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 …

Clinton and Trump hope N.Y. primary cements their front-runner status … NEW YORK — The most raucous nominating contest of an already acrimonious season drew to a close Monday with a flurry of retail politicking in New York that appeared likely to strengthen the trajectory of the two front-runners.

Donald Trump Invokes Memories of ... 7-Eleven?  —  BUFFALO — On the eve of New York's primary, Donald J. Trump told a crowd here that he wanted to talk about something close to his heart.  —  “I was down there, and I watched our police and our firemen, down on 7-Eleven, down at the World Trade Center …

Sanders: Clinton will have to court my supporters  —  shouldn't expect his supporters to automatically back her should she win the Democratic presidential nomination.  —  “It's a two-way street, the Clinton people are also going to have to listen to what these people are fighting for,” …

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

Oral argument in DAPA case highlights the need to block Merrick Garland  —  The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in United States v. Texas.  This is the case in which Texas and 25 other states challenge the Obama administration's deferred-action policy (DAPA), otherwise known as executive amnesty …

Romney: 3-man race throws Trump the nomination  —  Romney: I couldn't wait any longer on Trump  —  (CNN)Former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is again warning his party of the dangers of a Donald Trump nomination, saying a three-man race likely paves the way for the New York billionaire …

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 …

Pearl Jam Cancels 4/20 Raleigh, NC Concert in Opposition to HB2; Official Band Statement  —  PEARL JAM STATEMENT … Link to image of statement here.  —  What is HB2?  —  North Carolina's HB2 legislation targets the basic rights of transgender people and strips many nondiscrimination protections …

Debunking Republican Health Care Myths  —  “Disaster.”  “Incredible economic burden.”  “The biggest job-killer in this country.”  —  Central to the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz has been the claim that the Affordable Care Act has been a complete failure …

MINISTER POURS COLD WATER ON ‘BOATY MCBOATFACE’ PLAN  —  The British government has been accused of “riding roughshod over democracy” after it suggested it would not endorse naming a £200 million ($283 million) polar research vessel Boaty McBoatface.  The unseemly title was the winner …

How New York will be won  —  Two New Yorks are voting on Tuesday.  —  In the Democratic presidential primary, about half the vote will come from New York City's five boroughs — a percentage that increases to nearly three-quarters of the vote when the entire New York media market is included.

Doris Roberts Dead at 90  —  DEAD AT 90  —  EXCLUSIVE

Trump candidacy: Where some fear to tread others see a path to victory  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - He's a successful businessman making his first foray into politics.  He wants to secure the southern border with Mexico and dump global trade deals.  And like Donald Trump, he wants to be the Republican establishment's worst nightmare.

Democracy in the crosshairs  —  In recent debates, both Hillary Clinton  —  boasted about the millions of votes they have received in the presidential primaries, with each touting the 8 million or 9 million votes they have won so far.  So, out of a country of about 321 million people …

Explaining the Rules to Trumpists and the Narratives to Cruzers  —  RUSH: Because I can read the stitches on a curveball — because I see the pitch before it's coming — I'm able to tell people what Trump's strategy is gonna be.  The problem is when I do that, people think I'm advocating for it.

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 …

Can a burgeoning satanic movement actually effect political change?  —  Robert Eggers' period horror film “The Witch” has been one of the surprise hits of 2016.  It's even gained a second wind since its February 23 release: the first weekend of April it played on 666 screens around the country, raking in an additional USD$465,000.

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.

Clinton-DNC Joint Fundraising Raises Serious Campaign Finance Concerns  —  NEW YORK - U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign on Monday questioned “serious apparent violations” of campaign finance laws under a joint fundraising deal between Hillary Clinton's campaign and the Democratic National Committee.