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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.

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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

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

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

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

Discussion: Political Wire

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

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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.

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, New York Times, National Review, Althouse and Washington Times

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

Miranda Blue / Right Wing Watch:
Priebus: ‘Donald Trump Is Not Wanting To Rewrite The Platform’

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Mike Gallagher Show, Raw Story and New York Magazine

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

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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Pat Toomey Says He Might Not Be Able To Back Trump

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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
RNC Chair: Trump Should Reassure GOP That He Won't Change The Party Platform

Discussion: RedState and Politico

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 …

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Joshua Berlinger / CNN:
Showdown looms over North Carolina's bathroom bill

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WRAL-TV:
McCrory, lawmakers want courts to declare HB2 doesn't discriminate

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WNCN:
US attorney general blasts NC, files suit against HB2

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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, Washington Monthly, The Atlantic, The Hill, RedState, Political Insider blog, 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

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Trump bristles when pressed on Bill Clinton infidelity attacks … Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — on Monday morning bristled when questioned about his attacks on former President Bill Clinton — 's past infidelity. — CNN host Chris Cuomo jumped …

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Talking Points Memo

Fred Hiatt / Washington Post: Democrats, don't celebrate Trump's nomination. Fear it.

Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:

Ben Rhodes and the ‘Retailing’ of the Iran Deal — Several days ago, I received an email from Mark Dubowitz, the executive director of a Washington think tank called the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies. Dubowitz is an expert on sanctions, and has been one of the most ardent …

Discussion: Townhall.com, The Federalist, Washington Free Beacon, The Daily Caller, The Daily Signal, American Spectator and bradford-delong.com

Ben Rhodes:
How We Advocated for the Iran Deal

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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 …

Julian Hattem / The Hill:

State Dept.: No emails from Clinton IT aide — The State Department has no emails to or from the man believed to have set up and maintained Hillary Clinton's private email server during the four years she served as secretary, it said on Monday. — The department has found archived emails …

Discussion: Politico and Hot Air

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 …

Brianna Gurciullo / Politico:

Jon Stewart goes on rant against ‘man-baby’ Trump — Jon Stewart may no longer be hosting his show known for biting takedowns of political figures, but that didn't stop him Monday from going on an epic rant against Donald Trump. The former “Daily Show” host told David Axelrod at the University …

Discussion: Politicus USA

Tim Carman / Washington Post:

Servers trash customers in private note on check — then forget to delete it — Four diners, three of them wearing plaid, were ready to enjoy a meal Saturday night at Peter Chang in Arlington, the authentic Sichuan outpost opened by the Chinese embassy chef turned serial restaurateur.

Discussion: Eater and WTVR-TV

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

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.

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