Gingrich, Christie are the leading candidates to be Trump's running mate  —  Donald Trump's campaign has begun formally vetting possible running mates, with former House speaker Newt Gingrich emerging as the leading candidate followed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

EXCLUSIVE: State Department Won't Release Clinton Foundation Emails for 27 Months  —  Department of Justice officials filed a motion in federal court late Wednesday seeking a 27-month delay in producing correspondence between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's four top aides …

Trump points to plane, says it could be Mexico ‘ready to attack’  —  Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  on Thursday pointed to a plane flying above his event and said it could be a Mexican plane preparing to attack.  —  “That could be a Mexican plane up there …

Trump's conspiracy theories find an audience  —  Sometimes, Donald Trump sounds as though he is just passing on information, as he did after Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died.  “They say they found a pillow on his face,” Trump told a radio interviewer, “which is a pretty unusual place to find a pillow.”

Woman at Trump event: ‘Get rid of all these hibijabis they wear at TSA’  —  Donald Trump fielded a variety of questions and comments from voters in New Hampshire on Thursday, ranging from a demand that he abide by the Constitution ("100 percent") to an anti-Israel remark that the presumptive Republican nominee batted down as “nasty.”

Biden: I've talked with Bernie Sanders, and he's going to endorse Hillary Clinton  —  Weeks after voting in the primaries ended, Bernie Sanders hasn't conceded defeat and hasn't officially endorsed presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton (though he has said he'll vote for her against Donald Trump).

Author Gay Talese disavows his latest book amid credibility questions  —  In his forthcoming book, “The Voyeur's Motel,” acclaimed journalist and nonfiction author Gay Talese chronicles the bizarre story of Gerald Foos, who allegedly spied on guests at his Colorado motel from the late 1960s to the mid-1990s.

WH defends Lynch from Clinton meeting fallout  —  The White House on Thursday defended Attorney General Loretta Lynch from criticism over her private meeting with former President Clinton.  —  The meeting took place in the midst of a federal investigation into his wife, Hillary Clinton

Conviction vacated, new trial granted for Adnan Syed of “Serial” … A Baltimore judge has vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the subject of the popular “Serial” podcast that explored his case, and granted his request for a new trial.  —  The order from retired Judge Martin Welch …

who killed 13-year-old girl in her sleep  —  Itamar Marcus and Nan Jacques Zilberdik  —  This morning, a 17-year-old Palestinian terrorist stabbed and murdered a 13-year-old Israeli girl, Hallel Yaffa Ariel, while she slept in her bed.  The Palestinian terrorist Muhammad Taraireh …

House Plans Vote on Guns Next Week  —  Ryan tells members package would prevent suspected terrorists from buying guns  —  Democrats Plan Dozens of Events Wednesday to Protest Gun Violence Another Gun Protest on the House Floor In the End, Gowdy Declines to Assign Blame for Benghazi

Spotify says Apple won't approve a new version of its app because it doesn't want competition for Apple Music  —  “We cannot stand by as Apple uses the App Store approval process as a weapon.”  —  Getty  —  Spotify says Apple is making it harder for the streaming music company to compete by blocking a new version of its iPhone app.

Pentagon ends transgender ban  —  (CNN)The Pentagon said Thursday it was ending the ban on transgender people being able to serve openly in the U.S. military.  —  The announcement — which removes one of the last barriers to military service by any individual — was made by Defense Secretary Ash Carter …

Sources: Donald Trump Listened In On Phone Lines At Mar-A-Lago  — Several workers said Trump used the equipment to secretly listen in on phone calls in the mid-2000s.  —  At Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach resort he runs as a club for paying guests and celebrities, Donald Trump …

Navy report: Failure at every level for US ships captured by Iran  —  Iran video appears to show U.S. sailor in tears  —  Washington (CNN)A devastating new report by military investigators released Thursday found that the 10 sailors captured by Iranians in January suffered from “failed leadership” …

Travelers to Dominican Republic Lead New York City in Positive Zika Tests  —  More than half of those who have tested positive for the Zika virus in New York City had traveled in recent months to the Dominican Republic, the city's health department said on Wednesday, releasing data from its latest round of testing.