Inside the GOP effort to draft an independent candidate to derail Trump  —  A band of exasperated Republicans — including 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney, a handful of veteran consultants and members of the conservative intelligentsia — is actively plotting to draft …

The Mogul and the Babe  —  WASHINGTON — WE are in one of those rare unharmonic convergences when reality is more absurd than satire.  —  So I decided to dispense with satire and simply call Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Friday to hear about his trip to survey the damage from the volcanic eruption of his imminent nomination.

This is one weak nominee: Hillary Clinton's problem isn't Bernie Sanders.  It's Hillary Clinton  —  Clinton's camp thinks her résumé will be enough to carry her to the White House.  No one should be that sure  —  No matter what you think about Hillary Clinton …

Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private  —  Interviews reveal unwelcome advances, a shrewd reliance on ambitious women, and unsettling workplace conduct by Mr. Trump over decades.  —  Donald J. Trump had barely met Rowanne Brewer Lane when he asked her to change out of her clothes.

8 fatalities reported in bus rollover on U.S. 83  —  Eight people have died and about 40 were taken to the hospital after a charter bus rolled over Saturday morning on North U.S. 83 in Webb County, authorities said.  —  The OGA Charters' bus, originating from the Rio Grande Valley …

Welcome to a Bernie Sanders Wiccan ritual  —  Leigha Lafleur, holding a candle, leads a Wiccan ritual to support Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Friday in Portland.  (Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times)  —  Attending a rally for Bernie Sanders usually involves long lines …

Report: GOP mega-donor Adelson to give Trump up to $100 million  —  Billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson is reportedly willing to give Donald Trump as much as $100 million for his presidential campaign — a purported record-setting amount for the wealth casino magnate.

Donald Trump's Plans Don't Add Up.  Do Voters Care?  —  The GOP candidate's tax plan will dramatically raise the debt, not decrease it  —  Donald Trump would slash taxes by trillions of dollars, leave entitlements alone, boost spending on infrastructure and defense, and, claims an advisor …

Clinton Campaign Releases Video Slamming Trump's Refusal to Release Tax Returns  —  The Hillary Clinton campaign released a video online Saturday morning, questioning Donald Trump's refusal to release his tax returns, until he allegedly finishes being audited.

Capitol Hill Newspapers, Once a Protected Class, Redefine Themselves  —  WASHINGTON — When Neetzan Zimmerman arrived at The Hill as its first director of audience development in January 2015, he found a publication largely unchanged since its heyday as a scrappy weekly for Washington's deal makers.

Cannes hotel guests in a panic over false terror alert  —  MORE FROM:  —  Wealthy guests at the exclusive Hotel du Cap in Antibes during the Cannes Film Festival were terrified when men wearing what looked like suicide vests arrived by boat bearing a black, ISIS-like flag.

Cruz blasts Obama's ‘bathroom police’ efforts  —  (R-Texas) blasted President Obama on Saturday over his administration's new guidelines advising public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match their gender identity.  —  “The president issued a decree to every public school …