Supreme Court appears deadlocked over Obama's immigration plan  —  Supporters of fair immigration reform dance in front of the Supreme Court in Washingtonon Monday.  —  The Supreme Court appeared deadlocked Monday over President Obama's plan to offer work permits to as many as 4 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally.

Why Trump may be costing Democrats millions for their convention  —  Republicans have been struggling for months in the shadow of Donald Trump to get corporate sponsors to pony up for their convention.  Now Democratic fundraisers are feeling their pain, too.

45% of Americans pay no federal income tax  —  Many Americans don't have to worry about giving Uncle Sam part of their hard-earned cash for their income taxes this year.  —  An estimated 45.3% of American households — roughly 77.5 million — will pay no federal individual income tax …

Cruz claims he's won ‘landslides over and over’ beating Trump in five consecutive states - even though only one of them held an election  — Texas senator won handily in Wisconsin on April 5 but his more recent ‘voterless’ victories have drawn scorn from Donald Trump supporters

GOP group promises ObamaCare replacement plan — soon  —  A group of senior House Republicans is promising to deliver proof that the party is making headway in its six-year struggle to replace ObamaCare.  —  “Give us a little time, another month or so,” House Energy and Commerce Committee …

The Hollywood Hit-Job on Justice Clarence Thomas  —  I covered the confirmation hearings in 1991.  HBO's movie heavily edits history to favor Anita Hill.  —  By  —  The current battle over President Obama's Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland is child's play compared with the lurid brawl …

Bernie Sanders keeps saying his average donation is $27, but his own numbers contradict that … By the time Larry David appeared on “Saturday Night Live” to spoof Bernie Sanders in early February, his talking point about his campaign's average donation being $27 was already well known enough to be a punchline.

There Is No Bernie Sanders Movement  —  Almost every modern Democratic primary has had a progressive insurgency.  Bernie's isn't anything new.  But it can be.  —  He'd just been declared the winner in the Wisconsin Democratic primary, and now Bernie Sanders, speaking from a stage in Laramie …

Robber Baron Recessions  —  When Verizon workers went on strike last week, they were mainly protesting efforts to outsource work to low-wage, non-union contractors.  But they were also angry about the company's unwillingness to invest in its own business.  In particular, Verizon has shown …

Dictatorship Of The Dimwits  —  Below, an extraordinary short video making the rounds.  A 5'9″ white guy goes onto the University of Washington campus and asks students to explain why he isn't a 6'5″ Chinese female child in first grade.  They can't do it.

Eric Trump: My Dad Is Going to Go After Hillary in a Way That No One Has Ever Gone After Her Before … Monday on Fox News Channel's “Fox & Friends,” Eric Trump, son of Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, weighed in on Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton's decision …

Dow briefly tops 18K for first time since July '15  —  Pisani's market open: Energy stocks weaker  —  CNBC's Bob Pisani looks at what's moving in early morning trading, including a pullback in high beta energy stocks after major oil producers failed to agree on a deal to freeze output.

Defaults hit highest level since '09 bust  —  Get ready to step over some landmines, investors.  The number of companies defaulting on their debt is hitting levels not seen since the financial crisis, and it's not just a problem for bondholders.  —  So far this year, 46 companies have defaulted …

GOP ‘King of Dirty Tricks’ on RNC's Plan to Stop Trump  —  What Roger Stone knows about Trump's strategy (he's winging it), and the efforts to take the candidate down  —  Depending on whom you talk to, Roger Stone, the veteran GOP strategist and consigliere to a long line of Republicans …

Texas GOPers Vote To Debate Secession At State Convention  —  A group that advocates for Texas seceding from the United States says at least 22 local Republican conventions passed resolutions last month that called for a vote on secession at the state convention, The Houston Chronicle reported Friday.