A.M. Links: Scalia SCOTUS Battle, GOP Prepares for Brokered National Convention, Left-Wing Economists Cast Doubt on Bernie Sanders

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  The battle lines are forming in the clash between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans over the successor to late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia.

• The Republican Party is quietly preparing for a brokered GOP convention and "a nomination fight that goes all the way to the bitter end."

• Left-leaning economists are raising questions about the costs and practicalities of Bernie Sanders' expansive government agenda.

• Here are the winners and losers from last night's Grammy Awards.

• Airstrikes that hit two hospitals in northern Syria have killed at least 22.

• Donald Trump says he is "very seriously" considering suing Ted Cruz.

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