The Making of a Great Ex-President  —  Though deeply engaged in his presidency — battling for the Trans-Pacific Partnership and against ISIS — Barack Obama is also casting an eye beyond Jan. 20, 2017, when his post-presidency begins.  We've learned that his presidential library will be in Chicago …

'Don't let the secular progressives drive God out,' Carson tells GOP  —  GOP presidential contender Ben Carson on Saturday urged conservatives to remain resolute when government challenges their religious liberties.  —  “Don't let the secular progressives drive God out of our lives,” …

Las Vegas tycoon Sheldon Adelson to face graft accusations in US court  —  The owner of Sands casino fails in his attempt to have allegations of links to Chinese organised crime aired in Macau  —  A judge in Las Vegas has ruled that a lawsuit involving accusations of graft and organised crime ties …

After Senate vote, NSA prepares to shut down phone tracking program  —  Hours after the Senate balked at reauthorizing the bulk collection of U.S. telephone records, the National Security Agency began shutting down a controversial program Saturday that senior intelligence and law enforcement officials …

Secret Pentagon report reveals West saw ISIS as strategic asset  —  Anti-ISIS coalition knowingly sponsored violent extremists to ‘isolate’ Assad, rollback ‘Shia expansion’ … A declassified secret US government document obtained by the conservative public interest law firm, Judicial Watch …

Secret Bank of England taskforce investigates financial fallout of Brexit  —  News of undercover project emerges after Bank staff accidentally email details to the Guardian including PR notes on how to deny its existence  —  Bank of England officials are secretly researching the financial shocks …

Cleveland officer acquitted in killing of unarmed pair amid barrage of gunfire  —  A Cleveland police officer was acquitted Saturday for his role in the 2012 fatal shooting of two unarmed people in a car after officers mistook the sound of the car backfiring as gunshots.

Candlelight vigil, memorial walk to mark anniversary of Isla Vista shootings  —  A candlelight vigil and memorial walk are planned Saturday night in Isla Vista — one year after a young man embarked on a killing spree that left six UC Santa Barbara students dead and several more injured before taking his own life.

Early indications suggest Ireland voters back same-sex marriage referendum  —  Ireland counts ballots in same-sex marriage vote 01:49  —  Story highlights  —  Dublin, Ireland (CNN)Early indications are that Ireland has voted in favor of same-sex marriage, Irish media reported Saturday …

The GOP's Southern discomfort  —  As the 2016 Republican presidential campaign gets underway, the nation's most reliably red region finds itself yet again without a native son in a leading position.  —  OKLAHOMA CITY — It's the heartland of the modern Republican Party, the most reliably red region in presidential elections.