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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Donald Trump Is Not Expanding the GOP — Donald Trump likes to say he has created a political movement that has drawn “millions and millions” of new voters into the Republican Party. “It's the biggest thing happening in politics,” Trump has said. “All over the world, they're talking about it,” he's bragged.
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Poll: Trump narrows Clinton's lead nationally to 3 points — Donald Trump continues to cut into Hillary Clinton's lead nationally, according to a national NBC News| SurveyMonkey poll released Tuesday. — Trump has reduced the 5-point advantage Clinton held last week to just 3 percentage points.
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Speaker Ryan: Voters are right to trust Trump more than me — (R-Wis.) on Tuesday said he agrees with a new poll showing that GOP voters trust Donald Trump — rather than himself to lead the Republican Party. — “I hope it's Donald Trump. He's getting the nomination,” Ryan …
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NBC News:
Hillary Clinton Holds Slim National Lead Over Donald Trump: Poll
Hillary Clinton Holds Slim National Lead Over Donald Trump: Poll
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: The Anti-Trump Playbook
The Note: The Anti-Trump Playbook
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Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Jeb Bush Has Some Thoughts On Trump's Cinco De Mayo Tweet — He also thinks the Republican Party may no longer be relevant. — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush hasn't been coy about the scars he bears from the Republican primary. He won't be voting for his bete noire, Donald Trump …
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Steven Yaccino / Bloomberg:
A Small Group of Superdelegates Could Close the Deal for Hillary—But Won't — In the interest of unity and fairness, a small group of crucial voters are staying on the sideline until more votes are cast. — stevenyaccino — Jason Rae learned about the pressures of being a superdelegate in 2008.
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NV Dems:
The Facts about the Nevada Democratic State Convention on Saturday
The Facts about the Nevada Democratic State Convention on Saturday
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Jon Ralston / Ralston Reports:
The sour grapes revolution that rocked the Paris Hotel
The sour grapes revolution that rocked the Paris Hotel
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The Hill:
Hillary's unlikely ally: The media — has an unlikely ally in her bid to defeat Donald Trump — this fall: the media. — The Democratic presidential front-runner has had a long, contentious relationship with the press, most notably in her 2008 run for the White House. But 2016 figures to be much different.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
NYT stands by Trump story; attorney says lawsuit a ‘possibility’ — On Monday one of the Trump Organization's attorneys suggested that Donald Trump might sue The New York Times over a Sunday front page story about his behavior around women. — Then on Tuesday morning, another Trump attorney said …
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Joe Palazzolo / Wall Street Journal:
Second Amendment Protects Right to Buy and Sell Guns, Court Rules — Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sides with business partners who were denied zoning permit to open gun store — The Second Amendment protects the right to buy and sell firearms, as well as the right to keep and bear them, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday.
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Kerry Picket / The Daily Caller:
Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor Of California Gun Store
Ninth Circuit Rules In Favor Of California Gun Store
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Five people who are never going to be Donald Trump's vice president — We don't know all that much about who Donald Trump is going to pick — or even consider — as his vice presidential running mate. In fact, the most insight we have on Trump's VP thinking is who he's not going to pick.
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New York Times:
The Crippled Supreme Court — Every day that passes without a ninth justice undermines the Supreme Court's ability to function, and leaves millions of Americans waiting for justice or clarity as major legal questions are unresolved. — On Monday, the eight-member court avoided issuing …
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Daily Mail:
Newlywed husband divorces his wife hours after the ceremony because she was too busy texting her friends to have sex on their wedding night — A husband divorced his wife hours after their wedding because she was too busy texting her friends to consummate the marriage.
David Wasserman / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Pennsylvania Could Decide The 2016 Election — When most people think of battleground America, they think of Florida and Ohio, two of only three states (along with Nevada) that have voted for the winner of every presidential election since 1996. They tend not to think of Pennsylvania as a classic …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Rift Between Labor and Environmentalists Threatens Democratic Turnout Plan — WASHINGTON — A rift between environmentalists and labor, two pillars of the Democratic coalition, broke open acrimoniously on Monday, when a group of big unions threatened to boycott an ambitious …
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Michael Patrick Leahy / Breitbart:
22 Percent of Resettled Refugees in Minnesota Test Positive for Tuberculosis — One of every five refugees resettled in Minnesota by the federal government tested positive for latent tuberculosis in 2014, according to the state's Department of Health. — Only 4 percent of the general population …
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Richmond Times-Dispatch:
NOLAND, MARY ANNE — NOLAND, Mary Anne Alfriend. Faced with the prospect of voting for either Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, Mary Anne Noland of Richmond chose, instead, to pass into the eternal love of God on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at the age of 68. Born in Danville, Va. …
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Grant Stinchfield / The Federalist:
The Never Trump Movement Is Anti-American And Hypocritical — Far too many of my ultra-conservative colleagues are acting exactly like the party elitists they purport to despise. They didn't get their way, so they throw a temper tantrum. Let the whining and crying begin. I don't have time for it.
Natalie Jackson / The Huffington Post:
HUFFPOLLSTER: Trump Supporters Are More Likely Than Other Republicans To Dislike Minorities — “For these voters, Trump's blend of casual racism and muscular nativism is the core of his appeal.” — Senior Polling Editor, The Huffington Post — Ariel Edwards-Levy
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Some conservatives are still plotting to stop Trump at the GOP convention — The top ranks of the Republican Party may be coalescing around Donald Trump, but grass-roots conservative activists are still trying to find a way to stop him at the party's convention in July.
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Nick Anderson / Washington Post:
For the poor in the Ivy League, a full ride isn't always what they imagined — NEW YORK — To reach the Ivy League after growing up poor seems like hitting the jackpot. Students get a world-class education from schools that promise to meet full financial needs without making them take out loans.
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David Edwards / Raw Story:
Noam Chomsky: Today's GOP is ‘the most dangerous’ threat to the species ‘in human history’ — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Acclaimed political theorist Noam Chomsky warned this week that today's Republican Party could literally be “the most dangerous organization in human history.”
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Dan P. McAdams / The Atlantic:
IN 2006, DONALD TRUMP — made plans to purchase the Menie Estate, near Aberdeen, Scotland, aiming to convert the dunes and grassland into a luxury golf resort. He and the estate's owner, Tom Griffin, sat down to discuss the transaction at the Cock & Bull restaurant.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Ex-Trump employee: 'He thinks he's going to be king' — The former head of construction at Trump Tower in New York said Monday she couldn't believe presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump — wants to be president. — “I couldn't imagine him ever doing a job where he would be beholden …
Ashley Feinberg / Gawker:
Close Your Porn Tabs Before Posting Screenshots to Your Congressional Campaign Page — Mike Webb is running for U.S. Congress in Virginia's 8th district, and he would really appreciate your vote. He would also appreciate, judging from a screenshot uploaded to his Facebook page earlier today …
Daily Mail:
The man with the amazing arm: 26-year-old has futuristic limb that includes phone charger, torch and even a DRONE — Four years ago tomorrow, James Young's life changed for ever in a freak accident when he fell under a train. — As well as sustaining multiple injuries - including collapsed lungs …