Fire Bill Clinton  —  No one is doing more damage to Hillary's campaign than her husband.  —  I wonder if there's a part of Bill Clinton that doesn't really want Hillary Clinton to become president, particularly if she has to distance herself from his legacy to do so.

Sanders Over the Edge  —  From the beginning, many and probably most liberal policy wonks were skeptical about Bernie Sanders.  On many major issues — including the signature issues of his campaign, especially financial reform — he seemed to go for easy slogans over hard thinking.

Peter King: New Yorkers Voting For Cruz “Should Have Their Head Examined”  —  “Look, I hope he gets the cold shoulder and other things from every New Yorker.  Send him back where he belongs.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Rep. Peter King of New York said in a radio interview on Thursday …

Obama warns Dems against ‘Tea Party mentality’  —  President Obama on Thursday warned Democrats against adopting a “Tea Party mentality” that could lead to deep divisions within the party and harm its chances of winning national elections.  —  Following the rise of the Tea Party and Donald Trump

AP-GfK Poll: Americans overwhelmingly view Trump negatively  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — For Americans of nearly every race, gender, political persuasion and location, disdain for Donald Trump runs deep, saddling the Republican front-runner with unprecedented unpopularity as he tries to overcome recent campaign setbacks.

Scarlett Johansson on Efforts to Defund Planned Parenthood: “We're Moving Backward”  —  The May 2016 cover star talks Planned Parenthood, hitting rock bottom, and more.  —  On cutting the budget for Planned Parenthood: “There are countries at war, there's terrorism, global warming …

Wide-Open Colorado Convention Is a Republican Delegate Rodeo  —  Hopefuls get 10 seconds apiece to sell themselves to the party  —  Cruz swoops in as most haven't declared whom they'll support  —  For the first time in 40 years, a presidential candidate will appear at Colorado's Republican Assembly …

Michelle Obama To Give Commencement Address in School System Ripe With Anti-Semitism  —  At schools within the City University of New York system, a group called Students for Justice of Palestine has been intimidating Jewish students with anti-Semitism.  At Brooklyn College, for instance …

David Cameron admits he profited from father's Panama offshore trust  —  PM sold stake in Blairmore investment fund, which featured in Panama Papers, for £31,500 four months before entering No 10  —  David Cameron has finally admitted he benefited from a Panama-based offshore trust set up by his late father.

These 200 people could decide whether Donald Trump gets the GOP nomination … West Virginia looks perfect for Donald Trump: a struggling working-class state filled with the types of voters who have backed him elsewhere and could deliver one of his biggest victories.  —  But a sweep there might not matter.

Cruz won't apologize for calling McConnell a liar … for calling Majority Leader Mitch McConnell  —  a liar “ain't gonna happen,” the presidential hopeful said during a Thursday interview with CNN's Dana Bash.  —  “If the Washington lobbyists want to see that happen, they can hold their breath a long, long time,” Cruz said.

Pope Francis urges greater acceptance of homosexuals, non-traditional families  —  34 photos:  —  Pope Francis  —  Pope Francis tries on a traditional sombrero he received as a gift from a Mexican journalist on Friday, February 12, aboard a plane during his flight from Rome to Habana, Cuba.

Clinton campaign chair: ‘The American people can handle the truth’ on UFOs  —  Washington (CNN)There has long been an air of conspiracy surrounding theories of alien life, and the head of Hillary Clinton's campaign said Thursday it's time to do away with the secrecy.

In Bahrain, Kerry walks tightrope on human rights  —  Iran-Saudi Arabia tensions spread to other nations  —  Manama, Bahrain (CNN)Secretary of State John Kerry treads carefully on the issue of human rights in Bahrain — a key Gulf ally in the fight against ISIS — but whose government …