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11:50 AM ET, June 9, 2016

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Donald Trump's Advice to Panicked Republicans: Man Up — Donald J. Trump has some advice for panicked Republicans in Washington who are melting down over his most incendiary statements: Man up. — “Politicians are so politically correct anymore, they can't breathe,"Mr. Trump …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNN, No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, The Last Refuge, The Last Tradition, Occidental Dissent and Althouse

Andrew Rosenthal / New York Times:

Why Republicans Won't Renounce Trump — When Donald Trump attacked a federal judge whose parents were born in Mexico, Hispanic Americans were outraged. Other minority groups saw a pattern of bigotry. Democrats had a hard time concealing their glee. Republican leaders pretended they disapproved.

Discussion: US News, Fox News, Pirate's Cove, Heat Street, Independent Journal …, The Atlantic, Business Insider, Daily Kos, Advocate, Washington Post and The American Spectator

CNN:

Donald Trump's ground game — (CNN)Donald Trump — who made a fortune in part by lending his name to business ventures on which he left a light touch — appears poised to take a similar approach to building his ground game. — The presumptive GOP nominee has argued he can put as many as 15 states …

Discussion: New York Magazine and Daily Kos

Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:

Elizabeth Warren to Call Donald Trump A “Loud, Nasty, Thin-Skinned Fraud” in Upcoming Speech — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is preparing to launch her latest attack on Donald Trump over his comments about the judge overseeing the fraud case against Trump University, calling the presumptive GOP presidential nominee …

Discussion: Politico, Truth Revolt, National Review, Associated Press, Washington Post, Politicus USA, Guardian, Business Insider and AOL

Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:

PAUL RYAN To Campaign for Hillary Clinton on “Face the Nation” - Trash Trump as Racist — Republican Speaker Paul Ryan attacked GOP nominee Donald Trump Tuesday at a public Washington DC rally. — Ryan called Trump's attacks on La Raza Judge Gonzalo Curiel as “textbook racism.”

Discussion: CBS News, No More Mister Nice Blog and YouGov US Opinion Center News

CNN:

Inside Donald Trump's crisis response — (CNN)For a moment, it seemed like a new Donald Trump was hitting the campaign trail. — After a week of being pummeled for his attacks on a federal judge overseeing a fraud case against his namesake training program, the presumptive Republican …

Discussion: RedState and WTVR-TV

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Wow She's Right

Discussion: CANNONFIRE and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Hires Pollster for New York

Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire

Burgess Everett / Politico:
Warren: Trump is a ‘loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud’

Discussion: NBC News and Political Wire

Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Republican elites retreat to a Trump-safe space: Mitt Romney's place

Discussion: Political Insider blog, Hot Air and Politico

Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Why Can't Republicans Distance Themselves From Donald Trump?

Discussion: New York Times, Hullabaloo, New York Magazine, CNN, Daily Wire, Washington Free Beacon, NPR and Townhall.com

Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Trump support shrinking on Capitol Hill

Discussion: Algemeiner.com

Scott Wong / The Hill:
GOP fears next Trump blowup

Discussion: Politico, ABC News, Business Insider and Mediaite

Bloomberg:
Trump Says ‘No Reason’ to Raise $1 Billion for Campaign

Nate Cohn / New York Times:

There Are More White Voters Than People Think. That's Good News for Trump. — One of the biggest reasons Donald Trump is considered to be a long shot to win the presidency is the diversity of the country. — As Joe Scarborough of MSNBC put it, “There are not enough white voters in America …

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Magazine, Political Wire and Althouse

Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:

Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1 — Unless you are Ronald Reagan running for re-election ("It's morning again in America"), most competitive presidential campaigns are about a single objective: making the race a referendum on the opponent, particularly if he or she is a long-time politician who has high negatives.

