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6:45 PM ET, April 19, 2016

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JOHN HODGMAN:
Hillary Clinton for President  —  This is going to disappoint some of my friends, and maybe that's why I've been quiet about this until now.  —  Also, who cares what I think?  —  But here is what I think: Hillary Clinton for President.  —  I think Sen. Bernie Sanders has been an inspiring …
Discussion: Boing Boing and Politico
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Mike Zapler / Politico:
Sanders needs New York shocker vs. Clinton
Discussion: ABC News and USA Today
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Sanders: Clinton will have to court my supporters
Discussion: Vox, Washington Monthly and Shakesville
Dante Chinni / Wall Street Journal:
New York Primaries: 5 Things to Watch
Discussion: FOX News Radio
Susanne Craig / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Jet, a Regular on the Campaign Trail, Isn't Registered to Fly  —  Over the past several months, Donald J. Trump has crisscrossed the country making dozens of campaign stops in places like Sioux City, Iowa, and Jackson, Miss., often in his sleek Cessna jet.
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David Mack / BuzzFeed:   So, Uh, Donald Trump's Plane Is Not Registered To Fly
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Are You Planning A Cake Hoax?  These 5 Tips Will Make Sure It's A Success  —  Social Justice Warrior hoaxing is having a heyday.  Whether you're a multi-racial family surreptitiously spray-painting your own home with racist graffiti, a lesbian waitress writing fake anti-gay notes on receipts …
Jillian Jorgensen / The New York Observer:
Comptroller Will Audit New York City Board of Elections  —  Comptroller Scott Stringer is launching an audit of the city's Board of Elections after reports of problems voting in today's primary elections and the purging of more than 100,000 voters from rolls in Brooklyn.
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Meaghancorzine / CBS New York:
New York City Comptroller To Audit Board Of Election Due To Hundreds Of Thousands Of Polling Problems
Discussion: DNAinfo New York
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McCain to skip GOP convention  —  (R-Ariz.), who is facing perhaps the toughest reelection race of his career, will skip the Republican presidential nominating convention in Cleveland in July.  —  McCain says he will be focusing instead on his own race against Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
McCain skipping convention to campaign for own Senate seat
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump: My supporters wouldn't vote for Paul Ryan
Discussion: Political Wire
ABC News:
LIVE: Republican Primary Exit Poll Analysis  —  Editor's note: These are preliminary exit poll results and may change significantly after 9 p.m. See details at the bottom of this story.  —  Who turned out in Tuesday's New York primary and what motivated their votes?
Discussion: The Hill
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Moriah Balingit / Washington Post:
Federal appeals court sides with transgender teen, says bathroom case can go forward  —  A federal appeals court in Richmond has sided with a transgender high school student, saying that he can proceed with his lawsuit arguing that his school board's decision to ban him from the boy's bathroom is discriminatory.
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Larry O'Dell / Associated Press:
Court Overturns Virginia School's Transgender Bathroom Rule
Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Protections For Transgender People In Landmark Ruling
Discussion: Vox and Joe.My.God.
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed:
Trump Campaign Paid A Breitbart Editor For Consulting Work  —  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump's campaign paid Breitbart News national security editor Sebastian Gorka $8,000 for “policy consulting” last year, according to Federal Election Commission filings.  —  The filings show that the payment to Gorka was made in October.
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John Hanna / Associated Press:
With Kansas In Crisis, GOPers Abandon Gov Brownback On Tax Cuts  —  TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — After he became Kansas governor in 2011, Sam Brownback slashed personal income taxes on the promise that the deep cuts would trigger a furious wave of hiring and expansion by businesses.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Rep. Pete King: ‘I hate Ted Cruz’  —  New York Rep. Pete King (R) on Tuesday offered his harshest words yet for Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz  —  , slamming the Texas senator on the day of his state's primary.  —  “Well, first of all, in case anybody gets confused …
John Harwood / CNBC:
Biden to critics: We had 8 atom bombs land on our desk  —  Vice President Joe Biden says politicians need to stop questioning each other's motives and question their judgments and decisions instead.  —  ABOARD AMTRAK ACELA #2166 — Joe Biden, 73, has been an influential figure in American politics for more than four decades.
The Huffington Post:
Sanders And Trump Have Something In Common, Bloomberg Says  —  “I'm not trying to knock Donald Trump, but...”  —  NEW YORK — Michael Bloomberg says there's a connection between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.  —  The two presidential candidates elude facts and attract voters with rhetoric …
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Joshua David Stein / Guardian:
When the New York Observer endorsed Donald Trump, I had to resign
benjerry.com:
Why Ben and Jerry Just Got Arrested  —  Earlier today, our cofounders, Jerry Greenfield and Ben Cohen, along with hundreds of other activists, were arrested as part of Democracy Awakening's direct action on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Building.  —  JUST BEFORE THEY WERE ARRESTED
Blake Seitz / Washington Free Beacon:
Bernie Sanders Was Asked to Leave Hippie Commune for Shirking, Book Claims  —  Bernie Sanders was asked to leave a hippie commune in 1971 for “sitting around and talking” about politics instead of working, according to a forthcoming book.  —  We Are As Gods by Kate Daloz, scheduled for release April 26 …
CBS News:
Donald Trump reorganizes campaign just before big state primaries  —  Two senior Trump sources confirmed an extensive reorganization of the Trump campaign to CBS News on Monday.  —  Paul Manafort, hired last week to be the convention manager, will now run the Trump campaign …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Donald Trump: I ‘helped a little bit’ with clearing rubble at Ground Zero … Donald Trump has gotten a lot of attention over the past 12 hours for referring to the Sept. 11 terror attacks as “7/11” during a speech in Buffalo.  It's an awkward, amusing slip-up — but it's just a slip-up.
 
 
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Sophia Rosenbaum / New York Post:
It's NYC's first relevant primary in decades, and nobody can vote
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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
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House Republican on health care plan: ‘Give us a little time’
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Cruz shows up Trump in Missouri delegate fight
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
No, Bernie's Taxes Don't Show That He's a Hypocrite
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
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Better Call Saul and the Edge of Boredom
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