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Josh Barro / Business Insider:
The crisis in the Republican Party is even worse than it looks — Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee for president, and this alarms ideological conservatives for several reasons: — 1. They think he will lose badly to Hillary Clinton, perhaps so badly that Republicans lose control of both houses of Congress.
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National Review and Vox
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Donald Trump is really going to be the nominee. This is actually happening. — Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee. — The only way he won't is if something unthinkable happens. He could be struck by lightning. He could pull off his Trump mask and reveal that he's actually …
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New York Magazine
Associated Press:
Trump dashes Cruz's hopes in Indiana; Sanders-Clinton close — INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Donald Trump took a major step toward sewing up the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday with a victory in Indiana's primary election, dashing the hopes of rival Ted Cruz and other GOP forces who fear …
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Associated Press, CBS Baltimore, Complex, twitchy.com and ABC News
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race — Ted Cruz dropped out of the presidential race on Tuesday night, ending one of the best-organized campaigns of 2016 after a series of stinging defeats left Donald Trump as the only candidate capable of clinching the nomination outright.
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NBC News, Hit & Run, FiveThirtyEight, Washington Post and Vox Popoli
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
McCain's Former Top Aide Will Support Clinton Over Trump — A former aide to John McCain, who served both as the Arizona senator's chief of staff and a senior advisor on his 2008 presidential campaign, made clear Tuesday that he would vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the general election.
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New York Daily News and The Week
Wall Street Journal:
The Third-Party Temptation — A conservative challenge to Trump could cost the GOP the House. — As Donald Trump gets closer to securing the Republican nomination for President, luminaries of varying illumination are floating the idea of a conservative third-party challenge in November.
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New York Magazine, National Review, No More Mister Nice Blog and Media Matters for America
Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
The GOP Gets What It Deserves — ‘America First’ is the inevitable outcome of the Republican descent into populism. — A joke in Milan Kundera's novel “The Book of Laughter and Forgetting” goes like this: “In Wenceslaus Square, in Prague, a guy is throwing up.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump, Sanders lead in West Virginia
Trump, Sanders lead in West Virginia
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The Last Refuge
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Former Reagan campaign manager joins pro-Trump super PAC
Former Reagan campaign manager joins pro-Trump super PAC
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CNN and Political Wire
Carlo Allegri / National Review:
Trump: Something New under the Political Sun
Trump: Something New under the Political Sun
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Althouse and Maggie's Farm
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
What's the Best Way to Talk About Racism?
What's the Best Way to Talk About Racism?
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bradford-delong.com, Vox and the daily howler
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump accuses Cruz's father of helping JFK's assassin — Donald Trump on Tuesday alleged that Ted Cruz's father was with John F. Kennedy's assassin shortly before he murdered the president, parroting a National Enquirer story claiming that Rafael Cruz was pictured with Lee Harvey Oswald handing …
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The Hill:
Cruz: Trump is an ‘utterly amoral’ bully, narcissist, pathological liar … with his most personal and toughest criticism since the GOP presidential campaign began, calling him a “pathological liar” on Tuesday who doesn't understand the difference between the truth and lies.
