memeorandum: I'm Not Running for President (David French/National Review)

9:25 AM ET, June 6, 2016

Top Items:

Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Split Over Whether to Fight on Past Tuesday — The senator has vowed to press his case, but some urge him to unite behind Clinton — A split is emerging inside the Bernie Sanders campaign over whether the senator should stand down after Tuesday's election contests …

John Wagner / Washington Post:

How Bernie Sanders missed his chance to beat Hillary Clinton — OAKLAND, Calif. — There was a time when Bernie Sanders, the stiff, white senator from Vermont, seemed painfully out of place in black churches. But not now at the end of the long primary trail, and not here at the Allen Temple Baptist Church.

Discussion: Politico

Associated Press:

AFTER WEEKEND WINS, CLINTON ON CUSP OF DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hillary Clinton stands on the cusp of having enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, having overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in a pair of weekend elections in the Caribbean.

Discussion: Political Wire and The Week

Carrie Dann / NBC News:

On Verge of Nomination Clinch, Clinton Wins in Puerto Rico — Clinton Looks to Clinch Democratic Nomination as Trump Ramps Up New Attacks 3:14 — Hillary Clinton won the Puerto Rico primary Sunday, edging her even closer to the delegate majority she needs to become the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.

Discussion: Associated Press and Daily Kos

Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Clinton wins Puerto Rico, marches ever closer to clinching the Democratic nomination

Discussion: ABC News and Outside the Beltway

CBS News:
Poll: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders down to the wire in California

Discussion: Washington Blade and CBS New York

Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary

Discussion: The Week and Washington Post

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Clinton: I expect Sanders to call for unity after Tuesday

Discussion: ABC News and Algemeiner.com

Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times: Bernie Sanders's Chances of Winning Have Faded, but His Rallies Haven't

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Results slow in Puerto Rico as voters face long lines

Discussion: Raw Story and ABC News

David French / National Review:

I'm Not Running for President — I'm not the right person to challenge Trump and Hillary, but the path remains open for others. — Here is a sentence I never thought I'd type: After days of prayer, reflection, and serious study of the possibilities, I am not going to run as an independent candidate …

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:

Gingrich: Trump's judge attacks ‘one of the worst mistakes’ he's made — Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said on Sunday that presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump — should not have attacked a California judge regarding his “Mexican heritage.”

Discussion: Political Wire

CNN:

Growing fear inside GOP about Trump — Washington (CNN)Top Republican officials and donors are increasingly worried over the threat Donald Trump's attack on a judge's Mexican heritage could pose to their party's chances in November — and about the GOP's ability to win Latino votes for many elections to come.

Discussion: The Atlantic, TheBlaze.com, Guardian, Hot Air, Washington Post, The Hill, Politico and No More Mister Nice Blog

Kristen East / Politico:
In Ramadan message, Obama takes swipe at Trump

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, New York Magazine and Washington Free Beacon

Associated Press:
Trump Surprised at GOP Criticism of His Comments on Judge

Discussion: Politico

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Could a Muslim Judge Be Neutral to Donald Trump? He Doesn't Think So

Discussion: Political Wire, The Week and Washington Post

Scott Adams Blog:

Scott Adams' Blog — I've decided to come off the sidelines and endorse a candidate for President of the United States. — I'll start by reminding readers that my politics don't align with any of the candidates. My interest in the race has been limited to Trump's extraordinary persuasion skills.

Discussion: Althouse, ParaPundit and The Last Refuge

Paul Mirengoff / Power LinePower Line:

Ex-Secret Service agent blows whistle on Hillary — Donald Trump is a nasty piece of work, but is he nastier than Hillary Clinton? I expressed doubt that he is at the end of this post. — In a few weeks, Crisis of Character by former Secret Service agent Gary Byrne, a “tell-all” …

Discussion: Hot Air

Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Five things Hillary Clinton could learn from Donald Trump

Discussion: RedState, ABC News and Politicus USA

Andy Pasztor / Wall Street Journal:

U.S. Set to Approve Moon Mission by Commercial Space Venture — Startup proposes to land payload of scientific gear on lunar surface some time next year — U.S. officials appear poised to make history by approving the first private space mission to go beyond Earth's orbit, according to people familiar with the details.

Discussion: AOL and Daily Mail

Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:

Sasse is Resolute: No Hillary, no Trump — Unyielding in his determination to oppose Donald Trump, his party's presumptive presidential nominee, Sen. Ben Sasse said Sunday he expects to cast a presidential vote in November, but not for Trump or likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.

Discussion: Politico

Aleister / The Gateway Pundit:

IRS Reveals Over 400 Conservative and Tea Party Groups Were Targeted in Scandal — Back in 2013, the IRS claimed the number of conservative groups targeted in the run up to the 2012 election was under 300, now we know different. — The Washington Times reports:

Discussion: Washington Times

Phillip Jennings / USA Today:

Secretary without honor: Voices — When I hear people say Clinton emails don't matter, I remember a young Marine captain who owned up to his career-ruining mistake. — Apologists for Hillary Clinton's alleged criminal mishandling of classified documents say that it doesn't matter …