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Rush Limbaugh:
My Gut: Trump Beats Hillary in Landslide — RUSH: Hold your horses, Trump supporters. Hold your horses. When I say, “We'll examine what went wrong,” come on. You know exactly what I'm talking about, from the standpoint of Cruz supporters. They're the ones trying to figure out what went wrong today.
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
When #NeverTrump Becomes #ImWithHer — When these conservatives heard Ted Cruz had thrown in the towel and ceded the nomination to Donald Trump—#NeverTrump became #NeverEverTrump—and for some that meant #ImWithHer. — Some of the right's most prominent conservatives are getting Ready For Hillary.
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Ben Mathis-Lilley / Slate:
Trump's Defense of His Abortion Gaffe Is the Worst Defense Anyone Has Ever Given of Anything — In March, Donald Trump (who claims he is now solidly pro-life despite his pro-choice history) was being interviewed by Chris Matthews when Matthews pressed him on whether women who obtain abortions …
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Donald Trump Isn't Going to Be President — He'd have to win unprecedented shares of the very kinds of voters who hate him: blacks, Latinos, and women. — Now that Donald Trump is just a few delegates away from the Republican nomination, conversation among commentators has turned …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Susan Collins: I'll Be Able To Back Trump If He Stops “Gratuitous Personal Insults” — “I have always supported the Republican nominee for president and I suspect I would do so this year, but I do want see what Donald Trump does from here on out.” — Brian Snyder / Reuters — w.soundcloud.com
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Plan C: Third-Party Run A Daunting Task For GOP Establishment
Plan C: Third-Party Run A Daunting Task For GOP Establishment
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump camp: Clinton ‘has truly never been vetted before’
Trump camp: Clinton ‘has truly never been vetted before’
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John Gibson Show / FOX News Radio:
Trump Supporter Dr. Ben Carson: Donald, Do Not Pick Me As Your Running Mate!
Trump Supporter Dr. Ben Carson: Donald, Do Not Pick Me As Your Running Mate!
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Spox Insists Clinton ‘Has Never Been Truly Vetted Before’
Trump Spox Insists Clinton ‘Has Never Been Truly Vetted Before’
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Mike Huckabee:
The Voters Have Spoken
The Voters Have Spoken
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's absolutely remarkable 323-day odyssey to the Republican presidential nomination
Donald Trump's absolutely remarkable 323-day odyssey to the Republican presidential nomination
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Media Matters for America and Hullabaloo
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Kasich drops out of presidential race — John Kasich ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, 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 from clinching the GOP nomination outright …
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Discusses How He'll Select a Running Mate — Donald J. Trump said on Wednesday that he expected to reveal his vice presidential pick sometime in July — before the Republican National Convention in Cleveland — but added that he would soon announce a committee to handle the selection process …
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Seth Masket / Vox:
We are witnessing the most massive failure of a political party in generations — The recent withdrawal of Ted Cruz and John Kasich from the Republican presidential nomination race makes Donald Trump the party's assured nominee for 2016. This represents the most colossal failure of an American political party in modern history.
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CNN:
John Kasich drops out
John Kasich drops out
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Everett Rosenfeld / CNBC:
John Kasich suspending campaign: Source tells NBC News
John Kasich suspending campaign: Source tells NBC News
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Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard:
What Went Wrong for Ted Cruz
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
John Kasich exits the presidential race, leaving Trump as presumptive nominee
John Kasich exits the presidential race, leaving Trump as presumptive nominee
Jim Morrill / The Charlotte Observer:
US Justice Department: HB2 violates federal Civil Rights Act — Ruling could ultimately lead to the loss of millions in federal education money — RALEIGH — U.S. Justice Department officials Wednesday notified Gov. Pat McCrory that House Bill 2 violates the U.S. Civil Rights Act.
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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.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
RedState: ‘Confirm Merrick Garland Before It Is Too Late’
RedState: ‘Confirm Merrick Garland Before It Is Too Late’
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Washington Monthly
Brianna Gurciullo / Politico:
Conservative blog calls for GOP to confirm Merrick Garland
Conservative blog calls for GOP to confirm Merrick Garland
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The Resurgent, Washington Post and The Week
Fox News:
Romanian hacker Guccifer: I breached Clinton server, ‘it was easy’ — Marcel Lazar Lehel, 40, is escorted by masked policemen in Bucharest, after being arrested in Arad, 337 miles west of Bucharest. (Reuters) (REUTERS/Mediafax/Silviu Matei) — EXCLUSIVE: The infamous Romanian hacker known as …
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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 …
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Jordan Rudner / The Texas Tribune:
Bush 41, 43 Have No Plans to Endorse Trump … For the first time since his own presidency, George H.W. Bush is planning to stay silent in the race for the Oval Office — and the younger former president Bush plans to stay silent as well. — Bush 41, who enthusiastically endorsed every Republican nominee …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Defeat of True Conservatism
The Defeat of True Conservatism
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Dean's World, No More Mister Nice Blog, Vox and National Review
Dana Rose Falcone / Us Weekly:
Caitlyn Jenner to Pose Naked With Gold Medal for ‘Sports Illustrated’ — Now that's a patriotic streak! — Caitlyn Jenner will appear on a summer cover of Sports Illustrated wearing “nothing but an American flag and her Olympic medal,” a source reveals in the latest issue of Us Weekly.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Federal judge opens the door to Clinton deposition in email case — A federal judge on Wednesday opened the door to interviewing Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton — as part of a review into her use of a private email server as secretary of State.
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Breitbart:
Exclusive: President Fox Apologizes, Invites Trump to Mexico — SANTA MONICA, California — During an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, former Mexican President Vicente Fox apologized Wednesday for the vulgar language he has used regarding GOP frontrunner Donald Trump's proposal …
David Chanen / Star Tribune:
Prince died amid frantic plans for drug addiction treatment — California doctor specializing in opioid addiction had been called to help with a ‘grave medical emergency.’ — Prince was found dead one day before he was scheduled to meet with a California doctor in an attempt to kick …
Stephen Galloway / Hollywood Reporter:
The Woody Allen Interview (Which He Won't Read) — With ‘Cafe Society’ set to open the French festival, the director reflects on his unreflective stance on aging ("If you focus on mortality, the house always wins"), his movies ("I would erase all but a few"), saving wife Soon-Yi …
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