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 …

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 …

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

Clinton and Trump look to N.Y. primary to cement front-runner status … NEW YORK — Voting opened Tuesday in the most raucous nominating contest of an already wild campaign season, making New York the centerpiece for both delegates and bragging rights that were expected to strengthen the trajectory of the two front-runners.

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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

How Liz Cheney Could Pick the Next President  —  Meet the 12th Amendment, my fellow patriots  —  No One Has Ever Been Beaten Up at a Cruz Rally Late to Discern the Bern Wisconsin Gave GOP Escape Route from Trump  —  NEW YORK — It's only April and already the 2016 campaign has treated us …

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 …

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.

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.

Kasich snaps at reporter who asks him about his single win  —  John Kasich apparently doesn't like being asked why he's only won a single state in the Republican presidential primary.  —  On Saturday, the Ohio governor — whose lone victory was in his home state — was talking up his chances …

Iran demands new bribes — and Obama rushes to deliver  —  Just how far will President Obama go to protect the nuclear deal with Iran — which he sees as central to his legacy?  We'll be finding out soon.  —  Tehran is loudly threatening to pull out of the accord unless it gets access to the US financial system.

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:

The Case of the Gay Pastor Cake Hoax  —  The media is reporting on yet another hoax, “A gay Austin preacher says he ordered a cake with ‘Love Wins’ from Whole Foods.  He says he got ‘Love wins, Fag.’”  —  Although anything in possible in this crazy world, this story has all of the telltale signs of a hoax:

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 …

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.