Trump orders new campaign hierarchy, spending plan  —  In a shakeup that's roiling Donald Trump's presidential campaign, the GOP front-runner told senior staffers at a Saturday meeting that he wants his recent hires Paul Manafort and Rick Wiley to take the reins in upcoming states …

The Dirty Way Texas Could Win Its Supreme Court Challenge To Obama's Immigration Policies  —  WASHINGTON, DC — One of the biggest uncertainties in United States v. Texas, a challenge to Obama administration programs that could enable over 4 million undocumented immigrants to temporarily remain …

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 …

Doris Roberts Dead at 90  —  DEAD AT 90  —  EXCLUSIVE

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” …

Cruz adviser claims ‘Islamic supremacism’ being pushed in Congress  —  's (R-Texas) office refused to meet with Muslim advocates on Monday, they claimed, after a controversial adviser for Cruz's presidential campaign accused the advocates of pushing “the agenda of the Muslim Brotherhood.”

David Furnish, Elton John sex scandal: British media forbidden from covering couple  —  The alleged story goes something like this: Elton John's partner and now-husband of 23 years, Canadian David Furnish, has been having a longtime affair with British businessman Daniel Laurence.  —  Story continues below

Bernie's Tax Hypocrisy  —  Bernie Sanders released his 2014 tax return this weekend, revealing that he and his wife took $60,208 in deductions from their taxable income.  These deductions are all perfectly legal and permitted under the U.S. tax code, but they present a morally inconvenient …

The Obama Crime Wave Comes to Minnesota  —  The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that so far in 2016, shootings in Minneapolis are up by an astounding 85% over 2015.  Other violent crime is up as well: … The increased gun violence is centered on mostly-black North Minneapolis:

UC Berkeley Forced to Cut 500 Jobs After $15 Minimum Wage Hike  —  The $15 minimum wage hike in California has sent financially troubled UC Berkeley into decision making mode, and “the people who clean buildings, who work in food services or health clinics,” says Todd Stenhouse, will be the ones without a job.

Theranos Is Subject of Criminal Probe by U.S.  —  Federal prosecutors are investigating whether the blood-testing company misled investors about the state of its technology and operations  —  Federal prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into whether Theranos Inc. misled investors …

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.

Virgin Islands GOP Meeting Ends With Shoving, Shouting and Cops  —  Things are really spinning out of control for the Virgin Islands Republican Party.  —  The Republican Territorial Committee held a joint meeting Saturday at a gun range in St. Croix, but the meeting erupted into chaos …

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.

Video: Transgender Anti-Trump Agitator Spits in Trump Supporter's Face  —  “I'm a tranny, go ahead, punch a woman!”  —  Video shot in Portland shows a transgender anti-Trump demonstrator spit in a Trump supporter's face before asserting, “I'm a tranny, go ahead, punch a woman!”

Potential G.O.P. Convention Fight Puts Older Hands in Sudden Demand  —  The last time Stuart Spencer courted delegates at a Republican National Convention, in 1976, he kept a roll of quarters in his pocket for when he had to run to the pay phones and call in reports to President Gerald R. Ford's campaign headquarters.

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.

White House signals veto on Saudi 9/11 bill  —  The White House on Monday signaled President Obama would veto legislation to allow Americans to sue the government of Saudi Arabia for any role officials played in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.  —  “Given the long list of concerns I have expressed …

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.

Obama phones Putin but doesn't bring up jets buzzing US ship  —  President Obama spoke by phone on Monday with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a series of thorny international issues.  —  But Obama did not raise the issue of Russian military jets buzzing a U.S. Navy ship last week in the Baltic Sea.