memeorandum: Bernie Sanders Vows Fight to Convention as Hillary Clinton Wins a Primary (Yamiche Alcindor/New York Times)

10:05 AM ET, June 6, 2016

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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 …

Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:

Bernie Sanders Vows Fight to Convention as Hillary Clinton Wins a Primary — WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Senator Bernie Sanders defiantly vowed again on Sunday to take his campaign to the Democratic National Convention this summer, even as Hillary Clinton edged closer to clinching …

Discussion: JustOneMinute, Jezebel and Algemeiner.com

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

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

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

Discussion: Hot Air, ABC News and Outside the Beltway

Michael Falcone / ABC News: The Note: Clinton Closes in On Clinching

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

Discussion: Washington Blade and CBS New York

Eric Bradner / CNN: Clinton will win Puerto Rico, CNN projects

John Hinderaker / Power LinePower Line:
Bernie Sanders, Anti-Semite?

Discussion: Jerusalem Post

Carrie Dann / NBC News:
On Verge of Nomination Clinch, Clinton Wins in Puerto Rico

Discussion: Associated Press and Daily Kos

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

Discussion: Algemeiner.com

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

Discussion: ThinkProgress, Raw Story and ABC News

Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary

Discussion: The Week and Washington Post

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

MSNBC:

Donald Trump does not have a campaign — Donald Trump is a candidate without a campaign - and it's becoming a serious problem. — Republicans working to elect Trump describe a bare-bones effort debilitated by infighting, a lack of staff to carry out basic functions, minimal coordination …

Discussion: Politico and Politicus USA

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: TheBlaze.com, The Atlantic, Guardian, Hot Air, Washington Post, The Hill and Politico

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

Associated Press:

Trump Surprised at GOP Criticism of His Comments on Judge — Donald Trump says he was surprised that Newt Gingrich hammered him for noting the Mexican ancestry of the American judge overseeing lawsuits against Trump University. — Trump tells Fox News Channel on Monday that the former House speaker's criticism was “inappropriate.”

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

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

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

Discussion: Political Wire, Daily Kos, The Week and Washington Post

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 …

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: ParaPundit, Althouse and The Last Refuge

Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:

IRS finally reveals list of tea party groups targeted for extra scrutiny — More than three years after it admitted to targeting tea party groups for intrusive scrutiny, the IRS has finally released a near-complete list of the organizations it snagged in a political dragnet.

Aleister / The Gateway Pundit:
IRS Reveals Over 400 Conservative and Tea Party Groups Were Targeted in Scandal

Discussion: Scared Monkeys

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, Politicus USA and ABC News

Paul Krugman / New York Times:

A Pause That Distresses — Friday's employment report was a major disappointment: only 38,000 jobs added, a big step down from the more than 200,000 a month average since January 2013. Special factors, notably the Verizon strike, explain part of the bad news, and in any case job growth is a noisy series …

Discussion: Forbes and The Week

Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:

Can Trump Productions' Content Be a Kingmaker? — It's time to stop calling Donald J. Trump's presidential operation “the Trump campaign.” It would be far more accurate to call it “Trump Productions Inc.” — Mr. Trump is not running a campaign in the modern sense — or what was the modern sense until about yesterday.

Discussion: No More Mister Nice Blog, CBS News and Naked Politics, more at Mediagazer »

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