memeorandum: Flint water crisis: Criminal charges against three state and city workers (Gary Ridley/MLive.com)

1:45 PM ET, April 20, 2016

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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:

How Bernie lost New York — NEW YORK — Bernie Sanders had just arrived at the rally, and missed the incendiary remark entirely. Many on the senator's campaign had never even heard of Dr. Paul Song, the speaker who had just commandeered news coverage of a massive Washington Square rally …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, No More Mister Nice Blog, National Review, The Hill and Balloon Juice

Glenn Thrush / Politico:

5 takeaways from the New York primary — BROOKLYN — New York is supposed to be a magical city that extracts “authenticity” out of its presidential candidates - you know, the rubes who tote wallets in back pockets, can't quite swipe a MetroCard, or stand there like flap-hatted Vermont tourists fishing around …

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John Podhoretz / New York Post:

A sobering night for New Yorkers who fear Hillary vs. Trump — Hillary Clinton (left), Bernie Sanders (top center), Ted Cruz (middle center), John Kasich (bottom center) and Donald Trump (right). Photo: Reuters (3); Getty Images; AP — We New Yorkers were excited by the fact …

Discussion: Power Line, neo-neocon, National Review and Real Clear Politics

Alex Griswold / Mediaite:

Top Clinton Aide: If Sanders Doesn't Tone Down Rhetoric, ‘F*** Him’ — An anonymous senior Hillary Clinton aide didn't pull any punches in comments made to Politico's Glenn Thrush, saying that Democratic rival Bernie Sanders got his “ass kicked” in the New York primary and that he needed to tone down his rhetoric.

Discussion: Politico

Dan Balz / Washington Post:

Hillary Clinton won New York, but her image is underwater … Hillary Clinton got what she needed in New York, a solid victory that stopped Bernie Sanders's weeks-long winning streak. But any cause for celebration among her supporters likely will be tempered by the reality …

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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Realistically, Bernie Sanders Cannot Afford Losses

Discussion: Business Insider

Nick Gass / Politico:
Cruz's New York value: Zero delegates

Discussion: NBC News, Daily Kos, NPR and Washington Monthly

New York Times:
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Win Easily in New York Primary

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Ben White / Politico:

Hamilton to stay on $10; Tubman replacing Jackson — Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday will announce plans to both keep Alexander Hamilton on the front of the $10 bill and to knock Andrew Jackson off the front of the $20 in favor of Harriet Tubman, sources tell POLITICO.

Cokie Roberts / New York Times:
The Hamilton I'd Put on the $10 Bill

Discussion: Constitution Daily

Pamela Engel / Business Insider:

'I'm getting sick of it': Sean Hannity blows up at Ted Cruz — Conservative radio host Sean Hannity and Sen. Ted Cruz had a testy back-and-forth on the host's Tuesday show, with Hannity telling the Texas senator at one point that he was “getting sick of” Cruz dodging “legitimate questions.”

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Post, CNBC, AOL and The Gateway Pundit

Q13 FOX News:

AP: Ted Cruz now mathematically eliminated from clinching GOP nomination before convention — NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is now the only Republican candidate with any chance of clinching the nomination before the convention. — Ted Cruz was mathematically eliminated Tuesday after Trump's big win in the New York primary.

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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:

The kinder, more disciplined Donald Trump should scare the hell out of the GOP establishment … Gone was “Lyin' Ted.” In its place was “Senator Cruz.” Gone was the long-winded speech that went nowhere. In its place was a succinct recitation of states and delegates won.

Tim Alberta / National Review:
Why Cruz Is Going All-In on Indiana

Discussion: RealClearPolitics

Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump: 'We don't have much of a race anymore'

Discussion: The Last Tradition

Gary Ridley / MLive.com:

Flint water crisis: Criminal charges against three state and city workers — FLINT, MI - Felony and misdemeanor charges have been issued against three state and city employees in connection to the city's water crisis. — Genesee District Court Judge Tracy Collier-Nix authorized charges …

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Mother Jones, Detroit Free Press, The Verge, The Huffington Post, Associated Press, Washington Post and Legalectric

Detroit Free Press:

Complete coverage: Flint water crisis — Schuette's investigation is ongoing and more charges are expected, sources said. — “We encouraged the investigations and we've been cooperating,” Gov. Rick Snyder told reporters at the Capitol this morning. “Let's wait to hear what the attorney general has to say.”

