Trump Is Trampling Over the GOP's Corpse  —  The most basic problem for the Republican Party isn't that Donald Trump is so strong, but that his competitors are so weak.  One can find no better illustration of this, perhaps, than the sorry spectacle of Jeb Bush—who only a year ago was seen …

Cruz denies Gowdy claim of Facebook deception  —  ANDERSON - Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz said in Anderson Tuesday night that his campaign had nothing to do with false reports on Facebook that U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy of Spartanburg had switched his support to Cruz from Marco Rubio, one of Cruz's rivals for the GOP nomination.

The GOP's SCOTUS mega-mistake  —  It would be a catastrophic political mistake for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and other GOP leaders in Congress, not to mention Republicans running for president, to campaign until Election Day on a unified platform of forcing a government shutdown …

Why Justice Scalia was staying for free at a Texas resort … Justice Antonin Scalia's sudden death over the weekend at a West Texas ranch raised questions about the nature of his travel, who paid for the trip and whether justices are subject to the same disclosure guidelines as other judges or federal officials.

Poll: Clinton, Sanders in a dead heat for Nevada  —  Washington (CNN)Likely Democratic caucusgoers in Nevada are split almost evenly between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders ahead of Saturday's caucuses, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll.  —  Though Clinton holds an edge over Sanders …

Is Trump on the Verge of His Biggest Victory Yet?  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  Three days to go until Saturday's Republican primary in South Carolina …