Vatican Academy Criticizes Sanders's ‘Monumental Discourtesy’  —  Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders reached out to obtain his invitation to the Vatican and showed “monumental discourtesy” in the process, a senior Vatican official said.  —  “Sanders made the first move …

Court Strikes Down Scott Walker's Right-To-Work Law As Unconstitutional  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin court has struck down the state's right-to-work law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker, calling it unconstitutional.  —  A Dane County Circuit Court judge issued the ruling Friday in a lawsuit filed by local unions.

Hillary Clinton broke the rules on the NYC subway.  That's not fair  —  Campaigning, just like performing, is not allowed in subway cars.  As long as musicians are slapped with fines, Clinton should be too  —  ew Yorkers got a chuckle on Thursday morning when Hillary Clinton rode the subway.

Colorado Loss Reveals Chaotic, Overwhelmed Trump Campaign  —  Cruz aims to keep Trump from a clean sweep in NY as Democratic race heats up 3:13  —  ARVADA, Colo. — Colorado is not going well for Donald Trump.  —  After a shake-up at the top this week in which Trump empowered Paul Manafort …

Obama relents in fight over Fast and Furious documents  —  Four years after asserting executive privilege to block Congress from obtaining documents relating to a controversial federal gun trafficking investigation, President Barack Obama relented Friday, turning over to lawmakers thousands …

Bernie Sanders Is Even Less Competitive Than He Appears  —  Bernie Sanders's supporters are fond of the hypothesis that Democratic superdelegates, the elected leaders and party officials who currently support Hillary Clinton by a lopsided-doesn't-even-begin-to- describe-it 469 to 31 …

Bill Clinton: ‘I Almost Want to Apologize’ For Exchange With Black Lives Matter  —  Bill Clinton Expresses Regret Over His Response to Protesters 1:11  —  Erie, Penn.  — Bill Clinton issued a near-apology Friday for his role in a lengthy and heated exchange with Black Lives Matters protesters a day earlier in Philadelphia.

Ben Carson: Trump Knows That His Twitter Use Is A Problem  —  “We talk about it and a number of people have talked about it, including his family.  And he knows that it's a problem.  And the first part of solving the problem is recognizing that it exists.”  —  Carlo Allegri / Reuters

1,000 secret Nevada firms, and most trace to 2 overseas addresses  —  A USA TODAY analysis of more than 1,000 American-based companies registered by Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the heart of the Panama Papers leak, casts the United States openly into an uncomfortable role …

New Jersey Homeowner May Face Jail for Flying Trump Campaign Flag  —  A New Jersey man who's been flying Donald Trump's campaign flag in front of his home since February could face up to a $2,000 fine or jail time when he faces a judge in the case.  Brian Thompson reports (Published Friday, April 8, 2016)

Busted: The Sad Data Manipulation of Prof Mark Perry  —  @TBPInvictus here:  —  It was exactly one year ago - here - that I penned my first piece on Seattle's then-new (just going into effect) minimum wage.  That piece focused on interesting (and wholly unsubstantiated) claims that the law …

Trump says he never dated a woman who had an abortion … NEW YORK — Abortion may be Donald Trump's toughest subject, a rare topic where his comments are not Teflon and do stick — especially with women voters.  —  In an interview Thursday, Trump, 69, sought to clarify recent remarks …

A New Shrimp Simulacrum Hopes To Take Plates By Storm  —  YOUR NEXT SHRIMP PAD THAI MIGHT BE SHRIMP-FREE  —  Americans really like seafood — we consume about 4 billion pounds a year, and there is no way that various fisheries can compete with the demands of our gullets, as well as those of pescatarians worldwide.

GOP Establishment Money Funding Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, Erick Erickson To Attack Trump  —  The next time you hear Mark Levin on the radio, or watch Glenn Beck on TV, or read Erick Erickson, RedState.com on the Internet, you might just ask yourself who is paying for the message?

The Secret Movement to Draft General James Mattis for President  —  Gen. James Mattis doesn't necessarily want to be president—but that's not stopping a group of billionaire donors from hatching a plan to get him there.  —  An anonymous group of conservative billionaires is ready to place …

Vince Neil — Fights Nic Cage After Allegedly Attacking Woman (VIDEO)  —  FIGHTS NIC CAGE AFTER ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING WOMAN  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Vince Neil and Nic Cage got in a huge physical fight in Las Vegas Thursday, after Vince allegedly attacked a woman in a hotel ... and Vince is now the subject of a criminal investigation.

How the Republicans painted themselves into this corner  —  SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM recently appeared on “The Daily Show” to endorse Ted Cruz for president.  During the interview, host Trevor Noah ran an earlier clip in which Graham said that the choice between Donald Trump and Ted Cruz was like picking between getting shot or poisoned.

Source: No ‘coincidence’ Romanian hacker Guccifer extradited amid Clinton probe  —  The hacker known as ‘Guccifer’ is escorted by masked policemen in Bucharest, after being arrested in Arad, Romania.  (Reuters) (REUTERS/Mediafax/Silviu Matei)  —  The extradition of Romanian hacker “Guccifer” …

MAN WHO SCALED CLIFF TO PROPOSE ARRESTED FOR DRUGS  —  MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) — A man who had to be rescued when he climbed a California cliff to propose to his girlfriend via cellphone video later was acting erratically and was found to be high on methamphetamine, authorities said Friday.

Corey Lewandowski Called Coworker ‘F*cking B*tch,’ Yelled at Subordinate for Visiting Dying Grandma  —  Donald Trump's campaign manager is a legend among his former colleagues—for all the wrong reasons.  —  Corey Lewandowski, the embattled manager of Donald Trump's presidential campaign …