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5:15 AM ET, June 8, 2016

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Donald J. Trump / Donald J Trump for President:
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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CNN:
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.
Paola Chavez / ABC News:
Donald Trump Says He's ‘Honored’ to Lead GOP After More Primary Wins
Discussion: Politico
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Surrogate: Paul Ryan Is ‘Racist’ For Condemning Judge Attacks
Discussion: alicublog and Daily Kos
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Susan Collins: “Very Difficult” To Back Trump After His Attack On Federal Judge
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Chuck Grassley: “I Disagree” With Trump's Attack On Federal Judge
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Buchanan: Stop ‘The Lynching’ Of Donald Trump Over Racist Attack On Judge
Discussion: WND, Daily Wire and Politico
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.
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
Discussion: Politico, CNN and Sky Dancing
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.
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.
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton: Becoming Presumptive Democratic Nominee Will ‘Send a Signal Around the World’
Discussion: Politico, Bloomberg and Sky Dancing
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump unleashes teleprompter-powered attack on Clinton
Discussion: ABC News
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Clinton launches ‘Republicans Against Trump’ campaign
Discussion: Mediaite and ABC News
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 …
Discussion: PoliPundit.com
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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.”
WOOD-TV:
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Week
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Watchdog.org
 
 
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Suzanne Kapner / Wall Street Journal:
Struggling Ralph Lauren Tries to Fashion a Comeback
Scott Winship / Forbes:
The Ambitious And Distinctive House GOP Antipoverty And Opportunity Agenda
Discussion: The Atlantic, National Review and NPR
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times:
‘It was just chaos’: Broken machines, incomplete voter rolls leave some wondering whether their ballots will count
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Hillary Clinton's victory speech: “Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen”
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
John Myers / Los Angeles Times:
Kamala Harris wins U.S. Senate primary
Discussion: Raw Story
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Clinton debuts ‘History Made’ video ahead of Brooklyn speech
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Libertarian Johnson would not use marijuana as president
Angela Monaghan / Guardian:
World's wealthiest people just got 5.2% wealthier
Discussion: Common Dreams
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
As One of the Least Popular Senators in the Country, Rubio Would Face a Tough General Election
Discussion: The Last Refuge and Naked Politics
Maria Abi-Habib / Wall Street Journal:
Islamic State Members From the West Seek Help Getting Home
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Defense One