Trump becomes presumptive Republican nominee as Cruz quits

Sanders secured a surprise victory over Hillary Clinton in the Democratic contest

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz

Donald Trump,the billionaire real-estate developer who has upended the rules of modern campaigning, became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on Tuesday after driving his top challenger,Texas Senator Ted Cruz, from the race with a crushing Indiana primary win.

The victory sets up a likely all-New Yorker presidential general election between Trump and Hillary Clinton, who remained on pace to secure the Democratic nomination even after a surprising loss to Senator Bernie Sanders in ...