memeorandum: John Kasich: I would not have signed transgender restroom bill (CBS News)

10:45 PM ET, April 10, 2016

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Michelle Cho / NBC News:

Cruz-Supporting Delegates Picked in Virginia District Trump Won — Ted Cruz Makes Delegate Sweep in Colorado 2:03 — Wytheville, VA — Despite Donald Trump winning Virginia on Super Tuesday, two of three delegates elected in the first district convention here are supporters of rival Ted Cruz …

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and NBC News

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

DISGUSTING! Colorado Trump Delegates Scratched From Ballots at GOP Convention - Cruzers Listed TWICE — Ted Cruz supporters took all 13 of the delegates up for grabs at the Colorado GOP Convention on Saturday to complete a clean sweep of the state. — But it was not without controversy.

Discussion: Breitbart, ABC News, NBC News and CNN

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”

Discussion: Scared Monkeys

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Colorado GOP deletes #nevertrump tweet, pledges investigation

Discussion: Raw Story, American Power and The Gateway Pundit

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump's Saturday delegate disaster

Discussion: Independent Journal …, Hot Air, Hullabaloo, Fusion, The Right Scoop, The Hill, Taylor Marsh, Fox 59, Des Moines Register, RedState and CNN

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

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, MichelleMalkin.com and Washington Post

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

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, Power Line and RealClearPolitics

Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Obama vows no influence in Clinton email probe, defends terror fight

Discussion: LawNewz, New York Post, Hot Air, Instapundit, NBC News and BizPac Review

Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump, Clinton rule Empire State

Discussion: The Last Refuge, CNN, New York Times, The Right Scoop and The Gateway Pundit

Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump holds huge lead in Pennsylvania, Clinton up over Sanders

Discussion: Washington Post

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

Discussion: Media Matters for America

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

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Trump: Primary process ‘corrupt’ on both sides — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — on Sunday said the primary process on both the Republican and Democratic sides is corrupt. — Trump referenced Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Daily Mail:

Trump claims Republican Party is ‘disenfranchising people’ with ‘crooked shenanigans’ as Cruz picks up delegates in states where the billionaire won more votes — Trump won more votes in Louisiana but Cruz may emerge with more convention delegates from the state

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Trump slams Boston Globe for fake front page — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — slammed The Boston Globe on Sunday in response to a satirical front page the paper published that imagines a Trump presidency. — “How about that stupid Boston Globe?

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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: ABC News and Washington Post

Washington Post:

A portrait of Trump the donor: Free rounds of golf, but no personal cash … Since the first day of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has said that he gave more than $102 million to charity in the past five years. — To back up that claim, Trump's campaign compiled a list of his contributions — 4,844 of them, filling 93 pages.

CBS News:

John Kasich: I would not have signed transgender restroom bill — Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Saturday that he would not have signed a bill like the one that was recently passed in North Carolina, where Republican Gov. Pat McCrory approved a controversial measure last month protecting businesses …

Discussion: Advocate and Liberal Values

Jeremy Herb / Politico:
Kasich: I wouldn't have signed North Carolina ‘bathroom’ law

Discussion: Gay Star News

Patrick McGreevy / Los Angeles Times:

Some cry foul as state lawmakers collect public pension checks and legislator's salaries — Sen. John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa), second from right, bids farewell to fellow lawmakers at the end of the Senate floor session in Sacramento on Sept. 11, 2015. Moorlach is a leading voice …

Discussion: CBS Sacramento

Seung Min Kim / Politico:

Inside Obama's Supreme Court charm offensive — President Barack Obama promised Jeff Flake he would “play it straight” with his Supreme Court pick. Obama rang up Lindsey Graham because of the senator's reputation for being deferential to presidential nominees.

Discussion: Washington Post

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 …

Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:

Obama Cites Lack of ‘Day After’ Plan in Libya as Biggest Mistake — President tells Fox News intervention was still justified — Chaotic aftermath in north African country a campaign issue — A failure to adequately plan for the aid and governing of Libya after the U.S.-led NATO attacks in 2011 …