Tuesday's Headlines: Obama works to restore party after erosion of power

Five states expected to help Clinton, Trump widen leads; Cruz-Kasich alliance against Trump appears to falter early; Federal judge upholds North Carolina voter ID law;   The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Top Stories Obama works to restore party after erosion of power After presiding over a greater loss of electoral power for his party than any two-term president since World War II, Obama has taken the unusual step of wading into two contested Democratic state primaries as he tries to increase the focus on down-ballot races. By Juliet Eilperin  •  Read more » Five states expected to help Clinton, Trump widen leads Voters head to the polls in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware. By Jose A. DelReal and John Wagner  •  Read more »   Cruz-Kasich alliance against Trump appears to falter early The arrangement fueled doubts among GOP elites, who worried that Ted Cruz and John Kasich have handed Donald Trump a ready-made argument that the party establishment is plotting against him. By Sean Sullivan and David Weigel  •  Read more »   Federal judge upholds North Carolina voter ID law Civil rights groups say the controversial law, which is among the strictest in the country, will discourage minorities from casting ballots in the upcoming presidential election. By Sari Horwitz  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Opinions   The Kasich-Cruz alliance is too little, too late By Dana Milbank  •  Read more »   Trump’s campaign brings Eastern Europe’s political ‘tactics’ to the U.S. By Anne Applebaum  •  Read more »   Obamacare disaster will be Obama's enduring domestic legacy By Marc A. Thiessen  •  Read more »   Buying into Trump's fake pivot would ruin the GOP By Michael Gerson  •  Read more »   The Cruz-Kasich alliance against Trump is likely doomed By Eugene Robinson  •  Read more »   What is Mr. Trump hiding by not releasing his tax returns? By Editorial Board  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   More News   Commander of bin Laden raid blasts Senate for disrespecting military leaders A long-percolating feud between Navy brass and the Senate has erupted into open conflict. By Craig Whitlock  •  Read more » House set to limit paid time off for federal employees under investigation The bill would limit such leave to 14 days; if an investigation isn't finished by then, the employee generally would have to return to work. By Eric Yoder  •  Read more » Financier Sandy Weill and wife Joan give $185 million to brain research The Weills were among the first to sign on to the "Giving Pledge" started by Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett, which challenged the world's billionaires to give away the majority of their wealth. By Ariana Eunjung Cha  •  Read more » FDA committee votes against approval of controversial muscular dystrophy drug While not binding, the decision deals a blow to patients, caregivers and supporters of the experimental drug who had pressured the agency to approve it. By Carolyn Y. Johnson  •  Read more » Redskins ask U.S. Supreme Court to review trademark case The team's petition is contingent on the high court agreeing to take up a similar case involving an Oregon-based rock band called "The Slants." By Des Bieler  •  Read more » Ted Cruz’s claim that Obama is forcing schools to ‘let teenage boys shower with teenage girls’ The Texas senator uses some slippery language to create a misleading impression of a complex issue. By Michelle Ye Hee Lee  •  Read more » As Deflategate wore on, Tom Brady's lawyers missed the point: His innocence Their arguments about collective bargaining powers failed to drive home an essential point: How can a player be suspended for "conduct detrimental" when there was no conduct to begin with? By Sally Jenkins  •  Read more » Tuber, or not tuber? Choice of what to plant may have shaped structure of societies. In a provocative study, economists attempted to explain why the most advanced civilizations all tended to cultivate grain crops, while less advanced societies largely relied on root crops. By Jeff Guo  •  Read more » The 2016 veepstakes could be the most chaotic in decades Combine the lack of a clear primary winner by now with the decision by both parties to move up their conventions to July and you get a very short window for the nominees to pick the person who will be, literally, a heartbeat away from the presidency. By Chris Cillizza  •  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