Rubio Eyes Brokered Convention After NH Setback  —  The best hope of the Republican establishment just a week ago, Marco Rubio suddenly faces a path to his party's presidential nomination that could require a brokered national convention.  —  That's according to Rubio's campaign manager …

Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy arrested by FBI in Portland  —  Cliven Bundy, the Nevada rancher who touched off one armed showdown with federal authorities and applauded another started in Oregon by his sons, was arrested late Wednesday at Portland International Airport and faces federal charges related to the 2014 standoff at his ranch.

The Note: Democratic Fight Night in Wisconsin  —  Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will share a stage tonight at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee for their sixth debate of the campaign.  The two are meeting for the first time since the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses in a debate hosted by PBS News.

Berlin Film Festival jury questioned over diversity  —  BERLIN (AP) — The Berlin International Film Festival became embroiled in the debate about diversity in the movie industry Thursday, with jury president Meryl Streep dismissing questions about the all-white panel by telling reporters that “we're all Africans really.”

“Sexism has nothing to do with it”: Camille Paglia on Hillary Clinton, Gloria Steinem — and why New Hampshire women broke for Bernie Sanders  —  Camille Paglia's incisive and iconoclastic writing on politics and pop culture has been part of Salon's fabric from the beginning.

America Trumped  —  Tuesday night was a moment off clarification.  We learned two things about election 2016:  —  First, Trump is a political force of nature and, though not unstoppable, is in a commanding position to win the GOP nomination.  For all the talk about who among the governors …

The world can't afford another financial crash - it could destroy capitalism as we know it  —  A new economic crisis would trigger a political backlash in Britain, Europe and the United States which could drag us all down into poverty  —  They bounce back after terrorist attacks …

Snyder ordered DEQ to withhold Flint lead test results, emails claim  —  FLINT, MI - Gov. Rick Snyder and other state officials allegedly withheld lead testing results from county health officials while they worked to find ways to present the information to the public, according to emails obtained by The Flint Journal.

Obama interview: ‘Maybe I could have done ... a little better’  —  President Barack Obama speaks about partisanship and race Feb. 10, 2016, with colleagues from his time in the Illinois Senate.  (Brian Nguyen and Chris Walker/Chicago Tribune)  —  He had just given an hourlong speech calling …

If Conservatism Is Your Only Priority, There Is No Choice Other Than Ted Cruz  —  RUSH: When I saw what Jeb and Kasich were doing in New Hampshire at the last minute in order to get votes, they were going left as fast as Deion Sanders can backpedal.  They were moving left faster than anybody I've ever seen go left.

What happened at Sanders U.  —  When Jane Sanders was in charge of a small private college in Vermont for seven years, it sank deep into debt while trying to expand its campus.  Many students took out tens of thousands of dollars in loans to attend, but their investment was questionable …

The Dawn of a New Era in Science  —  More than a billion years ago, in a galaxy that sits more than a billion light-years away, two black holes spiraled together and collided.  We can't see this collision, but we know it happened because, as Albert Einstein predicted a century ago …

Dow futures plunge nearly 300 as Europe tanks; 10-year breaks below 1.6%  —  Kristina Hooper, Allianz Global Investors, and Jack Caffrey, J.P. Morgan Private Bank, weigh in on plunging global markets and Janet Yellen's testimony on the Fed's monetary policy.