Attorney General Loretta Lynch made it official Wednesday: Hillary Clinton will not be charged for using a personal email server during her tenure as secretary of state.
Ernst’s big RNC moment likely won’t be as VP
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst may just be the belle of the Republican National Convention ball, but it’s not likely to be as Donald Trump’s running mate.
How Gingrich became Trump’s inside man
When Republican naysayers were mocking Donald Trump’s improbable White House campaign before the primary season began, Newt Gingrich was reading “Trump: The Art of the Deal.”
Chilcot: Tony Blair’s notes to Bush reveal thinking on Iraq War
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair says going to war in Iraq “was the hardest, most momentous and agonizing decision” he took during his decade in power.
Source: Chelsea Manning hospitalized after apparent suicide attempt
Former U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning was hospitalized Tuesday, the result of what a source told CNN is believed to be a suicide attempt.
Trump supporter tweet appears to call for lynching of Loretta Lynch
A top Donald Trump supporter drew fire Wednesday for a tweet that he says was a “well-intended mistake,” which seemed to call for the lynching of Attorney General Loretta Lynch.
Trump’s soft spot for dictators
From Vladimir Putin to Saddam Hussein, Donald Trump has regularly and openly expressed his admiration for a rogues’ gallery of foreign dictators and autocrats.
Comey on Clinton email scandal: ‘reasonable’ minds disagree?
FBI Director James Comey relied heavily on eight words Tuesday when recommending that no charges be brought against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server.
Trump campaign says it raised $51M since late May
Donald Trump’s campaign on Wednesday announced it raised $51 million since late May, his first major fundraising haul since becoming the presumptive Republican nominee.
Corker: Trump’s best VP would be … Trump’s daughter
When Sen. Bob Corker withdrew himself from consideration as Donald Trump’s running mate Wednesday, he floated an alternative: the presumptive nominee’s daughter.
Reporter explains why she called out Trump’s son-in-law over tweet
A reporter said she penned an open letter to Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in the hopes he would condemn a campaign tweet widely criticized as anti-Semitic.
House Dems boo Sanders in contentious meeting
House Democrats roughed up Sen. Bernie Sanders in a closed-door session Wednesday after he deflected questions about when he would formally back Hillary Clinton for president, with a group of members booing him at one point, according to three Democrats who attended the meeting.
U.S. sanctions North Korean leader for first time over human rights abuses
The Obama administration on Wednesday slapped sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and 10 other regime officials for their alleged complicity in human rights abuses against the North Korean people.
Sanders’ platform fight: Trade, climate change, minimum wage
Bernie Sanders defended Wednesday his decision to continue his Democratic presidential campaign without endorsing Hillary Clinton, even as he acknowledged that Clinton is now the party’s “presumptive candidate, absolutely.”
Clinton college plan takes notes from Sanders proposal
Hillary Clinton announced Wednesday a new college affordability plan based on conversations with her primary foe, Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Green Party hopeful Jill Stein: Hillary Clinton should be prosecuted
Likely Green Party nominee Jill Stein on Wednesday ridiculed Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, saying in a written statement that “all the elements necessary to prove a felony violation were found by the FBI investigation.”
Corker takes himself out of Trump Veepstakes
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker withdrew himself Wednesday from consideration as a possible running mate for Donald Trump.
Clinton to trash Trump’s business record in Atlantic City
Hillary Clinton will spend Wednesday in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where Donald Trump developed casinos, in an effort to undercut what her aides are calling Trump’s “fraudulent business history.”
Yes, ‘President Trump’ really could kill NAFTA – but it wouldn’t be pretty
Rare Thomas Jefferson letter discovered in attic on sale for $325k
Always check the abandoned boxes in your attic because you never know what you might find.
FBI Director to testify before Congress about Clinton’s email investigation
FBI Director James Comey will testify before Congress Thursday to answer “important questions” about the Hillary Clinton email investigation and his recommendation that the Justice Department not prosecute the former Secretary of State even though classified information was found on her private email server.
Obama slows Afghanistan drawdown
President Barack Obama will give remarks Wednesday on Afghanistan, the White House announced.
Snoop Dogg to headline ‘Unity’ party at Democratic convention
Rapper Snoop Dogg will headline the Democratic National Convention’s “Unity Party’ for donors in Philadelphia, according to a statement from the Senate Majority PAC sent to Billboard Tuesday.
Experts: Putin flexes muscles with Russian-US military close calls
The repeated close encounters between Russian and U.S. warships and planes may not be an accident.
US, Brazil search for missing former Gitmo detainee
U.S. and Brazilian authorities are hunting for a former Guantanamo Bay detainee who has disappeared from Uruguay, as a South American airline issued a warning he may try to use a fake passport to enter Brazil ahead of the Olympic Games there next month.
Louisiana lawmaker calls on Justice Department to investigate police shooting death
Louisiana Rep. Cedric Richmond called on the Justice Department Wednesday to investigate the death of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old man shot as he lay on the ground with two Baton Rouge police officers on top of him.
Trump: FBI decision on Clinton proves ‘our system is totally rigged’
Donald Trump on Tuesday night repeatedly hammered his message that there is a “rigged system” at work, pointing specifically to the FBI decision to not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of email while serving as secretary of state.
Paul Ryan: House GOP will ask Comey to testify over FBI’s Clinton email probe
House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday night House Republicans would ask FBI Director James Comey to testify on Capitol Hill about his recommendation to not prosecute Hillary Clinton for her private email server use.
Trump praises for Saddam Hussein’s efficient killing of ‘terrorists,’ calls today’s Iraq ‘Harvard for terrorism’
Donald Trump on Tuesday once again expressed his preference for keeping dictators in power in the Middle East.
Why Comey stood alone: Inside the FBI’s announcement
FBI Director James Comey in recent weeks decided that when the bureau’s investigation into Hillary Clinton was completed, he alone would make a public announcement on the findings of investigators, but the surprising orchestration was propelled in part by the political chaos over the last week.
Billions spent to fix VA didn’t solve problems, made some issues worse
A commission tasked by Congress with trying to fix the troubled Veterans Health Administration has just concluded a damning report, finding that “many profound deficiencies” at the troubled agency “require urgent reform.”
Observer writer urges owner, Trump son-in-law to condemn anti-Semitism
An arts and entertainment writer at the New York Observer published an open letter to its owner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, asking for him to publicly condemn the campaign’s use of “blatant anti-Semitic imagery.”
Meet the 16 highest-paid White House staffers
Sixteen staffers at the White House pulled in the maximum yearly salary of $176,461, according to a new report.
House Republican sides with Comey over Trump on Clinton emails
Rep. Chris Collins, R-New York, said Tuesday he agrees with FBI Director James Comey’s decision to not recommend charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server at the State Department.
Kasich refrains from telling delegates to back Trump at convention
Ohio Gov. John Kasich declined on Tuesday to urge delegates at the Republican convention to cast their ballots for Donald Trump, instead urging them to follow their “consciences.”
Clinton aides say they are relieved by FBI decision
Hillary Clinton’s top aides said Tuesday that they were relieved by the FBI’s announcement about their bosses’ email server, even though they admitted that they know the issue is far from behind the campaign.
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