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10:15 PM ET, May 19, 2016

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Rasmussen Reports:
White House Watch: Trump 42%, Clinton 37%  —  Donald Trump has now grown his lead over Hillary Clinton in Rasmussen Reports' first weekly White House Watch survey.  —  Trump earns 42% support to Clinton's 37% when Likely U.S. Voters are asked whom they would vote for if the presidential election were held today.
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Robert Reich / Facebook:
Many of you who support Bernie ask me what you should do at this point.  My suggestion:  —  1. Continue to work like hell for Bernie, especially given upcoming primaries in California and New Jersey on June 7.  Putting aside superdelegates, the difference between him and Hillary Clinton isn't huge.
Discussion: Raw Story, The Stranger … and Vox
NBC News:
First Read: The Democratic Race Isn't as Close as You Think It Is  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  The Democratic race isn't as close as you think it is
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Hillary Clinton: Donald Trump not qualified to be president  —  (CNN)Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton criticized presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday, saying his recent behavior shows he's not qualified to president.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders Camp Flirts with Going Full “Burn It Down”  —  The New York Times posted an article late Wednesday evening which confirms and expands on much of what I've been hearing from within the Sanders campaign in recent weeks and days.  The top leaders of the campaign are now saying openly …
New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, Eyeing Convention, Willing to Harm Hillary Clinton in the Homestretch  —  Defiant and determined to transform the Democratic Party, Senator Bernie Sanders is opening a two-month phase of his presidential campaign aimed at inflicting a heavy blow on Hillary Clinton in California …
CBS News:
CBS/NYT national poll: Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump narrows  —  Looking ahead to the general election in November, Donald Trump trails both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders among registered voters, although by slightly narrower margins than last month.
Discussion: Hot Air and CBS New York
New York Times:
Republicans Want Their Party to Unify Behind Donald Trump, Poll Shows
Discussion: Politicus USA and Daily Kos
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Clinton: 'There is no way I won't be' nominee
Discussion: The Last Refuge
Daily Mail:
Hillary Clinton says she does not feel she needs to defend Bill's honor
Discussion: Mediaite
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump just accused Bill Clinton of ‘rape.’ Expect a lot more of this — from the whole GOP.
Gail Collins / New York Times:
Subtract One Clinton  —  Bill Clinton should go home.
Discussion: Althouse
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
Clinton Campaign Slams Donald Trump's Rape Accusation Against Bill Clinton
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House votes to restrict Confederate flag in national cemeteries  —  The House approved a Democratic proposal on Thursday to limit the display of the Confederate flag in national cemeteries.  —  A majority of Republicans rejected Rep. Jared Huffman's (D-Calif.) amendment to a spending bill …
John Bresnahan / Politico:
House erupts in chaos after LGBT vote  —  The House erupted in chaos Thursday morning with Democrats crying foul after Republicans hastily persuaded a few of their own to switch their votes and narrowly block an amendment intended to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination.
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Trump campaign staffers get into public screaming match  —  MORE FROM:  —  There's big drama between the top advisers at the Trump campaign.  —  Donald Trump spokeswoman Hope Hicks and campaign manager Corey Lewandowski were seen having a public screaming match on the street in Manhattan on Wednesday night.
Discussion: Mediaite
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Manafort to GOP aides: Trump's ‘behavior can be changed’
Discussion: Hullabaloo
John Santucci / ABC News:
Trump Campaign Announces Expanded Role For Paul Manafort
Drew Johnson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: David Koch Pledges Millions To Gary Johnson's Presidential Bid  —  Billionaire businessman and philanthropist David Koch has pledged “tens of millions of dollars” to help bankroll the campaign of Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, according to a source within Johnson's campaign.
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Glenn Updated / Glenn Beck:
The Most Disturbing Thing About My Meeting With Mark Zuckerberg  —  Yesterday, I had an opportunity to meet with some of the senior staff at Facebook, including the CEO and COO.  I found the meeting deeply disturbing — but not for the reasons you might think.
