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8:40 PM ET, May 31, 2016

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Bloomberg:
Kristol Eyes Conservative Lawyer for Independent Presidential Run  —  Bill Kristol is considering recruiting David French to run against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, two Republicans tell Bloomberg Politics.  —  MarkHalperin  —  jheil  —  Two Republicans intimately familiar …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump taunts media to its face  —  Donald Trump, whose entire campaign can seem like an experiment in free media, was simply trying to keep a low profile when he held an impromptu, televised fundraiser for veterans groups back in January in lieu of attending a GOP primary debate.
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Melts Down In Epic Whinefest  —  Donald Trump is pissed off again.  Surprise!  This morning he held a press conference to announce who was getting the money from his January veterans fundraiser, and immediately proceeded to tee off on the press for...lèse-majesté?
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is dead wrong about the ‘sleaze’ media  —  On Monday, Donald Trump finally made public an accounting of the $5.6 million in charitable donations to veterans groups he gave or raised during an Iowa speech in January.  He also took the opportunity — at a news conference at Trump Tower …
Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
‘Never Trump’ group eyes conservative lawyer for WH run: report  —  Conservatives opposed to presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump  —  are considering trying to run a constitutional lawyer as a third-party candidate, according to a new report Tuesday.
Discussion: Raw Story and Newser
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Kristol on Trump: At least I'm not ‘a roaring jackass’  —  Bill Kristol may be a loser in Donald Trump's eyes, but at least he's not “a roaring jackass,” the Weekly Standard editor said Tuesday in response to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's verbal attack.
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump at war with press over vet money
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Hadas Gold / Politico:
SiriusXM suspends Glenn Beck over Trump conversation  —  Satellite radio company SiriusXM has suspended Glenn Beck's syndicated show this week and is “evaluating” the program's place over comments made last week by one of Beck's guests.  —  Last week, fiction writer Brad Thor appeared …
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Breitbart:
SiriusXM Announces Suspension of Glenn Beck over Brad Thor Interview Comments  —  SiriusXM hosts Stephen K. Bannon and David Webb announced on Breitbart News Daily that SiriusXM has suspended Glenn Beck and Webb will temporarily take over Beck's 9AM to noon Eastern time slot on SiriusXM's Patriot Channel 125.
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Beck Suspended After On-Air Talk Of ‘Patriot’ Taking Out Prez Trump (AUDIO)
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Parents-of-four whose son fell into zoo enclosure sparking killing of Harambe the gorilla as it emerges father has a lengthy criminal history - including kidnap and drug trafficking  — Harambe was fatally shot after their four-year-old boy crawled past a railing and fell 15ft into the gorilla exhibit moat
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Reporter asks Trump about Cincinnati gorilla, is shamed  —  Usually when reporters ask about the gorilla in the room, it's not an actual gorilla.  —  Not so Tuesday, when between reporter queries about his potential running mate and his policies on veterans' health care …
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Would Donald Trump have killed the gorilla?
Jerry Brown:
An Open Letter to California Democrats and Independents  —  On Tuesday, June 7, I have decided to cast my vote for Hillary Clinton because I believe this is the only path forward to win the presidency and stop the dangerous candidacy of Donald Trump.  —  I have closely watched the primaries …
Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Supreme Court rules against White House in water pollution case  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against the Obama administration in a case regarding water pollution permits.  —  The nation's highest court ruled unanimously that a landowner can appeal through the federal court system …
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Supreme Court rejects constitutional challenge to death penalty
Annie Snider / Politico:
Supreme Court ruling means more Clean Water Act lawsuits are likely
Discussion: Washington Post and SCOTUSblog
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Bernie Sanders Fights On: The Rolling Stone Interview  —  A defiant candidate on what he's trying to achieve  —  Not even “the math” can spoil a Bernie Sanders rally.  The democratic-socialist senator from Vermont has outperformed any rational expectation, building an insurgent campaign …
Discussion: Shakesville and BNR
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Over the Waterfall Into Trump's Racist Abyss  —  Some events are important to take note of.  One of them happened on Friday when the Republican nominee for President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, again used a campaign rally to launch into a racist tirade against the federal judge presiding …
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The most depressing moment of the 2016 race  —  For those of us with a certain political bent and background, this is the most depressing moment of all.  The best of the GOP — Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan, the intellectually serious reformicons who have called attention to issues of poverty …
Discussion: bradford-delong.com
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Why Trump attacked Martinez
Discussion: Hot Air and Instapundit
Bob Owens / Bearing Arms:
BREAKING: EPIX Pulls Katie Couric's Fraudulent Documentary “Under The Gun”  —  Just two weeks after first airing and one week after director Stephanie Soechtig and executive producer/narrator Katie Couric were caught in a scandal where Soechtig replaced the answer to a question with footage shot …
Caleb Howe / RedState:
This Is The Dumbest, Fakest, Didn't Happenest Thing Hillary Ever Said  —  Let's skip the intro and get down to the brass tacks here.  In an interview with New York Magazine, Hillary Clinton said this: … Here are the five things that make this fake.  —  1) I really admire you.  —  2) I really like you.
