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4:30 PM ET, June 3, 2016

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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Donald Trump Could Threaten U.S. Rule of Law, Scholars Say  —  WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump's blustery attacks on the press, complaints about the judicial system and bold claims of presidential power collectively sketch out a constitutional worldview that shows contempt for the First Amendment …
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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Trump's attack on a judge's Mexican heritage is an attack on the American Idea  —  On a day in which Donald Trump gained the stamp of approval of House Speaker Paul Ryan, he added to another dark chapter of his candidacy by upping his attacks on the heritage of a judge in a case involving Trump University.
Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Judge Under Fire From Donald Trump Was Targeted by Mexican Drug Cartel  —  For much of a year, Gonzalo P. Curiel, then a federal prosecutor in California, lived officially in hiding.  —  He hunkered down for a while on a naval base and in other closely guarded locations under the protection of United States marshals.
Brent Kendall / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Keeps Up Attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel  —  The Republican's charge of a ‘conflict’ in case over his university draws criticism from some legal observers  —  Donald Trump on Thursday escalated his attacks on the federal judge presiding over civil fraud lawsuits against Trump University …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
That's Interesting  —  This New York Times article says that Judge Curiel's father Salvador arrived in the United States in the 1920s, eventually become a citizen and working as a steelworker.  Trump's mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, arrived in the United States from Scotland in 1930.
Discussion: The Week
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Paul Ryan: “I Completely Disagree” With Trump's Attack On Federal Judge
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Ryan blasts Trump for attacks on Trump U judge
Discussion: ABC News and The Week
Washington Post:
Ugly, bloody scenes in San Jose as protesters attack Trump supporters outside rally  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. —Protests outside a Donald Trump rally in downtown San Jose spun out of control Thursday night when some demonstrators attacked the candidate's supporters.
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Martha Mendoza / Associated Press:
Protesters punch, throw eggs at Trump supporters in San Jose  —  SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A group of protesters attacked Donald Trump supporters who were leaving the presidential candidate's rally in San Jose on Thursday night.  A dozen or more people were punched, at least one person …
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump security removes POLITICO reporter from rally  —  SAN JOSE, CALIF. — A Donald Trump campaign staffer and a private security guard removed a POLITICO reporter from a campaign rally here on Thursday evening for reporting at the event without the campaign's permission.
Larry O'Connor / Hot Air:
Outrage: San Jose Mayor blames Trump for violent, leftist mob  —  Anti-free speech thugs physically assaulted American citizens engaged in a peaceful, political assembly Thursday night outside a Donald Trump for President rally in San Jose.  And the Hillary-supporting Democrat who serves …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Statement on Emmett Rensin  —  On Thursday night, Emmett Rensin, the deputy editor of Vox's first person section, sent a series of tweets that, among other things, urged people to riot if Donald Trump comes to their town.  —  We at Vox do not take institutional positions on most questions …
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Ed Morrissey / Hot Air:
Vox editor: If Trump comes to your town, start a riot; Update: Vox suspends Rensin  —  Golly, mightn't this play hob with the accusation that Donald Trump is the one inciting riots?  Vox's “deputy first person editor” Emmet Rensin took to Twitter last night to declare that …
Joe Concha / Mediaite:   Vox Founder Ezra Klein Disturbingly Silent After His Editor Encourages Riots at Trump Rallies (UPDATED)
New York Post:
Clinton's warnings about Trump actually describe ... her  —  That was a “major national-security address”?  —  Hillary Clinton's folks billed her San Diego speech Thursday as a big deal.  And it certainly was a prime opportunity to lay out her views on foreign policy and America's role in the world.
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Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
Trump Says Clinton Made Up Quotes About Him So She Provides Links to Every Single One
Nick Gass / Politico:
Albright: ‘Nobody is going to die’ from Clinton emails
Discussion: ABC News, The Hill and Hot Air
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Sanders jabs at Clinton's foreign policy credentials following speech
Discussion: CNN
Fred Kaplan / Slate:
Hillary Clinton Just Kicked Trump in the Shins
Discussion: TIME
PR Newswire:
The National ENQUIRER Names Dick Morris Chief Political Commentator And Contributor  —  The National ENQUIRER today announced that renowned Author and Political Commentator Dick Morris would be joining the magazine in the role of Chief Political Commentator & Correspondent.
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Media Matters for America:
The Hill Dumps Dick Morris After He Takes Job At National Enquirer
Guy Kovner / Santa Rosa Press-Democrat:
Skydiving outfit in contact with Bernie Sanders' campaign for Cloverdale rally  —  Cloverdale, Sonoma County's northernmost city, was abuzz with excitement Thursday over presidential candidate Bernie Sanders' planned rally Friday at the town's airport.  But just how he will arrive was the subject of rampant speculation.
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Sanders could skydive into Calif. rally
Discussion: RedState
John Harper / Plain Dealer:
Victim's father attacks convicted East Cleveland serial killer Michael Madison minutes after sentencing  —  Van Terry, father of Shirellda Terry, one of serial killer Michael Madison's three victims, attacks Madison in court during sentencing.  Madison is accused of killing three women …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Nikki Haley links Trump's rhetoric to Charleston church shooting  —  South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley is sharpening her criticism of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  , linking his rhetoric to the 2015 shooting at a black church in Charleston, S.C.
New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Staten Island teen dies from asthma fleeing racist crew waving gun; 'I'm gonna shoot you, n—  !'  —  Dayshen McKenzie died while running for his life.  —  The black Staten Island teen, fleeing what witnesses described as a mostly white crew shouting racial epithets and waving a gun …
KWTX-TV:
Question leads to awkward interruption during Starr interview  —  WACO, Texas (KWTX) A question during News 10's interview with former Baylor Chancellor and President Ken Starr about a rape victim's email that was sent to his office and to several other officials led to an awkward interruption during …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Aide: Hillary Couldn't Tell Truth Even If Waterboarded  —  A senior adviser to Donald Trump doesn't think Hillary Clinton could ever tell the truth—even if the likely Democratic presidential nominee were waterboarded.  “You couldn't get the truth out of Hillary if you waterboarded her …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
The Id That Ate the Planet  —  On Tuesday the political arm of the Natural Resources Defense Council, one of America's most influential environmentalist groups, made its first presidential endorsement ever, giving the nod to Hillary Clinton.  This meant jumping the gun by a week …
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
 
 
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Michelle Obama trashes Trump: ‘That is not who we are’
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James Arkin / Associated Press:
GOP Groups Not Spending on Sen. Kirk in Illinois
Dan Christensen / Florida Bulldog:
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
Democratic insiders to Bernie: Win California or get out
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Lauren McGaughy / Trail Blazers Blog:
Greg Abbott's top consumer attorneys built a $5.4M case against Donald Trump, but it never happened
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Vox
Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
Scientists raised the possibility that the Zika virus …
Gil Troy / Politico:
How an Outsider President Killed a Party
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