Justice Dept. grants immunity to staffer who set up Clinton email server  —  The Justice Department has granted immunity to the former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server, a sign the FBI investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing is progressing.

Official Statement by Dr. Ben Carson  —  I have decided not to attend the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate tomorrow night in Detroit.  Even though I will not be in my hometown of Detroit on Thursday, I remain deeply committed to my home nation, America.  I do not see a political path forward …

White House Said to Be Vetting Appeals Court Judge for Supreme Court Seat  —  WASHINGTON — The White House is vetting Jane L. Kelly, a career public defender turned federal appellate judge, as a potential nominee for the Supreme Court, as President Obama closes in on a decision that could reshape …

Neocons declare war on Trump  —  Donald Trump calls the Iraq War a lie-fueled fiasco, admires Vladimir Putin and says he would be a “neutral” arbiter between Israel and the Palestinians.  When it comes to America's global role he asks, “Why are we always at the forefront of everything?”

86-year-old woman accidentally hangs herself with medical alert necklace  —  CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa. - An 86-year-old Cumberland County woman is dead after she trips and is accidentally hanged by her medical alert necklace.  It happened on February 15.  —  County Coroner Charles Hall …

More Bad News for Marco Rubio: He Just Lost the Support of Fox News  —  “We can't do the Rubio thing anymore,” Roger Ailes told a network host.  —  In his role as the donor class's darling, Marco Rubio has enjoyed support from the Republican's media arm, Fox News.

Police: Former CEO of Chesapeake Aubrey McClendon killed in car wreck  —  OKLAHOMA CITY - Police officers confirm that a man killed in a car wreck early Wednesday morning is the former CEO of Chesapeake Aubrey McClendon  —  On Wednesday, firefighters were called to a car wreck on Midwest Blvd., between Memorial and 122nd St.

Wall Street readies big Trump assault  —  NEW YORK — Wall Street is getting ready to go nuclear on Donald Trump.  —  Terrified that the reality TV star could run away with the Republican nomination and bring his brand of anti-immigrant, protectionist populism to the White House …

Ryan and McConnell's plan for Donald Trump  —  In the era of Donald Trump, they see themselves as the steadfast guardians of the Republican creed.  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have an almost impossible political task as the real estate mogul steamrolls …

Ben Carson, Seeing No ‘Path Forward,’ Signals End to Candidacy  —  Ben Carson, the only Republican to have once threatened the lead of Donald J. Trump in national polls, said on Wednesday that he saw no path forward and would skip a debate on Thursday in his hometown, Detroit …

Can Marco Rubio save his campaign, and his career, in Florida?  —  MIAMI — Bruised by a string of Super Tuesday losses, Marco Rubio is desperately fighting to win the Florida Republican primary in two weeks to save both his presidential campaign and his political future.

“The Old Normal Is Gone”: February Shatters Global Temperature Records  —  Our planet's preliminary February temperature data are in, and it's now abundantly clear: Global warming is going into overdrive.  —  There are dozens of global temperature datasets, and usually I …

To Flee Donald Trump's America, You Will Need the Right Documents  —  The New York Daily News is a viciously left-wing newspaper that carries a special grudge against Donald Trump.  It therefore offers its readers a complete guide to fleeing President Trump's America.

Family mourns transgender woman who died after eating seeds from ‘suicide tree’  —  CALUMET CITY, Ill. — A mother of a 22-year-old transgender woman is warning other parents to beware of a deadly seed from an Asian plant called the “suicide tree.”  —  Two weeks ago, Natosha Anderson found …

Anti-Trump Republicans Call for a Third-Party Option  —  Spurred by Donald J. Trump's mounting victories, a small but influential — and growing — group of conservative leaders are calling for a third-party option to spare voters a wrenching general election choice between a Republican …

How to Move to Canada If Trump Wins, By a Person Who Moved to Canada When Bush Won  —  When I was a senior in high school, I was too young to vote, but definitely old enough to be one of those unbearable people who insist they're totally moving to Canada if [X politician] wins.

Trump On His Trump U Blog: “Outsourcing Jobs... Not Always A Terrible Thing”  —  “Outsourcing Creates Jobs in the Long Run.”  —  John Moore / Getty Images  —  In his speech after his victory on Super Tuesday Republican frontrunner Donald Trump said he'd stop American jobs from moving overseas …

GOP strategist Castellanos: Time to rally around Trump, ‘too late to ask mommy to step in and rewrite rules’  —  Even as major Republican donors coalesced Wednesday around a last-ditch effort to halt Donald Trump's march toward the GOP presidential nomination, resignation was setting in among some onetime Trump critics.