FBI arrests five people near Verrazano Bridge in possible connection to Chelsea bombing after bomb cache find in New Jersey  —  Federal agents busted five people in Brooklyn in a possible connection to the Chelsea bombing late Sunday, law enforcement sources said.

Christie's claim that Trump did not ‘on a regular basis’ spout birther nonsense after 2011  —  JAKE TAPPER: “Well, just as a point of fact, again, Donald Trump did not accept when Barack Obama released his birth certificate in 2011.  He kept up this whole birther thing until Friday.  That's five years.

Kasich camp bashes Priebus, warns of national GOP ‘wipeout’  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich's war with the national Republican Party exploded into the open Sunday night, when his top adviser thrashed GOP leader Reince Priebus and hinted that the presidential election may be out of reach for Donald Trump.

Clinton 41 Trump 40 in Four-Way Sunshine State Race … New York Times Upshot/ Siena College Florida Poll:  —  Rubio Tops Murphy by Six Points  —  Florida Closely Divided on Key Issues: Obamacare, Immigration, Wall with Mexico, Govt. Stimulus & 2nd Amendment  —  Loudonville, NY.

Among Democrats, deep concern about Clinton's Hispanic strategy  —  Lagging support among Hispanic voters for Hillary Clinton and congressional candidates in crucial races has stoked deep concern that the party and the presidential campaign are doing too little to galvanize a key constituency.

Video blogger claims YouTube ‘threatened’ her over Juncker interview  —  One of the questioners in webcast with Commission president said she was told to avoid ‘red flags.’  —  A French video blogger selected to interview European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Sunday …

The Impact of Debates?  It's Debatable  —  With the first of three Hillary Clinton-Donald Trump debates around the corner, the quadrennial question comes begging: Do these showdowns matter?  —  The chances for impact seem ripe this year.  The two most unpopular major-party candidates …

Clinton spoke the truth on ‘deplorables’  —  She called out the haters, the bigots and the racists as a “basket of deplorables.”  —  And then some Democrats told Hillary Clinton  —  to walk it back.  —  David Axelrod, President Obama's former top political guru, called Clinton's words a …

Family ID's attacker behind ‘potential act of terrorism’ in St. Cloud  —  The attacker who wounded 9 inside the mall was shot and killed by an off-duty officer.  The father revealed the suspect's identity.  —  Video (03:30) : Including a description of surveillance video from the mall and the FBI's role in seeking out motive.