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2:25 PM ET, May 12, 2016

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David Wright / CNN:
Trump: Muslim ban ‘just a suggestion’  —  Washington (CNN)Donald Trump, who issued a December press release “calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” said Wednesday such a ban “hasn't been called for yet” and it was “only a suggestion.”
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Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Is Considering Newt Gingrich for Vice Presidential Role  —  Trump has sought advice from confidants about selecting the former House Speaker as a running mate.  —  Donald Trump has discussed in recent days the possibility of selecting former House Speaker Newt Gingrich …
Bloomberg:
Trump Heads Into Ryan Meeting With Little Reason to Compromise  —  House speaker has withheld endorsement of presumptive nominee  —  Both sides seem to have widely varying aims ahead of meeting  —  Donald Trump is coming to his meeting with House Speaker Paul Ryan Thursday to deliver …
Discussion: Politico
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump, Ryan signal unity  —  touted that they are “totally committed to working together” in a joint statement after their high-profile Thursday morning meeting, calling for “shared principles” and a “conservative agenda.”  —  The meeting between the two GOP heavy hitters …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama: Republicans likely to correct course after 2016
Discussion: Slate and National Review
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Ryan declines to endorse Trump after meeting
Discussion: Politico
Veronica Stracqualursi / ABC News:
Former VP Backs Trump for President
Discussion: Politico
Valerie Boey / WOFL:
George Zimmerman's gun up for auction  —  LAKE MARY, Fla. (WOFL FOX 35) - George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch captain who was acquitted in the shooting of Trayvon Martin in 2013, is selling his gun.  —  The 9mm pistol that Zimmerman said was used to shoot and kill Trayvon Martin on February 26 …
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New York Daily News:
George Zimmerman puts gun that killed Trayvon Martin up for auction
Discussion: Hot Air, Scared Monkeys and twitchy.com
Hannah Parry For / Daily Mail:
George Zimmerman AUCTIONS OFF the gun he used to kill Trayvon Martin: Acquitted killer describes pistol …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
I Saw Trump's Tax Returns.  You Should, Too.  —  In January, Donald Trump had this to say when he was asked about whether he would release his tax returns: “I have very big returns, as you know, and I have everything all approved and very beautiful and we'll be working that over in the next period of time.”
Philip Shenon / Guardian:
Saudi officials were ‘supporting’ 9/11 hijackers, commission member says  —  First serious public split revealed among commissioners over the release of the secret ‘28 pages’ that detail Saudi ties to 2001 terrorist attacks  —  A former Republican member of the 9/11 commission …
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Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:   The FBI Is Keeping 80,000 Secret Files on the Saudis and 9/11
Annie Karni / Politico:
Biden wanted Warren as his VP  —  Joe Biden took months to decide he wouldn't run for president — but he was sold on Elizabeth Warren as his running mate from the start, people familiar with the situation told POLITICO.  —  And he still thinks the Massachusetts firebrand …
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Judge rules for House GOP in ObamaCare suit  —  A federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of House Republicans in their lawsuit against the Obama administration over ObamaCare.  —  In a major ruling, Judge Rosemary Collyer, an appointee of President George W. Bush, said the administration does …
Discussion: RedState and MishTalk
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
House GOP wins Obamacare lawsuit
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tim Kenneally / The Wrap:
Caitlyn Jenner Experienced ‘Sex Change Regret,’ Might De-Transition, Biographer Says  —  “It hasn't been easy for Caitlyn, it's been very hard,” Ian Halperin recalls one source telling him  —  Caitlyn Jenner, who announced her transition from man to woman last year, has considered de-transitioning …
Daily Mail:
‘Screw the next generation’: Anonymous congressman writes tell-all and slams ‘nation of naive, self-absorbed sheep’ as he admits he never reads bills he votes on  — ‘My main job is to keep my job, to get reelected.  It takes precedence over everything,’ an anonymous member of Congress writes in a new book
Discussion: The Week
Adam Housley / Fox News:
‘We could have been there’: Squadron member speaks out on stalled Benghazi response  —  His squadron got the alert: a “real world mission was going down.”  —  The team - at Aviano Air Base in northeastern Italy - raced to the field and was briefed, as planes were armed and prepared to launch.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Party Surrenders  —  With Marco Rubio's grudging, painful statement this week that he intends to support “the nominee” (for many Republicans, He Who Must Not Be Named), and with Paul Ryan possibly contemplating assimilation, it's a good time to take one last look back at what I got wrong …
