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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:
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:
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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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Primary wins show Hillary Clinton needs the left less than pro-Sanders liberals think — THE BIG IDEA: The scope and scale of Hillary Clinton's victories last night ameliorates much of the pressure that she has been under to pander to Bernie Sanders and his supporters.
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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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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
AP reminds employees to be vigilant after backlash from Sanders supporters — The Associated Press on Tuesday advised staffers to “practice situational awareness” at their bureaus and offices in the wake of social media pushback from supporters of Bernie Sanders who were angered by its decision …
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Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Promises New Attacks on Hillary Clinton as GOP Race Ends
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NBC News:
First Read: Trump Starts the General After Squandering a Head Start
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Los Angeles Times:
Editorial Bernie Sanders supporters have to face the facts: Hillary Clinton has won
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Top supporters of Bernie Sanders gently tell him: It's time
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BOOM! Hillary Clinton CAUGHT COLLUDING With AP to Announce Delegate Win Before California!
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New York Times, The Hill and Liberty Unyielding
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Donald Trump actually read his victory speech from a teleprompter. Here's the transcript.
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Gail Collins / New York Times:
What Hillary Imagines — Hillary Clinton. First woman presidential nominee.
Tara Golshan / Vox:
Hillary Clinton's victory speech: “Don't let anyone tell you that great things can't happen”
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Streiff / RedState:
BREAKING. Hugh Hewitt Calls For Convention To Reject Trump (FULL AUDIO) — Whoa. — This morning talk show host Hugh Hewitt called for the GOP convention to change the rules to allow for an alternative candidate to be selected. (Full disclosure, Hewitt is affiliated with Salem Media Group which owns RedState.)
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Conservative Radio Host Hugh Hewitt Says GOP Should Change Convention Rules to Dump Trump — Conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt argued Wednesday morning that the Republican Party should make an unprecedented effort to change the Republican National Convention rules to allow them to dump Donald Trump as their nominee.
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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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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Walker: Trump should renounce comments about judge — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) said voters have been given “poor choices” for president, adding that presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump — should renounce comments he made about a judge overseeing lawsuits against Trump University.
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Donald J. Trump / Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP STATEMENT REGARDING TRUMP UNIVERSITY
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Fake news release says Ryan hiding from reporters to avoid Trump questions — House Minority Leaders Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) jabbed at Speaker Paul Ryan — on Wednesday with a mock press release announcing that the Wisconsin Republican will be hiding from reporters on Wednesday to avoid …
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Raw Story
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Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump's Most Politically Correct Speech (Aided by a TelePrompter)
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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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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Once a Tea Party Star, Renee Ellmers Goes Down in Primary Defeat
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Justin Quesinberry / WNCN:
Ellmers called ‘mean girl on steroids’ after NC Congresswoman remarks on woman's weight
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Tim Devaney / The Hill:
Only one Republican backing resolution to honor Muhammad Ali — A House resolution honoring Muhammad Ali has the support of only one Republican. — Rep. G. K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), on Tuesday introduced a measure to recognize the …
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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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New York Times
Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:
REPORT: Migrants Burn Down Asylum Centre After Not Receiving Ramadan Wake Up Call — A massive fire at Düsseldorf's major international trade fair grounds yesterday has been followed by reports that the blaze was set deliberately by migrants who were angry because of Ramadan.
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Joseph Lawler / Washington Examiner:
Goldman Sachs: Obamacare forcing hundreds of thousands into part-time work — Obamacare is forcing hundreds of thousands of people into part-time work, according to a new analysis from the bank Goldman Sachs. — In a research note sent out Wednesday, bank economist Alec Phillips concluded that …
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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