How Donald Trump defeats Hillary Clinton  —  If Donald Trump becomes the next president of the United States, there will be plenty of surprises along the way.  One of the biggest will be the help he gets from black voters.  —  According to Republican pollsters and Trump's allies …

Cruz aide: ‘Deeply disappointed’ if Palin endorsed Trump  —  A Sarah Palin endorsement of Donald Trump would do more damage to Palin's conservative credentials than it would to Ted Cruz, the candidate's communications director said Tuesday, remarking that he would be “deeply disappointed.”

Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Actions  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Tuesday that it would consider a legal challenge to President Obama's overhaul of the nation's immigration rules.  The court, which has twice rejected challenges to Mr. Obama's health care law …

Trump, Clinton Still Way Ahead, Weekly Tracking Poll Shows  —  Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton continue to lead their respective fields nationally, according to the NBC|  SurveyMonkey weekly online tracking poll.  —  In the GOP race, it's Trump at 38 percent among Republican and Republican-leaning voters …

Film Shows Clinton Aide's Own Struggle With Anthony Weiner Scandal  —  In May 2013, Huma Abedin and Anthony D. Weiner allowed filmmakers full access to his mayoral campaign with the hopes that the end result would document a spectacular political comeback, with Mr. Weiner being sworn in as mayor …

Time for a Republican Conspiracy!  —  Members of the Republican governing class are like cowering freshmen at halftime of a high school football game.  Some are part of the Surrender Caucus, sitting sullenly on their stools resigned to the likelihood that their team is going to get crushed.

Oh My: Palin to Endorse Trump in Iowa Today?  —  I'll admit it — when this speculation began mounting yesterday, I wasn't remotely sold on the idea that Palin was poised jump aboard the Trump Train when so many influential figures within the conservative talk radio constellation are at long …

Area Satirical Publication The Onion Sold To Univision (Seriously)  —  Univision Communications Inc., the parent company to the nation's leading Spanish-language broadcast channel, has acquired a controlling stake in the satiric news site The Onion, NPR has learned.

On bitterly cold night, Birmingham's homeless warming station used for Sanders rally  —  With temperatures in Birmingham expected to dropped to 20 overnight Monday — the lowest temperature thus far in 2016 — the place where the city's homeless usually go to seek shelter from the cold was unavailable.

Building where Bill of Rights was born partially demolished  —  A building where the Bill of Rights is believed to have been born was partially demolished.  (Michael Bupp, The Sentinel)  —  It was a historic mistake.  —  A Pennsylvania building believed to be the birthplace of the Bill …

Black Lives Matters Demonstrators Block Bay Bridge; Dozens Arrested  —  YERBA BUENA ISLAND (CBS SF) — All lanes of the Bay Bridge reopened about an hour and a half after protesters shut down blocked all westbound traffic just east of Treasure Island Monday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Election-year rift opens in GOP  —  House Republicans are moving full steam ahead with work on a replacement bill for ObamaCare, an effort that Senate Republicans see as dangerous.  —  House Republicans feel emboldened by last year's election of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as Speaker to pursue ambitious goals …

Glenn Frey — Eagles Guitarist Dead At 67  —  EAGLES GUITARIST DEAD AT 67  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  Glenn Frey, co-founder and guitarist for the Eagles, has died ... TMZ has learned.  —  We're told the cause of death was a combination of complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis, and pneumonia.