WISN:
Custard shop owner says English-only rule isn't about racism  —  The owner of Leon's Frozen Custard, a favorite treat location on Milwaukee's south side, acknowledged Wednesday that he has a rule in place that prevents his employees from speaking to customers in Spanish …
Discussion: WBAY-TV and The Daily Caller
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sen. Tom Cotton: U.S. has ‘under-incarceration problem’  —  Sen. Tom Cotton on Thursday slammed his colleagues' efforts to pass sweeping criminal justice reforms, saying the United States is actually suffering from an “under-incarceration problem.”  —  Cotton, who has been an outspoken critic …
Discussion: Slantpoint and Washington Monthly
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:   GOP Senator: US Suffers From ‘Under-Incarceration Problem’
McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Wanted A White-Versus-Black Season Of “The Apprentice”  —  A decade before he launched his presidential bid, Donald Trump was a reality TV sensation in search of a new gimmick for the upcoming season of The Apprentice.  In the summer of 2005, he thought he had found it …
Discussion: Vox and Mediaite
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Charlotte Observer: Young Girls Must Overcome the “Discomfort” of Seeing Naked Male Genitalia in Locker Room  —  It's an Obama world...  The Charlotte Observer is telling young girls they must overcome the shock of seeing male genitalia in their bathrooms and locker rooms.  —  The American Thinker reported:
Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
Okla. Senate approves bill barring doctors from performing abortions  —  Oklahoma lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill making it a felony for doctors to perform abortions, which opponents say is essentially a ban on the procedure.  —  The Republican bill, which has been called …
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Washington Post:
New poll finds 9 in 10 Native Americans aren't offended by Redskins name  —  Nine in 10 Native Americans say they are not offended by the Washington Redskins name, according to a new Washington Post poll that shows how few ordinary Indians have been persuaded by a national movement to change the football team's moniker.
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Exclusive: James O'Keefe Outs Himself in George Soros Investigation  —  Project Veritas founder and pioneering investigative reporter James O'Keefe has revealed exclusively to Breitbart News that he has been forced to abandon an ambitious undercover investigation into billionaire left-wing …
Discussion: alan.com
Inside Edition:
Former Miss Universe Accuses Donald Trump of Fat Shaming: ‘He Called Me Miss Piggy’  —  A former Miss Universe claims she was publicly humiliated by Donald Trump, who called her “Miss Piggy” after she had gained some weight.  —  Alicia Machado, a Venezuela native, was crowned Miss Universe in 1996 when she was just 19 years old.
Emily Green / San Francisco Chronicle:
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr resigns after killing of woman  —  San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr resigned Thursday, hours after a city officer killed a woman at the edge of the Bayview neighborhood and after he was asked to step down by Mayor Ed Lee.
Discussion: The Week
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Donald Trump Hasn't Killed the Tea Party.  He Is the Tea Party.  —  Conservatives thought those angry mobs were on their side.  —  Anti-Trump Republicans fall into two broad categories.  One category reviles the nominee for having exposed and exploited deep strains of nationalism, anti-intellectualism, and bigotry on the right.
Discussion: Politico and Mother Jones
CBS News:
60 Minutes' Morley Safer dies at 84  —  Longtime CBS newsman Morley Safer of “60 Minutes” and Vietnam War reporting fame dies at 84  —  Morley Safer, the CBS newsman who changed war reporting forever when he showed GIs burning the huts of Vietnamese villagers and went on to become …
Donald J Trump for President:
DONALD J. TRUMP RESPONSE TO HILLARY CLINTON  —  The fact that Hillary thinks the temporary Muslim ban, which she calls the “Muslim ban”, promotes terrorism, proves Bernie Sanders was correct when he said she is not qualified to be President.  —  Look at the carnage all over the world including …
Discussion: The Hill and Business Insider
 
 
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Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
‘His beliefs are total opposite’: Republican tries to block nominee from office because he is a Muslim
Joel Gehrke / Washington Examiner:
Judge orders ethics classes for ‘deceptive’ DOJ attorneys
Discussion: RedState
Catherine Sevcenko / FIRE:
‘Paternalistic Babysitters’ Begone! Dartmouth Students Call for Intellectual Independence
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans More Positive About Trump, But Many Not Pleased
Discussion: Politico
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Congress Approves A Major Step Forward For Medical Marijuana
Jonathan H. Adler / Washington Post:
Bloggers behaving badly: Krugman and DeLong edition
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