memeorandum: Meet the Democratic Liars Club (Michael Goodwin/New York Post)

3:45 PM ET, May 9, 2016

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Ryan says he would step down as convention chair if Trump asks — Related Coverage — By Mary Spicuzza and Craig Gilbert of the Journal Sentinel — Janesville — House Speaker Paul Ryan said Monday that if Donald Trump wants him to step down as a co-chairman of the GOP convention, he will respect his wishes.

Discussion: Washington Post, Guardian, CNN, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Political Wire, Mediaite, Washington Times, Hot Air, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Politicus USA and RealClearPolitics

Glenn Thrush / Politico:

‘I think he could come apart’ — Mark Salter, the most prominent and most defiant Republican to announce his support of Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, thinks the 2016 campaign could literally — no joke — drive the billionaire developer insane. — Salter, one of Sen. John McCain's top aides during …

Discussion: Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog

Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Warning to Paul Ryan Signals Further G.O.P. Discord

Discussion: Power Line, Salon, Hullabaloo, CNN, Politicus USA, FiveThirtyEight, New York Magazine, USA Today, Towleroad, Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Slantpoint, The Gateway Pundit and The Moderate Voice

Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Paul Ryan Offers to Step Down as RNC Convention Chair

Discussion: Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Heat Street and Washington Free Beacon

Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Meet the Democratic Liars Club

Discussion: FOX News Radio and Betsy's Page

Megan Cassella / Reuters:
Speaker Ryan says he would step down as Republican convention chair if Trump asks: report

Discussion: Political Wire

Michael Nunez / Gizmodo:

Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News — Facebook workers routinely suppressed news stories of interest to conservative readers from the social network's influential “trending” news section, according to a former journalist who worked on the project.

CNN:

Poll: 6-in-10 oppose bills like the North Carolina transgender bathroom law — Washington (CNN)Americans broadly oppose laws that would require transgender people to use facilities that correspond with their gender at birth rather than their gender identity, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll …

Discussion: Reuters, Shakesville, Daily Kos, Hot Air, Towleroad and Joe.My.God.

Joshua Berlinger / CNN:

Showdown looms over North Carolina's bathroom bill — (CNN)It's deadline day for North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory. — The U.S. Justice Department sent his office a letter Wednesday claiming that the state's controversial bathroom law is in violation of the Civil Rights Act.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, New York Times, Mashable, Hot Air, mrctv.org/videos and Joe.My.God.

Associated Press:
North Carolina Governor Digs in Over Transgender Law

Discussion: USA Today, RedState, Washington Examiner, Washington Post and Joe.My.God.

Pete Williams / NBC News:
North Carolina Sues Feds Over Controversial LGBT Law

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times

Nick Gass / Politico:

Trump enlists Christie to head White House transition team — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will serve as the chairman of Donald Trump's transition team should he win the presidency, the presumptive Republican nominee's campaign announced Monday. — “Governor Christie is an extremely knowledgeable …

Discussion: ABC News, The Atlantic, Washington Monthly, RedState, New York Times, Daily Kos, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Booman Tribune

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama itches for Trump fight

Discussion: Politico and Heat Street

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Christie to lead Trump White House transition team

Discussion: Political Insider blog

Bobby Jindal / Wall Street Journal:

I'm Voting Trump, Warts and All — I stand by all my criticisms of the New Yorker, but the stakes for the country are too great to elect Clinton. — Some of my fellow Republicans have declared they will never, under any circumstances, vote for Donald Trump.

Discussion: The Pulse 2016, National Review, New York Times, Washington Times and Althouse

Fred Barnes / Weekly Standard: He'll Do It His Way — Don't expect a New Trump.

