Clouds loom for Clinton  —  Things could be worse for Hillary Clinton  —  's presidential candidacy, perhaps an indictment pending in her email scandal, but these are still awful days in her campaign.  While there are many threats to her prospects she cannot control, like an FBI investigation …

Donald Trump to Jimmy Kimmel: My Past Pro-Clinton Comments Were “A Little Bit” Insincere  —  During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”  Wednesday night, Donald Trump admitted that he wasn't sincere when he made glowing comments about Bill and Hillary Clinton prior to his bid for the presidency.

Peter Thiel, Tech Billionaire, Reveals Secret War With Gawker  —  A billionaire Silicon Valley entrepreneur was outed as being gay by a media organization.  His friends suffered at the hands of the same gossip site.  Nearly a decade later, the entrepreneur secretly financed a lawsuit to try to put the media company out of business.

Bill Kristol Says He Sees Romney ‘Thinking Seriously’ About Third-Party Run  —  A spokesperson for Romney, who's said he isn't running in 2016, declined to comment.  —  haddadmedia  —  Mitt Romney may not have seen his last presidential campaign after all, according to Bill Kristol.

Trump fires top aide  —  Donald Trump's presidential campaign on Wednesday night announced it had parted ways with its national political director, Rick Wiley — a move that appears to stem in part from an ongoing turf war atop the campaign.  —  Wiley was the first high-profile hire by Paul Manafort …

This Is How a Revolution Ends  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif.—This is how a revolution ends: its idealism tested, its optimism drained, its hope turned to bitterness.  —  But if Bernie Sanders's revolution has run aground in California, which will be one of the last states to vote in the Democratic primary …

How to Get Trump Elected When He's Wrecking Everything You Built  —  A day in the life of Reince Priebus, reluctant GOP peacemaker. … When Donald Trump wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination on May 3 by winning Indiana and forcing Ted Cruz from the race, it fell to Reince Priebus …

Donald Trump's Top Adviser: ‘This Is Not A Hard Race’  —  Paul Manafort explains why his boss is “gonna win,” no prob.  —  Global Editorial Director, The Huffington Post  —  Donald Trump “sees himself more as the chairman of the board” of the country.  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. …

Audio Shows Katie Couric Documentary Deceptively Edited Interview with Pro-Gun Activists  —  The makers of a new Katie Couric documentary on gun violence deceptively edited an interview between Couric and a group of gun rights activists in an apparent attempt to embarrass the activists, an audio recording of the full interview shows.

Clinton Beats Trump With Middle-Income Rust Belt Voters: Bloomberg Poll  —  Donald Trump trails Hillary Clinton by 7 percentage points among middle-income voters in the Rust Belt, a key demographic he almost certainly needs to become president.  —  Likely voters with annual family incomes …

The men who live as dogs: 'We're just the same as any person on the high street'  —  Ahead of a new documentary, Spot, Bootbrush and Kaz open up about their community  —  t's easy to laugh at a grown man in a rubber dog suit chewing on a squeaky toy.  Maybe too easy, in fact …

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe Invited Chinese Donor to Hillary Clinton's Home  —  A donation to the Clinton Foundation followed weeks later  —  Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe invited the Chinese businessman whose donations to him have been named as a focus of Justice Department investigators …

States Sue Obama Administration Over Transgender Bathroom Policy  —  AUSTIN, Tex. — The Obama administration on Wednesday faced the first major court challenge to its guidance about the civil rights of transgender students in public schools, as officials from 11 states filed a lawsuit testing …