memeorandum: Bernie Should've Attacked Hillary's “Damn Emails” (Jeet Heer/New Republic)

7:35 PM ET, May 26, 2016

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:

Sanders camp: Discussions underway for Trump debate — 's campaign manager says “back-channel conversations” are underway with Donald Trump — 's staff about setting up a bipartisan debate between the two presidential candidates. — “I think it would benefit voters from across the country …

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PPIC:

Clinton, Sanders in Close RaceEach Leads Trump in Fall Matchup — Harris, Sanchez Lead Senate Contest, With Nearly A Third Of Likely Voters Undecided — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a tight race in the Democratic presidential primary, while Donald Trump has the support of most Republican primary likely voters.

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Keli Goff / The Daily Beast:

The Racist Side of Bernie Sanders Supporters — More proof that “progressive” isn't a synonym for “tolerant.” — For decades, one narrative has dominated American politics: That while white liberal Democrats may not be perfect, they are far more trustworthy and far less scary when it comes to race than conservative Republicans.

Discussion: Mediaite

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 …

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: I'll debate Bernie for $10 million

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Danny Freeman / NBC News:
Bernie Sanders Agrees to Debate Donald Trump

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A.B. Stoddard / The Hill:
Clouds loom for Clinton

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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Team Sanders pressures Trump for debate

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Alan I. Abramowitz / Sabato's Crystal Ball: Why Democratic Unity Could Be Easier to Achieve This Time: Donald Trump and Barack Obama

Jeet Heer / New Republic:
Bernie Should've Attacked Hillary's “Damn Emails”

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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump Say They'll Debate. Here's Why It Could Happen.

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New York Times:
California Up for Grabs, Poll Finds, as Clinton and Sanders Battle

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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 …

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Associated Press:
Delegates in hand, Trump says he's got GOP nomination

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MJ Lee / CNN:
Donald Trump has delegates to clinch GOP nomination

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Sheila Foster Anthony / Washington Post:

Vince Foster was my brother. Donald Trump should be ashamed. — The writer served on the Federal Trade Commission from 1997 to 2003. — It is beyond contempt that a politician would use a family tragedy to further his candidacy, but such is the character of Donald Trump displayed in his recent comments to The Washington Post.

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Mike Debonis / Washington Post:

Sen. Orrin Hatch reacts to meeting with Merrick Garland before it occurs — Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) hasn't yet met with Supreme Court nominee Merrick B. Garland for what has been a long anticipated encounter between the former Judiciary Committee chairman and the federal appeals court judge he has long praised.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Political Wire, Daily Kos and The Bob and Chez Show

Dan Balz / Washington Post: Trump is borrowing the GOP brand. He'll resist bending to party leaders.

Washington Post:

The superbug that doctors have been dreading just reached the U.S. — For the first time, researchers have found a person in the United States carrying bacteria resistant to antibiotics of last resort, an alarming development that the top U.S. public health official says could mean “the end of the road” for antibiotics.

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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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John Bresnahan / Politico:
LGBT fight sinks House spending bill

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Eric Wolff / Politico:
Ban on LGBT discrimination finally clears House

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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.

Discussion: The Bob and Chez Show and Towleroad

Paige Lavender / The Huffington Post:

Congresswoman Shuts Down Transphobic Woman: 'You're A Bigot, Lady' — “I cannot allow that kind of bigotry to go into the record unchallenged.” — Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) proved she has no tolerance for transphobia. — Lofgren criticized the submitted testimony of Gail Heriot …

Discussion: The American Conservative and Joe.My.God.

Burgess Everett / Politico:

Rubio: ‘Unlikely’ I'll run for reelection — Mitch McConnell conducted a survey on Sen. Marco Rubio on Thursday: At a GOP caucus lunch, he asked senators whether they'd like to see Rubio run for reelection. — Every hand in the room went up. And then the Senate majority leader told senators …

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Manu Raju / CNN:
Rubio faces pressure to run for reelection as GOP fears grow over his Senate seat

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Eric Owens / The Daily Caller:

Obama's Fancy New Mansion Is Located 1,000 Feet From The Islamic Center Of Washington DC — The mammoth, multi-million-dollar mansion where President Barack Obama and his family will reportedly live after the first family exits the White House is located 1,096 feet from the Islamic Center of Washington …

Discussion: Raw Story, alicublog, Washington Post, Daily Kos and Politico

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

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Kyle Cheney / Politico:

RNC nabs Journey for post-convention blowout — The Republican National Committee has dedicated hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring the band Journey to Cleveland for a post-convention bash. — One source familiar with the details of the event said that the total cost of booking Journey is about $750,000.

Discussion: The Daily Caller

Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:

Trump: Elizabeth Warren Is An ‘Ineffective’ Woman With A ‘Big Mouth’ — Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump again continued his attacks against Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), questioning her Native American heritage and saying that she was a woman who was ineffective and “only has a big mouth.”