Donald Trump masqueraded as publicist to brag about himself  —  The voice is instantly familiar; the tone, confident, even cocky; the cadence, distinctly Trumpian.  The man on the phone vigorously defending Donald Trump says he's a media spokesman named John Miller, but then he says …

U.S. Directs Public Schools to Allow Transgender Access to Restrooms  —  WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is planning to issue a sweeping directive telling every public school district in the country to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms that match their gender identity.

Elizabeth Warren Is On An Anti-Trump Tweetstorm.  The Clinton Campaign Has Noticed.  —  And a buried 2015 focus group hints at why she might just be the VP pick.  —  Washington bureau chief for The Huffington Post  —  Twice this past week, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) …

Clinton charity gave $2M to company owned by Bill's ‘friend’  —  More On:  —  Bill Clinton's foundation doled out $2 million to a power company partly owned by a wealthy blond divorcée about whom questions have been raised as to whether she is the frequent visitor to his home nicknamed “Energizer.”

‘Never (Again) Trump’ sets sights on 2020  —  Conservatives, still reeling over the looming nomination of Donald Trump, are pushing new Republican primary rules that might have prevented the mogul's victory in the first place: shutting out independents and Democrats from helping to pick the GOP nominee.

Donald Trump Won't Alter Tax Plan, Spokeswoman Says as Confusion Reigns  —  WASHINGTON — After days of confusion over Donald J. Trump's hints that he would change his tax plan to reduce its budget-busting cost and make it less generous to the rich, his spokeswoman on Thursday sought to clear things up …

Milwaukee Teens Live Stream Sex Acts On Facebook  —  CHICAGO (CBS) — Police in Milwaukee have launched an investigation after three teenagers live streamed themselves having sex, while their classmates watched on their phones at school.  —  CBS 58 in Milwaukee reports two girls, 14 and 15 …

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Hillary-Hating Fan Fiction Feeds Trump  —  Donald Trump has hinted he has a lot of dirt on Hillary Clinton.  But where is he getting his information from?  Some of the best, worst Hillary fan fiction money can buy.  —  Hillary Clinton is a murderer and a lesbian and she buys her muumuus on Amazon.com.

Sheldon Adelson: I endorse Donald Trump for president  —  Sheldon G. Adelson is chairman and chief executive of Las Vegas Sands Corp.  —  At the outset of the 2016 election, the GOP primary field was nearly as large as that of last weekend's Kentucky Derby.

Trump campaign eyes #NeverTrump blacklist  —  Donald Trump's campaign is considering hitting his Republican enemies where it hurts: Their wallets.  —  As Trump moves to work in closer concert with the Republican National Committee apparatus, some campaign aides and allies are pushing …

Some Democrats step up pressure on Sanders to exit race  —  WASHINGTON - Pressure is mounting on Bernie Sanders to end his campaign for president, with Democratic Party leaders raising alarms that his continued presence in the race is undermining efforts to beat presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump this fall.

EXCLUSIVE: No apology, no rebate!  Chelsea Clinton's contemptuous husband Marc Mezvinsky has ‘nothing to say’ to his investors (some Hillary contributors) despite losing 90 percent of their millions  — Mezvinsky has refused to apologize to investors yesterday - despite losing nearly $25 million …

Trump: Everything I say now is a suggestion  —  To hear Donald Trump explain his various proposals on Friday, including a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States—with exceptions, the presumptive Republican nominee made one thing clear: As of right now, they are all just suggestions.

Senate Appropriations Bill Spends More Than Obama Requested  —  The U.S. Senate's first spending bill of 2016 allocates $261 million more than President Barack Obama requested and lacks significant conservative amendments, but it still sailed to passage Thursday in the Republican-led chamber.

Anti-Muslim bigotry aids Islamist terrorists  —  David Petraeus, chairman of the KKR Global Institute, is a retired U.S. Army general who commanded coalition forces in Iraq from 2007 to 2008 and Afghanistan from 2010 to 2011 and served as CIA director from 2011 to 2012.

Obama administration: Insurers must provide services regardless of gender identity  —  The Department of Health and Human Services finalized a rule Friday mandating that insurers provide health services for patients regardless of their gender identity as part of the Affordable Care Act …