Democrats Being Democrats  —  On Friday, House Democrats shocked almost everyone by rejecting key provisions needed to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an agreement the White House wants but much of the party doesn't.  On Saturday Hillary Clinton formally began her campaign for president …

Jeb Bush's smooth money machine  —  He's rarely taken more than a day or two off from the money chase.  —  Jeb Bush's laser focus on fundraising has sent him crisscrossing the country over the past six months to headline roughly 70 money events as he tries to smash existing presidential campaign records.

GAME OF THRONES STAR ON THAT SHOCKING DEATH: 'I'M NOT COMING BACK'  —  Warning: This story contains a major spoiler about the Game of Thrones season 5 finale.  —  Et tu, Ollly?  The story of Jon Snow, the bastard of Winterfell, came to a heartbreaking and apparent conclusion on Sunday night's Game of Thrones fifth season finale.

Statement from Archbishop Nienstedt Regarding the Future of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis  —  From Archbishop John C. Nienstedt, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis  —  In order to give the Archdiocese a new beginning amidst the many challenges we face …

Clinton: I never saw Hillary ‘study a list of my contributors’  —  Former President Bill Clinton emphatically denied that 2016 Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton gave any favors to Clinton Foundation donors during her time as secretary of State.  —  “She was pretty busy those years,” …

Cuomo created ‘total cluster f—k’ in escaped-killers hunt  —  The massive manhunt for two escaped murderers from the Dannemora prison has been hampered by State Police secrecy, inter-agency rivalries, and the disrupting involvement of Gov. Cuomo on the first day of the breakout, law-enforcement sources have told The Post.

Obama, Cuomo and de Blasio: The 3 stooges of the apocalypse  —  In conversations about politics and the world, I often find myself saying, “I wish there was more good news to write about.”  I mean it.  —  While there are many joyous personal moments to savor, society outside the front door is coming apart.

Can Schumer and McConnell just get along?  —  There's been bad blood in the past, but they're both deal-makers at heart.  This much is certain: The next president has a lot riding on their relationship.  —  Getty  —  Mitch McConnell remembers Chuck Schumer's role during his contentious 2008 campaign like it was yesterday.

CIA torture appears to have broken spy agency rule on human experimentation  —  Exclusive: Watchdogs shocked at ‘disconnect’ between doctors who oversaw interrogation and guidelines that gave CIA director power over medical ethics  —  The Central Intelligence Agency had explicit guidelines for …

Clinton confidant set for private Benghazi grilling  —  House GOP Benghazi investigators will face off with a combative confidant of Hillary Clinton this week in a closed-door interrogation session — one of the biggest moments for a Benghazi probe that continues to dog the Democratic presidential front-runner.