Friday's Headlines: GOP elites are now resigned to Trump as their nominee

Cruz's latest fights with fellow Republicans are a reminder: Many simply don't like him; Trump's critics clash with police at California rally; Report: Gender wage gap has been growing wider and starting sooner than expected;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Ricky Carioti / The Washington Post GOP elites are now resigned to Trump as their nominee Many believe the billionaire cannot be stopped and are exhausted by the prospect of a contested July convention. By Philip Rucker  •  Read more » Cruz's latest fights with fellow Republicans are a reminder: Many simply don't like him Former House Speaker John Boehner labeled him "Lucifer in the flesh," while a veteran strategist said Cruz was "the political version of liver and onions." By Sean Sullivan,Ed O'Keefe  •  Read more »   Trump's critics clash with police at California rally The incident marked the most recent flash of tensions that have followed Trump to campaign events around the country. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Read more »   Report: Gender wage gap has been growing wider and starting sooner than expected New data shows that pay disparities between men and women begin right after college graduation, long before decisions like maternity leave can affect earnings. By Danielle Paquette  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The world according to Trump By Charles Krauthammer  •  Read more »   The case for a Clinton-Warren ticket By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   The GOP's lost generation of millennial voters By Catherine Rampell  •  Read more »   In Iraq, the Mosul offensive is off to a slow and shaky start By David Ignatius  •  Read more »   GOP Hoosiers have to choose between bad and worse in Cruz and Trump By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   Trump's incoherent, inconsistent, incomprehensible foreign policy By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   North Korea sentences former Virginia man to 10 years of hard labor Kim Dong-chul, who was born in South Korea but became an American citizen in 1987, was sentenced for alleged subversion. By Anna Fifield  •  Read more » U.S. officials fear North American phone database security jeopardized The database is significant because it tracks nearly every phone number in North America, making it a key tool for law enforcement agencies seeking to monitor criminal or espionage targets. By Ellen Nakashima  •  Read more » Gay rights group worries as religious-based amendment heads to Congress The measure would require the government to give religious organizations it signs contracts with exemptions in federal civil rights law and the Americans Disabilities Act. By Lisa Rein and Karoun Demirjian  •  Read more » Zionism and Hitler: A guide to the scandal rocking Britain's left Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has suspended two high-profile allies who compared Israel's policies to Nazi views, but critics said he hasn't adequately addressed anti-Semitism in his party. By Adam Taylor  •  Read more » ‘The day that my life changed': Woman marks 10-year anniversary of her own funeral Whitney Cerak's parents thought they had buried their daughter following a deadly 2006 car crash. But there had been a mix-up. By Lindsey Bever  •  Read more » First-round NFL draft grades: Broncos get high marks while the Jets do not The Rams, Jaguars and Titans also did well in Thursday night's opening round. By Mark Maske  •  Read more » I sat next to Trump at the infamous 2011 White House correspondents' dinner Did his decision to run for president have its roots in a humiliating time at the dinner, where he was a guest of The Post, as some observers have suggested? A Post reporter who was there tells what she knows. By Roxanne Roberts  •  Read more » Why did Ted Cruz send his dad to Puerto Rico? Marco Rubio's delegates. The senator — berated on the campaign trail by Donald Trump as "Little Marco" — still has scores of convention delegates who are required to vote for him on the first ballot, and who could go anywhere on the second. By Ed O'Keefe and Karen Tumulty  •  Read more » Democrat Chuck Schumer, a one-man super PAC The next Senate Democratic leader could provide a massive cash reserve in the fall. By Paul Kane  •  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