Race to the White House 2016
Trump is frightening the golden geese
Paul McGeough 11:55 AM For a while it seemed that Republicans figured they had no choice but to fall in behind the presidential candidate who hijacked their party – that would be Donald Trump.
Bernie Sanders stubbornly Hillary Clinton's history making
Michael Barbaro and Yamiche Alcindor 9:04 AM Revolutions rarely give way to gracious expressions of defeat and Bernie Sanders wasn't going to change that.
Clinton makes history, wins outright in three states
Paul McGeough 7:28 PM Hillary Clinton has claimed the Democratic nomination, making her the first female candidate in US history to win the backing of a major political party in a run for president.
Hillary Clinton makes history, claims Democratic nomination
Josephine Tovey, Chris Zappone Hillary Clinton has strong night in US primaries. Democrats now seeking unity as party turns toward general election against Donald Trump.
Trump's attack on judge 'textbook definition of racism': Paul Ryan
Republicans are facing a predicament as their party's nominee repeatedly insults and offends broad swathes of the American public.
Hillary Clinton declares herself Democrat nominee
Hillary Clinton has declared herself as the Democratic Party nominee for US president, saying she has made history as the first woman to lead a major party in a race for the White House.
'Republicans for Hillary' PAC aims for disaffected GOP donors
Kate Ackley Mathematically affirmed as the Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton is getting help from across the partisan divide - in the form of a super PAC (political action committee) designed to trawl for donations from Republicans opposed to presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump.
Why Bernie Sanders must end his campaign
Nick O'Malley If Bernie Sanders hopes to be remembered as a positive force in American politics, he must now end his campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination.
ANALYSIS
Clinton needs a big win in California
Paul McGeough The Associated Press has called Hillary Clinton as the winner in the Democratic nomination race. So what now?
Hillary Clinton has the delegates to win Democratic nomination
Hillary Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president, and will be first woman to top the ticket of a major US political party.
Obama eager to lend his popularity to Clinton, shred Donald Trump
Julie Hirschfeld Davis and Michael D.Shear After months of sitting on the sidelines of the rancorous contest to succeed him, Barack Obama is now ready to start aggressively campaigning for Hillary Clinton as early as this week.
Hillary Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary, nears Democratic nomination
Andrew Harris Hillary Clinton cruised to victory in Puerto Rico's Democratic primary on Sunday, putting her on the cusp of mathematically clinching the party's nomination and becoming the first woman to lead a major U.S. presidential ticket.
Donald Trump's comments on Mexican-American judge send Republicans recoiling
Ginger Gibson and Sarah N. Lynch Senior US Republicans have distanced themselves from Donald Trump's comments about a Mexican-American judge, saying they are worried that the tone of his presidential campaign could enrage Latinos, who are a growing US voting bloc.
Clinton bests Sanders in the Virgin Islands, edges closer to Democratic nomination
John Wagner Hillary Clinton appeared to win the caucuses in the Virgin Islands on Saturday, according to unofficial figures announced by the Democratic Party there, nudging her ever closer to clinching the nomination in her prolonged contest against Bernie Sanders.
Hillary Clinton's improbable path to clinching the nomination - this weekend
John Wagner and Anne Gearan It may be far-fetched, but two lesser-watched contests this weekend, in the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, could put Clinton over the top.
Clinton opens up double-digit lead over Trump
Chris Kahn Did Hillary Clinton's fighting form on Thursday help her regain voter intentions over rival Donald Trump?
Donald Trump asked if his judge attack was racist 23 times
Callum Borchers There's persistent ... and then there's CNN anchor Jake Tapper.
One mistake at a time: Hillary Clinton's perilous slog towards the White House
Paul McGeough Hillary Clinton is not a loser. But getting to the White House is more about precisely where she can win.
Speaker Ryan endorses Trump
Paul Ryan's support for Trump surfaced in the middle of a speech by Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Clinton ridicules Trump: 'Do we want his finger anywhere near the button?'
Paul McGeough The signal message in a Thursday speech by Hillary Clinton was that Donald Trump is too much a bigot and a lunatic to be allowed into the White House.
