memeorandum: Trump campaign brings in lobbyists for key posts (Isaac Arnsdorf/Politico)

8:50 AM ET, April 21, 2016

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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.

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Christine Brennan / USA Today:
ESPN — at long last — has fired Curt Schilling, and we're all better for it

Discussion: ESPN and Hot Air

Curt Schilling / 38 Pitches:
The hunt to be offended...

Discussion: TheBlaze.com, NBCSports.com, CBS Boston, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite, myfox8.com, AOL, The Mashup, The Big Lead, FOX 61 and Outsports

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

Discussion: ESPN MediaZone, Washington Post, NBCSports.com, CBS New York, American Power, American Spectator, Drudge Retort, NPR, The Daily Caller, ThinkProgress, New York Magazine, Towleroad and New York Times

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

Ben Norton / Salon:

Yes, Bernie Sanders is not a Democrat — and Hillary represents the very worst of the party — Sanders has exposed just how reactionary and corrupt the Democratic Party is—while Clinton wants things to carry on — Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders (Credit: Reuters/Brian Snyder/Jonathan Ernst/Photo montage by Salon)

Discussion: Power Line

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

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

Discussion: New York Times

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

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner: Bernie: ‘I can still win’

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, The Week, Taylor Marsh, CBS News and National Review

Wall Street Journal:

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

Associated Press:

TRUMP, CRUZ FEUD SHIFTS TO LUXURY SEASIDE RESORT — HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — The messy fight for the Republican presidential nomination is shifting to a luxury seaside resort in south Florida as Donald Trump and chief rival Ted Cruz quietly court party leaders ahead of another set of high-stakes delegate contests.

Discussion: The Week and Political Wire

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

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

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

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

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

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

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

Discussion: Shakesville

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:

Tubman replacing Jackson on the $20, Hamilton spared — Harriet Tubman will bump Andrew Jackson from the front of the $20 bill while Alexander Hamilton will stay put on the $10 — a historic move that gives a woman prime placement on U.S. currency and quells a controversy kicked up by Hamilton super-fans.

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

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

Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Harriet Tubman Ousts Andrew Jackson in Change for a $20

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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

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: AOL and The Week

John Wagner / Washington Post:
After New York comes the question: What does Bernie want?

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CNN:

Saudis snub Obama on Riyadh arrival amid growing tensions — (CNN)President Barack Obama received a chilly reception from Saudi Arabia's leaders as he landed in Riyadh Wednesday, a clear sign of the cooling relations between once-close allies amid regional upheaval and dropping oil prices.

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

Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Obama Stands by Tough Words for Saudis During Meeting With King

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

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

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

Henrik Pryser Libell / New York Times:

Norway Violated Rights of Anders Behring Breivik, Mass Killer, Judge Rules — OSLO — Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian extremist who killed 77 people in a bomb and gun rampage in 2011, lives in conditions that would seem luxurious by American incarceration standards …

Discussion: BBC, Hot Air, AOL and Althouse

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

New York Times:

Transgender Students Win on Restroom Rights — A federal appellate ruling on Tuesday protecting the right of transgender students to use restrooms according to their gender identity is an important marker in a national debate that has prompted battles in courtrooms and legislatures across the country.

Discussion: Human Rights Campaign