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8:15 AM ET, May 3, 2016

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Trump sees a decisive Indiana victory at hand, gears up to take on Clinton — These 10 states will decide whether Trump is the GOP nominee … INDIANAPOLIS — This was supposed to be the pragmatic Midwestern state that would deny Donald Trump the delegates he needs to secure the Republican presidential nomination.

Discussion: ABC News, Politico, FiveThirtyEight, New York Times, The Week and Hot Air

Thomas Young / Gravis:

Current Indiana Polling — Executive Summary - Current Indiana Poll Results - May 2nd, 2016 — Winter Springs, Fla. - Even after a five-for-five shut out victory for Donald J. Trump in last Tuesday's primaries, the pathway to 1,237 delegates is still not a 100 percent lock for the GOP Presidential Nomination.

Discussion: Politico, Political Insider blog, The Gateway Pundit, Marist Poll, New York Magazine and The Last Refuge

Rasmussen Reports:

Trump 41%, Clinton 39% — Last week, Rasmussen Reports gave voters the option of staying home on Election Day if Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the big party nominees, and six percent (6%) said that's what they intend to do for now. Clinton and Trump were tied with 38% support each …

Discussion: Washington Post, Pirate's Cove, BizPac Review, CANNONFIRE, U.S. Uncut, Politico, Hot Air, AOL and Western Journalism

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

NEWT GINGRICH: ALL 50 STATES IN PLAY If Trump Runs General Like Primary (VIDEO) — NEWT GINGRICH: ALL 50 STATES IN PLAY If Trump Runs General Like Primary- — Newt Gingrich took time out today to discuss the Indiana primary election on Tuesday. — Newt says Indiana will be Senator Cruz's last stand:

Jessica Hopper / ABC News:
Cruz Urges Voters to ‘Not Give Into Evil’ Leading up to Crucial Indiana Primary

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Daily Kos, The Gateway Pundit, Politico, Washington Post, Mediaite, Associated Press, Hot Air and Right Wing Watch

abc7.com:

California voters resigned to vote for Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton, SurveyUSA poll shows — Donald Trump won the Republican primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland and Connecticut, while Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary in Maryland on Tuesday, April 26, 2016. — KABC

Discussion: Hot Air, The Last Refuge, Washington Post and Guardian

James Nash / Bloomberg:
Cruz Mounts Go-for-Broke Campaign in California

Discussion: Washington Post and ABC News

Frank Newport / Gallup:

Cruz's Image Plummets, Trump's Improves Among Republicans — Ted Cruz — attempting to hold on to the narrowing possibility that he can wrest the GOP nomination away from front-runner Donald Trump — faces a crucial Indiana primary on Tuesday. Meanwhile, and perhaps ominously for Cruz …

Discussion: Washington Times and NBC News

Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: Cruz takes on Trump supporter in Indiana for seven minutes

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Ted Cruz In Wild Confrontation With Donald Trump Supporter

Discussion: Hullabaloo

Amy Chozick / New York Times:

Hillary Clinton Hears Wrath of Coal Supporters in West Virginia — WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Hillary Clinton came to campaign in coal country — and she had her feet held to the fire. — As Mrs. Clinton stepped onto the sidewalk on Monday to tour a health and wellness center here …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Atlantic, Politico and Washington Free Beacon

Monica Alba / NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Apologizes to Coal Country Over ‘Out of Business’ Comments

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Hot Air and Political Wire

Hunter Walker / Yahoo:

Heidi Cruz responds to people who call her husband the Zodiac Killer — CARMEL, Ind. — Heidi Cruz knows her husband, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tx.) is not the Zodiac Killer, no matter what people online say. — Heidi spent Monday morning traveling across Indiana in support of her husband's presidential campaign.

Discussion: CNNMoney, Washington Post, Guardian, The Daily Caller, The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, Towleroad, Mediaite and The Week

Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
White House press secretary defends Larry Wilmore's use of the ‘n-word’ in addressing President Obama

Discussion: Independent Journal … and Liberty Unyielding

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
White House Defends Wilmore Dropping The N-Word At Correspondents' Dinner

Discussion: Rolling Out

Sarah Whitten / CNBC:

Survey says: 34 percent of Bay Area residents are ready to leave — Residents of the California's Bay Area are eyeing the exits. — Some 34 percent of San Francisco-area residents are considering leaving because of high housing costs and traffic, according to a survey by the Bay Area Council.

John Feehery / The Hill:

Memo to George Will, David Brooks and others: Stop being stupid on Trump — The conservative intelligentsia (not necessarily a contradiction in terms) is being stupid about Donald Trump — And in the process, they are revealing their biases against democracy and the will of the people.

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Trump: 'I'd have to think about' Cruz for Supreme Court — had a tepid response when asked if he would consider GOP presidential rival Ted Cruz — for the Supreme Court, should the businessman win the White House. — “I don't know, I'd have to think about it,” Trump told the Daily Mail in an interview Monday.

Discussion: Daily Mail and AOL

Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Poll: Supreme Court blockade eroding support for Grassley

Discussion: Daily Kos, American Prospect, Right Wing Watch, Talking Points Memo and Public Policy Polling

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

Rafael Cruz: “I Implore Every Member of the Body of Christ to Vote According to the Word of God” (VIDEO) — Pastor Rafael Cruz, father of Ted Cruz, asked members of the Body of Christ to vote Cruz: … The Washington Examiner reported: … The post Rafael Cruz: “I Implore Every Member …

Discussion: Salon and Washington Examiner

The Hill:

Clinton allies fume over Sanders's vow to fight on — 's allies are fuming over Bernie Sanders — 's vow to take the presidential nominating contest to a floor fight at the Democratic convention this summer. — Many Democrats believe Clinton effectively clinched the nomination …

Todd Starnes / Fox News:

‘Make America Mexico Again’: Why Americans are fed up with illegals — There is something a bit unsettling about watching violent, foul-mouthed protesters waving the Mexican flag on American soil. — Over the weekend, Hispanic children lined the streets in Fort Wayne, Indiana - hurling filthy insults at Donald Trump supporters.

CBS News:

“Enemy fire” kills U.S. troop in northern Iraq — U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said Tuesday that an American service member was killed in Iraq, as the U.S. military stepped up its role helping Christian and Kurdish militias battling ISIS near the terror group's stronghold in Mosul.

Discussion: The Atlantic, Associated Press, Hot Air and The Week

Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:

Delegate Hunt Fuels Tussle on Little-Known Republican Committee — Donald Trump's attempt to seize some control over course of GOP convention creates showdown over internal post — Donald Trump's first attempt to seize some control over the Republican National Committee and the course …

Tennessean.com:

Haslam allows controversial guns on campus bill to become law — Gov. Bill Haslam said Monday he is allowing a controversial guns-on-campus bill to become law without his signature. — The bill allows full-time faculty, staff and other employees of Tennessee's public colleges and universities …

Discussion: Political Insider blog, New York Magazine, Business Insider and Washington Post

Erik Schelzig / Associated Press: Tenn. Guns On Campus Bill Becomes Law Without Guv's Signature

Terence P. Jeffrey / CNSNews:

In 6 Months Since Budget Deal: Debt Up More Than $1 Trillion — (CNSNews.com) - In the six months that have passed since then-retiring House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cut a budget deal with President Barack Obama that suspended the legal limit …