Paul Ryan sounds alarm about disheartening state of politics  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday warned against getting “disheartened” about the current state of politics, saying that Americans can't lose faith in their government.  —  In a sweeping speech, the Wisconsin Republican implicitly rebuked …

Jeb Bush backs Ted Cruz for president  —  Washington (CNN)Jeb Bush endorsed Ted Cruz on Wednesday morning, calling his former rival for the Republican presidential nomination a “principled conservative” and urging fellow Republicans to reject Donald Trump as the next GOP nominee.

Jeb Bush endorses Ted Cruz  —  In a surprise announcement, Jeb Bush will endorse Ted Cruz on Wednesday as an antidote to the “divisiveness and vulgarity” of Donald Trump, providing a badly needed boost to the Texas senator - but it's one that comes dangerously late in a game that Trump is dominating.

Disney, Marvel to Boycott Georgia if Religious Liberty Bill Is Passed  —  The Walt Disney Co. and Marvel Studios indicated opposition to a Georgia religious liberty bill pending before Gov. Nathan Deal, saying that they will take their business elsewhere “should any legislation allowing …

NPR starts ‘Trump Training’ to deal with threats  —  Donald Trump's campaign events have apparently become such a minefield for reporters that one major news organization has taken the extraordinary step of offering its correspondents a version of training for dealing with real minefields.

At Emory University, Writing ‘Trump 2016’ on Sidewalk Is a Racist Microaggression, Unsafe  —  As anyone who has spent five seconds at a college can attest, sidewalks covered in chalk messages are a pretty common fixture of the campus scene.  But Emory University students had their delicate worldview shaken …

Why Donald Trump?  —  The night before Super Tuesday I was on a plane from Oklahoma City to Cleveland, my hometown, when a thought struck me: I truly had no idea what was going on in America.  —  I'd been traveling a fair bit during the rush of primary season, and you start to feel unstuck when you do that.

A Tribe Called Quest's Phife Dawg Dead at 45  —  Malik Taylor's distinct voice and nimble flow helped anchor landmark hip-hop albums  —  Malik Taylor, the rapper known as Phife Dawg whose nimble, clever rhymes helped launch A Tribe Called Quest to both commercial and critical success, died Wednesday at the age of 45.

Does Obama Have This Right?  —  Sulaimaniya, Iraq — As one could see from President Obama's recent interview in The Atlantic, he pretty much hates all the Middle East's leaders including those of Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Iran and the Palestinians.

Officials say Guantanamo transfers have killed Americans  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans have been killed by prisoners released from the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Obama administration official told lawmakers Wednesday, triggering sharp criticism from Republicans opposed to shuttering the facility.

Bachmann: Maybe God Uses Terrorist Attacks To Humiliate Obama  —  Michele Bachmann, the former congresswoman turned End Times prophet, took to WorldNetDaily today to blast President Obama for his approach to fighting the terrorist group ISIS.  —  As Bachmann sees it, ISIS strikes whenever …

Divided Supreme Court hears Obamacare birth control challenge  —  A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday considered whether Obamacare's birth control coverage requirement violated the rights of religious institutions, with Justice Anthony Kennedy — the likely swing vote …

Reminder: Liberalism Is Working, and Marxism Has Always Failed  —  <span>Never too early to start planning the counterrevolution.</span>  —  Yesterday, President Obama visited Cuba at a moment when his presidency is at an apogee, and international communism is mired in a long, terminal decline.

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Belgian authorities capture suspect in Brussels attacks … BRUSSELS — Authorities captured a suspect linked to the Brussels bloodshed Wednesday following a massive manhunt, as details emerged of the suicide attackers: two brothers who brought chaos and bloodshed to the city at the heart of European unity …

Newt Gingrich Is Bullish on Donald Trump  —  A spirited debate with the former speaker on the merits of the mogul.  —  Newt Gingrich, the former speaker of the House and onetime presidential candidate, has always been considered a man of ideas.  After leading his party to power …