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Obama Falsely Links Fires to Climate Change at Yosemite

President Barack Obama used his visit to Yosemite National Park on Saturday to tout his administration’s environmental record and to warn Americans about the dangers of climate change — albeit with false information.

Obama points (David Calvert / Getty)

Democrat’s Wife Fears He Will Beat Her if He Loses Election

The wife of a Democratic Party lawmaker in California has testified that she fears he will beat her if he loses a close race for Congress. The Los Angeles Times buried his party affiliation, however, leaving it out of the headline and lede paragraph.

Roger Hernández (Rich Pedroncelli / Associated Press)

Obama’s Father’s Day Trip Disrupts Yosemite Travel

Thousands of Americans had long planned trips to Yosemite National Park for Father’s Day weekend — but the White House is encouraging them to arrive before 8 a.m. to avoid conflicting with President Barack Obama’s weekend visit to the park.

Yosemite (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

Trump Supporter Pulls Rifle on Yard Sign Vandals

A San Diego man with a Donald Trump yard sign in front of his house confronted a group of would-be vandals with a rifle on Wednesday evening. The vandals panicked and dialed 911. Police questioned the resident, Taren Meacham, but did not arrest him.

Taren Meacham (Screen shot / JrPixels / AXIOM / Facebook)

Blue State Blues: Keep Calm, and Let Trump Be Trump

Donald Trump is down big in the polls — after a week that ought to have lifted his presidential prospects. First, the Orlando terror attack proved his warnings about Islamic terror to be correct, sadly. Then, Hillary Clinton — whom he

Blue State Blues (Breitbart)

McClatchy: Orlando Terror Caused by Transgender Bathroom Bills

Some gay activists, with the assistance of the mainstream media, are apparently blaming conservatives for the Islamic terror attack at the Pulse gay night club in Orlando — one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history — by citing “anti-LGBT” laws as a cause.

AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File

Despite Orlando Terror, Obama to Visit Yosemite This Week

OAKHURST — Despite the ongoing national security crisis surrounding the Orlando terror attack, President Barack Obama is planning a visit to several national parks late this week, including Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico and Yosemite National Park in California.

ElCapitan_Yosemite

Orlando Imam: Mateens Were ‘More Aligned with America Than Us’

The imam of the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce, where the Orlando terrorist prayed, has said that Omar Mateen had been “very aggressive” as a child, but his family “was very pro-American, that they were maybe more aligned with American than us.”

Islamic Center of Fort Pierce (Facebook)

After FCC Ruling, November Election Will Decide Future of Internet

On Tuesday, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down a 2-1 decision upholding the 2015 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to impose “Net Neutrality” on Internet service providers, treating the Internet like a public utility.

Net Neutrality protest (Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty)

Man Arrested En Route to Pride Parade Was Gay, Barred from Guns

SANTA MONICA — James Wesley Howell, the 20-year-old Indiana man arrested early Sunday with a car full of guns and potential explosives, told police he was on the way to the Los Angeles Gay Pride parade. And he may have been: he was gay.

James Wesley Howell (SMPD via Associated Press)

Rape Protest to Hit Stanford Graduation

Activists are targeting Stanford University’s graduation ceremony on Sunday, staging a protest against “rape culture” at the school, in connection with the recent conviction of former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, who received a light sentence.

Brock Turner (Santa Clara County Sheriff via Associated Press)

Gay Hispanic Republican: Anti-Trump Thugs Broke My Nose

Juan Hernandez, a gay Hispanic Republican from Santa Clara, California, has penned an op-ed in the Washington Post in which he described how he and a friend were brutally beaten by anti-Donald Trump thugs last week in San Jose.

Juan Hernandez (Facebook)

Hillary Clinton, Racist: Her Top 5 Worst Comments (in Public)

Hillary Clinton has made Donald Trump’s remarks about a federal judge, among others, the basis for a campaign accusing him of being a racist. It is worth visiting Clinton’s own history of making racially offensive comments for political gain.

Obama as 'Muslim,' actually Somali visit (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton Campaign Swag Gets Date of Victory Wrong

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign is celebrating her victory in the Democratic presidential primary by sending a commemorative refrigerator magnet to supporters who donate $10 or more. However, the date on the magnet is incorrect.

