Ben Carson, a Trump emissary, requests a pre-meeting with Speaker Ryan  —  A top emissary for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has asked to meet privately with House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) this week in advance of Trump's visit to Washington on Thursday, according to three people familiar with the matter.

Clinton trounces Trump in Miami-Dade, new poll shows  —  Part of Clinton's support comes from an unlikely source  —  She's drawing about one-fifth of Republican voters  —  Trump leads among Cuban Americans, but not by a lot  —  More Videos  —  Why a wonky delegate rule will help Donald Trump, explained by Monty Python

Military Times survey: Troops prefer Trump to Clinton by a huge margin  —  In a new survey of American military personnel, Donald Trump emerged as active-duty service members' preference to become the next U.S. president, topping Hillary Clinton by more than a 2-to-1 margin.

Jon Stewart goes on rant against ‘man-baby’ Trump  —  Jon Stewart may no longer be hosting his show known for biting takedowns of political figures, but that didn't stop him Monday from going on an epic rant against Donald Trump.  The former “Daily Show” host told David Axelrod at the University …

Sadiq Khan vs. Donald Trump  —  The most important political event of recent weeks was not the emergence of Donald J. Trump as the presumptive presidential nominee of the Republican Party but the election Sadiq Khan, the Muslim son of a London bus driver, as mayor of London.

Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Bashes Trump In Expletive-Filled Rant  —  “He is the hated gringo because he's attacking all of us.  He's offending all of us,” Fox said.  —  Kick Ass Politics  —  Former Mexican President Vicente Fox had harsh words for Donald Trump in a podcast set to be posted on Tuesday.

White House seeks to contain fallout from aide's comments  —  Ben Rhodes might have a “mind meld” with President Obama, but he is causing headaches for the White House.  —  Rhodes, Obama's deputy national security adviser, managed in a recent New York Times Magazine profile to undercut …

Emails From Hillary Clinton's IT Director at State Department Appear to Be Missing  —  The State Department said today it can't find any of Bryan Pagliano's emails from the time he served as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's senior information technology staffer during her tenure there.

Trump's empty administration  —  Top Republican political leaders aren't the only ones shunning their party's presidential nominee — a vast number of highly skilled managers and policy experts, veterans of recent GOP administrations who would normally be expected to fill key positions for a new White House …

Donald Trump, in Switch, Turns to Republican Party for Fund-Raising Help  —  Donald J. Trump took steps to appropriate much of the Republican National Committee's financial and political infrastructure for his presidential campaign on Monday, amid signs that he and the party would lag dangerously behind …

Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch Delivers Remarks at Press Conference Announcing Complaint Against the State of North Carolina to Stop Discrimination Against Transgender Individuals  —  Good afternoon and thank you all for being here.  Today, I'm joined by [Vanita] Gupta, head of the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice.

Chaos in Brazil as Dilma Rousseff impeachment vote ‘anulled’  —  The impeachment of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was thrown into confusion Monday when the speaker of the lower house of Congress annulled an April vote by lawmakers to launch the process.

Cliven Bundy suing Obama, Nevada officials  —  Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who led an armed standoff over grazing fees on federal lands, is suing President Obama and Nevada officials in hopes of getting charges against him dismissed.  —  Bundy's lawyer will file the complaint Tuesday against Obama …

Democrats see Clinton and Warren as dream team  —  Democrats are openly hoping that Hillary Clinton  —  as her running mate.  —  Amid concerns that supporters of Bernie Sanders  —  will choose to stay home on Election Day, a number of Democrats see a Clinton-Warren alliance …

Ted Cruz is not releasing his delegates before the GOP convention  —  Washington (CNN)Ted Cruz is not releasing his delegates in at least three states, a sign he may hold onto some clout at this summer's Republican National Convention.  —  Cruz sent a letter to Republican state parties in at least Kansas …