This week, in the Utah nominating caucus, I will vote for Senator Ted Cruz.  —  Today, there is a contest between Trumpism and Republicanism.  Through the calculated statements of its leader, Trumpism has become associated with racism, misogyny, bigotry, xenophobia, vulgarity and, most recently, threats and violence.

Garland selection proves that to Obama, DC doesn't count  —  President Obama, in an attempt to show Merrick Garland's “compassion” and devotion to the public good, pointed out that the Supreme Court nominee by “tutoring a young student at Northeast D.C. elementary school each year for the past 18 years.”

House Republicans Staring Into the Abyss: 10 Ratings Changes Favor Democrats  —  “They're about to detonate a nuclear bomb on themselves,” said one savvy House Democratic strategist following Tuesday's primaries.  “If Ted Cruz is your back up plan, you're screwed,” the strategist gleefully added.

Trump calls for boycott of Megyn Kelly's show  —  GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump  —  is urging his supporters to stop watching Megyn Kelly's show on Fox News.  —  “Everybody should boycott the @megynkelly show,” he tweeted Friday, referencing “The Kelly File.”  “Never worth watching.

Hulk Hogan Gets $115M Verdict Against Gawker at Sex Tape Trial  —  The outcome comes after two weeks of testimony in a first-of-its-kind case where discussions of newsworthiness and decency dominated.  —  Weighing free speech against privacy, a Florida jury has decided to uphold the sanctity …

Donald Trump is counting on an anti-trade backlash that doesn't appear to exist  —  Donald Trump offers largely orthodox conservative policy solutions on economic issues, with the important exception of trade.  On the question of trade deals, Trump is offering a right-wing nationalist spin …

Threatening letter sent to Donald Trump's son, Eric  —  NEW YORK — The Secret Service, FBI and New York Police Department are investigating what sources tell CBS News is a threatening piece of mail sent to Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump.  —  The mail, sent to Eric Trump at his posh Manhattan residence …

Editor of top US Jewish newspaper: Boycott Trump at AIPAC  —  The editor-in-chief of a top Jewish-American newspaper is calling for a boycott of Donald Trump  —  's speech at a major pro-Jewish conference next week.  —  Jane Eisner of The Forward published a list this week of suggestions …

How we now know that Hillary Clinton will not be prosecuted for anything  —  John wrote yesterday about how Barack Obama has been working behind the scenes to move large dollar Democratic donors away from Bernie Sanders and towards Hillary Clinton.  This, combined with various attacks …

Not Kidding: Senior Donald Trump Advisor Says Riots Aren't Violence  —  The 2016 Republican presidential primary race is such that literally nothing comes a a shock anymore, but sometimes, it can at least mildly surprise you.  Into that category you can place Sam Clovis …

People Are Freaking Out Over This Girl's Sad Picture Of Her Grandpa  —  Papaw made dinner for six grandkids, but only one showed up. :'(  —  This is Kelsey Harmon, a college softball player from Oklahoma.  —  On Wednesday night, Harmon tweeted a photo of herself having dinner with her grandfather.

Sex offender David Wilson sentenced to life in prison  —  A jury sentenced sex offender David Wilson to life in prison hours after they convicted him of child sex assault.  —  Wilson, a previous sex offender, was accused of molesting two young girls.  —  The jury deliberated about an hour.

No, Not Trump, Not Ever  —  The voters have spoken.  —  In convincing fashion, Republican voters seem to be selecting Donald Trump as their nominee.  And in a democracy, victory has legitimacy to it.  Voters are rarely wise but are usually sensible.  They understand their own problems.

Hillary Has an NSA Problem  —  The FBI has been investigating Clinton for months—but an even more secretive Federal agency has its own important beef with her  —  For a year now, Hillary Clinton's misuse of email during her tenure as Secretary of State has hung like a dark cloud over her presidential campaign.

Mississippi lawmaker to voter: ‘I could care less’  —  When a voter sent emails to state representatives over her concerns with the handling of the state's budget, one lawmaker wrote her back.  And his response has a lot of people hot under the collar.  Dustin Barnes/The Clarion-Ledger

CNN To Host Final Five Presidential Candidates in Primetime Event on the Eve of ‘Western Tuesday’ Primary Contests  —  Hosted by Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer on Monday, March 21 from 8 to 11pmET  —  CNN announced today that Anderson Cooper and Wolf Blitzer will host a three-hour primetime event …

Pentagon chief: Obama wants to defeat ISIS by end of his term  —  President Obama wants the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) defeated by the end of his term, Defense Secretary Ash Carter says.  —  “That's what he said he wants.  That's what he told me and [Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joseph Dunford].

Facebook is watching and tracking you more than you probably realize  —  Whenever you're on Facebook, do you ever get the feeling that you're being watched?  An ad pops up that's right up your alley, or three new articles show up in your feed that are similar to something you've just clicked on.