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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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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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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BOOM! Hillary Clinton CAUGHT COLLUDING With AP to Announce Delegate Win Before California! — On Monday night - the day before California's primary election - the Associated Press announced Hillary Clinton had finally secured enough delegates to win the Democratic Party nomination.
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The Hill and Liberty Unyielding
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Wins California, Bolstering Claim to Nomination — Hillary Clinton claimed the Democratic presidential nomination on Tuesday night after decisive victories in the California, New Jersey and New Mexico primaries, and she quickly appealed to supporters of Senator Bernie Sanders …
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Made History, but Bernie Sanders Stubbornly Ignored It — Revolutions rarely give way to gracious expressions of defeat. — And so, despite the crushing California results that rolled in for him on Tuesday night, despite the insurmountable delegate math and the growing pleas …
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Politico, CANNONFIRE and Vox
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The last domino: Hillary Clinton will definitely win more pledged delegates than Bernie Sanders
The last domino: Hillary Clinton will definitely win more pledged delegates than Bernie Sanders
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Guardian, New York Magazine and The Week
Paul Colford / The Definitive Source:
AP statement on Hillary Clinton
AP statement on Hillary Clinton
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Washington Post, WiredPen, New York Times, Vox, Liberal Values, The Daily Caller, Politico, Mediaite and The Atlantic
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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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Clinton launches ‘Republicans Against Trump’ campaign
Clinton launches ‘Republicans Against Trump’ campaign
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Mediaite
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Celebrates Historic Victory, Sanders Vows to Fight On
Hillary Clinton Celebrates Historic Victory, Sanders Vows to Fight On
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FiveThirtyEight, Politico and Sky Dancing
ABC News:
Transcript: Hillary Clinton's Interview with ABC News Anchor David Muir
Transcript: Hillary Clinton's Interview with ABC News Anchor David Muir
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Politico
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Hillary Clinton's victory speech: “Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen”
Hillary Clinton's victory speech: “Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen”
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Hullabaloo, Althouse, Hot Air and The Moderate Voice
New York Daily News:
Paul Ryan says Donald Trump's comments are ‘the textbook definition of racist,’ but won't rescind endorsement
Paul Ryan says Donald Trump's comments are ‘the textbook definition of racist,’ but won't rescind endorsement
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Washington Post, USA Today and The Week
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republicans Wish Non-Racist Nominee Donald Trump Would Stop Saying Racist Things
Republicans Wish Non-Racist Nominee Donald Trump Would Stop Saying Racist Things
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Guardian, Wall Street Journal, The Stranger …, Outside the Beltway and The American Spectator
Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton: Becoming Presumptive Democratic Nominee Will ‘Send a Signal Around the World’
Hillary Clinton: Becoming Presumptive Democratic Nominee Will ‘Send a Signal Around the World’
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Politico, Bloomberg and Sky Dancing
Paige Lavender / The Huffington Post:
Lindsey Graham Wants Republicans To Unendorse Donald Trump
Lindsey Graham Wants Republicans To Unendorse Donald Trump
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Hillary Clinton: 'We've reached a milestone'
Hillary Clinton: 'We've reached a milestone'
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Boing Boing, Outside the Beltway and WTVR-TV
Paola Chavez / ABC News:
Donald Trump Says He's ‘Honored’ to Lead GOP After More Primary Wins
Donald Trump Says He's ‘Honored’ to Lead GOP After More Primary Wins
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Politico
Associated Press:
The Latest: Scott calls Trump's comments ‘racially toxic’
The Latest: Scott calls Trump's comments ‘racially toxic’
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The Huffington Post, Hot Air, Mediaite, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator: 'I can't see myself voting for Donald Trump'
GOP senator: 'I can't see myself voting for Donald Trump'
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Politico, Washington Post, CBS New York, ABC News, RedState and Politicus USA
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Sen. Mark Kirk withdraws support for Trump
Sen. Mark Kirk withdraws support for Trump
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Common Dreams, Hot Air, The Atlantic, The Verge, Liberty Unyielding, Lawyers, Guns & Money and New York Times
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Dump the G.O.P. for a Grand New Party — If a party could declare moral bankruptcy, today's Republican Party would be in Chapter 11. — This party needs to just shut itself down and start over — now. Seriously, someone please start a New Republican Party! — America needs a healthy two-party system.
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Pirate's Cove
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
Ellmers called ‘mean girl on steroids’ after NC Congresswoman remarks on woman's weight
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The Hill, Politico, Raw Story, Mediaite and Heat Street
Hadas Gold / Politico:
The taunt Clinton supporters think will haunt Trump gets airtime in new ad — The scene of Donald Trump mocking a New York Times reporter with a congenital disability garners the presumed Republican nominee some of his highest negative ratings among focus groups, POLITICO has learned.
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New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Saving Speaker Ryan — His conservative critics don't seem to mind if Republicans lose the House majority. — The impulse of some conservatives for self-destruction this year seems to have no limits. Many of the same people who paved the way for Donald Trump are now trying to excommunicate …
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The Resurgent
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Scott Winship / Forbes:
The Ambitious And Distinctive House GOP Antipoverty And Opportunity Agenda
The Ambitious And Distinctive House GOP Antipoverty And Opportunity Agenda
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Slate, Manhattan Institute, The Atlantic, National Review and NPR
Steven Shepard / Politico:
The 11 states that will determine the 2016 election — Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump bring unique strengths and weaknesses to their general-election clash. But after months of polling, the Electoral College landscape on which they will compete largely mirrors the one that has determined the presidency in the past four cycles.
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Washington Times and The CT Mirror
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Is Getting a Late Start on Fundraising — A Republican insider calls the candidate's disadvantage ‘huge and not widely understood’ — Donald Trump will escalate his fundraising in the coming weeks, yet his late start has left him reliant on party fundraisers who haven't all swung …
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RedState
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.
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin / CNBC:
Obama's new retirement rule is a big mistake — As the saying goes, if you like your financial advisor, you should be able to keep your financial advisor. But that's not the likely future for millions of families now that the Department of Labor (DOL) has finalized its proposed “fiduciary rule” …
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