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2:45 PM ET, May 6, 2016

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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
‘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 …
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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.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump camp suggests Ryan unfit to be speaker  —  Donald Trump and his allies are lashing out at House Speaker Paul Ryan for his refusal to back — for now — the presumptive Republican nominee, with Trump's spokeswoman even declaring Ryan unfit for his job.  —  During a phone interview …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Forbes, Sky Dancing and ABC News
Alex Pareene / Gawker:
Don't Blow This  —  It's Trump versus Clinton.  It's a well-funded mainstream Democrat against a widely reviled demagogue who will struggle to earn the support of his party's donor base.  It's a man whose every public utterance is potential negative ad waiting to be cut, versus the most cautious candidate in modern memory.
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Donald Trump Seeks Republican Unity but Finds Rejection  —  Donald J. Trump's moment of triumph this week quickly gave way to a trying and even humiliating test of his standing as a Republican leader, as a phalanx of the party's most respected figures shunned the man anointed as their presumptive presidential nominee.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Priebus on Trump: 'He's trying'
Discussion: RedState, Washington Post and The Hill
Eric Bradner / CNN:
The GOP resistance to Donald Trump
Jake Sherman / Politico:
How Ryan decided to ditch Trump
Discussion: Washington Monthly, TIME and CNN
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Donald Trump's relentless media tour calls attention to him —and his general-election strategy
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Everyone Is Getting Today's Trump Tweet Totally Wrong
Peter Overby / NPR.org:
Will Donald Trump Get Back The $38 Million He Lent His Campaign?
Discussion: Washington Post
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 and Mediaite
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Yo, Hillary: Hit Donald Where It Hurts  —  The things Trump likes to brag about are exactly where he's most vulnerable.  —  Karl Rove, in his calamitous career, got one thing right: attack the other guy's strength.  That's what Hillary Clinton should do to Donald Trump, starting yesterday.
Discussion: CNN
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Graham: I won't vote for Trump … (R-S.C.) on Friday said he would not vote for Donald Trump  —  Graham, who was slated to appear on CNN at 2 p.m. to discuss his decision, is the highest GOP office holder so far to rule out voting for Trump.  —  Other Republicans, such as Sen. Ben Sasse …
Discussion: RedState, CNN, The Atlantic and USA Today
Joe Klein / TIME:
Why the Clintons Don't Fear the Coming Armageddon With Donald Trump
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 …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   This Is Astounding  —  So many stories in presidential politics …
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
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders accuses DNC of tipping convention toward Clinton  —  Bernie Sanders is accusing Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz of trying to tip the party convention in Hillary Clinton's favor, saying the chairwoman has packed the committees with Clinton supporters.
Discussion: ABC News and Talking Points Memo
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders poised for May win streak
Discussion: Common Dreams and Althouse
Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The political scientist who saw Trump's rise coming  —  Norm Ornstein on why the Republican Party was ripe for a takeover, what the media missed, and whether Trump could win the presidency.  —  In the summer of 2015, most of the political world still thought Donald Trump's candidacy was a joke.
Discussion: New York Times and Balloon Juice
Erik Klemetti / Wired:
Mount St. Helens Is Recharging Its Magma Stores, Setting Off Earthquake Swarms  —  When it comes down to it, volcanoes spend most of their existence not erupting.  If you look at almost any volcano, it might have a bout of eruption for days to months at a time, then go quiet for decades, centuries or more.
Discussion: Daily Mail
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 …
Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
Top Democrat suspended for mysterious voter purge  —  More On:  —  The top Democrat at the city Board of Elections' Brooklyn office was suspended without pay Thursday — the second head to roll amid a probe into the mysterious purge of more than 126,000 Democratic voters from the borough rolls.
Discussion: LawNewz and Washington Free Beacon
Nelson D. Schwartz / New York Times:
U.S. Added 160,000 Jobs Last Month as Brisk Hiring Slowed  —  After months of gravity-defying gains, the American jobs machine cooled in April, as employers took their cue from other signs that economic growth was slowing by easing up on new hiring.  —  The 160,000 increase in payrolls …
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Lucia Mutikani / Reuters:
U.S. payrolls gain in April smallest in seven months
Discussion: Forbes, Hot Air and ThinkProgress
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama on Trump: ‘This is not a reality show’ … President Obama on Friday urged the news media to closely scrutinize Donald Trump  —  's record and past comments, and avoid coverage that highlights “the spectacle and the circus” of the campaign trail.  —  Obama previewed his role …
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
De Blasio's Press Secretary Says She Will Quit
The Intercept:
Atlanta Mayor's Column Ripping Bernie Sanders Drafted by Lobbyist, Emails Show
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Angus MacKinnon / Yahoo:
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Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Jon Stewart May Be on HBO Before November Election, Says CEO Richard Plepler
Discussion: The Week and Complex
James Rosen / Fox News:
Documents show State Department missed target date for special Benghazi unit
Philip Galanes / New York Times:
Barack Obama and Bryan Cranston on the Roles of a Lifetime
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Federal Probe Eyes Possible Straw Donors to De Blasio Campaign, Sources Say
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Milo / Breitbart:
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Camille Paglia / Salon:
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