Saturday's Headlines: Donald Trump creates identity crisis for Republican Party

Cruz looks to take on Rubio, on the fellow senator's Florida turf; La. governor left an economic disaster as he ran for president; Pat Conroy, best-selling author of 'Great Santini' and 'Prince of Tides,' dies at 70;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Charles Ommanney / The Washington Post Donald Trump creates identity crisis for Republican Party A year ago, the GOP thought it had a strong field of presidential hopefuls. Now the question is how close the party will come to annihilating itself and what it stands for. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » Cruz looks to take on Rubio, on the fellow senator's Florida turf While his rivals trade insults, Ted Cruz will present himself as a high-minded alternative for conservative Floridians.  By Katie Zezima and Matea Gold  •  Read more »   La. governor left an economic disaster as he ran for president A budget deficit emerged under ex-governor Bobby Jindal, whose tax breaks and business subsidies didn't keep the economy from eventually stalling, according to analysts. Now the state faces tax hikes and government cuts. By Chico Harlan  •  Read more »   Pat Conroy, best-selling author of 'Great Santini' and 'Prince of Tides,' dies at 70 The South Carolina writer, who recently said he had pancreatic cancer, drew on his bitter memories to form the emotional core of his novels, several of which were adapted into films. By Matt Schudel  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Trump: The authoritarian's candidate of choice By Colbert I. King  •  Read more »   Clinton must make Elizabeth Warren her vice president By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   My grandmother died because of an illegal abortion By Christine Dinsmore  •  Read more »   The end of this GOP might be a blessing By Kathleen Parker  •  Read more »   Is this the end of the West as we know it? By Anne Applebaum  •  Read more »   The 2016 race is exposing the utter impotence of the 'billionaire class' By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Supreme Court blocks Louisiana enforcement of abortion clinic law The law, similar to one at issue in a Texas case, threatens to close all but one of the state's abortion clinics. By Robert Barnes  •  Read more » NASA's Scott Kelly stays grounded even after orbiting the planet for almost a year Over 340 days in space that ended this week with his return to Earth, the rocket man for the Reddit generation showed he could inspire and excite — often in 140 characters or less. By Amy Ellis Nutt  •  Read more » New findings point to Zika as the culprit behind babies' brain damage Studies detail how the virus could attack fetal brain development and trigger a wide range of pregnancy complications. By Lena H. Sun and Brady Dennis  •  Read more » Jim Webb: I could vote for Trump, but not Clinton The former Democratic senator from Virginia said support for Donald Trump is not because of "racists", but because people see him as someone who would make a change. By David Weigel  •  Read more » State Dept. removes a dozen emails from unclassified electronic archives Former secretary of state Colin L. Powell disputed that the emails sent to him contained classified information. By Carol Morello  •  Read more » Flint's mayor starts delivering on promise to replace lead pipes More than 8,000 of the service lines need to be replaced in the wake of the city's water crisis, but she said the city is well short of the money needed to do so. By Steve Friess  •  Read more » The tricky legal questions about the knife purportedly found on O.J. Simpson's ​former property The LAPD investigation into the existence the knife apparently has left with a slew of new questions about the case, including whether it's the murder weapon and what that could mean for Simpson. By Elahe Izadi and Lindsey Bever  •  Read more » 97-year-old woman dies weeks after receiving eviction notice "There is no doubt that the callous eviction of Marie Hatch has caused her death," one of her attorneys said. By Elahe Izadi  •  Read more » The magical thing eating chocolate does to your brain There's a remarkable difference between people who eat chocolate and people who don't. By Roberto A. Ferdman  •  Read more »         Share Today's Headlines:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you are signed up for Headlines. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071