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| White nationalist contradicts Trump camp, insists he is delegate | |
| Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is blaming a “database error” for the inclusion of a prominent white nationalist on the official list of delegates to the Republican National Convention, writes Guardian reporter Nicky Woolf: | |
| However William Daniel Johnson, a Los Angeles based corporate lawyer who once called for a constitutional amendment which would revoke citizenship from all non-white Americans, cast doubt on the claim, telling the Guardian that he was, in fact, a delegate. | |
| “I will confirm that I am a delegate, but I wont speak more than that because they don’t want me to,” Johnson said, referring to the Trump campaign. | |
| Johnson said he had just been instructed by the Trump campaign to direct all inquiries to them. “That email I got from the Trump camp said to direct all communications regarding delegates to them. I don’t want to go against what they said.” | |
| Read the full story here: | |
| Related: Trump blames selection of white nationalist delegate on 'database error' | |
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| Rubio backs Trump... tepidly | |
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| Marco Rubio on Tuesday said he was prepared to back Donald Trump as the Republican nominee but stopped short of lending his former opponent a formal endorsement, writes Guardian politics reporter Sabrina Siddiqui: | |
| “I intend to support the Republican nominee,” Rubio said in an interview with CNN. “I signed a pledge, put my name on it, and said I would support the Republican nominee and that’s what I intend to do.” | |
| The Florida senator, who exited the race in March, nonetheless would not disavow the criticisms he leveled against Trump while competing against him in the Republican presidential race. | |
| “My differences with Donald — both my reservations about his campaign and my policies differences with him — are well documented and they remain,” Rubio said. | |
| “But I’m not going to sit here right now and become his chief critic over the next six months, because he deserves the opportunity to go forward and make his argument and try to win.” | |
| The interview was, in many ways, an exercise in contortions. | |
| Rubio struggled to reconcile his views with those of Trump, and deflected when confronted with positions that would indicate he was more in line with Hillary Clinton than Trump on issues such as foreign policy. | |
| The senator said he was more aligned with Trump in certain domestic areas, such as being pro-life, while adding: “You have to take the package holistically.” | |
| At the same time, Rubio hedged when asked if he planned to vote for the billionaire in November. | |
| “I intend to support the nominee,” he reiterated. | |
| Pressed again by host Jake Tapper on whether that meant casting a ballot in Trump’s favor, Rubio responded: “I’m not voting for Hillary Clinton. I’m not throwing away my vote.” | |
| He also stood by statements that included dubbing Trump as “an erratic con artist” who shouldn’t have access to nuclear codes, just one example among a bevy of sharp attacks Rubio and his campaign levied against the real estate mogul prior to the suspension of his campaign. | |
| “I know what I said during the campaign, I enunciated those things repeatedly. And voters chose a different direction. I stand by the things that I said,” Rubio said. “I don’t view my role over the next six months to just sit here and level charges against him.” | |
| Rubio added that he had not yet determined whether he would attend the Republican convention in Cleveland in July, but said his indecision was irrespective of Trump. And he maintained his reservations about Trump’s overall demeanor, saying he believed the former reality TV star would benefit from toning it down his rhetoric. | |
| “I think it would make it easier for him to get elected if he did,” Rubio said. | |
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| Clinton anticipates West Virginia loss – report | Clinton anticipates West Virginia loss – report |
| Averages of (a grand total of five) polls of the Democratic race in West Virginia have Bernie Sanders leading Hillary Clinton by four points. CNN reports that the Clinton campaign expects that tonight’s results will reveal the polls to be roughly accurate – though Sanders’ margin of victory may be bigger. | Averages of (a grand total of five) polls of the Democratic race in West Virginia have Bernie Sanders leading Hillary Clinton by four points. CNN reports that the Clinton campaign expects that tonight’s results will reveal the polls to be roughly accurate – though Sanders’ margin of victory may be bigger. |
