memeorandum: Republican establishment warms to Trump after big New York win (Steve Holland/Reuters)

9:40 AM ET, April 21, 2016

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Donald Trump Plans to Adopt More-Traditional Campaign Tactics — GOP front-runner says his campaign is evolving; coming soon are policy addresses, teleprompters and a speechwriter — Donald Trump, after notching a big win in New York, is planning to roll out significant changes in his campaign …

Discussion: Politico, TIME, New York Times, USA Today and New York Magazine

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

The Loophole That Could Cost Donald Trump the Nomination — Pennsylvania, which holds its primary next Tuesday, uses a nonbinding “loophole” primary — and that could cost Donald Trump the Republican nomination. — If the state adopted the delegate rules of any other primary …

Discussion: Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, Betsy's Page, Taylor Marsh, The Week, CBS News and National Review

David Weigel / Washington Post:

Kasich: 'My Republican Party doesn't like ideas' — How Trump won NY, in 60 seconds … Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) criticized his party for a lack of ideas Wednesday in a wide-ranging and occasionally combative interview with The Washington Post's editorial board.

Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and Raw Story

Steve Holland / Reuters:
Republican establishment warms to Trump after big New York win

Discussion: BizPac Review and Shakesville

Joe Mahoney / The Daily Star:
Hanna: GOP's extremism will make it lose

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Associated Press:
TRUMP, CRUZ FEUD SHIFTS TO LUXURY SEASIDE RESORT

Discussion: The Week and Political Wire

New York Times:
Donald Trump, After Difficult Stretch, Shows a Softer Side

Discussion: AOL, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, The Week, The Daily Caller, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, Politico and Business Insider

William Saletan / Slate:
The Primaries Aren't Democratic? They're Not Supposed to Be Democratic.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Red Alert Politics, Trail Blazers Blog, Real Clear Politics and RedState

Ana Swanson / Washington Post:
What your first name says about whom you support for president

Discussion: Independent Journal …, AOL, The Week, The Atlantic and National Review

Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:

Women will be on Hillary Clinton's vice president list — NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton's short list of vice presidential options will include a woman, a top campaign official said in an interview — creating the possibility of an all-female ticket emerging from the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Week and AOL

Bloomberg.com:

Bernie Sanders Is a Democrat for Life, Says Campaign Manager Jeff Weaver — On “With All Due Respect,” Jeff Weaver, campaign manager for Bernie Sanders, discusses the New York primary, superdelegates and the future of the Vermont senator's presidential run.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, No More Mister Nice Blog and Politico

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:

What Is Sanders's Endgame? — Hillary Clinton's commanding victory in New York on Tuesday put yet another nail in the coffin of Bernie Sanders's candidacy. — As The Upshot's Nate Cohn put it: — “New York, like every contest at this stage, was a state he needed to win.

Discussion: NBC News, MSNBC, Sky Dancing, Washington Post, Washington Monthly, Raw Story, Business Insider, Outside the Beltway, Associated Press and New York Magazine

John Wagner / Washington Post:

After New York comes the question: What does Bernie want? … STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Hillary Clinton's victory in the New York primary Tuesday has brought Sen. Bernie Sanders one step closer to a series of difficult decisions that can be summed up in one simple question: What does Bernie want?

Discussion: Politico, Hot Air, International Business Times, Wall Street Journal, The Week, Washington Free Beacon, Vox, Gawker, Heat Street, Common Dreams and Shakesville

Harper Neidig / The Hill: Sanders defiant: ‘We still have a path to the nomination’

Ben Norton / Salon:
Yes, Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat — and Hillary represents the very worst of the party

Discussion: Power Line

Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
A Lot of Hillary Clinton's New York Supporters Kept Quiet About Their Allegiances

Discussion: New York Times

Richard Sandomir / New York Times:

Curt Schilling, ESPN Analyst, Is Fired Over Offensive Social Media Post — Curt Schilling, a former All-Star pitcher and one of the highest-profile baseball analysts on ESPN, was fired from the network Wednesday, a day after he drew intense criticism for promoting offensive commentary on social media.

