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2:25 PM ET, May 26, 2016

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Molly Ball / The Atlantic:
This Is How a Revolution Ends  —  SANTA MONICA, Calif.—This is how a revolution ends: its idealism tested, its optimism drained, its hope turned to bitterness.  —  But if Bernie Sanders's revolution has run aground in California, which will be one of the last states to vote in the Democratic primary …
Discussion: Politico, Althouse and Washington Post
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Danny Freeman / NBC News:
Bernie Sanders Agrees to Debate Donald Trump  —  LANCASTER, California — In the latest twist to this unpredictable 2016 presidential race, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders independently agreed Wednesday night to debate each other.  —  On ABC's “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump Say They'll Debate.  Here's Why It Could Happen.  —  A convergence of interests between the GOP nominee and the Democratic runner-up.  —  Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Donald Trump was asked if he would debate Bernie Sanders, and he agreed to do so.
Charlie Spiering / Breitbart:
Obama: The World ‘Rattled’ by Donald Trump
Discussion: Agence France-Presse
Mesfin Fekadu / Associated Press:
The Weeknd, Belly cancel Kimmel performance because of Trump
Discussion: Mediaite
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Team Sanders pressures Trump for debate
Ted Johnson / Variety:   Donald Trump Appears on ‘Kimmel,’ The Weeknd Cancels Performance
Associated Press:
Trump reaches the magic number to clinch nomination  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president Thursday, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and set the stage for a bitter fall campaign.
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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
How to Get Trump Elected When He's Wrecking Everything You Built  —  A day in the life of Reince Priebus, reluctant GOP peacemaker. … When Donald Trump wrapped up the Republican presidential nomination on May 3 by winning Indiana and forcing Ted Cruz from the race, it fell to Reince Priebus …
Discussion: RedState, Politico and The Week
The Hill:
LGBT fight dooms spending bill on House floor  —  An energy and water spending bill failed on the House floor Thursday after a Democratic amendment to ensure protections for the LGBT community was included in the legislation, a continuation of a fight that could endanger the rest of the appropriations process this session.
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:
House passes resurrected LGBT measure  —  House Democrats on Wednesday resurrected a measure ensuring equal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people after their last attempt erupted in chaos last week.  —  Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) reprised his amendment …
John Bresnahan / Politico:
LGBT fight sinks House spending bill
Howard Fineman / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump's Top Adviser: ‘This Is Not A Hard Race’  —  Paul Manafort explains why his boss is “gonna win,” no prob.  —  Global Editorial Director, The Huffington Post  —  Donald Trump “sees himself more as the chairman of the board” of the country.  —  ALEXANDRIA, Va. …
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Top Aide: Trump Won't Pick A Female Or Minority VP Because ‘Pandering’
Discussion: Guardian and RedState
A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Clouds loom for Clinton  —  Things could be worse for Hillary Clinton  —  's presidential candidacy, perhaps an indictment pending in her email scandal, but these are still awful days in her campaign.  While there are many threats to her prospects she cannot control, like an FBI investigation …
Discussion: Politico
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Washington Post:
Clinton's inexcusable, willful disregard for the rules  —  HILLARY CLINTON'S use of a private email server while secretary of state from 2009 to 2013 has been justifiably criticized as an error of judgment.  What the new report from the State Department inspector general makes clear is that it also was not a casual oversight.
Andrew Ross Sorkin / New York Times:
Peter Thiel, Tech Billionaire, Reveals Secret War With Gawker  —  A billionaire Silicon Valley entrepreneur was outed as being gay by a media organization.  His friends suffered at the hands of the same gossip site.  Nearly a decade later, the entrepreneur secretly financed a lawsuit to try to put the media company out of business.
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Felix Salmon / Fusion:
Peter Thiel just gave other billionaires a dangerous blueprint for perverting philanthropy
Andrew Adams / KSL-TV:
Man says he was attacked for taking 5-year-old daughter inside men's restroom  —  CLINTON — A trip to the men's restroom at a Walmart in Clinton quickly escalated into a full-fledged struggle when one man criticized another for bringing his 5-year-old daughter with him.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Man Says He Was Punched For Taking Daughter Into Walmart Men's Restroom
Discussion: alan.com
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Dem Rep. Calls Out Anti-Trans Witness: ‘You Are An Ignorant Bigot!’  (VIDEO)  —  During a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) railed against a witness who testified against the Obama administration's recent guidance for schools on how to accommodate transgender students.
The Independent:
A 70-year-old Christian woman has been stripped naked, beaten and paraded through the streets by a mob of around 300 Muslim men in a village in southern Egypt.  —  The mob also burned down seven homes belonging to Christian families, according to an unusually outspoken statement issued …
Mary Harris / Greece.GreekReporter.com Latest News …:
Aristotle's 2,400-Year-Old Tomb Found at Stagira [Photos]  —  Archaeologists at Ancient Stagira, Central Macedonia, say they have found Aristotle's tomb.  Addressing the Aristotle 2400 Years World Congress, they point to the 2,400-year-old tomb as the most important finding from the 20-year excavation.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
 
 
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Baylor University Board of Regents announces leadership changes and extensive corrective actions …
Discussion: Politico and ProFootballTalk
Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Why Democratic Unity Could Be Easier to Achieve This Time: Donald Trump and Barack Obama
Rachel Pierce / WBBH-TV:
Human trafficking at core of S. Fort Myers HS sex scandal
Discussion: WNEP-TV and FOX31 Denver
Karl Etters / Tallahassee Democrat:
Man faces murder charges in Dan Markel's death
New York Daily News:
Retired NYPD cop sues for $100M, claims police chief beat her after they had 7 years of trysts
 Earlier Items: 
Karen Mizoguchi / People.com:
Jennifer Aniston's Mother Nancy Dow Has Died: She ‘Passed Peacefully Surrounded by Family and Friends,’ Says Actress
Discussion: AOL and The Daily Caller
Alice Ollstein / ThinkProgress:
Ohio Governor Poised To Make Voters Pay To Keep Polls Open Late
Discussion: Cincinnati.com
Bloomberg:
Bill Kristol Says He Sees Romney ‘Thinking Seriously’ About Third-Party Run
Discussion: Infowars and Mediaite
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Clinton Beats Trump With Middle-Income Rust Belt Voters: Bloomberg Poll
Discussion: RedState and Hot Air
 

 
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Ofcom rules that five GB News programs presented by Conservative politicians have broken its due impartiality rules and puts the channel “on notice”

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Authentic Brands licenses Sports Illustrated's publishing rights to The Players' Tribune owner Minute Media for 10 years, with plans to keep the print edition

Todd Spangler / Variety:
YouTuber MrBeast announces a deal with Prime Video for Beast Games, a reality-competition show with 1,000 contestants, promising the winner a $5M cash prize

 
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