Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
12:55 PM ET, May 4, 2016

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Kasich dropping out of presidential race  —  John Kasich is dropping his presidential bid, according to a senior campaign adviser, one day after Donald Trump became the presumptive nominee and Ted Cruz bowed out of the race.  —  The Ohio governor had long ago been mathematically eliminated …
RELATED:
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.
Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
John Kasich suspending campaign: Source tells NBC News  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich plans to suspend his run to be the GOP presidential nominee, a senior campaign advisor told NBC News on Wednesday.  —  He had previously cancelled a planned event in order to make a Wednesday night statement in Ohio.
CNN:
John Kasich drops out  —  (CNN)John Kasich is dropping out of the Republican presidential race, two sources familiar with the plan confirmed to CNN.  —  Kasich's decision came after he improbably became the last challenger to Donald Trump, who emerged as the presumptive GOP nominee Tuesday night when Ted Cruz dropped out.
Discussion: WWBT-TV, Trail Blazers Blog and AOL
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
NBC News:
Senior Adviser: John Kasich to Suspend Presidential Campaign  —  NBC News Special Report: Kasich Reportedly Suspending Campaign 2:29  —  Ohio Gov. John Kasich will suspend his presidential campaign on Wednesday, senior campaign advisers tell NBC News.  —  Kasich cancelled a press conference …
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.
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Kasich cancels DC-area event, stoking speculation he'll drop White House bid
Discussion: Hot Air
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Kasich quitting presidential race: report
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Winners and Losers from the Indiana primary
New York Daily News:
Lupica: Donald Trump's victory in Indiana is the final KO for Republican Party
Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Guardian
Neil King Jr / Wall Street Journal:
Six Months Out, the General Election Map Looks Tough for Donald Trump
Discussion: The Week
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:   GOP donors: Not a dime for Trump
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
Adam Edelman / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump cruises to easy victory in Indiana primary, clearing path to GOP nomination
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Kasich campaign: Indiana results won't alter our plans
Discussion: Western Journalism and rubber hose
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Ted Cruz drops presidential bid
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
RELATED:
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) …
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 …
Discussion: Politicus USA and Mediaite
RELATED:
Alex Weprin / Politico:
Ed Henry off the air at Fox News after alleged infidelity reported
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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.
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.
RELATED:
Associated Press:
Trump shifts to new campaign phase, dismisses GOP critics
Discussion: Washington Post
New York Times:
Donald Trump All but Clinches G.O.P. Race With Indiana Win; Ted Cruz Quits
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race
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 …
RELATED:
New York Post:
Even Hillary Clinton's pals can't pretend to believe her lies
Discussion: Power Line
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 …
Keith Humphreys / Washington Post:
So, something interesting happens to weed after it's legal  —  Two years ago, the Washington state began an unprecedented policy experiment by allowing large-scale production and sale of recreational marijuana to the public.  The effects on public health and safety and on the relationship …
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Week
Scott Adams Blog:
Scott Adams' Blog
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
RELATED:
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 12:55 PM ET, May 4, 2016.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Nicole Gaouette / CNN:
Top U.S. intel official: ISIS can stage Europe-style attacks in U.S.
John DiStaso / WMUR:
WMUR first: After Trump win, Ayotte ‘plans to support’ him, spokeswoman says
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
The Woody Allen Interview (Which He Won't Read)
Discussion: Mashable, Althouse and AOL
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
IRS to hire hundreds of new enforcement employees
Discussion: Washington Post
 Earlier Items: 
Donald Trump is now the leader of the:
Donald Trump is now the leader of the Republican Party.
Discussion: Common Dreams and Vox
CincoSolas_del_Bronx / RedState:
In Which the Conservative Organ NYTimes Anoints Transgenderism with Napalm
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
 

 
From Techmeme:

Shakeel Hashim / Transformer:
Musk v. Altman: email shows Brockman and Sutskever had concerns about Altman in 2017, Musk claims Altman proposed OpenAI sell its own cryptocurrency, and more

Jay Peters / The Verge:
Bluesky says it has “no intention” of taking user content to train AI tools, ahead of X implementing new terms of service that let it train AI on user content

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+
 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page