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2:25 PM ET, May 31, 2016

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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 …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Clinton's lead over Trump may be bigger than you think  —  THE MORNING PLUM:  —  A fresh round of hand-wringing among Democrats broke out over the weekend, and at the core of it was the same old storyline that we keep hearing again and again: Donald Trump is unconventional and unpredictable!
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump calls reporter a ‘sleaze’ as he details veterans donations  —  Donald Trump stood in front of reporters Tuesday and launched into a verbal assault against the press, calling one journalist a “sleaze,” and soaking more than 40 minutes of live TV coverage that has been the lifeblood of his ubiquitous presidential campaign.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Under Fire Over Veterans Donations, Trump Rails Against ‘Sleazy’ Press (VIDEO)  —  In announcing Tuesday that he had raised less for veterans groups than he had originally claimed, Donald Trump teed off on the the assembled political press, expresssed anger over the scrutiny, and at one point referred to a reporter as a “sleaze.”
Discussion: Daily Kos
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Interrupts Press Conference to Call ABC Reporter ‘Sleaze’
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump at war with press over vet money
Discussion: 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.
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 …
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
McConnell: Trump ‘will not change the Republican Party’
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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  —  Many observers were mystified when Donald Trump attacked New Mexico Republican Gov. Susana Martinez.  But the story was really very simple: Martinez hit Trump, so Trump hit back.  Especially now that Trump is the GOP's presumptive nominee …
Discussion: Instapundit
Politico:
Sanders: Clinton's not qualified to be president  —  ‘Bernie Sanders, take back your words about Hillary Clinton,’ her spokesman shot back.  —  In the city of Brotherly Love, the home of Rocky Balboa, the place where disgruntled Eagles fans once booed Santa Claus, the increasingly personal …
Discussion: Mother Jones, Mashable and Mediaite
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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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WBNS-TV:
Jack Hanna on shooting gorilla: ‘The right decision was made’
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 …
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
GOP senators shoot down Cruz's aid on campaign trail  —  At least three Republican senators are uninterested in Ted Cruz  —  helping their reelection bids, according to a new report.  —  (Ariz.) and Pat Toomey (Pa.) are skeptical of Cruz campaigning alongside them, according to Politico.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:   Cruz looks to ease bad blood with GOP establishment
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:   Ted Cruz's Senate colleagues tell him to stay the hell away from their reelection campaigns
Rebecca Traister / New York Magazine:
Hillary Clinton's Campaign Was Never Going to Be Easy.  But Did It Have to Get This Hard?  —  In a locker room at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, people are waiting in line to get their pictures taken with Hillary Clinton before a rally in the school's gym.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:   Trump's Ousted Political Director Says He Still Sees Republican Winning
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Supreme Court rejects constitutional challenge to death penalty  —  The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to hear an appeal asserting that the death penalty violates the U.S. Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment filed by a Louisiana man convicted of fatally shooting his pregnant former girlfriend.
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court turns down death penalty case
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
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.
Discussion: Jezebel and The Daily Caller
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:   Alan Grayson Marries Woman Running For His House Seat
Ben White / Politico:
Shady accounting underpins Trump's wealth  —  NEW YORK — Donald Trump claims a net worth of more than $10 billion and an income of $557 million.  But he appears to get there only by overvaluing properties and ignoring his expenses.  —  POLITICO spoke with more than a dozen financial experts …
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
USA Today:
Hillary Clinton broke the rules: Our view  —  As secretary of State, she ignored repeated warnings about email security.  —  Everyone, including Hillary Clinton, now agrees that the newly confirmed secretary of State made a mistake in 2009 when she decided, for the sake of “convenience,” …
JH Ahn / NK News:
North Korean editorial supports Donald Trump  —  A North Korean editorial on Tuesday said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump can bring about North Korea's “Yankee Go Home” slogan and ultimately help unify the Korean Peninsula.  —  The article published in state media outlet DPRK Today …
Stephanie Bodoni / Bloomberg:
Tech Giants Vow to Tackle Online Hate Speech Within 24 Hours  —  Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, unveil code of conduct  —  Terror attacks show urgent need to address hate posts, says EU  —  U.S. Internet giants Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc., Google and Microsoft Corp. pledged …
Nick Gass / Politico:
National poll: Trump nearly even with Clinton  —  Donald Trump has nearly pulled even with Hillary Clinton, according to the results of the NBC News/SurveyMonkey weekly tracking poll released Tuesday.  —  While Clinton is looking to wrap up the Democratic nomination with a strong performance …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Why the Next President Will Inherit a Divided Country  —  One of the driving forces of modern American politics has been the kaleidoscopic reshaping of the electorate, as minorities have steadily increased their share of the vote while whites—particularly those without advanced education—have declined.
Discussion: New York Magazine
WFTS:
WATCH: Driver arrested after wild hit-and-run in Tampa  —  31-year-old has long list of prior offenses  —  The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating a wild hit-and-run caught on video in Tampa.  —  Cell phone video shows what appears to be a driver of a silver car deliberately plow down two people on a motorcycle.
Discussion: Raw Story, KTLA, Fox 59 and FOX40
 
 
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Emma Roller / New York Times:
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
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Ta-Nehisi Coates / The Atlantic:
Gun Violence and the Irrational Fear of Home Invasion
Hollywood Reporter:
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Discussion: Reuters, LAist, Shakesville and Jezebel
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton gives Trump the Mitt Romney treatment
Discussion: Slantpoint
Elisabeth Braw / Christian Science Monitor:
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