Top Items:
MJ Lee / CNN:
Sanders meets with Obama, Reid ahead of final contest — (CNN)Hillary Clinton became the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee this week — but for her challenger Bernie Sanders, the fight is not quite over. — The Vermont senator declared Tuesday night that he intends …
Discussion:
Jezebel, The Atlantic, Washington Post, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, RedState, Towleroad, Shakesville, The Root, Taylor Marsh, The Week, Reuters, The Gateway Pundit and Daily Kos
RELATED:
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton: Warren is ‘qualified’ to be my VP — Hillary Clinton on Thursday said she has no doubt that Sen. Elizabeth Warren would be qualified to serve as her vice president — but she refused to say the same of Bernie Sanders. — “I have the highest regard for Sen. Warren,” she said in an interview with POLITICO.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, New York Times, BostonGlobe.com, AOL, Talking Points Memo, Vox, ABC News, Truth Revolt and National Review
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren endorses Clinton — WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren ended months of neutrality in the Democratic primary Thursday and endorsed Hillary Clinton, urging supporters of Bernie Sanders to get behind the presumptive nominee and help defeat Donald Trump.
Discussion:
Mother Jones, Guardian, Business Insider and BuzzFeed
John Wagner / Washington Post:
How Bernie Sanders's day in Washington got eclipsed by Democratic unity — It had been billed as Bernie Sanders's big day in Washington. Making a last stand as a Democratic presidential candidate, the senator from Vermont was set to meet with President Obama and other leading Democrats …
Discussion:
TalkLeft, Politico, ABC News and New York Magazine
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
With Obama's Endorsement of Hillary Clinton, He Should Appoint a Special Prosecutor — Now that President Obama has formally endorsed his former secretary of state for president, it's no longer possible for him — or a Justice Department directly answerable to him — to rule impartially …
Discussion:
Power LinePower Line, The Federalist, Bloomberg and Mother Jones
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Warren has concerns about being Clinton's VP: report
Warren has concerns about being Clinton's VP: report
Discussion:
Washington Post, Politico, Mother Jones, ABC News, Towleroad, New York Magazine, Hot Air, Washington Monthly and AOL
Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
Hillary Clinton's Truth Problem
Hillary Clinton's Truth Problem
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, CNN, Washington Post, Fox News Insider, CBS News, New York Times, Daily Mail, Politico and Wall Street Journal
Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton, and Urges Democrats to Unite
Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton, and Urges Democrats to Unite
Discussion:
CNN, CNBC, Outside the Beltway, Sky Dancing, Business Insider, Boing Boing and The Week
Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders signals the end is near
Sanders signals the end is near
Discussion:
ABC News, No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Post
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders to Campaign Through DC Primary, but Vows to Work With Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders to Campaign Through DC Primary, but Vows to Work With Hillary Clinton
Discussion:
The Hill, Towleroad, Associated Press, The Moderate Voice, Washington Free Beacon and Politico
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders to Campaign Through DC Primary but Vows to Work With Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders to Campaign Through DC Primary but Vows to Work With Hillary Clinton
Discussion:
Associated Press, Politico, Mother Jones and The Week
Annie Karni / Politico:
President Obama endorses Hillary Clinton
President Obama endorses Hillary Clinton
Discussion:
Washington Post, ABC News, The Week and Little Green Footballs
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Obama offers a formal endorsement of Clinton; president also meets with Sanders
Obama offers a formal endorsement of Clinton; president also meets with Sanders
Discussion:
Politico, Business Insider, Reuters, The Hill, AOL, ABC News, Hot Air, Washington Monthly and The Week
Steve Reilly / USA Today:
USA TODAY exclusive: Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn't pay his bills — Donald Trump casts himself as a protector of workers and jobs, but a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found hundreds of people - carpenters, dishwashers, painters, even his own lawyers - who say he didn't pay them for their work.
RELATED:
Alexandra Berzon / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Business Plan Left a Trail of Unpaid Bills
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Republican Senator Susan Collins Says She Might Support Hillary Clinton — This week, after Donald Trump said that Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge in a case against Trump University, had a conflict of interest because of his Mexican heritage, many Republicans distanced themselves from Trump and condemned the candidate's remarks.
