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Republicans are losing the argument over Merrick Garland. And it’s only going to get worse.

Nevertheless, Republican unity hasn’t cracked — to date only two GOP senators, Susan Collins and Mark Kirk, have said they support granting Garland a hearing.

May 09, 2016

By Washington Post

Merrick Garland will submit a questionnaire detailing his background, even though the Senate Judiciary Committee didn't ask for the filing. | AP Photo

Obama Administration Sues North Carolina Over Anti-LGBT Bathroom Bill

May 09, 2016

By Huff Post U.S

Decision time for FBI on Clinton

May 08, 2016

By The Hill

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May 06, 2016

Sanders poised for May win streak

Here’s one reason Bernie Sanders is reluctant to give up the fight: May is shaping up to be a pretty good month for him.

May 06, 2016

Bernie Sanders speaks to his campaign volunteers at the local headquarters on May 4, 2016, in Bowling Green, Ky. | AP Photo

May 06, 2016

US Justice Department: North Carolina's 'bathroom law' violates the Civil Rights Act

Officials f-rom the US Justice Department notified North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory that his state's so-called bathroom law violates the US Civil Rights Act, according to The C-harlotte Observer.

May 06, 2016

(Mike Theiler/Reuters) North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory.

May 04, 2016

Exclusive: What Donald Trump Said The Moment He Learned John Kasich D-ropped Out

Within 24 hours, both Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich will have d-ropped out of the race, leaving Donald Trump the undisputed presumptive nominee for the Republican Party.

May 04, 2016

May 04, 2016

A historic Supreme Court fight takes a curious turn

It’s been nearly three months since Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing, and nearly two months since President Obama named Judge Merrick Garland as his nominee to fill the Supreme Court’s vacancy.

May 04, 2016

John Kasich to d-rop out (CNBC Reports)

The only remaining GOP candidate not named Donald Trump plans to announce his departure f-rom the race Wednesday, according to multiple reports. Check back here as this story develops.

May 04, 2016

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Republican U.S. presidential candidate John Kasich eats a pickle at PJ Bernstein's Deli Restaurant in New York City, April 16, 2016.

May 04, 2016

Want To Know Trump’s General Election Strategy? Check Out Who He’s Having Lunch With.

As Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump traveled through Indiana on Monday, one day before the state’s crucial primary election, he stopped to have lunch with a notable human being: Edward Klein.

May 04, 2016

May 04, 2016

Cruz shocks his supporters with a sudden exit

When Cruz finished speaking, the group of about 50 people applauded

May 04, 2016

Trump’s former rivals split on his emergence as likely GOP presidential nominee

Donald Trump’s former presidential primary rivals reacted in very different ways after he cemented his status as the likely Republican presidential nominee on Tuesday night.

May 04, 2016

Presidential candidate Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a debate in Las Vegas in December. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

May 03, 2016

ISIS Fighters Kill U.S. Navy SEAL In Iraq

He was the third American to be killed in direct combat since a U.S.-led coalition launched its campaign against the jihadists.

May 03, 2016

May 01, 2016

Eyeing an Indiana victory, Trump says, 'It's over'

A new NBC/Wall Street Journal/Marist opinion poll showed Trump with a wide lead in Indiana

May 01, 2016

April 30, 2016

The 2016 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, red carpet and parties

President Barack Obama, left, and Carol Lee, right, of The Wall Street Journal, listen to the National Anthem at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Saturday, April 30, 2016.

April 30, 2016

April 28, 2016

San Bernardino Shooter’s Brother Arrested

Federal agents arrested three people, including the older brother of San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook, on c-harges of marriage fraud, conspiracy and lying to federal investigators on Thursday morning, according to a criminal complaint.

April 28, 2016

US Customs and Border Protection/Handout via Reuters

April 27, 2016

FBI decides provisionally not to share iPhone unlock: sources

The FBI has provisionally decided not to share an iPhone unlocking mechanism used by a contractor to open the phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters because the agency does not own the mechanism

April 27, 2016

Carson: Polls Showing Hillary Beating Trump Are 'Bunch of Garbage'

Ben Carson said on Outnumbered today that the head-to-head polls showing Hillary Clinton far ahead of Donald Trump are "a bunch of garbage.

April 27, 2016

April 26, 2016

9/11 memorial: Security guard shouldn't have silenced choir

fficials at the Sept. 11 memorial said Monday that one of their security guards shouldn't have stopped a North Carolina middle school choir f-rom singing the national anthem on the memorial plaza.

April 26, 2016

'Wrong' bathroom user may sue

The pep rally was underway as a South Carolina high school student headed to the bathroom.

April 26, 2016

April 25, 2016

Bernie Sanders admits he’s unlikely to flip superdelegates

Bernie Sanders conceded at an MSNBC town hall on Monday that he faces narrow odds in convincing super delegates to switch their allegiances f-rom the Democratic presidential front-runner, and instead hand him the nomination.

April 25, 2016

Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally in Washington Square Park, New York, April 13, 2016. Photo by Mark Peterson/Redux for MSNBC