memeorandum: Democrats Jump on Allies of Donald Trump in Judge Dispute (New York Times)

10:50 AM ET, June 7, 2016

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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:

Nancy Pelosi ‘Proud to Endorse’ Hillary Clinton for President

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, Washington Times, Politicus USA, The Week and Washington Free Beacon

Hillary Clinton Has Clinched Democratic Nomination, Survey Reports — Hillary Clinton has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination for president, The Associated Press reported Monday night. — Mrs. Clinton had been expected to clinch the nomination on Tuesday after polls closed in New Jersey.

Discussion: Politico, Mother Jones, Outside the Beltway and Althouse

Associated Press:

AP count: Clinton has delegates to win Democratic nomination — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination.

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:

Bernie Sanders Has Some Strange Ideas About Why He Deserves the Nomination — He was told there would be no math. — The season-finale episode of Saturday Night Live imagines a bar-stool conversation between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in which the two candidates bond …

Discussion: Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, Salon, The Week, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Politico and BuzzFeed

John Judis / Talking Points Memo: Bernie Sanders should drop out and endorse Hillary Clinton. Period.

Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton clinches Democratic nomination

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post and Daily Kos

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Sanders: Not sexist to stay in race against Clinton

Discussion: The Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Washington Free Beacon and Raw Story

Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Clinton will call Sanders Tuesday night

Discussion: Political Wire

Mark Green / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Don't panic, Democrats, Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump

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Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters:
NPR Reporter: Women Weep Over History-Making Hillary Clinton

Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com

Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Hillary Clinton clinches Democratic presidential nomination

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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Clinton Hits ‘Magic Number’ of Delegates to Clinch Nomination

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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama held weekend call with Sanders

Discussion: ABC News

Bloomberg:

Trump Orders Surrogates to Intensify Criticism of Judge and Journalists — During a Monday conference call with supporters, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee overruled a directive sent out by his own campaign. — kevcirilli — michaelcbender

Byron York / Washington Examiner:

Trump self-destructive rambling baffles GOP strategists — How did the controversy begin over Donald Trump's attacks on the judge in the Trump University lawsuit? It began when Donald Trump couldn't stop talking about the Trump University lawsuit. — In the normal course of events …

Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:

The RNC Approached Two Hispanic Operatives Who Weren't Interested Because Of Trump — Last week, news about the Republican National Committee's struggles hit in quick succession. — First, the RNC's Hispanic media director left to work on down ballot races because of discomfort with Donald Trump.

Discussion: alan.com and The Week

Joseph Murray / Breitbart:

Donald Trump Is Correct To Hit ‘La Raza’ Judge For Latino Identity Politics — “This is one of the worst mistakes Trump has made. I think it's inexcusable.” — Those words were spoken by Newt Gingrich - a man believed to be on Donald Trump's Vice Presidential shortlist - during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”

Discussion: Salon, New York Times and Washington Free Beacon

New York Times:

Democrats Jump on Allies of Donald Trump in Judge Dispute — Democratic leaders nationwide sought to exact a political price from Republican officials and candidates on Monday for continuing to support Donald J. Trump after his explosive remarks challenging the objectivity of judges with Mexican or Muslim backgrounds.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, RedState, Politico, New York Magazine, The Resurgent, Mediaite, BizPac Review, Mother Jones and Vox

Seung Min Kim / Politico:

Trump train derails on Capitol Hill — The wheels are already coming off the GOP's Donald Trump unity train. — In the first major test of relations with Capitol Hill Republicans since Trump became the party's nominee, his attacks on federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel are sapping any goodwill …

Discussion: The Week, Booman Tribune, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Business Insider and The Resurgent

Media Matters for America:
Fox Vs Fox: Kelly Blasts “Pundits” Demanding Trump U. Judge Step Down, Moments After O'Reilly Did Just That

Discussion: Betsy's Page, Raw Story, The Week, Politico and Talking Points Memo

John DiStaso / WMUR:
Updated: Ayotte blasts Trump on remarks about Muslim judges and judge of Mexican heritage

Discussion: TIME, Raw Story, Daily Kos and ThinkProgress

Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:

Dick Morris Is in Talks to Join the Trump Campaign — The controversial former Clinton adviser could play a key roll in Trump's anti-Hillary strategy. — Before Donald Trump's campaign was derailed by his racist attacks on a federal judge, the GOP nominee was surprisingly disciplined in his attacks on Hillary Clinton.

Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:

Trump: I'm The One Who ‘Really Broke The Glass Ceiling’ In My Industry — Donald Trump patted himself on the back for the help he had provided to his female employees during a Monday night appearance on Fox News' “O'Reilly Factor,” calling himself “the one that really broke the glass ceiling.”

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Politico, New York Times, Jezebel and Balloon Juice

Marina Fang / The Huffington Post:
Trump Campaign: Female Judges Could Be Biased, Too

Discussion: Politico

Associated Press:

Florida AG asked Trump for donation before nixing fraud case — WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida's attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates

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Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:

Trump Endorses Fanatically Open-Borders RINO, Renee Ellmers — The “Trump revolution” has officially come full circle. — As we've observed throughout this election season, every single House and Senate incumbent has won reelection. Ironically, the extra “Trump turnout” …

Discussion: The Atlantic, NPR, Breitbart, PoliPundit.com, Daily Wire, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller

Associated Press:
2 North Carolina US House Members Battle in Tuesday Primary

Discussion: Politico

Dana Milbank / Washington Post:

Republicans finally discover that Trump is an actual racist — Donald Trump needed validation. — At a rally Friday, Trump was discussing racial violence at his events and the perception that nonwhite people are against him, when he singled out a black man in the crowd.

Discussion: The Daily Beast

Alex Zielinski / ThinkProgress:

The Brock Turner Mug Shot The Police Really Didn't Want You To See — The Santa Clara Sheriff's Department has finally released a mugshot of Brock Turner, the ex-Stanford student found guilty of rape, who was previously represented in the media by a smiling yearbook photo in which he's wearing a suit and tie.

Discussion: Boing Boing, Sporting News, New York Magazine, Vox and Jezebel

Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon:
Stanford rapist's father issues despicable plea for leniency: “A steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action”

Discussion: NBC News, The Atlantic and San Jose Inside

Robert Costa / Washington Post:

Sanders plans to ‘assess’ presidential bid at home in Vermont after Tuesday contests — EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to take stock of his presidential campaign at his home in Burlington, Vt., following Tuesday's primary here and in five other states.

Discussion: Political Wire, Truth Revolt and AOL

CBS News:
Obama called Bernie Sanders Sunday

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Jason Reed / National Review:

Inside the #NeverTrump Candidacy that Almost Was — Anti-Trump conservatives failed to recruit David French into the presidential campaign. What will they do now? — The latest would-be presidential candidate spent just under a week in the spotlight — long enough to confound official Washington …

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Wlady Pleszczynski / The American Spectator:

Trump Is Right: The Shame of Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell — The GOP Establishment is in full flight. — No Abraham Lincolns here. — In a shameful haste to embrace identity politics, the latter the political descendant of slavery and segregation, Speaker Paul Ryan …

Discussion: Raw Story, Wall Street Journal and Media Matters for America