Donald Trump Defends His National Security Positions as Hillary Clinton Attacks  —  Clinton is working to stoke fears that Trump fails the  —  Hillary Clinton is leveling a withering attack on Donald Trump's temperament and judgment when it comes to national security, calling him unqualified …

Freddie Gray case: Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero found not guilty of all charges … Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams on Monday acquitted Officer Edward Nero of all counts for his role in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray.  —  The judgment, following a five-day bench trial, is the first in the closely-watched case.

Bernie Loses His Halo  —  Is the left turning on its darling, Bernie Sanders?  On Friday, Netroots titan Markos Moulitsas, namesake of the liberal Daily Kos, dropped a rhetorical bomb on the Bern, blaming the candidate for doing too little to denounce death threats received by the Nevada Democratic Party …

Obama dining with Anthony Bourdain in Vietnam  —  President Barack Obama has no reservations about dining with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain.  —  During his visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, Obama is taping a segment for a forthcoming episode of Bourdain's CNN program “Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown …

Supreme court dismisses GOP appeal over Virginia districts  —  WASHINGTON — A unanimous Supreme Court has dismissed a Republican appeal over congressional districts in Virginia.  —  The justices on Monday left in place a decision by a lower court that said Virginia illegally packed black voters …

Trump acknowledges climate change — at his golf course  —  Donald Trump says he is “not a big believer in global warming.”  He has called it “a total hoax,” “bulls**t” and “pseudoscience.”  —  But he is also trying to build a sea wall designed to protect one of his golf courses from “global warming and its effects.”

Sanders to have major input in writing of Democratic Party platform  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders will get highly unusual say over the drafting of the Democratic Party platform this year even if, as expected, he loses the primary contest to Hillary Clinton.  —  The two Democratic candidates …

Reid: ‘Hell no’ to VP pick from state with a Republican governor  —  must not pick a senator from a Republican-controlled state as her vice president, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid  —  (D-Nev.) warned Monday.  —  “If we have a Republican governor in any of those states …

Electoral map looks grim for Trump  —  is getting good news in the polls.  —  Last week, a Fox News poll saw him take a 3-point lead over Hillary Clinton  —  in a national survey.  That's within the margin of error.  —  But step back and take the long view.  Clinton led by seven points in April.

Former US Official Reveals Risks Faced by Internal Critics  —  US President Barack Obama has said that Edward Snowden should have used official channels instead of taking NSA spying public.  Now, a former high-ranking US government official has revealed how the Pentagon retaliates against internal critics.

VA secretary: Disney doesn't measure wait times, so why should VA?  —  Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Monday compared the length of time veterans wait to receive health care at the VA to the length of time people wait for rides at Disneyland, and said his agency shouldn't use wait times …

The civil war within conservative media  —  Though it's not been well analyzed by mainstream reporters, the so-called conservative media have been split down the middle by the Donald Trump  —  phenomenon.  Outlets like the Drudge Report, Breitbart and The Washington Times have been in loud …

Ryan: Trump could win, but I'm not ‘betting’ on it  —  Paul Ryan loves the word “unity,” but his definition of that term differs sharply from Donald Trump's vision of a smiling speaker at his side, mouth shut and domesticated — just like Chris Christie.  —  Ryan, who made peace with Trump earlier …

Trump Looks to Evangelicals for Financial Boost  —  The presumptive Republican presidential nominee has been holding meetings at Manhattan's Trump Tower to try and court members of the evangelical community.  —  kevcirilli  —  Donald Trump is banking on small donations from evangelicals put off …

Republicans Paying More Attention to Election Than Democrats  —  PRINCETON, N.J. — Republicans continue to follow the news of the presidential election more closely than Democrats.  In mid-May, 47% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents say they are following election news …

Study Finds Median Wealth For Single Black Women at $5 … That's the headline for an article that came out in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.  It's based on this study written by sociologist Mariko Chang.  Before I say anymore, I want to emphasize the importance of this study …

In Trump's World, Newt Gingrich Is King — and Maybe VP  —  The two men are kindred spirits in more ways than one.  —  He has an uncanny ability to dominate the media and shape a narrative, and he harnessed the anger and anxiety of lower-middle-class whites to reshape the Republican party.