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Iowa state senator is first elected official to leave Republican party over Trump — David Johnson changes registration to No Party in response to Donald Trump accusing federal judge Gonzalo Curiel of bias based on his race — Iowa state senator David Johnson became the first elected official …
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DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP UNIVERSITY — It is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of Mexican heritage. I am friends with and employ thousands of people of Mexican and Hispanic descent. The American justice system relies on fair and impartial judges.
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Trump self-destructive rambling baffles GOP strategists — How did the controversy begin over Donald Trump's attacks on the judge in the Trump University lawsuit? It began when Donald Trump couldn't stop talking about the Trump University lawsuit. — In the normal course of events …


GOP senator: 'I can't see myself voting for Donald Trump' … (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday doubled down on his skepticism of Donald Trump — , saying he currently doesn't believe he'll support the GOP's presumptive presidential nominee in November. — “As of now, unless he changes significantly …
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It's time for GOP leaders to choose sides on Donald Trump — This post has been updated. — Donald Trump has been the Republican presidential nominee for five weeks as of Tuesday. Those 35 days have been filled with self-inflicted wounds — the latest being Trump's insistence that a judge …

Christie: Trump ‘not racist,’ has ‘right’ to express opinions on judge — Donald Trump has the “right” to express his opinion about the U.S. federal judge presiding over Trump University lawsuits, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie asserted Tuesday, defending the presumptive Republican nominee …
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The Latest: Scott calls Trump's comments ‘racially toxic’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 as California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota vote. (all times Eastern): — The only black Republican senator says Donald Trump's comments …


Paul Ryan rips Donald Trump remarks as ‘textbook definition of a racist comment’ — (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan ripped Donald Trump's recent remarks saying a judge presiding over a lawsuit involving his business was biased because of his Mexican heritage as “the textbook definition of a racist comment.”
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Mitch McConnell: This Election Is About Choosing The Lesser Of Two Evils — “This is a choice that many Americans are not happy with.” — w.soundcloud.com — Asked on Monday if the general election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was a “lesser of two evils election,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell answered yes.
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Sen. Mark Kirk withdraws support for Trump — WASHINGTON - Sen. Mark Kirk R-Ill., facing a big challenge from Rep. Tammy Duckworth D-Ill., said Tuesday he will not support presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump after earlier saying he will back him. — " I cannot and will not support …
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Rubio Says He Won't Speak on Trump's Behalf at GOP Convention — Florida senator says he would talk about own beliefs to Republican audience — McConnell to Trump: Don't Try to Fight Over the GOP Platform Chamber Backs Toomey With Cheesy Ad Would Rubio Be Pushing Zika Aid If He Were Still Running?
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Meryl Streep dons a fat suit and orangeface as Donald Trump
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Live Coverage of the California and New Jersey Primaries
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GOP Congressman Bizarrely Defends Trump: ‘You Could Easily Argue’ Obama Is Racist
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Iowa GOP lawmaker dumps party to protest Trump
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Donald Trump Is Correct To Hit ‘La Raza’ Judge For Latino Identity Politics
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Pat Buchanan: Stop ‘The Lynching’ Of Donald Trump Over Racist Attack On Judge
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Meryl Streep Does a Number on the Donald at the Public Theater's Gala
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The RNC Approached Two Hispanic Operatives Who Weren't Interested Because Of Trump

Trump Surrogate: Paul Ryan Is ‘Racist’ For Condemning Judge Attacks
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Ryan: Trump's Judge Attacks ‘The Textbook Definition Of A Racist Comment’
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Grassley: Senate Can Be a Check on Trump's Judges
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Susan Collins Says She's Not Yet Ready to Back Donald Trump
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Perfect End to Democratic Primary: Anonymous Super-Delegates Declare Winner Through Media — Last night, Associated Press - on a day when nobody voted - surprised everyone by abruptly declaring the Democratic Party primary over and Hillary Clinton the victor.
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In San Francisco, Berniecrats lash out at media for calling nomination for Clinton — SAN FRANCISCO — Unbridled fury about the media and the Democratic establishment rippled through a crowd of Bernie Sanders supporters here Monday after reports that Hillary Clinton had clinched the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Hillary Clinton Has Clinched Democratic Nomination, Survey Reports
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Bernie Sanders Delegate Forced to Withdraw from Democratic National Convention Over Drug Charges
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Hillary Clinton makes history
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Bernie Sanders Has Some Strange Ideas About Why He Deserves the Nomination
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Clinton will call Sanders Tuesday night
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Pledges Pushed Hillary Clinton Over the Magic Number
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Florida AG asked Trump for donation before nixing fraud case — WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida's attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates
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FBI asks to make new secret filing in Clinton email case — The FBI has asked a federal judge for permission to file a second secret declaration detailing its probe into Hillary Clinton — 's private email server. — In the request, which came as part of a Freedom of Information Act …
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State would need 75 years to compile Clinton emails
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Dick Morris Is in Talks to Join the Trump Campaign — The controversial former Clinton adviser could play a key roll in Trump's anti-Hillary strategy. — Before Donald Trump's campaign was derailed by his racist attacks on a federal judge, the GOP nominee was surprisingly disciplined in his attacks on Hillary Clinton.

Trump Is Right: The Shame of Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell — The GOP Establishment is in full flight. — No Abraham Lincolns here. — In a shameful haste to embrace identity politics, the latter the political descendant of slavery and segregation, Speaker Paul Ryan …
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