Spartanburg / AFP In an upside-down campaign season that’s seen a political dynasty done in by a celebrity businessman and a self-declared democratic socialist rapidly gain on the Democratic favorite, establishment money may finally find its footing. With Jeb Bush’s exit from the Republican presidential race, the field of candidates competing for the wealth behind the more than $100 million ...

Bloomberg Wil VanLoh, a Houston private-equity manager, has links to a $1 million contribution to a group supporting Ted Cruz’s presidential bid. The group, Stand for Truth, disclosed today that it received $1 million in January from a Houston company identified as Trinity Equity. Trinity shares an address with Quantum Energy Partners, a private-equity firm VanLoh runs with $9 billion ...

Detroit / AP An auto safety advocate is calling on the government to reopen an investigation of rear-crash fires in older Jeep SUVs after finding at least 11 more deaths since the vehicles were recalled. The deaths show that the recall repair — installing a trailer hitch to protect gas tanks in low-speed crashes — hasn’t been effective, said Clarence ...