Politics: All the Latest Headlines from CNN

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In Trump attacks, Clinton finds her voice
As she has trudged toward the Democratic nomination, Hillary Clinton has struggled to find a message that could impassion her Democratic voters the way her rival Bernie Sanders has.
Hundreds of writers sign anti-Trump open letter and petition
A group of more than 450 writers, including heavy hitters such as Stephen King, Junot Diaz, Cheryl Strayed and Dave Eggers have come out against the presidential candidacy of Donald Trump in an open letter and online petition issued Tuesday.

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United Auto Workers endorses Clinton over Trump
The United Auto Workers Union endorsed Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, touting the Democratic front-runner as the “best choice for our members and our nation in the November election.”
Former Clinton aide seeks to bar release of deposition interview
One of Hillary Clinton’s top aides from her time at the State Department is asking a federal judge to prevent video of her testimony in ongoing legal proceedings from being released to the public.

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Rubio faces pressure to run for reelection as GOP fears grow over his Senate seat
Top Republicans are becoming nervous that they may lose Marco Rubio’s Senate seat and their tenuous majority in the chamber — and now many want the Florida senator to reconsider his decision to leave office.

McAuliffe’s lawyer confirms FBI investigating Virginia governor
The attorney representing Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe confirmed Wednesday that the governor is the subject of a federal investigation.
Top aide departs Trump campaign after only six weeks
Donald Trump’s campaign announced Wednesday that it was parting ways with its political director, just six weeks after he was hired.
Trump to meet privately with farmers in Fresno on Friday
Donald Trump will sit down privately with leading political players and donors in California’s agriculture industry, educating himself on some of the local, granular policy fights that could shape state-by-state battles this fall.

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Libertarian candidate beefs up fundraising operation
Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has created a joint fundraising committee with 15 states in hopes of building a larger network to boost the likely nominee’s name identification in this year’s general election.

S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley signs law banning abortion at 20 weeks
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill making it illegal in the state for a woman to obtain an abortion after her pregnancy reaches 20 weeks, press secretary Chaney Adams said.
Trump’s son talks gun rights with House Republicans
Donald Trump Jr. told a group of roughly 15 House Republicans that he is an avid hunter and his father is committed to making sure any future Supreme Court appointments would uphold the Second Amendment right to bear arms, according to attendees.

Cleveland prepares for RNC convention protests
The morning after a protest outside a Donald Trump speech turned violent, officials in Cleveland insisted that they are prepared to keep the peace during the Republican Convention in July.

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First on CNN: Clinton to air TV ads in California
Hillary Clinton is poised to start airing her first television commercials in California on Friday, a campaign official tells CNN, a sign she is taking seriously her challenge with Bernie Sanders in the state’s June 7 primary.

Trump has a woman problem — 3 of them
Donald Trump has another woman problem — three of them.

Peek inside Obama’s post-presidential pad
President Barack Obama will lease a home in Washington, D.C.’s Kalorama neighborhood after he leaves the White House next year, CNN has confirmed.

Trump allies fear trouble with RNC fundraising deal
The ink is barely dry on the joint fundraising agreement between Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, but discord is already brewing.

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Texas to sue Obama administration over transgender bathroom directive
The state of Texas will sue the White House over its new transgender directive in schools, once again pitting the Lone Star State against an administration they have relished fighting.

GOP congresswoman, transgender son press for equal protections
As North Carolina Republicans square off with the federal government over the state’s contentious “bathroom bill,” a prominent GOP lawmaker on Capitol Hill is launching a very personal appeal against divisive new legislation targeting the transgender community.

Democrats win voting lawsuit in Ohio, key to Trump map
Democrats this week won a potentially major victory in Ohio — months before the November election.

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Eventually Trump? The GOP’s most vocal critics are falling in line
There’s an oft-repeated saying about the parties and their habits when it comes to choosing a presidential nominee: “Democrats want to fall in love; Republicans just fall in line.”

Paul Ryan not ready to endorse Trump 
House Speaker Paul Ryan is tamping down speculation he plans to imminently endorse Donald Trump, revealing that his senior aides are in touch daily with the presumptive nominee’s staff in an effort to find common ground on bedrock GOP issues.
America’s infrastructure: Beams disintegrating under bridges 
Nearly 40 million Americans will kick off one of the busiest travel seasons in history this Memorial Day weekend, jarred by potholes on America’s roads, crossing her aging bridges, riding her antiquated railways and taking off from airports that draw international scorn.

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Obama visits Vietnam, Japan
President Barack Obama is visiting Vietnam and Japan during his 10th trip to Asia.

Lawmakers press Obama officials on Iran nuclear deal 
The Iran nuclear deal is being fully implemented, according to Obama administration officials who told skeptical lawmakers Wednesday that they’ll continue to sanction Tehran for its missile tests, support for terrorism and human rights violations.