Discussion:
AOL, Guardian, Mediaite, bradford-delong.com and The Week
RELATED:
German Lopez / Vox:
Watch: Elizabeth Warren calls Donald Trump “a thin-skinned, racist bully” — Elizabeth Warren was very clear about what she thinks of Donald Trump in a speech on Thursday: He's “a thin-skinned, racist bully.” — Warren was specifically referring to Trump's attacks against Gonzalo Curiel …
Discussion:
Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Matt Bai / Yahoo:
The black hole within Donald Trump
The black hole within Donald Trump
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Mother Jones and New York Times
Alex Seitz-Wald / MSNBC:
Elizabeth Warren: Trump is ‘a loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud’
Elizabeth Warren: Trump is ‘a loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud’
Discussion:
Raw Story
Joe Palazzolo / Wall Street Journal:
Appeals Court Upholds ‘Concealed Carry’ Restrictions — Federal court in California says Americans have no guaranteed right to carry concealed guns in public — Americans have no Second Amendment right to carry concealed guns in public, a federal appeals court in California ruled on Thursday …
Discussion:
Townhall.com, The Daily Caller, Bearing Arms, mrctv.org/videos and Hullabaloo
RELATED:
Pete Williams / NBC News:
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Says No Right to Concealed Gun Carry
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Says No Right to Concealed Gun Carry
Discussion:
Fox News, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, RedState and Allen West Republic
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Appeals Court: No 2nd Amendment Right To Public Concealed Carry
Appeals Court: No 2nd Amendment Right To Public Concealed Carry
Discussion:
Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times
Tom Namako / BuzzFeed:
Joe Biden Writes An Open Letter To Stanford Survivor — The vice president, in an open letter sent to BuzzFeed News, said “a lot of people failed” the Stanford sexual assault survivor and that she will “save lives” thanks to the powerful message she read to her assailant in court.
Discussion:
EastBayTimes.com, Mother Jones, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Salon, LawNewz, WDTN-TV, Fox 59, FOX6Now.com, Mediaite, Boing Boing, Trail Blazers Blog, New York Times, Deadspin, Independent Journal …, Fox News Insider, AOL, Raw Story, The Resurgent, Above the Law, Balloon Juice, The Week and Stanford Daily
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Rubio: I Still Believe Trump Can't Be Trusted with America's Nuclear Weapons Codes — One month after announcing his support for Donald Trump, Marco Rubio still believes that the presumptive GOP nominee is unfit to be commander-in-chief. “I stand by everything I said during the campaign …
Discussion:
Politico, RedState, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Business Insider
Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Hogan dodges question on whether Donald Trump is fit to be president — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) refused to say on Thursday whether he thinks Donald Trump is fit to serve as president. — Instead, Hogan, who has repeatedly declined to endorse the presumptive GOP nominee …
Discussion:
Political Wire
RELATED:
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Morning Joe dishes on Trump, Zucker
Morning Joe dishes on Trump, Zucker
Discussion:
Daily Wire, BuzzFeed, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Hot Air and The Week
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
High school valedictorian reveals undocumented status in speech … McKINNEY, Texas — There is no easy way to prepare for what Larissa Martinez did last week. — The valedictorian at McKinney Boyd High School crafted her words and sentences carefully before making the speech at her graduation.
Discussion:
BuzzFeed, Mashable, The San Diego Union …, ThinkProgress, Daily Wire, FOX News Radio and ImmigrationProf Blog
Los Angeles / Associated Press:
Gruesome hot spring death highlights problem of tourists breaking the rules at Yellowstone — The Norris Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. (Beth Harpaz / Associated Press) — The grisly death of a tourist who left a boardwalk and fell into a high-temperature …
Discussion:
The San Diego Union … and Heat Street
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump drops, now trails Clinton — Most voters feel the upcoming election matters more than ones in the past. At the same time, majorities dislike the presumptive nominees — and think they lack the integrity to hold the nation's highest office.
Discussion:
Politico, Hot Air, Mediaite, Business Insider and FOX News Radio
Alirjaafar / Deadline:
Jennifer Lawrence Boarding Adam McKay Theranos Medical Drama Project — EXCLUSIVE- Jennifer Lawrence is attaching herself to Adam McKay's drama about medical company Theranos and its 32-year-old founder Elizabeth Holmes. Theranos is the blood testing start-up that once …
Christian Gollayan / New York Post:
Turns out dating is really hard if you support Trump — Lifelong Republican David Goss, 35, was hanging out with his conservative friends in February when he came up with the idea of TrumpSingles.com, a dating website for supporters of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
Discussion:
The Hill, Mediaite, Independent Journal …, Heat Street, The Daily Caller and BizPac Review
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Stockbridge man shot by police on life support — A Stockbridge man shot by police who had been dispatched to the wrong house is clinging to life at an Atlanta hospital, a relative told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday. — Brother-in-law Clifton Worn said William David Powell, 63, is on life support.
Discussion:
Georgia Bureau …, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Washington Post, Raw Story and LawNewz
Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
Mel Gibson Planning ‘Passion of the Christ’ Sequel (Exclusive) — EMAIL ME — ‘Braveheart’ screenwriter Randall Wallace says he is writing a follow-up to the Biblical blockbuster that will focus on the resurrection of Jesus. — Mel Gibson and writer Randall Wallace are working on a sequel …
Discussion:
The Verge
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Roseanne Barr: ‘We would be so lucky’ if Trump won — Comedian Roseanne Barr is rooting for presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump — to win the general election over likely rival Hillary Clinton — “I think we would be so lucky if Trump won,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.