AP Interview: Trump narrows VP list as he moves into general  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Shifting swiftly to the general election, Donald Trump says he's narrowed his list of potential running mates to “five or six” people and doesn't want to accept public money to finance a fall campaign against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

My Father, Woody Allen, and the Danger of Questions Unasked (Guest Column)  —  EMAIL ME  —  Despite Dylan Farrow's damning allegations of sexual abuse, the director of Cannes' opening film today remains beloved by stars, paid by Amazon and rarely interrogated by media as his son, Ronan Farrow …

Trump launches tax plan rewrite  —  Donald Trump's campaign has enlisted influential conservative economists to revise his tax package and make it more politically palatable by slashing the $10 trillion sticker price.  Their main targets: Lifting the top tax rate from Trump's original plan …

Trump takes credit for Budweiser name change  —  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  early Wednesday took credit for Anheuser-Busch rebranding its Budweiser beer as “America” for the summer.  —  “Mr. Trump, do you think you had something to do with Budweiser changing …

Here's the Real Reason Everybody Thought Trump Would Lose  —  We thought Republicans were less, well, dumb.  —  Why did almost everybody fail to predict Donald Trump's victory in the Republican primaries?  Nate Silver blames the news media, disorganized Republican elites, and the surprising appeal of cultural grievance.

Senate votes down Iran amendment to energy spending bill  —  The Senate on Wednesday did not approve a controversial Iran measure that has for weeks held up work on an energy and water funding package.  —  The 57-42 vote, which fell short of the 60 votes needed to pass, clears the way for passage of the $37.5 billion spending bill.

Trump pins a nickname on Bernie Sanders  —  Touting his Tuesday night victories, Donald Trump unveiled a new moniker for yet another political adversary: “Crazy Bernie.”  —  “Big wins in West Virginia and Nebraska,” the presumptive Republican presidential nominee tweeted Wednesday morning.

White House buys doughnuts for press  —  The White House extended a sugary olive branch to the press corps on Wednesday after a top aide's derisive comments angered members of the media.  —  Chief of staff Denis McDonough  —  , alongside press secretary Josh Earnest …

Trump: I Don't Regret McCain Comments, My Poll Numbers Went Up  —  “And what I said, frankly, is what I said.  And some people like what I said, if you want to know the truth.”  —  Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Donald Trump said in a radio interview on Wednesday …

Joe Biden: ‘I Would Have Been the Best President’  —  Vice President Joe Biden says he “would have been the best president” if he had mounted a successful campaign in the 2016 election, but that forgoing the race was the right decision for his family.  —  Speaking with “Good Morning America” …

Michael Slager charged with federal civil rights violation, obstruction in Walter Scott shooting  —  A federal grand jury this week indicted former North Charleston officer Michael Slager on charges of a violating civil rights law and misleading investigators in Walter Scott's death …

Divine intervention?  Indian Hindus ask gods to help Trump  —  NEW DELHI (AP) — Donald Trump may find it tough to get Republican leaders behind his campaign, but he's got some faraway fans trying to get the gods on his side.  —  Around a dozen members of a right-wing Indian Hindu group lit …

About That Woman Dana Loesch Called Flat-Chested... Whoops.  —  Conservative radio host Dana Loesch may want to bury her head in sand for a day or two.  —  Not that she wasn't entitled to trash CNN commentator Kayleigh McEnany for saying anyone who doesn't support Donald Trump isn't really conservative.

Charlie Rose and President's Speechwriters Laugh About ObamaCare Lie  —  If you are one of the millions of people who lost their health insurance under ObamaCare, the President's lie “If you like your health care plan, you can keep it” probably still stings.

How Many People Support Trump but Don't Want to Admit It?  —  No one is more perplexed by Donald Trump than the leaders of the Republican Party.  On May 5, after Trump effectively clinched the Republican nomination, Paul Ryan famously asked:  —  As the speaker of the Republican-dominated House …

Suicide on Periscope Prompts France to Open Inquiry  —  PARIS — French officials have opened an investigation after a distraught young woman recorded herself on Periscope, the live video-streaming app, describing her despair and then killing herself by jumping in front of a commuter train in suburban Paris.

Tampa Bay Walmarts get thousands of police calls.  You paid the bill.  —  Design and graphics by MARTIN FROBISHER and ELI MURRAY  —  Police come to shoo away panhandlers, referee parking disputes and check on foul-mouthed teenagers.  —  They are called to arrest the man who drinks …

Trump's Miss Universe Foreign Policy  —  O.K., it's easy to pick on Donald Trump's foreign policy.  But just because he recently referred to the attack on the World Trade Center as happening on “7/11” — which is a convenience store — instead of 9/11, and just because he claimed that …

Iran threatens to sink US warships  —  Islamic Republic's naval forces claim secret weapons arsenal at the ready to hit any US warship, brands America ‘absolute evil.’  —  The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) threatened to “drown” any US warships approaching Iran, a top general said Tuesday …

Democratic focus groups reveal warning signs about Donald Trump  —  Focus groups of swing voters have picked up some warning signs for Democrats about Donald Trump's general election candidacy: While those swing voters are willing to see Trump as a risky, divisive figure …

Trump to Israel Hayom: Israel is the US's bastion of hope  —  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says that if he is elected, “we are going to protect Israel” “We are going to make sure Israel is in very good shape forever,” Trump pledges, declaring that he will be visiting Israel “soon.”