John Boehner talks election, time in office  —  “You can call me boner, beaner, jackass, happy to answer to almost anything,” said former Speaker of the House John Boehner as he took the stage at CEMEX Auditorium on Wednesday evening.  Boehner joined David M. Kennedy, faculty director …

With Fiorina pick, Cruz's H-1B stance now in question  —  In 2013, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) emerged as one of the Senate's top H-1B visa supporters, and argued for a 500% H-1B visa cap increase.  But during his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Cruz had a conversion.

Commentary: Yes, Donald Trump can beat Hillary Clinton  —  How would Donald Trump fare in a general election against Hillary Clinton?  The conventional wisdom is that he wouldn't stand a chance.  The GOP is divided.  His campaign, despite a recent spate of landslide primary wins, appears to have its own civil war going on.

Coulter: Trump gave best foreign policy speech since George Washington  —  Conservative commentator Ann Coulter praised Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump

Will Ferrell to Play Former President Ronald Reagan in New Movie (EXCLUSIVE) … Having already famously portrayed former President George W. Bush in various comedy sketches, Will Ferrell is now setting his sights on another former commander in chief.  —  Sources tell Variety Ferrell …

Bernie Sanders to Cut Hundreds of Staff Members and Turn to California  —  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Senator Bernie Sanders is planning to lay off “hundreds” of campaign staffers across the country and focus much of his remaining effort on winning California, he said in an interview Wednesday.

Prince's Death: Local Investigators Ask for DEA's Help on Case  —  The county sheriff investigating the death of Prince is asking for help from the Drug Enforcement Administration, federal law enforcement officials told NBC News on Wednesday.  —  The officials say prescription painkillers …

Defense bill would require women to register for draft  —  Women would have to register for the draft under an amendment added to an annual defense bill Wednesday.  —  “If we want equality in this country, if we want women to be treated precisely like men are treated and that they should not be discriminated …

President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy  —  Eight years after the financial crisis, unemployment is at 5 percent, deficits are down and G.D.P. is growing.  Why do so many voters feel left behind?  The president has a theory.  —  Two months ago, across an assembly-room table in a factory …

Play the ‘woman card’ and reap these ‘rewards’!  —  “Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she'd get 5 percent of the vote.  The only thing she's got going is the woman's card,” Trump said Tuesday night, after winning 5 primaries.  —  Ah yes, the woman's card.

The Quiet American  —  Paul Manafort made a career out of stealthily reinventing the world's nastiest tyrants as noble defenders of freedom.  Getting Donald Trump elected will be a cinch.  —  Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump's palace, is impressive by the standards of Palm Beach …

“I kind of wish the story hadn't been told that Yahoo was miraculously saved by Marissa”  —  These moves haven't mollified investors.  In March, Starboard Value, which once got the board of Darden Restaurants replaced by, among other things, criticizing Olive Garden for failing to salt its pasta water …

Daniel Loeb warns of hedge fund ‘killing field’  —  One of the most powerful US hedge fund managers believes that the industry is in “first innings of a washout” after a string of disastrous market calls inflicted steep losses on many funds.  —  Daniel Loeb's stark comments …

Why I Blame TV for Trump  —  My friends in the TV news business are in a state of despair about Donald Trump, even as their bosses in the boardroom are giddy over what he's doing for their once sagging ratings.  —  “It feels like it's over,” one old friend from my television days told me recently.

More Than 800,000 People Sign Pledge to Boycott Target  —  Over 800,000 people have signed the American Family Association's pledge to boycott Target over the company's policies regarding the use of bathrooms by transgender people.  Target announced its “inclusive” bathroom policy last week …

Senate Democrats push climate change bond bill  —  Two Senate Democrats have introduced a bill to create a new climate change adaptation fund to be paid for through new federal bonds.  —  The bond program — from Sens. Barbara Boxer  —  (D-Calif.) and Dick Durbin