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Karl de Vries / CNN:
Palin will work to defeat Ryan in primary for Trump stance — Watch CNN: Sarah Palin joins Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” at 9 a.m. and noon ET today. — Washington (CNN)Sarah Palin will work to defeat House Speaker Paul Ryan by backing his primary opponent in Wisconsin, the former Alaska governor told CNN's Jake Tapper.
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Donald Trump breaks the GOP — It was as shocking as it was predictable after a year of slow-motion build-up—the dramatic splitting apart of the Grand Old Party in the 72 hours after Donald Trump became its presumptive nominee. — When asked Friday if the organization he now leads …
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Donald Trump Won't Rule Out Effort to Remove Paul Ryan as Convention Chairman — Donald J. Trump said he would not rule out an effort to remove Representative Paul D. Ryan as chairman of the Republican National Convention if he did not endorse Mr. Trump's candidacy.
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Donald Trump or Paul Ryan: Who's King of the Hill? — WASHINGTON — PAUL RYAN and Donald Trump sit down at Republican National Committee headquarters on Capitol Hill to hash out a couple little things, like who is running the party and who is the actual Republican.
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Lindsay Dunsmuir / Reuters:
Trump says taxes for the wealthy should go up — Donald Trump said on Sunday that taxes for the wealthy should go up but that his tax plans would likely be renegotiated with Congress should he win the U.S. presidency. — “For the wealthy I think frankly it is going to go up and …
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The Unz Review:
It's the Current Year, Ross — Ross Douthat writes in “The Conservative Case Against Trump:” — It would be a particularly stark mistake for conservatives who feel that the basic Reaganite vision that's dominated their party for decades — a fusion of social conservatism, free-market economics …
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Jake Tapper / CNN:
Cruz campaign: We could have stopped Trump if Rubio became running mate — Washington (CNN)Republican officials who oppose Donald Trump as their party nominee have spent the last few days — ever since the withdrawal from the race of Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich …
Breitbart:
Saudi Prince Begs America to Reject Trump — From the Daily Mail: … You can read the rest of the story here. — Read More Stories About: — 2016 Presidential Race, Donald Trump, Turki al-Faisal — Comment count on this article reflects comments made on Breitbart.com and Facebook.
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Clemence Michallon For / Daily Mail:
Saudi prince begs American voters not to vote for Trump and says he ‘cannot believe’ …
Saudi prince begs American voters not to vote for Trump and says he ‘cannot believe’ …
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Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Trump tells crowd Clinton wants to ‘abolish’ Second Amendment — 's way at a Saturday rally, telling the crowd that she wants to do away with the Second Amendment. — “Hillary Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment. She wants to abolish it,” Trump said at a Saturday rally in Lynden …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump says Clinton wants to abolish the 2nd Amendment
Trump says Clinton wants to abolish the 2nd Amendment
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Dem convention host: Sanders supporters better ‘behave themselves’ when he loses — The chairman of the Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee for this summer's Democratic National Convention said supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — have to “behave themselves” when the Vermont senator loses the nomination.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Decision time for FBI on Clinton — The FBI investigation swirling around Hillary Clinton — 's presidential run appears to have entered the final stages. — Many of the former secretary of State's key aides have been interviewed over the course of the last month …
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Fox News:
Manafort on Trump's fight to rally GOP, defeat Democrats; Gov. McCrory on showdown over NC's transgender bathroom law — This is a rush transcript from “Fox News Sunday,” May 8, 2016. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. — CHRIS WALLACE, FOX NEWS ANCHOR: I'm Chris Wallace.
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The Hill:
How Trump could beat Clinton — faces an uphill climb to win a general election battle against Hillary Clinton — , but there is a path for him to beat the former secretary of State. — Trump enters the contest with poor approval ratings, particularly with women and Hispanic voters.
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