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7:45 PM ET, May 12, 2016

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David Corn / Mother Jones:
On Facebook, Trump's Longtime Butler Calls for Obama to Be Killed  —  Anthony Senecal, who worked as Donald Trump's butler for 17 years before being named the in-house historian at the tycoon's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, has repeatedly published posts on his Facebook page …
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Donald Trump disavows longtime butler after he called for Obama to be killed  —  (CNN)Donald Trump's campaign is disavowing the real estate mogul's former butler, after he posted to Facebook Thursday that he wants President Barack Obama to be killed.  —  Anthony Senecal, who served …
David Wright / CNN:
Trump: Muslim ban ‘just a suggestion’  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump, who issued a December press release “calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” said Wednesday such a ban “hasn't been called for yet” and it was “only a suggestion.”
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:   Secret Service to investigate Trump's former butler for saying Obama should be killed
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump disavows butler's call for Obama to be killed
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:   Trump's Butler Hates ‘Negroes,’ Wanted to ‘Carpet Bomb’ Ferguson, Called ‘Killery’ Clinton a ‘C**t’
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Sarah Palin: Paul Ryan, Donald Trump meeting ‘makes me ill’  —  Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin continued her attacks against House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, saying his highly publicized meeting Thursday with presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., made her “ill.”
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David Catanese / US News:
Hillary's Glaring Weakness  —  This week revealed that, despite countless flaws, Donald Trump does have a chance at the presidency after all.  —  A decisive primary loss and close polls against Donald Trump have dealt a blow to Hillary Clinton's campaign.  MELINA MARA/THE WASHINGTON POST/GETTY IMAGES
Discussion: CNN, WBUR, BizPac Review and Slate
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Top Trump ally on Capitol Hill: He snubbed us  —  One of Donald Trump's top allies in Congress slammed the presumptive GOP nominee after he failed to meet with rank-and-file lawmakers backing his campaign during his ballyhooed trip to Capitol Hill on Thursday.
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Former VP Backs Trump for President
Discussion: Politico
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
RNC Chair Reince Priebus Says Donald Trump ‘Gets’ How to Be Presidential
Discussion: The Atlantic and Politico
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Ryan declines to endorse Trump after meeting
Discussion: Politico
Associated Press:
The Latest: Boehner backs Trump despite policy disagreements
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Judge rules for House GOP in ObamaCare suit  —  A federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of House Republicans in their lawsuit against the Obama administration over ObamaCare.  —  In a major ruling, Judge Rosemary Collyer, an appointee of President George W. Bush, said the administration does …
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David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Federal judge rules Obamacare is being funded unconstitutionally  —  The HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington.  A federal judge has ruled that the Obama administration is unconstitutionally spending federal money to fund the president's healthcare law.
Spencer S. Hsu / Washington Post:
Judge strikes down Obama health law insurance subsidy in victory for House GOP
Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
House GOP wins Obamacare lawsuit
Discussion: Hit & Run
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Republicans win Obamacare legal challenge, add to insurer concerns
Discussion: LawNewz and Washington Free Beacon
Sam Thielman / Guardian:
Facebook news selection is in hands of editors not algorithms, documents show  —  Exclusive: Leaked internal guidelines show human intervention at almost every stage of its news operation, akin to a traditional media organization  —  Leaked documents show how Facebook …
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Justin Osofsky / Facebook:
Information About Trending Topics  —  At Facebook, we stand for connecting every person — for a global community, for bringing people together, for giving all people a voice, for a free flow of ideas and culture across nations.  —  One of the most powerful ways people connect is around major events …
Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:
