In anticipation of possible rioting and clashes between activists and police at the Republican National Convention this June, the host city of Cleveland, Ohio has spent $1.5 million on an insurance policy covering it for $10 million in damages,reports the Huffington Post.

• AP: Republican Donors Deny Cruz, Kasich Needed Funds, Data Show
• WashTimes: 20,000 Illegals With Criminal Convictions Released Into US Communities In 2015
• Newsmax: Gingrich: Cruz Naming Fiorina VP ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’
• WashExaminer: Republicans Split Between Denial and Acceptance on Trump
• WashTimes: Team Obama Raising Tobacco Prices at US Military Bases to Curb Smoking

After a five-state sweep of Republican primaries in the northeast, Donald Trump declared himself the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, and prepared himself to deliver his first major foreign policy speech, reports USA Today.

• Politico: Trump Starts Spending To End Cruz in Indiana
• WashExaminer: Byron York: In State After State, Strong GOP Support For Trump’s Muslim Proposal
• Politico: Trump On Clinton: ‘I’m Going to Be Taking a Lot of Things Bernie Said and Using Them’
• WashTimes: Klan Leader Claims KKK Has Given $20K to Clinton Campaign
• The Hill: Fears Grow About Rising US Troop Levels In Middle East

For the first time, Donald Trump’s approval rating has reached 50 percent in the national weekly NBC News/SurveyMonkey poll, released Tuesday morning, reports The Hill. Indeed, Trump is gunning to win all five of Tuesday’s primary contests in five northeastern states, according to Politico.

• Daily Beast: Skinheads Come Out in Full Force for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania
• Newsmax: Trump Already Fed Up With Manafort
• CNN:  Pennsylvania’s Wild Card Delegates Could Make Or Break Donald Trump
• WashTimes: Billionaire Donors Leaving GOP In Limbo
• Breitbart: Exclusive Data Analysis: Democrat Turnout Collapses Down More Than 4.5 Million, Nearly 20 Percent in 2016 Versus 2008