Discussion: Yahoo, Hullabaloo and The Daily Caller
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Called Daryl Hannah “A Six” Who Needs A Bath During A 1993 Spat  —  “I see her a lot at Knicks games, and, I tell you, she doesn't even understand basketball,” Trump said of Hannah.  —  Donald Trump's response to women who criticize him is often to malign their physical appearance.
Discussion: alan.com
Fox News:
First baby born with Zika-linked microcephaly in New York tri-state area  —  The unidentified baby was born Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center where doctors confirmed she is suffering from Zika-linked microcephaly.  (Fox News/Hackensack University Medical Center)
Discussion: STAT
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Alan Grayson marries candidate who wants to replace him  —  Congressman had formerly protested report on ties to Dena Minning  —  One of Dena Minning's biggest assets in her congressional bid was her boyfriend: incumbent Alan Grayson, who's leaving the U.S. House to run for U.S. Senate.
Rush Limbaugh:
The Press Conference Republican Voters Have Wanted to See for Years  —  RUSH: Say what you will about Donald Trump — how many years have people been begging for a Republican to just once take on the media the way Trump did?  All the way from the premise, to the details, to the motivation.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Politico
Susan Page / USA Today:
Mitch McConnell on endorsing Trump, battling Obama and playing ‘the long game’  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who learned an early lesson about the value of patience and persistence during a childhood bout with polio, has some advice for Republicans alarmed …
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
‘Muslim-free gun shop’ now selling targets with Bernie, Obama and Hillary pictures on them  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A Florida gun shop owner who made news last year when he banned Muslims from his store is now selling targets at his location and online featuring …
Discussion: Mediaite
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
NRA Tells Parents To Keep Guns In Kids' Rooms For Safety  —  LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY — During a seminar on “home defense concepts” at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Louisville, an instructor encouraged gun owners to store firearms in their children's bedrooms.
David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Seven Broken Guardrails of Democracy  —  A long time ago, more than 20 years in fact, the Wall Street Journal published a powerful, eloquent editorial, simply headlined: “No Guardrails.” … Twenty years later, that same newspaper is edging toward open advocacy in favor of Donald Trump …
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Jonathan Ernst / National Review:
Class, Trump, and the Election  —  If the ‘high IQs’ of the establishment have let America down, where is a voter to turn?  —  Donald Trump seems to have offended almost every possible identity group.  But the New York billionaire still also seems to appeal to the working classes …
Discussion: Instapundit
 
 
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Danny Yadron / Guardian:
Facebook planning encrypted version of its Messenger bot, sources say
Discussion: The Hill, Mashable, Ubergizmo and Engadget
Washington Post:
One group Trump donated to benefits fundraisers, not veterans
Discussion: alan.com
Vince Chadwick / Politico:
Twitter suspends @DarthPutinKGB account mocking Vladimir Putin
Discussion: Hot Air
Rasmussen Reports:
50% Say Clinton Should Keep Running Even If Indicted
Discussion: The Last Refuge and Hot Air
CNNMoney:
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Discussion: RedState
James Dobson / WND:
Protect your kids from tyrant Obama
Discussion: Raw Story and Right Wing Watch
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Why the Next President Will Inherit a Divided Country
Discussion: New York Magazine
 Earlier Items: 
Emma Roller / New York Times:
Pay No Attention to the Man Atop the Ticket
Discussion: Daily Kos and Washington Post
WFTS:
WATCH: Driver arrested after wild hit-and-run in Tampa
Discussion: Raw Story, Fox 59, KTLA and FOX40
JH Ahn / NK News:
North Korean editorial supports Donald Trump
Ben White / Politico:
Shady accounting underpins Trump's wealth