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5:45 PM ET, May 11, 2016

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Associated Press:
AP Interview: Trump narrows VP list as he moves into general  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Shifting swiftly to the general election, Donald Trump says he's narrowed his list of potential running mates to “five or six” people and doesn't want to accept public money to finance a fall campaign against likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
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Mitt Romney / Facebook:
It is disqualifying for a modern-day presidential nominee to refuse to release tax returns to the voters, especially one who has not been subject to public scrutiny in either military or public service.  Tax returns provide the public with its sole confirmation of the veracity …
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Trump and GOP leaders might never be on the same page  —  Donald Trump will come to Washington on Thursday for a series of meetings with Republican congressional leaders.  The goal, all involved say, is to hasten the process of unifying a fractured party.  The reality is that …
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Donald Trump, Bucking Calls to Unite, Claims ‘Mandate’ to Be Provocative  —  Donald J. Trump's behavior in recent days — the political threats to the House speaker, Paul D. Ryan; the name-calling on Twitter; the attacks on Hillary Clinton's marriage — has deeply puzzled Republicans who expected …
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Hillary Clinton is unraveling quickly  —  MORE FROM:  —  A liberal friend is very concerned about the Republican Party.  He tells me that Donald Trump will make it impossible for anybody anywhere running under the “R” column to win election.  Even a dogcatcher in Podunk is doomed!
Rachael Bade / Politico:
Paul Ryan is stuck in a Trump trap
Ronan Farrow / Hollywood Reporter:
My Father, Woody Allen, and the Danger of Questions Unasked (Guest Column)  —  EMAIL ME  —  Despite Dylan Farrow's damning allegations of sexual abuse, the director of Cannes' opening film today remains beloved by stars, paid by Amazon and rarely interrogated by media as his son, Ronan Farrow …
Ben Wolfgang / Washington Times:
Sanders: Nominating Clinton would be ‘disaster’ for party, nation  —  Fresh off a big win in the West Virginia primary, Sen. Bernard Sanders' campaign said Wednesday the Democratic Party would be courting “disaster” if it nominates Hillary Clinton as its presidential nominee.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders' California director leaves campaign
Discussion: ABC News and Guardian
People.com:
Megyn Kelly Opens Up About Surviving the ‘Ugly’ and ‘Threatening’ Donald Trump Attacks: ‘I Just Wanted It to Stop’  —  When Donald Trump publicly attacked Megyn Kelly a day after she moderated the presidential debate last August, the Fox News host had no idea it would last as long as it did.
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump May Ask Ex-NY Mayor to Study Muslim Ban
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Billionaire T. Boone Pickens Backs Donald Trump, Muslim Ban
Discussion: ThinkProgress
John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Marco Rubio Nukes His Credibility  —  The Florida senator stands by remarks Trump shouldn't get access to nukes, but he intends to back Trump anyway.  —  Florida senator Marco Rubio said in an interview Tuesday that he intends to support Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton in the November election despite …
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Devin Henry / The Hill:
Senate votes down Iran amendment to energy spending bill
Discussion: ABC News, Daily Kos and Instapundit
Burgess Everett / Politico:   Senate kills Cotton's Iran amendment - and rescues spending bill
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Trump: Muslim ban ‘just a suggestion’  —  appeared to subtly soften his tone on his proposed ban on foreign Muslims entering the United States Wednesday, in apparent response to criticism from the newly elected Muslim mayor of London.  —  The planned ban, Trump said on Fox News Radio's “Kilmeade and Friends,” is only “temporary.”