Hillary Clinton magnet (Clinton campaign)

See, I Told You Bernie Sanders Was a Fraud

SANTA MONICA — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) told hundreds of supporters in an airport hangar on Tuesday night that he would continue to campaign, despite the fact that Hillary Clinton had clinched the Democratic Party’s nomination.

The Associated Press

Lefty Glenn Greenwald Slams ‘Undemocratic’ Associated Press Call

Left-wing journalist Glenn Greenwald slammed the Associated Press as “undemocratic” for declaring Hillary Clinton the Democratic Party nominee on Monday on the basis of “superdelegates” — and refusing to name its sources or the names of those superdelegates.

Journalists on leash (Breitbart News / Unknown)

Hillary Clinton Wins California Primary by Wide Margin

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has won the California primary, taking nearly 56% of the vote, with 99.5% of precincts reporting as of 5:00 a.m. California time. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) won just over 43% of the vote.

Hillary Clinton concert (Kevin Winter / Getty)

Bernie Sanders Refuses to Concede: ‘The Struggle Continues’

SANTA MONICA — On a night when Hillary Clinton celebrated clinching the Democratic Party presidential nomination, Sen. Bernie Sanders refused to concede, vowing to fight on to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July.

Bernie Sanders Santa Monica (Scott Olson / Getty)

Bernie Sanders Fans: Contested Convention, or Third Party

Several hundred enthusiastic supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) gathered in a cavernous hangar at the local municipal airport for an Election Night rally, refusing to admit that the long primary campaign had finally been lost.

Sanders fans (Joel Pollak / Breitbart News)

California Primary: Sanders Fights for Win, Clinton Nears Clinch

SANTA MONICA — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) took a moment on Sunday to visit briefly with his grandchildren at the Santa Monica Pier, where they rode the wooden horses on the near-century-old carousel that is still a favorite among local children.

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton (David McNew / Justin Sullivan / Getty)

Bill Clinton Calls for ‘Shared Prosperity’ with Hillary Clinton

SANTA MONICA — Former President Bill Clinton told an audience of about 500 packed into the outdoor artists’ complex at Bergamot Station that his wife was the best choice to lead America — and the world — back to an era of “shared prosperity.”

Bill Clinton (David McNew / Getty)

#NeverTrump Candidate David French: Trump ‘Incites Violence’

Hours before anti-Trump protesters attacked Donald Trump supporters outside the San Jose Convention Center on Thursday evening, potential third-party “#NeverTrump” candidate David A. French tweeted that Trump “incites violence.”

Trump supporter injured (Screenshot / Timcast / YouTube)

Anti-Trump Mob Hunts Trump Fans Like ‘Prey,’ Assaults Police

More reports of assaults and mob violence by anti-Trump protesters on Thursday evening continue to emerge from San Jose, where groups of men attacked Trump supporters emerging from a rally, even pursuing them to their cars in the parking lot. CBS

Trump supporter flees (Noah Berger / Associated Press)

New California Primary Poll: Sanders 44, Clinton 43

Sen. Bernie Sanders achieved his first lead over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a new USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll released on Thursday. Sanders drew support from 44% of eligible Democratic voters, versus 43% for Clinton. The result, within

Fake Bernie Sanders (Adelle Nazarian / Breitbart News)

3rd Poll Shows Sanders in Dead Heat with Clinton, Down by 2

A Field Poll released on Thursday shows Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) trailing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by two points in the California primary, 45-43, a statistical dead heat. It is the third poll in a week to show a two-point margin between the two — a virtual tie, within the poll’s 3.2% margin of error.

Bernie Sanders flag (Mark Ralston / AFP / Getty)

‘America Was Never Great!!!’ Protesters Greet Trump in Sacramento

Presumptive Republican nominee Donald J. Trump was greeted by several dozen demonstrators outside the Sacramento International Jet Center on Wednesday evening, where he was due to speak. “America Was Never Great!!!” read one sign. Others shouted “Shame on you!” at attendees.

America Was Never Great (Michelle Moons / Breitbart News)