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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump brings GOP civil war to Paul Ryan's backyard  —  When Donald Trump plants a flag Tuesday in the hometown of House Speaker Paul Ryan, he'll be sounding the opening shot of a weeklong battle for Wisconsin — a symbolic beachhead in his fight to vanquish the Republican establishment.
Discussion: Yahoo Politics
CNN:
Top Kasich aide: Romney tried to help broker backchannel with Cruz campaign
Discussion: Mediaite
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Scott Walker Endorses Ted Cruz Ahead Of Wisconsin Primary
Discussion: The Week
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump's popularity nosedives in critical stretch  —  Donald Trump wasn't wildly popular to begin with.  And now he's becoming even more disliked among American voters, creating a significant threat to his chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination.
Discussion: American Prospect
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NBC News:
Poll: Trump Nearly at 50 Percent Support Among Republicans Nationally  —  With just three candidates left in the Republican primary race, Donald Trump now holds 48 percent support of registered Republicans and Republican-leaners, according to the NBC News|  SurveyMonkey Weekly Election Tracking poll.
Discussion: Hot Air and Political Wire
Daily Mail:
Grinning passenger poses for a SELFIE alongside hijacker wearing a ‘suicide vest’: Jet is forced to land in Cyprus where hostage taker gives himself up after demanding officials hand a letter to his ex-wife  — Are you the man taking the selfie with the hijacker?  Do you know him?
Discussion: Hot Air
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Juliet Perry / CNN:
Real ‘Siberian unicorn’ remains found  —  (CNN)New research has revealed the ‘Siberian unicorn’ roamed the planet far more recently than we originally thought.  —  The bad news is it looked nothing like the mythical creatures portrayed in so many fairy tales.  —  Real unicorns — not so pretty.
Discussion: The Week
David Martosko / Daily Mail:
Ted Cruz dodges question about whether he's ‘always been faithful’ to his wife as endorser Carly Fiorina leaps in to insist a declaration that he's not an adulterer is a 'dance to Donald trump's tune'  — Texas senator could put National Enquirer scandal to rest with a simple statement that he has never strayed in his 14-year marriage
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
Rush Limbaugh's blessing of Trump is killing conservatism  —  If Donald Trump becomes the Republican nominee, one of the main reasons will be that many in the conservative movement found him acceptable.  And one of the main reasons that many conservatives are finding Trump acceptable …
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Susan Sarandon: Trump Might Be Better for America Than Hillary Clinton  —  If Bernie Sanders fails to get the Democratic nomination, Susan Sarandon isn't sure she'll vote for Hillary Clinton.  She even said Monday that Trump could be the better option.  —  One of the biggest question marks …
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Pema Levy / Mother Jones:
This Is How Bernie Sanders Will Win the Nomination
GazetteXtra:
Protesters arrested after occupying Janesville Holiday Inn  —  JANESVILLE — Six protesters were arrested and could face trespassing, disorderly conduct and obstructing an officer charges after dozens initially entered the Holiday Inn Express on Monday evening as part of an anti-Donald Trump protest.
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Frank Schultz / GazetteXtra:
Protesters occupy Janesville Holiday Inn  —  UPDATE: Dozens of protesters entered the Holiday Inn Express on Monday evening as part of an anti-Donald Trump protest, according to Gazette reporter Nick Crow, who was on the scene.  —  A state Assembly representative is among the 60 or so protesters …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court deadlocks over public employee union case; Calif. teachers must pay dues … The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it was unable to resolve a major challenge to organized labor, and the result was a defeat for a group of California teachers who claim their free speech rights …
Discussion: Politico
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Matt Ford / The Atlantic:
A Narrow Escape for Public-Sector Unions
Cnycentral / WRGB:
Nurse who snapped photo of patient's penis surrenders license  —  FULTON, N.Y. — A Fulton nurse convicted of taking a photo of an unconscious patient's penis with her iPhone last year surrendered her license, according to the New York State Education Department.
