Cruz wins Kansas  —  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has won the Kansas Republican caucuses, according to the Associated Press.  —  Of the five states that have held GOP caucuses so far, this is Cruz's third win, and his fifth primary contest overall.  On Tuesday, he scored his home state of Texas, as well as Alaska and Oklahoma.

Cruz wins CPAC straw poll  —  Texas Sen. Ted Cruz won the straw poll at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday.  —  Cruz was named the winner with 40 percent of the attendees' support, while Florida Sen. Marco Rubio came in second place with 30 percent.

The Beast Is Us  —  You heard the word “scary” used a lot this week, that and much more.  Not from the usual scolds.  Or Democrats.  The loudest alarms came from desperate, panicked Republicans, warning of the man who is destroying the Party of Lincoln before our eyes.

BREAKING: A Surprise Winner Already Called in Kansas  —  Not a single, blessed thing.  AoSHQDD has called the race for Ted Cruz, with Donald Trump in second, and Marco Rubio in third.  I didn't give the numbers yet because they're unexpected: Cruz at this point is hovering around having …

Cruz wins Kansas, battles for KY in GOP fight for delegates  —  WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Ted Cruz claimed an easy victory in Kansas and battled with Donald Trump for Kentucky in Saturday's four-state round of Republican voting, fresh evidence that there's no quick end in sight to the fractious GOP race for president.

Let Us Dispel With the Idea that the Rubiobot Knows What He's Doing.  He Has No Idea What He's Doing.  —  This article about how Marco Rubio's floundering Florida campaign is about to GET SERIOUS (actual quote from Rubio backer: “It's time to open the can of whoop-ass.") is comedy gold from which you'll learn something.