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Mother Jones
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FOX News Radio:   Kilmeade's Wide-Ranging Interview w/ Donald Trump On His VP Shortlist, Joe Biden, Newly Elected …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Here's the Real Reason Everybody Thought Trump Would Lose  —  We thought Republicans were less, well, dumb.  —  Why did almost everybody fail to predict Donald Trump's victory in the Republican primaries?  Nate Silver blames the news media, disorganized Republican elites, and the surprising appeal of cultural grievance.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hullabaloo
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Trump: I Don't Regret McCain Comments, My Poll Numbers Went Up  —  “And what I said, frankly, is what I said.  And some people like what I said, if you want to know the truth.”  —  Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Donald Trump said in a radio interview on Wednesday …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
FBI's Comey: I feel ‘pressure’ to quickly finish Clinton email probe  —  FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday he feels “pressure” to complete the federal investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's private e-mail server competently and quickly.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump takes credit for Budweiser name change  —  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  early Wednesday took credit for Anheuser-Busch rebranding its Budweiser beer as “America” for the summer.  —  “Mr. Trump, do you think you had something to do with Budweiser changing …
Betsy Rothstein / The Daily Caller:
About That Woman Dana Loesch Called Flat-Chested... Whoops.  —  Conservative radio host Dana Loesch may want to bury her head in sand for a day or two.  —  Not that she wasn't entitled to trash CNN commentator Kayleigh McEnany for saying anyone who doesn't support Donald Trump isn't really conservative.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump's Miss Universe Foreign Policy  —  O.K., it's easy to pick on Donald Trump's foreign policy.  But just because he recently referred to the attack on the World Trade Center as happening on “7/11” — which is a convenience store — instead of 9/11, and just because he claimed that …
Jordan Steffen / Denver Post:
Lawsuit alleges marijuana businesses should have warned Richard Kirk that edibles could have severe side effects, including psychotic behavior  —  The three sons of a woman shot to death in 2014 have filed what appears to be the country's first wrongful-death lawsuit against the recreational marijuana industry.
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Trump, Warren Trade Barbs After He Says She Didn't Have ‘Guts’ To Run For Prez  —  Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump continued his attacks Wednesday against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), tweeting that she didn't “have the guts” to run for the presidency.  —  He also questioned her Native American heritage again:
Olivia Lambert / NEWS.com.au:
People are having sexual fantasies about the biosphere  —  WALKING into a sex chamber you would expect to see whips, chains and a pair of handcuffs.  —  But there is a temporary sex house in Melbourne that is nothing like you'd think.  —  As you venture deeper into the rooms you will find condoms …
Dyno Rush / DailyRushbo.com:
Does Old 2012 Clip Of Trump Praising Bill & Hillary Prove He's BRILLIANT?  —  TRUMP: I just like her.  I like her, and I like her husband.  Her husband made a speech on Monday at Mar-a-Lago, and it was very well received.  And he's a — he's a really good guy, and she's a really good person and woman.
Discussion: Rush Limbaugh and Mediaite
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Harry Reid to Rep. Alan Grayson: ‘I want you to lose’  —  Rep. Alan Grayson angrily confronted Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid on Wednesday, disrupting a meeting of the Congressional Progressive Caucus in front of dozens of staffers and members of Congress.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Fox News says new tabloid stories on Ed Henry raise ‘serious questions’  —  Now the National Enquirer is getting in on the Ed Henry story.  “'Lap Dances & Champagne!'  Ed Henry's Secret Strip Club Romp Exposed” is the title of one piece.  “Ed Henry's Raunchy Crotch Photo To Stripper Mistress Revealed …
Discussion: BizPac Review, Mediaite and TVNewser
Devin Henry / The Hill:
States, Chamber back Keystone lawsuit against Obama  —  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several states this week filed supporting briefs in a lawsuit over President Obama's November rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.  —  TransCanada sued the Obama administration in January over the president's veto of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Discussion: ThinkProgress
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
White House buys doughnuts for press  —  The White House extended a sugary olive branch to the press corps on Wednesday after a top aide's derisive comments angered members of the media.  —  Chief of staff Denis McDonough  —  , alongside press secretary Josh Earnest …
Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump launches tax plan rewrite  —  Donald Trump's campaign has enlisted influential conservative economists to revise his tax package and make it more politically palatable by slashing the $10 trillion sticker price.  Their main targets: Lifting the top tax rate from Trump's original plan …
 
 
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New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Tyrant’ priest sued for vile rants at HS in Staten Island, 'unleashed a constant stream …
Discussion: Raw Story
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
The Hypocrisy Of Trump's Refusal To Release His Tax Returns
Tampa Bay Times:
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