Top Items:
New York Times:
Ted Cruz Is Fuming Because John Kasich Won't Bow Out — MADISON, Wis. — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, eyeing a victory here that could reshape the race for the Republican presidential nomination, has appeared most vexed by a rival he views as more of a long-term nuisance than a short-term threat: Gov. John Kasich of Ohio.
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Daily Kos, Slate, The Colorado Independent and Prairie Weather
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
The Real Kasich Threat — Trump and Cruz fear GOP convention delegates might prefer a winner. — All of a sudden the two Republican presidential front-runners seem unnaturally preoccupied with the guy in third place, and they're teaming up to demand that John Kasich drop out.
Discussion:
The American Conservative
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Milwaukee snubs Trump
Milwaukee snubs Trump
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, RedState, New York Times and Yahoo Politics
Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Trump, Behind in Wisconsin, Loses Some of the Self-Confidence in Appeal to Voters
Trump, Behind in Wisconsin, Loses Some of the Self-Confidence in Appeal to Voters
Discussion:
Independent Journal …
ABC News:
The Note: Wisconsin Primary Primer
The Note: Wisconsin Primary Primer
Discussion:
GOP.com, abc7chicago.com and Associated Press
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Wisconsin primary: 5 things to watch
Patrick Reis / Politico:
Trump is in trouble in Wisconsin
Trump is in trouble in Wisconsin
Discussion:
New York Times and YouGov US Opinion Center News
Caitlin Huey-Burns / Real Clear Politics:
The “Draft Paul Ryan” Pipe Dream
The “Draft Paul Ryan” Pipe Dream
Discussion:
McClatchy Washington Bureau and Hot Air
Bob Woodward / Washington Post:
Trump reveals how he would force Mexico to pay for border wall — Will Paul Ryan be the Republican nominee? … State of the 2016 race … Donald Trump says he will force Mexico to pay for a border wall as president by threatening to cut off the flow of billions of dollars in payments …
RELATED:
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Report: Trump eyeing money transfers from immigrants in plan to build wall — would force Mexico to pay for a wall along its border with the U.S. by threatening to block money transfers from immigrants in the U.S., The Washington Post reports. — The Post on Tuesday said that Trump plans …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Forbes, Fox News Insider and Associated Press
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
As Wisconsin votes, both front-runners are playing defense
As Wisconsin votes, both front-runners are playing defense
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Bloomberg, Real Clear Politics and Yahoo Politics
CNN:
Panama Papers fallout: Iceland's Prime Minister resigns — Reykjavik, Iceland (CNN)The Panama Papers leaks apparently resulted in a political casualty Tuesday when Icelandic Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson resigned. — Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, the deputy chair of the Progressive Party …
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Business Insider, Mediaite, LawNewz and Guardian
RELATED:
Peter Eavis / New York Times:
Finding the Good News in Widespread Tax Cheating
Finding the Good News in Widespread Tax Cheating
Discussion:
Guardian, Bloomberg View, Hit & Run and Fusion
BBC:
Panama Papers: Iceland prime minister seeks early poll
Panama Papers: Iceland prime minister seeks early poll
Discussion:
NPR and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Panama Papers Leaker: ‘I Want to Make These Crimes Public’
Panama Papers Leaker: ‘I Want to Make These Crimes Public’
Discussion:
The Hill, Slate, ThinkProgress, Bloomberg, The Intercept, New York Times, Mashable and Business Insider
Jon Henley / Guardian:
Icelandic PM faces no confidence vote over Panama Papers disclosures
Icelandic PM faces no confidence vote over Panama Papers disclosures
Discussion:
The Intercept, The Atlantic, The American Interest, Mashable, Fusion, UPI, Associated Press, Iceland Monitor and euronews
Bernie Sanders / New York Daily News:
TRANSCRIPT: Bernie Sanders meets with the Daily News Editorial Board — Daily News: We are very well aware of the broad themes of your campaign by now. So we'd like to hone in on some of the more particular issues to get a sense of how your presidency might evolve.
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, Washington Monthly, Daily News Bin, Shakesville and Blue Nation Review
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
7 lingering questions in the Clinton email investigation — The FBI appears to be entering the home stretch of its investigation into Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton — 's private email server. — Yet even as arrangements are reportedly being made to interview Clinton and her top aides, much remains unclear.
Discussion:
Politico, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and LawNewz
RELATED:
Rick Pfeiffer / Niagara Gazette:
FBI director talks terrorism, Hillary Clinton during Buffalo visit
FBI director talks terrorism, Hillary Clinton during Buffalo visit
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
You probably missed Sarah Palin's speech in Wisconsin. It was totally bizarre. … Sarah Palin went to Wisconsin over the weekend to tout her preferred candidate — Donald Trump — at a GOP fundraising dinner in advance of the Badger State's presidential primary today. What happened next will stun you.
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Donald Trump's National Lead Dips After Controversial Week: Poll — Anti-Trump Forces Fighting for a Cruz Win in Wisconsin 2:41 — Ahead of the Wisconsin primary, Donald Trump remains the frontrunner but his support among Republicans and Republican-leaners nationally has dropped three points …
Discussion:
NBC News and Washington Post
RELATED:
Scott Soshnick / Bloomberg:
Twitter Said to Win NFL Deal for Thursday Night Streaming Rights — Twitter Inc., making a strategic push into online programming, won a deal to show Thursday night National Football League games online, a person familiar with the matter said. — The social-media company was said to be bidding …
Scott Allen / Washington Post:
Walmart still selling Maryland T-shirts featuring the outline of Massachusetts — The outlines of Colorado and Wyoming look somewhat similar. Mississippi resembles Alabama flipped horizontally. New Hampshire sort of looks like Vermont rotated clockwise 180 degrees.
Discussion:
AOL, FOX 61 and Consumerist
German Lopez / Vox:
PayPal makes it official: North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ law will cost the state jobs — Businesses have been increasingly critical of North Carolina's recently passed anti-LGBTQ law. Now, it looks like one big company — PayPal — is officially pulling its business from the state in a move …
Associated Press:
Tennessee Lawmakers Vote for Bible as State's Official Book — Having already made a .50-caliber sniper gun the official state rifle, Tennessee lawmakers on Monday gave final approval to making the Holy Bible the state's official book. — The state Senate voted 19-8 in favor …
Discussion:
RedState, Tennessean.com, LawNewz, Right Wing Watch, Friendly Atheist, Fox News Insider, Towleroad and Joe.My.God.
The Week:
Republicans are plotting economic disaster for 2016 — Our free email newsletters … Since George W. Bush's presidency, Republican economic ideas have become drastically more conservative. Instead of massive tax cuts for the rich coupled with a general tolerance of the rest of government …
Discussion:
Hullabaloo and Daily Kos
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump campaign in disarray — Donald Trump's campaign is increasingly falling into disarray as the Manhattan billionaire braces for a loss in Wisconsin that could set him on course for an uncertain convention floor fight for the Republican presidential nomination.
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Sanders reshapes Obama's 2016 plans — Bernie Sanders is keeping Barack Obama locked in limbo. — Despite his steadily rising popularity, the president's expected role in 2016 as the Democratic Party unifier is on hold for another three-and-a-half months, if Sanders keeps his campaign going through the July convention.
Discussion:
The Hill, BizPac Review, Hot Air and The Gateway Pundit
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
DNC chair: I'm not doing good job ‘blocking’ Sanders — Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) late Monday night defended her handling of her party's presidential primary. — On Comedy Central's “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” …
Discussion:
Political Wire