Do Republicans really think Donald Trump will make a good Supreme Court choice?  —  The Republican Party's incoherent response to the Supreme Court vacancy is a partisan reflex in search of a justifying principle.  The multiplicity of Republican rationalizations for their refusal …

Fox News hits Donald Trump for ‘sexist verbal assaults’ on Megyn Kelly  —  Fox News has accused Donald Trump of making “sexist verbal assaults” against Megyn Kelly, issuing its most aggressive response yet to the Republican frontrunner's repeated attacks on its star anchor.

Students freak out after teacher shows video of ISIS beheading  —  The city unsuccessfully tried to fire Bronx middle-school teacher Alexiss Nazario (left) after she scared students with a video of an ISIS execution (like this one of journalist James Foley).  Photo: Tomas E. Gaston (2)

Inside Cruz's bid to conquer Rubioworld  —  While Marco Rubio was flailing in Florida, Ted Cruz's team was lying in wait, preparing to move state by state, donor by donor to capture Rubio's supporters after his fall.  And with Rubio out, that effort is now in full swing.

Hulk Hogan Awarded $115 Million in Privacy Suit Against Gawker  —  The retired wrestler Hulk Hogan was awarded $115 million in damages Friday by a Florida jury in an invasion of privacy case against Gawker.com over its publication of a sex tape.  —  The wrestler, known in court by his legal name …

What Donald Trump Doesn't Understand About ‘the Deal’  —  Donald Trump loves the word “deal.”  The book he released with a co-writer in 1987 to summarize his views of the world was called, of course, “The Art of the Deal.”  His view of trade with China is summarized in this quotation …

Sharron Angle running for U.S. Senate again in Nevada  —  Nevada's candidates in the 2016 elections will give Silver State voters a show like no other.  —  There are plenty of interesting races: A legal brothel owner who wants to combat sex trafficking, among other goals, is running for state Senate in Northern Nevada.

Trump: David Brooks ‘one of the dumbest’ pundits  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump  —  is firing back after conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks called for the GOP to reject Trump.  —  “While I have never met @nytdavidbrooks of the NY Times …

'He feels I'm a race traitor': The black blues musician who convinces Klansmen to leave the KKK through friendship still has a hard time getting on with Black Lives Matter campaigners  —  Chicago blues musician Daryl Davis claims to have convinced 25 members of the Ku Klux Klan to leave …

The Republican Party Must Answer for What It Did to Kansas and Louisiana  —  The GOP’s economic program just decimated two American states.  Why haven’t the Party’s presidential candidates been asked to account for that?  —  Over the course of 12 debates …

David Brooks Should Sit the Next Few Plays Out  —  Take a breather, my guy.  —  Moral Hazard, the Irish setter owned for photo op purposes by New York Times columnist David Brooks, was worried.  Master couldn't get off the floor.  He had laid down on a small throw-rug in the club room …

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Border Patrol union: ‘Trump is the only candidate’ to support agents  —  The largest U.S. Border Patrol union local is praising Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for being the “only candidate” to support their tough mission, an almost endorsement that is the latest boost for the front runner's campaign.

The Head of Jeb's Super PAC Is Tired of the Endless Conservative Con  —  Mike Murphy is a longtime Jeb Bush friend and loyalist, and he's also the guy who ran Right to Rise, the Super PAC that blew through $100 million in an epically futile effort to sell Bush to the masses.

American soldier killed in ISIS rocket attack in northern Iraq, official says  —  An American soldier was killed within the past 24 hours when a rocket fired by ISIS landed near his position in the town of Makhmur, 75 miles southeast of Mosul, a U.S. defense official told Fox News Saturday.

Fired U Missouri Journalism Prof's Defense: I Didn't Know How Journalism at Protests Worked  —  Click on CBS This Morning (via YouTube)

‘Religious liberty’ bill jeopardizes Atlanta Super Bowl bid  —  If Georgia chooses to turn the “religious liberty” bill into law, be prepared: Atlanta may not get a Super Bowl.  —  That was the suggestion from the NFL on Friday when the league released a statement in response …

Sheriff Arpaio to police Trump's Arizona rally  —  Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Maricopa County is relishing the opportunity to host Donald Trump at a rally on his own turf Saturday — and serve as the muscle at the same time.  —  After taking a few days off from his long streak of attention-grabbing rallies …