GOP convention no-shows threaten to undercut Trump unity push  —  Even as Donald Trump and Republican Party bosses diligently work Capitol Hill in hopes of bringing the party together after a fractious presidential primary, convention planners could still be looking at a block of empty seats for the July convention.

Feel the Math  —  This is my fifth presidential campaign as a New York Times columnist, so I've watched a lot of election coverage, and I came into this cycle prepared for the worst.  Or so I thought.  —  But I was wrong.  So far, election commentary has been even worse than I imagined it would be.

Donald Trump is a ‘vulgar, demented, pig demon’ says Hillary Clinton's ex adviser  —  Donald Trump is a ‘vulgar, demented, pig demon’ who only appeals to ‘emasculated’ middle-aged men, the former innovation adviser to Hillary Clinton has said.  —  Alec Ross, who was senior aide to Clinton during …

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 …

Some Chick-fil-A Restaurants Are Commemorating Memorial Day in a Very Special Way  —  Two Alabama Chick-fil-A locations are honoring our nation's veterans for Memorial Day in a special way.  A table has been set aside that has a place setting, candle, rose in a vase, and a note, which reads:

Tenants angry after apartment building orders them to ‘friend’ it on Facebook  —  Technically Incorrect: The owners of a Salt Lake City apartment building change the tenancy agreement and give tenants five days to like the building on Facebook.  Or else.  —  by , Chris Matyszczyk

Over the Memorial Day Weekend, Bill Kristol doubled down on his betrayal of this country with a pair of tweets:  —  “Just a heads up over this holiday weekend: There will be an independent candidate — an impressive one, with a strong team and a real chance,” Kristol tweeted.

New video footage of Harambe shows the 400-pound gorilla HOLDING HANDS with the boy who fell into the zoo enclosure as witnesses say the animal was ‘acting protectively’  — Harambe was fatally shot after a four-year-old boy crawled past the railing and fell 10ft into the gorilla exhibit moat, authorities said

Concern over immigration delivers a ‘significant’ poll boost to the Leave campaign amid growing concern about control over UK borders  —  Public concern over immigration has delivered a “significant” boost to the Leave campaign amid growing concern about Britain's ability to control its borders, a new poll suggests.

Our Memorial Day collision course with fascism: Donald Trump and the new American militarism  —  It's not that Trump himself is a fascist, but he's a sign that we are more vulnerable to it than we ever imagined  —  The rise of Donald Trump as a presidential contender has been accompanied with dire warnings of a coming fascist tide.

A Renegade Muscles In on Mister Softee's Turf  —  Summer in New York City means ice cream trucks: bell-jingling fleets of pleasure craft festooned with pictures of perfectly swirled desserts and beaming children, delivering frozen providence into grateful sweaty hands.

CIA ex-boss: secretive spooks tolerated in UK more than in US  —  Michael Hayden talks at Hay festival about Edward Snowden and how Facebook, not government, is new privacy battleground  —  British people are not demanding more transparency from the intelligence services as loudly as Americans …