memeorandum: Yahoo Suitors Expected to Bid $2 Billion to $3 Billion, Below Past Indications (Wall Street Journal)

10:05 AM ET, May 20, 2016

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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:

Sanders, Defiant on the Stump, Quietly Reassures Democrats on Unity — Some Democrats worry the underdog's aggressive campaign risks party unity and plays into Donald Trump's hands. — As tensions were escalating between Bernie Sanders and Democratic Party leaders over the chaos caused …

Discussion: Politicus USA, Blue Nation Review, Political Wire and Talking Points Memo

Abby Phillip / Washington Post:

DNC to offer Sanders a convention concession — In an attempt to head off an ugly conflict at its convention this summer, the Democratic National Committee plans to offer a concession to Sen. Bernie Sanders — seats on a key convention platform committee — but it may not be enough to stop Sanders …

Discussion: The New Civil Rights Movement, Sky Dancing, The Week, CANNONFIRE, New York Magazine, Raw Story, Politicus USA, Talking Points Memo, TIME, Balloon Juice, BuzzFeed, Washington Monthly and Guardian, more at Mediagazer »

Donald J Trump for President:

DONALD J. TRUMP RESPONSE TO HILLARY CLINTON — The fact that Hillary thinks the temporary Muslim ban, which she calls the “Muslim ban”, promotes terrorism, proves Bernie Sanders was correct when he said she is not qualified to be President. — Look at the carnage all over the world including …

Discussion: ABC News, Infowars, The Hill, Politico, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Business Insider

CBS News:

CBS/NYT national poll: Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump narrows — Looking ahead to the general election in November, Donald Trump trails both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders among registered voters, although by slightly narrower margins than last month.

Discussion: RedState, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Times, New York Times, Hot Air and CBS New York

Jamelle Bouie / Slate:

Bernie. Don't Do This. — With a scorched-earth campaign against Clinton, Sanders is risking his party's nominee, its coalition, and his message. — Bernie Sanders is still in it to win it. Which is a problem. Because he can't. — Hillary Clinton holds 1,768 pledged delegates …

Discussion: Vox, Washington Free Beacon and The Daily Beast

Amie Parnes / The Hill:

Clinton fury with Sanders grows — is growing in ClintonWorld. — In public, Clinton aides and allies have kept their anger checked, decrying the rowdy outbursts at Nevada's state convention last weekend but saying they believe Sanders will ultimately do the right thing by helping to unite the Democratic Party.

Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:

Elizabeth Warren could help Hillary Clinton unite Democrats, but her support comes with a price — Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) addresses the California Democratic Party Convention on May 16. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) — As the rift between Sen. Bernie Sanders' supporters …

Discussion: Common Dreams and Politico

Steven Shepard / Politico: Democratic insiders: Convention could be ‘a rough ride’

Robert Reich / Facebook:
Many of you who support Bernie ask me what you should do at this point.

Discussion: Raw Story, The Stranger … and Vox

Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Eyeing Senate, Clinton directing money to 2016 battlegrounds

Discussion: Shakesville

New York Times:
Republicans Want Their Party to Unify Behind Donald Trump, Poll Shows

Discussion: Towleroad, New York Magazine, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Political Wire, Politicus USA, Guardian, Washington Post, JustOneMinute, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, The Nation and Daily Kos

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton sent a very clear message to Bernie Sanders today: Enough is enough

Discussion: Truth Revolt, CNN, Common Dreams and Business Insider

Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Democrats expect Warren to play peacemaker once primary ends

Discussion: Washington Post and The Week

Eric Bradner / CNN:
Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump not qualified to be president

Discussion: Business Insider, Washington Post, Mediaite, Daily Wire, Common Dreams, Wall Street Journal, New York Magazine, The Week and The Atlantic

Daily Mail:
Hillary Clinton says she does not feel she needs to defend Bill's honor

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Mediaite

McClatchy Washington Bureau:
War on women has a Democratic front, too

Discussion: The Federalist Papers, The American Spectator and Raw Story

Annie Karni / Politico:

Inside the Clinton paid speech machine — Hillary and Bill Clinton's highly paid speeches — whose transcripts they steadfastly refuse to release despite pressure on the campaign trail — are cloaked in secrecy. — Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump have both seized on the issue …

Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
GOP elite line up behind Donald Trump

Discussion: ABC News

Nick Gass / Politico:
Sen. Tom Cotton: U.S. has ‘under-incarceration problem’

Discussion: Althouse, Mediaite, Slantpoint, Talking Points Memo and Washington Monthly

Keli Goff / The Daily Beast:

Why Hillary's Going to Have a Hard Time Playing the Woman Card Against Trump — Expectations of Trump are so low that he almost can't be hurt by Hillary Clinton ‘playing the womam card.’ — This week, thanks to a widely touted New York Times piece, we learned more about Donald Trump's history with women.

