Donald Trump warns Barack Obama he'll ‘hit him’ like Bill Clinton  —  Presumptive Republican nominee rallies crowd in sweltering heat in Sacramento  —  Trump's remarks come after Obama waded into campaign  —  Trump says Obama 'doesn't have a clue'  —  Donald Trump, lashing back at Barack Obama …

Trump's personal, racially tinged attacks on federal judge alarm legal experts  —  Donald Trump's highly personal, racially tinged attacks on a federal judge overseeing a pair of lawsuits against him have set off a wave of alarm among legal experts, who worry that the ­Republican presidential …

Donald Trump's Secret Weapon: Letters of Love, Flattery and Revenge  —  In one letter, Donald J. Trump ranted about the crisis of unsightly hot dog vendors on his beloved Fifth Avenue.  “Having ketchup and mustard splattered all over the sidewalk,” he wrote, “is disgraceful.”

Dead Heat in California: Clinton, Sanders Tied in Poll  —  Hillary Clinton is clinging to a narrow two-point lead over Bernie Sanders in California ahead of the state's June 7 primary, according to results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll.

Hispanic Official to Leave R.N.C. in Sign of Disaffection With Donald Trump  —  The head of Hispanic media relations at the Republican National Committee is resigning this month in what appears to be another indication of the lingering discomfort some party officials have about working to elect Donald J. Trump president.

GOP warns of ‘long summer for Crooked Hillary’  —  is facing a long summer of scrutiny over her emails and use of a private server during her tenure as secretary of State, the Republican National Committee (RNC) said Wednesday.  —  As news and criticism about the Democratic presidential …

ACLU leader quits after daughters encounter men in the women's restroom  —  Maya Dillard Smith, interim director of the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, has resigned over the ACLU's position on who can use which public restrooms.  The resignation occurred after her two daughters …

Donald Trump in 1994: ‘Putting a Wife to Work Is a Very Dangerous Thing’  —  In a 1994 interview with ABC News, Donald Trump reflected on the women in his life and what he believed the virtues and perils of their career success meant for his marriages.  He compared his role in their professional lives to how he developed buildings.

Snyder decides against endorsing Trump for president  —  Gov. Rick Snyder has sidelined himself in the race for president, choosing not to make an endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.  —  The Republican governor also did not endorse in the March 8 primary …

How Baby Boomer psychodrama infected the 2016 election  —  Barack Obama's election to the presidency in 2008 seemed to promise the end of the Baby Boomer reign over American life.  Even Obama seemed to know his rise was their downfall.  In The Audacity of Hope, Obama commented …

In campaign mode, Obama defends his economic stewardship, blasts Republicans and Trump  —  ELKHART, Ind. — President Obama on Wednesday used this manufacturing city, which he visited during the depths of the Great Recession, as the backdrop to defend his economic policies …

Oath Keepers and the Age of Treason  —  Glenn Beck loves them.  Tea Partiers court them.  Congressmen listen to them.  Meet the fast-growing “patriot” group that's recruiting soldiers to resist the Obama administration.  —  THE .50 CALIBER Bushmaster bolt action rifle is a serious weapon.

A warning left on a nanny's car.  License plates stolen.  And a top Pentagon official in big trouble.  —  The mystery that for weeks unnerved this quiet Capitol Hill neighborhood began with a warning placed on a nanny's windshield.  —  “I know you are misusing this visitor pass to park here daily,” the April 4 note read.

Reid unloads: McConnell ‘cuddled up’ with Trump  —  NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Harry Reid says the public knows plenty about Donald Trump, and there's nothing he could do to make the presumptive GOP nominee more unpopular than he already is.  —  So rather than becoming the Trump attack dog …

I was wrong: Trump WILL be the next president  —  The Hollywood Reporter's Michael Wolff, explains reasons behind why Donald Trump could be getting the votes.  —  A few months ago, I wrote that Donald Trump would win the GOP presidential nomination - but that would be the end of the line for him.

State Department admits briefing footage on Iran deal intentionally deleted  —  The State Department, in a stunning admission, acknowledged Wednesday that an official intentionally deleted several minutes of video footage from a 2013 press briefing, where a top spokeswoman seemed …

Aldine ISD teacher accused of sexual relationship with 13-year-old released from jail  —  Report says teacher became pregnant with student's baby  —  HOUSTON - The Aldine Independent School District Middle School teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with a 13-year-old student …

Obama Urges Social Security Increase in Preview of Campaign Role  —  Reversal from 2011 Obama support for cuts in benefit growth  —  Unifies Obama Social Security stance with Sanders and Clinton  —  President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for an increase in Social Security benefits …

‘Missing’ White Voters Might Help Trump, But Less So Where He Needs It  —  A common refrain is that demographics will ultimately doom Donald Trump's candidacy.  His most reliable supporters have been whites without college degrees — a group that made up 65 percent of voters in 1980 but is on pace to make up just 33 percent in 2016.

Yale Students Tell English Profs to Stop Teaching English: Too Many White Male Poets  —  Some Yale University students are demanding changes to the English Department curriculum: specifically, they don't think it should feature so many English poets who were straight, white, wealthy, and male.

Professor killed in UCLA murder-suicide was brilliant, kind and caring, colleagues say  —  The Los Angeles Police Department was placed on citywide tactical alert and sent hundreds of officers to the Westwood campus and surrounding neighborhoods  —  UCLA students went to school Wednesday expecting …