memeorandum: Meet the Press - April 10, 2016 (NBC News)

5:45 PM ET, April 10, 2016

Top Items:

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: Hot Air, Independent Journal …, Hullabaloo, Fusion, Fox 59 and RedState

NBC News:

Trump's New Right-Hand Man Accuses Cruz Campaign of ‘Gestapo Tactics’ — Manafort: Cruz Camp Using Gestapo Tactics 1:38 — In his first Sunday show interview since taking on an expanded role in Donald Trump's campaign, Paul Manafort was quick to raise questions about the tactics Sen. Ted Cruz' campaign is using to secure delegates.

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Denver Post:

Texas senator says “people are waking up” — COLORADO SPRINGS — Colorado crowned Ted Cruz as the runaway winner in the state's Republican presidential contest Saturday — and moved the GOP closer to a contested national convention. — The Texas senator won all 34 delegates awarded …

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill: Trump aide: Cruz using ‘Gestapo tactics’ to win delegates

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

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Washington Post

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

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and MichelleMalkin.com

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

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story and CNN

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

Discussion: Scared Monkeys and The Right Scoop

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

Discussion: RedState

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

Discussion: Washington Monthly, National Review, Washington Post 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: Instapundit, LawNewz, Hot Air, NBC News and BizPac Review

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: Washington Post

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 and The Right Scoop

Fox News:

Exclusive: President Barack Obama on ‘Fox News Sunday’ — This is a rush transcript from “Fox News Sunday,” April 10, 2016. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. — CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS HOST: I'm Chris Wallace. — Barack Obama sits down with “Fox News Sunday” …

Discussion: Althouse and Power Line

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Obama sees ‘carelessness’ in Clinton's management of emails

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics: Obama: Clinton Didn't “Intentionally” Put America In Jeopardy; I Guarantee No Political Influence In Server Probe

Jeremy Herb / Politico:
Obama: I ‘guarantee’ Justice Dept. won't protect Hillary

Discussion: Media Matters for America

Samantha Page / ThinkProgress:

Sorry, Feds: Kids Can Sue Over Climate Negligence, Judge Says — A group of youngsters just won a major decision in their efforts to sue the federal government over climate change. An Oregon judge ruled Friday that their lawsuit, which alleges the government violated the constitutional rights …

Discussion: ourchildrenstrust.org

Dan Lyons / New York Times:

Congratulations! You've Been Fired — AT HubSpot, the software company where I worked for almost two years, when you got fired, it was called “graduation.” We all would get a cheery email from the boss saying, “Team, just letting you know that X has graduated and we're all excited …

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 …

NBC News:

Meet the Press - April 10, 2016 — CHUCK TODD: — This Sunday, political hunger games in the G.O.P. Ted Cruz sweeps the delegates in Colorado. — TED CRUZ: — I think we will go in with an overwhelming advantage. — CHUCK TODD: — It looks more and more like we're headed …

Discussion: RedState and Althouse

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

Sam LaGrone / USNI News:

U.S. Naval Flight Officer Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin Accused of Giving U.S. Secrets to China — A U.S. naval flight officer with an extensive signals intelligence background was accused by the service of passing secrets to China, USNI News has learned. — Lt. Cmdr.

Discussion: Washington Post

Mick Dumke / Chicago Sun Times:

WATCHDOGS: Undercover cops, Rahm aides kept tabs on protesters — As Mayor Rahm Emanuel faced growing criticism last fall over the city's handling of police shootings, Chicago Police Department officials laid plans to have undercover officers spy on protest groups, records obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times show.

Discussion: WGN-TV