Trump protesters block streets in Fountain Hills  —  Trump protesters were blocking vehicles leading into Fountain Hills in advance of Donald Trump's campaign stop Saturday morning.  —  The protesters parked their cars in the middle of the road, unfurling banners reading “Dump Trump” and …

John Kasich: I'd consider nominating Merrick Garland to Supreme Court  —  Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich gently criticized Senate Republicans' approach to President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, suggesting lawmakers should at least meet …

Will Trump Be Dumped?  —  WASHINGTON — MOST people would be upset to be at the center of an agitated national debate about whether they were more like Hitler, Mussolini, Idi Amin, George Wallace or a Marvel villain.  —  Not Donald Trump.  —  He doesn't like invidious comparisons but he's cool with being called an authoritarian.

An open letter to Donald Trump.  —  Donald,  —  I read your string of really sad and sick tweets against Megyn Kelly.  First let me say this:  —  Leave Megyn Kelly ALONE.  —  She is brilliant, honest and brave.  —  I can only imagine the amount of security this mother of three now needs …

The chaos scenario for Democrats  —  It's the scenario that Republicans dream of and Democrats believe is all but impossible: Hillary Clinton  —  being forced to drop out of the presidential race due to criminal charges over her email server.  —  Any bombshell findings in the FBI's investigation …

McCain faces toughest reelection of his career  —  (R-Ariz.) is facing what may be the toughest reelection of his Senate career in an unpredictable presidential year, when many voters are angry with Washington.  —  Early polls show McCain tied with his Democratic challenger, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick

How Trump vs. Clinton would reshape the electoral map … A prospective general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could significantly alter what states are in play this fall and heighten more than in any recent election the racial, class and gender divisions within the national electorate.

Trump to huddle with top Republicans in D.C. ahead of AIPAC speech … Donald Trump will host a group of nearly two dozen top Republicans on Monday afternoon for an off-the-record gathering that his allies hope will improve his relationship with the congressional GOP and the party's Washington establishment, according to two attendees.

David Brooks Should Sit the Next Few Plays Out  —  Take a breather, my guy.  —  Moral Hazard, the Irish setter owned for photo op purposes by New York Times columnist David Brooks, was worried.  Master couldn't get off the floor.  He had laid down on a small throw-rug in the club room …

Republican Leaders Map a Strategy to Derail Donald Trump  —  Republican leaders adamantly opposed to Donald J. Trump's candidacy are preparing a 100-day campaign to deny him the presidential nomination, starting with an aggressive battle in Wisconsin's April 5 primary and extending into the summer …

What Happens When Millennials Run the Workplace?  —  Joel Pavelski, 27, isn't the first person who has lied to his boss to scam some time off work.  —  But inventing a friend's funeral, when in fact he was building a treehouse — then blogging and tweeting about it to be sure everyone at the office noticed?

How Donald Trump Can Fall Short of His Delegate Target  —  Donald Trump is about 550 delegates short of earning the 1,237 delegates necessary to win the Republican nomination.  —  If he keeps winning at the pace he has so far, he will probably take 60 percent of the remaining 900 or so pledged delegates, reaching his target.

Two Americans killed in suspected ISIS bombing in Turkey, U.S. official says  —  BEIRUT — A suicide bombing at a popular shopping area in Istanbul that killed at least five people, including two Americans, and wounded dozens more Saturday may be tied to the Islamic State, according to media reports.

Trump fights summer trial in Trump University lawsuit  —  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is fighting efforts to hold a trial in a federal class-action lawsuit over his Trump University real-estate program either just before or after the Republican National Convention in July.

The Head of Jeb's Super PAC Is Tired of the Endless Conservative Con  —  Mike Murphy is a longtime Jeb Bush friend and loyalist, and he's also the guy who ran Right to Rise, the Super PAC that blew through $100 million in an epically futile effort to sell Bush to the masses.

Obamacare's Birth-Control ‘Exemption’ Still Tramples on Rights  —  TWENTY-EIGHT years ago, I vowed to consecrate my life to living with, loving and caring for the elderly poor.  Since then, I have been blessed to live in a community of women who seek to treat every elderly person in our care …

Students freak out after teacher shows video of ISIS beheading  —  The city unsuccessfully tried to fire Bronx middle-school teacher Alexiss Nazario (left) after she scared students with a video of an ISIS execution (like this one of journalist James Foley).  Photo: Tomas E. Gaston (2)