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.

Wealthy Cruz and Bush Donors Dump Millions Into Hillary Clinton's Campaign  —  That didn't take long.  —  Cruz donor James Simons, who donated over a million dollars to Ted's failed campaign, has begun pouring millions into Hillary Clinton's campaign.  —  Bush family donors are also donating …

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 …

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.

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 …

Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News  —  Facebook workers routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers from the social network's influential “trending” news section, according to a former journalist who worked on the project.

Donald Trump Says New London Mayor Could Be Exception to His Ban on Muslims  —  Donald J. Trump has attracted enormous attention for his proposal to temporarily bar Muslim from entering the United States.  But on Monday he said he was “happy” that London had elected its first Muslim mayor …

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.

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  —  Hillary Clinton is so much more popular …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

The Sanders Single-Payer Health Care Plan: The Effect on National Health Expenditures and Federal and Private Spending  —  Secondary tabs  —  Abstract  —  Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders proposed a single-payer system to replace all current health coverage.

15 Facts About Our National Mammal: The American Bison  —  On May 9, 2016, President Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act into law, officially making the American bison the national mammal of the United States.  This majestic animal joins the ranks of the Bald Eagle as the official symbol …

Our National Dumpster Fire  —  It was almost as if Donald Trump wanted to give Republican voters one last look at what they would be getting if they chose to nominate him as the head of their party—as if he wanted to show officeholders who would endorse him exactly what they'd have to explain …

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 …

Trump bristles when pressed on Bill Clinton infidelity attacks … Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  on Monday morning bristled when questioned about his attacks on former President Bill Clinton  —  's past infidelity.  —  CNN host Chris Cuomo jumped …