memeorandum: Kamala Harris wins U.S. Senate primary (John Myers/Los Angeles Times)

1:25 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.

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.”

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Townhall.com, The Resurgent, Daily Kos, Hot Air, CBS News, The Last Tradition, Heat Street, Hit & Run, Right Wing Watch, Media Matters for America, Politico and The Week

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.

Discussion: Zero Hedge, Power LinePower Line, Patterico's Pontifications, AOL, Hullabaloo, The Last Refuge, New York Times and American Prospect

Associated Press:

The Latest: Scott calls Trump's comments ‘racially toxic’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 as California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota vote. (all times Eastern): — The only black Republican senator says Donald Trump's comments …

Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story, Hot Air and The Daily Caller

Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Iowa state senator is first elected official to leave Republican party over Trump

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Boing Boing, Raw Story, Politicus USA and Des Moines Register

Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator: 'I can't see myself voting for Donald Trump'

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico, ABC News, CBS New York and RedState

Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Sen. Mark Kirk withdraws support for Trump

Discussion: Common Dreams, The Atlantic, Hot Air, Liberty Unyielding and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Rubio Says He Won't Speak on Trump's Behalf at GOP Convention

Discussion: Washington Examiner, Business Insider, Daily Wire and RedState

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

Discussion: The Huffington Post, Daily Wire and TIME

Nick Gass / Politico:
Christie: Trump ‘not racist,’ has ‘right’ to express opinions on judge

Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Buchanan: Stop ‘The Lynching’ Of Donald Trump Over Racist Attack On Judge

Discussion: WND, Daily Wire and Politico

Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
It's time for GOP leaders to choose sides on Donald Trump

Discussion: The Resurgent, CNN, New York Magazine, Mashable, Vox, Common Dreams, The Week, BuzzFeed, ThinkProgress, Outside the Beltway and No More Mister Nice Blog

Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Chuck Grassley: “I Disagree” With Trump's Attack On Federal Judge

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
GOP Congressman Bizarrely Defends Trump: ‘You Could Easily Argue’ Obama Is Racist

Discussion: alan.com, National Review and RedState

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 …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The San Diego Union …, Guardian, Hit & Run, Business Insider, Political Insider blog, Raw Story, Hot Air, New York Magazine, The Week, Mediaite, The Mahablog, CNN, FiveThirtyEight and Outside the Beltway

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.

Discussion: New York Times, New York Magazine, Guardian and The Week

Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Clinton launches ‘Republicans Against Trump’ campaign

Discussion: Mediaite and ABC News

Michael Falcone / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton: Becoming Presumptive Democratic Nominee Will ‘Send a Signal Around the World’

Discussion: Politico

Paul Colford / The Definitive Source:
AP statement on Hillary Clinton

Discussion: Washington Post, Vox, New York Times, Politico, Liberal Values, The Moderate Voice, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Atlantic and The Intercept

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump unleashes teleprompter-powered attack on Clinton

Discussion: ABC News

Joe Perticone / Independent Journal Review:
Bernie Sanders Delegate Forced to Withdraw from Democratic National Convention Over Drug Charges

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Politico and The Daily Caller

Robert Costa / Washington Post:
In San Francisco, Berniecrats lash out at media for calling nomination for Clinton

Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller, Argus Leader, Guardian, NBC News, Fox News, Instapundit, Hot Air, Political Insider blog, The Week, Politico and New York Times

Bloomberg:
Clinton's Historic Moment Tempered by Sanders, Who Won't Go Away

Discussion: Politico, Talking Points Memo, Sky Dancing, ABC News, Hot Air, Washington Times, The Week and No More Mister Nice Blog

MSNBC:
Hillary Clinton makes history

Discussion: NBC News, The Daily Caller, The Verge, Washington Free Beacon, Washington Post, Hit & Run, Common Dreams, Politico, Vox, Gothamist, USA Today, Mother Jones, Booman Tribune and The Week

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

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.”

Discussion: The Hill, Politico, Raw Story, Mediaite and Heat Street

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.

Discussion: New York Times, WATE-TV, NBC News and WLNS-TV

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.

Discussion: Heat Street, Truth Revolt, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and The Daily Caller

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.

Discussion: Vox

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 …

Discussion: Guardian, The Verge, Fox 59, Associated Press and CBS New York

Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Meryl Streep dons a fat suit and orangeface as Donald Trump

Discussion: Guardian, Gothamist, Business Insider, CNN, Raw Story, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite

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: Watchdog.org and The Daily Caller

John Myers / Los Angeles Times:

Kamala Harris wins U.S. Senate primary — California Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris was declared the winner of the primary for the state's open seat U.S. Senate race on Tuesday as a bevy of candidates competed for the second and final spot on the fall ballot. — The Associated Press called …

Discussion: Raw Story