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First on CNN: Team Romney explores blocking Trump at RNC — Washington (CNN)Mitt Romney has instructed his closest advisers to explore the possibility of stopping Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention, a source close to Romney's inner circle says.
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Rubio's path to an outright win has vanished — Marco Rubio's path to the Republican nomination short of a contested convention has narrowed to nearly nothing as his campaign and allies reboot their strategy to prepare for months of guerrilla warfare to deny Donald Trump a clean, pre-convention victory.
Politico:
Full transcript: Mitt Romney's remarks on Donald Trump and the 2016 race — Below are Mitt Romney's full remarks on Donald Trump and the 2016 presidential race, as prepared for delivery. Romney delivered his remarks at the University of Utah. — I am not here to announce my candidacy for office.
mccain.senate.gov:
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON STATE OF THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY CAMPAIGN — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the state of the Republican presidential primary campaign:
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TIME:
Read Mitt Romney's Speech About Donald Trump — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made the case against Donald Trump in Utah Thursday. — Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney made the case against Donald Trump in Utah Thursday.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Graham: A brokered convention wouldn't be fair to Trump — Lindsey Graham has had some harsh words for Donald Trump, but that doesn't mean he thinks a brokered convention would be fair to the Republican frontrunner. — In an interview with former Obama adviser David Axelrod on his podcast …
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Danny Vinik / Politico:
The Trump platform that Mitt Romney just attacked looks a lot like Mitt Romney's — On Thursday, Mitt Romney dramatically opened fire on the frontrunner of his own party, calling Donald Trump a “con man” and a “fraud” and explaining why Trump's policy platform would be bad for the country.
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Priebus: There will be no ‘shell games’ with GOP nomination — After an explosive day for the GOP, the chairman of the Republican National Committee said there won't be “any shell games going on” with the nominating process. — The rules of the nominating process are “no different today than 100 years ago.
Randy Barnett / National Review:
How Ted and Marco Can Save the GOP and the Country
How Ted and Marco Can Save the GOP and the Country
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Hits Back At Romney: He Would've Dropped To His Knees For Me In '12
Trump Hits Back At Romney: He Would've Dropped To His Knees For Me In '12
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Olivier Knox / Yahoo Politics:
Mitt Romney tells Donald Trump voters they're ‘suckers’
Mitt Romney tells Donald Trump voters they're ‘suckers’
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Mitt Romney:
My remarks on the state of the 2016 presidential race
My remarks on the state of the 2016 presidential race
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Romney speech shows why Trump is winning
Romney speech shows why Trump is winning
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Michelle Conlin / Reuters:
Exclusive: Koch brothers will not use funds to try to block Trump nomination
Exclusive: Koch brothers will not use funds to try to block Trump nomination
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump again threatens independent bid
Trump again threatens independent bid
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Donald Trump: Mitt Romney ‘would have dropped to his knees’ for my endorsement
Donald Trump: Mitt Romney ‘would have dropped to his knees’ for my endorsement
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Romney to Republicans: Never Trump
Romney to Republicans: Never Trump
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Washington Post:
Mitt Romney: ‘Trump is a phony, a fraud’ who is ‘playing the American public for suckers’
Mitt Romney: ‘Trump is a phony, a fraud’ who is ‘playing the American public for suckers’
Eliza Collins / Politico:
Trump punches back at ‘choke artist’ Romney
Trump punches back at ‘choke artist’ Romney
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
How Trump Killed the Reagan Mystique
New York Times:
Transcript of Mitt Romney's Speech on Donald Trump
Transcript of Mitt Romney's Speech on Donald Trump
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Kasich vows to win Ohio, fight on to convention
Kasich vows to win Ohio, fight on to convention
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Skagit Valley Herald / Goskagit.com:
Man accidentally kills himself while taking photos with gun — A 43-year-old Concrete man died Sunday after accidentally shooting himself in the face with what he thought was an unloaded gun. — The man and his girlfriend were at a residence in the 46000 block of Baker Loop Road taking photos …
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Dan Tuohy / UnionLeader.com:
DeLemus supporters sing ‘God Bless America’ at court appearance — New Hampshire Union Leader — Federal agents have arrested Jerry DeLemus, a local Tea Party leader who stood with Cliven Bundy's armed resistance at his ranch in Nevada in 2014, in connection with the standoff and alleged assault.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Fourteen Additional Defendants Charged For Felony Crimes Related To 2014 Standoff In Nevada
Fourteen Additional Defendants Charged For Felony Crimes Related To 2014 Standoff In Nevada
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Tony Schinella / Portsmouth, NH Patch:
Tea Party Activist, Trump Supporter Jerry DeLemus Arrested
Tea Party Activist, Trump Supporter Jerry DeLemus Arrested
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Dawn Ennis / Advocate:
She Is Cait, and I Am Not: Face to Face with Jenner — Winding my way 'round deadman's curves at unsafe speeds all the way up a Malibu mountaintop to meet Caitlyn Jenner, I asked myself: who would live here except a recluse? Cut off from the rest of the world, high above it all …
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Chief justice rejects plea to block air pollution rule — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected a plea Thursday to block a contentious air pollution rule for power plants, in a big victory for the Obama administration. — Roberts's order came despite his court's 5-4 decision …
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Fox News:
FBI investigating if Clinton aides shared passwords to access classified info — EXCLUSIVE: The FBI is investigating whether computer passwords were shared among Hillary Clinton's close aides to determine how sensitive intelligence “jumped the gap” between the classified systems …
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Peter Beinart / The Atlantic:
The Violence to Come — What will happen to American politics if, as now appears likely, the Republican Party nominates Donald Trump? Here's one bet: It will get more violent. — The United States is headed toward a confrontation, the likes of which it has not seen since 1968 …
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Charles Grassley Faces Formidable Challenger in Iowa Senate Race — WASHINGTON — With Senator Charles E. Grassley under attack for his handling of the Supreme Court nomination process, a formidable Democratic challenger will run against him this November, the most significant sign yet …
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Katie Zezima / Washington Post:
Chris Christie: 'I wasn't being held hostage' by Donald Trump — Chris Christie wants the world to know that he was not being held hostage this week. — Under fire from fellow establishment Republicans for endorsing Donald Trump for president, the New Jersey governor held a press conference Thursday …
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Monique Morrissey / Economic Policy Institute:
The State of American Retirement: How 401(k)s have failed most American workers — Overview — Today, many Americans rely on savings in 401(k)-type accounts to supplement Social Security in retirement. This is a pronounced shift from a few decades ago, when many retirees could count on predictable …
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John Branch / New York Times:
Brandi Chastain to Donate Her Brain for C.T.E. Research — SAN JOSE, Calif. — The retired soccer player Brandi Chastain remains best known for scoring the winning shootout goal in the 1999 World Cup final against China and for the jersey-shedding celebration that followed.
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