Politics: All the Latest Headlines from CNN News

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Donald Trump Jr: Ted Cruz has to bribe delegates to win
Donald Trump Jr. said that the only way Texas Sen. Ted Cruz can convince delegates to support him over his father is with bribery.

Michelle Obama pushes graduates to vote to fight discrimination
During one of her final commencement addresses as first lady, Michelle Obama urged students at historically black Jackson State University to use peaceful means toward making progressive change.

Sanders surrogate Rosario Dawson brings up Monica Lewinsky in Clinton attack
Outspoken Bernie Sanders surrogate Rosario Dawson said Saturday she stands with Monica Lewinsky’s fight against bullying, and suggested that the Clinton campaign is engaging in such behavior.

Kentucky GOP leaders pick 25 delegates in quieter state convention
Kentucky Republicans selected a group of 25 national delegates Saturday, dominated by top party leaders and insiders.

Prince’s lasting political legacy
CNN’s Jake Tapper looks at the lasting political legacy of Prince’s 1984 album “Purple Rain.”

Trump defends shifting tone: ‘I’ve got to be different’
Donald Trump defended Saturday his method of striking a different tone at rallies than he does behind closed doors with party officials.

Colorado delegate: Trump aide said no challenge to state’s Cruz reps
A Republican National Convention delegate from Colorado said Friday that Donald Trump’s senior adviser told him the campaign was dropping its challenge to rival Ted Cruz’s sweep of the state’s delegates — an account the campaign is disputing.

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Obama questioned on LGBT rights, Black Lives Matter in London
London’s diversity was on full display Saturday during a town hall discussion hosted by President Barack Obama, who faced questions on gay and transgender rights and offered advice to the Black Lives Matter movement during his second day in the British capital.

Biden mum on whether he voted for Clinton or Sanders
Vice President Joe Biden cast his vote in the Delaware Democratic primary Friday but stayed quiet on which candidate he voted for as his party’s nominee.

Maine governor, a Trump supporter, accuses Cruz campaign of lying
Maine Gov. Paul LePage accused the Ted Cruz campaign Friday of going back on a promise to back a “unity slate” of the state’s delegates, a move that the Donald Trump supporter saw as “stabbing us in the back.”

DOJ withdraws request for Apple’s help to access iPhone owned by drug dealer
The feds have opened another iPhone, but this time using a passcode.

Obama’s long goodbye
The sun is slowly beginning to set on Barack Obama’s presidency.

First on CNN: Cruz super PAC returns to Kasich attack
It wasn’t just a Wisconsin thing.

First on CNN: Anti-Trump group begins spending in Northeast
The leading super PAC opposing Donald Trump is making a late advertising buy that signals it is more willing than initially thought to participate in the northeast primaries next Tuesday.

Clinton’s advice on cyberbullying: ‘Don’t take it personally’
Hillary Clinton said Friday the Internet has provided a place for bullies to say “the most vile, harassing, incredibly mean spirited things” that “they would never say it to somebody’s face” — an issue she has personal experience with.

RNC chief warns Trump supporters and opponents
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus laid out the boundaries for both Donald Trump and his many opponents Friday in a speech aimed at holding together his party at a time when it seems it is under assault from all sides.

Michelle Obama makes fashion statement by wearing de la Renta for queen meeting
First lady Michelle Obama made quite the fashion statement while having lunch with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Palace, but the biggest message might have gone out to the designer of the dress she was wearing.

Biden praises Sanders for ‘thinking big’
Vice President Joe Biden has not endorsed a candidate in the 2016 race, but he recently praised Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for thinking big when it comes to how to lead the country.

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U.S. to buy nuclear material from Iran
The U.S. will purchase from Iran 32 metric tons of heavy water, a key component of nuclear reactors, according to a senior administration official.

Obama on the death of Prince: ‘It’s a remarkable loss’
President Barack Obama praised pop icon Prince as an “extraordinary” and “original” artist — and said he and his staff listened to the hit “Purple Rain” ahead of a meeting with the British Prime Minister on Friday.

Virginia governor restores voting rights to over 200K convicted felons
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to more than 200,000 Virginia convicted felons Friday.

Obama, Cameron confront ISIS amid political furor
President Barack Obama huddled with one of his closest global allies in London on Friday, hoping to plot an intensification in the war on ISIS as an internal political debate splits his host’s nation.

Cheerio! Personal greeting, royal chauffeur begin Obama’s Windsor visit
He may not have been toting a cupcake with a candle, but President Barack Obama nonetheless made a showy entrance to Windsor Castle on Friday for a celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday.

Bill Nye ‘the Science Guy’ gets political
On the eve of Earth Day, environmental activist Bill Nye told CNN that while everybody is more aware of climate change “than ever before,” we still have a long way to go.

Fact-checking Cruz’s claim that he’s an ‘outsider’ like Sanders
As part of a partnership with FactCheck.org, CNN’s Jake Tapper examines a comment that Texas Sen. Ted Cruz made comparing himself to Bernie Sanders when it comes to raising money.

For the Kinsey Sicks, politics is no drag
There are four singing drag queens hoping to win the hearts of the American people and change the conversation around politics in 2016. They are the Kinsey Sicks, “America’s favorite dragapella beautyshop quartet.”

With Trump’s criticisms echoing, RNC huddles at Florida resort
Given the high drama of this presidential primary, one can sympathize with the Republican National Committee for holding its annual spring meeting at a resort advertised as “an elegant retreat from the realities of day to day existence.”

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Why Brexit could hurt the U.S., too
Franklin D. Roosevelt sent vast armies across the Atlantic. John F. Kennedy thumbed his nose at communism in Berlin. And Ronald Reagan chose the same iconic city to call on Mr. Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.”

Trump campaign spends $2.5M on ads in Pennsylvania, Indiana
Donald Trump’s campaign on Thursday dropped a pair of new ads in Indiana and Pennsylvania as part of a nearly $2.5 million cash injection in the two upcoming primary states.

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