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.

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 …

Science offers ‘future’ out of Harambe's remains … The Cincinnati Zoo shot and killed Harambe, a silverback gorilla, after a young boy fell into a shallow moat surrounding his exhibit.  The zoo held a press conference explaining their decision.  —  CINCINNATI — Zoo personnel gathered early Monday to mourn Harambe.

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.

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

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 …

Campaign Chairman: Clinton Knows Email Setup Was A “Mistake”  —  In a memo to top supporters, Hillary Clinton's top official sought to clarify the campaign's response to a new report from the State Department inspector general and move past a controversy that has dogged the candidate now for 15 months.

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.

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:

Bernie Sanders, Danny Glover Attend Game 7 of the NBA Playoffs  —  Bernie Sanders capped Memorial Day off by heading to game 7 of the NBA Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.

Hillary Clinton's Campaign Was Never Going to Be Easy.  But Did It Have to Get This Hard?  —  In a locker room at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, people are waiting in line to get their pictures taken with Hillary Clinton before a rally in the school's gym.

Sexist, maybe?  Extra wide, pink parking spots for women in China  —  A screenshot from Weibo.com shows a parking spot for women only in China.  —  Yingzhi Yang and Jonathan Kaiman  —  The Chinese Internet was awash in debate over sexism Monday, spurred on by an unlikely subject: parking lots.

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 …