Discussion: Power Line, Daily Wire, The Mashup, The Last Tradition, The Gateway Pundit, Outsports, Infowars, Friendly Atheist, Joe.My.God., Towleroad, KTLA, Gothamist and USA Today, more at Mediagazer »

Christine Brennan / USA Today:

ESPN — at long last — has fired Curt Schilling, and we're all better for it — Curt Schilling's firing has been a work in progress for many months. — ESPN could have gotten rid of him at the end of the 2015 baseball season for his tweet equating “Muslim extremists” with the Nazi regime in Germany …

Discussion: ESPN and Hot Air

Nik DeCosta-Klipa / Boston Globe:
Curt Schilling shares anti-transgender rights meme on Facebook, defends doing so in lengthy blog post

Discussion: CNNMoney, NBCSports.com, Washington Post, AOL, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Washington Blade

Cyd Zeigler / Outsports:
This is ESPN's Curt Schilling's disgusting view of transgender people

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Camille Paglia / Salon:

Enough with the Hillary cult: Her admirers ignore reality, dream of worshipping a queen — Clinton voters overlook money lust, shadowy surrogates, sociopathic policy shifts, horrific overseas record. Why? — What is it with the Hillary cult? — As a lifelong Democrat …

Discussion: Althouse

Justin Sink / Bloomberg:

Obama Stands by Tough Words for Saudis During Meeting With King — No apology for remarks about ‘free riders,’ U.S. official says — Obama is on a two-day trip to Riyadh to meet with Arab leaders — President Barack Obama reassured Saudi Arabia's King Salman that the U.S …

Discussion: Politico, NBC News, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Guardian and The National Interest

CNN:
Saudis snub Obama on Riyadh arrival amid growing tensions

Discussion: Heat Street, Newsmax, The White House, New York Times, American Spectator, AOL, Washington Post, Sputnik International, Hot Air, Vox, ThinkProgress, The Daily Caller and Common Dreams

Los Angeles Times:

Global warming has made the weather better for most in U.S. — but don't get used to it, study says — People enjoy the beach on a hot day in Malibu in February 2016. A new study says most Americans prefer to live in areas with warm winters and less humid summers, but by the end of the century …

Discussion: Watts Up With That? and Mashable

Treasury Department:

AN OPEN LETTER FROM SECRETARY LEW: — When I announced last June that a newly redesigned $10 note would feature a woman, I hoped to encourage a national conversation about women in our democracy. The response has been powerful. You and your fellow citizens from across the country …

Discussion: FiveThirtyEight, NPR, Daily Kos, New York Magazine, DCist, NOLA River, Talking Points Memo, TheStreet.com and Mediaite

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Tubman replacing Jackson on the $20, Hamilton spared

Dara Lind / Vox:
Harriet Tubman once staged a sit-in to get $20. The Treasury just gave her all of them.

Discussion: docsouth.unc.edu, The Huffington Post, Mashable, The Atlantic and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Samantha Masunaga / Los Angeles Times:
Harriet Tubman chosen as new face of $20 bill, replacing Andrew Jackson

Discussion: Prntly, Independent Journal …, USA Today and The Big Lead

Debra Goldschmidt / CNN:

New Elizabethkingia cluster found in Illinois — Elizabethkingia: A rare, deadly bacteria — (CNN)A new cluster of Elizabethkingia infection, previously rarely seen in humans, has been found in Illinois, health officials said Wednesday. — Testing by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control …

Lacey Rose / Hollywood Reporter:

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Reveals Awkward Fan Letter From Hillary and Her Panic on That ‘Last F—able Day’ — As the Lucille Ball of this era takes on a bigger producing role in this season of HBO's ‘Veep,’ she opens up about the lack of films roles available for women ("I'm not interested …

Discussion: Hot Air and The Week

Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:

Target Stores Open Women's Bathrooms, Changing Rooms to Men — The Target department store chain has jumped into the transgender bathroom debate by declaring that men who claim to be women may use whatever bathroom or changing room they choose. — “Inclusivity is a core belief at Target,” a new company statement reads.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RedState, Yellowhammer News, The Last Tradition, Human Rights Campaign, AOL, Vox Popoli, CBS Boston, Metro Weekly, Towleroad and Fox News Insider

Mark Landler / New York Times:

How Hillary Clinton Became a Hawk — Throughout her career she has displayed instincts on foreign policy that are more aggressive than those of President Obama — and most Democrats. — Hillary Clinton sat in the hideaway study off her ceremonial office in the State Department …