Politics: All the Latest Headlines from The New York Times

Senator Grassley and Judge Garland Meet, and Rehash the Obvious Senator Charles E. Grassley restated what Judge Merrick B. Garland, the president’s Supreme Court pick, already knew: There will be no hearings this year on his nomination.

First Draft: John Kasich Urges Republicans to Reject Rivals’ Negativity Addressing the Women’s National Republican Club in Midtown Manhattan, Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, without naming either of his two remaining opponents for his party’s presidential nomination, drew a sharp distinction with them, both in terms of tone and policy.

Paul Ryan to Rule Out Run for President, Aide Says The House speaker will hold a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters to announce his decision.

First Draft: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Win in Missouri, Officially Hillary Clinton pulled out a tight victory over Senator Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary in Missouri on March 15, while Donald J. Trump was declared the winner on the Republican side. The state’s vote totals, in two close races for both parties, were not made official until now.

First Draft: Charles Grassley Is Set to Meet Merrick Garland for Breakfast As the White House seeks to increase the pressure in demanding for Senate hearings and a vote on President Obama’s Supreme Court pick, Mr. Grassley will host Judge Garland to tell him why Republicans will not take up the nomination.

First Draft: John Kasich to Lay Out ‘Two Paths’: His and Driving ‘Into a Ditch’ Mr. Kasich, who during town-hall-style events has often warned about the “negative approach” of his rival Donald J. Trump, will bring his message to a higher-profile speech, to garner more attention before the remaining Republican primaries.

First Draft: Latest Phase of Trump Campaign Faces a Test in a Public Forum Mr. Trump, a frequent guest on cable news shows, has been uncharacteristically quiet in the last few days, as his campaign tries a resetting of sorts and as he and his family members will interviewed in a town-hall-style forum hosted by CNN.

National Politics Shines on Albany as Candidates Nearly Cross Paths New York’s primaries on April 19 have drawn more attention to the state capital with Donald J. Trump, Bernie Sanders and Gov. John Kasich all in town.

First Draft: After Loss in Colorado, Donald Trump Supporters Give State Chairman an Earful Steve House, chairman of Colorado’s Republican Party, has been hearing from angry voters contending the state’s system of caucuses left the selection of its presidential nominating delegates to party activists.

Congress Is Told U.S. Needs More Money to Fight Zika Two senior Obama administration officials said the mosquito-borne virus posed a more serious threat to the United States than experts initially believed.

De Blasio Donors Shared Closeness to Police Leaders The two donors, Jona S. Rechnitz and Jeremiah Reichberg, appeared to take great pride in their closeness to police commanders.

News Analysis: Obama’s Latest View on Secrecy Overlooks Past Prosecution of Leaks In defending Hillary Clinton’s email practices, the president offered a concession his administration has not always made with news organizations or security officials.

Barrage of Attack Ads Threatens to Undermine Donald Trump More than half of the record spending on negative advertising during the 2016 presidential primary has been directed at a single candidate, Mr. Trump.

First Draft: Racially Charged Joke by Hillary Clinton and Bill de Blasio Earns Scorn Instead of Laughs A skit by Mrs. Clinton and the mayor of New York during an annual sendup of New York politics drew cringes from the audience and criticism from several news media outlets.

First Draft: Bernie Sanders Proposes Fracking Ban and Attacks Hillary Clinton on the Environment Mr. Sanders, campaigning in Binghamton, N.Y., said Mrs. Clinton had advocated for natural gas pipelines that would hurt the environment, and that as secretary of state she had rewarded companies through fracking expansions.

Navy Officer Charged With Providing Information to China, Officials Say The charges against Lt. Cmdr. Edward C. Lin, who was born in Taiwan, are part of a secretive espionage case.

Letter From America: Will the Fervor of Bernie Sanders’s Legions Endure? Few of the senator’s varied supporters seem interested in coming together to form a more expansive movement.

First Draft: Donald Trump Calls Colorado’s Process for Choosing Delegates ‘Crooked’ Donald J. Trump insisted that the system for selecting delegates in Colorado was created by “hacks,” but his own team did not provide adequate resources or preparations with seasoned hands over many weeks for some of these state contests.

