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7:00 AM ET, April 28, 2016

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Michael Crowley / Politico:
Trump fails to impress foreign-policy experts  —  In his address to an elite, invitation-only Washington foreign policy audience Wednesday, Donald Trump promised that, as president, he would restore a “coherent” vision to America's role in the world.  —  But across the ideological spectrum …
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Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP FOREIGN POLICY SPEECH  —  Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you, and thank you to the Center for the National Interest for honoring me with this invitation.  —  I would like to talk today about how to develop a new foreign policy direction for our country …
James Kirchick / Politico:
Donald Trump's Russia connections  —  Realists with Moscow ties are lining up behind Republican frontrunner.  —  WASHINGTON — Throughout his presidential campaign, Donald Trump has proudly disdained the knowledge of experts, particularly within the realm of foreign policy.
Discussion: Politico
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Trump's Foreign Policy Doesn't Improve When Read From a Teleprompter
Discussion: the daily howler
Bob Fredericks / New York Post:   Donald Trump explains how he'd rule the world
Patrick Thibodeau / Computerworld:
With Fiorina pick, Cruz's H-1B stance now in question  —  In 2013, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) emerged as one of the Senate's top H-1B visa supporters, and argued for a 500% H-1B visa cap increase.  But during his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, Cruz had a conversion.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Cruz names Fiorina as VP running mate  —  Ted Cruz announced Wednesday that Carly Fiorina will be his vice presidential nominee if he's the Republican Party's pick for president.  —  If nominated, “I will run on a ticket with my vice-presidential nominee, Carly Fiorina,” …
New York Times:
Ted Cruz to Name Carly Fiorina as His Running Mate  —  INDIANAPOLIS — Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, desperate to alter the course of a presidential primary fight in which Donald J. Trump is closing in on victory, will announce Wednesday afternoon that Carly Fiorina will be his running mate …
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:   Carly Fiorina Sings Lullaby At Cruz Ticket Announcement
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Ted Cruz's Hail Carly pass
Discussion: NBC News
David Mack / BuzzFeed:   Carly Fiorina Randomly Burst Into Song After She Became Ted Cruz's Running Mate
WMUR:
WMUR first: Cruz to announce intention to name Fiorina as his running mate
Yamiche Alcindor / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders to Cut Hundreds of Staff Members and Turn to California  —  WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Senator Bernie Sanders is planning to lay off “hundreds” of campaign staffers across the country and focus much of his remaining effort on winning California, he said in an interview Wednesday.
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Clare Foran / The Atlantic:
A Pivotal Moment for Bernie Sanders
Discussion: Washington Post
Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
Bernie Sanders To Cut Hundreds Of Staffers After Losses On Tuesday
Discussion: New York Times
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Prince's Death: Local Investigators Ask for DEA's Help on Case  —  The county sheriff investigating the death of Prince is asking for help from the Drug Enforcement Administration, federal law enforcement officials told NBC News on Wednesday.  —  The officials say prescription painkillers …
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Will Ferrell to Play Former President Ronald Reagan in New Movie (EXCLUSIVE) … Having already famously portrayed former President George W. Bush in various comedy sketches, Will Ferrell is now setting his sights on another former commander in chief.  —  Sources tell Variety Ferrell …
Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Play the ‘woman card’ and reap these ‘rewards’!  —  “Frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don't think she'd get 5 percent of the vote.  The only thing she's got going is the woman's card,” Trump said Tuesday night, after winning 5 primaries.  —  Ah yes, the woman's card.
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:   Trump's 'woman's card' comment escalates the campaign's gender wars
Campbell Brown / Politico:
Why I Blame TV for Trump  —  My friends in the TV news business are in a state of despair about Donald Trump, even as their bosses in the boardroom are giddy over what he's doing for their once sagging ratings.  —  “It feels like it's over,” one old friend from my television days told me recently.
Discussion: Mediaite
Michael Tarm / Associated Press:
FORMER HOUSE SPEAKER SENTENCED TO MORE THAN A YEAR IN PRISON  —  CHICAGO (AP) — Dennis Hastert, the Republican who for eight years presided over the House and was second in the line of succession to the presidency, was sentenced Wednesday to more than a year in prison in the hush-money case …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
‘Thank you, you idiots’: Watch Maine Gov. Paul LePage melt down after students mock him during speech  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Maine's Republican governor threw a temper tantrum after he was confronted by protesters during an event at a university.
Discussion: Franklin
Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
Top Twenty Sexual Crimes Committed at Target Stores  —  The Target department store chain has made itself infamous for announcing that it will allow transgender people to choose whatever bathroom they want to use at any given time, even though the chain already has many problems with sexual assaults in its stores.
Discussion: PinkNews
Kevin Rector / Baltimore Sun:
13-year-old with ‘replica’ weapon shot by police in East Baltimore  —  Police investigate the shooting aroun the McKim Community Center.  —  A 13-year-old boy was shot by Baltimore Police officers in East Baltimore who said he was carrying a “replica” weapon, Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said Wednesday evening.
Numbers / Pew Research Center for the People …:
More Americans Disapprove Than Approve of Health Care Law  —  Democrats increasingly say law has had a positive impact on U.S.  —  The public's views of the Affordable Care Act, which were evenly divided following the Supreme Court's ruling last summer upholding a key section of the law, are again more negative than positive.
Discussion: Hot Air, AOL and The Last Tradition
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justices Lean Toward Bob McDonnell, Ex-Virginia Governor, in Corruption Case  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed ready to side with Bob McDonnell, the former governor of Virginia who was convicted of public corruption and faces two years in prison.
Billy House / Bloomberg:
McCarthy ‘Hopeful’ House Will Pass Puerto Rico Bill by July 1  —  Majority leader says House will miss May 1 debt payment date  —  Island could default on $2 billion in July without help  —  The No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House conceded Tuesday that Congress will miss one deadline …
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Michelle Tan / Army Times:
Meet the Army's first female infantry officer  —  Capt. Kristen Griest, one of the first women to earn the coveted Ranger tab, will once again make history by becoming the Army's first female infantry officer.  —  Griest is expected to graduate from the Maneuver Captain's Career Course …
 
 
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Olivia Wu / Campus Reform:
Scripps ‘Unofficial Survival Guide’ claims ‘hatred of white people’ is ‘legitimate response to oppression’
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Trump Supporters Already Pre-Spinning November Trump Loss
Discussion: Washington Free Beacon and Hot Air
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