Obama Privately Tells Donors That Time Is Coming to Unite Behind Hillary Clinton  —  In unusually candid remarks, President Obama privately told a group of Democratic donors last Friday that Senator Bernie Sanders is nearing the point where his campaign against Hillary Clinton will come to an end …

Statement From Conservatives Against Trump  —  This morning I participated in a meeting of grassroots conservative activists from around the country who are committed to opposing Donald Trump.  We have agreed to release the statement below:  —  We are a group of grassroots conservative activists …

Grassley: If I can meet with a ‘dictator,’ I can meet with Garland  —  Hatch: SCOTUS vacancy last November would've made difference  — Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said he is willing to meet with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland  — “If I can meet with a dictator in Uganda …

Another Dem like Obama?  Our best days are behind us: Ryan  —  Ryan on Trump: 'We'll make it work if it happens'  —  In an exclusive “Speakeasy” interview with CNBC's John Harwood, Speaker Paul Ryan explains how the House is responding to voter sentiment and gives his opinion …

Rubio nears Cruz endorsement  —  Marco Rubio is close to endorsing Ted Cruz, but the two proud senators — and recent fierce rivals — have some details to work out first.  —  Cruz has to ask for the Rubio's endorsement, and both sides need to decide that it will make a difference …

Waitress Stiffed: ‘Tips are only for normal-looking people’ … DES MOINES, Iowa — A popular waitress at a popular restaurant closed out one of her table's Tuesday night when she found a note from her patron.  —  “At first, I felt really upset, I felt attacked, I almost felt …

Construction Worker on 2nd Day of Job Dies in ‘Not Work-Related’ Fall From 53rd Floor in DTLA  —  A construction worker on his second day on the job died Thursday after falling from the 53rd floor of the Wilshire Grand Center tower and landing on a passing car in downtown L.A. in an incident …

Fox's Eric Bolling Kicks Michelle Fields to the Curb for His Buddy Donald Trump  —  The ex-Breitbart reporter is persona non grata on the conservative blowhard's weekly shoutfest now that she's been manhandled by a Trump staffer.  —  Michelle Fields used to appear weekly on Fox News weekend gabfest Cashin' In.

Convicted felon sings Adele-inspired ‘sorry’ to judge at sentencing  —  A convicted felon seemed to feel particularly soulful at his sentencing last week for unlawful imprisonment and carrying a concealed weapon.  —  Brian Earl Taylor, 21, surprised a courtroom of onlookers when he sang …

Anti-Trump forces contemplate the end  —  With Donald Trump marching toward a nomination that few believed he could win, Republicans once bent on defeating him are now reassessing their efforts to stop him.  —  Trump's dazed and demoralized adversaries find themselves at a defining moment …

Donald Trump-loving NYC Sanitation workers trade fighting words with driver they blocked with their truck in Brooklyn  —  They're hauling for Trump — so let the trash talking begin!  —  A pair of crusty city Sanitation workers were caught on video Thursday morning screaming at a motorist …

Endangered House Republicans: Trump who?  —  Vulnerable House Republicans are adopting a strategy for campaigning with Donald Trump as their nominee: Bury their heads in the sand and hope for the best.  —  POLITICO interviewed a half-dozen lawmakers in tough reelection races …

Insiders: Kasich could win a contested convention  —  In the event of a contested Republican convention this summer, John Kasich is the candidate most acceptable to GOP delegates.  —  That's according to members of The POLITICO Caucus - a panel of political insiders in seven battleground states …

Bridge Scandal Trial May Prevent a Trump-Christie Ticket  —  One obvious theory behind Gov. Chris Christie's surprise endorsement of Donald J. Trump in the Republican presidential race is that he wants to be Mr. Trump's pick for vice president.  —  Mr. Christie says the two men have never talked about it.

Religious Sister Charged with Shoplifting Coffee, Soap … BRIAR CREEK — State police in Columbia County say they nabbed a very unlikely thief: a religious sister.  —  Troopers tracked the woman to her convent in Danville after she allegedly shoplifted from a store.

Apple Encryption Engineers, if Ordered to Unlock iPhone, Might Resist  —  SAN FRANCISCO — If the F.B.I. wins its court fight to force Apple's help in unlocking an iPhone, the agency may run into yet another roadblock: Apple's engineers.  —  Apple employees are already discussing …

GOP Primary Outcome Is in Kasich's Hands  —  If Donald Trump becomes the Republican Party nominee, the list of players who were indispensable to his rise will be lengthy: Jeb Bush, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, and the news media.  As one of my friends put it, the anti-Trump forces have always …