ABC News:

The Note: Bernie Returns to Washington — President Obama will play peacemaker-in-chief today hosting Bernie Sanders at the White House later this morning, ABC's SHUSHANNAH WALSHE notes. The White House has said Sanders' departure from the race should be on his terms …

Glenn Thrush / Politico:

Morning Joe dishes on Trump, Zucker — Joe Scarborough is mastering the art of dealing Donald Trump the derision Trump loves to rain on others. — The “Morning Joe” co-host, former Florida congressman and longtime Friend of Donald, found himself under fire during the early months …

Discussion: BuzzFeed, Politicus USA and The Week

Politico:
Full transcript: POLITICO's Glenn Thrush interviews Joe Scarborough

Discussion: Mediaite and Hot Air

Reuters:

Exclusive: Clinton ally Warren weighs potential VP role, sees hurdles - sources — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has considered the idea of serving as Hillary Clinton's running mate but sees obstacles to that choice as she prepares to endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee …

Discussion: Political Wire, AOL, CNN, The Hill, The Atlantic, The Week, Washington Times and Daily Kos

Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Ed Rendell: Warren Is Not Ready To Be Commander-In-Chief, Shouldn't Be VP

Discussion: Hot Air

Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Hillary Clinton: The Unpopular, Corrupt, Shameless Habitual Liar Democrats Deserve

Discussion: RedState, Hot Air and gopthedailydose.com

Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:

Sanders supporters warn Obama: Don't try to stop Bernie — Bernie Sanders' supporters have some advice for President Barack Obama: Back off. — Thursday morning in the Oval Office, Obama will take his not-so-subtle campaign to ease Sanders out of an active campaign directly to the senator himself.

Discussion: Associated Press and The Week

Maya Rhodan / TIME:
President Obama: ‘I Am Worried About the Republican Party’

Discussion: Liberty Unyielding, Fredonia Leader and Rasmussen Reports

John Harwood / CNBC:

Trump nom - Archaeologists will be studying the ruins for a while: GOP strategist — 'Jeb wasn't built for the stupidest campaign in the world': GOP strategist — CNBC's John Harwood interviews Mike Murphy, the former head of Jeb Bush's “Right to Rise” super PAC.

Discussion: Politico, Political Wire and The Week

Jessie Balmert / Cincinnati.com:

John Kasich just legalized medical marijuana in Ohio. Now what? — COLUMBUS - Gov. John Kasich signed a plan to legalize medical marijuana into law Wednesday, making Ohio the 26th state to approve its use. — Those suffering from epilepsy, chronic pain and the side effects of cancer treatments …

Discussion: Washington Post, LawNewz and Politico

Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Kasich signs medical marijuana bill into law in Ohio

Discussion: The Columbus Dispatch

Martha Gellhorn / The Atlantic:

The Arabs of Palestine … ACCORDING to Arab politicians and apologists, this is what happened, this is the authentic view, these are the facts. Doubt is treasonous. There can be only one truth, according to Arab politicians and apologists, and it belongs to them:

Discussion: Chicago Boyz

Marc Caputo / Politico:

David Jolly considering withdrawing from Senate race — Under intense local, state and national pressure, U.S. Rep. David Jolly is considering whether to drop his bid for U.S. Senate and run for reelection against former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. — Jolly's campaign would neither confirm nor deny …

Discussion: National Review and Political Wire

Bloomberg:

Welcome to Larry Page's Secret Flying-Car Factories — With Zee.Aero and Kitty Hawk, the Google co-founder looks to the skies. — Three years ago, Silicon Valley developed a fleeting infatuation with a startup called Zee.Aero. The company had set up shop right next to Google's headquarters …

Discussion: Mashable, Daily Mail, The Verge and Engadget

Christopher Ketcham / The Daily Beast:

Anarchists for Donald Trump—Let the Empire Burn — The left-contrarian arsonist crowd is larger and wider-spread than the cubicled creatures in the Clinton campaign have accounted for. — The historic opportunity of the 2016 election is one which Bernie Sanders likely will not have the courage …

Discussion: Hot Air

Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:

Mr. Trump Is Ready for His Close-Up. Always. — Donald Trump tapped my arm as we flew to Los Angeles on his jet and, between bites of Oreos, confided a little something: “Clint Eastwood is the greatest star ever,” he said. “All those Sergio Leone westerns. Nobody was cooler.”