BREAKING: Trump to back Romney  —  Posted by CNN Political Director Mark Preston  —  Washington (CNN) - Donald Trump will endorse Mitt Romney for president, sources with knowledge of the endorsement tell CNN.  —  Trump will make the announcement Thursday in Las Vegas, two days before the Nevada caucuses.

Top Susan G. Komen Official Resigned Over Planned Parenthood Cave-In  —  An entirely avoidable, and deeply regrettable, controversy has been raging this week over the decision by the (formerly highly-esteemed) Susan G. Komen For the Cure foundation, the world's leading breast-cancer research advocacy group …

Have Democrats Succeeded in Pre-Destroying Romney?  —  Inside the left's little-noticed, relentless, brutally effective campaign to tear down the Republican front-runner in advance of the general election.  —  Tuesday's installment of the left's crusade to destroy Mitt Romney began like this …

Why Obama should be worried  —  To hear Democrats (and much of the media) tell it, President Barack Obama is a man on the rebound.  The president turned in a strong State of the Union speech, picked a smart political fight over taxing the rich and authorized another heroic Navy SEAL mission in terrorist territory.

Bribery, compromised officials leave indicted financial-crime suspects free from prosecution under Holder's DOJ  —  A U.S. Justice Department source has told The Daily Caller that at least two DOJ prosecutors accepted cash bribes from allegedly corrupt finance executives who were indicted …

For Romney and Paul, a strategic alliance between establishment and outsider  —  RENO, NEV. — The remaining candidates in the winnowed Republican presidential field are attacking one another with abandon, each day bringing fresh headlines of accusations and outrage.

Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, 6 more weeks of winter  —  At 7:25 a.m. this morning, amidst mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures in the low 30s, Groundhog Phil saw his shadow in the little town of Punxsutawney, Pa.  —  According to folklore, Phil's sighting …

Obama: I Pushed Dodd-Frank And Health Care Reform Because Of Christ  —  At National Prayer Breakfast, Obama grounds his controversial policies in the Bible.  Tax hikes for rich “[coincide] with Jesus's teaching.”  —  Source: cache.daylife.com  —  President Barack Obama has been taking lumps …

Arizona GOP Primary: Romney 48%, Gingrich 24%, Santorum 13%, Paul 6%  —  Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney has a big lead over his rivals in the first Rasmussen Reports survey of the Republican primary race in Arizona.  The state's Republicans vote on February 28.

RNC not supporting Gingrich's quest for Florida delegates  —  The Republican National Committee will not support Newt Gingrich in his quest to add some Florida delegates to his count.  —  The former speaker's campaign argued it deserves some delegates out of Florida despite the state party's position …

Volt sales fall in January  —  Washington- General Motors extended-range electric Chevrolet Volt had its worst sales month since August, as negative publicity over fire risks hurt vehicles sales in January.  —  GM sold just 603 Volts - above its sales in January 2011, but far below GM's best-ever sales month …

What does Obama do all day?  —  What does he do all day?  Are you impressed with the impression of President Obama left by Ryan Lizza's “Obama Memos” piece in the New Yorker?  His decision-making method-at least as described in the piece-seems to consist mainly of checking boxes on memos his aides have written for him. ...

Sugar Should Be Regulated As Toxin, Researchers Say  —  A spoonful of sugar might make the medicine go down.  But it also makes blood pressure and cholesterol go up, along with your risk for liver failure, obesity, heart disease and diabetes.  —  Sugar and other sweeteners are, in fact …

Testimony  —  The Economic Outlook and the Federal Budget Situation  —  Before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.  —  Chairman Ryan, Vice Chairman Garrett, Ranking Member Van Hollen, and other members of the Committee, I appreciate this opportunity …

5.6 Million Americans Have Switched Their Banks In The Last 90 Days  —  Back in November, the Occupy Wall Street movement inspired “Bank Transfer Day,” a day for Americans fed up with the actions of the nation's biggest banks to move their money to a different institution.