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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 …
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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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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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, Vox and CANNONFIRE
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Clinton launches ‘Republicans Against Trump’ campaign
Clinton launches ‘Republicans Against Trump’ campaign
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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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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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Politico, FiveThirtyEight and Sky Dancing
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
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Donald Trump actually read his victory speech from a teleprompter. Here's the transcript.
Donald Trump actually read his victory speech from a teleprompter. Here's the transcript.
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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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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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Hillary Clinton: 'We've reached a milestone'
Hillary Clinton: 'We've reached a milestone'
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Paul Colford / The Definitive Source:
AP statement on Hillary Clinton
AP statement on Hillary Clinton
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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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Associated Press:
The Latest: Scott calls Trump's comments ‘racially toxic’
The Latest: Scott calls Trump's comments ‘racially toxic’
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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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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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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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Ace / Ace of Spades HQ:
So, Who Is the GOP Going to Install as Its Nominee Instead of Trump? — I feel that the GOP Establishment played along with Trump for what they felt was a reasonable period of pretending, but now, a Decent Interval has passed, and they can abandon Trump. — Lindsey Graham calls for people to begin unendorsing Trump, and then...
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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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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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