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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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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Mitt Romney met privately with William Kristol, who is leading the effort to draft an independent candidate — In spite of his insistence that he will not run, Mitt Romney is being courted this week by a leading conservative commentator to reconsider and jump into the volatile 2016 presidential race as an independent candidate.
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump: Hillary Clinton a ‘nasty, mean enabler’ — Eugene, Oregon (CNN)Donald Trump on Friday accused Hillary Clinton of being “an unbelievably nasty, mean enabler” of her husband's alleged affairs and accused her of destroying the lives of his accusers. — The remarks are the first time that Trump …
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.
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 …
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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 …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Top House Republicans Speak Out Against Paul Ryan: “I Don't Understand What He's Thinking” — On Thursday Republican Speaker Paul Ryan told Jake Tapper on CNN he was “not ready” to endorse Donald Trump yet. — Today top Republicans in the House of Representatives spoke out against Paul Ryan.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Jeb Bush: I won't vote for Trump or Clinton
Jeb Bush: I won't vote for Trump or Clinton
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Why Hillary Clinton Is Uniquely Suited To Take On Donald Trump
Why Hillary Clinton Is Uniquely Suited To Take On Donald Trump
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
LYIN' DON: Trump Just Totally Made Up the Story that he Talked to Marco Rubio Recently
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
No, a Conservative Third-Party Candidate Can't Steal the Electoral College
No, a Conservative Third-Party Candidate Can't Steal the Electoral College
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Ryan-Trump Breach May Be Beyond Repair
Ryan-Trump Breach May Be Beyond Repair
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
First on CNN: Cheney says he will support Trump
First on CNN: Cheney says he will support Trump
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Brandon Morse / RedState:
Rubio Compares Trump to 3rd World Strongman
Rubio Compares Trump to 3rd World Strongman
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Obama previews his Trump attack plan
Obama previews his Trump attack plan
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump agrees to meet with Paul Ryan ‘before we go our separate ways’
Donald Trump agrees to meet with Paul Ryan ‘before we go our separate ways’
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Alex Pareene / Gawker:
Don't Blow This — It's Trump versus Clinton.
Don't Blow This — It's Trump versus Clinton.
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Election analyst flips 11 states toward Democrats due to Trump
Election analyst flips 11 states toward Democrats due to Trump
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump tells West Virginians not to vote in Tuesday's primary
Trump tells West Virginians not to vote in Tuesday's primary
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Lindsey Graham Goes Full On #NeverTrump
Lindsey Graham Goes Full On #NeverTrump
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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” …
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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 …
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Joanna Walters / Guardian:
How to use a urinal like a lady: a trans woman's rebel tour of North Carolina — In defiance of North Carolina's ‘absurd’ new bathroom law, trans actress Shakina Nayfack is staging a piece of renegade performance art in men's toilets — Apparently it's really quite difficult to use a urinal - if you're a woman.
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Anis Shivani / Salon:
Our awful elites gutted America. Now they dare ring alarms about Trump, Sanders — and cast themselves as saviors — Both parties ignored workers, spewed hate, enriched themselves, hollowed out democracy. Now the problem's populism? — This week, on the night of the Indiana primary …
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Reuters:
Russia's ‘Obama’ ice cream deepens chilly relations with US — More On: — MOSCOW - A Russian company is trying to cash in on chilly relations between Moscow and Washington by releasing an ice cream called “Little Obama”, irritating U.S. officials. — The product, called “Obamka” …
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 …
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