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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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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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Talking Points Memo, Political Wire and National Review
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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New York Magazine, The Gateway Pundit and The Last Tradition
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, Fox News, Politico and Outside the Beltway
Steve Thomma / Politico:
'You Can Try to Lock Us Out, But We're Not Going Away'
'You Can Try to Lock Us Out, But We're Not Going Away'
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Slantpoint
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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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, Advertising & Branding, 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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Mother Jones, Slantpoint, Outside the Beltway, NPR, Cincinnati.com, CNN, Althouse, Common Dreams, Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon, Shakesville, 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, Mediaite, CBS News, Common Dreams, Towleroad and Politico
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump takes credit for Budweiser name change — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — early Wednesday took credit for Anheuser-Busch rebranding its Budweiser beer as “America” for the summer. — “Mr. Trump, do you think you had something to do with Budweiser changing …
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RedState, TIME, Washington Free Beacon and FOX News Radio
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Casey Seijas / Anheuser-Busch Newsroom:
Budweiser Emblazons America On Cans And Bottles To Kick Off Its Most Patriotic Summer Ever
Budweiser Emblazons America On Cans And Bottles To Kick Off Its Most Patriotic Summer Ever
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New York Times, CNNMoney, The Atlantic and NPR
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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Washington Post, No More Mister Nice Blog, Wall Street Journal and CNBC
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Bryce Covert / ThinkProgress:
Trump Is Already Working On A Rewrite Of His Tax Plan
Trump Is Already Working On A Rewrite Of His Tax Plan
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Politico and taxpolicycenter.org
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.
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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump: I Don't Regret McCain Comments, My Poll Numbers Went Up — “And what I said, frankly, is what I said. And some people like what I said, if you want to know the truth.” — Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com — Donald Trump said in a radio interview on Wednesday …
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Talking Points Memo and Politico
Andrew Knapp / Post and Courier:
Michael Slager charged with federal civil rights violation, obstruction in Walter Scott shooting — A federal grand jury this week indicted former North Charleston officer Michael Slager on charges of a violating civil rights law and misleading investigators in Walter Scott's death …
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Talking Points Memo and The Atlantic
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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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 and Washington Post
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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 …
Associated Press:
Divine intervention? Indian Hindus ask gods to help Trump — NEW DELHI (AP) — Donald Trump may find it tough to get Republican leaders behind his campaign, but he's got some faraway fans trying to get the gods on his side. — Around a dozen members of a right-wing Indian Hindu group lit …
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Jihad Watch
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.
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
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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Google Public Policy Blog:
An Update to Our AdWords Policy on Lending Products — When ads are good, they connect people to interesting, useful brands, businesses and products. Unfortunately, not all ads are—some are for fake or harmful products, or seek to mislead users about the businesses they represent.
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New York Times, Raw Story and The Verge
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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American Prospect and Vox
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: I'm considering Giuliani to head commission on immigration — Donald Trump is considering naming former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to head a commission on immigration, he said Wednesday. — Asked about his proposed temporary ban on Muslims during a telephone interview with Fox News …
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RedState
Tova Dvorin / Reuters:
Iran threatens to sink US warships — Islamic Republic's naval forces claim secret weapons arsenal at the ready to hit any US warship, brands America ‘absolute evil.’ — The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) threatened to “drown” any US warships approaching Iran, a top general said Tuesday …
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The Right Scoop
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.
Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Minnesota's Broad Publicity Rights Law, The PRINCE Act, So Broad That It May Violate Itself — We've written many posts on the area of so-called “publicity rights” laws. These are state laws that try to create a newish form of intellectual property around someone's “likeness” or other identifying features.
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Boing Boing and Washington Post