Paul Ryan: Donald Trump can help make reality of bold House policy agenda  —  When Donald Trump became the Republican Party's presumptive nominee for president one month ago, many Republicans like me faced a big question.  —  Six months earlier, in October, as I was taking the job as House speaker …

Read Hillary Clinton's Speech on Donald Trump and National Security  —  “Donald Trump's ideas aren't just different - they are dangerously incoherent”  —  Hillary Clinton tore into presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump during a speech on national security Thursday, casting him as …

Pilot killed after U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet crashes in Smyrna  —  SMYRNA, Tenn. - A pilot was killed after a U.S. Navy Blue Angels jet crashed Thursday afternoon in Smyrna ahead of the Great Tennessee Airshow this weekend.  —  The F/A-18 aircraft crashed at 3 p.m. behind the Sam Davis Home …

EXCLUSIVE: Hillary ‘triggered’ suicide of President Bill Clinton's counsel Vince Foster when she attacked and humiliated him in front of White House staff one week before his death, FBI agents claim  — Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster shot himself with a .38 caliber revolver …

UCLA gunman had accused slain professor of stealing his computer code, sources say  —  Police respond to the UCLA campus after a shooting Wednesday.  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)  —  The gunman who shot and killed a UCLA professor Wednesday has been identified as Mainak Sarkar …

Holder on Joe Wilson's outburst: They should have told him to ‘sit the f— down’  —  Recalling Rep. Joe Wilson's 2009 outburst during President Barack Obama's address to a joint session of Congress, former Attorney General Eric Holder didn't mince words regarding the South Carolina congressman.

Party leads to alleged sexual assault  —  SHEBOYGAN - A 19-year-old Grafton man is facing first degree sexual assault charges after drinking at a party and allegedly threatening to cut a woman if she didn't have sex with him.  —  Anthony J. Zingale, who was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon …

Haley talks of Trump, Confederate flag ahead of anniversary  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Thursday she wishes Donald Trump communicated differently because bad things result from divisive rhetoric, as evidenced by last June's massacre in Charleston.

Why Hillary Clinton Is Avoiding Press Conferences  —  She's playing to her strengths, as any politician would.  —  Pin It  —  Hillary Clinton hasn't held a press conference in 180 days.  That fact hasn't been lost on reporters who cover her, nor has it escaped the notice of her Republican opponent.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Challenges Trump To Debate  —  “I'm willing to come here, to come here, to the States, if it's for a debate.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Former Mexican President and noted Trump dogger Vicente Fox challenged Donald Trump to a debate on Thursday.

The RNC's New Hispanic Media Director Bashed Trump Nonstop For Months  —  After the Republican National Committee Hispanic Media Director left Wednesday because of discomfort with working to elect Donald Trump, the RNC moved quickly to announce a replacement: commentator and journalist Helen Aguirre Ferré.

Journalists need to denounce State Department ‘censorship’: CNN's Jake Tapper  —  Asked for his thoughts about the State Department's admission on Wednesday that it edited a 2013 press briefing to remove comments by a spokeswoman — Foggy Bottom initially passed off the omission as a technical glitch …

The easiest way to guess if someone supports Trump?  Ask if Obama is a Muslim.  —  You can ask just one simple question to find out whether someone likes Donald Trump more than Hillary Clinton: Is Barack Obama a Muslim?  If they are white and the answer is yes, 89 percent of the time that person …

Some officials worry about briefing Trump, fearing spilled secrets  —  Some U.S. intelligence officials are concerned that Donald Trump's “shoot from the hip” style could pose national security risks as they prepare to give him a routine pre-election briefing once he is formally anointed as the Republican presidential nominee.

Landmark California bill would allow prosecution of climate-change skeptics  —  A landmark California bill gaining steam would make it illegal to engage in climate-change dissent, clearing the way for lawsuits against fossil-fuel companies, think-tanks and others that have “deceived or misled the public on the risks of climate change.”

Trump's aversion to data puts RNC on the hot seat  —  's apparent uninterest in using data and analytics in his campaign is putting pressure on the Republican National Committee (RNC), which could be forced to fill the gaps in the general election.  —  The RNC says it is ready for the challenge …

Trump Delegate Says Current US Leaders May Need to Be “Killed”  —  Last December, Donald Trump's presidential campaign approved David Riden to be a delegate candidate on the Tennessee ballot, and when the state held its primary in March, voters selected Riden to go to the Republican National Convention.

Mark Cuban: Trump “Appears To Never To Have Met A Lie He Didn't Love”  —  “From what I see today, I think he would be a puppet president.”  —  Billionaire businessman and investor Mark Cuban, who earlier this week questioned Donald Trump's billionaire status, told BuzzFeed News …

APNewsBreak: Official says Prince died of opioid overdose  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Tests show that Prince died of an opioid overdose, a law-enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday.  —  The 57-year-old singer was found dead April 21 at his Minneapolis-area estate.

Police: Woman in Burka attacks Lawrenceville family with American flag  —  LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. - A family in Lawrenceville said they were attacked by a total stranger just because they were flying an American Flag.  —  Amina Ahra, 30, was arrested on two counts of simple battery after being accused …

I felt a shudder down my spine yesterday watching Donald Trump's fusilade against the press.  This is not a moment to be trifled with.  It wasn't his first tirade and it won't be his last.  —  I was reminded of my college journalism professor, the late Hugh Cunningham …