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Trump, Clinton press closer to general election showdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — With five convincing victories in hand, Donald Trump strengthened his grip on the Republican primary race and pushed tantalizingly close to a general election showdown with Hillary Clinton. The Democratic front-runner is now 90 percent of the way to her party's nomination after four solid victories

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Trump, Clinton draw broad support, exit polls show

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump attracted a broad coalition of Republican voters as he won presidential primary elections in Connecticut, Maryland and Pennsylvania on Tuesday, pulling in support from young and old, men and women and those who want a candidate who will shake things up. Trump also won the GOP

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Trump sweeps 5 Northeast states as Clinton, Sanders battle

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Donald Trump swept all five Republican primaries Tuesday, a commanding showing across the Northeast that kept the Republican front-runner on his narrow path to the GOP nomination. His rout was a blow to rivals who are running out of ways to stop the brash billionaire. Hillary Clinton was

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5 candidates vie for validation in 5 states

WASHINGTON (AP) — Five candidates, five states, five very different paths forward. The four men and one woman who would be president all head into Tuesday's primaries seeking different kinds of validation. Donald Trump wants a knockout. Hillary Clinton is ready to end the long goodbye. Bernie Sanders needs

Massachusetts

Millennials hold dim views of politics, economy, poll shows

CAMBRIDGE – As Donald Trump increasingly dominated the Republican presidential field over the primary season, the gap widened between millennials who support Democratic control of the White House and those who prefer a Republican in charge, with more than 60 percent favoring Hillary Clinton to a quarter who back Trump, a

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Trump mocks rival Kasich’s ‘disgusting’ eating habits

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump took aim at rival John Kasich's table manners Monday, labeling his eating "disgusting" and calling him "a stubborn guy who eats like a slob." Kasich's spokesman retorted that the comments show why Trump loses to

Democrats

JAYBerns: Rebels without a clue

JAYBerns: jobless, angry, young Bernie Sanders supporters. Those aged 18 to 24 have seen their incomes decline under President Barack Obama. Worse, they were one of his most reliable voting blocs. Yet Hillary Clinton, the Democrats' likely 2016 presidential candidate, says, "I don't think President Obama

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Five key takeaways from the New York primary

Two weeks ago Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz seemed to have all the momentum in the presidential race. In Wisconsin, Sanders won the Democratic primary by 13 percentage points and Cruz won the GOP primary by the same margin.