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Clinton to make first 100 days pledge on $275 million infrastructure plan
Hillary Clinton, while campaigning in California, will commit to sending “a comprehensive infrastructure proposal to Congress in her first 100 days in office,” an aide said Wednesday.

New Mexico governor hits back at Trump
New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is hitting back at Donald Trump after the presumptive Republican nominee criticized her Tuesday night in Albuquerque.
Warren blasts Trump; he calls her ‘Pocahontas’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a fiery condemnation of Donald Trump on Tuesday, continuing her role as a leading antagonist to the presumptive Republican nominee by mocking him as “a small, insecure, money-grubber.”

Trump secures $6M for Trump Victory fund
Donald Trump’s southern California fundraiser Wednesday has already secured $6 million in contributions to the Victory Fund, the joint effort between the real estate mogul’s presidential campaign and the Republican Party, according to a source close to the event.

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Obama apologizes for Okinawa incident
After a strong statement of protest by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Barack Obama Thursday expressed “his sincerest condolences and deepest regrets” for the murder of a Japanese women allegedly at the hands of a former U.S. marine.

State Department report faults Clinton over email use
A State Department Inspector General report faulted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for not complying with policies for email preservation, according to a copy of the report obtained by CNN on Wednesday.

Obama says ‘things are going to be OK’ after 2016 election
President Obama told an audience of young Vietnamese leaders that Americans usually “correct course” after making mistakes, referring to the divisive 2016 presidential race.

Obama offers to beatbox for Vietnamese rapper
President Barack Obama spoke Wednesday about the importance of the arts in international politics, making some music of his own to drop a very brief beat for Vietnam’s “Queen of Hip Hop.”
A city’s plan to fight heroin by allowing it
Don’t be fooled by the bucolic scenery or the leafy college campuses; Ithaca, New York has been rocked by the scourge of the heroin epidemic sweeping the United States.

‘Little House on the Prairie’ star ends bid for Congress
Melissa Gilbert, who starred in the “Little House on the Prairie” television show, is ending her campaign for Congress.

Dems worry DNC chair ‘too toxic’ after Sanders blast
Democratic senators are discussing whether Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz should be removed as the head of the party because she has become “too toxic” in the ongoing Democratic civil war.

Obama ‘farewell tour’ continues in Indiana
President Barack Obama is making another stop on his farewell tour, returning to Elkhart, Indiana — the site of his first trip in office — to tout the city’s economic recovery.
Carson: Trump attacks on Clinton ‘who we have become as a nation’
Ben Carson on Tuesday defended Donald Trump’s focus on Bill Clinton’s affairs and recent attacks on Hillary Clinton, saying that the presumptive Republican nominee’s hits are “part of who we have become as a nation.”

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Obama’s delicate dance on Vietnam’s ‘dire’ human rights
President Barack Obama sought to navigate a difficult path in Vietnam during a Tuesday speech, balancing criticism for human rights with praise for progress. But in doing so, he appeared to give the Communist country more of a pass than he has other nations with similar abuses.

Trump will give $1M to Marine charity, but there are other discrepancies
Donald Trump says he’s fed up with reporters questioning how much money he’s donated to veterans groups.
Clinton shortens her VP list on ‘Ellen’
Hillary Clinton’s would rather have Tony Goldwyn, the actor and ABC’s “Scandal” star, as her vice president than Sen. Bernie Sanders or Vice President Joe Biden.

Trump on the defense over Clinton’s housing market digs
Donald Trump on Tuesday defended comments he made two years before the housing market crashed — in which he said he hoped the real estate market would collapse — insisting he was simply a businessman eyeing an opportunity.

Trump protesters smash door, break through barriers
Albuquerque police say bottles and rocks were thrown at a Donald Trump rally there Tuesday night, shattering a glass door as tensions between protesters and police escalated.
Why Trump is dredging up 1990s attacks against the Clintons
Donald Trump is campaigning like it’s 1999.

Spokeswoman defends Trump’s use of Clinton conspiracies 
Donald Trump’s spokeswoman Katrina Pierson attempts to defend Trump bringing up old, unsubstantiated conspiracy theories about the Clintons to CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.

House passes narrow Zika measure designed to remove red tape
The House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday that makes it easier for state and local governments to spray pesticides to kill mosquitoes and stop the spread of the Zika virus.

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Clinton looks to pop Trump’s populist appeal
Donald Trump has cast himself as a populist hero during the 2016 campaign: A champion of impoverished middle class Americans shunned by a corrupt political establishment.
Bill Clinton’s former chief opponent now has high praise
As Donald Trump is dredging up Bill Clinton’s past to use against his wife, the man who served as the chief antagonist of Clinton in the ’90s has nothing but praise for the man he investigated.

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