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Associated Press:
AP Interview: Trump narrows VP list as he moves into general — NEW YORK (AP) — Shifting swiftly to the general election, Donald Trump says he's narrowed his list of potential running mates to “five or six” people and doesn't want to accept public money to finance a fall campaign against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton is unraveling quickly — MORE FROM: — A liberal friend is very concerned about the Republican Party. He tells me that Donald Trump will make it impossible for anybody anywhere running under the “R” column to win election. Even a dogcatcher in Podunk is doomed!
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The Gateway Pundit, The Last Tradition and Guardian
New York Times:
Donald Trump, Bucking Calls to Unite, Claims ‘Mandate’ to Be Provocative — Donald J. Trump's behavior in recent days — the political threats to the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan; the name-calling on Twitter; the attacks on Hillary Clinton's marriage — has deeply puzzled Republicans who expected …
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Talking Points Memo, Politico and Outside the Beltway
Steve Thomma / Politico:
'You Can Try to Lock Us Out, But We're Not Going Away' — In our third annual survey, the White House press corps reveals what it's really like covering Obama—and whoever comes next. — The White House Correspondents' Dinner is mostly a yearly schmoozefest for politicians, celebrities and the media.
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Slantpoint
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump surges in support, almost even with Clinton in national U.S. poll — Donald Trump's support has surged and he is now running nearly even with Democrat Hillary Clinton among likely U.S. voters, a dramatic turnaround since he became the Republican party's presumptive presidential nominee …
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Political Wire
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
After Trump, the GOP may need a better voting system
After Trump, the GOP may need a better voting system
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Pirate's Cove, Bloomberg, Political Wire and The Daily Caller
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump pins a nickname on Bernie Sanders — Touting his Tuesday night victories, Donald Trump unveiled a new moniker for yet another political adversary: “Crazy Bernie.” — “Big wins in West Virginia and Nebraska,” the presumptive Republican presidential nominee tweeted Wednesday morning.
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ABC News, Washington Post, Towleroad, Political Wire, Liberal Values and Balloon Juice
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Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Wins West Virginia, Prolonging Race With Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders Wins West Virginia, Prolonging Race With Hillary Clinton
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Outside the Beltway, NPR, CNN, Cincinnati.com, Washington Free Beacon, Althouse, Raw Story, Shakesville, Mother Jones, Slantpoint, Prairie Weather, Washington Post and Politico
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Donald Trump Supporters Boost Bernie Sanders in West Virginia
Donald Trump Supporters Boost Bernie Sanders in West Virginia
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Hit & Run, Scared Monkeys, Vox, Washington Post, CBS News, Mediaite, Common Dreams, Towleroad and Politico
ABC News:
West Virginia Democratic Primary Exit Poll Results
West Virginia Democratic Primary Exit Poll Results
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Washington Post, The Hill, Politico, The Atlantic, Power Line, Charleston Gazette-Mail and New York Times
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Takes a Step to the Left on Health Care
Hillary Clinton Takes a Step to the Left on Health Care
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Wall Street Journal, Washington Monthly, Vox, Balloon Juice, Hullabaloo, Common Dreams, Politico, Washington Post and Bloomberg.com
Media Matters for America:
NRA's Ted Nugent Promotes Fake Video Of Hillary Clinton Being Shot
NRA's Ted Nugent Promotes Fake Video Of Hillary Clinton Being Shot
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Mediaite
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Clinton Faces Hard Reality Of Unity In Trump Country
Ronan Farrow / Hollywood Reporter:
My Father, Woody Allen, and the Danger of Questions Unasked (Guest Column) — EMAIL ME — Despite Dylan Farrow's damning allegations of sexual abuse, the director of Cannes' opening film today remains beloved by stars, paid by Amazon and rarely interrogated by media as his son, Ronan Farrow …
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Mashable, TVNewser, New York Magazine, twitchy.com and Reuters
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Here's the Real Reason Everybody Thought Trump Would Lose — We thought Republicans were less, well, dumb. — Why did almost everybody fail to predict Donald Trump's victory in the Republican primaries? Nate Silver blames the news media, disorganized Republican elites, and the surprising appeal of cultural grievance.
