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This photo provided by HBO shows host Bill Maher on the television show "Real Time With Bill Maher," in Los Angeles, Friday, March 11, 2016. The show airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET. (Janet Van Ham/HBO via AP)

Bill Maher blasts Clinton, Sanders fans for fighting each other: ‘Will be the death of liberals’

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Secret Service agents guard Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump, on the stage after a man tried to breach the security buffer at his campaign event at the Wright Brothers Aero Hangar Saturday, March 12, 2016, in Vandalia, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Donald Trump surrounded by Secret Service as protester rushes toward stage at rally

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks during a campaign rally at the Adam's Mark Hotel Saturday, March 12, 2016, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Ted Cruz takes early lead in Wyoming GOP caucusing

By Mead Gruver - Associated Press

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, face off with protesters after a rally on the campus of the University of Illinois-Chicago was cancelled due to security concerns Friday, March 11, 2016, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

GOP rivals questioning whether they’d back Donald Trump as nominee

By Julie Pace and Dan Sewell - Associated Press

Rock musician Ted Nugent speaks during the Big Horn Basin Tea Party Picnic in Emblem, Wyo., on Aug. 2, 2014. (Associated Press/The Casper Star-Tribune, Dan Cepeda) **FILE**

Ted Nugent: ‘Nobody believes Trump is a conservative’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Ben Carson's endorsement marks the second time a former GOP White House rival has backed Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Ben Carson to endorse Donald Trump on Friday at Mar-a-Lago

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Sen. Mike Lee, Utah Republican, accompanied by Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican and 2016 presidential candidate, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Sen. Mike Lee of Utah endorses Ted Cruz for president

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 9, 2009, file photo, then-President Barack Obama laughs during his first prime-time televised news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File) ** FILE **

Obama says he’s not to blame for the rise of Donald Trump

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump, left, answers a question, as Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, listens, during the Republican presidential debate sponsored by CNN, Salem Media Group and the Washington Times at the University of Miami, Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Donald Trump pledges to leave Social Security as is, in contrast to rest of GOP field

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina speaks during the Iowa Right to Life Presidential Forum in Des Moines on Jan. 20, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Carly Fiorina endorses Ted Cruz for president

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

There are growing signs that the Republican Party is warming to the idea that Sen. Ted Cruz is the most viable alternative to Donald Trump. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump calls for Republican unity, but party warms to Ted Cruz

By S.A. Miller and Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2016 file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, waits as fellow GOP presidential candidates Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., center, and Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talk during a break in the Republican presidential primary debate at the University of Houston in Houston. Nancy Reagan spent decades protecting the legacy of her husband, but some of President Ronald Reagan's famous political advice appears lost among the White House candidates who embrace him as a guiding light. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Inside the Beltway: Campaigns and combat, Miami-style

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trump supports the GOP, too

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks at a campaign rally in Sanford, Fla., Monday, March 7, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Marco Rubio campaign spokesman: Win for Rubio in Florida increases odds of contested convention

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally Monday, March 7, 2016, in Madison, Miss. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

CHARLES HURT: Donald Trump forcing Republican Party to attack itself

By Charles Hurt

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally Monday, March 7, 2016, in Madison, Miss. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) ** FILE **

Donald Trump has 10-point edge in Illinois, leads fractured GOP field: poll

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this March 7, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Concord, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Donald Trump warns: GOP needs him to save party, win White House

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

The win in Mississippi is Donald Trump's 12th of the Republican presidential race. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump wins Mississippi primary

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. walk in the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

McConnell backs Speaker Ryan’s outreach to GOP contenders

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump drives himself around the golf course to watch the final round of the Cadillac Championship golf tournament, Sunday, March 6, 2016, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Luis Alvarez)

Donald Trump up big in Michigan: polls

By David Sherfinski - Associated Press