The Senate majority leader called Trump ‘a phenomenon’ on MSNBC.
Election 2016
California Gov. Jerry Brown endorses Clinton before primary
The governor says that while he’s impressed with how well Bernie Sanders has done, he believes a Clinton candidacy is the only path forward for Democrats to win the presidency.
Federal judge hands Maine libertarians a partial victory
The group gets until July 12 to gather enough signatures for its presidential and vice presidential candidates to appear on the ballot.
Origins of key Clinton emails from report are a mystery
New concerns arise that the former secretary of state was not completely forthcoming when she turned over 55,000 pages of emails.
Trump reaches the magic number to clinch nomination
The billionaire businessman was put over the top by the backing of a small number of the party’s unbound delegates.
Obama: World leaders rightfully ‘rattled’ by Trump
The president said the Republican candidate diplays either ‘ignorance of world affairs, or a cavalier attitude.’
Paul Ryan in no rush to endorse Trump
The House speaker says his staff continues to have ‘good conversations’ with the staff of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Protests turn violent outside Trump rally
In Washington state’s primary, meanwhile, Trump and Clinton pull ahead in early returns.
Trump’s Victory fund open for business
The candidiate now targets the party’s elite donor class he once claimed he could spurn.
Clinton closes in on nomination with 97 percent of delegates needed
The Democratic candidate has picked up the endorsements of 12 superdelegates in the last week and is just 78 delegates short of the nomination.