Where the money went: Trump details fundraising for vets  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Under pressure to account for money he claimed to raise for veterans, an irritated Donald Trump lambasted the news media Tuesday for pressing the issue and listed charities he said have now received millions of dollars from a fundraiser he held in January.

Kristol Eyes Conservative Lawyer for Independent Presidential Run  —  Bill Kristol is considering recruiting David French to run against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, two Republicans tell Bloomberg Politics.  —  MarkHalperin  —  jheil  —  Two Republicans intimately familiar …

Former Trump University Workers Call the School a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Scheme’ in Testimony  —  In blunt testimony revealed on Tuesday, former managers of Trump University, the for-profit school started by Donald J. Trump, portray it as an unscrupulous business that relied on high-pressure sales tactics …

Whither Jerry Brown Goes, So Will Many Democrats  —  When an endorsement is as tepid as Jerry Brown's—call it a non-endorsement endorsement—does it really make any difference at all?  Perhaps not—except as a bellwether.  The California governor's eleventh-hour announcement on Tuesday …

Confused Rush Limbaugh thinks evolution is a hoax because Cincinnati gorilla never became human  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh suggested this week that evolution was a hoax because a gorilla that was recently killed at the Cincinnati Zoo never “became one of us.”

Inside Democrats' Trump-fueled scramble to take back the House  —  Vice President Biden stood on a stage at a Democratic retreat in Baltimore in late January and made a bold prediction: Democrats could win back control of the House of Representatives this year.  —  “It's been a tough last couple of cycles,” he said.

Suspected Tattoo on Iranian Actress Creates a Commotion  —  TEHRAN — A popular Iranian actress whose latest movie won two awards at the recent Cannes Film Festival threw her native country into an uproar on Tuesday after images emerged suggesting that she had a feminist tattoo on her arm.

Hannity tells Trump: I'm voting for you in November  —  Fox News anchor Sean Hannity told Donald Trump  —  in an interview Tuesday night that he'll be voting for the Republican presidential candidate in November.  —  “I'm an opinion show and I don't hold back that I'll be voting …

Another Blow to #NeverTrumpers=> Libertarian Candidate Says He Agrees With Bernie Sanders 73% of the Time  —  Bummer.  —  Another blow to the #NeverTrumpers... Libertarian candidate former Governor Gary Johnson says he agrees with Socialist Bernie Sanders 73% of the time.  —  Isn't that a bit of a contradiction?

Dalai Lama says ‘too many’ refugees in Europe  —  BERLIN: Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama said in an interview published that Europe has accepted “too many” refugees, and that they should eventually return to help rebuild their home countries.  —  “When we look into the face of every single refugee …

Trump Reassures Donors He Won't Try to Oust Ryan or McConnell  —  Coal industry executives Joe and Kelly Craft say they're pleased with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's promise to keep party leaders in their jobs.  —  Donald Trump has pitched himself as an insurgent …

How the GOP effort to oust IRS chief could backfire  —  For over a year, House conservatives have been clamoring to remove IRS Commissioner John Koskinen.  But now that the impeachment process is moving forward, they face a delicate decision: Are they willing to toss 200-plus years of precedent to bring him down?

Baby Born With Microcephaly in US to Woman Who Contracted Zika Elsewhere  —  A woman visiting the U.S. has given birth to a baby with microcephaly after contracting Zika elsewhere, officials said.  —  The woman gave birth to the baby at the Donna A. Sanzari Women's Hospital in Hackensack …

New York investigating Trump's closing of Trump Tower atrium for campaign events  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  New York City is investigating Donald Trump's practice of closing down the public atrium in Trump Tower for presidential campaign events that are off limits to the public.

How Clinton can own her email scandal  —  Somehow, somewhere along the campaigning way, badly placed emails became a political “thing.”  —  Without belaboring how we got to that point and altogether glossing over the boring details of the FBI's ongoing digital probe, what once seemed …

Katie Couric takes responsibility for ‘misleading’ part of gun violence doc  —  Katie Couric says she regrets a “misleading” portion of “Under the Gun,” a new documentary that she produced and narrated.  —  “I take responsibility for a decision that misrepresented an exchange I had with members …

Patrons of Vegan Cafe Are Pelted With Meat in Tbilisi, Georgia  —  Georgia, a proud nation in the Caucasus that went to war with Russia in 2008, is no stranger to conflict.  But a weekend assault by sausage-wielding attackers at a vegan cafe in central Tbilisi is fanning concerns that a simmering culture war could be intensifying.

China's Xiaomi to Buy 1,500 Patents From Microsoft  —  Deal reflects smartphone maker's efforts to acquire the intellectual property it needs to broaden its reach  —  BEIJING—Xiaomi Corp. has agreed to purchase around 1,500 patents from Microsoft Corp. in an example of the rising costs facing …