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump launches tax plan rewrite — Donald Trump's campaign has enlisted influential conservative economists to revise his tax package and make it more politically palatable by slashing the $10 trillion sticker price. Their main targets: Lifting the top tax rate from Trump's original plan …
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No More Mister Nice Blog and CNBC
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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Trump Is Rewriting His Tax Plan, And The Poor Will Probably End Up Paying More
Trump Is Rewriting His Tax Plan, And The Poor Will Probably End Up Paying More
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taxpolicycenter.org and Mother Jones
Josh Harkinson / Mother Jones:
Trump Selects a White Nationalist Leader as a Delegate in California — On Monday evening, California's secretary of state published a list of delegates chosen by the Trump campaign for the upcoming Republican presidential primary in the state. Trump's slate includes William Johnson …
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Margaret Chadbourn / ABC News:
Joe Biden: ‘I Would Have Been the Best President’ — Vice President Joe Biden says he “would have been the best president” if he had mounted a successful campaign in the 2016 election, but that forgoing the race was the right decision for his family. — Speaking with “Good Morning America” …
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, Scared Monkeys, Washington Times, Washington Free Beacon and Yahoo
Tampa Bay Times:
Tampa Bay Walmarts get thousands of police calls. You paid the bill. — Design and graphics by MARTIN FROBISHER and ELI MURRAY — Police come to shoo away panhandlers, referee parking disputes and check on foul-mouthed teenagers. — They are called to arrest the man who drinks …
Geoffrey Dickens / NewsBusters:
Charlie Rose and President's Speechwriters Laugh About ObamaCare Lie — If you are one of the millions of people who lost their health insurance under ObamaCare, the President's lie “If you like your health care plan, you can keep it” probably still stings.
Betsy Rothstein / The Daily Caller:
About That Woman Dana Loesch Called Flat-Chested... Whoops. — Conservative radio host Dana Loesch may want to bury her head in sand for a day or two. — Not that she wasn't entitled to trash CNN commentator Kayleigh McEnany for saying anyone who doesn't support Donald Trump isn't really conservative.
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Townhall.com, Washington Post, TheBlaze.com, Mediaite and Independent Journal …
New York Times:
Suicide on Periscope Prompts France to Open Inquiry — PARIS — French officials have opened an investigation after a distraught young woman recorded herself on Periscope, the live video-streaming app, describing her despair and then killing herself by jumping in front of a commuter train in suburban Paris.
New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Tyrant’ priest sued for vile rants at HS in Staten Island, ‘unleashed a constant stream of inappropriate remarks’ — This man of God raised holy hell with his satanic curses. — A stunning new lawsuit accuses a trash-talking Staten Island priest of raining a steady spew of obscenities …
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Raw Story
George Dvorsky / Gizmodo:
Teen Discovers Lost Maya City Using Ancient Star Maps — Using an unprecedented technique of matching stars to the locations of temples on Earth, a 15-year-old Canadian student says he's discovered a forgotten Maya city in Central America. Images from space suggest he may actually be onto something.
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Washington Post, Daily Mail and Fox News
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
How Many People Support Trump but Don't Want to Admit It? — No one is more perplexed by Donald Trump than the leaders of the Republican Party. On May 5, after Trump effectively clinched the Republican nomination, Paul Ryan famously asked: — As the speaker of the Republican-dominated House …
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Vox
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democratic focus groups reveal warning signs about Donald Trump — Focus groups of swing voters have picked up some warning signs for Democrats about Donald Trump's general election candidacy: While those swing voters are willing to see Trump as a risky, divisive figure …
New York Times:
Clinton Son-in-Law's Firm Is Said to Close Greece Hedge Fund — It was a hedge fund portfolio pitched by Hillary Clinton's son-in-law, Marc Mezvinsky, as an opportunity to bet on a Greek economic revival. — Now, two years later, the Greece-focused fund is shutting down …
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Heat Street and Washington Free Beacon
The Intercept:
Hackers Attempt to Hold Capitol Hill Data for Ransom — The House is under attack by hackers hoping to infiltrate congressional computers, encrypt their contents, and then force users to pay a ransom to get their access back. — “In the past 48 hours, the House Information Security Office …
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Infowars, TechCrunch and Washington Post
Bloomberg:
Huawei Prepares for Robot Overlords and Communication with the Dead — Chinese technology giant Huawei is preparing for a world where people live forever, dead relatives linger on in computers and robots try to kill humans. — Huawei is best known as one of the world's largest producers …
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The Verge