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Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont at California State University, Dominguez Hills, in Carson on Tuesday. “We are in till the last ballot is cast,” he said Tuesday night.

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Sanders Wins Oregon; Clinton Declares Victory in Kentucky

By THOMAS KAPLAN

Good Wednesday morning.

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont prevailed over Hillary Clinton on Tuesday in the Oregon primary, according to The Associated Press, while Mrs. Clinton claimed victory in a tight race in Kentucky, the day’s other contest.

Mrs. Clinton raced around Kentucky in the two days before the primary, hoping to fend off Mr. Sanders in a state that she won easily in 2008. In unofficial results late Tuesday night, Mrs. Clinton edged Mr. Sanders by about 1,900 votes, or less than half a percentage point, with all counties reporting. The Associated Press had not declared a winner by midnight.

The close result meant that she and Mr. Sanders would effectively split the state’s delegates. Nonetheless, winning Kentucky would give her a symbolic triumph that could blunt the effect of her loss in Oregon as she turns her attention to Donald J. Trump, her likely general election opponent.

With a lead in delegates that is almost impossible for Mr. Sanders to overcome, Mrs. Clinton is moving closer each week to claiming the Democratic nomination. But her march has been encumbered by Mr. Sanders’s success in recent contests, including victories in Indiana’s primary on May 3 and West Virginia’s last week.

His continued strength has put a spotlight on a lack of unity in the Democratic Party.

With Mr. Sanders pressing on with his campaign and Mr. Trump now the presumptive Republican nominee, Mrs. Clinton has been campaigning against two opponents at once.

Speaking on Tuesday night at a rally in Carson, Calif., Mr. Sanders said: “There are a lot of people out there, many of the pundits and politicians, they say, ‘Bernie Sanders should drop out. The people of California should not have the right to determine who the next president will be.’ ”

“Well, let me be as clear as I can be,” he continued, “We are in till the last ballot is cast.”

What We’re Watching Today

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Mr. Sanders will hold two rallies in California.

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As the Democratic race goes on and Mr. Trump focuses on the general election, President Obama will meet with the Democratic National Committee in Washington.

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Donald Trump, After Interview With Megyn Kelly: ‘I Like Our Relationship’

By JOHN KOBLIN

Mr. Trump and Ms. Kelly finally talked, in an interview broadcast Tuesday, about their raucous history, and it appears things are all patched up.

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By WESLEY MORRIS

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By ALAN RAPPEPORT

Mr. Trump said the talks would be part of an effort to halt North Korea’s nuclear program, which the U.S. considers a serious national security threat.

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By MAGGIE HABERMAN

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By CARL HULSE

Facing a difficult race, Mr. McCain has released a television spot against Representative Ann Kirkpatrick, a Democrat, getting an early start against her in the Senate race.

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Hillary Clinton ‘Super PAC’ to Air First Attack Ads Aimed at Donald Trump

By AMY CHOZICK AND NICK CORASANITI

Priorities USA Action will broadcast the advertisements, which offer scathing critiques of Mr. Trump’s comments about women, in four swing states.

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By AMY CHOZICK

Mrs. Clinton’s campaign used the release of her financial disclosure to seize on Donald J. Trump’s refusal to release his tax returns.

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What We’re Reading Elsewhere

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NPR offers “four things to know about Hillary Clinton’s approach to foreign policy.”

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The New Yorker tries to pin down Mr. Trump’s true wealth.

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And Politico says that voting data does not support Mr. Trump’s claims that he is expanding the Republican Party and shows instead that while he “has spurred record-setting Republican primary turnout,” a majority of the voters “are reliable past voters in general elections,” suggesting that “it’s far less likely the Manhattan businessman can transform a 2016 Electoral College map.”

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