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Clinton, Sanders blitz California, Trump keeps criticizing judge, John Oliver forgives $15 million in medical debt
June 06, 2016

Clinton, Sanders blitz California on final day of campaigning. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are blitzing California on an intense final day of campaigning in the 2016 Democratic primary. The former secretary of state on Tuesday is expected to become

2 killed in shooting at UCLA, EX-Employees of Trump university describe fraudulent practices, Sanders: Super-delegates are not real delegates
June 01, 2016

Two people were killed in a murder-suicide at UCLA on Wednesday, prompting a campuswide lockdown and forcing hundreds of terrified students to hide in buildings. The situation was contained by shortly after noon, and there was no ongoing threat to to the

Trump: 'Press should be ashamed', Trump University 'playbooks' released, Hillary Clinton calls in
May 31, 2016

Donald Trump on Tuesday went on a sustained frontal assault against the media during a contentious news conference. The billionaire had called the news conference to announce an accounting of his at least $5.6 million in fundraising for veterans groups, b

Holder: Snowden did us a service, Never-Trumpers seek alternative, 'It was basically the child or the gorilla'
May 30, 2016

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a "public service" by triggering a debate over surveillance techniques, but still must pay a penalty for illegally leaking a trove of classified intelligence documents. &quot

Trump says he will not debate Sanders, Could Mississippi integration ruling trigger 'white flight'?, What is Libertarianism?
May 27, 2016

Donald Trump on Friday said he would not debate Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders because it would be "inappropriate" to square off against the candidate who currently trails Hillary Clinton in the Democratic primary fight. "Based on the fact tha

Donald Trump clinching it, Special: Trump sought cheap labor overseas, Signals detected from EgyptAir Flight 804
May 26, 2016

Donald Trump has delegates to clinch GOP nomination. Donald Trump has the delegates to clinch the GOP presidential nomination, according to a CNN delegate count Thursday. While Trump has had the nomination locked down for weeks, he has now reached the thr

Warren blasts Trump; he calls her 'Pocahontas', Drones drop Western films, information into N. Korea, activists say
May 25, 2016

Sen. Elizabeth Warren delivered a fiery condemnation of Donald Trump on Tuesday, continuing her role as an unflinching antagonist to the presumptive Republican nominee and leading both high profile politicians to sharply and publicly mock each other. In.

Cosby to stand trial, Why did EgyptAir flight plunge?, Obama raises human rights in Vietnam
May 24, 2016

Judge: Bill Cosby to stand trial for assault charges. More than a decade after he was first accused of sexual misconduct, Bill Cosby will go to trial. A Pennsylvania judge found enough evidence during a hearing Tuesday to proceed with a criminal...

Arming Vietnam, Trump faces big hurdles, Gary Johnson on his 2016 campaign
May 23, 2016

Why are we arming Vietnam? President Barack Obama's announcement Monday that he was lifting the ban on the sale of weapons to Vietnam sent one message to the former U.S. wartime foe and another to the region. By ending the ban, the U.S. is signaling...

Debris not EgyptAir Flight 804, Ahmed Adel speaks with Jake
May 19, 2016

EgyptAir Flight 804: Airline official says debris not from plane. The search for EgyptAir Flight 804 is continuing after reports that the plane's wreckage had been found turned out to be false hopes. When searchers got close to debris found in...