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Key Hillary supporter’s offshore dealings surface in Panama Papers
One of Hillary Clinton’s key supporters – an Israeli billionaire who has donated more than $15 million to her presidential campaign and troubled family foundation – used a controversial Panamanian law firm to set up offshore companies and once admitted to a Senate panel that he used phony investment losses to dodge hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.

Nominee or not, why is Trump still smacking Republicans around?
It took some unknown number-cruncher at the AP to make it official, but the media went into breaking-news mode yesterday in declaring Donald Trump the Republican nominee.

Obama calls for reduction of nuclear stockpiles in historic Hiroshima visit
President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. President to visit Hiroshima, Japan Friday, where he was to deliver remarks focusing on world peace and nuclear disarmament in the place where the first of two atomic bomb blasts accelerated the end of World War II.

Study: Less than 10 percent of new VA hires were doctors
A newly released study hammered the Department of Veterans Affairs for spending a fraction of its budget on new doctors while devoting millions to lawyers and public affairs officials – as thousands of veterans were waiting for care.

State Department official thought Clinton used personal email for ‘family and friends’
A longtime State Department official said he assumed that then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was using her personal email to “stay in touch with family and friends”, not conduct official business.

US worries about declining precision weapons stocks for wars
In the face of imminent military assaults on key cities in Iraq and Syria, the commander of U.S. Air Forces in the Middle East said Thursday he’s concerned about running low on precision-guided weapons needed for the war against the Islamic State group in both countries.

More than 40 Secret Service staff disciplined in data flap
Forty-one Secret Service employees found to have reviewed private agency records involving a U.S. congressman have been disciplined, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Thursday.

Race narrows in California Democratic primary race, poll finds
Bernie Sanders has narrowed the gap with Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton in California, bringing the race into the margin of error, according to a poll released late Wednesday.

Trump uses energy speech to outline general election pitch
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump unveiled an “America first” energy plan he said would unleash unfettered production of oil, coal, natural gas and other energy sources to push the United States toward energy independence.

Virginia governor: Feds have found no wrongdoing
The federal investigation into Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has focused on his business dealings before he took office and has found no evidence of wrongdoing, the governor’s attorney said Wednesday.

Video of testimony in Clinton email lawsuit ordered sealed
Recordings of upcoming testimony by an aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are to be kept under seal over concerns the video might be used against the Democratic presidential front-runner.

Krauthammer on Speaker Ryan holding out on a Trump endorsement: ‘He played it well’
Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer told viewers Thursday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that, on a day Donald Trump crossed the 1,237-delegate threshold to become the Republican Party’s presidential nominee, House Speaker Paul Ryan played smart politics by waiting to offer an endorsement.

Sanders doesn’t gain new delegate after Kentucky recanvass
Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled for a single delegate Thursday in Kentucky, but a review of primary election results didn’t change the outcome of the May 17 primary.

Mister 1,237: North Dakota delegate puts Trump over the top
John Trandem wanted to be the delegate who would put Donald Trump over the top, giving him enough delegates to clinch the Republican presidential nomination.

Glenn Beck guest asks whether ‘patriot’ would remove Trump from White House
Conservative talk-radio host Glenn Beck and best-selling suspense author Brad Thor say they were misunderstood over comments they made on air Wednesday about a “hypothetical” situation where Donald Trump was president and abusing his power.

Origin of key Clinton emails from report are a mystery
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was supposed to have turned over all work-related emails to the State Department to be released to the public. But an agency audit found at least three emails never seen before — including Clinton’s own explanation of why she wanted her emails kept private.

Clinton campaign’s email defense takes hits from all sides after IG report
Hillary Clinton’s myriad statements explaining her exclusive use of personal email for official business while secretary of state are coming under heavy fire from all sides in the wake of a damaging inspector general report – and her campaign’s insistence the report proves her practices were nothing unusual is being met with similar criticism.

Hillary’s email line crumbles
The latest report from the State Department’s internal watchdog group shows Hillary has some worrying to do about her emails.

Groups say GOP convention protest area could foster clashes
Organizers for two groups on opposite ends of the political spectrum are unhappy with a protest route designated for the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, arguing it restricts their free-speech rights and creates the possibility of clashes.

House Republicans scuttle spending bill over LGBT provision
Conservatives angered by the inclusion of LGBT protections in an otherwise routine spending bill scuttled the measure Thursday, a stark display of the potency of a civil rights issue suddenly prominent in the presidential race and responsible for a legal standoff between the Obama administration and several states.

