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.

McConnell ‘Increasingly Optimistic’ That GOP Will Have Contested Convention  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell turned down an opportunity to comment on his personal beef with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) to implicitly criticize Donald Trump and said he is “increasingly optimistic” …

GOP operative sues Trump, Lewandowski for defamation  —  A veteran Republican operative filed a defamation suit against Donald Trump and his campaign manager in New York on Monday over statements the pair made earlier this year portraying her as a spurned job-seeker with a grudge against the Republican front-runner.

NBC/WSJ Poll: Clinton's National Lead Down to Two Points  —  Hillary Clinton leads Bernie Sanders nationally by just two points in the Democratic presidential race, according to results from a brand-new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.  —  Clinton gets support from 50 percent of Democratic primary voters …

Muslim Brotherhood Day on Capitol Hill  —  On Monday, April 18, legislators' offices will be visited by individuals associated with a group unknown to most lawmakers: The United States Council of Muslim Organizations (USCMO).  In the interest of helping members of the U.S. Congress understand precisely …

Clinton in NY: I always carry hot sauce  —  Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton  —  on Monday said that she always keeps a bottle of hot sauce handy in her bag.  —  “Hot sauce,” she said when asked what she constantly carries in her bag.

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 …

U.S. Troops Get Closer to Iraqi Front Lines After Obama Move  —  Adding 217 troops brings force to 4,087, Pentagon says  —  It doesn't change ‘basic elements’ of strategy, Earnest says  —  President Barack Obama's approval of Pentagon efforts to intensify the U.S. effort in Iraq may matter less …

Sandy Hook Truther Gets Two Years Probation For Harassing Victim's Family  —  BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — A New York City man accused of harassing relatives of a teacher killed in the Newtown school massacre has been sentenced to two years of probation as part of a plea deal.

4 dead as historic, 20-inch rain swamps Houston area  —  Flooding in Houston forced families to flee their homes by ANY means necessary.  —  Drenching rain, which brought flash floods to much of eastern and southern Texas on Sunday and Monday, deluged Houston, killing four and leading to scores of water rescues.

Teenager Is Accused of Live-Streaming a Friend's Rape on Periscope  —  When an Ohio teenager witnessed her 17-year-old friend being raped, according to officials, she not only failed to help the victim, she pointed her phone and streamed a live video of it on the Periscope app.

Gillibrand's tearful plea to Bernie: Give up your guns  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Bernie Sanders is known for sticking to his guns — literally — and that might be his undoing in big, bullet-strafed states like New York.  —  Sanders, a paragon of political consistency who has almost never flip-flopped …

Transgender bathroom bill sponsor pulls proposal until next year  —  The House sponsor of a controversial bill that would require students in public school grades K-12 and higher education institutions to use the restroom that corresponds with their sex at birth is delaying action on the bill until next year.

Pearl Jam Cancels N Carolina Concert In Protest Of ‘Despicable’ Anti-LGBT Law  —  Pearl Jam canceled its concert on Monday that was scheduled for April 20 in North Carolina in protest of the law that eliminates local governments' ability to pass legislation to protect gay and transgender individuals.

Doris Roberts Dead at 90  —  DEAD AT 90  —  EXCLUSIVE