Trump protesters block streets in Fountain Hills  —  Trump protesters were blocking vehicles leading into Fountain Hills in advance of Donald Trump's campaign stop Saturday morning.  —  The protesters parked their cars in the middle of the road, unfurling banners reading “Dump Trump” and …

Will Trump Be Dumped?  —  WASHINGTON — MOST people would be upset to be at the center of an agitated national debate about whether they were more like Hitler, Mussolini, Idi Amin, George Wallace or a Marvel villain.  —  Not Donald Trump.  —  He doesn't like invidious comparisons but he's cool with being called an authoritarian.

Republican Leaders Map a Strategy to Derail Donald Trump  —  Republican leaders adamantly opposed to Donald J. Trump's candidacy are preparing a 100-day campaign to deny him the presidential nomination, starting with an aggressive battle in Wisconsin's April 5 primary and extending into the summer …

John Kasich: I'd consider nominating Merrick Garland to Supreme Court  —  Ohio governor and Republican presidential candidate John Kasich gently criticized Senate Republicans' approach to President Obama's nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, suggesting lawmakers should at least meet …

McCain faces toughest reelection of his career  —  (R-Ariz.) is facing what may be the toughest reelection of his Senate career in an unpredictable presidential year, when many voters are angry with Washington.  —  Early polls show McCain tied with his Democratic challenger, Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick

The chaos scenario for Democrats  —  It's the scenario that Republicans dream of and Democrats believe is all but impossible: Hillary Clinton  —  being forced to drop out of the presidential race due to criminal charges over her email server.  —  Any bombshell findings in the FBI's investigation …

How Trump vs. Clinton would reshape the electoral map … A prospective general election between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton could significantly alter what states are in play this fall and heighten more than in any recent election the racial, class and gender divisions within the national electorate.

Illegals held in vicious Framingham rape  —  Cops: Boyfriend fought off Guatemalan attackers to rescue pinned-down girlfriend  —  Federal immigration officials are requesting detainers on four illegal aliens accused of a heinous attack on a Framingham couple in which the woman was raped …

An open letter to Donald Trump.  —  Donald,  —  I read your string of really sad and sick tweets against Megyn Kelly.  First let me say this:  —  Leave Megyn Kelly ALONE.  —  She is brilliant, honest and brave.  —  I can only imagine the amount of security this mother of three now needs …

Trump to huddle with top Republicans in D.C. ahead of AIPAC speech … Donald Trump will host a group of nearly two dozen top Republicans on Monday afternoon for an off-the-record gathering that his allies hope will improve his relationship with the congressional GOP and the party's Washington establishment, according to two attendees.

Two Americans killed in suspected ISIS bombing in Turkey, U.S. official says  —  BEIRUT — A suicide bombing at a popular shopping area in Istanbul that killed at least five people, including two Americans, and wounded dozens more Saturday may be tied to the Islamic State, according to media reports.

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 …

Man shatters door at Donald Trump Jacksonville headquarters  —  A vandal reportedly shattered a glass door at Donald Trump's presidential campaign headquarters in Jacksonville around three O'clock Saturday morning.  —  According to volunteers this is the fourth act of vandalism since it opened in Riverside.

Obamacare's Birth-Control ‘Exemption’ Still Tramples on Rights  —  TWENTY-EIGHT years ago, I vowed to consecrate my life to living with, loving and caring for the elderly poor.  Since then, I have been blessed to live in a community of women who seek to treat every elderly person in our care …