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12:00 AM ET, April 26, 2016

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Wall Street Journal:
Map Shrinks for Donald Trump's Foes  —  Ted Cruz and John Kasich pin their fading hopes on Indiana's Republican presidential primary next week  —  ROCKVILLE, Md.—Donald Trump is poised to sweep five states' Republican primaries on the Eastern Seaboard on Tuesday, but his rivals …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Trump on Kasich: ‘Never seen a human being eat in such a disgusting fashion’  —  ridiculed John Kasich's “disgusting” eating during a rally in Rhode Island on Monday.  —  “Did you see him?  He has a news conference, all the time when he's eating.  I have never seen a human being eat …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
WOW!  MUST-SEE VIDEO=> HUNDREDS OF SUPPORTERS Chase Down Trump's Caravan in Rhode Island  —  THIS WAS AMAZING!  —  Trump Supporters - Young, Old, Middle Aged, Men, Women, Children - Chase down the Trump caravan in Warwick, Rhode Island.  —  They were RUNNING ACROSS A FIELD …
Discussion: Fox News, ABC News and Jamie Dupree
New York Times:
Ted Cruz-John Kasich Alliance Against Donald Trump Quickly Weakens  —  The temporary alliance between Senator Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich of Ohio, formed to deny Donald J. Trump the Republican presidential nomination, was already in danger of fraying to the point of irrelevance on Monday …
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Clinton, Sanders close in CT/PA/RI; Trump Headed for Big Wins  —  New Public Policy Polling surveys in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island conducted on behalf of VoteVets.Org Action Fund find the Democratic race for President in those states competitive, while on the Republican side Donald Trump …
ABC News:
Watch: Trump Supporter Confronts Ted Cruz Over Delegates
Discussion: The Right Scoop and Mediaite
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Why the Ted Cruz-John Kasich alliance seems destined to fail
Discussion: Indianapolis Star
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Flings Insults: ‘Disgusting’ Kasich Can't Stop Stuffing His Face (VIDEO)
Discussion: The Hill and Cruz for President
Michael Warren / Weekly Standard:
Cruz Campaign Vetting Carly for VP  —  Ted Cruz's presidential campaign is vetting Carly Fiorina as a potential running mate, THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned.  —  According to a spokeswoman for Fiorina, the former Hewlett-Packard CEO and one-time presidential candidate is being vetted by Cruz's campaign.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Cruz considering Fiorina for VP
Discussion: Washington Post and Booman Tribune
Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Non-Nominee Cruz Reportedly Begins Vetting Non-Candidate Fiorina For Veep
Discussion: Hot Air
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
You need to chill out, Tim Robbins … The last we heard from actor and Bernie Sanders mega-supporter Tim Robbins, he was disparaging Hillary Clinton's big wins in the South by pointing out that those states would vote for the Republican in November.  (We pointed out that Sanders won a lot of red states …
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Actor Tim Robbins blames Sanders losses on ‘voter fraud’
Chicago Tribune:
Alleged sex abuse victim sues Dennis Hastert for breach of contract  —  Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert through the years.  —  The man known only as Individual A has filed a lawsuit alleging former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert still owes him $1.8 million — plus accrued interest …
Discussion: Independent Journal … and AOL
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NBC News:
Dennis Hastert's Accuser Sues Him for $1.8 Million
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Alleged Hastert victim files $1.8 million lawsuit
Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Lena Dunham promises to move to Canada if Trump wins  —  Lena Dunham is the latest celebrity to say she'll hightail it out of the country if Donald Trump  —  is elected president.  —  “I know a lot of people have been threatening to do this, but I really will,” Dunham told Andy Cohen at the Matrix Awards on Monday.
