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Threatening letter sent to Donald Trump's son, Eric — NEW YORK — The Secret Service, FBI and New York Police Department are investigating what sources tell CBS News is a threatening piece of mail sent to Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump. — The mail, sent to Eric Trump at his posh Manhattan residence …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Conservatives call for ‘unity ticket’ to stop Trump
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Spokesman: RNC would support Trump ‘100 percent’
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New York Times:
Obama Privately Tells Donors That Time Is Coming to Unite Behind Hillary Clinton — In unusually candid remarks, President Obama privately told a group of Democratic donors last Friday that Senator Bernie Sanders is nearing the point where his campaign against Hillary Clinton will come to an end …
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Hillary, Bernie must unite to beat Trump — For purposes of this column, let's assume for today that Hillary Clinton — becomes the presidential nominee for Democrats and Donald Trump — the nominee for Republicans, and consider how the party of FDR and JFK can win an election …
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Sanders concedes Missouri Democratic primary; Clinton wins
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Jonathan Allen / Roll Call:
Clinton Owes Her Commanding Lead to African-American Women
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Washington Monthly
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rubio nears Cruz endorsement — Marco Rubio is close to endorsing Ted Cruz, but the two proud senators — and recent fierce rivals — have some details to work out first. — Cruz has to ask for the Rubio's endorsement, and both sides need to decide that it will make a difference …
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Even Lindsey Graham Knows It's Weird That He's Backing Ted Cruz
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Marco Rubio Says He Won't Run for Re-Election — or Governor in 2018
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Independent Journal Review
John Harwood / CNBC:
Another Dem like Obama? Our best days are behind us: Ryan — Ryan on Trump: 'We'll make it work if it happens' — In an exclusive “Speakeasy” interview with CNBC's John Harwood, Speaker Paul Ryan explains how the House is responding to voter sentiment and gives his opinion …
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Associated Press:
GOP-led House backs legal challenge to Obama on immigration … Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., takes questions from reporters at a weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 17, 2016. Republicans say Obama exceeded his constitutional authority in unilaterally expanding programs for immigrants.
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan huddles with GOP donors
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CNN:
Grassley: If I can meet with a ‘dictator,’ I can meet with Garland — Hatch: SCOTUS vacancy last November would've made difference — Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley said he is willing to meet with Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland — “If I can meet with a dictator in Uganda …
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Slate:
Why Democrats usually pick moderate-liberal justices and Republicans usually pick conservative ones.
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Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Merrick Garland Heads To Capitol Hill For What Could Be A Futile Exercise
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Talking Points Memo and Politico
Steven T. Dennis / Bloomberg Business:
Supreme Court Fight Enters New Phase as Garland Meets Senators
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Ben Oldach / WHOTV:
Waitress Stiffed: ‘Tips are only for normal-looking people’ … DES MOINES, Iowa — A popular waitress at a popular restaurant closed out one of her table's Tuesday night when she found a note from her patron. — “At first, I felt really upset, I felt attacked, I almost felt …
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Courtney Crowder / Des Moines Register:
D.M. waitress stiffed: ‘Tips are only for normal looking people’
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Bridge Scandal Trial May Prevent a Trump-Christie Ticket — One obvious theory behind Gov. Chris Christie's surprise endorsement of Donald J. Trump in the Republican presidential race is that he wants to be Mr. Trump's pick for vice president. — Mr. Christie says the two men have never talked about it.
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Political Wire and RedState
Tracy Bloom / KTLA:
Construction Worker on 2nd Day of Job Dies in ‘Not Work-Related’ Fall From 53rd Floor in DTLA — A construction worker on his second day on the job died Thursday after falling from the 53rd floor of the Wilshire Grand Center tower and landing on a passing car in downtown L.A. in an incident …
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Fox's Eric Bolling Kicks Michelle Fields to the Curb for His Buddy Donald Trump — The ex-Breitbart reporter is persona non grata on the conservative blowhard's weekly shoutfest now that she's been manhandled by a Trump staffer. — Michelle Fields used to appear weekly on Fox News weekend gabfest Cashin' In.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Anti-Trump forces contemplate the end — With Donald Trump marching toward a nomination that few believed he could win, Republicans once bent on defeating him are now reassessing their efforts to stop him. — Trump's dazed and demoralized adversaries find themselves at a defining moment …
Darcie Moran / MLive.com:
Convicted felon sings Adele-inspired ‘sorry’ to judge at sentencing — A convicted felon seemed to feel particularly soulful at his sentencing last week for unlawful imprisonment and carrying a concealed weapon. — Brian Earl Taylor, 21, surprised a courtroom of onlookers when he sang …
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Thomas Tracy / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump-loving NYC Sanitation workers trade fighting words with driver they blocked with their truck in Brooklyn — They're hauling for Trump — so let the trash talking begin! — A pair of crusty city Sanitation workers were caught on video Thursday morning screaming at a motorist …
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Raw Story and addictinginfo.org
Lauren French / Politico:
Endangered House Republicans: Trump who? — Vulnerable House Republicans are adopting a strategy for campaigning with Donald Trump as their nominee: Bury their heads in the sand and hope for the best. — POLITICO interviewed a half-dozen lawmakers in tough reelection races …
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Insiders: Kasich could win a contested convention — In the event of a contested Republican convention this summer, John Kasich is the candidate most acceptable to GOP delegates. — That's according to members of The POLITICO Caucus - a panel of political insiders in seven battleground states …
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Political Wire
Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Apple Encryption Engineers, if Ordered to Unlock iPhone, Might Resist — SAN FRANCISCO — If the F.B.I. wins its court fight to force Apple's help in unlocking an iPhone, the agency may run into yet another roadblock: Apple's engineers. — Apple employees are already discussing …
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