Republican convention.  —  McCormickJohn  —  tdopp  —  Outsider candidate Donald Trump sent emissaries to soothe tensions …

GOP veepstakes begin: Candidates start building lists and vetting prospects  —  What is the GOP establishment? … State of the race 2016  —  HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — As the Republican presidential race heads toward a possible contested convention, the three remaining candidates …

Dead at 57  —  The artist known as Prince has died ... TMZ has learned.  He was 57.  —  Prince's body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning.  —  Multiple sources connected to the singer confirmed he had passed.  We've obtained the emergency dispatch call for a “male down, not breathing.”

Hillary PAC Spends $1 Million to ‘Correct’ Commenters on Reddit and Facebook  —  FEC loopholes mean Correct the Record can openly coordinate with Clinton's campaign.  —  Citing “lessons learned from online engagement with ‘Bernie Bros,’” a pro-Hillary Clinton Super PAC is pledging to spend $1 million to …