Romney rips Trump as a ‘phony’ and a ‘fraud’  —  Mitt Romney opened a new front in the Republican Party's civil war on Thursday, launching a blistering attack on GOP front-runner Donald Trump — who wasted no time hitting the party's 2012 nominee right back.

Justice Dept. grants immunity to staffer who set up Clinton email server  —  The Justice Department has granted immunity to the former State Department staffer who worked on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private email server, a sign the FBI investigation into possible criminal wrongdoing is progressing.

Open Letter on Donald Trump from GOP National Security Leaders  —  We the undersigned, members of the Republican national security community, represent a broad spectrum of opinion on America's role in the world and what is necessary to keep us safe and prosperous.

Man accidentally kills himself while taking photos with gun  —  A 43-year-old Concrete man died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the face with what he thought was an unloaded gun.  —  The man and his girlfriend were at a residence in the 46000 block of Baker Loop Road taking photos …

Exclusive Audio — Rubio Campaign Manager Plots Brokered Convention In Manhattan Donor Meeting To Take Nomination From Trump  —  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is plotting to take the Republican nomination away from Donald Trump using surreptitious tactics at a so-called “brokered convention,” …

Good luck getting into Detroit's GOP debate  —  Lansing — The Michigan Republican Party received more than 21,000 ticket requests for Thursday's presidential debate in Detroit but will only be giving out about 50 tickets to the public.  —  The Republican National Committee allocated 400 tickets …

Chief justice rejects plea to block air pollution rule  —  Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected a plea Thursday to block a contentious air pollution rule for power plants, in a big victory for the Obama administration.  —  Roberts's order came despite his court's 5-4 decision …

Helen Garner wins Windham Campbell prize  —  When Australian writer Helen Garner found a message in her junk mail folder last week announcing she had won a $200,000 international literary prize, she thought it was a hoax.  —  But, the email was real and Garner has just received …

‘Free speech should flourish’: Jewish head of Oberlin college defends his decision not to sack female professor who claimed Jews were behind 9/11 attacks  — The president of Oberlin College President Marvin Krislov is defending Karega's free speech despite being Jewish and offended by her comments

The Women Take Over  —  In oral arguments for the Texas abortion case, the three female justices upend the Supreme Court's balance of power.  —  When the Supreme Court last heard oral arguments in a landmark abortion case, it was April 1992, the case was Planned Parenthood v Casey, and Sandra Day O'Connor was the lone female justice.

Trump releases healthcare plan  —  on Wednesday released some details about his healthcare plan, an area where he has been criticized by his rivals for failing to outline a vision.  —  Trump's plan largely follows standard Republican ideas, except for the area of prescription drugs …

Desperately Seeking Islamophobia  —  A week ago, there was a burglary at a Minneapolis mosque.  CAIR immediately labeled the incident anti-Muslim, as the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported: … The Star Tribune even tied the burglary to Donald Trump: