memeorandum: Ryan-Trump Breach May Be Beyond Repair (Jennifer Steinhauer/New York Times)

7:15 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 …

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 …

Discussion: RedState, BizPac Review, The Atlantic, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Politico

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.

Discussion: Politico, The Last Refuge, Mediaite, Taylor Marsh and ABC News

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:

Ryan-Trump Breach May Be Beyond Repair — WASHINGTON — To many Republicans, Speaker Paul D. Ryan's proclamation on Thursday that he was not prepared to support Donald J. Trump seemed to be an opening bid. In truth, it was more like the final word. — Although party leaders furiously brokered …

Discussion: Washington Post, NPR.org and The Atlantic

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.

Discussion: The Stranger … and No More Mister Nice Blog

Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Election analyst flips 11 states toward Democrats due to Trump

Discussion: Politicus USA, Politico, Hot Air and NBC News

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

Discussion: National Review, The Hayride, Power Line and Reuters

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Paul Ryan's primary opponent: I'll support Trump

Discussion: The Last Tradition, The Last Refuge and Sky Dancing

Dana Bash / CNN:
Lindsey Graham won't vote for Trump or Clinton in 2016

Discussion: Washington Free Beacon, NBC News, Los Angeles Times, Townhall.com, RedState, Western Journalism, Reuters, New York Times, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Hot Air and Politico

Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Republicans, Apologize to Bill Clinton

Discussion: Hullabaloo, Washington Monthly, Towleroad, Mediaite and Talking Points Memo

Michael Barone / Townhall.com:
Can Trump Disrupt the General Election as He Did the Primaries?

Discussion: The Hugh Hewitt ShowThe …

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, Gay Star News and Balloon Juice

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

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.

Discussion: 6, CBS New York, KHON2, CBS Miami and Associated Press

The Daily Beast:
D.C. Shooting Suspect Nabbed at Boston Market From Hell

Discussion: WTOP, The Stranger …, 6 and Associated Press

Washington Post:
One killed, others injured in shootings at Md. mall, grocery store

Discussion: 6, WWBT-TV, alan.com, Shakesville and Washingtonian

Fox News:
Gunman at large in deadly Md. shootings; police consider possible link to wanted murder suspect

Discussion: ABC News, Independent Journal …, Western Journalism and The New Civil Rights Movement

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 …

Discussion: NBC News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Slate, The Big Lead, CollegeFootballTalk and Independent Journal …

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

Jonathan Pearlman / Telegraph:

Australian blogger who claimed natural remedies cured her cancer admits: ‘None of it is true’ — Belle Gibson, the disgraced Australian “wellness blogger” who faked terminal cancer and claimed she was cured using natural remedies, faces legal action and penalties of more than £500,000 for profiting from her elaborate global scam.

Discussion: Althouse

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 …

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The TickerThe Ticker, Heat Street, Hit & Run, Campus Reform, FIRE and Associated Press

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 …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice

Brandon Morse / RedState:

Rubio Compares Trump to 3rd World Strongman — He's out of the race, but he still had a pretty solid view of it. In an interview with Jake Tapper, Rubio remarked that he noticed how much Trump reminds him of a 3rd world strongman. … Rubio's remarks are chilling, given their accuracy.

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

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.