Civility makes a surprise appearance at GOP debate  —  MIAMI-After an all-out brawl of a debate last week in Michigan, which featured Donald Trump at one point defending the size of his genitalia, the Republican presidential hopefuls adopted an unusual tone in the opening minutes of their latest head-to-head in here: civility.

Exclusive: Audio and transcript of Breitbart reporter allegedly being roughed up by Trump campaign manager  —  Donald Trump's spokesperson flatly denied on Thursday that campaign manager Corey Lewandowski roughed up a reporter for the conservative website Breitbart, and suggested she was fabricating …

Ben Carson plans to endorse Trump  —  Woman asks about reuniting families … MIAMI — Conservative favorite Ben Carson, who recently suspended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, plans to endorse Donald Trump on Friday morning, according to two people familiar with his thinking.

Obama Mocks Cruz: ‘Where Else Could a Boy Born in Calgary Run for President of the United States?’  —  Pool was escorted into the East Room at 8:32, where POTUS had already begun delivering his toast.  POTUS spoke for about 7 minutes[.]  —  The toast was filed with jokes.

Another debate, another pack of lies from Hillary Clinton  —  Looks like Hillary Clinton means to squirm out of tough questions all the way to Election Day.  —  Start with her use of a home-brewed server for all her work e-mails.  “It was not prohibited,” she said at the last Democratic debate.

Trump Supporter Who Punched Protester: ‘Next Time, We Might Have To Kill Him’  —  The Trump supporter who was filmed sucker punching a protester during Wednesday's rally in North Carolina said: “Next time, we might have to kill him.”  —  Multiple videos show the protester, 26-year-old Rakeem Jones …

Trade and Tribulation  —  Why did Bernie Sanders win a narrow victory in Michigan, when polls showed Hillary Clinton with a huge lead?  Nobody really knows, but there's a lot of speculation that Mr. Sanders may have gained traction by hammering on the evils of trade agreements.

Ex-aide to Putin died of blunt force trauma at D.C. hotel, medical examiner says  —  A former aide to Russian President Vladi­mir Putin who was found dead in a Dupont Circle hotel room in November died of blunt force trauma to the head, the D.C. medical examiner's office said Thursday.

Wounded Warrior Project execs fired  —  The two top executives of Wounded Warrior Project were fired Thursday by the board of directors.  —  Americans donate hundreds of millions of dollars each year to the charity, expecting their money will help some of the 52,000 wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Our country is at a crossroads and in the midst of a moral crisis.  We must be careful not to continue our current path, which is littered with uncertainty at best and ruination at worst.  We can make changes to our system and that change starts now with, “We the People.”

Meet Some Of Chicago's Trump Democrats  —  (CBS) — With early voting closing in Chicago in just two days, monitors note a surprising trend: Donald Trump showing some traction among Democrats.  —  CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports.  —  Just west of Midway Airport, in the bungalow belt dominated …

Ted Cruz: Closet Pentecostal  —  Why is Ted Cruz hiding his pentecostal past...  By Jacob Engels  —  While Ted Cruz proudly proclaims he is an Evangelical Christian, his campaign takes pains to hide the truth that Cruz and his pastor father, Rafael Cruz are Pentecostal Christians …

Surprise!  NSA data will soon routinely be used for domestic policing that has nothing to do with terrorism  —  A while back, we noted a report showing that the “sneak-and-peek” provision of the Patriot Act that was alleged to be used only in national security and terrorism investigations …

The Diaper Divide  —  Summary: Many parents are struggling to afford diapers and making choices no one should have to make.  —  I remember being astounded at the rate at which my two girls used diapers when they were born.  I'd drive out to the big box store and buy case after case, knowing I'd be back soon.

Garry Kasparov: Hey, Bernie, Don't Lecture Me About Socialism.  I Lived Through It.  —  Why my rant against the Democratic candidate's prescription for America went viral.  —  2016 seems like a strange time to be arguing the merits of socialism in an American presidential campaign.