Obama says world leaders ‘rattled’ at Trump bid
While traveling overseas on official business Thursday, President Obama couldn’t resist wading into political matters back home, sparking controversy by saying foreign leaders are “rattled” by the rise of presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Ryan, Trump await the right moment to come together
Poor Donald Trump. Nothing to do but sit at home and perhaps spin old records in hopes that House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., will come around and endorse him soon.

Trump reaches delegate number to clinch GOP nomination
Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the GOP presidential nomination, securing his status as the presumptive Republican nominee and avoiding a contested convention, according to a delegate count released Thursday by the Associated Press.

Louisiana governor set to sign ‘Blue Lives Matter’ bill Thursday
Louisiana’s governor is expected to sign a first-of-its-kind bill Thursday afternoon that would make it a hate crime to target police officers and first responders.

IRS took $43M from Americans under ‘structuring’ law without evidence
The IRS has seized $43 million from more than 600 individuals by accusing them of violating “structuring” laws even when there has been no evidence of criminal wrongdoing, according to testimony heard at the House Ways and Means Committee today.

Dumping Debbie? Unnamed sources allowed to whack DNC chair in power struggle
The knives are out for Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Government spending billions to keep antique computer systems running
The government is squandering its technology budget maintaining museum-ready computer systems in critical areas from nuclear weapons to Social Security.

Ex-MLB pitcher Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee enters crowded race for Vermont governor
Bill Lee is fielding so many phone calls he’s beginning to have second thoughts about his run for Vermont governor.

Trump admits using aliases, denies posing as own spokesman
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump admitted Wednesday to using aliases during his business career, but denied posing as his own spokesman in a recently-released recording.

Audio shows Katie Couric documentary deceptively edited interview with pro-gun activists
The makers of a new Katie Couric documentary on gun violence deceptively edited an interview between Couric and a group of gun rights activists in an apparent attempt to embarrass the activists, an audio recording of the full interview shows.

Trump willing to debate Sanders before California primary
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Wednesday on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live” that he would be happy to take on Democratic presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders in a debate before the California primary.

Trump, national political director Rick Wiley go separate ways
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign announced Wednesday night that it had parted ways with its national political director Rick Wiley just a few months after he was hired.

Krauthammer says State Department IG Report shows Hillary Clinton broke the law
Syndicated Columnist Charles Krauthammer told viewers Wednesday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that Hillary Clinton clearly broke the law when she used a private server to manage her government emails.

South Carolina Gov. Haley signs bill banning abortions at 20 weeks
Republican Gov. Nikki Haley signed legislation Wednesday that immediately outlaws most abortions in South Carolina at 20 weeks beyond fertilization.

TSA PreCheck the answer to airport woes? Think again
With the Transportation Security Administration warning passengers that long lines at major airports are not going away, it seems the only immediate relief in sight is the TSA’s PreCheck option — designed to get passengers through security faster.

Republicans seize on State Department audit to challenge Clinton’s repeated claims on emails
Republicans Wednesday jumped on the report by the State Department watchdog accusing Hillary Clinton of flouting federal records rules and cybersecurity guidelines with her use of personal email while secretary of state, saying it showed she was in clear violation of the Federal Records Act and endangered national security.

Heavy police presence keeps Trump protests at bay following NM clashes
Several protesters disrupted Donald Trump’s campaign rally Wednesday in Southern California, but a heavy police presence helped deter any serious flare-ups following violent demonstrations the night before at a rally in New Mexico.

House panel calls for criminal probe into failed Oregon health care exchange
Ex-Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and his staff mismanaged the creation of the state’s doomed health insurance website, including by making decisions based on his re-election campaign, according to a congressional report released Wednesday which seeks a criminal probe.

Parents of murdered teen vow to pass namesake bill after House setback
The parents of a Kansas teenager whose shocking murder nearly a decade ago inspired legislative calls for cellphone carriers to give police phone records in life-or-death situations told FoxNews.com they remain resolved to getting the Kelsey Smith Act passed in Congress — after the House voted it down Monday.

Waiting to back Trump gets Ryan nowhere
House Speaker Ryan waiting to endorse Trump isn’t doing him any favors.

Senate votes to scrap catfish inspection program
The Senate has voted to scrap a new catfish inspection program that critics have argued is wasteful and unnecessary.

Clinton server ‘attacked’: 5 highlights from State Dept. IG report
A State Department inspector general report on the use of personal email systems by former secretaries of state revealed Wednesday that the private server used by Hillary Clinton when she led the department apparently was the target of cyber-attacks.