memeorandum: Maureen Dowd's Greatest Bong Hits, An Ongoing Series (Scott Lemieux/Lawyers, Guns & Money)

5:10 PM ET, May 1, 2016

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Nerdy fight breaks out at WHCD afterparty between Fox News and Huffington Post reporters — For an event held at the soaring U.S. Institute of Peace building in Foggy Bottom, the swanky afterparty hosted by MSNBC following the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner sure saw some conflict.

Discussion: TheBlaze.com, Hullabaloo, Politico, Mediaite and TVNewser

Ezra Klein / Vox:

The joke was that Obama wasn't joking — The White House Correspondents' Dinner has become a strange event. It is, ostensibly, an evening when the president and the press can come together to share a few lighthearted laughs. But it's evolved into a recital of brutal truths — albeit one neither side ever really admits happened.

Discussion: bradford-delong.com

Kristen East / Politico:

Obama's top 10 jokes at the correspondents' dinner — President Barack Obama dropped the mic on his last White House Correspondents' Dinner. — But before declaring “Obama out,” the president took a few jabs at his inner circle, as well as the candidates vying to replace him.

Discussion: The Hill, ABC News, The Moderate Voice, Washington Post, New York Times and Guardian

Tim Graham / NewsBusters:

At WH Correspondents Dinner, Larry Wilmore Smears Fox News as Racist, Hails Obama as ‘My N*gga’ — CNN's Brian Lowry reported Comedy Central “fake news” anchor Larry Wilmore drew “groans and grimaces” on Saturday night with a typical White House Correspondents Dinner routine that leaned heavily to the left.

Discussion: CNNMoney, Deadline and The Gateway Pundit

Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Fox News' Jesse Watters, HuffPost Reporter Get Into Fight After White House Correspondents' Dinner (Photo)

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit

Washington Post:
The complete transcript of Larry Wilmore's 2016 White House correspondents' dinner speech

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Althouse and Politico

Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Larry Wilmore Roasts the Press in White House Correspondents' Monologue

Discussion: USA Today and New York Times, more at Mediagazer »

Diana Pearl / People.com:
Kendall Jenner Met President Obama at WHCD: ‘He Was Like, Say Hi to Kim and Kanye’

Discussion: Complex and The Daily Caller

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Larry Wilmore Reflects on Obama's Legacy at WHCD: ‘You Did It, My N*gga’

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Power Line and New York Times

Emily Yahr / Washington Post:
How Helen Mirren won the White House correspondents' dinner — before it even started

Discussion: Mashable, Guardian, Balloon Juice, NBC News and The Huffington Post

Mark Murray / NBC News:

Donald Trump Leads Cruz by 15 Points in Crucial Indiana Race — ‘Stop Trump’ movement's hopes hinge on Indiana primary 3:44 — Donald Trump holds a 15-point lead over Ted Cruz in the potentially decisive May 3 presidential primary race in Indiana, according to results from a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal/Marist poll.

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, New York Magazine, The Last Refuge, Slantpoint, Hot Air, New York Times and CNN

Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:

Donald Trump Holds 15-Point Lead Ahead of Republican Rivals in Indiana Poll — Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton 4 points ahead of rival Bernie Sanders — Donald Trump holds a 15-point lead in the Republican presidential primary in Indiana, and a majority of GOP voters disapprove …

Discussion: Business Insider, The Gateway Pundit, Talking Points Memo, AOL, Politico, The Week and National Review

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:

Ted Cruz's Support Softens Among the Delegates He Courted — Even as Donald J. Trump trounced him from New Hampshire to Florida to Arizona, Senator Ted Cruz could reassure himself with one crucial advantage: He was beating Mr. Trump in the obscure, internecine delegate fights that could end …

Discussion: Real Clear Politics

Stephanie Wang / Indianapolis Star:

Poll: Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump in Indiana — A new poll gives U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz a significant lead in Indiana's Republican presidential primary, with support from 44.8 percent of voters polled. — The Mike Downs Center for Indiana Politics poll puts GOP front-runner Donald Trump …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, RedState, AOL, The Daily Caller and WISH-TV

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:

Inside Cruz's camp, confidence crumbles — BURLINGAME, Calif. — Ted Cruz is speaking confidently about knocking off Donald Trump to take the GOP nomination, but his top staffers admit they're getting nervous. — In interviews, several aides, speaking on the condition of anonymity …

Discussion: The Hill, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Vox

John McCormick / Bloomberg:

As Cruz Dominates Delegate Contests, Trump Says Race is ‘Over’ — Even as his campaign struggles for survival, Senator Ted Cruz dominated weekend delegate selection contests that he and other Republicans hope could block Donald Trump from winning the party's nomination at their national convention.

Discussion: Arizona Republic, CNN, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, ABC News and TheBlaze.com

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump flops in Arizona delegate fight

Discussion: RedState and The Week

ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Sen. Ted Cruz and Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press, Political Wire, Washington Post and Politicus USA

Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:

Watch Ted Cruz Argue With Disabled Man's Family About Health Care — Texas Senator and Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz has placed a lot of electoral eggs in the basket that is Indiana, and so it was that Cruz found himself gamely pressing the flesh with voters outside the Pie Pan restaurant in Evansville this weekend.

Discussion: Raw Story

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz On Bathroom Bill: Transgender Individuals Aren't ‘The Real Danger’

Discussion: Mediaite

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Heidi Cruz says ‘Ted is an immigrant’

Discussion: Breitbart, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Fox News Insider, The Gateway Pundit and BizPac Review

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Cruz Repeatedly Refuses To Say If He'll Support Trump As The GOP Nominee

Discussion: alan.com

New York Times:

Malia Obama to Attend Harvard, but Not Until 2017 — WASHINGTON — Malia Obama, the older daughter of President Obama, plans to attend Harvard University beginning in the fall of 2017, the White House announced on Sunday, waiting until her father leaves office to begin her college career.

Discussion: Vox, AOL, NPR and The Week

Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Malia Obama to Attend Harvard University in Fall of 2017

Discussion: Politico

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Malia Obama To Attend Harvard University After Taking Gap Year

Discussion: Refinery29

John Wagner / Washington Post:

Bernie Sanders's fundraising drops off sharply in April … Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said he raised $25.8 million in April, well shy of his eye-popping totals of recent months. — The figure comes as Sanders's chance of defeating Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination …

Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders's Fund-Raising Plunges Amid Campaign Woes

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders raised over $25 million in April, a steep drop from March

Discussion: Towleroad and The Week

Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain:

What #TrigglyPuff Means — The phenomenon of #TrigglyPuff — Cora Segal, the angry feminist who disrupted an event at the University of Massachusetts this week — deserves extended analysis, and I've got a 4,000-word draft in queue, awaiting the final touches.

Discussion: AMERICAN DIGEST

Beverly Gage / New York Times:

‘Listen, Liberal’ and ‘The Limousine Liberal’ — Liberals may be experiencing mixed emotions these days. The prospect of a Trump presidency has raised urgent fears: of the nation's fascist tendencies, of the potential for riots in the streets. At the same time, many liberals have expressed …