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12:00 PM ET, May 4, 2016

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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
What Went Wrong for Ted Cruz  —  What happened to Ted Cruz?  A month ago, he won the Wisconsin primary in a landslide and was poised to combat Donald Trump with a fresh burst of enthusiasm.  Now he's out of the race and Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump again links Rafael Cruz to JFK's killer  —  Donald Trump began Tuesday morning floating a conspiracy theory about Ted Cruz's father, but he ended the day with magnanimous praise for the Texas senator, hailing him as “one hell of a competitor” with “an amazing future” as he called for the party to unite behind his campaign.
Morning Consult:
Poll: Cruz Backers Won't Flock to Trump  —  The reality of Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee may be setting in with the GOP establishment, but Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's supporters won't happily back Trump against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, according to recent Morning Consult polling.
New York Times:
Donald Trump All but Clinches G.O.P. Race With Indiana Win; Ted Cruz Quits
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Winners and Losers from the Indiana primary
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Kasich campaign: Indiana results won't alter our plans
Discussion: Western Journalism and rubber hose
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Ted Cruz drops out of the Republican presidential race
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Suspends His Campaign for President
Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Bernstein: There Will Be ‘Very Damaging’ Leaks From Hillary Email Investigation, Her Actions Reckless and Entitled  —  On Wednesday's “CNN Tonight,” Journalist and author Carl Bernstein stated that there would be “very damaging” leaks from the investigation into Democratic presidential candidate …
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CNN:
At the starting gate: Clinton leads Trump by double-digits  —  Indianapolis (CNN)As Donald Trump captures the mantle of presumptive Republican nominee, a new poll finds he begins his general election campaign well behind Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Mike Huckabee:
The Voters Have Spoken  —  “It's all over but the shouting.”  ( It's an old expression that means that the decision has been reached and all that is left is for the public shouting to affirm what has been done.)  —  The official shouting will be done in Cleveland when the delegates shout …
Discussion: Politico, Mediaite and Washington Times
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Yes, It's Early, but Donald Trump Would Have Uphill Battle Against Hillary Clinton  —  A general election matchup between Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton became all but certain on Tuesday after Mr. Trump's decisive victory in Indiana.  —  He would begin that matchup at a significant disadvantage.
New York Post:
Even Hillary Clinton's pals can't pretend to believe her lies
Discussion: Power Line
Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Six Months Out, the General Election Map Looks Tough for Donald Trump
Discussion: The Week
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Trump promises to obliterate Clinton's record
Gregory Wallace / CNN:
The anti-Trump movement spent upwards of $75 million and ultimately lost
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Defeat of True Conservatism  —  When Donald Trump knocked first Jeb Bush and then Marco Rubio out of the Republican primary campaign, he defeated not only the candidates themselves but their common theory of what the G.O.P. should be — the idea that the party could essentially recreate …
Discussion: Vox
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Has Won and the Republican Party Is Broken  —  The surreal has finally become real.  —  It is fitting that Donald Trump has essentially locked up the Republican presidential nomination on the same day he made yet another bizarre and senseless (that is, lacking any discernible purpose) …
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.
Mark Cunningham / New York Post:
With Trump's win, it's time for GOP to unite against Hillary  —  MORE FROM:  —  Ted Cruz did the right and honorable thing by suspending his presidential campaign Tuesday night.  John Kasich should follow suit.  It's time for the party to unite against Hillary Clinton.
New York Daily News:
Lupica: Donald Trump's victory in Indiana is the final KO for Republican Party
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Guardian
Associated Press:
Trump shifts to new campaign phase, dismisses GOP critics
Discussion: Washington Post
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Republicans Should Confirm Merrick Garland ASAP.  —  Now that Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee, this is not even a close call.  There is absolutely no reason to drag this out any longer.  Garland is not a great choice, but he is not a terrible one, either.
Lea Wilson / Click2Houston.com:
2 dead, 1 injured after ex-employee opens fire inside Katy-area business  —  Gunmen shoots 2 co-workers before commiting suicide  —  HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A disgruntled employee with a shotgun killed one person and injured another Wednesday morning before shooting himself inside Knight Transportation …
Scott Adams Blog:
Scott Adams' Blog
Discussion: Althouse and Instapundit
In Touch Weekly:
Married ‘Fox News’ White House Correspondent Ed Henry's Affair Exposed — Mistress Tells All (WORLD EXCLUSIVE)  —  MARRIED ‘FOX NEWS’  —  WHITE HOUSE  —  CORRESPONDENT ED  —  HENRY'S AFFAIR EXPOSED  — MISTRESS TELLS ALL  —  (WORLD EXCLUSIVE)  —  In a world exclusive, In Touch …
Michelle Goldberg / Slate:
This Is What a Republican Attack on Bernie Sanders Would Look Like  —  Sanders' “superior electability” is still a myth.  —  Over the past year, Bernie Sanders' supporters have repeatedly criticized the undemocratic role of superdelegates in choosing the Democratic presidential nominee.
Discussion: the daily howler
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders surprises Clinton in Indiana  —  Bernie Sanders upset Hillary Clinton in Indiana's Democratic primary Tuesday night, giving his flagging campaign another reason to carry on to Philadelphia even though he has virtually no chance of overtaking Clinton for the nomination.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys and Hit & Run
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Lisa Lerer / Associated Press:
ONCE A CLINTON STRONGHOLD, APPALACHIA NOW TRUMP COUNTRY
Discussion: Washington Post and Scared Monkeys
 
 
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Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
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Keith Humphreys / Washington Post:
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Justin Madden / Reuters:
Chicago schools to allow transgender students to choose facilities
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
IRS to hire hundreds of new enforcement employees
Discussion: Washington Post
Katie Bo Williams / The Hill:
US, South Korea to team up on cyber tech
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 Earlier Items: 
CincoSolas_del_Bronx / RedState:
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Discussion: AOL and Guardian
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump says he's begun vetting VP picks
Discussion: The Week
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump and the Lord's Work
Frank Fani / FiveThirtyEight:
Question … Answer  —  Two aspects of this stand out.
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Mythology Of Trump's ‘Working Class’ Support
Discussion: CBS Philly and Washington Post
 

 
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