memeorandum: Majority of GOP insiders won't commit to Trump (Steven Shepard/Politico)

11:25 AM ET, May 6, 2016

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‘Dismayed’ Romney says he doesn't intend to back Trump, worried about ‘demagoguery and populism’ — Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, said at a dinner in Washington on Thursday night that he had no intention of supporting presumtive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico, New York Magazine, BizPac Review and Wall Street Journal

New York Times:

Sheldon Adelson Says He Will Support Donald Trump — The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson said on Thursday night that he would support Donald J. Trump now that he has become the Republican Party's presumptive nominee. — “Yes, I'm a Republican, he's a Republican,” Mr. Adelson said in a brief interview.

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Jake Sherman / Politico:

How Ryan decided to ditch Trump — On Wednesday morning, not even 24 hours after Donald Trump effectively clinched the Republican nomination, Paul Ryan convened his top advisers for a call. With Congress out of session, Ryan was bouncing between multiple states, raising the piles of money needed …

Wall Street Journal:

Ben Carson Says Donald Trump Could Consider Democrat for Running Mate — Former GOP candidate, now a Trump ally, also takes his name out of the running as possible pick — Ben Carson, the former rival now helping presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump choose a running mate …

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Nick Gass / Politico:

Trump rules out Democrat as running mate — Despite surrogate Ben Carson telling The Wall Street Journal on Thursday that Donald Trump would consider an independent or even Democrat for his running mate, the presumptive Republican nominee said Friday he would do no such thing. — “I would rule him out.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and The Week

ABC News:

The Note: Not All Aboard the Trump Train — Now that Donald Trump has all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination, House Speaker Paul Ryan walked back his previous position that he would support the eventual Republican nominee. “I hope to support our nominee …

Discussion: Politico, Washington Free Beacon and The Last Refuge

Eric Bradner / CNN:
The GOP resistance to Donald Trump

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Dana Bash / CNN:
First on CNN: Rick Perry endorses Donald Trump for president

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Sundance / The Last Refuge: Donald Trump Is The Nominee But Every State Needs To Keep Voting...

Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump turns to general election — and away from past positions

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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Paul Ryan: 'I'm just not ready' to back Donald Trump

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Nathan McDermott / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul On Trump: “I've Always Said I'll Endorse The Nominee”

Discussion: RedState

Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:

Republicans, Apologize to Bill Clinton — Upon arrival in Washington, DC in January of 1993, Bill and Hillary Clinton found themselves in a never ending independent counsel investigation. The investigation began over a land deal that was known as Whitewater.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Daniel Strauss / Politico:

Sanders poised for May win streak — Here's one reason Bernie Sanders is reluctant to give up the fight: May is shaping up to be a pretty good month for him. — On the heels of his Indiana victory Tuesday, Sanders is well-positioned for wins in the upcoming West Virginia and Oregon primaries.

Discussion: Althouse

Steven Shepard / Politico: Majority of GOP insiders won't commit to Trump

Joe Klein / TIME:
Why the Clintons Don't Fear the Coming Armageddon With Donald Trump

Discussion: Liberty Unyielding and Washington Monthly

Ben White / Politico:
Hillary forces target Bush donors

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John Podhoretz / New York Post:

White House admits it played us for fools to sell Iran deal — MORE FROM: — Congratulations, liberals of the Washington press corps and elite organizations: You're a bunch of suckers. We all know this because the Obama White House just told us so. — In an astounding New York Times piece …

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David Samuels / New York Times:
The Aspiring Novelist Who Became Obama's Foreign-Policy Guru

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Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
Obama's Foreign Policy Guru Boasts of How the Administration Lied to Sell the Iran Deal

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon

Charles Thompson / PennLive.com:

Child told Paterno of sex abuse in 1976, court papers allege — Court documents state that “in 1976, a child allegedly reported to PSU's Head Coach Joseph Paterno that he (the child) was sexually molested by Sandusky.” … A new bombshell dropped in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal Thursday.

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Philly.com: Source: Penn State settled claim Paterno knew about Sandusky in 1976

Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:

Everyone Is Getting Today's Trump Tweet Totally Wrong — I think everyone is badly misinterpreting this tweet from Donald Trump: … This is not an awkward and embarrassing outreach to Hispanics. It's not aimed at Hispanics at all. It's aimed at white people.

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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Donald Trump's relentless media tour calls attention to him —and his general-election strategy

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Donald J. Trump / Facebook:
Happy Cinco de Mayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill.

CNN:

First on CNN: FBI interviews Clinton aides including Huma Abedin as part of email probe — (CNN)Some of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, including her longtime adviser Huma Abedin, have provided interviews to federal investigators, as the FBI probe into the security of her private email …

Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Federal prosecutors in Virginia assisting in Clinton email probe

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Brandon Cockerham / Judicial Watch:
Judicial Watch Lawsuit Uncovers More Hillary Clinton Emails Withheld from State Department

Discussion: Scared Monkeys, twitchy.com and Independent Journal …

Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:

Donald Trump's Idea to Cut National Debt: Get Creditors to Accept Less — One day after assuring Americans he is not running for president “to make things unstable for the country,” the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump, said in a television interview Thursday that he might seek …

Discussion: rubber hose

Chris Enloe / TheBlaze.com:

Tow Truck Driver Shows Up to Help Stranded Motorist When He Sees Sticker on Her Car That Makes Him Drive Away: ‘Call the Government’ — A North Carolina tow truck driver recently took a controversial stand after he was dispatched to pick up a woman stranded on the side of I-26 in Asheville …

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Bloomberg.com:

Why GOP Strategist Mary Matalin Is Registering as a Libertarian — Republican strategist Mary Matalin discusses Donald Trump and her decision to change her party affiliation on “With All Due Respect.”

Discussion: New York Times, Politico, BizPac Review and Political Wire

Lisa Fickenscher / New York Post:

JCPenney taking emergency measures to stay afloat — More On: — JCPenney, faced with unexpected light sales in mid-April, slashed payroll, froze overtime and took other drastic cost-cutting steps in an attempt to protect its bottom line, The Post has learned.

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Tal Kopan / CNN:

Former Ron Paul aide, Trump super PAC chief convicted in campaign finance trial — Washington (CNN)A former aide to Ron Paul and current strategist for a pro-Donald Trump super PAC was convicted Thursday of falsifying campaign records in a 2012 scheme to pay for a presidential endorsement.

Discussion: Politico and Joe.My.God.

Rebecca Perring / Daily Express:

‘There is NO place for Islam in our politics’ Shock poll highlights Germany's discontent — MORE than half of Germans surveyed in a shock poll say there is “no place for Islam” in their nation's political system. — GETTY — More than 60 per cent of people say Islam cannot be part of German politics

Discussion: Hot Air