Cruz's Image Plummets, Trump's Improves Among Republicans  —  Ted Cruz — attempting to hold on to the narrowing possibility that he can wrest the GOP nomination away from front-runner Donald Trump — faces a crucial Indiana primary on Tuesday.  Meanwhile, and perhaps ominously for Cruz …

Trump accuses Cruz's father of helping JFK's assassin  —  Donald Trump on Tuesday alleged that Ted Cruz's father was with John F. Kennedy's assassin shortly before he murdered the president, parroting a National Enquirer story claiming that Rafael Cruz was pictured with Lee Harvey Oswald handing …

There Is A Hole In Bernie Sanders' Strategy For Winning The Nomination  —  Just how democratic should the Democratic primary be?  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders' revamped plan for winning the Democratic presidential nomination suffers from an inconsistency that could complicate the case he makes to party insiders and allied groups.

Hillary Clinton Hears Wrath of Coal Supporters in West Virginia  —  WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Hillary Clinton came to campaign in coal country — and she had her feet held to the fire.  —  As Mrs. Clinton stepped onto the sidewalk on Monday to tour a health and wellness center here …

Ted Cruz Seeks Divine Intervention in Indiana—and if That Doesn't Work, Louie Gohmert Is There to Help  —  The Texas senator needs a win in Indiana to stay relevant in the 2016 race, so he has enlisted the help of the three G's: God, Glenn, and Gohmert.  —  Hoosiers are Ted Cruz's last hope.

President Obama Says Donald Trump Is Not Equipped to Be President  —  President Obama says that Republican front-runner Donald Trump is not equipped to deal with the challenges of being president.  —  “I think that he is not somebody who even within the Republican Party can be considered …

ISIS Attack Kills American Serviceman Near Irbil, Iraq  —  US serviceman killed in combat in Iraq 0:25  —  An American serviceman died in an ISIS attack in northern Iraq, U.S. officials said Tuesday.  —  Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said the U.S. serviceman was advising …

Obama has no problem with Larry Wilmore's use of racial slur, aide says  —  WASHINGTON — Comedian Larry Wilmore's use of a racial slur in comedy remarks about President Obama on Saturday has drawn controversy from civil rights activists — but not from Obama himself.

Jimmy Kimmel invites scientists to swear at America's climate change deniers  —  These 10 states will decide whether Trump is the GOP nominee … One normally associates late-night, expletive-laced segments focused on left-leaning politics with your John Olivers or Samantha Bees.

DNC chairwoman: If up to me, I'd exclude independents from Dem primaries  —  Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) said if it was her decision, she would scrap open primaries and only allow voters registered as Democrats to participate in primaries.

Loyal dogs refuse to leave side of dying baby girl at hospital  —  A family's loyal basset hounds have refused to leave the side of a dying baby girl who suffered a major stroke.  —  Nora Hall's parents have taken the heartbreaking decision to turn off their five-month-old daughter's life support …

How Bernie changed Hillary  —  No candidate ever wants a tough primary challenge, and Hillary Clinton has found the mass appeal of a self-described socialist particularly irksome.  But as she shifts her gaze toward the general election and Donald Trump, Clinton may have actually learned some lessons from Bernie Sanders.

Republicans are digging themselves into a deeper hole with Latinos (again)  —  Barely three years after the 2012 election led Republicans to vow to fix their problems with Latino voters, they are on the verge of nominating someone who (at best!) rules out legalization for the 11 million forever …

Survey says: 34 percent of Bay Area residents are ready to leave  —  Residents of the California's Bay Area are eyeing the exits.  —  Some 34 percent of San Francisco-area residents are considering leaving because of high housing costs and traffic, according to a survey by the Bay Area Council.

Chris Christie Vetoes Equal Pay Bill, Calling It ‘Business Unfriendly’  —  New Jersey's lawmakers want to require employers to pay women the same as men for essentially the same work.  But Gov. Chris Christie (R) thinks they went too far.  —  The bill that passed both chambers …