Hillary Clinton secures Democratic nomination

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton won the California Democratic primary last night, cementing her status as the party's prospective nominee. The first woman to clinch a major party's nomination, Clinton remains the favorite to win the general election in November.

The BBC reports that an overwhelming majority of Bernie Sanders supporters plan to back Clinton after all, though the data is a few weeks old, with only a few percent switching to her Republican rival Trump.

Perhaps it's the case that having been engaged in politics, young people who would never otherwise have voted for Clinton are now very much aware that she isn't like Trump at all. While Clinton might not have much to offer them, the difference for others would be stark.

Sanders vowed to fight on at least until Washington D.C.'s vote next week, but he and President Obama are meeting tomorrow at the White House—a graceful exit plan in the offing?