Discussion: Politico, CNN, Associated Press, New Urban Legends and Refinery29

Detroit Free Press:
Criminal charges today in Flint water crisis

Discussion: The Atlantic, Guardian, Common Dreams, Shakesville, NPR, Washington Post and Grist

corporate.target.com:

Continuing to Stand for Inclusivity — Recent debate around proposed laws in several states has reignited a national conversation around inclusivity. So earlier this week, we reiterated with our team members where Target stands and how our beliefs are brought to life in how we serve our guests.

Discussion: Metro Weekly, Fox News Insider, Infowars, Consumerist and LGBTQ Nation

Kavita Kumar / Star Tribune:
Target says transgender people can use bathroom that aligns with their identity

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Robert Mclean / CNNMoney:
Target takes stand on transgender bathroom controversy

Discussion: Mashable

Harper Neidig / The Hill:

Trump retweets another apparent white supremacist — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump — on Tuesday retweeted an apparent white supremacist, something he's done multiple times this election. … The user, who goes by the name Jason Bergkamp, writes for an online publication called Vanguard 14.

Discussion: Mediaite

Adele M. Stan / American Prospect:
As GOP Reconsiders Trump as Standard-Bearer, Candidate Retweets White Supremacist

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Los Angeles Times, CNN and The Slot

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump's real magic number is less than 1,237

Discussion: Hit & Run, Salon and Bloomberg

Brian Beutler / New Republic:

The GOP Can't Legitimately Deny Trump the Nomination — With Trump closing in on the 1,237-delegate threshold, wresting the nomination away will seem underhanded to Republican voters. — No matter how the Republican presidential primary unfolds from here, all the factions of the #NeverTrump movement …

Discussion: Associated Press, RealClearPolitics and National Review

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Campaign chief to vulnerables: Stay away from GOP convention

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Ryan Lovelace / Washington Examiner:
Will the Koch network skip the GOP convention?

Discussion: New York Magazine

Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:

Trump's New York Surrogate Uses Racial Slur To Describe Obama — Hours after appearing alongside Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump while he made his New York victory speech, Trump surrogate Carl Paladino likened President Obama to a “raccoon in the basement,” …

NPR:
Trump Victory In New York Sends Message To Other Northeastern States

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, RedState and Raw Story

Michael S. Rosenwald / Washington Post:

‘Damaged masculinity’ may help explain Columbine and other mass shootings — Wednesday marks the 17th anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre — the terrible day in 1999 when Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 13 and wounded dozens more before killing themselves in Colorado.

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Shakesville

Daily Mail:

Fresh evidence links Saudi government to 9/11: Flight certificate of would-be bomber found in embassy envelope buried underground — Fresh information allegedly connecting the government of Saudi Arabia and the 9/11 terror attacks has been released. — Officials have revealed …

Elizabeth Chuck / NBC News:

Whole Foods Says It Will Sue Man Who Claimed Cake Had Gay Slur On It — Whole Foods Market plans to take legal action against a customer who claimed a bakery employee wrote a gay slur on a cake he purchased from its flagship Austin, Texas, store. — Jordan Brown, a pastor at the Church …

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Andrew Blake / Washington Times:

Hustler responds to Utah's anti-porn resolution by sending free magazines to state legislature — Utah on Tuesday became the first state in the country to adopt a resolution declaring pornography to be a “public health hazard,” but one of the industry's biggest names is hardly about to help lawmakers tackle the X-rated problem.

Jim Vande Hei / The Information:

Escaping the Digital Media ‘Crap Trap’ — Digital media companies are caught in the “crap trap,” mass-producing trashy clickbait so they can claim huge audiences and often higher valuations. — Here is how they fell into this lethal trap: They got into the content game to produce news …

Jonnelle Marte / Washington Post:

One of the nation's largest pension funds could soon cut benefits for retirees — More than a quarter of a million truckers, retirees and their families could soon see their pension benefits severely cut — even though their pension fund is still years away from running out of money.

Discussion: Mother Jones