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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
This Is How a Revolution Ends — SANTA MONICA, Calif.—This is how a revolution ends: its idealism tested, its optimism drained, its hope turned to bitterness. — But if Bernie Sanders's revolution has run aground in California, which will be one of the last states to vote in the Democratic primary …
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Danny Freeman / NBC News:
Bernie Sanders Agrees to Debate Donald Trump — LANCASTER, California — In the latest twist to this unpredictable 2016 presidential race, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders independently agreed Wednesday night to debate each other. — On ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Team Sanders pressures Trump for debate — 's campaign is serious about debating Donald Trump — and pressuring the likely GOP nominee to follow through on remarks he made to a late-night talk show host. — Speaking late Wednesday on ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” Trump said he'd be open to debating Sanders for charity.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump Say They'll Debate. Here's Why It Could Happen. — A convergence of interests between the GOP nominee and the Democratic runner-up. — Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Donald Trump was asked if he would debate Bernie Sanders, and he agreed to do so.
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John Santucci / ABC News:
Donald Trump to Jimmy Kimmel: My Past Pro-Clinton Comments Were “A Little Bit” Insincere — During an appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Wednesday night, Donald Trump admitted that he wasn't sincere when he made glowing comments about Bill and Hillary Clinton prior to his bid for the presidency.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump, Sanders seemingly agree to debate
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Bernie Sanders / CBS News:
Trump tells Kimmel he'd be willing to debate Sanders for charity
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Washington Post:
Clinton's inexcusable, willful disregard for the rules — HILLARY CLINTON'S use of a private email server while secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 has been justifiably criticized as an error of judgment. What the new report from the State Department inspector general makes clear is that it also was not a casual oversight.
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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Clouds loom for Clinton — Things could be worse for Hillary Clinton — 's presidential candidacy, perhaps an indictment pending in her email scandal, but these are still awful days in her campaign. While there are many threats to her prospects she cannot control, like an FBI investigation …
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Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Emails Add to Hillary Clinton's Central Problem: Voters Just Don't Trust Her
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Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump's Top Adviser: ‘This Is Not A Hard Race’ — Paul Manafort explains why his boss is “gonna win,” no prob. — Global Editorial Director, The Huffington Post — Donald Trump “sees himself more as the chairman of the board” of the country. — ALEXANDRIA, Va. …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump fires top aide
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Top Aide: Trump Won't Pick A Female Or Minority VP Because ‘Pandering’
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Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Peter Thiel, Tech Billionaire, Reveals Secret War With Gawker — A billionaire Silicon Valley entrepreneur was outed as being gay by a media organization. His friends suffered at the hands of the same gossip site. Nearly a decade later, the entrepreneur secretly financed a lawsuit to try to put the media company out of business.
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Associated Press:
Trump reaches the magic number to clinch nomination — WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president Thursday, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and set the stage for a bitter fall campaign.
Andrew Adams / KSL-TV:
Man says he was attacked for taking 5-year-old daughter inside men's restroom — CLINTON — A trip to the men's restroom at a Walmart in Clinton quickly escalated into a full-fledged struggle when one man criticized another for bringing his 5-year-old daughter with him.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Man Says He Was Punched For Taking Daughter Into Walmart Men's Restroom
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Rep. Calls Out Anti-Trans Witness: ‘You Are An Ignorant Bigot!’ (VIDEO) — During a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) railed against a witness who testified against the Obama administration's recent guidance for schools on how to accommodate transgender students.
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
How to Get Trump Elected When He's Wrecking Everything You Built — A day in the life of Reince Priebus, reluctant GOP peacemaker. … When Donald Trump wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination on May 3 by winning Indiana and forcing Ted Cruz from the race, it fell to Reince Priebus …
Eric Wolff / Politico:
Ban on LGBT discrimination finally clears House — The House late Wednesday night passed a spending bill amendment that would ban federal contractors who discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender people, putting into law a 2014 executive order.
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House passes resurrected LGBT measure
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Talking Points Memo and The New Civil Rights Movement
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Obama: The World ‘Rattled’ by Donald Trump — President Barack Obama admitted that world leaders were “surprised” and “rattled” by the political rise of Donald Trump. — “I think it's fair to say that they are surprised by the Republican nominee. They are not sure how seriously …
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Obama: World Leaders Are Right To Be ‘Rattled’ By Donald Trump (VIDEO)
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Bloomberg:
Bill Kristol Says He Sees Romney ‘Thinking Seriously’ About Third-Party Run — A spokesperson for Romney, who's said he isn't running in 2016, declined to comment. — haddadmedia — Mitt Romney may not have seen his last presidential campaign after all, according to Bill Kristol.
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Jim Newell / Slate:
Elizabeth Warren Knows How to Attack Trump. Why Doesn't Hillary?
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Clinton Beats Trump With Middle-Income Rust Belt Voters: Bloomberg Poll — Donald Trump trails Hillary Clinton by 7 percentage points among middle-income voters in the Rust Belt, a key demographic he almost certainly needs to become president. — Likely voters with annual family incomes …
Alex Zielinski / ThinkProgress:
Arson Indefinitely Shutters A California Planned Parenthood Clinic — A suspicious fire in a Central California Planned Parenthood clinic has forced the local women's health center to shut down for the rest of the week. — The suspected arson took place early Wednesday morning, according to police.
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New York Daily News:
Retired NYPD cop sues for $100M, claims police chief beat her after they had 7 years of trysts — At first, Officer Tabatha Foster loved the feel of her NYPD boss' hands. And then he landed his first punch. — Foster, after filing a $100 million notice of claim Wednesday against the city …
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