Why Rubio hasn't endorsed Cruz  —  Marco Rubio won't be endorsing Ted Cruz during the Republican presidential primary, but he's likely to back the Texas senator at a contested convention — if it gets that far.  —  The de facto plan, Rubio's backers say, is designed to help Cruz.

GOP Congressman: “I Truly Don't Know” If I'll Support Trump Or Clinton In November  —  “So, I think like a lot of Americans, we are gonna have to begin to spend the summer studying the candidates and decide who's best for the future of the country.”  —  BRIAN BLANCO / Reuters  —  w.soundcloud.com

Craig Wright revealed as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto  —  Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright has publicly identified himself as Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto.  —  His admission ends years of speculation about who came up with the original ideas underlying the digital cash system.

America Has Never Been So Ripe for Tyranny … Illustration by  —  As this dystopian election campaign has unfolded, my mind keeps being tugged by a passage in Plato's Republic.  It has unsettled — even surprised — me from the moment I first read it in graduate school.

Senate takes 2016 sabbatical  —  Senate Republicans have left town for another recess with their yearlong claim that the Senate is “back to work” an increasingly tough sell to voters.  —  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has worked painstakingly to craft an identity that's distinct …

Bernie's Bad End  —  This is really depressing: Sanders claiming that there will be a contested convention, and suggesting that the nomination fight was rigged.  Can someone tell Bernie that he's in the process of blowing his own chance for a positive legacy?

Colorado court overturns fracking bans  —  Colorado's highest court overturned two cities' bans on hydraulic fracturing Monday, ruling that state law preempts them.  —  The state's Supreme Court cited the main state law regulating oil and natural gas drilling and found that lawmakers clearly intended …

Catching a Flight?  Budget Hours, Not Minutes, for Security  —  If you sense that airport security lines are getting longer — much longer — you're definitely not alone.  —  A combination of fewer Transportation Security Administration screeners, tighter budgets, new checkpoint procedures …

The Model American  —  In July of 2002, two years before Donald Trump became engaged to the Slovenian model Melania Knauss, he visited her native country for three hours.  The couple had been in London.  At around 8 P.M. on a Monday night, they landed at Ljubljana's Brnik airport in Trump's Boeing 727.

Hulu Is Developing a Cable-Style Online TV Service  —  New subscription service would stream feeds of popular broadcast and cable TV channels  —  Hulu is developing a subscription service that would stream feeds of popular broadcast and cable TV channels, people familiar with the plans said …

DPS closes 94 schools due to teacher sickout  —  Detroit Public Schools closed 94 of its 97 schools on Monday, citing the Detroit teachers union's call for a districtwide sickout amid concerns about the weakening finances of Michigan's largest school district.

After ‘The Biggest Loser,’ Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight  —  Contestants lost hundreds of pounds during Season 8, but a study of them helps explain why they could not keep all of that weight off.  —  Danny Cahill stood, slightly dazed, in a blizzard of confetti as the audience screamed and his family ran on stage.

An iPad Misplaced at the Airport Takes Its Own Vacation  —  Last month, Shelby Bonnie's iPad vanished from his carry-on bag somewhere at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a red-eye flight from San Francisco.  He figured he would never see it again.

Why Bill Gates' Math Error About Climate Change Matters  —  Bill Gates keeps saying confused and confusing things about climate policy and clean energy.  —  Gates has positioned himself as a major player and spokesman in this arena with his “Breakthrough Energy Coalition,” …

Clinton fundraising leaves little for state parties  —  In the days before Hillary Clinton launched an unprecedented big-money fundraising vehicle with state parties last summer, she vowed “to rebuild our party from the ground up,” proclaiming “when our state parties are strong, we win.