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11:50 AM ET, May 6, 2016

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Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
‘Dismayed’ Romney says he doesn't intend to back Trump, worried about ‘demagoguery and populism’  —  Mitt Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, said at a dinner in Washington on Thursday night that he had no intention of supporting presumtive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump …
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New York Times:
Sheldon Adelson Says He Will Support Donald Trump  —  The casino magnate Sheldon G. Adelson said on Thursday night that he would support Donald J. Trump now that he has become the Republican Party's presumptive nominee.  —  “Yes, I'm a Republican, he's a Republican,” Mr. Adelson said in a brief interview.
Jake Sherman / Politico:
How Ryan decided to ditch Trump  —  On Wednesday morning, not even 24 hours after Donald Trump effectively clinched the Republican nomination, Paul Ryan convened his top advisers for a call.  With Congress out of session, Ryan was bouncing between multiple states, raising the piles of money needed …
Wall Street Journal:
Ben Carson Says Donald Trump Could Consider Democrat for Running Mate  —  Former GOP candidate, now a Trump ally, also takes his name out of the running as possible pick  —  Ben Carson, the former rival now helping presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump choose a running mate …
ABC News:
The Note: Not All Aboard the Trump Train  —  Paul Ryan Hedges on Prior Pledge to Support GOP Nominee  —  Now that Donald Trump has all but clinched the Republican presidential nomination, House Speaker Paul Ryan walked back his previous position that he would support the eventual Republican nominee.
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump turns to general election — and away from past positions … Just days into his new role as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump is walking away from key positions that have defined his anti-establishment bid — including his pledge to keep wealthy donors at bay.
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump camp suggests Ryan unfit to be speaker  —  Donald Trump and his allies are lashing out at House Speaker Paul Ryan for his refusal to back - for now - the presumptive Republican nominee, with Trump's spokesman even declaring Ryan unfit for his job.  —  During a phone interview with Fox News …
Discussion: ABC News
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump rules out Democrat as running mate
Dana Bash / CNN:
First on CNN: Rick Perry endorses Donald Trump for president
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Paul Ryan: 'I'm just not ready' to back Donald Trump
Nathan McDermott / BuzzFeed:
Rand Paul On Trump: “I've Always Said I'll Endorse The Nominee”
Discussion: RedState
Sundance / The Last Refuge:   Donald Trump Is The Nominee But Every State Needs To Keep Voting...
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
Republicans, Apologize to Bill Clinton  —  Upon arrival in Washington, DC in January of 1993, Bill and Hillary Clinton found themselves in a never ending independent counsel investigation.  The investigation began over a land deal that was known as Whitewater.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders poised for May win streak  —  Here's one reason Bernie Sanders is reluctant to give up the fight: May is shaping up to be a pretty good month for him.  —  On the heels of his Indiana victory Tuesday, Sanders is well-positioned for wins in the upcoming West Virginia and Oregon primaries.
Discussion: Althouse
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:   Yo, Hillary: Hit Donald Where It Hurts
Steven Shepard / Politico:   Majority of GOP insiders won't commit to Trump
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:   Third-party push gaining steam
Joe Klein / TIME:
Why the Clintons Don't Fear the Coming Armageddon With Donald Trump
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
West Virginia coal group endorses Trump
Discussion: Hot Air, ABC News and The Week
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
White House admits it played us for fools to sell Iran deal  —  MORE FROM:  —  Congratulations, liberals of the Washington press corps and elite organizations: You're a bunch of suckers.  We all know this because the Obama White House just told us so.  —  In an astounding New York Times piece …
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Lee Smith / Weekly Standard:
Obama's Foreign Policy Guru Boasts of How the Administration Lied to Sell the Iran Deal
Charles Thompson / PennLive.com:
Child told Paterno of sex abuse in 1976, court papers allege  —  Court documents state that “in 1976, a child allegedly reported to PSU's Head Coach Joseph Paterno that he (the child) was sexually molested by Sandusky.” … A new bombshell dropped in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal Thursday.
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Philly.com:   Source: Penn State settled claim Paterno knew about Sandusky in 1976
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Everyone Is Getting Today's Trump Tweet Totally Wrong  —  I think everyone is badly misinterpreting this tweet from Donald Trump: … This is not an awkward and embarrassing outreach to Hispanics.  It's not aimed at Hispanics at all.  It's aimed at white people.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Donald Trump's relentless media tour calls attention to him —and his general-election strategy
Donald J. Trump / Facebook:
Happy Cinco de Mayo!  The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill.
Binyamin Appelbaum / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Idea to Cut National Debt: Get Creditors to Accept Less  —  One day after assuring Americans he is not running for president “to make things unstable for the country,” the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J. Trump, said in a television interview Thursday that he might seek …
Discussion: Vox and rubber hose
CNN:
First on CNN: FBI interviews Clinton aides including Huma Abedin as part of email probe  —  (CNN)Some of Hillary Clinton's closest aides, including her longtime adviser Huma Abedin, have provided interviews to federal investigators, as the FBI probe into the security of her private email …
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Federal prosecutors in Virginia assisting in Clinton email probe
Chris Enloe / TheBlaze.com:
Tow Truck Driver Shows Up to Help Stranded Motorist When He Sees Sticker on Her Car That Makes Him Drive Away: ‘Call the Government’  —  A North Carolina tow truck driver recently took a controversial stand after he was dispatched to pick up a woman stranded on the side of I-26 in Asheville …
Lisa Fickenscher / New York Post:
JCPenney taking emergency measures to stay afloat  —  More On:  —  JCPenney, faced with unexpected light sales in mid-April, slashed payroll, froze overtime and took other drastic cost-cutting steps in an attempt to protect its bottom line, The Post has learned.
Philip Galanes / New York Times:
Barack Obama and Bryan Cranston on the Roles of a Lifetime  —  “Nice place!” the actor Bryan Cranston said to President Obama as he glanced around at the White House.  “When are you putting it on the market?”  —  The Oval Office looks eerily familiar, even to a couple of first-time visitors …
 
 
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Andrew Prokop / Vox:
The political scientist who saw Trump's rise coming
Discussion: Balloon Juice
DNAinfo New York:
Federal Probe Eyes Possible Straw Donors to De Blasio Campaign, Sources Say
Discussion: New York Post
Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
What Pundits Keep Getting Wrong About Donald Trump and the Working Class
Walter Russell Mead / The American Interest:
The State of Our Union  —  The biggest deficits in the United States …
Rebecca Perring / Daily Express:
‘There is NO place for Islam in our politics’ Shock poll highlights Germany's discontent
Discussion: Hot Air
Peter Overby / NPR.org:
Will Donald Trump Get Back The $38 Million He Lent His Campaign?
Discussion: Washington Post
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Former Ron Paul aide, Trump super PAC chief convicted in campaign finance trial
Discussion: Politico and Joe.My.God.
 Earlier Items: 
Luke Rosiak / The Daily Caller:
Feds Put Credit Card Felon In Charge of Major VA Purchasing Program
Discussion: Hot Air and Instapundit
Milo / Breitbart:
Here's Why The Left Is So Desperate To Defend The New Feminist Ghostbusters
Discussion: Vox Popoli
Camille Paglia / Salon:
It's not about sexism: Camille Paglia on Trump, Hillary's “restless bitterness” and the end of the elites
Allen Guelzo / Washington Monthly:
A Springfield Education  —  Sidney Blumenthal's Elegant Chronicle …
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump Confronted On Past Support For Invading Iraq: “Blah, Blah, Blah, Yes, I Guess”