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5:35 PM ET, June 5, 2016

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Garrett Epps / The Atlantic:
The Problem With Calling Out Judges for Their Race  —  There's a U.S. Second Circuit judge, Denny Chin, who might be able to set Donald Trump straight on his allegations against the district judge Gonzalo Curiel—but so could any second-year law student who has remained awake during professional-responsibility class.
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Mary Kay Linge / New York Post:
He's of ‘German heritage’: Hillary baits fans into calling Trump a Nazi  —  More On:  —  Hillary Clinton lobbed the video equivalent of a Nazi buzz bomb at Donald Trump on Saturday by making his German heritage a campaign issue.  —  The 37-second clip decrying Trump's attacks …
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: It's ‘Possible’ A Muslim Judge Would Be Biased Against Me Too  —  Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump said that it was possible that a Muslim judge would be biased against him when asked in an interview aired Sunday for his views after proposing a ban an all Muslims.
Discussion: Breaking News USA
CBS News:
Trump: “It's possible” a Muslim judge would be unfair  —  Donald Trump is standing by comments he made against U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel, the judge presiding over a Trump University lawsuit, telling CBS' “Face the Nation” that Curiel's Mexican heritage prevents him from acting fairly on the bench.
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Trump: Muslim judge might not be fair to me either
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Pushing racial boundaries, Trump draws rebuke from a fretful GOP
Discussion: The Hill, ABC News, Hot Air and Politico
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Clinton Moves Closer To Nomination With Win In Virgin Islands  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton scored a sweeping win in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, picking up all seven pledged delegates at stake as she inched tantalizingly close to the Democratic nomination.
Discussion: Guardian and Booman Tribune
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Bernie Sanders, eyeing a ‘contested convention,’ urges media to hold off on calling race
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Politico
Devin Henry / The Hill:   Sanders, Clinton fight for green vote in tight Calif. race
Gintautas Dumcius / Union-News:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren: 'I don't believe in super-delegates'
Aleister / The Gateway Pundit:
Elizabeth Warren Claims She's Against Democrat Superdelegate System Then Admits She is One (VIDEO)
Discussion: Mediaite, ABC News and Politico
Maria Sacchetti / BostonGlobe.com:
Criminal immigrants reoffend at higher rates than ICE has suggested  —  They were among the nation's top priorities for deportation, criminals who were supposed to be sent back to their home countries.  But instead they were released, one by one, in secret across the United States.
Josh Koehn / San Jose Inside:
Mayor Liccardo, San Jose Police Issue New Statements Regarding Violence at Donald Trump Rally  —  Perhaps realizing initial statements gave short shrift to the violent episodes outside of Donald Trump's rally Thursday night at the San Jose Convention Center, both Mayor Sam Liccardo …
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Brett T. / twitchy.com:   San José police fretted that protecting Trump supporters would further ‘insight’ the mob
Steven Hayward / Power LinePower Line:
Trump's Jujitsu Overthrow of Liberalism  —  On the surface Trump's attack on the presiding judge in his civil trial over Trump University is reckless, irresponsible, menacing, and . . . just plain wacko.  Jonah Goldberg speculates that what he's really trying to do is force the judge …
Steve Eder / New York Times:
Donald Trump Reflects on His Relationship With Muhammad Ali  —  As he reflected on Saturday on the death of Muhammad Ali, Donald J. Trump gushed, calling him a “terrific guy,” “so generous,” and an “amazing poet.”  —  “He was two people,” Mr. Trump said of Ali in an interview.
Discussion: Mediaite, Althouse, Washington Post, Vox and STAT
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Dave Zirin / Los Angeles Times:   Op-Ed Don't remember Muhammad Ali as a sanctified sports hero.  He was a powerful, dangerous political force
Daily Mail:
Latino students at North Carolina high school outraged after their classmates build ‘Trump wall’ made of boxes in a prank  — The students were allowed into McDowell High School on Wednesday to perform a prank as a teacher supervised them  — A photo of the wall with about 30 students standing …
BBC:
Switzerland ‘rejects basic income’, poll projections suggest  —  Projections from a referendum in Switzerland suggest voters have rejected a plan to introduce a guaranteed basic income for all.  —  Some 78% of voters opposed the plan, a GFS projection for Swiss TV suggested.
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Atlantic
Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
California Senate Race Is a Tale of Diversity and a Flailing G.O.P.  —  LOS ANGELES — Kamala Harris made history when she became the first black woman to be elected attorney general in California.  Now she is vying for the United States Senate, and she has managed to stay the front-runner …
Discussion: New Republic
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Bill Clinton to give eulogy at Ali's funeral  —  plans on delivering a eulogy for legendary boxer Muhammad Ali's funeral next week.  —  “We haven't confirmed all eulogists at this time, but eulogies will be led by President Bill Clinton, Bryant Gumbel and Billy Crystal,” …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and The Root
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Jon Schuppe / NBC News:
Ali Family Spokesman Reveals Legend's Cause of Death
Javier E. David / CNBC:
Climate accord ‘irrelevant,’ and CO2 cuts could impoverish the world: Scientist  —  The world's historic effort to reduce carbon emissions is likely to be a costly if not quixotic endeavor, according to one expert, whose recently published research warns that decarbonizing the globe …
Discussion: Pirate's Cove
Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:
Donald Trump said ‘university’ was all about education.  Actually, its goal was: ‘Sell, sell, sell!’  —  When Donald Trump introduced his new university from the lobby of his famous tower, he declared that it would be unlike any of his other ventures.  —  Trump University would be a noble endeavor …
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:   NY attorney general: 'We're going to get the money back' from Trump U.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
John Adams Was a Hermaphrodite?  —  LOS ANGELES — THIS is a town where scripts routinely come back to writers from entertainment executives with the same scrawled command about a female character: “Make her more likable.”  —  As Hillary Clinton fights up and down California to fend off Bernie Sanders …
 
 
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Ginni Thomas / The Daily Caller:
Author: The Left Is Aggressively ‘Breaking Down The Resistance’ To Transform America
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ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: Hillary Clinton
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump changes stance on Libya
Discussion: NBC News and alan.com
John Bolton / New York Post:
How Ayatollah Khomeini suckered Jimmy Carter
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Monica Davey / New York Times:
A Weekend in Chicago  —  Three days, 64 people shot …
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Matt Viser / BostonGlobe.com:
Trump campaign pays women less than men
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Rick Wilson / Heat Street:
After Judge Curiel, What Will Endorsing Donald Trump do To GOP Candidates?
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