Trump Attacks Federal Judge in Trump U Case  —  The presumptive GOP nominee devotes 12 minutes of a 58-minute address to the suit  —  SAN DIEGO-In one of his most personal attacks against an apolitical figure since becoming the presumptive Republican presidential nominee …

Donald Trump tells Californians there is no drought  —  6.1k Shares  —  California had one of its driest years in 2015.  In fact, last year marked the driest four-year period in the state's history.  —  But Donald Trump isn't sold.  Six months later, the presumptive GOP nominee told supporters …

Trump's Intellectuals  —  They're out there—beyond the Beltway.  —  Inside the Beltway and along the Washington-to-Boston corridor, #NeverTrump has won the hearts and minds of conservative intellectuals and the high-toned media.  The dissenters—yes, there are some—make a lot less noise.

Tech Company: We Will Put Up $10 Million For Bernie-Trump Debate  —  WASHINGTON — A technology investment company has offered to put up the $10 million for charity that Donald Trump said on Thursday would be needed to hold a debate with Bernie Sanders.  —  [Update at 4:38 p.m. …

The World Reaps What the Saudis Sow  —  Saudi Arabia has frustrated American policy makers for years.  Ostensibly a critical ally, sheltered from its enemies by American arms and aid, the kingdom has spent untold millions promoting Wahhabism, the radical form of Sunni Islam that inspired …

Feds fight to prevent Clinton deposition in email case  —  The Obama administration is trying to prevent former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton  —  from being deposed in an ongoing open records case connected to her use of a private email server.  —  Late Thursday evening …

Libertarian ‘dream ticket’ in peril as Weld bombs in Orlando  —  ORLANDO, Fla. — It was supposed to be a stroke of genius: Gary Johnson, the 2012 Libertarian nominee for president and the party's leading contender in 2016, announced that William Weld, the two-term former Republican governor of Massachusetts …

Pakistani men can beat wives ‘lightly,’ Islamic council says  —  (CNN)The leader of a Pakistani Islamic council has proposed a bill that allows husbands to “lightly beat” their wives as a form of discipline.  —  In the 75-page proposal, Mohammad Khan Sheerani suggests a light beating …

Donald Trump under oath: Trump University's promises crumble  —  The ads for his university were classic Donald Trump — Trump stares into the camera and proclaims:  —  “We're going to have professors and adjunct professors that are absolutely terrific people, terrific brains, successful.

The Dark Future of Whitewashing  —  Asian Americans are increasingly overrepresented among our society's elite.  Will the U.S. succumb to anti-Asian prejudice?  —  Over at ye olde New York Times, Slate alumna Amanda Hess has a new article on the insane difficulties Asian Americans face …

Trump on climate: He's even worse than we thought  —  No one expected Donald Trump to give a single energy speech and suddenly pivot to the left on global warming, after a record of expressing skepticism that global warming exists on several prior occasions.

Family of Kate Steinle files lawsuit over deadly shooting on San Francisco pier  —  Relatives of the woman shot to death on a San Francisco pier last year filed a lawsuit Friday saying the illegal immigrant accused in the killing should have been in custody if not for a series of mistakes by city and federal workers.

When the Barbarous Brits First Quit Europe  —  London — CLOSE by Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament, there stands the statue of a woman brandishing a spear.  Erected in 1902, it portrays Boudicca, the warrior queen who, in the words of the inscription on the statue's plinth …

Carson: Trump starting to believe in ‘greater power’  —  is starting to believe in “a greater power” and is praying more often.  —  Trump's former presidential rival, a key surrogate and possible vice presidential pick, told The Hill on Friday that he believes Trump is becoming more spiritual.

Donald Trump's Campaign Stumbles as It Tries to Go Big  —  BISMARCK, N.D. — A constant stream of changes and scuffles are roiling Donald J. Trump's campaign team, including the abrupt dismissal this week of his national political director.  —  A sense of paranoia is growing among …

World's scariest school run?  Chinese children tackle 800-metre cliff  —  Children as young as six from Atuler village in Sichuan province have to scale a huge rockface using rickety ladders  —  Authorities in south-west China have vowed to come to the aid of an isolated mountain village …