In Cuba, Obama Will Legitimize the Corrupt and Ignore the Oppressed  —  Communist Havana has always been a magnet for the radical chic of the left, drawn like moths to the flame of this western outpost of totalitarian Communism.  Back in the 1960s, the visitors included Angela Davis and Stokely Carmichael …

Democrats to Sanders: Time to wind it down  —  Democratic senators of all stripes are as impressed as they are surprised by Bernie Sanders' insurgent campaign.  —  But the time has come, they say, for Sanders to start winding things down.  —  After holding their fire on Sanders …

Can we please retire the notion that Donald Trump is hijacking someone else's party?  —  In mid-July of 2015, a month after Donald Trump announced his presidential run, I joined a gaggle of political junkies in a clubby bar four blocks from the White House to hear a legendary campaign strategist expound on the race ahead.

Will Hillary get charged, or what?  —  FBI chief James Comey and his investigators are increasingly certain presidential nominee Hillary Clinton violated laws in handling classified government information through her private e-mail server, career agents say.

John Kasich's presidential campaign began March with $1.25 million, new filing shows  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at a town hall event at Utah Valley University, Friday, March 18, 2016, in Orem, Utah.  ( (Kim Raff, The Associated Press)  —  Henry J. Gomez, cleveland.com By Henry J. Gomez, cleveland.com

Jeb Bush pumped $400,000 into his campaign in final weeks to keep it afloat … This post has been updated.  —  In the last weeks of his flagging presidential bid, former Florida governor Jeb Bush loaned or gave his campaign nearly $407,000 as it struggled to pay its bills.

Trump plans AIPAC surprise  —  Over the nine months of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has yet to step to a podium and read from a script.  That changes Monday, when he is set to address more than 18,000 people attending the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington.

Man charged with assault after Trump rally  —  A man who reportedly punched and kicked a protestor at a rally for Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump  —  was arrested and charged with assault with injury, ABC News reported Sunday.  —  Tony Pettway, who was allegedly seen …

Fear and Loathing: ‘Kazika the Mad Jap’ Could Not Be Reached for Comment  —  Here's a headline:  —  What Happens to Journalists When No One  —  Wants to Print Their Words Anymore?  —  As newsrooms disappear, veteran older reporters  —  are being forced from the profession.

The Mutual Dependence of Donald Trump and the News Media  —  Did you catch the Trump-Kelly bout Friday night?  What a show.  —  It had Donald J. Trump, The Likely Republican Presidential Nominee, throwing the first punch (of that day) at the star Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly by composing …

Glenn Beck Brings Fasting Child on Stage at Cruz Rally, Yells: “This is the Priesthood Rising!”  (VIDEO)  —  Glenn Beck brought a fasting child on stage yesterday during his campaign speech for Ted Cruz in Utah.  —  Beck declared to the Cruz crowd: “This is the priesthood rising.”

The Man the Founders Feared  —  “I THINK you'd have riots.”  So said Donald J. Trump last week, when he was asked by CNN what he thought would happen if he arrived at the Republican Convention this summer a few delegates short of the 1,237 needed to win outright and didn't set forth from Cleveland as the party's nominee.

McConnell: No lame-duck vote on Garland  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday that he wouldn't consider holding a vote on Merrick Garland's nomination in a post-election congressional session even if a Democrat were to be elected president.  —  McConnell (R-Ky.) …