Sanders angers Democrats with Trump debate ploy  —  For some Democrats, Bernie Sanders' latest gambit — challenging Donald Trump to a debate to cap all debates — is the last straw.  —  “Bulls**t,” said Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.  “That confirms what we've been saying.

RNC scrambles to calm state GOP officials  —  The Republican National Committee is scrambling to respond to increasingly frantic concerns from state GOP officials that the party has not provided enough field organizers and will be badly outgunned by Democrats in battleground states.

The Latest: Obama: Hiroshima Visit Honors All Lost in WWII  —  The Latest on U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima, Japan (all times local):  —  President Barack Obama says his visit to Hiroshima will be an opportunity to honor the memory of all those lost during World War II.

The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S.  —  For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort, an alarming development that the top U.S. public health official says could mean “the end of the road” for antibiotics.

Bible verse prompts GOP walkout after LGBT vote labeled a sin  —  A House conservative went after dozens of fellow Republicans on Thursday with suggestions that they'd sinned for backing an anti-discrimination proposal against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people.

Clinton, Sanders in Close RaceEach Leads Trump in Fall Matchup  —  Harris, Sanchez Lead Senate Contest, With Nearly A Third Of Likely Voters Undecided  —  Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a tight race in the Democratic presidential primary, while Donald Trump has the support of most Republican primary likely voters.

Joe Scarborough to Clinton: ‘Stop lying’ about emails  —  MSNBC host Joe Scarborough on Thursday slammed Hillary Clinton  —  , calling on the Democratic presidential front-runner to “stop lying” about her personal email account.  —  “It's pretty remarkable,” he said on “Morning Joe” …

EXCLUSIVE: 'Rosie O'Donnell's foul-mouthed rant against Donald Trump as she breaks six-week silence on the Republican front-runner to call him a ‘s*** stain with a tinge of orange’  — Rosie O'Donnell launched a foul-mouth rant against Donald Trump on Wednesday at New York's Beacon Theatre

An Open Letter to Peter Thiel  —  Nearly a decade ago, after you had opened up to friends and colleagues, a gay writer for Gawker shared an item with the readers of Valleywag, a section for news and gossip about the rich and powerful of Silicon Valley.  “Peter Thiel, the smartest VC in the world, is gay,” wrote Owen Thomas.

Vince Foster was my brother.  Donald Trump should be ashamed.  —  The writer served on the Federal Trade Commission from 1997 to 2003.  —  It is beyond contempt that a politician would use a family tragedy to further his candidacy, but such is the character of Donald Trump displayed in his recent comments to The Washington Post.

Fox News ‘Meet the Trumps’ special draws backlash  —  Fox News drew backlash Thursday for airing a “Meet the Trumps” special, in which anchor Greta Van Susteren interviewed the family of likely Republican nominee Donald Trump  —  Most of the hour-long special focused on Trump's wife …

Trump: ‘You have to be wealthy in order to be great’  —  declared Thursday that “you have to be wealthy in order to be great,” while promising to add wealth to the country.  —  The comment from the billionaire businessman and presumptive GOP presidential nominee came during a speech …

Obama's naive idealism has caused havoc as America makes the same mistakes over and over again  —  How do you distinguish a foreign policy “idealist” from a “realist,” an optimist from a pessimist?  Ask one question: Do you believe in the arrow of history?  Or to put it another way, do you think history is cyclical or directional?

Russia Flight Tests Anti-Satellite Missile  —  Russia conducted a successful flight test of a developmental anti-satellite missile on Wednesday that is capable of destroying satellites in orbit, American defense officials said.  —  The Nudol direct ascent anti-satellite missile was launched …

At Harvard, Leftist Professors Inspire Leftist Students to “Rebel”  —  A common political strategy among environmentalists is called “sue and settle.”  An environmental group will sue the EPA, alleging a failure to do one thing or another, likely something that wasn't within the EPA's powers in the first place.

Breaking News  —  Fox, CNN, CNBC and MSNBC all featured this shot of an empty podium waiting for a Donald Trump press conference this afternoon.  —  Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton was in Las Vegas discussing her plans to raise incomes for working families.