Todd Gitlin / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's secret for avoiding hard questions  —  Do your homework.  Ask the follow-up.  —  The constant spotlight fixed on Donald Trump for the last year would have overwhelmed any other candidate, particularly one so evasive.  But not him: Trump now campaigns as pro-life — but he was …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The raging controversy over a profile of Ben Rhodes, explained  —  About a week ago, David Samuels published a profile in the New York Times magazine of Ben Rhodes, a second-tier but highly influential member of President Obama's national security team, that's set Washington ablaze.
Joshua J. McElwee / ncronline.org:
Francis to create commission to study female deacons in Catholic church  —  Pope Francis has announced he will create a commission to study the possibility of allowing women to serve as deacons in the Catholic church, signaling an historic openness to the possibility of ending the global institution's practice of an all-male clergy.
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Artist organizing mass photo shoot of 100 nude women during Cleveland Republican National Convention  —  Volunteers—2754 people—pose nude on the E. 9th St. pier on Saturday, June 26, 2004 as part of a photo shoot organized by New York art photographer Spencer Tunick.
Discussion: BizPac Review and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Updated / Glenn Beck:
Glenn Makes Wild Prediction About Trump  —  Donald Trump has faced consistent pressure and scrutiny from Glenn, so his prediction Wednesday on The Glenn Beck Program came as a surprise.  —  “I'm going to make a prediction about Donald Trump,” Glenn said.  “I could say he's going to be the nominee of the Republican Party.
Zach St. George / The Week:
How scientists are harnessing the ice-making powers of bacteria  —  The first major debate over genetically modified organisms, in the late 1980s, was not over tomatoes, salmon, or corn, but instead a type of bacteria that can raise the freezing point of water.
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Mike Lee on Donald Trump: ‘He scares me to death’  —  Sen. Mike Lee said Wednesday that Donald Trump “scares me to death” and that he still has concerns about the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and isn't ready to endorse him.  —  The Utah Republican, who previously backed Texas …
Charlotte Today / WCNC-TV:
Barber arrested for pulling gun on customer, says he 'doesn't cut black hair'  —  A Rock Hill barber is accused of telling a man he wouldn't cut his hair because he is black and then pulling out a gun during the incident. … ROCK HILL, S.C. — Denied service because of his race …
Discussion: LawNewz, Raw Story and WCMH-TV
David Wade / Politico:
Bernie Sanders, the Zombie Candidate  —  When he first decided to run for president, Bernie Sanders had a goal in mind: to start a political revolution by getting big money out of politics.  —  If he wants to do it—if Sanders wants to build a lasting movement to fight money's outsize influence …
Barbara Starr / CNN:
U.S. special forces wage secretive ‘small wars’ against terrorists  —  Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama is increasingly calling upon Special Operations forces to carry out so-called “small wars” across the Middle East and Africa to challenge both ISIS and al Qaeda in places …
Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Persian Gulf Sheikhs Gave Bill & Hillary $100 Million  —  A Daily Caller News Foundation investigation reveals that Bill and Hillary Clinton received at least $100 million from autocratic Persian Gulf states and their leaders, potentially undermining Democratic presidential candidate Hillary's claim …
 
 
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Samantha Smith / Pew Research Center:
Trump supporters differ from other GOP voters on foreign policy, immigration issues
Laura Leslie / WRAL-TV:
Lobbyists: Lawmakers turn up pressure to quiet HB2 opponents
Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
There are now more homeless kids and parents in D.C. than homeless single adults
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Adam Withnall / USA Today:
Could Osama bin Laden's son be the future leader of al-Qaeda?
Discussion: Infowars
David McCabe / The Hill:
Dem rips daily fantasy sports operators during hearing
Discussion: Washington Post
Sean Murphy / Associated Press:
Reps: Our GOP Colleagues Carry Guns In Oklahoma Capitol Despite Ban
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Marshall Zelinger / TheDenverChannel.com:
Multiple voters confirm for Denver7 their signatures were forged on Keyser petitions for U.S. Senate
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Alan Grayson Blows Up at Harry Reid in Meeting: ‘Say My Name’
Patricia Mazzei / miamiherald:
Will Miami's Republican mayor vote for Trump? ‘Of course not’
Discussion: Politico and Washington Post
Matt Donnelly / The Wrap:
Woody Allen Slapped With Rape Joke at Cannes Opening Night Ceremony
 

 
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