Grassley's court maneuver threatens his legacy, reputation  —  In late February, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley was taking increasing fire for his refusal to hold hearings to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.  He dismissed questions about the impact the public uproar might have on his legacy.

How the Clinton team will go after Donald Trump  —  Can Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump in part by laying out a programmatic economic agenda that is designed to make a concrete difference in Americans' lives?  Or does that risk being too conventional an approach that fails to reckon with the unpredictable nature of Trump's appeal?

Trump: London mayor made ‘very rude statements’ about me  —  (CNN)Donald Trump said Monday London's new mayor made “very rude statements” about him — and the presumptive Republican presidential nominee warned he won't have a good relationship with British Prime Minister David Cameron if he's elected.

Former Trump girlfriend hits back at ‘upsetting’ NYT cover story  —  The New York Times' article published Saturday with the headline “Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private” begins with an anecdote from a woman named Rowanne Brewer Lane, who as a 26-year-old model …

Burlington College to shut down programs  —  After years of financial trouble, Burlington College announced Monday the school will shut down its academic programs.  —  “It is with great sense of loss to the educational community that Burlington College's progressive and unique educational model …

Missing, Possibly ‘Suicidal’  —  Sinead O'Connor has gone missing, and police have reason to believe she's at risk of suicide.  —  The singer went out on a bicycle ride Sunday around 1 PM in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette, and has not been seen since.  Someone called cops to report …

Clinton team looking for a VP who will be fighter, excite Sanders supporters  —  Hillary Clinton is considering a running mate who could make a direct appeal to supporters of Bernie Sanders, bridging a generational and political divide, according to four people close to the campaign.

Bill Kristol: Republican Spoiler, Renegade Jew  —  While millions of Republican primary voters have chosen Donald Trump as the party's nominee, Bill Kristol and a small but well-heeled group of Washington insiders are preparing a third party effort to block Trump's path to the White House.

Twitter to Stop Counting Photos and Links in 140-Character Limit  —  Company said to make the change in next couple of weeks  —  CEO Jack Dorsey aims to make it easier to compose tweets  —  Twitter Inc. will soon stop counting photos and links in their 140-character limit for tweets, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Whole Foods accuser drops lawsuit over cake … AUSTIN - The man who said an employee at Whole Foods, Inc. wrote a homophobic slur on a cake has withdrawn his lawsuit and now says the company “did nothing wrong.”  —  Jordan Brown made the initial allegations more than three weeks ago.

Inside Donald Trump's '91 Apology for Pretending to Be His Own Spokesman - How Marla Maples Shamed Him Into Fessing Up  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump flatly denied Friday that he posed as his own spokesman during a June 26, 1991, phone call to then-PEOPLE reporter Sue Carswell …

Exclusive: In Koch World ‘Realignment,’ Less National Politics  —  On a frigid Tuesday in February, a team of top political operatives from the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the umbrella group that controls political activities for the sprawling donor network led by billionaire industrialists Charles …

Yellowstone tourists put bison calf in car because they're worried it's cold  —  YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — We've heard a lot about tourists trying to touch wildlife at Yellowstone National Park but this story takes personal encounters with animals a bit further.

Iran: U.S. Encouraging Islamic Republic to Keep Illicit Missile Tests Secret  —  A senior Iranian military commander claimed that U.S. officials are quietly encouraging the Islamic Republic to keep its illicit ballistic missile tests a secret so as not to raise concerns in the region, according to Persian language comments.

Princeton Prof: Transgenderism Not Scientific, ‘Superstitious Belief’  —  A noted Princeton University professor has attacked the very notion of transgenderism, saying that the belief “that a woman can be trapped inside a man's body” is ludicrous and superstitious, with no basis in medical fact.

Senate report on CIA torture is one step closer to disappearing  —  CIA Director John Brennan, Sen. Dianne Feinstein.  (Photo Illustration: Yahoo News; photos: AP, Reuters)  —  The CIA inspector general's office — the spy agency's internal watchdog — has acknowledged it “mistakenly” …

Man Receives First Penis Transplant in the United States  —  A man whose penis was removed because of cancer has received the first penis transplant in the United States, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.  —  Thomas Manning, 64, a bank courier from Halifax, Mass., underwent the 15-hour transplant operation on May 8 and 9.