On the trail

The national field director for Donald Trump's campaign — who is a loyalist to Corey Lewandowski, the embattled campaign manager — resigned in a letter to Trump on Monday afternoon.

"I want to express my deepest gratitude for the opportunity to serve you and your campaign over the past 7 months," field director Stuart Jolly wrote in his resignation letter. Jolly, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, was especially loyal to Lewandowski, with whom he had worked previously. In the letter, Jolly stressed to Trump that "I have never worked with a finer group of people." The letter, and a major staff meeting Saturday, were reported by the website Politico.

The super PAC supporting Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign is preparing to spend tens of millions of dollars online to reach potential supporters in seven swing states beginning this summer — the largest ad buy of its kind this cycle, according to the group Priorities USA. It is reserving $35 million in online advertising in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio and Virginia, targeting millennials, Hispanics, blacks and women who watch videos or use online streaming services. A spokesman said the buy should help "level the playing field" for Democrats as they try to ward off attack ads by Republicans and conservative groups against Clinton in the general-election campaign.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is backing legislation that would let Americans sue Saudi Arabia over the 9 /11 terrorist attacks. The bill is opposed by the Obama administration. But it's important to families of 9 /11 victims, some of whom believe Saudi officials played some part in the attacks. Sanders spoke in favor of the legislation Monday on NBC's "Today Show." He said it's important to have a full understanding of the "the possible role of the Saudi government in 9 /11." U.S. inquiries have not reported a link between the Saudi government or its senior officials and the attacks. But Sanders noted that some conclusions remain classified. Sanders said Saudi Arabia promotes a "very destructive" version of Islam.

Donald Trump made an unfortunate slip-of-the-tongue while campaigning in Buffalo, N.Y. He was about to deliver prepared remarks to about 11,000 at the Sabres' hockey arena lauding New York values when he mistakenly mentioned the name of a popular convenience store chain in place of 9 /11. "It's very close to my heart because I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen down at 7 /11, down at the World Trade Center right after it came down, and I saw the greatest people I've ever seen in action," Trump told the crowd.

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