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 …

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 …

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.

Sanders picks pro-Palestinian activist for Democratic platform committee  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders has been given 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.

One Of The Most Aggressive Gerrymanders In The Country Just Lost In The Supreme Court  —  Nearly two years ago, a federal court struck down Virginia's congressional maps, finding that state lawmakers engaged in an unconstitutional racial gerrymander when they packed tens of thousands …

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 …

Left-winger van der Bellen wins Austrian presidential election  —  With just a few votes left to be counted, it appears Austria has chosen the former Green leader Alexander van der Bellen to be the country's next president, in what was one of the tightest presidential election races seen in Austria.

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.”

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 …

‘Something needs to be done’: Parents say they want justice for baby's bruises  —  A Sherwood couple say they came home from a date night a couple of months ago to find their 1-year-old son, Jacob, screaming and the babysitter asleep on the couch.  The next morning, they awoke to find him covered in bruises.

New Trump Video Mixes Bill Clinton Rape Allegation, Hillary Clinton Laughing  —  Donald Trump released a new Instagram video on Monday featuring audio from interviews with women who've accused former President Bill Clinton of sexual assault.  The accompanying text asks if Democratic presidential …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Daily 202: Refusal to release tax returns emerging as a big liability for Trump  —  THE BIG IDEA:  —  Donald Trump bests Hillary Clinton by 2 points among registered voters in the new Washington Post/ABC poll.  While within the margin of error, this represents an 11-point swing in his direction since March.