As Britain decided its future, striking parallels with U.S. political debates emerged  —  LONDON — It may be pure coincidence that Donald Trump flew to Scotland on the day that British voters decided to leave the European Union.  But in striking ways, the forces fueling Thursday's historic referendum …

Britain Votes to Leave the European Union  —  LONDON — Britain has voted to leave the European Union, a historic decision sure to reshape the nation's place in the world, rattle the Continent and rock political establishments throughout the West.  —  With 309 of 382 of the country's cities …

David Cameron resigns after UK votes to leave European Union  —  PM announces resignation following victory for leave supporters after divisive referendum campaign  —  David Cameron has announced his resignation after the British public rejected his personal entreaties and voted to leave the European Union.

Brexit: Nicola Sturgeon says second Scottish referendum ‘highly likely’  — Follow our new EU referendum liveblog here  — Cameron to resign after losing referendum vote  — Boris Johnson: ‘No haste’ to start Brexit process  — Pound falls sharply as Bank of England urges calm

EU must now stop further unraveling _ if it can  —  BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU must reinvent itself to survive after Britain's vote to leave.  It may be too late.  —  The damning verdict of British voters was the worst setback to the EU since the germ of a more integrated Europe first took shape in the ruins left by World War II.

Trump hails Brexit: ‘They took back their country’  —  TURNBERRY, Scotland — Donald Trump, the presumptive U.S. Republican presidential nominee, cheered Britain on Friday for voting to leave the European Union, saying “they took back their country.”  —  “They're angry over borders.

How did UK end up voting to leave the European Union?  —  Decades of Euroscepticism and ministerial rebellion led to Britain's self-ejection from a union that voters never fully embraced  —  Britain's self-ejection from Europe is the culmination not just of four months of heady campaigning …

Statement Regarding British Referendum on E.U. Membership  —  The people of the United Kingdom have exercised the sacred right of all free peoples.  They have declared their independence from the European Union, and have voted to reassert control over their own politics, borders and economy.

Brexit Voters Spurn Obama Pitch, Testing ‘Special Relationship’  —  U.S. president's plea fails to sway outcome of U.K. referendum  —  White House says U.S. has explored contingencies for EU exit  —  In deciding to quit the European Union, British voters spurned President Barack Obama's plea …

Sanders says he will vote for Clinton  —  Bernie Sanders on Friday said he will cast his vote for Hillary Clinton in November.  But he's not all the way with her — at least, not yet.  —  “Yes,” the Vermont senator said when asked on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” if he would vote for the former secretary of state this fall.