Tuesday's Headlines: Rubio, Cruz sprint to halt Trump on fateful Super Tuesday

Scuffle between Secret Service agent, photographer at Trump rally turned nasty; Clinton shifts her attention to likely general election matchup; Trump opened a mortgage company in 2006. It closed within 18 months.; Scalia vacancy is just the beginning of a long fight over the Supreme Court's future;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Lucian Perkins / for The Washington Post Rubio, Cruz sprint to halt Trump on fateful Super Tuesday Sen. Marco Rubio sought to unite the Republican Party's anti-Trump forces while Sen. Ted Cruz pleaded with voters in Texas for support. But if the polls are any indication, Donald Trump is poised for a triumphant showing in 11 states. By Katie Zezima, Robert Costa and Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Scuffle between Secret Service agent, photographer at Trump rally turned nasty A video shows Chris Morris, a photographer for Time magazine, being thrown to the ground by an agent after he tried to leave the press section to photograph Black Lives Matter protesters at the event. By Fenit Nirappil  •  Read more »   Clinton shifts her attention to likely general election matchup While some are concerned about the Democratic front-runner looking too far ahead, she and her allies are already criticizing Donald Trump's positions on immigration. By Anne Gearan and Abby Phillip  •  Read more »   Trump opened a mortgage company in 2006. It closed within 18 months. While experts were predicting a housing bust, Donald Trump said it was a "great time" to embrace the industry. That decision illustrates the potential dangers of a business philosophy that has relied on a willingness to put aside advice and take risks. By Tom Hamburger and Michael Kranish  •  Read more »   Scalia vacancy is just the beginning of a long fight over the Supreme Court's future Given the court's aging liberal bloc, the next president could have the chance to replace several justices. Groups on both sides of the aisle are marshaling political ammunition in the battle for ideological control. By Juliet Eilperin and Robert Barnes  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   Republicans face a moral choice: Will they oppose Trump's bigotry? By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   As Europe falls apart, America clowns around By Fred Hiatt  •  Read more »   The dangerous worldview at the core of Trump's intimidation By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   The GOP race has become an embarrassing reality-television show By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   Rubio joins Trump in the sandbox By Richard Cohen  •  Read more »   Don't reward Trump's assault on democracy By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Federal judge rules for Apple in New York case involving a locked iPhone Although the ruling does not apply to the fight over the San Bernardino phone, it adds fuel to the debate over whether the tech company should help unlock a phone used by terrorists. By Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more » Mount St. Mary’s University president resigns Simon Newman, whose remarks about culling struggling freshmen at the school sparked a national uproar, will step down as president of the Catholic university in Emmitsburg, Md., effective immediately. By Susan Svrluga  •  Read more » Meet the 'Nones,' the Democratic Party's biggest faith constituency Their numbers are massive and they're not nonbelievers, but they reject attempts to label their faith and they prefer politicians who are ethical but take it easy on the God talk. By Michelle Boorstein  •  Read more » The GOP's next big issue: Poverty? Paul Ryan takes the project so seriously that he cited it as one of his reasons for sitting out the 2016 race. Could Ryan be right? By Jeff Guo  •  Read more » Chris Rock said some very funny things about Hollywood’s racism. But let’s not pretend this changes anything. The problem here isn't Rock or what he did and didn't say. The problem lies with his audience — the folks at the Oscars and the many more watching the show in their living rooms. By Janell Ross  •  Read more » Melissa Harris-Perry's departure raises concerns about a less-diverse MSNBC The network's switch from featuring liberal talk shows to focusing on breaking news has resulted in diminished roles for its minority hosts, panelists and pundits. By Paul Farhi  •  Read more » These college students took on one of America's top trademark bullies — and won A small business owner with the love of predatory jumbo fish created a forum, "MonsterFishKeepers." Monster, the energy-drink conglomerate, fought him over his logo and the use of the word "monster." By Drew Harwell  •  Read more » Starbucks plans to bring American coffee to Italy The company will be selling its coffee in a place perhaps more associated with coffee aficionados than anywhere in the world — representing not only a big opportunity, but a big risk, too. By Jena McGregor  •  Read more » George Kennedy, Oscar-winning character actor of 'Cool Hand Luke,' dies at 91 Among the most versatile performers in Hollywood, the burly actor excelled in dramas, became a mainstay of disaster films and proved a durable comedic performer in the "Naked Gun" movie series. By Adam Bernstein  •  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