memeorandum: Iowa Poll: Walker maintains popularity with 7-point lead (Jennifer Jacobs/Des Moines Register)

Michael D. Shear / New York Times:

Joseph R. Biden III, Vice President's Son, Dies at 46 — WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden III, the former attorney general of Delaware and the eldest son of Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., has died after spending more than a week receiving an unspecified treatment at the Walter Reed National …

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Paul Kane / Washington Post:

Beau Biden, vice president's son, dies of brain cancer — Joseph Robinette “Beau” Biden III, the son of Vice President Biden and former state attorney general of Delaware, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for several years. — Biden, 46, the oldest son of the vice president …

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Kelly Chen / The Huffington Post:

Beau Biden, Joe Biden's Son, Dead At 46 From Brain Cancer — Joseph “Beau” Biden III, the son of Vice President Joe Biden, has died from brain cancer, the White House announced Saturday evening. He was 46. — Biden served as Delaware's attorney general for eight years between 2007 to 2015.

Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:

Beau Biden, son of the vice president, dies at 46 — Joe Biden's son, the former attorney general of Delaware, died Saturday after battling brain cancer. — Beau Biden, the former Delaware attorney general and son of Vice President Joe Biden, died Saturday, the vice president's office announced.

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Beau Biden / Washington Post:

Vice President Biden's family announces death of his son Beau Biden — BY WASHINGTON POST STAFF May 30 at 9:45 PM — Vice President Biden late Saturday announced the death of his son Beau Biden. Here is his statement: … President Obama also issued a statement:

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Ali Breland / Politico:

Marco Rubio won't compete in Iowa Straw Poll — Sen. Marco Rubio will not participate in the Iowa Straw Poll, his campaign team confirmed Saturday. — The Florida senator and 2016 hopeful's decision marks the latest blow to the August event long considered a staple on the Republican road to the presidential nomination.

John McCormick / Bloomberg Business:

Scott Walker Has Early Lead in Iowa Poll as Jeb Bush Faces Challenges — Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has expanded his early lead in Iowa, while former Florida Governor Jeb Bush continues to face headwinds and Senator Marco Rubio of Florida shows upside potential in the state that hosts …

Jennifer Jacobs / Des Moines Register:

Iowa Poll: Walker maintains popularity with 7-point lead — Scott Walker's popularity streak in Iowa is real: He's seven percentage points ahead of his nearest competition in the presidential horse race here, chased by a tight pack of four in a clear top tier: Ben Carson, Rand Paul, Jeb Bush and Mike Huckabee.

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Tim Devaney / The Hill:

Administration preps new gun regulations — The Justice Department plans to move forward this year with more than a dozen new gun-related regulations, according to list of rules the agency has proposed to enact before the end of the Obama administration. — The regulations range …

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Jesse Singal / New York Magazine:

The Case of the Amazing Gay-Marriage Data: How a Graduate Student Reluctantly Uncovered a Huge Scientific Fraud — “What’s the book? There’s no book for this. What do we do? ’” — 7.5k — Shares — 6.4k — The exposure of one of the biggest scientific frauds …

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Manu Raju / Politico:

Exclusive: Rand Paul: ‘I will force the expiration’ of the PATRIOT Act — In a statement to POLITICO, Paul warns that he would not consent to any efforts to pass either an extension of current law or the USA Freedom Act. — Rand Paul plans to force the expiration of the PATRIOT Act Sunday …

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Michael Hirsh / Politico:
Can Martin O'Malley Take Flight?

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Ana Marie Cox / The Daily Beast:

How ‘Public Servant’ Hastert Got His Riches — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert was paying hush money to protect his reputation. The question, however, is what reputation? — Not-so-frequently Asked Questions About the Hastert Indictment — It's clear that the indictment …

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