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• John Kasich Drops Out of White House Bid Leaving Donald Trump The Presumptive GOP Nominee

  John Kasich has dropped out of the GOP presidential race shortly after Ted Cruz halted his campaign.

• Trump calls Republican delegate system "rigged"; chooses not to exploit it

  Republican front-runner nominee Donald Trump assails the party's delegate system, calling it rigged. He leads all nominees heading to the New York primaries.

• Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley reiterates position on Garland Supreme Court nomination: 'Nothing has changed'

  Judge Merrick Garland failed to convince Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley to take action on his Supreme Court nomination after a private meeting held Tuesday.

• Kansas approves new law allowing student groups in colleges and universities to limit membership

  Gov. Sam Brownback has signed a law allowing faith-based campus groups to restrict their membership to like-minded students.

• Fox News slams Trump for 'verbal assaults' on Megyn Kelly, says presidentiable has 'sick obsession' with anchor

  Fox News took a hard-hitting swipe against presidential hopeful Donald Trump for making "sexist verbal remarks" against news anchor Megyn Kelly.

• How Joe Biden's speech in 1992 strengthens Republican senators position on the political row over Supreme Court nomination

  Despite defection from two Republican senators, the party has found a friend in Vice President Joe Biden and his 1992 statement on the matter of Supreme Court nominations during election season.

• U.S. President Barack Obama starts reviewing potential Supreme Court candidates; Biden thinks nominee should be non-ideological

  President Barack Obama has begun vetting potential Supreme Court nominees over the weekend, the White House confirmed Friday. Vice President Joe Biden suggest Obama should select a non-ideological nominee.

• White House declines House GOP proposal to repurpose Ebola funds for anti-Zika virus programs, vaccine research

  The White House has declined a proposal from House Republicans to utilize unobligated Ebola money to fund anti-Zika virus projects.

• Former Iowa field organizaer files sex discrimination complaint against Donald Trump's presidential campaign

  26-year-old Elizabeth Davidson filed a complaint against Donald Trump's campaign for workplace gender discrimination, saying male employees were paid more than female employees and were granted more active participation in Trump's campaign.

• U.S. Senate Considers Stricter Screening For Syrian Refugees

  Republican lawmakers aim to pass bill requiring a stricter screening process from Syrian refugees. Democratic Leader, Harry Reid, says the bill will not be passed. White House stated that President Barack Obama promises to veto the bill if it gets to him.

• Clinton charities refile six years of tax returns to amend errors

  The Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation and an associated charity refiled tax returns for six years with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service to amend their reporting of donations from foreign governments and other errors, the charities said on Monday.

• Bush's new campaign revamp has little impact on social media

  Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush's attempt to revive a campaign hit in recent weeks by falling opinion poll numbers and drooping fundraising did little to improve sentiment toward him on social media, signaling even more hardship for the struggling candidate.

• Joe Biden says he did not oppose bin Laden raid

  Vice President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he had supported the U.S. raid that killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, seeking to clarify his role and shield himself from potential criticism as he weighs whether to enter the 2016 presidential race.

• On visit to U.S., Britain's Farage criticizes Obama and Republicans

  U.K. Independence Party head Nigel Farage criticized both U.S. President Barack Obama and the opposition Republican Party on Thursday as he sought to build solidarity with fellow conservatives on a visit to the United States.

• Minimum wage increase gets blocked by GOP senators, Democrats vow to give it another go

  The Democrats in the US Senate has lost a bid to increase the minimum wage in the US from the current $7.25 an hour to $10.10 from the Republican-led vote, the Los Angeles Times said.

• Congressional candidates bank on minimum wage battle in Senate to win elections

  SFGate said that despite the possibility of the minimum wage measure proposal being used as a talking point for both Republican and Democratic candidates leading to the congressional elections, the issue might produce little more than fodder for both factions to use it for advertising purposes.