Sanders Over the Edge  —  From the beginning, many and probably most liberal policy wonks were skeptical about Bernie Sanders.  On many major issues — including the signature issues of his campaign, especially financial reform — he seemed to go for easy slogans over hard thinking.

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 …

These 200 people could decide whether Donald Trump gets the GOP nomination … West Virginia looks perfect for Donald Trump: a struggling working-class state filled with the types of voters who have backed him elsewhere and could deliver one of his biggest victories.  —  But a sweep there might not matter.

Fire Bill Clinton  —  No one is doing more damage to Hillary's campaign than her husband.  —  I wonder if there's a part of Bill Clinton that doesn't really want Hillary Clinton to become president, particularly if she has to distance herself from his legacy to do so.

Two dead in shooting at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio  —  Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said Friday morning.  —  According to initial internal Pentagon communications obtained by Air Force Times …

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.

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Clinton campaign chair: ‘The American people can handle the truth’ on UFOs  —  Washington (CNN)There has long been an air of conspiracy surrounding theories of alien life, and the head of Hillary Clinton's campaign said Thursday it's time to do away with the secrecy.

After Anal Rape, Left Wing Activist Felt ‘Guilt And Responsibility’ His Migrant Attacker Was Deported  —  A left wing activist has bared all to a Norwegian documentary crew about his rape at the hands of a Somalian migrant, and his despair at seeing the man deported.

'It was a children's soccer game.  Of course he knew he was going to kill children.'  —  ASRIYA, Iraq — The suicide bomber who blew up a youth soccer match late last month left barely a dent in the hard, dry earth, a faint scorch on a concrete wall nearby.

Cruz won't apologize for calling McConnell a liar … for calling Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  —  a liar “ain't gonna happen,” the presidential hopeful said during a Thursday interview with CNN's Dana Bash.  —  “If the Washington lobbyists want to see that happen, they can hold their breath a long, long time,” Cruz said.

U.S. military christens self-driving ‘Sea Hunter’ warship  —  The U.S. military on Thursday christened an experimental self-driving warship designed to hunt for enemy submarines, a major advance in robotic warfare at the core of America's strategy to counter Chinese and Russian naval investments.