Caitlyn Jenner Experienced ‘Sex Change Regret,’ Might De-Transition, Biographer Says  —  “It hasn't been easy for Caitlyn, it's been very hard,” Ian Halperin recalls one source telling him  —  Caitlyn Jenner, who announced her transition from man to woman last year, has considered de-transitioning …
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James V. Grimaldi / Wall Street Journal:
Clinton Charity Aided Clinton Friends  —  A $2 million commitment arranged by the nonprofit Clinton Global Initiative in 2010 went to a for-profit company part-owned by friends of the Clintons  —  HASTINGS, Neb.—The Clinton Global Initiative, which arranges donations to help solve the world's problems …
New York Times:
Russian Insider Says State-Run Doping Fueled Olympic Gold  —  LOS ANGELES — Dozens of Russian athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, including at least 15 medal winners, were part of a state-run doping program, meticulously planned for years to ensure dominance at the Games …
Valerie Boey / WOFL:
George Zimmerman's gun up for auction  —  LAKE MARY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who was acquitted in the shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2013, is selling his gun.  —  The 9mm pistol that Zimmerman said was used to shoot and kill Trayvon Martin on February 26 …
Todd Gitlin / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's secret for avoiding hard questions  —  Do your homework.  Ask the follow-up.  —  The constant spotlight fixed on Donald Trump for the last year would have overwhelmed any other candidate, particularly one so evasive.  But not him: Trump now campaigns as pro-life — but he was …
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Veepstakes, Part One: Clinton's Choices  —  Senate balance of power could play a role  —  This is the first of a two-part series analyzing the Democratic and Republican vice presidential possibilities.  This week, we'll look at likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's choices …
Philip Shenon / Guardian:
Saudi officials were ‘supporting’ 9/11 hijackers, commission member says  —  First serious public split revealed among commissioners over the release of the secret ‘28 pages’ that detail Saudi ties to 2001 terrorist attacks  —  A former Republican member of the 9/11 commission …
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump's Time As Presumptive Nominee Has Been Dominated By Policy Flip-Flops  —  In The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump wrote, “I never get too attached to one deal or one approach... I keep a lot of balls in the air.”  That everything-is-negotiable strategy may be commonplace in the business world …
Julia Edwards / Reuters:
Exclusive: U.S. plans new wave of immigrant deportation raids  —  U.S. immigration officials are planning a month-long series of raids in May and June to deport hundreds of Central American mothers and children found to have entered the country illegally, according to sources and an internal document seen by Reuters.
epa.gov:
EPA Releases First-Ever Standards to Cut Methane Emissions from the Oil and Gas Sector  —  Agency finalizes commonsense standards for new, modified and reconstructed sources and takes the first step on the path to regulate existing oil and gas operations  —  WASHINGTON - As a further step …
David Wade / Politico:
Bernie Sanders, the Zombie Candidate  —  When he first decided to run for president, Bernie Sanders had a goal in mind: to start a political revolution by getting big money out of politics.  —  If he wants to do it—if Sanders wants to build a lasting movement to fight money's outsize influence …
Discussion: Bismarck Tribune and CANNONFIRE
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Artist organizing mass photo shoot of 100 nude women during Cleveland Republican National Convention  —  Volunteers—2754 people—pose nude on the E. 9th St. pier on Saturday, June 26, 2004 as part of a photo shoot organized by New York art photographer Spencer Tunick.
 
 
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Ali Weinberg / ABC News:
Lindsey Graham Says He Had a ‘Cordial’ Phone Call With Donald Trump
Discussion: The Week
Ben Kesling / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Adviser Signals Plan to Change Veterans' Health Care
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Ryan/Trump Battle Is Less Important Than It Looks
Discussion: Slantpoint
Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
U.S. Stopped Blacklisting Domestic Terror Charities Under Obama
Discussion: Infowars
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Eric Trump: Hispanics Tell Me They Can't Wait For My Dad To Be President
 Earlier Items: 
Daily Mail:
‘Screw the next generation’: Anonymous congressman writes tell-all and slams 'nation of naive …
Discussion: The Week
Marshall Zelinger / TheDenverChannel.com:
Multiple voters confirm for Denver7 their signatures were forged on Keyser petitions for U.S. Senate
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Party Surrenders  —  With Marco Rubio's grudging …
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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