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Ashley Lee / Hollywood Reporter:   Lena Dunham, Nancy Dubuc, Janice Min Honored at Matrix Awards
Office of Media Relations:
Americans Overwhelmingly Engaged in 2016 Election but Tone of Race Is Affecting Voters, New GW Battleground Poll Shows  —  Obama's Approval Rating Turns Positive for First Time in Three Years  —  MEDIA CONTACTS:  —  Jason Shevrin: jshevrin@gwu.edu, 202-994-5631  —  John Brandt: johnbrandt@gwu.edu, 202-994-3199
Daily Mail:
Jay-Z's not the only one who needs to be nervous about Beyonce, the born-again-black woman with a political mission  —  I never like it when entertainers go all political.  —  The cynic in me believes it's rarely done for genuine reasons but for strictly commercial ones.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Bobby Knight to campaign for Trump in Indiana  —  Legendary Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight will appear with GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump  —  on Wednesday in Indianapolis.  —  Trump's campaign on Monday announced that Knight is joining the billionaire for a campaign rally.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
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Matt Adams / Fox 59:
Donald Trump to return to Indiana Wednesday, will be joined by former IU coach Bob Knight
Larry Downes / Washington Post:
The future of TV is arriving faster than anyone predicted  —  Late last week, Comcast announced a new program that allows makers of smart TVs and other Internet-based video services to have full access to your cable programming without the need for a set-top box.
Roger Harrabin / BBC:
Rise in CO2 has ‘greened Planet Earth’  —  Carbon dioxide emissions from industrial society have driven a huge growth in trees and other plants.  —  A new study says that if the extra green leaves prompted by rising CO2 levels were laid in a carpet, it would cover twice the continental USA.
Discussion: Power Line, Daily Mail, AOL and Carbon Brief
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Megyn Kelly lands big interview with Trump  —  MORE FROM:  —  Megyn Kelly has landed a big interview with Donald Trump after the warring pair agreed to end their feud.  —  Trump will sit for an in-depth interview on Kelly's special, which airs on Fox on May 17, a source confirmed to Page Six.
Caleb Howe / RedState:
VIDEO: Target Welcomes Man To Use Women's Room, Promises To Handle Women's Complaints  —  This video has been going around Facebook all day today, but was apparently uploaded to YouTube on Friday, and shows a man, Andy Park, visiting a Target store in Florida and asking about their bathroom policy.
Plain Dealer:
Tamir Rice settlement should help educate kids on guns, Cleveland police union president says  —  Eric Heisig, cleveland.com By Eric Heisig, cleveland.com  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — The head of the Cleveland rank-and-file police union says the family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice should use money …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders: It's Clinton's job to ask my backers to support her  —  Hillary Clinton suggested during a town hall event Monday that she expects Bernie Sanders to urge his supporters to vote for her in the general election, but Sanders wouldn't commit — instead saying “it is incumbent upon Secretary Clinton” …
Discussion: Associated Press
Tobias Salinger / New York Daily News:
Texas father murdered 2-year-old daughter because she interrupted his computer games  —  A North Texas man beat and killed his 2-year-old daughter because she distracted him from his computer games, police said.  —  Anthony Michael Sanders, 31, was charged Friday with capital murder …
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:
Obama spends a little time in the ‘brave new world’ of virtual reality  —  When you're the leader of the free world who has been keeping an eagle eye on liberty and domestic surveillance for the past 7-8 years, sometimes you just want to take a look at a new version of reality.
Discussion: The Verge
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Dutch newspaper publishes cartoon depicting Turkey's Erdogan as an ape crushing free speech … After a Dutch journalist was arrested in Turkey this weekend for allegedly insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the most-read newspaper in the Netherlands on Monday published a front-page editorial cartoon …
Stacey Barchenger / Tennessean.com:
Erin Andrews settles peephole lawsuit  —  Television reporter and personality Erin Andrews has settled her lawsuit against a hotel owner and operator that allowed her stalker to secretly record her naked through a door peephole.  —  The terms of the agreement reached Monday morning are confidential.
Discussion: NBC News and AOL
 
 
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Associated Press:
Federal judge upholds North Carolina photo ID mandate
Discussion: RedState
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Obama, who once stood as party outsider, now works to strengthen Democrats
Discussion: Political Wire
The White House:
Remarks by President Obama in Address to the People of Europe
Mercatus Center / Conversations with Tyler:
A Conversation with Camille Paglia
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
Suffolk University:
Poll Documents:  —  Press Release: Poll Shows Turmoil …
Discussion: USA Today and Political Wire
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
How police took $53,000 from a Christian band, an orphanage and a church
 Earlier Items: 
Telegraph:
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Yes, China has won big from U.S. trade
MJ Lee / CNN:
Resetting red and blue in the Rust Belt
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Obama's 107-Year-Old Dance Partner Unable To Obtain Photo ID
Discussion: Mediaite
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Kansas Governor Justifies Kicking 15,000 People Off Food Stamps
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Bad Old Days
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