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

9:00 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 …

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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.

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Bloomberg:

Trump Says ‘No Reason’ to Raise $1 Billion for Campaign — In his first interview after the final day of Republican nomination contests, he also said his running-mate search was focused on four or five politicians. — michaelcbender — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald …

Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:

Wow She's Right — We just got this email from TPM Reader DL. And as far as I can tell, she's right. There does not seem to be any mention of Donald Trump on the official Republican Party website, gop.com. Hillary is there. Bernie is there. George H.W.Bush is there. Reagan is there.

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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 …

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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:

Why Can't Republicans Distance Themselves From Donald Trump? — They're afraid. — For the past week, Donald Trump has used his national platform as a presidential candidate to strafe the judge hearing a class-action lawsuit against his now-defunct Trump University, which critics …

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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.”

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

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

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Scott Wong / The Hill:
GOP fears next Trump blowup

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Trump's lead lawyer donated to Clinton after joining case

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Tal Kopan / CNN:
GOP Sen. Mark Kirk: I cannot support Donald Trump

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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 …

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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:

Ed Rendell: Warren Is Not Ready To Be Commander-In-Chief, Shouldn't Be VP — “I think Elizabeth Warren is a wonderful, bright, passionate person, but with no experience in foreign affairs and not in any way, shape, or form ready to be commander-in-chief.” — Robin Marchant / Getty Images

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

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Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
Harry Reid Wants Elizabeth Warren To Be Vice President

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Mark Hensch / The Hill: Warren to endorse Clinton: report

Associated Press:

Awkward: Dems Dance Around the Word ‘Quit’ on Sanders — What to do when one presidential candidate clinches her party's presidential nod but her effectively vanquished rival refuses to leave the race? — First, avoid saying the words “quit” or “exit” and “Bernie Sanders” in the same discussion …

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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Millennials still not that excited by prospect of first woman president

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New York Times:
As Democrats Nudge Bernie Sanders, G.O.P. Tries to Rein In Donald Trump

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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
The full transcript: Hillary Clinton interview

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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
MoveOn To Sanders: ‘Undemocratic Superdelegates’ Can't Overturn Voters

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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 …

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

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Scarborough rips Trump: Prove you're not a bigot

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Bloomberg:

Clinton, Trump Poised to Go Negative in Campaign Ad Wars — The presumptive Democratic nominee had it easy in the primary, but that's about to change. — JoshuaGreen — timkhiggins — On June 7, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders concluded what had become, by the end, a contentious Democratic presidential primary.

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Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:

Family dog was shot and killed by deputies who went to wrong home for domestic violence call — Buddy didn't even have a chance to bark before a deputy in Hesperia drew a handgun and shot the dog, killing him instantly. — The deputies then realized they had gone to the wrong home in response to a domestic disturbance call.

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 …

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:

Donald Trump Hires Pollster for New York — Donald J. Trump has hired a new pollster to help him capture an elusive Republican victory in New York, his home state, two people briefed on the move said. — The pollster, John McLaughlin, will be focusing exclusively on New York …

Discussion: Political Wire

Ryan Lovelace / Washington Examiner:

Former Cruz campaign officials push for delegate coup at GOP convention — Officials from Ted Cruz's defunct presidential campaign are talking up the possibility of a coup at next month's Republican convention in Cleveland. — Bob Vander Plaats, a former national co-chair …

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BRIANMAY.COM:

DONALD TRUMP AND WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS - PERSONAL INTERIM ANSWER FROM BRI — My personal reaction to Donald Trump using our music ... We'd never give permission. — I've had an avalanche of complaints - some of which you can see in our ‘LETTERS’ page - about Donald Trump using …

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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 …

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Scott Wise / WTVR-TV:

Midlothian man sees Donald Trump in bathroom floor tile — MIDLOTHIAN, Va. — Clayton Litten was sitting on his toilet, admiring his newly tiled bathroom floor when he first saw it. — “This cannot be. There's no way,” Litten said when he saw the image — “clear as day.”

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James A. Lindsay / Allthink:

Liberals, Want Trump to Win? Keep Calling Him Racist — Liberals and Leftists, if you don't want Donald Trump to become the next president of the United States, stop calling him a racist. — Furthermore, stop calling him a sexist and a misogynist, especially if you're a woman …

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