Trump escalates attack on Bill Clinton  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is reviving some of the ugliest political chapters of the 1990s with escalating personal attacks on Bill Clinton's character — centered on past accusations of sexual assault — amid a concerted effort …

Sanders: Democratic convention could be ‘messy’  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bernie Sanders predicted Monday that the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia could be “messy” as he pushed the party to adopt his progressive agenda, but added: “Democracy is not always nice and quiet and gentle.”

Why Is Clinton Disliked?  —  I understand why Donald Trump is so unpopular.  He earned it the old-fashioned way, by being obnoxious, insulting and offensive.  But why is Hillary Clinton so unpopular?  —  She is, at the moment, just as unpopular as Trump.

The RNC is building a campaign for Trump  —  The Republican Party is racing to build a presidential campaign for Donald Trump.  —  The presumptive GOP nominee enters the general election with an organization even thinner than Mitt Romney's four years ago.  Trump won the primary by dominating media coverage.

Response to Chairman John Thune's letter on Trending Topics  —  Last week we met with Chairman of the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee John Thune to describe our investigation in response to anonymous allegations of political bias in our Trending Topics feature and to discuss the preliminary results of our work.

Donald Trump, the welfare king  —  A generation after Ronald Reagan denounced the “welfare queen,” the Grand Old Party is evidently on the verge of nominating its first welfare king.  —  Four years ago last week, the party's 2012 presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, famously wrote off …

Donald Trump is going to win: This is why Hillary Clinton can't defeat what Trump represents  —  People are rising up against neoliberal globalization.  Trump represents capital, but also understands this reality  —  The neofascist reaction, the force behind Trump, has come …

EXCLUSIVE: Clinton Foundation Got $100M From ‘Blood Minerals’ Firm  —  A little known Swedish-Canadian oil and mining conglomerate human rights groups have repeatedly charged produces “blood minerals” is among the Clinton Foundation's biggest donors, thanks to a $100 million pledge in 2007 …

Sanders blasts Clinton at Calif. rally for rejecting debate  —  on Monday night said it's “a little bit insulting” to California voters that Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton  —  refuses to debate him ahead of the state's primary.  —  “I was disturbed, but not surprised …

DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A New Haven, Connecticut schoolboy and his family are accusing his classmates of targeting him for physical and verbal attacks because he is Jewish, the New Haven Register reports.  —  Orit Avizov told a local news station that her 12-year-old was …

Bill O'Reilly Plans to Sue Ex-Wife for $10 Million, Accuses Her of Cheating  —  Bill O'Reilly's legal battle against his ex-wife Maureen McPhilmy appeared to be over earlier this year when a panel of three appellate justices unanimously granted McPhilmy residential custody of the ex-couple's two children.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe under federal investigation for campaign contributions  —  Washington (CNN)Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the FBI and prosecutors from the Justice Department's public integrity unit, U.S. officials briefed on the probe say.

Presidential run leaves Scott Walker nearly $900,000 in debt  —  Madison— Like a tiresome house guest, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's campaign debt is lingering.  —  The latest federal filing shows that the GOP governor still has nearly $900,000 in debt from his unsuccessful presidential run …

Sen. Barrasso to chair GOP platform committee at convention  —  Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming is expected to chair the Republican's platform committee at the convention in Cleveland this summer, according to a source familiar with the matter.  —  Barrasso, who serves as chairman …

The Trump train is fueled by conspiracy  —  Watching the excellent documentary “Ebola in America: Epidemic of Fear” is to relive the confusion and controversies of the summer of 2014: the initial public health mistakes, the divided and unclear responsibilities, the hysterical coverage on cable TV.

Resigning as Communications Chair from YRNF  —  To my dear friends at the Young Republican National Federation:  —  Regretfully, I am resigning from my position as Communications Chair with the YRNF.  With the practically fulfilled nomination of Donald Trump as our presidential candidate …