memeorandum: Carson: 'We're only looking at four years' if Trump's a bust (Mark Hensch/The Hill)

10:40 AM ET, March 15, 2016

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Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:

Trump breaks 50% in national support for the first time — Showing little sign of a “ceiling”, Donald Trump has only grown in support with the exit of Ben Carson and Marco Rubio's collapse … In the last two weeks, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has won more delegates in primaries and caucuses …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Scared Monkeys and Political Wire

New York Times:

What We're Watching as 5 States Hold Crucial Primaries — Voters in Florida, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio cast crucial ballots in the race for the presidency on Tuesday. Here are some of the things we will be watching. — The end or the beginning?

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Real Clear Politics, The Week and Mashable

Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:

Donald Trump Wins in Northern Mariana Islands GOP Caucus — Trump is expected to collect all nine of the territory's delegates for the Republican National Convention — Donald Trump has won an overwhelming victory in the Republican presidential caucuses on the Northern Mariana Islands …

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Katie Glueck / Politico:
Cruz campaign doubles down in Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina

Discussion: RedState, Yahoo Politics, Washington Post and YouGov US Opinion Center News

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Sanders gains on Clinton ahead of huge Tuesday contests

Discussion: Yahoo Politics, Politico, Public Policy Polling, Liberal Values, Hot Air, Common Dreams, CBS St. Louis and Vox

Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
What's At Stake For Republicans In The March 15 Primaries

Discussion: Washington Post, The Atlantic and Scared Monkeys

David Weigel / Washington Post:
Romney: Kasich has ‘the kind of record that you want in Washington’

Discussion: Weasel Zippers

MilitaryTimes:

Military Times survey: Troops back Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders for president — In an exclusive survey of American military personnel, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders emerged as active-duty service members' top choices to become the next commander in chief.

Discussion: WHNT-TV

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:

Top liberal leaders call for ‘massive’ anti-Trump campaign — CHICAGO — Leaders of more than 20 leading liberal groups supporting both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are set to release a scathing letter on Tuesday that serves as a progressive call to arms against Donald Trump …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Trump Is No Accident — Establishment Republicans who are horrified by the rise of Donald Trump might want to take a minute to remember the glitch heard round the world — the talking point Marco Rubio couldn't stop repeating in a crucial debate, exposing him to devastating ridicule and sending his campaign into a death spiral.

Discussion: Slantpoint and Mashable

Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Pastor kicks off Trump rally by calling for Bernie Sanders to convert: 'Bernie's got to meet Jesus'

Discussion: Friendly Atheist

USA Today:
Poll shows that millennials would flock to Clinton against Trump

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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Clinton and Sanders accuse Trump of inciting violence

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Hadas Gold / Politico:

Trump campaign manager's behavior prompted staff concerns — Donald Trump's staff and advisers have expressed concerns about campaign manager Corey Lewandowski's quick temper and heavy-handed leadership, and some even planned a coup against him last month, sources involved in the discussions told POLITICO.

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Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:

Washington's Worst Job: President Obama's Next Supreme Court Nominee — The president may make a nomination this week—if he can find anyone crazy enough for the job. — President Barack Obama is said to have narrowed to three candidates his list of potential Supreme Court nominees to fill …

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Final preparations for court war

Discussion: Outside the Beltway, Hot Air and Associated Press

Carl Hulse / New York Times: A Supreme Court Seat Sits Empty, and Calls to Fill It Dog Republicans

Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Hill Democrats getting antsy waiting for Supreme Court pick

Discussion: The Stranger … and addictinginfo.org

Los Angeles Times:
Southern California's Paul J. Watford is among Obama's top choices for Supreme Court

Discussion: The Atlantic, Maryland Appellate Blog, SCOTUSblog, Associated Press, BloombergView.com and Washington Times

Bill Hoffmann / Newsmax:

Ben Carson to Newsmax: I'm Promised a Spot in Trump Administration — Dr. Ben Carson revealed on Newsmax TV Monday that he will work in Donald Trump's administration — at least in an “advisory capacity” — if the Republican presidential front-runner is elected to the White House.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Atlantic, RedState, Mediaite, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Raw Story, Weasel Zippers, Politico and Slantpoint

Mark Hensch / The Hill:

Carson: 'We're only looking at four years' if Trump's a bust — Ben Carson on late Monday argued that the worst possible outcome of Donald Trump — lacking the right skills for a quality presidency is a single, four-year term under the billionaire. — “The way I look at it …

Discussion: National Review, The Week and US News

David French / National Review:

Working-Class Whites Have Moral Responsibilities — In Defense of Kevin Williamson — This weekend, my colleague Kevin Williamson kicked up quite the hornet's nest with his magazine piece (subscription required) that strikes directly at the idea that the white working-class (the heart of Trump's support) is a victim class.

Discussion: New York Times, Balloon Juice, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Washington Monthly

Joe Tacopino / New York Post:

Tech mogul accused of keeping ex-stripper as sex slave for 13 years — A Silicon Valley venture capitalist has been sued for $40 million by a woman who claims he used her as a virtual sex slave for 13 years. — Michael Goguen, who had worked for a firm that funded Google and Paypal …

Jason Horowitz / New York Times:

A King in His Castle: How Donald Trump Lives, From His Longtime Butler — PALM BEACH, Fla. — Everything seemed to sparkle at the Mar-a-Lago estate here on a recent afternoon. The sun glinted off the pool and the black Secret Service S.U.V.s in the circular driveway.

Discussion: Althouse and The Week

Shoshana Weissmann / Weekly Standard:

Clinton: 'We Didn't Lose a Single Person' in Libya — During MSNBC's town hall with Hillary Clinton on Monday, Clinton discussed foreign policy in Libya. — She said that Libya isn't perfect, but is making progress. She added, “Libya was a different kind of calculation, and we didn't lose a single person.”

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Eliza Collins / Politico:
Clinton: 'We didn't lose a single person' in Libya

Discussion: The Atlantic, RedState, Fox News and Hot Air

ABC News:

The Note: High Stakes Tuesday Is Here — In the biggest day of voting since Super Tuesday, Americans in five states and one territory head to the polls today to cast their ballots for the presidential nomination. More states and delegates may have been up for grabs on March 1 …

John Santucci / ABC News:
Donald Trump Sees No Need to Tone Down His Campaign

Discussion: Towleroad

Bill Allison / Bloomberg Business:

Trump's Fundraising for Others Left Deep Roots — The Palm Beach County GOP hopes to raise more than $300,000 at an upcoming event where Trump will deliver the keynote. — He might be self-financing his campaign, but Donald Trump is no stranger to political fundraising.

McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:

Trump Campaign Conducting Background Checks On Volunteers — Donald Trump's campaign informed aspiring volunteers Sunday night that they would have to pass background checks and sign non-disclosure agreements if they wanted serve in the Trump Tower Call Center in Manhattan.

Discussion: Political Wire

Noah Kulwin / Re/code:

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes Is Holding a Hillary Fundraiser With Chelsea Clinton — Elizabeth Holmes, CEO of the embattled blood-testing startup Theranos, has lost commercial partners, board members and a lot of credibility over the last few months. Prize-winning reporting …

Discussion: New York Magazine, Politico and STAT

Eliza Collins / Politico:

Huckabee: Trump is Clinton's ‘worst nightmare’ — Hillary Clinton and her allies are underestimating Donald Trump at their own peril, according to Mike Huckabee. — The former Arkansas governor was asked about a POLITICO interview with Hillary Clinton's top strategist and pollster Joel Benenson …

Discussion: Political Wire, Balloon Juice and Washington Post