Trump shares worldview as Cruz rolls out running mate

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• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  Today brought a sizable shift in the presidential race. The Republican front-runner turned his attention from his rivals to his world view. But one of those rivals rolled out a running mate.

  John Yang reports on this campaign day.

  DONALD TRUMP (R), Republican Presidential Candidate: It's time to shake the rust off America's foreign policy. It's time to invite new voices and new visions into the fold.

• JOHN YANG:

  Donald Trump, fresh from a decisive sweep of Tuesday's primaries, delivered his first major speech on foreign policy.

  SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX), Republican Presidential Candidate: Carly Fiorina!

• JOHN YANG:

  Ted Cruz answered with a headline of his own, naming former rival Carly Fiorina as his running mate.

• SEN. TED CRUZ:

  This ticket is about the future. It is about our children. It is about our grandchildren. The stakes of this election, we are not simply wagering on a sporting contest.

  CARLY FIORINA (R), Republican Vice Presidential Candidate: This is a fight worth having. This is a fight worth winning. And with your help, we will win this fight!

• JOHN YANG:

  Cruz is banking on next week's Indiana primary to give him new life. Trump now has more than three-quarters of the delegates he needs for a first-ballot victory. Last night, he declared himself the presumptive nominee, and took aim at the Democrats' likely standard-bearer, Hillary Clinton.

• DONALD TRUMP:

  Well, I think the only card she has is the woman's card. She has nothing else going for her. And, frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she would get 5 percent of the vote.

• JOHN YANG:

  Clinton answered the jibe after winning four states, putting her 90 percent of the way to clinching the nomination.

  HILLARY CLINTON (D), Democratic Presidential Candidate: Well, if fighting for women's health care and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card, then deal me in!

  (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

• JOHN YANG:

  But Bernie Sanders is not ready to throw in his hand. The Vermont senator spoke today in West Lafayette, Indiana.

  SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (VT-I), Democratic Presidential Candidate: We are in this campaign to win and to become the Democratic nominee.

  (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)

• JOHN YANG:

  At the same time, Sanders told The New York Times he plans to lay off hundreds of campaign workers and focus on winning California.

  For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm John Yang.

• JUDY WOODRUFF:

  We will examine the race, and hear more of Donald Trump's foreign policy speech, after the news summary.