How Clinton's email scandal took root  —  Hillary Clinton's email problems began in her first days as secretary of state.  She insisted on using her personal BlackBerry for all her email communications, but she wasn't allowed to take the device into her seventh-floor suite of offices, a secure space known as Mahogany Row.

How the G.O.P. Elite Lost Its Voters to Donald Trump  —  The manufacturing executives had gathered in an Atlanta conference room last year to honor their senior United States senator, Johnny Isakson, for his tireless efforts on their behalf in Washington.  But as the luncheon wound down …

Gun Store Owner Refuses to Sell Weapon to Man Suspected of Planning Mass Shooting at Ohio University  —  A gun store owner is being credited with possibly stopping a mass shooting at Ohio University after he refused to sell a gun to a man who passed a background check, CNN reported on Sunday.

BREAKING: Nathan Deal vetoes Georgia's ‘religious liberty’ bill  —  Gov. Nathan Deal on Monday vetoed the “religious liberty” bill that triggered a wave of criticism from gay rights groups and business leaders and presented him with one of the most consequential challenges he's faced since his election to Georgia's top office.

Conservatives to pounce if GOP relents on Supreme Court  —  There are plenty of plausible reasons why Republicans might eventually fold in the standoff over the Supreme Court: Overwhelming public opinion, a Democratic pressure campaign, and vulnerable GOP senators trying to save their jobs, to name a few.

Dems must pay price to keep Sanders sweet  —  (I-Vt.) want in exchange for endorsing Hillary Clinton  —  And what can Clinton and the Democratic Party give Sanders to get him to campaign aggressively for her in the fall, harnessing the voting power of the passionate, mostly young, white left-wing voters who favor him?

Ted Cruz Names Friends, but Silence From G.O.P. Brass Deafens  —  Seated for an interview inside a stately Midtown Manhattan library, just south of Trump Tower, the Texas senator leaned forward in his chair, ticking off the unlikely coalition drifting his way.

Why is there a Donald Trump tombstone in Central Park?  —  UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan — People walking through Central Park spotted a mysterious tombstone for Donald Trump Sunday.  —  The tombstone had the phrase “Made America Hate Again!” engraved under Trump's name.

ISIS carries out Good Friday crucifixion of Indian Catholic priest in Yemen after he was kidnapped three weeks ago in attack on old people's home where four nuns were shot  —  The Indian Catholic priest kidnapped by ISIS-linked terrorists in Yemen earlier this month was crucified on Good Friday, it has been claimed.

Man armed with rifle and gun arrested at Bellevue Baptist Church Easter service  —  MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is undergoing a mental evaluation after being taken into custody at Bellevue Baptist Church Easter morning.  —  Police said security saw a male in the church who was armed.

The 5 U.S. Counties Where Racial Diversity Is Highest—and Lowest … Data wizard Randy Olson, the guy behind that astounding graph illuminating the reality of paying for college with minimum-wage work, has created another beautiful visualization: a map of racial diversity across the United States' nearly 3,000 counties.

North Carolina Sued Over Anti-LGBT Law  —  “By singling out LGBT people for disfavored treatment and explicitly writing discrimination against transgender people into state law, H.B. 2 violates the most basic guarantees of equal treatment and the U.S. Constitution,” the lawsuit argues.

Who Will Become a Terrorist?  Research Yields Few Clues  —  WASHINGTON — The brothers who carried out suicide bombings in Brussels last week had long, violent criminal records and had been regarded internationally as potential terrorists.  But in San Bernardino, Calif., last year …

Paul Ryan faces primary challenge from wealthy businessman ‘betrayed’ by House speaker  —  A wealthy businessman with tea party ties confirmed Sunday that he is mounting a primary challenge to House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, saying that after donating to the Wisconsin Republican's past campaigns he feels …

REVEALED: Huge rise in sex pests using drones to perv on Brit women  —  COPS have admitted drones are falling into the hands of creepy sex pests bent on filming candid videos of women without them ever knowing.  —  Shocking new statistics show drones being used illegally has gone up TEN times …

Kremlin does not rule out Putin's possible meeting with Elton John in Moscow  —  Elton John is expected to give a concert in Moscow on May 30  —  /TASS/.  The Kremlin does not rule out a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and British multiple Grammy-winning superstar Elton John …

Anthony Weiner Was The ‘Perfectly Evolved’ Politician — Until He Screwed Up  —  Undiscovered sexts gnawed at him “kind of like PTSD” during his mayoral campaign, he told Candidate Confessional.  —  In the spring of 2013, as he embarked on a campaign for mayor of New York City …

Donald Trump Viciously Mocked Rosie O'Donnell's Depression During Their Public Feud  —  “If I looked like Rosie, I'd struggle with depression too,” Trump said.  —  View Video ›  —  buzzfeed-video1.s3.amazonaws.com  —  Donald Trump, while feuding with Rosie O'Donnell in the mid-2000s …

David Gregory joins CNN as a contributor  —  Former NBC “Meet the Press” moderator David Gregory has officially joined CNN as a political analyst, the network announced on Monday.  —  Gregory was replaced as moderator on “Meet the Press” last year by Chuck Todd.

Marco Rubio's secret (money) legacy  —  Marco Rubio's campaign is dead.  His secret-money legacy lives on.  —  Nobody knows who funded the nonprofit group that spent more than $10 million on TV ads boosting Rubio, and untold more on mailers and research.  And, unless those donors out themselves, nobody ever will.