A Newcomer to Populism?  Hillary Clinton Campaign Begs to Differ  —  CLAREMONT, N.H. — In her first week as a 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton seemed to channel another high-profile Democrat.  “The deck is stacked in their favor,” Mrs. Clinton said of the wealthy and powerful.

DC attorney general alerts police to photo of Republicans with assault rifle  —  Police in Washington, D.C., have been referred materials for a possible investigation into two Republican congressmen who posed for a picture with an assault rifle in a House office building.

Kaiser Health Tracking Poll: April 2015  —  Bianca DiJulio, Jamie Firth, and Mollyann Brodie … The Public's Views Of The ACA  —  Closely Divided On The Health Care Law  —  This month's Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds American's opinion of the health care law closely divided …

Koch brothers will offer audition to Jeb Bush  —  Charles and David Koch are considering throwing their massive wealth and sophisticated organization into the Republican presidential primary for the first time, a potentially game-changing boost that could make even a second-tier candidate instantly viable.

Senate reaches deal to vote on AG nominee Loretta Lynch  —  Senate leaders on Tuesday morning announced a deal on a long-stalled anti-human-trafficking bill, setting up a vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as attorney general later this week.  —  “I'm glad we can say there is a bipartisan proposal …

Congressman Tells Protester: 'Touch me again, and I'll drop your ass'  —  Anti-immigration protesters were on hand to greet Congressman Steve Knight at the open house for his Simi Valley office last week.  And when one got a little too close, the former LAPD cop was having none of it.

Clinton's Age: It Probably Doesn't Matter  —  History does not show an edge for the younger presidential candidate  —  When Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced his presidential run on April 13, his speech made a point of going after ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) — and …

Ted Cruz Says President Obama Is an ‘Unmitigated Socialist’  —  After Texas Senator Ted Cruz addressed the First in the Nation summit in Nashua, New Hampshire, on Saturday, he headed to a basement conference room for a conversation with young Republicans.  There was no filming of the speech …

Police Can't Extend Stop for Dog Sniff, U.S. Supreme Court Says  —  Police officers violate the Constitution when they extend an otherwise completed traffic stop to allow time for a trained dog to sniff for drugs, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled.  —  The justices, voting 6-3 …

Anchorman: The Legend of Don Lemon  —  So maybe he's not Walter Cronkite.  Maybe he's done some famously awkward interviews, gotten his facts wrong, and made CNN the butt of more than a few jokes.  But that won't stop Don Lemon.  Because here's the thing: He can fill hours of nothing with a crisp, news-like something.

Judge's ruling grants legal right to research chimps  —  In a decision that seems to recognizes chimpanzees as legal persons for the first time, a New York judge today granted a pair of Stony Brook University lab animals the right to have their day in court.

Resignations in tiny Parma, Mo., baffle town's first black mayor  —  PARMA, MO.  • The drugstore is long gone.  So, too, are the bank and the barbershop, the opry house and the hardware store.  —  All that is left of downtown are collapsed awnings, caved-in ceilings and broken windowpanes of century-old buildings.

10 Most Censored Countries  —  CPJ's list of 10 Most Censored Countries is part of our annual publication, Attacks on the Press, which will be released in full on Monday, April 27, at 11 a.m. EST.  —  Eritrea and North Korea are the first and second most censored countries worldwide …

Bill O'Reilly: Pity The Poor Rich Man  —  Bill O'Reilly used his Talking Points Memo to whine about how terribly rich people are being treated in America.  —  From Blue Nation Review: Bill O'Reilly Wants You to Feel Bad for Rich People Like Bill O'Reilly: … Transcript via O'Reilly's site: Income Inequality in America:

Christians thrown overboard left to drown by Obama  —  Obama only mentions Christians to lecture them, rather than defend them from persecution.  —  What do you call it when 12 men are drowned at sea for praying to Jesus?  —  Answer: Religious persecution.

Bush preparing to delegate many campaign tasks to super PAC  —  3 photos  —  DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush is preparing to embark on an experiment in presidential politics: delegating many of the nuts-and-bolts tasks of seeking the White House to a separate political organization that can raise unlimited amounts of campaign cash.

Tough tattoo regs sink stellar Marine's career  —  For Marines employed in what's become a hyper-competitive professional setting, not even multiple meritorious promotions, a combat valor award and a command-endorsed waiver are likely to save one's career if he has run afoul of the service's tattoo policy.