Top Rubio adviser preparing donors for dismal Super Tuesday  —  Marco Rubio's top campaign adviser huddled with roughly 40 bundlers and K Streeters Tuesday morning to prepare them for a difficult primary election night—as well as to brief them on the campaign's plan for what to do next.

Republicans rebuff Obama in meeting on SCOTUS nomination  —  There were no signs of a breakthrough as President Obama met Tuesday with Senate Republican leaders pledging to block anyone he nominates to the Supreme Court.  —  Senate Majority Leader (R-Ky.) and Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley

Clinton to voter: 'Why don't you go run for something?'  —  was involved in brief confrontation with a young woman during a campaign stop in Minnesota Tuesday afternoon as voters headed to the polls to cast their ballot in the state's primary.  —  The Democratic presidential front-runner …

Carson Calls Meeting Of GOP Candidates After Race Takes ‘Turn For The Worse’  —  Dr. Ben Carson announced Tuesday that he was personally calling his rivals to ask them to meet ahead of Thursday's Republican presidential debate, saying the tone of the race had taken a “turn for the worse.”

How Donald Trump Made Republicans Half-Aware of Racism  —  How could this happen to the movement founded by segregationist William F. Buckley?  —  Donald Trump represents a threat to conservatism in two ways.  He is extremely likely to lose if nominated, and even if elected …

Deputy's dash cam captures video of drunk passenger falling head first into creek  —  LINCOLN COUNTY, Tenn. - The next time you're having a bad day, think about the two guys a Lincoln County Deputy encountered while on patrol.  —  The driver stops the truck in the middle of a road.

Bin Laden's Bookshelf  —  In the weeks following the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan by United States forces, U.S. Intelligence Community analysts sifted through the recovered digital and hard copy materials in search of clues that would reveal ongoing al-Qa'ida plots …

DNC Chair Joins GOP Attack On Elizabeth Warren's Agency  —  Payday lenders get a new ally.  —  Senior Political Economy Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON — Payday lenders have been gunning for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since the day President Barack Obama tapped Elizabeth Warren to set up the new agency.

Scientists discover 8000-year-old tiny hand prints in ancient cave were NOT made by humans  —  Experts probing the discovery of 13 hand prints in the eerie Egyptian Cave of Beasts say the 8000-year-old stencils did not belong to humans  —  Anthropologists probing the discovery …

Can Google's Driverless Car Project Survive a Fatal Accident?  —  Everybody knew this day would come.  —  After several years and more than 1.4 million miles of test driving, Google's perfect streak came to an end.  In all that time, the tech giant's self-driving cars had been in fewer …

Bob Kraft praises Donald Trump ahead of Mass. primary  —  Tom Brady had a Donald Trump hat inside his locker.  —  And now Brady's boss — a man known for stirring up controversy, and winning big — has some glowing words about The Donald.  —  Bob Kraft, in a statement to the Globe on the eve …

Sorry, OPEC: U.S. oil production at 43-year high  —  Sorry, OPEC.  The U.S. oil boom isn't dead yet.  —  The U.S. pumped an average of 9.43 million barrels per day last year, according to new government figures.  That's the highest level since 1972 and represents an impressive growth of 89% since 2008.

Seven N.J. newspapers call on Christie to resign  —  48 Shares  —  Seven New Jersey newspapers issued a joint editorial Tuesday calling on Gov. Chris Christie to resign in the wake of his failed presidential campaign and his subsequent endorsement of rival Donald Trump.

Mike Huckabee Hearts Donald Trump  —  Mike Huckabee was one missed flight away from endorsing Donald Trump.  —  It was the day after February's Iowa caucuses, and Huckabee had just dropped out of the race.  He planned to make a quick stop in Little Rock, Arkansas, to drop off his daughter …

Police: Teen shoots family in East Nashville  —  An argument over getting out of bed for school Tuesday morning led a teenage boy to open fire on three family members, including his grandmother and two young children, inside an East Nashville home, Metro police said.

I don't watch the Oscars to get harangued about racism, rape, sex abuse, greedy bankers, global warming and gay rights.  I watch to be entertained.  If you want to preach at us, darlings, get into politics  —  I'm exhausted; physically, mentally, emotionally and psychologically drained.