The Post endorses Donald Trump  —  Donald Trump is a rookie candidate — a potential superstar of vast promise, but making rookie mistakes.  The nominee Republicans need for the fall campaign is often hard to make out amid his improvisations and too-harsh replies to his critics.  —  New Yorkers vote Tuesday.

Fox News Poll: Trump widens lead in GOP race, Clinton-Sanders tightens  —  Donald Trump jumps to an 18-point lead over Ted Cruz this week with record high support for the Republican nomination.  —  Trump tops Cruz by 45-27 percent among GOP primary voters in a new Fox News national poll on the 2016 election.

Bernie Sanders Campaign Suspends Jewish Outreach Coordinator for Vulgar Remarks About Netanyahu  —  The Sanders campaign's announcement on Tuesday that Simone Zimmerman would be its national Jewish outreach coordinator delighted her fellow left-wing Jewish political activists and encouraged …

Palin: Bill Nye ‘as much a scientist as I am’  —  Sarah Palin tore into Bill Nye's scientific qualifications on Thursday, saying he has no authority to say climate skeptics are wrong.  —  Palin, the former governor of Alaska and the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate …

Clinton and Sanders brawl in Brooklyn  —  NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders engaged in their most vicious debate yet, delivering a two-hour shouting match on the Democratic debate stage Thursday night as they brawled over Wall Street, guns, racism, the minimum wage and each other's fitness for the White House.

Let Me Ask America a Question  —  How has the ‘system’ been working out for you and your family?  No wonder voters demand change.  —  On Saturday, April 9, Colorado had an “election” without voters.  Delegates were chosen on behalf of a presidential nominee, yet the people of Colorado …

Time Magazine Is Lying To You.  Here's Why.  —  Time Magazine is lying to you.  —  The cover of the venerated publication's newest issue sports a shocking warning with an all-red klaxon cover that shouts: “DEAR READER: You owe $42,998.12.”  The article in question, by gold-standard quack …

Ted Cruz's Senate Outreach Isn't Going Well  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has decided he may want some help from Washington after all to stop Trump.  —  But alas, his entreaties to his Senate colleagues aren't going very well.  —  Cruz is facing varied and dynamic obstacles in his quest to build support on the Hill.

The Mystery of the Two Hillarys  —  Hillary Clinton knows her biggest weakness as a candidate is that she's not much of one.  She works hard at it, but she's not in her element doing the things that presidential contenders need to do: performing in arenas, charming the media, electrifying the masses.

In a win for unions, appeals court reverses ruling that threw out teacher tenure in California  —  Student Beatriz Vergara testifies in the Vergara vs. California case in Los Angeles Superior Court on Feb. 11, 2014.  —  In a major victory for unions, a California appeals court reversed …

Chicago's Racist Cops and Racist Courts  —  AS a report by a panel commissioned by Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago found on Wednesday, racism in the city's Police Department is rampant: Blacks are disproportionately subjected to traffic stops, Tasers and street stops that do not lead to arrest …

you're being fed fiction  —  The restaurant's chalkboard makes claims as you enter from the valet parking lot.  At the hostess stand, a cheery board reads, “Welcome to local, farm-fresh Boca.”  —  Brown butcher paper tops tables and lettuces grow along a wooden wall.

SANDY HOOK LAWSUIT: JUDGE RULES AGAINST GUN COMPANIES  —  In a major blow to gun companies, a judge in Connecticut on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by 10 families affected by the December 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School against the maker of the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle used in the shooting.

Apple Pursues New Search Features for a Crowded App Store  —  Company explores adding Google-like ‘paid search’ feature  —  Effort follows last year's App Store leadership change  —  Apple Inc. has constructed a secret team to explore changes to the App Store, including a new strategy …

Tim Tebow eyed for open Florida House seat, ‘a shoo-in’  —  The surprise retirement of a key Florida congressman has Republican strategists eager to give the ball to former Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow, according to several sources.  —  “We do not pick favorites,” said a key party strategist …

Gov. Bill Haslam vetoes Bible bill  —  Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed the controversial bill that would have made the Bible the official book of Tennessee.  —  Haslam cited an opinion issued in 2015 by Attorney General Herbert Slatery that said the bill could violate the state and federal constitutions.

Dem dust up in Maryland is a sign of things to come  —  Given what's going on in the Republican presidential contest, I'm not going to pass any popcorn when it comes to Democratic infighting.  I was amused, though, by this story from the Democrats' Senate primary in Maryland.

Poll: Trump more unpopular than anyone but David Duke in last 30 years of presidential elections  —  Donald Trump is the most unpopular top-tier presidential candidate over more than three decades of ABC News/Washington Post polls, except for former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke.

How Obamacare Is Fueling America's Opioid Epidemic  —  Sean Gregory is a TIME senior writer who has covered sports extensively over the last decade.  —  Some doctors say a quirk in the program is a dangerous incentive to prescribe potentially dangerous painkillers

Winners and Losers from Tonight's CNN Democrat Debate  —  Tonight was the latest Democrat debate and it wasn't pretty, even if it was ultimately meaningless.  But far be it from RedState to go without choosing a victor and the defeated.  Without further padding, let's do this.  —  WINNER

Comment by Sven Sønberg  —  Wow try your ‘mute’ button next time the other guy is talking  —  @scottishmentat: So- is there a counter to this effect, or a caveat that needs to be stated?  —  Hi James- I wanted to say it was a true joy listening to you both debate, absolutely fascinating stuff!