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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Boehner backs Paul Ryan for president — BOCA RATON, Fla. — Former Speaker John Boehner said Paul Ryan should be the Republican nominee for president if the party fails to choose a candidate on the first ballot. — “If we don't have a nominee who can win on the first ballot …
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Tré Goins-Phillips / TheBlaze.com:
‘You Son of a B***h’: Glenn Beck Slams ‘Delusional’ Kasich for Staying in the Race — After winning the Republican primary in his home state of Ohio Tuesday night, Republican presidential candidate John Kasich announced that he plans to stay the course. Glenn Beck had a few choice words for him.
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Matthew J. Belvedere / CNBC:
We choose the nominee, not the voters: Senior GOP official — Headed towards a contested convention: Unbound delegate — Curly Haugland, RNC Rules Committee, and Gary Emineth, former chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party, talk about Republican convention rules and why it could lead to a contested convention.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
The Economist rates Trump presidency among its top 10 global risks — A Donald Trump presidency poses a top-10 risk event that could disrupt the world economy, lead to political chaos in the U.S. and heighten security risks for the United States, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump, Cruz vow to barricade Kasich from convention — The two leading GOP campaigns intend to muscle the Ohio governor out of the race. — Advisers to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz say there's no way they'll allow John Kasich to even compete at a contested national convention — let alone prevail.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary slams the door on Bernie
Hillary slams the door on Bernie
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David French / National Review:
Keep Fighting — There Is No Other Choice
Keep Fighting — There Is No Other Choice
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Bloomberg Business:
Trump Says He'll Skip Debate, Warns of Possible Convention Riots
Trump Says He'll Skip Debate, Warns of Possible Convention Riots
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New York Times:
Rubio's Exit Leaves Trump With an Open Path to 1,237 Delegates
Rubio's Exit Leaves Trump With an Open Path to 1,237 Delegates
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
GOP official: The party chooses the nominee, not the voters
GOP official: The party chooses the nominee, not the voters
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump risks falling short of delegate count for nomination
Trump risks falling short of delegate count for nomination
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Warns of ‘Riots’ if Party Blocks Him at Convention
Donald Trump Warns of ‘Riots’ if Party Blocks Him at Convention
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Gavin Jackson / Post and Courier:
Gov. Nikki Haley siding with Ted Cruz in GOP race
Gov. Nikki Haley siding with Ted Cruz in GOP race
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgressPage Array:
Who Is Merrick Garland? — Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), the longest serving Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, offered his own thoughts on who President Obama should nominate to fill the seat left open by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia last week.
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Chuck Grassley:
Grassley Statement on the President's Nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court — Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made the following statement after President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, the Chief Judge on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals …
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senators split with leadership on SCOTUS
GOP senators split with leadership on SCOTUS
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New York Times:
Obama Chooses Merrick Garland for Supreme Court
Obama Chooses Merrick Garland for Supreme Court
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Sarah Almukhtar / New York Times:
Why Obama Nominated Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court
Why Obama Nominated Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court
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Josh Israel / ThinkProgressPage Array:
6 Quotes From Senate Republicans About Merrick Garland That Are Really Awkward Now
6 Quotes From Senate Republicans About Merrick Garland That Are Really Awkward Now
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
No hearing for Obama's Supreme Court nominee, McConnell says
No hearing for Obama's Supreme Court nominee, McConnell says
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Rose Garden / The White House:
Remarks by the President Announcing Judge Merrick Garland as his Nominee to the Supreme Court
Remarks by the President Announcing Judge Merrick Garland as his Nominee to the Supreme Court
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP Supreme Court blockade showing early cracks
GOP Supreme Court blockade showing early cracks
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Donald Trump just threatened more violence. Only this time, it's directed at the GOP.
Donald Trump just threatened more violence. Only this time, it's directed at the GOP.
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Lincoln Caplan / New Yorker:
Merrick Garland, President Obama's Sensible Supreme Court Choice
Merrick Garland, President Obama's Sensible Supreme Court Choice
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Garrett Epps / The Atlantic:
Merrick Garland Is a Great Pick; That May Not Matter
Merrick Garland Is a Great Pick; That May Not Matter
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TMZ.com:
Jared Fogle — Beaten and Bloodied in Prison Yard Ambush — BEATEN AND BLOODIED — in Prison Yard Ambush … Jared Fogle got a surprise beatdown in federal prison from an inmate who has major issues with child molesters ... TMZ has learned. — According to docs, Fogle got jumped …
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Nicole Hensley / New York Daily News:
Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle attacked in bloody Colorado prison brawl — Convicted pedophile and ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle was pummeled in a vicious prison yard attack, according to a new report. — The disgraced Indiana sex offender suffered a swollen face, scratched neck …
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Ben Winslow / fox13now.com:
GOP presidential debate in SLC canceled — SALT LAKE CITY — Monday's GOP presidential debate scheduled here in Utah has been canceled, FOX 13 News has confirmed. — The decision to cancel the debate followed Donald Trump's announcement on “FOX & Friends” that he would not be appearing.
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David Wells / fox13now.com:
Trump: 'I won't be there' for Fox News debate in Salt Lake City — Donald Trump said Wednesday morning he will not be at the GOP presidential primary debate next week in Salt Lake City. — “I will say this. I will say this. I think we've had enough debates. We've had 11 or 12 debates.
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Jordan Sargent / Gawker:
PBS News Story on First-Time Trump Voters Prominently Displays Longtime White Power Tattoos — Last night, PBS NewsHour ran a story on the Tilly family of Fayetteville, North Carolina. The Tillys do not have a history of being active in politics, but various members of the family …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Manager Denies Blacklisting Reporters — “I have a great relationship with these people.” — w.soundcloud.com — Donald Trump's campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, denied on Wednesday that the Trump campaign blacklists reporters who write critical stories about the candidate.
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Trump taps campaign manager as GOP convention delegate: report
Trump taps campaign manager as GOP convention delegate: report
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:
For release at 2:00 p.m. EDT — Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace despite the global economic and financial developments of recent months. Household spending has been increasing …
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WGN Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Waukegan man calls 911 claiming to have killed 19 children — Share Update: … WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Authorities arrested a man after he called them claiming to have killed 19 children in Lake County, Illinois. — According to a statement by the Lake County Sheriff's Office …
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Trump Appears To Have Heavily Plagiarized Op-Ed From Carson — An op-ed penned this month by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and published online appears to be blatantly plagiarized from an article written days earlier under former rival Ben Carson's name, The Daily Caller has determined.
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Outspoken Trump Supporter: 'Riots Aren't Necessarily a Bad Thing' — Scottie Nell Hughes, an adamant Donald Trump supporter, defended the GOP frontrunner's comments (warnings?) about riots at the convention by saying that riots aren't necessarily that bad. — Trump warned of riots …
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Eliza Collins / Politico:
Sheldon Adelson on supporting Trump: ‘Why not?’ — If Donald Trump is the nominee, Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson says, “Why not” support him? — “Trump is a businessman. I am a businessman. He employs a lot of people. I employed 50,000 people. Why not?”
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