memeorandum: Trump aide Manafort: Cruz campaign using ‘Gestapo’ tactics (Jeremy Herb/Politico)

12:35 PM ET, April 10, 2016

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Trump's Saturday delegate disaster — Donald Trump's struggle to win loyal delegates to the Republican National Convention grew even more desperate on Saturday, with crushing losses in Colorado and South Carolina that put victory at a contested convention further from his grasp.

Discussion: Fox 59, Hot Air and Washington Monthly

Jeremy Herb / Politico:

Trump aide Manafort: Cruz campaign using ‘Gestapo’ tactics — Donald Trump's convention manager on Sunday accused the Ted Cruz campaign of using “Gestapo tactics” in its hunt for delegates. — “You go to these county conventions, and you see the Gestapo tactics — the scorched-earth tactics …

Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Trump, Kasich box out Cruz in Michigan delegation

Discussion: Washington Monthly and RedState

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
UNREAL. Colorado GOP Tweets Out: ‘We Did It #NeverTrump’

Discussion: Politico

Des Moines Register:
Last Slide — CEDAR FALLS, Ia. — Republican presidential …

Discussion: RedState and NBC News

Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
Cruz Sweeps Colorado as Trump Campaign Issues Error-Filled Ballots

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and MichelleMalkin.com

Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Cruz camp accuses Trump and Kasich of teaming up in Michigan. They don't deny it.

Discussion: NBC News

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Cruz wins big in Colorado shutout

Discussion: The Right Scoop

Maeve Reston / CNN:
Strong organization leaves Cruz poised for victory in Colorado

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, National Review and RedState

Fox News:

EXCLUSIVE: Obama vows no influence in Clinton email probe, defends terror fight — President Obama repeatedly vowed there would be no political influence over the Justice Department's investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while secretary of state …

Discussion: LawNewz, NBC News and BizPac Review

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Obama sees ‘carelessness’ in Clinton's management of emails … President Obama in an interview broadcast early Sunday said he had to be “careful” in answering a question about whether Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton — jeopardized national security by using a private email server while secretary of State.

Discussion: Politico and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Trump, Clinton rule Empire State — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have double-digit leads in the race for their party's nominations in New York. — Trump's advantage is widespread in the Republican contest. A new Fox News poll finds he leads among men, women …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, The Right Scoop and Political Wire

Dana Blanton / Fox News:

Fox News Poll: Trump holds huge lead in Pennsylvania, Clinton up over Sanders — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton hold commanding leads in Pennsylvania, according to a new Fox News Poll. — Trump receives 48 percent among likely GOP primary voters in the Keystone State.

Discussion: Political Wire

BostonGlobe.com:

The GOP must stop Trump — DONALD J. TRUMP'S VISION for the future of our nation is as deeply disturbing as it is profoundly un-American. — It is easy to find historical antecedents. The rise of demagogic strongmen is an all too common phenomenon on our small planet.

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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Boston Globe to publish fake front page on Trump presidency

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Denis Slattery / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump visits Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum for first time despite invoking the tragedy …

Discussion: Raw Story, CNN, RedState, Washington Post and New York Magazine

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:

Clinton camp: Congrats Bernie, but you can't win — on his Saturday victory in Wyoming but reminded him of her “nearly insurmountable lead” in delegates. — “We congratulate Senator Sanders on a spirited campaign in Wyoming. Outperforming expectations, Hillary Clinton tied …

Discussion: ABC News

Dan Balz / Washington Post: Why New York is pivotal for Sanders and for Clinton

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Sanders extends win streak with Wyoming victory

Discussion: CNN, Taylor Marsh, Liberal Values and Raw Story

New York Times: Bernie Sanders Wins Wyoming Democratic Caucuses

New York Post:

Team Obama is setting us up for another housing-market collapse — The Obama administration is doing its best to give the nation another mortgage meltdown. — As Paul Sperry recently noted in The Post, Team Obama has pushed mortgage lenders to offer home loans to folks with shaky credit …

Katie Glueck / Politico:

Sheldon Adelson and top GOP donors retreat to the sidelines — LAS VEGAS — Dispirited over a Republican Party primary that has devolved into an ugly, damaging fight, some of the GOP's biggest financiers are reevaluating whether to invest in the 2016 presidential contest at all.

Discussion: Outside the Beltway

Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:

Disruption ends Sanders event on tense note — A Bernie Sanders — event in New York reached a tense ending Saturday as a man shouted questions about Sanders's religion over boos from the audience. — “As you know, the Zionist Jews - and I don't mean to offend anybody …

Discussion: Raw Story

Karen Matthewsgeelong / Geelong Advertiser:

Children's Court: Islam says I can, claims teen who beat sister — A GEELONG teenager has told a court he is entitled to beat and whip his younger sister because he is her guardian according to Islam. — A Children's Court heard the 17-year-old also resisted police during his arrest …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Pamela Geller