Republican lawmakers’ tolerance of a bigoted nominee could mean the loss of nonwhite voters forever.
Election 2016
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Clinton likens Trump to demagogue
The nomination finally hers, the Democratic standard-bearer sets to broaden her candidacy.
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With nomination out of reach, Sanders considers next steps
The independent loses his hard-fought bid for the Democratic nomination and now will aim to convert his newfound political currency into policies that create change.
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Donald Trump wanted Moammar Gadhafi’s money
Perhaps the most notable thing about the self-described billionaire’s attempts to do business deals with Libya wasn’t that they were made. It’s that they failed.
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Hillary Clinton’s victory reflects lessons learned in 2008 campaign
The first woman to make it to the top of the presidential ticket, she got there by overcoming some failings.
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Leonard Pitts: Allying oneself with a ‘noisy buffoon’ has been known to backfire
House Speaker Paul Ryan’s endorsement of Donald Trump echoes a 1933 strategy that led to disaster in Germany.
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Trump to panicked Republican Party: ‘I will never, ever let you down’
He also made an appeal to Bernie Sanders’ supporters in a prime-time speech aimed primarily at uniting Republicans.
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Millions of dollars flow into Maine ballot initiative campaigns
Backers of expanding gun-sale background checks have received more than $3 million so far, and Maine’s other four ballot initiatives are also receiving sizable checks.
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Clinton claims historic nomination, takes aim at Trump in victory speech
Hillary Clinton, the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party, wins primaries in California, New Jersey and two other states while Donald Trump takes four more states.
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Trump says comments about judge ‘misconstrued’
The presidential candidate says he is justified in questioning whether he is receiving a fair trial.