The National Enquirer Runs Story of Multiple Ted Cruz Affairs...  Oh dear, the National Enquirer has come out with a story claiming evidence of multiple sexual trysts by presidential candidate Senator Ted Cruz.  —  Worse yet for the Cruz camp, the framework within the article is structurally very concerning:

Photo of girls holding hands during nap time melts hearts  —  CLARKSDALE, Miss. — A photo taken of two little girls during nap time at their school is melting hearts across the Internet.  —  This sweet picture was taken while the girls were taking a snooze on a mat at the Presbyterian Day School in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Revealed: Donald Trump's Big Plan to Stop a Contested Republican Convention  —  Who are the delegates that could pick the GOP nominee?  —  On the campaign trail, Donald Trump has a clear answer to questions about a contested convention in Cleveland — it's not happening.

Two Americans among dead in Brussels attacks, U.S. official says  —  BRUSSELS — At least two Americans were killed in Tuesday's terrorist attacks in Brussels, a U.S. official said Friday, as Secretary of State John F. Kerry made a somber visit to the heart of the European Union that was struck by Islamic State violence.

Carson claims credit for helping Trump act more ‘presidential’  —  Ben Carson says he's rubbing off on Donald Trump and has convinced him — at least in flashes — to act more presidential.  —  “I've had talks about being presidential, about toning it down a bit, appealing to a broader group of people …

A Top ISIS Leader Killed in Airstrike, Pentagon Says  —  WASHINGTON — The United States this week killed a top Islamic State commander in Syria as part of a spate of military actions targeting the terrorist group's leadership and explosives caches, Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said on Friday.

Thousands sign petition to allow guns at RNC in Cleveland … CLEVELAND- Support is growing for an online petition to allow guns inside Quicken Loans Arena during the Republican National Convention.  —  More than 4,000 people have signed the Change.org petition since it was started two days ago.

The Post-Trump Era  —  This is a wonderful moment to be a conservative.  For decades now the Republican Party has been groaning under the Reagan orthodoxy, which was right for the 1980s but has become increasingly obsolete.  The Reagan worldview was based on the idea that a rising economic tide would lift all boats.

Indiana Governor Signs Abortion Bill With Added Restrictions  —  CHICAGO — Indiana's governor signed a bill on Thursday that adds broad limits to women's access to abortions, banning those motivated solely by the mother's objection to the fetus's race, gender or disability, and placing new restrictions on doctors.

Free Beacon Poll: Cruz Expands Lead Over Trump in Wisconsin  —  Ted Cruz holds a modest lead over Donald Trump in Wisconsin two weeks before that state's winner-take-all Republican primary, according to a new Washington Free Beacon poll.  —  The Basswood Research survey …

Republican Curbelo Open To Voting For Clinton  —  MIAMI (CBSMiami) — In recent weeks Republican Congressman Carlos Curbelo has been telling some Democrats in his district he would vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump if those were his two choices, according to those who have spoken to him.

BREAKING NEWS: Anti-terror police shoot suspect holding rucksack at tram station in fresh Brussels swoop as two explosions are heard  —  Armed police shot a terror suspect at a Brussels tram station as they launched fresh raids in the Belgian capital in the wake of the suicide attacks on Tuesday.

Arizona's Long Voting Lines Showed How Democracy is Broken.  Here's How to Fix it  —  Deputy Communications Director, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law  —  While Americans waited for election results on Tuesday, some voters in Arizona waited five hours or more just to cast a ballot — long after the polls closed.

Why Emily's List is spending big to defeat a progressive Democrat  —  Rep. Chris Van Hollen seems an unlikely target for a Democratic super PAC's ­biggest-ever primary campaign.  A rising star in the party, the Senate candidate is a longtime protege of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi …

Hillary On Area 51 Secrets: ‘I Think We Ought To Share It With The Public’ [VIDEO]  —  Hillary Clinton says barring any national security risk, she would like to open up the government files on Area 51 to the public if she is elected president.  —  “I would like us to go into those files …

Report: Woman killed in ‘freak accident’ at Summerville drive-thru did not hit accelerator  —  An incident report from what authorities called a “freak accident” that killed a woman at a Summerville drive-thru Wednesday suggests she did not hit the accelerator prior to becoming pinned by her vehicle door.