Discussion: The Atlantic, The Federalist, Clash Daily and Daily Wire

Rick Moran / American Thinker:

Charlotte Observer: Girls must overcome ‘discomfort’ at seeing male genitals in locker room — A shocking editorial in the Charlotte Observer counseled young girls to get over the “discomfort” they feel at the sight of male genitalia when transgender facilities are allowed in North Carolina.

Discussion: Hot Air, Clash Daily, The Resurgent and Washington Times

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Charlotte Observer: Young Girls Must Overcome the “Discomfort” of Seeing Naked Male Genitalia in Locker Room

Kirsten Salyer / TIME:

Glenn Beck: Facebook Made Us Feel More Welcome Than the Republican Party Has — Kirsten Salyer is the Deputy Editor of TIME Ideas. — The conservative pundit discusses the details of his meeting with Mark Zuckerberg — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with 16 conservative leaders …

Discussion: Breitbart, Infowars, The Last Refuge, Facebook, LifeNews.com, New York Times, The Verge, Investor's Business Daily, SocialTimes and TheStreet.com, more at Mediagazer »

Glenn Updated / Glenn Beck:
The Most Disturbing Thing About My Meeting With Mark Zuckerberg

Discussion: alicublog, AOL, Arthur Brooks, The Hill, Politico, The Resurgent, Talking Points Memo and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

Obama's War on Inequality — There were two big economic policy stories this week that you may have missed if you were distracted by Trumpian bombast and the yelling of the Sanders dead-enders. Each tells you a lot about both what President Obama has accomplished and the stakes in this year's election.

Discussion: Washington Monthly

New York Times:
Stop the Polling Insanity

Discussion: Political Insider blog

Ashley Killough / CNN:

Trump ribs Christie: 'You're not eating Oreos anymore, are you?' — Lawrenceville, New Jersey (CNN)When Donald Trump stepped on stage Thursday night, the event had all the makings of a normal Trump rally, but the podium read “New Jersey” instead of “Trump.”

Discussion: CBS Philly and The Week

Associated Press:
Trump helps Chris Christie pay off his campaign debt

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Slot and New York Magazine

Peter Sullivan / The Hill:

GOP lawmakers unveil ObamaCare replacement bill — Two Republican lawmakers on Thursday introduced an alternative to ObamaCare as the House develops its own healthcare plan. — The bill from Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) and Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) does not fully repeal ObamaCare …

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Zoe Tillman / National Law Journal:

Texas Judge Blasts Justice Department Lawyers for Conduct in Immigration Case — U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen orders legal ethics training, review of attorney-conduct investigations.

Discussion: Above the Law, Hot Air and Slantpoint

Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Judge orders ethics classes for ‘deceptive’ DOJ attorneys

Discussion: The Texas Tribune, MichelleMalkin.com and RedState

Emily Smith / Page Six:

Trump campaign staffers get into public screaming match — MORE FROM: — There's big drama between the top advisers at the Trump campaign. — Donald Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks and campaign manager Corey Lewandowski were seen having a public screaming match on the street in Manhattan on Wednesday night.

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Daily Mail and Mediaite

ABC News:

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Discussion: Washington Post

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Sanders campaign manager: Election isn't over until convention — 's campaign manager Jeff Weaver suggested Thursday the Vermont senator would take the race for the nomination all the way to the Democratic National Convention in July. — Weaver said the nominating process …

Wall Street Journal:

Yahoo Suitors Expected to Bid $2 Billion to $3 Billion, Below Past Indications — Most of previous bids for core business came in the range of $4 billion and $8 billion; bids are due first week of June — Verizon Communications Inc. and others are expected to bid around $2 billion …