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.

Suspect in Arlington slaying told Army supervisors he shot good Samaritan, police say  —  Updated at 6:52 p.m.: Revised throughout to include new details.  —  By JULIETA CHIQUILLO and TOM STEELE  —  Staff Writers  —  A man accused of injuring his wife and killing an armed good Samaritan outside …

Mesa, AZ student arrested for indecent exposure in yearbook picture  —  A student at Red Mountain High School in Mesa is facing dozens of criminal charges for indecent exposure after a prank got published in the yearbook, according to the Mesa Police Department.

CNN Destroys Fox News in April Prime Time Ratings  —  While you weren't looking, CNN has been busy demolishing the once-invincible ratings gap between themselves and Fox News.  CNN beat Fox News decisively for their prime time lineup in April, and especially in the coveted age gap of 25-54.

The Third-Party Temptation  —  A conservative challenge to Trump could cost the GOP the House.  —  As Donald Trump gets closer to securing the Republican nomination for President, luminaries of varying illumination are floating the idea of a conservative third-party challenge in November.

Press: It's time to end Nerd Prom  —  OK, everybody — breathe a sigh of relief.  We survived another White House Correspondents' Association dinner.  But before we rush on to the next one, can't we all agree that this event is out of control and in desperate need of a big shake-up?

Cruz's slip of the tongue will doom him in Indiana  —  There are times when a politician firmly and unmistakably puts a foot in his mouth and pays for it dearly.  —  Last week in Indiana, Sen. Ted Cruz  —  (R-Texas) won the prize for a verbal infraction that was so huge, it will be cited for years to come.

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.

Carbon's Casualties: Resettling the First American ‘Climate Refugees’  —  Resettling the First American ‘Climate Refugees’  —  By CORAL DAVENPORT and CAMPBELL ROBERTSON  —  A $48 million grant for Isle de Jean Charles, La., is the first allocation of federal tax dollars to move …

Whistleblowing Is Not Just Leaking — It's an Act of Political Resistance  —  've been waiting 40 years for someone like you.  " Those were the first words Daniel Ellsberg spoke to me when we met last year.  Dan and I felt an immediate kinship; we both knew what it meant to risk so much …