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ByJuliePace and Scott Bauer TheAssociatedPress MILWAUKEE Republican Ted Cruz stormed to a com- manding victory in Wiscon- sin Tuesday, denting front- runner Donald Trump's chances of capturing the GOP nomination before the party's convention. Bernie Sanders carried the Demo- cratic race over Hillary Clin- ton, a win that still leaves him with a mathematically difficult path to the White House. Trump's defeat capped one of the worst periods of his campaign, a brutal stretch that highlighted his weaknesses with women and raised questions about his policy depth. While the billionaire businessman still leads the Republican field, Cruz and an array of anti- Trump forces hope Wiscon- sin signals the start of his decline. "Tonight is a turning point," Cruz told cheering supporters at a victory rally. "It is a call from the hard- working people of Wiscon- sin to America. We have a choice. A real choice." For Sanders, Wisconsin was the latest in a string of victories that have given him an incentive to keep competing against Clinton. But he still trails her in the pledged delegate count and has so far been unable to persuade superdelegates— the party officials who can back any candidate — to drop their allegiance to the former secretary of state and back his campaign. The results in Wiscon- sin make it likely both par- ties' primaries will continue deep into the spring, drap- ing front-runners Trump and Clinton in uncertainty and preventing both from fully setting their sights on the general election. For Sanders, Wiscon- sin was favorable terri- tory, with an overwhelm- ing white electorate and lib- eral pockets of voters, and the Vermont senator's vic- tory gives him a fresh burst of momentum. Because Democrats award delegates propor- tionally, Sanders and Clin- ton will both emerge from Tuesday's contest with more delegates. Heading into Wisconsin, Clinton had 1,243 to Sand- ers' 980 based on prima- ries and caucuses. When including superdelegates, the party officials who can back any candidate, Clinton holds a much wider lead — 1,712 to Sanders' 1,011. It takes 2,383 delegates to win the Democratic nomination. Clinton's campaign has cast her lead as nearly in- surmountable. Yet Sand- ers' continued presence in the race has become an ir- ritant for the former secre- tary of state, keeping her from turning her attention to the general election. According to exit polls, Sanders has excited voters in Wisconsin, with more than half of Democratic primary-goers saying the senator inspires them more about the future of the coun- try. But three-quarters of Democratic voters say Clin- ton has realistic policies. The exit polls were con- ducted by Edison Research for The Associated Press and television networks. Trump has battled a se- ries of campaign contro- versies in the lead-up to Wisconsin, including his campaign manager's legal problems following an al- tercation with a female re- porter and his own awk- ward stumbles in clarify- ing his views on abortion. Wisconsin's Republican establishment, including Gov. Scott Walker, has also campaigned aggressively against the businessman. Exit polls in the state underscored the concerns about Trump that are surg- ing through some corners of the Republican Party. Nearly 4 in 10 GOP voters in Wisconsin said they were scared about what Trump would do as president. Complicating the pri- mary landscape for both Cruz and Trump is the con- tinuing candidacy of John Kasich. The Ohio gover- nor's only victory has come in his home state, but he's still picking up delegates that would otherwise help Trump inch closer to the nomination or help Cruz catch up. If Cruz wins all of Wis- consin's 42 delegates, Trump would need to win 57 percent of those remain- ing to clinch the GOP nom- ination before the July con- vention. So far, Trump has won 48 percent of the dele- gates awarded. To win a prolonged con- vention fight, a candidate would need support from the individuals selected as delegates. The process of selecting those delegates is tedious, and will test the mettle of Trump's slim cam- paign operation. Cruz prevailed in an early organizational test in North Dakota, scooping up endorsements from del- egates who were selected at the party's state convention over the weekend. PRESIDENTIAL RACE Cruz, Sanders emerge victorious in Wisconsin By Andrew Taylor The Associated Press WASHINGTON Trying to win over conservatives, House Republicans are sweetening their budget proposal by putting sev- eral programs on the chop- ping block, including Presi- dent Barack Obama's health care law and tax credits for children of immigrants liv- ing in the country illegally. But cuts to programs like food stamps are on hold and a drive to cap medi- cal malpractice awards has faltered before a GOP-con- trolled committee, though cuts to Medicaid and a pop- ular program that provides health coverage to children have advanced through a panel responsible for fed- eral health programs. Still, it may not be enough. And if the party's broader budget plan sinks, the effort may fade. The strategy behind the work is to increase sup- port for the budget, a non- binding measure that sets a more than $1.1 trillion over- all cap next fiscal year for the operating budgets of federal agencies. Beyond the appropriations cap, the measure calls for sweep- ing spending cuts to bene- fit programs like Medicaid, the health care law, and food stamps. So far, the idea of the so-called "sidecar" spend- ing cuts hasn't swayed con- servatives opposing the broader budget outline over its endorsement of last year's bipartisan bud- get pact between Obama and the GOP-controlled Congress. The situation amounts to a black eye for House Republicans and their new leader, Speaker Paul Ryan. Just three years ago, House Republicans lashed out at a Democratic-controlled Sen- ate for failing to adopt a budget and forced through a temporary law that would have cut off the paychecks of lawmakers if they failed to pass a budget. "When I grew up in Wis- consin, if you had a job and you did the work, then you got paid. If you didn't do the work you didn't get paid. It's that simple," Ryan said at the time. "All we're saying is: 'Congress, follow the law. Do your work. Budget.' " The "No Budget, No Pay" law has lapsed, however, and for the first time since taking over the House in 2011, Republicans are at risk of failing to do a budget. If the broader but nonbind- ing budget plan remains stalled, the sidecar idea is likely to get scrapped, sev- eral GOP aides said. The lack of progress throws into doubt the plans of House GOP leaders to bring a full menu of agency spending bills to the floor this year. On Tuesday, Sen- ate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., promised that his chamber would de- vote three months of floor time to appropriations bills. Republicans have never sought to actually imple- ment the most controver- sial cuts they've proposed, such as transforming Medi- care into a voucher-like pro- gram for future retirees or sweeping cuts to Medic- aid health coverage for the poor, elderly and disabled. Instead, when proposing real, concrete spending sav- ings, Republicans have gone after many of the same tar- gets time after time, opt- ing for cuts that are politi- cally easy for GOP lawmak- ers. And that's the case now with the two committees that have already approved their share of the 10-year, $140 billion in cuts called for by House GOP leaders. The tax-writing Ways and Means Committee and the Energy and Commerce panel have weighed in with cuts to a prevention fund established by the Afford- able Care Act and a move to reclaim Obamacare sub- sidies from people whose income has unexpectedly increased. A temporary in- crease in the government's contribution to a popular health care program for children from lower-income families would be repealed. The tax panel also would require taxpayers claiming the refundable portion of the $1,000 child tax credit to claim it by filing their taxes with a Social Secu- rity number rather than an ID number commonly used by immigrants working il- legally, saving $20 billion over the coming decade. POLITICS GOP appeals to conservatives with health care, immigrant cuts J.SCOTTAPPLEWHITE—THEASSOCIATEDPRESSFILE House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. NAM Y. HUH — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at a campaign stop at Waukesha County Exposition Center, on Monday in Waukesha, Wisconsin. PAUL SANCYA — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., sings during a campaign event, on Monday in Milwaukee. 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