Trump Orders Surrogates to Intensify Criticism of Judge and Journalists  —  During a Monday conference call with supporters, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee overruled a directive sent out by his own campaign.  —  kevcirilli  —  michaelcbender

Clinton clinches Democratic nomination  —  LONG BEACH, Calif. — Hillary Clinton became the presumptive Democratic nominee in a surprise development on Monday, making her the first woman ever to win a major party's presidential nomination one day before she was expected to cross the threshold.

The Brock Turner Mug Shot The Police Really Didn't Want You To See  —  The Santa Clara Sheriff's Department has finally released the mugshot of Brock Turner, the ex-Stanford student found guilty of rape, who was previously represented in the media by a smiling yearbook photo in which he's wearing a suit and tie.

BuzzFeed Terminates Ad Deal With Republican Party Over Trump  —  Donald Trump is “directly opposed to the freedoms of our employees in the United States and around the world,” CEO Jonah Peretti wrote.  —  BuzzFeed has terminated a deal with the Republican National Committee …

Trump Has Near 50-50 Chance of Winning Election, Ferguson Says  —  Harvard history professor says markets underestimating odds  —  Says Trump's foreign-policy proposals are worrying for Europe  —  Donald Trump has a better chance of becoming president than markets currently project …

Roger Clinton — DUI Arrest in California ... Impeccable Timing (UPDATE: MUG SHOT)  —  Hillary Clinton's brother-in-law is sitting in a jail cell after getting busted for DUI in Southern California ... just 2 days before the crucial CA primary vote.  —  Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …

Current Utah Polling  —  Winter Springs, Fla. - The State of Utah may hold a significant role in the upcoming Presidential election based on a recent survey completed by Gravis Marketing.  The non-partisan research firm based in Winter Springs, Fla. conducted a random survey of 1,519 registered voters …

Playboy Mansion's Neighbor to Buy the Property  —  Financier who owns the adjacent property to purchase mansion, which was listed for $200 million  —  The Playboy mansion, a stately 1927 manor in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills, is in contract to be sold to a financier who owns …

Trump's latest property-tax bill, out June 3, shows he once again received a middle-class tax break  —  The self-proclaimed billionaire gets a tax break for New Yorkers whose incomes are $500,000 a year or less  —  Donald Trump's New York City property-tax bill, published June 3 …

An Obama Nominee's Crushed Hopes  —  In early 2014, after decades of government and nonprofit work that reflected a passion for public service, Cassandra Butts got a reward — or so she thought.  She was nominated by President Obama to be the next United States ambassador to the Bahamas.

Bill, White House staff lived in fear of Hillary: Ex-Secret Service officer  —  Hillary Clinton has a “Jekyll and Hyde” personality that left White House staffers scared stiff of her explosive — and even physical — outbursts, an ex-Secret Service officer claims in a scathing new tell-all.

Huckabee: Establishment GOP Lucky They're Not Being Executed By Angry Voters  —  “And they need to be happy they're only getting spanked and not executed, because there is seething rage out in the country for those who have fought to help some of these guys get elected.”  —  Christopher Furlong / Getty Images