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The Moderate Voice, CNN, Politico, CNNMoney and New York Magazine
Benjy Sarlin / MSNBC:
Donald Trump is obsessed with race-baiting conspiracy theories — As Donald Trump reminded the world Tuesday morning, the Republican Party is on the verge of nominating a conspiracy theorist who regularly uses debunked Internet and tabloid rumors to smear his enemies.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Ted Cruz-Donald Trump fight boils over in Indiana
Ted Cruz-Donald Trump fight boils over in Indiana
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Politico, The Atlantic, alicublog, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Hot Air
Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Ted Cruz Seeks Divine Intervention in Indiana—and if That Doesn't Work, Louie Gohmert Is There to Help
Ted Cruz Seeks Divine Intervention in Indiana—and if That Doesn't Work, Louie Gohmert Is There to Help
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
Trump bizarrely links Cruz's father to JFK assassin; Cruz goes ballistic
Trump bizarrely links Cruz's father to JFK assassin; Cruz goes ballistic
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Hot Air, The Atlantic, American Spectator, Mediaite, Hit & Run and Washington Post
Mark Plotkin / The Hill:
Cruz's slip of the tongue will doom him in Indiana
Cruz's slip of the tongue will doom him in Indiana
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Washington Post, JustOneMinute and The Week
Michael A. Cohen / BostonGlobe.com:
Bernie Sanders declares war on reality — Instead of coming to grips with the overwhelming evidence that Democratic primary voters prefer Hillary Clinton be the party's 2016 presidential nominee, Bernie Sanders continues to create his own political reality — devising new and creative excuses …
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MSNBC, USA Today and Sky Dancing
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Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton's Growing Problem With Independents
Hillary Clinton's Growing Problem With Independents
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Shadowproof
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
There Is A Hole In Bernie Sanders' Strategy For Winning The Nomination
There Is A Hole In Bernie Sanders' Strategy For Winning The Nomination
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MSNBC, Outside the Beltway and liberalamerica.org
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Poll: Trump up to 56 percent nationally
Poll: Trump up to 56 percent nationally
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BizPac Review, The Week, Taylor Marsh and The Gateway Pundit
CBS 5 AZ KPHO:
Mesa, AZ student arrested for indecent exposure in yearbook picture — A student at Red Mountain High School in Mesa is facing dozens of criminal charges for indecent exposure after a prank got published in the yearbook, according to the Mesa Police Department.
Katie Mettler / Washington Post:
‘He thought he could help’: Concealed carry gun-wielder intervenes in domestic dispute and is shot dead — The concealed carry permit holder was trying to intervene in a domestic dispute, trying to disarm the fleeing shooter, trying to do the job ordinarily reserved for police. — Instead, he was killed.
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Guns.com and Fox News Insider
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Tom Steele / Crime Blog:
Selfie provoked argument that led to fatal Arlington shooting, suspect's wife says
Selfie provoked argument that led to fatal Arlington shooting, suspect's wife says
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AOL, LawNewz, CBS Dallas and Associated Press
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Mythology Of Trump's ‘Working Class’ Support — It's been extremely common for news accounts to portray Donald Trump's candidacy as a “working-class” rebellion against Republican elites. There are elements of truth in this perspective: Republican voters, especially Trump supporters, are unhappy about the direction of the economy.
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CBS Philly and Washington Post
Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
In N.Y., White House poised to create first monument to gay rights struggle — Live updates … President Obama is poised to declare the first-ever national monument recognizing the struggle for gay rights, singling out a sliver of green space and part of the surrounding Greenwich Village neighborhood …
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LGBTQ Nation, Liberty Unyielding and Washington Times
The Huffington Post:
Terms and Conditions — Welcome to The Huffington Post. Please read these Terms and Conditions before using, or submitting content in any form or medium for publication on, The Huffington Post. By continuing to use us, or by submitting content for publication on The Huffington Post …
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Australia Blog …, Slantpoint, Canada Blog …, RealClearPolitics and Refinery29
Matt Vespa / Townhall.com:
Nice Try: Transgender Woman's Story About Harassment At North Carolina Bathroom Seems To Be A Lie — Oh, here we go again. It's another story of harassment against the LGBT community that appears to be a tall tale. Transwoman Alexis Adams said she was “humiliated beyond belief” …
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Independent Journal …, myfox8.com and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Ben Howe / RedState:
I lied to myself for years about who my allies were. No more. — Donald Trump is my fault as much as anyone else's. — It started way back in 2009-2010 when the Tea Party erupted on the scene. At the core of the tea party was a principle that I agreed with so much that I became a conservative activist during that time period.
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
Researchers: Medical errors now third leading cause of death in United States — Nightmare stories of nurses giving potent drugs meant for one patient to another and surgeons removing the wrong body parts have dominated recent headlines about medical care.
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
CNN Destroys Fox News in April Prime Time Ratings — While you weren't looking, CNN has been busy demolishing the once-invincible ratings gap between themselves and Fox News. CNN beat Fox News decisively for their prime time lineup in April, and especially in the coveted age gap of 25-54.
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Louder With Crowder, Hot Air and John Hawkins' Right Wing News