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DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP UNIVERSITY — It is unfortunate that my comments have been misconstrued as a categorical attack against people of Mexican heritage. I am friends with and employ thousands of people of Mexican and Hispanic descent. The American justice system relies on fair and impartial judges.
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Paul Ryan rips Donald Trump remarks as ‘textbook definition of a racist comment’ — (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan ripped Donald Trump's recent remarks saying a judge presiding over a lawsuit involving his business was biased because of his Mexican heritage as “the textbook definition of a racist comment.”
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
Live Coverage of the California and New Jersey Primaries … Breaking a day of silence—no press conferences, no television interviews, not even so much as a blustery tweet—Donald Trump this afternoon issued a statement. It began: … Fear not, gentle reader.
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The Latest: Scott calls Trump's comments ‘racially toxic’
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Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Iowa state senator is first elected official to leave Republican party over Trump
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator: 'I can't see myself voting for Donald Trump'
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Paola Chavez / ABC News:
Donald Trump Says He's ‘Honored’ to Lead GOP After More Primary Wins
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Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Sen. Mark Kirk withdraws support for Trump
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Rubio Says He Won't Speak on Trump's Behalf at GOP Convention
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Surrogate: Paul Ryan Is ‘Racist’ For Condemning Judge Attacks
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Under heavy criticism, Trump says he won't talk about judge in Trump University case any longer
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Susan Collins: “Very Difficult” To Back Trump After His Attack On Federal Judge
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Chuck Grassley: “I Disagree” With Trump's Attack On Federal Judge
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Buchanan: Stop ‘The Lynching’ Of Donald Trump Over Racist Attack On Judge
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New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Is Said to Plan Large Layoff From Campaign Staff — UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — Senator Bernie Sanders plans to lay off at least half his campaign staff Wednesday as his battered presidential bid continues on despite Hillary Clinton's being declared the presumptive Democratic nominee …
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Inside the bitter last days of Bernie's revolution — There's no strategist pulling the strings, and no collection of burn-it-all-down aides egging him on. At the heart of the rage against Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, the campaign aides closest to him say, is Bernie Sanders.
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ABC News:
Democratic Primaries: The Latest Results — Voters headed to the polls in six states today for the second to last day of primary voting. Here is the latest news on the Democratic race: http://abcn.ws/28iY0Gj — Trump Post-Primary Wins: I'm ‘Honored’ To Lead GOP
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The last domino: Hillary Clinton will definitely win more pledged delegates than Bernie Sanders — Update 11:15 p.m.: And that's it. — As it stands, Clinton leads in five of the night's six contests, which is amazing; if that holds, it's far better than either camp would have expected.
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Claims the Democratic Nomination — Hillary Clinton claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday night with a crushing victory in the New Jersey primary, and quickly appealed to supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont to unite with her against Donald J. Trump.
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton: Becoming Presumptive Democratic Nominee Will ‘Send a Signal Around the World’
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Paul Colford / The Definitive Source:
AP statement on Hillary Clinton
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Joe Perticone / Independent Journal Review:
Bernie Sanders Delegate Forced to Withdraw from Democratic National Convention Over Drug Charges
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
In San Francisco, Berniecrats lash out at media for calling nomination for Clinton
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Catherine Ho / Washington Post:
Renee Ellmers loses North Carolina GOP primary — Rep. Renee Ellmers (R-N.C.) lost her bid for reelection Tuesday, becoming the first GOP congressional incumbent to lose their seat in 2016. — Ellmers, who was elected in 2010 amid the tea party takeover of the House …
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Justin Quesinberry / WNCN:
Ellmers called ‘mean girl on steroids’ after NC Congresswoman remarks on woman's weight — DUNN, N.C. (WNCN) - After Republican Congresswoman Renee Ellmers got out of her car to vote Tuesday, she greeted a woman by name and then told the woman she had “gained some weight.”
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5 bicyclists dead after crash north of Kalamazoo — COOPER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Five bicyclists were killed and four more were hurt Tuesday evening when they were hit by a pickup truck north of Kalamazoo. — The crash happened around 6:35 p.m. in the 5500 block of N. Westnedge Avenue south of F Avenue in Cooper Township.
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BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump tried — to raise money from the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi two years before a 2011 revolution toppled the brutal leader, according to four people with knowledge of the effort. Trump even tried to set up a meeting with the tyrant himself, three of the sources say …
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Daily Mail:
White, straight, able-bodied man? You can't attend equality summit: Lecturers' union members must declare their ‘protected characteristic’ when applying to attend — A lecturers' union is refusing to let its officers take part in debates at an equality summit if they are white, straight, able-bodied men.
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Detroit Free Press Editor Calls For Murder Of GOP Lawmakers — The Pulitzer prize-winning editorial page editor of the Detroit Free Press has called for the murder of Michigan lawmakers with whom he disagrees. — The reason? The lawmakers voted for legislation that would give parents …
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Melena Ryzik / New York Times:
Meryl Streep Does a Number on the Donald at the Public Theater's Gala — At the moment that Hillary Clinton was all but clinching the Democratic nomination for president, Meryl Streep was on a stage in Central Park, impersonating Donald J. Trump. — In orange face makeup and pompadoured hair …
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Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Meryl Streep dons a fat suit and orangeface as Donald Trump
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Tara Golshan / Vox:
Hillary Clinton's victory speech: “Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen” — It was a historic and emotional night for Hillary Clinton. The first woman presumptive nominee for a major political party, Clinton claimed her victory in front of a cheering crowd of supporters in Brooklyn, New York.
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