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
This 2014 study explains an enormous amount about Trumpism  —  As Donald Trump inches closer to the nomination, it's clear that he's very popular with a certain type of white voter.  Why that's the case is up for debate.  —  The political movement behind Trump clearly mixes elements of economic distress …
NBC News:
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory Calls LGBT Criticism ‘Political Theater’  —  Governor McCrory: ‘We Are Not Taking Away Any Rights’ 2:24  —  North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday dismissed criticism of a controversial new law curbing LGBT anti-discrimination protections as “political theater” …
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Richard Socarides / New Yorker:
North Carolina and the Gay-Rights Backlash
Discussion: Washington Post
The Daily Beast:
U.S. Capitol Shooting: Gunman Captured, Officer Injured  —  Congress and White House on lockdown.  —  Shots were fired Monday afternoon at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, D.C.  —  According to the Capitol's sergeant-at-arms the “shooter has been caught,” and “One police office shot, but not seriously.”
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Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
U.S. Capitol Shooter Larry Dawson Shouted 'I'm a Prophet of God' Inside The House
Japan Times:
Tokyo man held over confinement of missing Saitama teen  —  SAITAMA - A man was detained Monday in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, on suspicion of abducting a Saitama girl who was found the previous day after disappearing two years ago, police said.  —  Kabu Terauchi, 23, was detained near Futo Station …
Discussion: WNEP-TV
Katie Zavadski / The Daily Beast:
The American Anti-Vaccine Mom Turned ISIS Superstar  —  The feds say Safya Yassin was a propaganda machine for the Islamic State, even once threatening FBI agents with death.  Friends and family say she was a harmless, lonely mother to an autistic boy who was desperate for connection.
Discussion: Raw Story
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg Business:
Trump Struggles With Presidential Demeanor Ahead of Wisconsin Primary  —  The billionaire front-runner attempts to play down his degrading comments about women, saying they were made in jest.  —  Donald Trump began his closing bid to capture Wisconsin's winner-take-all Republican primary …
Roberta Rampton / Reuters:
Obama says journalists partly to blame for tone of presidential race  —  President Barack Obama on Monday laid some of the blame for the tone of the presidential campaign on political journalism that has been pinched by shrinking newsroom budgets and cheapened by a focus on retweets and likes on social media.
Sam Kiley / Sky News:
IS Planning ‘Imminent’ Attack On Jewish Schools  —  Video: I.S. Plot To Attack Jewish Children  —  Terrorists from the so-called Islamic State have advanced plans to murder Jewish children in Turkey, targeting kindergartens, schools and youth centres, Sky News can reveal.
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg Business:
Newspapers Gobble Each Other Up to Survive Digital Apocalypse  —  More than $800 million in deals seen last year, most since '08  —  Pressure to merge grows as U.S. publishers divest TV assets  —  Newspapers have settled on a strategy to stop withering away: feast on each other for survival.
Matt Friedman / Politico:
Heidi Cruz cancels N.J. campaign events  —  A Cruz has again canceled on New Jersey.  —  Heidi Cruz, the wife of Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz, had planned to hold a fundraiser in Morris County on Wednesday and attend several campaign events across the state.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Stephanie Cegielski / xoJane:
An Open Letter to Trump Voters from His Top Strategist-Turned-Defector  —  Even Trump's most trusted advisors didn't expect him to fare this well.  Almost a year ago, recruited for my public relations and public policy expertise, I sat in Trump Tower being told that the goal was to get The Donald …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Rubio wants name off California ballot  —  is asking that his name be removed from the California presidential primary ballot, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday.  —  Rubio, who suspended his campaign earlier this month, asked the California Secretary of State to take his name off the ballot ahead of the state's June 7 primary.
 
 
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Ari Melber / NBC News:
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Nev. candidate says Reid urged him to quit, because ‘a Muslim cannot win this race.’
Discussion: The Week
New York Times:
$15-an-Hour Minimum Wage in California? Plan Has Some Worried
Discussion: Washington Post
Andrea Cavallier / New York's PIX11:
New Jersey hospital emergency room becomes first in U.S. to end use of opioid painkillers
Discussion: KFOR-TV
Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
An illegal immigrant has been arrested and charged with raping and impregnating a 12-year-old …
WGN Web Desk / WGN-TV:
Boy, 13, critically injured in shooting appeared in anti-violence video
Discussion: KFOR-TV and New York's PIX11
The White House:
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New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Dangerous Babble on Foreign Policy
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Success Upends Battle for Control of Congress
Discussion: Washington Post and Mother Jones
Abby Broyles / KFOR-TV:
“What is that?” Oklahoma family alarmed after finding dead mouse in can of green beans
Discussion: WGN-TV and fox4kc.com
New York Times:
Donald Trump Hires Paul Manafort to Lead Delegate Effort