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Obama Privately Tells Donors That Time Is Coming to Unite Behind Hillary Clinton — In unusually candid remarks, President Obama privately told a group of Democratic donors last Friday that Senator Bernie Sanders is nearing the point where his campaign against Hillary Clinton will come to an end …
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
As Hillary Clinton Sweeps States, One Group Resists: White Men — White men narrowly backed Hillary Clinton in her 2008 race for president, but they are resisting her candidacy this time around in major battleground states, rattling some Democrats about her general-election strategy.
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
Hillary, Bernie must unite to beat Trump — For purposes of this column, let's assume for today that Hillary Clinton — becomes the presidential nominee for Democrats and Donald Trump — the nominee for Republicans, and consider how the party of FDR and JFK can win an election …
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Sanders concedes Missouri Democratic primary; Clinton wins
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Jonathan Allen / Roll Call:
Clinton Owes Her Commanding Lead to African-American Women
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Washington Monthly
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
The Court — When Judge John G. Roberts Jr. ran into hostile questioning at his 2005 Supreme Court confirmation hearings, he invoked a fellow judge on the federal appeals court in Washington: Merrick B. Garland, now President Obama's Supreme Court nominee. — The questions came from Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa.
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Obama: Refusal To Consider Nominee Damages Public's Faith In The Judiciary
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CNN:
Grassley: If I can meet with a ‘dictator,’ I can meet with Garland
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Slate:
Why Democrats usually pick moderate-liberal justices and Republicans usually pick conservative ones.
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Jessica Taylor / NPR:
Merrick Garland Heads To Capitol Hill For What Could Be A Futile Exercise
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Talking Points Memo and Politico
John Harwood / CNBC:
Another Dem like Obama? Our best days are behind us: Ryan — Ryan on Trump: 'We'll make it work if it happens' — In an exclusive “Speakeasy” interview with CNBC's John Harwood, Speaker Paul Ryan explains how the House is responding to voter sentiment and gives his opinion …
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Jake Sherman / Politico:
Ryan huddles with GOP donors — PALM BEACH, Fla. House Speaker Paul Ryan met Thursday night at a pricey French restaurant here with some of the party's biggest donors to assess a political landscape dominated by one vexing question: what to do about Donald Trump.
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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Statement From Conservatives Against Trump — This morning I participated in a meeting of grassroots conservative activists from around the country who are committed to opposing Donald Trump. We have agreed to release the statement below: — We are a group of grassroots conservative activists …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Conservatives call for ‘unity ticket’ to stop Trump
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Spokesman: RNC would support Trump ‘100 percent’
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Political Wire
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Marco Rubio Says He Won't Run for Re-Election — or Governor in 2018
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Independent Journal Review
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Rubio nears Cruz endorsement — Marco Rubio is close to endorsing Ted Cruz, but the two proud senators — and recent fierce rivals — have some details to work out first. — Cruz has to ask for the Rubio's endorsement, and both sides need to decide that it will make a difference …
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Tarini Parti / BuzzFeed:
Even Lindsey Graham Knows It's Weird That He's Backing Ted Cruz
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Ben Oldach / WHOTV:
Waitress Stiffed: ‘Tips are only for normal-looking people’ … DES MOINES, Iowa — A popular waitress at a popular restaurant closed out one of her table's Tuesday night when she found a note from her patron. — “At first, I felt really upset, I felt attacked, I almost felt …
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Courtney Crowder / Des Moines Register:
D.M. waitress stiffed: ‘Tips are only for normal looking people’
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Bridge Scandal Trial May Prevent a Trump-Christie Ticket — One obvious theory behind Gov. Chris Christie's surprise endorsement of Donald J. Trump in the Republican presidential race is that he wants to be Mr. Trump's pick for vice president. — Mr. Christie says the two men have never talked about it.
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Darcie Moran / MLive.com:
Convicted felon sings Adele-inspired ‘sorry’ to judge at sentencing — A convicted felon seemed to feel particularly soulful at his sentencing last week for unlawful imprisonment and carrying a concealed weapon. — Brian Earl Taylor, 21, surprised a courtroom of onlookers when he sang …
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Andrew Kirell / The Daily Beast:
Fox's Eric Bolling Kicks Michelle Fields to the Curb for His Buddy Donald Trump — The ex-Breitbart reporter is persona non grata on the conservative blowhard's weekly shoutfest now that she's been manhandled by a Trump staffer. — Michelle Fields used to appear weekly on Fox News weekend gabfest Cashin' In.
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CBS News:
Threatening letter sent to Donald Trump's son, Eric — NEW YORK — The Secret Service, FBI and New York Police Department are investigating what sources tell CBS News is a threatening piece of mail sent to Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump. — The mail, sent to Eric Trump at his posh Manhattan residence …
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Tracy Bloom / KTLA:
Construction Worker on 2nd Day of Job Dies in ‘Not Work-Related’ Fall From 53rd Floor in DTLA — A construction worker on his second day on the job died Thursday after falling from the 53rd floor of the Wilshire Grand Center tower and landing on a passing car in downtown L.A. in an incident …
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Thomas Tracy / New York Daily News:
Donald Trump-loving NYC Sanitation workers trade fighting words with driver they blocked with their truck in Brooklyn — They're hauling for Trump — so let the trash talking begin! — A pair of crusty city Sanitation workers were caught on video Thursday morning screaming at a motorist …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Anti-Trump forces contemplate the end — With Donald Trump marching toward a nomination that few believed he could win, Republicans once bent on defeating him are now reassessing their efforts to stop him. — Trump's dazed and demoralized adversaries find themselves at a defining moment …
Zachary Mider / Bloomberg Business:
Icahn Pares Ambitions for Tax-Reform Effort After Setbacks — A Democratic operative advised the billionaire investor that his association with Donald Trump could keep Democrats from working with him. — zachmider — In a media blitz last October, the billionaire investor Carl Icahn pledged …
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