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Got a minute? Clinton hits hard on Trump University … ‘took advantage of vulnerable Americans’ ... and everything else you need to know today on the campaign trail. By Tom McCarthy
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Testimony from three former employees in class-action lawsuit lambasts school that ‘preyed upon the elderly and uneducated’
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Poll conducted from 24-30 May reveals ominous news for Trump, who falls short of 2012 nominee Mitt Romney’s numbers with many demographics
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Newly released documents from Trump University show that Donald Trump’s real estate courses were shams aimed at parting the naive from their money
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Guardian reporters working on the primaries have seen it all, from snowstorms to quid pro quo and terrible food. Here, they recount the most memorable moments
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Trump chair Paul Manafort 'Mercenary' lobbyist and valuable asset
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Delegates, not death threats How the Trump campaign got real to seal the deal
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President also defended his economic record against Republicans and ‘talking heads’ who say outside candidates have thrived because of bad trade deals
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Defunct school, now facing a lawsuit over claims it was a scam, offered the same kind of braggadocio that has propelled Trump’s ascent to the GOP nomination
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As the California primary looms, building a rapport with voters – an emotional connection with working Americans – must be Clinton’s biggest priority
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Got a minute? Trump resents questions about donations to veterans ... Clinton up in California polls … and everything else you need to know today on the campaign trail. By Tom McCarthy
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Got a minute? Rubio appears to reconsider … Trump backs out of Sanders debate idea … and everything else you need to know today from the campaign trail. By Tom McCarthy
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Got a minute? Donald Trump crosses delegate threshold … says he’d ‘love to debate Bernie’ … and everything else you need to know today from the campaign trail. By Tom McCarthy
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Got a minute? Senator calls Trump ‘insecure money-grubber’... Paul Ryan denies Trump endorsement … and everything else you need to know today on the campaign trail. By Tom McCarthy
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Polls are problematic, and they’re having dark effects on politics, argues Mona Chalabi
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Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump took aim at the political press at a news conference in New York on Tuesday, saying they were ‘among the most dishonest people’ he has ever met
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Two road signs in Texas were hacked on Monday night, one taking aim at presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, the other showing support for Democrat Bernie Sanders
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Prime Minister David Cameron says he will welcome Donald Trump should he visit the UK in the run up to US presidential elections
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump pledges to cancel the Paris climate agreement at an oil and natural gas conference in North Dakota on Thursday
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Republican candidate Donald Trump on Thursday clinched the nomination for president, after securing 1,238 delegates, setting up what could be one of the ugliest general elections in memory
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Donald Trump told Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday night that he would gladly debate Bernie Sanders, so long as the proceeds went to charity
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Chart the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates’ path to the nomination as they rack up delegates with each primary contest
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Donald TrumpDonald TrumpHillary Clinton lambasts Donald Trump as 'fraud' out to 'scam America'At New Jersey rally, Democratic frontrunner attacks Republican rival over Trump U and foreign policy ahead of her touted address on national security
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Ted CruzTed CruzSenators demand US halt inquiries into climate denial by oil companiesFive hardline conservatives tell Department of Justice to stop any investigations into whether companies lied to the public about climate change
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Jeb BushJeb BushFamous last words: the candidates who bowed out of the US campaignTed Cruz bowed out with the optimistic view ‘we gave it everything we’ve got,’ while Marco Rubio warned ‘we need a new political establishment in our party’
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Marco RubioMarco RubioMarco MaybeGot a minute? Rubio appears to reconsider … Trump backs out of Sanders debate idea … and everything else you need to know today from the campaign trail. By Tom McCarthy
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