Nicholas Riccardi / Associated Press:
For some Republicans, Trump-Clinton matchup is ‘nightmare’

Discussion: Mother Jones and Associated Press

Nick Gass / Politico:

Trump: U.S. can never default because it prints money — Donald Trump assailed the media on Monday for what he said was a misrepresentation of his comments on debt, rejecting the notion that he would have the United States default on his debt. — “I said if we can buy back government debt as a discount.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Hill, New York Times, TheStreet.com, zerohedge.com/fullrss2 …, RedState, Washington Post, Business Insider, Red Alert Politics, Vox and Media Matters for America

Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress: Trump's Dangerous National Debt Plan Is Also Unconstitutional

Nick Gass / Politico: Trump, pivoting to general, lashes out at everyone

Victoria McGrane GLOBE / BostonGlobe.com:

Alarmed by Trump, could Wall Street turn to Clinton? — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's appeal, for many voters, lies in his supposed business savvy. But America's business community, typically a crucial pillar of support for Republicans, still is not convinced.

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Guardian

Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
GOP operatives on the prowl for secret Clinton transcripts

Discussion: Hot Air, BizPac Review and The Stranger …

USA Today:

Uber, Lyft to halt Austin service after losing vote — The companies had said they'd stop services in the city if Proposition 1 failed. It was rejected by 56 percent of voters on Saturday. Video provided by Newsy Newslook — Ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft plan …

Discussion: CNET, Hot Air, Heat Street and Hit & Run

Camila Domonoske / NPR:
Uber, Lyft Vow To Stop Driving In Austin After Voters Keep Regulations

Discussion: The Atlantic, CNNMoney, Red Alert Politics, AOL and Associated Press

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:

RNC Chair: Trump Should Reassure GOP That He Won't Change The Party Platform — Priebus said Trump standing by the current platform and releasing names of potential Supreme Court nominees would ease the anxiety of some in the party. — Kevin Lamarque / Reuters — w.soundcloud.com

Discussion: Politico

Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Americans Don't Trust Trump on Supreme Court Vacancy; 65% Want Hearings

Discussion: Daily Kos and Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times

David Horowitz / Breitbart:

The ‘Never Trump’ Pouters — The conservatives who have declared war on the primary victor are displaying a myopia that could be deadly in November when Donald Trump will lead Republicans against a party that has divided the country, destroyed its borders, empowered its enemies …

Jack Jenkins / ThinkProgress:

Now Trump Is Just Openly Attacking The Religious Right — Businessman and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is now openly attacking leaders of the Religious Right who are critical of him, using Twitter to blast the head of the Southern Baptist Convention's political arm as “a nasty guy with no heart.”

Discussion: Red Alert Politics, Religion News Service and The Resurgent

Nancy A. Youssef / The Daily Beast:

She Spoke Up About Cooked ISIS Intel. They Booted Her—for Cursing. — An employee at CENTCOM's Joint Intelligence office says she was reassigned, supposedly for cursing at work, after speaking out about cherry-picked ISIS war intel. — TAMPA, Florida — She worked on and off …

Discussion: Jihad Watch and Washington Free Beacon

Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:

Cashing in: Illegal immigrants get $1,261 more welfare than American families, $5,692 vs. $4,431 — Illegal immigrant households receive an average of $5,692 in federal welfare benefits every year, far more than the average “native” American household, at $4,431, according to a new report on the cost of immigration released Monday.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Scared Monkeys, mrctv.org/videos and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press:

Study: Sanders' economic plan piles $18T on federal debt — WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders' tax and spending proposals would provide new levels of health and education benefits for American families, but they'd also blow an $18-trillion hole in federal deficits, piling on so much debt they would damage the economy.

Discussion: Little Green Footballs

Los Angeles Times:

High school yearbook misidentifies Muslim student as ‘Isis Phillips’ — A high school yearbook is supposed to be a keepsake, but for a Muslim student in Rancho Cucamonga it will be a painful reminder of being misidentified as “Isis Phillips” in a photo that showed her smiling and wearing a hijab.

Discussion: KTLA, WREG-TV, Slantpoint and Fox News Insider