Here is the latest Political News from CNN.
Arc de Trump? GOP hopeful wishes for D.C. statue
Donald Trump may have just clinched the delegates necessary for the GOP nomination, but he already has his sights on a larger prize — immortality in the nation’s capital.
Trump to speak at Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally in D.C.
Donald Trump will spend part of Memorial Day weekend saluting the nation’s veterans at the Rolling Thunder motorcycle rally.
Trump vows energy independence, slams Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to make the United States fully energy independent as president by reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil and rolling back environmental regulations restricting oil and natural gas exploration.
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Obama at Hiroshima: What to watch for
Seven decades after the U.S. launched an atomic attack in Hiroshima, President Barack Obama will become the first sitting president to visit the city, traveling there Friday to offer a reconciliatory balm for the still-painful knowledge of the devastation countries can inflict upon one another.
Lovin’ It: Trump celebrates delegate victory with McDonald’s meal
Donald Trump is lovin’ it.
State Department: ‘Only partial understanding’ of Clinton’s email use
A State Department spokesman on Thursday questioned why those with knowledge of then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s private email didn’t provide better information, adding “there was only a partial understanding of how much Secretary Clinton relied on personal email.”
Under investigation, McAulifffe cancels appearance for Strickland
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has canceled an appearance on behalf of Ohio Senate candidate Ted Strickland, just a few days after CNN reported the longtime Clinton confidant was the subject of a federal investigation.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 8 is not a good number
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Thursday that having only eight justices “is not a good number for a multi-member court.”
Trump: Final veteran fundraiser accounting coming Monday
Donald Trump told CNN on Thursday that full accounting of a veterans’ fundraiser in January will be released on Monday, Memorial Day.
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41 Secret Service employees disciplined after Chaffetz leak
Forty-one employees of the U.S. Secret Service are being disciplined over leaked information about a sitting congressman’s past job application to be an agent, an apparent act of retribution.
Democrats blast GOP for leaving DC without passing Zika funds
Democrats on Thursday blasted Republicans for departing Washington for the Memorial Day recess — the traditional start of summer — without approving funds to respond to the mosquito-borne Zika virus and other pressing needs.
Hatch will meet with Garland, still does not support his confirmation
Utah Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch will meet with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland on Thursday but still believes the Senate should not begin the confirmation process before the presidential election.
Rubio says he’s going to the GOP convention
Marco Rubio says he plans to attend the Republican convention, will release his delegates to vote for Donald Trump and would be willing to speak on Trump’s behalf.
Trump: Warren is ‘as Native American as I am’
Donald Trump on Thursday again attacked Sen. Elizabeth Warren over her claimed Native American heritage, continuing his focus on a 2012 controversy from her Senate race.
Trump sought cheap labor overseas for clothing lines
Donald Trump may claim to have the backs of U.S. workers, but when it comes to making shirts for those backs, Trump has chosen to make his shirts overseas.
Pentagon denies U.S. special forces are fighting ISIS on front lines in Syria
The Pentagon on Thursday pushed back on assertions that U.S. special operations forces were fighting ISIS fighters on the front lines alongside the Syrian forces they are advising in the battle against the terrorist group.
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Clinton on email use: ‘I thought it was allowed’
Hillary Clinton defended her email practices as secretary of state on Thursday, saying the rules that governed its use were hardly a “model of clarity.”
Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy defends Obama’s Trump critique
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy defended on Thursday President Barack Obama’s statement that world leaders are “rattled” by Donald Trump and said she had not heard the billionaire’s insults against her.
The best of Trump’s worst insults
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dishes out some of the most creative insults in politics.
Trump’s Veepstakes: Who is Michael Flynn?
Donald Trump, in dropping hints about his potential running mate, has said that he is looking for a “political person” who could help him with the workings of Congress. A top aide, Corey Lewandowski, has said the pick will have “federal legislative experience.”
1,237
Donald Trump has the delegates to clinch the GOP presidential nomination, according to a CNN delegate count Thursday.
Ilana Dayan: Netanyahu-military rift could be a ‘game-changer’
The open rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the military could be a “game-changer,” upsetting Israel’s fragile balance of power, says one of the nation’s leading broadcast journalists.
Manafort: Trump unlikely to release tax returns
Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Paul Manafort, said he does not think the presumptive Republican nominee will release his tax returns, in part because they would likely be too complicated for the public to understand.
Trump aide on VP: Picking a woman, minority ‘would be viewed as pandering’
Paul Manafort, a top aide to Donald Trump, said the presumptive Republican nominee is unlikely to pick a woman or minority for the position because “that would be viewed as pandering, I think.”
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Navy probing discrepancies in ‘American Sniper’ medal records
The Navy is investigating why documents show a discrepancy between the number of medals awarded to Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and what he wrote about in his best-selling book “American Sniper.
TSA chief open to private airport security
The head of the nation’s airport security said Thursday that airports can decide whether they want to privatize their security staff — amid exasperatingly long waits and continued security gaps — but the results are likely to be the same as using government workers.
Key House spending bill fails over LGBT controversy
In an embarrassing blow for the Speaker Paul Ryan, the House failed to pass its annual spending bill funding water and energy programs.
Trump, Ryan call: ‘Good conversation’ but no endorsement
Donald Trump and Paul Ryan had a “good conversation” by phone Wednesday night, but the House speaker didn’t offer an endorsement for his party’s presumptive nominee.
Trump tells Jimmy Kimmel he has used aliases
Donald Trump admitted Wednesday that he used aliases for business deals but denied that a recently-surfaced audio recording of him pretending to be his own publicist was really his own voice.
CNN’s Barbara Starr: My very secret trip to the Mideast
The message arrived in my in box several weeks ago. It asked if I wanted to go on an “interesting trip” overseas.
House passes LGBT amendment after GOP leaders defeated it last week
After House Republicans scrambled to defeat a Democratic proposal to protect federal workers from being fired on the basis of sexual discrimination or gender identity, Democrats brought the proposal back late Wednesday night and the measure passed.
Here’s why Obama decided to go to Hiroshima
President Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima Friday is a trip more than six years in the making by a man who has sought to recognize history without being what he has called “imprisoned” by it.
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Obama: Trump’s comments ‘rattle’ world leaders
President Obama touched on the increasingly rancorous U.S. presidential race at a press conference from the G7 summit in Japan, saying that the presumptive Republican nominee’s statements had his fellow leaders concerned.
Clinton, Sanders neck-and-neck in California
A new California poll shows Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders locked in a dead heat, while likely Republican nominee Donald Trump trails both Democrats in general elections matchups in the blue state.
‘Game on’: Trump, Sanders to debate?
Could a debate between presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders be in the works?
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