Sanders fans plan rallies near Dem convention  —  's supporters have secured permits for four demonstrations near July's Democratic National Convention, according to a new report.  —  The events will rally support for Sanders's message while Democrats select their presidential nominee in Philadelphia …

Trump tells NRA Clinton will abolish 2nd Amendment  —  Louisville, Kentucky (CNN)Donald Trump on Friday told the National Rifle Association that Hillary Clinton would take away the right to bear arms, moments after the gun group endorsed the presumptive GOP nominee at its annual meeting here.

Why Donald Trump's poll numbers are surging  —  The Trump Bump has arrived.  —  After wrapping up an acutely fractious primary in which Donald Trump and his opponents lobbed scores of personal, playground insults at one another, the presumptive GOP nominee has quickly unified the vast majority …

Sting of Myself  —  Amateurish spies like James O'Keefe III attempt to sway the 2016 campaign.  —  As Dana Geraghty recalls it, March 16th was a “rather quiet Wednesday.”  That afternoon, she was in her cubicle at the Open Society Foundations, on West Fifty-seventh Street …

The World's Largest Solar Plant Just Torched Itself  —  Misaligned mirrors are being blamed for a fire that broke out yesterday at the world's largest solar power plant, leaving the high-tech facility crippled for the time being.  It sounds like the plant's workers suffered through a real hellscape, too.

We have announced that we will be canceling our upcoming shows in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina  —  We have announced that we will be canceling our upcoming shows in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina because of the recent passage of the HB2 legislation.  This was a difficult decision for us to make as a band.

Trump campaign admits it did not raise $6 million for veterans  — Donald Trump skipped a GOP debate and instead held a fundraiser in Iowa, where he said he raised $6 million  — But now his campaign manager says the actual amount raise is less, although he's not sure by how much

Hypocrite!  Leo takes private jet to collect environmental award  —  Leo DiCaprio picked up an environmental award in NYC this week — but hypocritically expanded his carbon footprint by 8,000 miles when he obtained the honor, by taking a private jet from Cannes, then flying straight …

Source: Suspect shot near White House  —  Shooting near White House, U.S. Park Service says  — “Shooting on W. Executive Dr. PIO en route to 17th and Pennsylvania,” the U.S. Park Police tweeted  —  Washington (CNN)Secret Service officers shot a male suspect near a security checkpoint near …

Eat This Now, Before They Tell You Not To  —  Why the U.S. dietary guidelines keep changing and how to read them.  —  As Jerry Seinfeld might say, what's the deal with nutrition science?  One day eggs are bad, next day they're good.  Or good in moderation.  Who knows?

The Dangerous Acceptance of Donald Trump  —  “Vice is a monster of so frightful mien, / As, to be hated, needs but to be seen,” the poet Alexander Pope wrote, in lines that were once, as they said back in the day, imprinted on the mind of every schoolboy.  Pope continued, “Yet seen too oft …

The Fox News star's much-hyped interview with Donald Trump exposed the limits of her mainstream appeal.  —  Megyn Kelly's much-publicized broadcast special with Donald Trump was supposed to launch the Fox News star into the stratosphere of television anchordom.

Facebook ‘Trending’ List Skewed by Individual Judgment, Not Institutional Bias  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Last July, in a seventh-floor conference room at Facebook's Lower Manhattan offices, a small group met to discuss the future of news media on the social network.

The Hamptons are this summer's orgy hotspot  —  Orgies for profit are coming to the Hamptons.  —  Killing Kittens, the London-based club for swingers, is holding its first East End party June 18 at an undisclosed private estate.  —  Member couples shell out $400, while single women pay $150.

Is America's Democracy Ripe for a Dictatorship?  —  Why Andrew Sullivan thinks Trump may defeat Clinton for the U.S. presidency. … Jacob Weisberg  —  JACOB WEISBERG  —  Jacob Weisberg is chairman and editor-in-chief of The Slate Group and author of The Bush Tragedy.  Follow him on Twitter.

Exclusive: Evangelical Leaders Plan Meeting to Test Donald Trump's Values  —  A step that could lead to an eventual embrace of the presumptive Republican nominee  —  Top evangelical and social conservative leaders are planning a private meeting with Donald Trump to see if they will be able …

Portland Police Chief accidentally shoots friend  —  The Chief's rifle had a negligent discharge  —  Related Coverage  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — It was revealed Friday that Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea was involved in an accidental shooting last month while on vacation.

Target Suing Man Who Saved Teen Girl from Stabbing in Its Store  —  In 2013, everyone agreed that Michael Turner saved the life of a teenaged girl who was attacked in a Pennsylvania Target store.  Now, Target is suing him.  —  When she was sixteen, Allison Meadows was shopping in an East Liberty …

Group that helped sell Iran nuke deal also funded media  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A group the White House recently identified as a key surrogate in selling the Iran nuclear deal gave National Public Radio $100,000 last year to help it report on the pact and related issues, according to the group's annual report.

Reflections on Social Media and Our Responsibility  —  Press Contact: Liz Flowers, lflowers@demos.org  —  Matt Bruenig has been a prolific blogger for Demos on issues of poverty and inequality, writing crucial analyses such as, “Another Way to See How Family Poverty Works.”

Erick Erickson: ‘Mitt Romney should run for president again’  —  Conservative blogger and radio host Erick Erickson wants Mitt Romney to launch a third-party bid for president.  —  Erickson wrote Friday that he would “gladly work for a Romney presidency given the choices between Clinton and Trump.”

Are You Successful?  If So, You've Already Won the Lottery  —  Chance events play a much larger role in life than many people once imagined.  —  Most of us have no difficulty recognizing luck when it's on conspicuous display, as when someone wins the lottery.

Obama signs measure striking ‘oriental’ and ‘negro’ from federal law  —  President Obama has signed legislation striking outdated racial terms such as “Oriental” and “Negro” from federal laws.  —  Obama signed the bill without fanfare on Friday along with six other pieces of legislation, the White House said.