John Kasich Sees Path to Nomination Despite Low Delegate Count Mr. Kasich’s rationale is that savvy Republican convention delegates will be more receptive to his electability argument than rank-and-file voters.

Donald Trump and New York Tabloids Pick Their Elaborate Dance Back Up For next week’s primary, Mr. Trump will return to the ink-stained caldron in which he and the media that he fed thrived in the 1980s.

First Draft: Ted Cruz Sees Milk and Honey in Blue California Nearly two months before the state’s primary on June 7, Senator Ted Cruz is heading west for two stops on Monday, holding rallies in Irvine and San Diego as most of the political class remains focused on a contest about 3,000 miles away.

White House Letter: Michelle Obama’s Graduation Speeches Show Her Personal Side The first lady has become more outspoken on issues like race, gender and class, and plans to expand on those themes in commencement addresses in the coming months.

Paul Ryan, a Mirage Candidate, Wages a Parallel Campaign The speaker of the House is already deep into a national campaign — one he calls “Confident America” — but it is not necessarily aimed at the presidency.

Boston Globe Envisions Donald Trump Presidency With Mock Front Page The parody imagined a country in turmoil under Mr. Trump and was paired with an editorial urging Republicans to put forth a different nominee.

Prison Rate Was Rising Years Before 1994 Law For some critics, the crime bill epitomizes policies that sent incarceration to record levels. History and statistics tell a more complex story, according to criminologists.

First Draft: Bernie Sanders Did Not Disappoint at Coney Island The Vermont senator arrived at Nathan’s Famous Sunday afternoon and spoke to supporters, took photos and indulged his appetite.

First Draft: Trump and Clinton Hold Strong Leads in New York and Pennsylvania Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton have struggled during a recent stretch of primary contests, but big wins could be in store for both candidates in New York and Pennsylvania.

John Kasich and Ted Cruz Hunt for Votes in Upstate New York Donald J. Trump leads in polls ahead of the April 19 primary, but upstate demographics may offer his rivals a slight opening.

First Draft: Hillary Clinton Defends Bill Clinton on Criminal Justice Hillary Clinton on Sunday defended her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and his record on criminal justice, but said that if she was elected she would work to reduce unnecessary incarcerations.

First Draft: Bernie Sanders Says ‘Something Is Clearly Lacking’ in Hillary Clinton’s Judgment Mr. Sanders continued his squabble with Mrs. Clinton over her qualifications to be president on Sunday, saying “I have my doubts about what kind of president she would make.”

First Draft: Donald Trump Aide Accuses Ted Cruz’s Campaign of ‘Gestapo’ Tactics Mr. Trump’s new convention manager accused Mr. Cruz’s campaign on Sunday of employing “Gestapo” delegate-wrangling tactics.

First Draft: Cheesecake and Turnstiles: Hillary Clinton’s New York Weekend Hillary Clinton tried to highlight her New York City credentials this weekend before next week’s primary in her home state.

Letter from Washington: Despite Risks, G.O.P. Seeks to Stop Trump Before Convention The rules and credentials committees can thwart Donald J. Trump, and the temptation to do so will be great, despite the havoc he could wreak.

Obama Says Hillary Clinton Wouldn’t Intentionally Endanger U.S. With Emails In his first interview with “Fox News Sunday” as president, Mr. Obama also said his administration would not interfere with the F.B.I.’s investigation of her private email server.

Only Hard Choices for Parents Whose Children Flirt With Terror Hoping for an intervention, Sal Shafi cooperated with the government when his son showed warning signs of radicalization. A year later, his son was in handcuffs, facing 20 years in prison.

First Draft: At Harlem’s Apollo, Bernie Sanders Slams the Clintons on Poverty and Race Backed by his top black supporters, the senator withstood an anti-Semitic heckler and criticized legislation that Hillary Clinton helped to pass when her husband was in the White House.

Political Memo: Donald Trump’s Trial Balloons Are Catching Up With Him None of Donald Trump’s tune changes seemed to matter much until recently. But his style — long on gut instincts, short on briefing books — has taken a toll.