1. Trump under siege
He was booed at a debate for pointing out 9/11 happened on George W Bush’s watch. He’s been tarred as pro-choice. He’s been attacked for cussing too frickin’ much. So on Monday...
Trump renews threat to take act solo
Trump said the Republican party was “in default” of a deal to treat him fairly, and he might run as an independent. He also repeated a threat to sue Ted Cruz for being born in Canada.
Trump threatens third-party run over ‘unfair’ treatment
2. Cruz and Bush gang up on Trump
Trump’s tirade came after a new Jeb Bush Super Pac radio ad ran in South Carolina, a polite place that votes Saturday. The ad mashes up Trump telling people to go “BLEEP” themselves.
Video: Republican debate a festival of bickering
Summary
“Is this the type of man we want our children exposed to?” the pro-Bush ad asks. Cruz meanwhile launched a TV ad saying Trump could not be trusted with a supreme court pick.
‘We cannot trust Donald Trump’
RT if you agree we need to nominate someone who we can trust to pick principled constitutionalists for #SCOTUS!https://t.co/InXUJXatX8
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) February 15, 2016
3. GOP to Obama: hands off Scalia spot
Republicans said the president should not seek to replace late supreme court justice Antonin Scalia. “There comes a point ... where you stop nominating,” Marco Rubio said.
4. Ginsburg remembers Scalia
From our years together at the DC circuit, we were best buddies ... It was my great good fortune to have known him as working colleague and treasured friend.” – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
5. Union ads back Clinton in Nevada
A powerful service employees union made three Spanish-language ads in Nevada for Hillary Clinton, who’s battling there with Bernie Sanders.
But Sanders drew a huge crowd for a rally in Michigan on Monday, a day after packing a high school in Las Vegas with thousands of people.
Sanders draws thousands in Vegas
Video: Nevada's Hookers for Hillary
6. Gilmore drops out
Who?
Farewell, Jim Gilmore: the hopeless Republican presidential hopeful
… and one more thing: The Return of W.
South Carolina is Bush country! https://t.co/koKt5KyU04
— John Noonan (@noonanjo) February 15, 2016