Sanders says he's backing DNC chair's primary opponent, wouldn't reappoint her to DNC  —  Washington (CNN)Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Saturday said he supports Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz's Democratic opponent in her August 30 primary …

The Full Text Of Trump's First Address To A Major Hispanic Group Is Really Something  —  Eduardo Munoz Alvarez / AFP / Getty Images  —  “It's so great to be with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.  We're gonna do a lot of things if I get elected president.

Jeb Bush says Donald Trump's supporters aren't a bunch of idiots  —  Washington (CNN)Jeb Bush on Saturday said Donald Trump is a skilled politician with a “very powerful message” about shaking up Washington, but he argued the presumptive Republican nominee is campaigning in a way that's …

NRA facing member backlash over Trump endorsement  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — With its last-minute decision to formally endorse Donald Trump, the National Rifle Association put itself out in front of the fight for Republican party unity.  —  Just a day later, it's already taking flak.

We must weed out ignorant Americans from the electorate  —  David Harsanyi is a senior editor at the Federalist.  —  Never have so many people with so little knowledge made so many consequential decisions for the rest of us.  —  A person need only survey the inanity of the ongoing presidential race …

Two horses die in first four races of Preakness Saturday  —  Two horses have died in the first four races of Preakness Saturday at Pimlico Race Course.  —  Homeboykris, a 9-year-old horse, died shortly after winning the first race of the day.  —  The Maryland-bred horse came from behind to win the race as a 9-1 underdog.

CNN pundit S.E Cupp has had enough of Trump fans calling her a “cuckservative.”  —  In a column for CNN, Cupp lashed out at the people who criticised her and other conservatives for attending a behind-closed-doors meeting at Facebook's headquarters earlier this week, to address concerns that the company has a liberal bias.

Behind Donald Trump's Nonexistent Florida Strategy in the General Election  —  Florida, Florida, Florida.  —  It's the phrase that's now heard every election night since 2000, when a mere 537 votes separated George W. Bush from Al Gore.  The drama that ensued after that election gripped …

Top U.S. commander completes day-long secret visit to Syria  —  (CNN)Gen. Joseph Votel, commanding general of U.S. Central Command, completed a secret several-hour-long trip to northern Syria to visit several locations where there are U.S. special operations forces and meet with local forces the U.S. is helping train to fight ISIS.

Fox News CEO Roger Ailes reportedly “snickering” with glee over failure of Megyn Kelly's Trump special  —  This was “not good for her at all,” one Fox insider told Gabriel Sherman  —  New York's Gabriel Sherman is reporting that in addition to being a ratings and financial failure …

Mob of women attack Victoria's Secret employee in Miami Lakes  —  Police are investigating after, they said, an employee at a South Florida Victoria's Secret was attacked by a mob of women inside the store.  —  Recently released surveillance video caught the moment five women ambushed …

San Francisco: Man seriously injured in mob attack  —  SAN FRANCISCO — A man was left with life-threatening injuries after a large group of people attacked him early today in San Francisco's South of Market area, according to police.  —  The attack occurred around 2:40 a.m. at Harrison and Harriet streets, according to police.

Don't look now, but Barack Obama is suddenly popular  —  When the ball dropped in Times Square on Jan. 1 of this year, more than half of the country disapproved of the job that President Obama was doing, according to Gallup.  That boded poorly for the Democrats over the course of the year …

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 …

Key G.O.P. Donors Still Deeply Resist Donald Trump's Candidacy  —  A powerful array of the Republican Party's largest financial backers remain deeply resistant to Donald J. Trump's presidential candidacy, forming a wall of opposition that could make it exceedingly difficult for him to meet …

Facebook Censors Conservative Lauren Southern for Mentioning Censorship  —  We wish this wasn't true - but it looks like Mark Zuckerberg's message hasn't got through to Facebook's employees.  Conservative activist and Donald Trump supporter Lauren Southern was just kicked off the site …

Column: Lessons gleaned from a web of lies in Iowa  —  Marcus Owens, 19, a 2015 graduate of Waubonsie Valley High School in Aurora, told police he was attacked Saturday night outside an Iowa City lounge.  —  Change of Subject  —  Let's take a look at the recent statement issued …

How to Deal with Cretinous Twitter Mobs: A Bleg  —  I'm going to venture into dangerous territory and just hope that everyone will give this a sympathetic reading.  I'm not trying to shift blame or dismiss a real problem.  —  The problem in question is the treatment of women by men on Twitter and other social platforms.

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 …

How the West (and the Rest) Got Rich  —  The Great Enrichment of the past two centuries has one primary source: the liberation of ordinary people to pursue their dreams of economic betterment  —  Why are we so rich?  An American earns, on average, $130 a day, which puts the U.S. in the highest rank of the league table.