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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: Transgender people can use whatever bathroom they want — Transgender people should be able to use whatever bathroom they want, Donald Trump said Thursday. — “Oh, I had a feeling that question was going to come up, I will tell you. North Carolina did something that was very strong.
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German Lopez / Vox:
Donald Trump was asked about anti-transgender bathroom bills. His answer was ... correct. — On Thursday, Donald Trump was asked about laws that discriminate against a minority group. But it didn't go how you might think. — Trump was asked about North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ law …
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Comes Out Against North Carolina's ‘Very Strong’ Bathroom Bill
Donald Trump Comes Out Against North Carolina's ‘Very Strong’ Bathroom Bill
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Mother Jones and Joe.My.God.
Zack Ford / ThinkProgress:
Trump Blasts North Carolina Law, Says Caitlyn Jenner Should Pee Where She Wants
Trump Blasts North Carolina Law, Says Caitlyn Jenner Should Pee Where She Wants
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The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, AMERICAblog NewsAMERICAblog … and WRAL Tech Wire
Peter Holley / Washington Post:
Britain issues warning for LGBT travelers visiting North Carolina and Mississippi
Britain issues warning for LGBT travelers visiting North Carolina and Mississippi
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CNN, Mediaite, AOL, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, The Week, Washington Blade, The American Conservative, The Atlantic, Towleroad and Washington Post
Eun Kyung Kim / TODAY.com:
Donald Trump joins TODAY Show for live town hall, answers voters' questions
Donald Trump joins TODAY Show for live town hall, answers voters' questions
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RedState, The Atlantic, New York Times, Post On Politics, Infowars, SiriusXM Blog, Business Insider, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, AOL, Raw Story, Politico, The Week, SOOPERMEXICAN and myfox8.com
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Greta: The Gov't Is Needlessly ‘Dividing the Country’ with Harriet Tubman $20 — Fox's Greta Van Susteren ended her show tonight by going on a mini-rant about how the government is “dividing the country” by putting Harriet Tubman on the $20. — Wait, what?
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Vox, Talking Points Memo, Tennessean.com, Raw Story, Hot Air, ThinkProgress and Politico
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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Conservatives Aren't Taking The Harriet Tubman News Well — Hours after the Treasury Department announced its plans to revamp a number of U.S. paper bills with depictions of African American and female civil rights icons, conservatives started criticizing the move as “politically correct” and “unnecessary.”
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Salon, New York Times, Vox, The Daily Beast, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Religion News Service, Off the Kuff and Washington Post
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Greta Van Susteren: ‘Stupid’ to put Tubman on $20 bill — Fox News host Greta Van Susteren said the decision to replace former President Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman was “stupid” and creating an “unnecessary fight” in the country.
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Washington Monthly, National Review and Politico
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump on Harriet Tubman $20: ‘Pure political correctness’ — Donald Trump blasted the Treasury Department's decision to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the front of the $20 bill, adding Thursday that Tubman is “fantastic” and that she should go on the “$2 bill” or another denomination.
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Vox, The Hill, ABC News, Daily Wire, New York Magazine, Little Green Footballs, The Slot and No More Mister Nice Blog
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Harriet Tubman Is a Great Choice, Not a Politically Correct One
Harriet Tubman Is a Great Choice, Not a Politically Correct One
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Mother Jones, New York Post, Guns.com, Betsy's Page, Mashable, Daily Kos, DCist, Independent Journal … and Washington Post
David Wright / CNN:
Trump: Tubman on the $20 bill is ‘pure political correctness’
Trump: Tubman on the $20 bill is ‘pure political correctness’
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RedState, Washington Post, CNNMoney, FOX2now.com, The BRAD BLOG, Fox 59 and Taylor Marsh
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.
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Washington Monthly, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Power Line, Politicus USA, AOL, The Slot, The Week and Shakesville
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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
What Is Sanders's Endgame? — Hillary Clinton's commanding victory …
What Is Sanders's Endgame? — Hillary Clinton's commanding victory …
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MSNBC, NBC News, Sky Dancing, Washington Post, Washington Monthly, Raw Story and Business Insider
Bloomberg.com:
Bernie Sanders Is a Democrat for Life, Says Campaign Manager Jeff Weaver
Bernie Sanders Is a Democrat for Life, Says Campaign Manager Jeff Weaver
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Free Beacon
Ari Berman / The Nation:
New York Had the Second-Lowest Voter Turnout So Far This Election Season
New York Had the Second-Lowest Voter Turnout So Far This Election Season
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Independent Journal …, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Week, The Atlantic and Vox
TMZ.com:
Prince Dead at 57 — DEAD AT 57 — EXCLUSIVE — The artist known as Prince has died ... TMZ has learned. He was 57. — Prince's body was discovered at his Paisley Park compound in Minnesota early Thursday morning. — Multiple sources connected to the singer confirmed he had passed.
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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 …
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Politicus USA, The Huffington Post and Sarah Palin
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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.
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Palin Blasts ESPN, Posts Her Own Anti-Trans Meme After Schilling Firing
Palin Blasts ESPN, Posts Her Own Anti-Trans Meme After Schilling Firing
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Politico
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 …
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TIME, Mother Jones, New York Times, DCist, Business Insider, USA Today, Politico, The Daily Caller, AOL, New York Magazine and Hullabaloo
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The Loophole That Could Cost Donald Trump the Nomination
The Loophole That Could Cost Donald Trump the Nomination
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Daily Wire, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Taylor Marsh, The Week, Reuters, National Review and CBS News
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 …
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Washington Post, The American Conservative and The Week
TMZ.com:
Chyna Dead — WWE Legend Dies ... ‘Possible Overdose’ (PHOTO UPDATE) — WWE legend Chyna — real name Joanie Laurer — has died ... and officials are investigating as a possible overdose, TMZ Sports has learned. — We've learned she was in her apartment in Redondo Beach, CA …
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KTLA, Los Angeles Times, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Fox News Insider, Q13 FOX News, CNN, The Week, Drudge Retort and Scared Monkeys
Emmett Rensin / Vox:
The smug style in American liberalism — There is a smug style in American liberalism. It has been growing these past decades. It is a way of conducting politics, predicated on the belief that American life is not divided by moral difference or policy divergence — not really …
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Hot Air and The American Conservative
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 …
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Althouse
Joe Mahoney / The Daily Star:
Hanna: GOP's extremism will make it lose — Rep. Richard Hanna, R-Barneveld, said Tuesday that his party has no hope of capturing the White House this year because its primary process favors those with “extreme” views while marginalizing moderate candidates.
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Talking Points Memo and The Week
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David Weigel / Washington Post:
Kasich: 'My Republican Party doesn't like ideas'
Kasich: 'My Republican Party doesn't like ideas'
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Daily Wire, Politico and Raw Story