| Clinton won West Virginia by a wide margin in 2008, but comments she made in March about putting coal companies out of business, in addition to the healthy anti-establishment sentiment in the Mountain State and a demographic advantage for Sanders, have diminished Clinton’s chances in 2016. | Clinton won West Virginia by a wide margin in 2008, but comments she made in March about putting coal companies out of business, in addition to the healthy anti-establishment sentiment in the Mountain State and a demographic advantage for Sanders, have diminished Clinton’s chances in 2016. |
| At a CNN town hall in March, Clinton said: | At a CNN town hall in March, Clinton said: |
| So for example, I’m the only candidate which has a policy about how to bring economic opportunity using clean renewable energy as the key into coal country. Because we’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business, right? | So for example, I’m the only candidate which has a policy about how to bring economic opportunity using clean renewable energy as the key into coal country. Because we’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business, right? |
| And we’re going to make it clear that we don’t want to forget those people. Those people labored in those mines for generations, losing their health, often losing their lives to turn on our lights and power our factories. | And we’re going to make it clear that we don’t want to forget those people. Those people labored in those mines for generations, losing their health, often losing their lives to turn on our lights and power our factories. |
| Early this month, Clinton branded the foregoing a “misstatement”: | Early this month, Clinton branded the foregoing a “misstatement”: |
| “I don’t know how to explain it other than what I said was totally out of context for what I meant because I have been talking about helping coal country for a very long time,” Clinton said. “It was a misstatement because what I was saying is the way things are going now, they will continue to lose jobs. It didn’t mean that we were going to do it. What I said is that is going to happen unless we take action to help and prevent it.” | “I don’t know how to explain it other than what I said was totally out of context for what I meant because I have been talking about helping coal country for a very long time,” Clinton said. “It was a misstatement because what I was saying is the way things are going now, they will continue to lose jobs. It didn’t mean that we were going to do it. What I said is that is going to happen unless we take action to help and prevent it.” |
| Sanders is holding a rally in Salem, Oregon tonight. Clinton is in Louisville, Kentucky, where her rally drew protesters: | Sanders is holding a rally in Salem, Oregon tonight. Clinton is in Louisville, Kentucky, where her rally drew protesters: |
| Group of anti-Hillary protesters shout into her event in Louisville. (Supporters inside shouted "Hill-a-ry!" back) pic.twitter.com/DzetNIJkvT | Group of anti-Hillary protesters shout into her event in Louisville. (Supporters inside shouted "Hill-a-ry!" back) pic.twitter.com/DzetNIJkvT |
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| Trump blames white nationalist delegate on 'database error' | Trump blames white nationalist delegate on 'database error' |
| The Trump campaign has released a statement on the inclusion on its California delegate slate of a well-known white nationalist who has been doing uninvited freelance work on behalf of the campaign for months. | The Trump campaign has released a statement on the inclusion on its California delegate slate of a well-known white nationalist who has been doing uninvited freelance work on behalf of the campaign for months. |
| It was a “database error,” the Trump camp says. | It was a “database error,” the Trump camp says. |
| Per NBC's @AliVitali the Trump campaign hereby says oops: pic.twitter.com/pIg4NvAJfk | Per NBC's @AliVitali the Trump campaign hereby says oops: pic.twitter.com/pIg4NvAJfk |
| Update: The Trump campaign’s “database error” explanation for the inclusion of a prominent white nationalist on its list of California delegates was preceded by a denial that the story was true. | Update: The Trump campaign’s “database error” explanation for the inclusion of a prominent white nationalist on its list of California delegates was preceded by a denial that the story was true. |
| FWIW, before blaming “database error” here’s what Trump spox Hope Hicks emailed first: "The report is totally false" pic.twitter.com/mEaElFdAkw | FWIW, before blaming “database error” here’s what Trump spox Hope Hicks emailed first: "The report is totally false" pic.twitter.com/mEaElFdAkw |
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| Polling station closure times | Polling station closure times |
| Polling stations close in West Virginia tonight at 7.30pm ET and in Nebraska at 9pm ET. Nebraska Democrats held caucuses in March, won by Bernie Sanders 57-43; tonight in the Cornhusker state it’s the Republicans’ turn (they’re holding a primary not a caucus). | Polling stations close in West Virginia tonight at 7.30pm ET and in Nebraska at 9pm ET. Nebraska Democrats held caucuses in March, won by Bernie Sanders 57-43; tonight in the Cornhusker state it’s the Republicans’ turn (they’re holding a primary not a caucus). |
