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 …

Ted Cruz is favored but Donald Trump is making minor play for national delegates  —  COLORADO SPRINGS — Ted Cruz continued his dominance in securing Colorado Republican delegates Friday, winning the 2nd, 4th and 5th Congressional Districts' delegates.  —  The Texas senator won all three delegates in the 4th Congressional District.

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.

Cage fighter!  Nicolas Cage, 52, in brawl with Mötley Crüe lead singer Vince Neil, 55, outside a Vegas casino after rocker ‘pulls a woman to the ground by her hair for asking the movie star for his autograph’  — The lady was a fan of Nicolas' and was saying hello with the musician grabbed …

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?

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 …

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

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.

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.

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)

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 …

The Voter Support Agency Accused of Suppressing Votes  —  The federal Election Assistance Commission was formed after the disputed 2000 election between George W. Bush and Al Gore and given an innocuous name and a seemingly inoffensive mission: to help state election officials make it easier to vote.

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 …

Wisconsin's Voter ID Law Is Back In Court Following Election Day Woes  —  In Tuesday's primary election, Wisconsin saw its highest voter turnout in decades, leading Gov. Scott Walker (R) to boast that it's “easy to vote” in his state.  But many voters were burdened or disenfranchised …

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” …

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 …

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.

SpaceX rocket successfully lands on ocean drone platform for first time  —  Falcon 9 rocket takes off with a cargo capsule bound for International Space Station before successfully landing on drone barge in fifth attempt  —  SpaceX landed a reusable rocket on a robotic drone on Friday …

Americans and Canadians might need visas for Europe  —  Be prepared!  You might need a visa for your next European holiday or business trip.  —  The European Union is considering requiring Americans and Canadians to apply for visas, even if they only want to come for a short break.

Senate encryption bill draft mandates ‘technical assistance’  —  A long-awaited Senate Intelligence Committee encryption bill would force companies to provide “technical assistance” to government investigators seeking locked data, according to a discussion draft obtained by The Hill.