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6:10 AM ET, May 7, 2016

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Jeb Bush / Facebook:
I congratulate Donald Trump on securing his place as the Republican Party's presumptive nominee.  There is no doubt that he successfully tapped into the deep sense of anger and frustration so many Americans around the country rightfully feel today.  —  The tremendous anger of the current U.S. electorate …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Top allies break with Ryan over Trump  —  Two prominent House allies of Paul Ryan broke with the speaker Friday over his decision to withhold support from Donald Trump, comments that point to a growing split among congressional Republicans over how to deal with the presumptive nominee.
Discussion: RedState
Sarah Rumpf / Heat Street:
“Absolutely Not” Marco Rubio Won't Be Donald Trump's VP - or Call Him  — Rubio's Been Too Busy To Talk to Trump - and “Absolutely Will Not” Be His VP  —  Despite recent media reports characterizing Sen. Marco Rubio as “warming” to Donald Trump, sources close to the Florida Senator …
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
First on CNN: Cheney says he will support Trump  —  Washington (CNN)Former Vice President Dick Cheney will support Donald Trump, he told CNN Friday, an important move as the presumptive Republican nominee is encountering intense resistance from senior members of his own party.
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump agrees to meet with Paul Ryan ‘before we go our separate ways’ … Likely Republican nominee Donald Trump disagrees with Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus's characterization of a conversation they had on Thursday about House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (Wis.) not yet being ready to support Trump.
Washington Examiner:
Pelosi, Vicente Fox plot to defeat Trump, Mexican calls Trump voters lazy drunks  —  Latin America's toughest critic of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spent 30 minutes with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi in Mexico this week plotting to help the Democrats defeat the businessman …
Discussion: Western Journalism
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.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Election analyst flips 11 states toward Democrats due to Trump  —  The nonpartisan Cook Political Report has shifted 11 states on its election scorecard toward Democrats since Donald Trump  —  became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.  —  “This has been an exceedingly unpredictable year,” the analyst said.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Lindsey Graham Goes Full On #NeverTrump
Discussion: Raw Story
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
What does Paul Ryan want from Donald Trump?
Discussion: Hot Air
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Neither Clinton Nor Trump
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Paul Ryan's primary opponent: I'll support Trump
Michael Barone / Townhall.com:
Can Trump Disrupt the General Election as He Did the Primaries?
Kyle Whitmire / al.com:
Roy Moore suspended from office: Alabama chief justice faces removal over gay marriage stance  —  For the second time in his career, Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore faces charges before the Alabama Court of the Judiciary and potential removal from office.  —  Until that court hears and rules …
Discussion: Raw Story and Balloon Juice
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Campbell Robertson / New York Times:
Roy Moore, Alabama Judge, Suspended Over Gay Marriage Stance  —  An Alabama judicial oversight body on Friday filed a formal complaint against Roy S. Moore, the chief justice of the state's Supreme Court, charging that he had “flagrantly disregarded and abused his authority” …
Discussion: Friendly Atheist
Orin Kerr / Washington Post:
The rise of Donald Trump and the politics of delegitimization
Discussion: Balkinization
Washington Post:
Man arrested in Maryland killing spree allegedly menaced his wife, stepdaughters  —  When Gladys Tordil went to court in March to plead for protection against her husband, she portrayed him as a man who had menaced her and her two daughters for at least a decade.
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Sara Ganim / CNN:
Sandusky victim: Joe Paterno told me to drop abuse accusation  — Paterno family lawyers: That claim is inconsistent with the facts and how late football coach lived his life  —  (CNN)After four years of feuding over the legacy of Joe Paterno, with a few vague details about what he may have known …
John Amato / Latest from Crooks and Liars:
Of All The Disgraced Reporters In All The Gin Joints, Judith Miller Takes The Cake  —  Disgraced and former NY Times reporter Judy Miller, who is now a paid Fox News contributor, is very worried about the state of journalism in America after reading a Ben Rhodes interview in the NY Times …
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Thomas E. Ricks / Foreign Policy:
A stunning profile of Ben Rhodes, the a**hole who is the president's foreign policy guru
C. Ramsey Fahs / Harvard News:
Harvard to Sanction Final Clubs, Greek Organizations  —  Starting with Class of 2021, members of clubs, Greek organizations will be ineligible for multiple leadership positions and fellowships  —  Starting with Harvard's Class of 2021, undergraduate members of unrecognized single-gender social organizations …
TU Plus / Albany Times Union:
UAlbany women who claimed bus attack kicked out of school  —  The University at Albany confirmed that the three women who gained national attention after a January CDTA bus incident have been punished by the Student Conduct Board.  —  Ariel Agudio and Asha Burwell have been dismissed …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
This Is Astounding  —  So many stories in presidential politics, in all politics, are more sound and fury than substance.  This one isn't.  It's hard to overstate how big a deal it is.  Donald Trump caught a lot of grief during the primaries for putting several of his companies through bankruptcies during his career.
 
 
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Jonathan Pearlman / Telegraph:
Australian blogger who claimed natural remedies cured her cancer admits: ‘None of it is true’
Brandon Morse / RedState:
Rubio Compares Trump to 3rd World Strongman
Thomas Gibbons-Neff / Washington Post:
U.S. forces now on the ground supporting combat operations in Yemen, Pentagon says
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge delays Trump University trial
Discussion: National Review
Jane Onyanga-Omara / USA Today:
Labour Party declares victory in historic London election
Discussion: Business Insider and The Week
John Gizzi / NewsMax.com:
As Carson Leads Trump's VP Search, Rubio Eliminated
Discussion: Hot Air
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Trump Campaign Manager: ‘Nobody Cares’ About Policy Plans!
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John Cassidy / New Yorker:
Donald Trump, Nate Silver, and the Value of Data Journalism
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Hillary Clinton to be interviewed in FBI email investigation
The Nation:
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