Eric Holder says Edward Snowden performed a ‘public service’  —  The Axe Files, featuring David Axelrod, is a podcast distributed by CNN and produced at the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.  The author works at the institute.  —  Chicago (CNN)Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder …

The Trump ‘disruption’ con  —  For the last few weeks, I have been traveling from Los Angeles to Seattle to Dallas and along the east coast, giving speeches and doing interviews about my new book, “We the People.”  —  Everywhere I go people want to talk presidential politics.

Memorial Day weekend shootings leave 4 dead, at least 49 wounded  —  Chicago Tribune reporters and photographers will be out covering the city's violent crime over the course of the Memorial Day weekend, from Friday, May 27, 2016, to early Tuesday, May 31, 2016.  A live blog of the weekend's coverage can be found here.

Possible Shark Attack Leaves Corona Del Mar Swimmer With ‘Traumatic’ Injuries, Authorities Say  —  A portion of Corona del Mar State Beach was evacuated after a swimmer was bitten in a possible shark attack Sunday afternoon, according to the Newport Beach Fire Department.

WSJ editor: Trump needs to be destroyed in the November election to teach GOP voters a lesson  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Appearing on CNN, an opinion page editor from the Wall Street Journal left no doubt how he feels about presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump …

On Memorial Day - Please Remember Sgt Derrick Miller Who Sits in Leavenworth for Killing Taliban Operative  —  As Obama continues to release Islamic terrorists right and left out of Gitmo, he never mentions our Sons who were sentenced to prison in Leavenworth for their defensive actions on the same battlefield.

Gary Johnson and William Weld are fake libertarians miseducating the public  —  In case you haven't heard, the Libertarian Party national convention is taking place this weekend.  It is hard to tell who will emerge as the nominee, but the three frontrunners are Austin Petersen, John McAfee …

In gorilla's death, critics blame mother, Cincinnati Zoo  —  (CNN)Devastated.  Heartbroken.  In mourning.  —  Those are some of the words the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden used Sunday in a contrite explanation for the death of Harambe, a 17-year-old western lowland gorilla killed …

Why Is This Hardcore Conservative Not #NeverTrump?  Because Hillary Is So Much Worse  —  I've got a lot of #NeverTrump friends.  Heck, I bet most of my friends are #NeverTrump.  Hell, my wife is #NeverTrump.  I like #NeverTrump people, even though I think they're wrong.  We share the same goals.

Dems to Clinton: Ignore Trump on past scandals  —  Democrats are offering a piece of straightforward advice for Hillary Clinton  —  threatens to dig up scandals from the 1990s: Ignore him.  —  Clinton's supporters shrug off concerns that the Trump attacks could stick.

Donald Trump exposes the GOP's dirty secret: They build everything by nurturing white rage  —  For decades, GOP has used the war on drugs or voter ID laws as cover for race-baiting.  Trump just blew their cover  —  Paul Ryan is angry with Donald Trump, not so much for failing …

Woman feared dead in crocodile attack in far north Queensland  —  A woman is feared dead after being taken by a crocodile in the Daintree National Park, north of Cairns in far north Queensland.  —  The 46-year-old woman, from Lithgow in New South Wales, was swimming with a friend …

Middle Eastern Writers Find Refuge in the Dystopian Novel  —  Basma Abdel Aziz was walking in downtown Cairo one morning when she saw a long line of people standing in front of a closed government building.  Returning hours later, Ms. Abdel Aziz, a psychiatrist who counsels torture victims …

Rubio Personally Apologized To Trump For Implying He Had A Small Penis  —  “It's not who I am and I shouldn't have done it.”  —  Marco Rubio didn't like how his campaign ended, and was especially embarrassed with his attacks on Donald Trump.  —  During a particularly nasty stretch …