| West Virginia awards 34 Republican delegates while Nebraska awards 36. On the Democratic side, West Virginia will award 29 pledged delegates and eight unpledged delegates. | West Virginia awards 34 Republican delegates while Nebraska awards 36. On the Democratic side, West Virginia will award 29 pledged delegates and eight unpledged delegates. |
| Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, but he’s still 169 delegates away from the majority threshold of 1,237. He won’t get there tonight, but he could, thanks to the Mountain State’s “loophole” primary system on the Republican side, win all or most of the 34 delegates at stake. | Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee, but he’s still 169 delegates away from the majority threshold of 1,237. He won’t get there tonight, but he could, thanks to the Mountain State’s “loophole” primary system on the Republican side, win all or most of the 34 delegates at stake. |
| A word about West Virginia’s unusual system for allocating Republican delegates: | A word about West Virginia’s unusual system for allocating Republican delegates: |
| Voters will directly elect delegates, whose names will be listed on ballots along with the candidates they’re tied to. But in fact voters will see two slates of delegates: one for the local congressional district, and one for the state at large. When the dust has cleared, the state will allocate 22 delegates at-large, nine from congressional districts and three who automatically go to the convention. You can read more, as always, at Frontloading HQ. | Voters will directly elect delegates, whose names will be listed on ballots along with the candidates they’re tied to. But in fact voters will see two slates of delegates: one for the local congressional district, and one for the state at large. When the dust has cleared, the state will allocate 22 delegates at-large, nine from congressional districts and three who automatically go to the convention. You can read more, as always, at Frontloading HQ. |
| Counting super-delegates, Hillary Clinton is 155 delegates away from the finish line: | Counting super-delegates, Hillary Clinton is 155 delegates away from the finish line: |
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| Trump picks prominent white nationalist as delegate | Trump picks prominent white nationalist as delegate |
| Donald Trump has selected the leader of a white nationalist party to be on his delegates list in California, Mother Jones revealed Tuesday: | Donald Trump has selected the leader of a white nationalist party to be on his delegates list in California, Mother Jones revealed Tuesday: |
| On Monday evening, California’s secretary of state published a list of delegates chosen by the Trump campaign for the upcoming Republican presidential primary in the state. Trump’s slate includes William Johnson, one of the country’s most prominent white nationalists. [...] | On Monday evening, California’s secretary of state published a list of delegates chosen by the Trump campaign for the upcoming Republican presidential primary in the state. Trump’s slate includes William Johnson, one of the country’s most prominent white nationalists. [...] |
| Johnson got the news that he had been selected by Trump in a congratulatory email sent to him by the campaign’s California Delegate Coordinator, Katie Lagomarsino. “I just hope to show how I can be mainstream and have these views,” Johnson tells Mother Jones. “I can be a white nationalist and be a strong supporter of Donald Trump and be a good example to everybody.” | Johnson got the news that he had been selected by Trump in a congratulatory email sent to him by the campaign’s California Delegate Coordinator, Katie Lagomarsino. “I just hope to show how I can be mainstream and have these views,” Johnson tells Mother Jones. “I can be a white nationalist and be a strong supporter of Donald Trump and be a good example to everybody.” |
| The Trump campaign did not comment for the story. In his application to be a delegate, Johnson described his background and activism, but did not use the term “white nationalist,” Mother Jones’ Josh Harkinson reports. Johnson drew national media attention in March for recording white nationalist robocalls asking people to vote for Trump. A typical call included the line: | The Trump campaign did not comment for the story. In his application to be a delegate, Johnson described his background and activism, but did not use the term “white nationalist,” Mother Jones’ Josh Harkinson reports. Johnson drew national media attention in March for recording white nationalist robocalls asking people to vote for Trump. A typical call included the line: |
| The white race is being replaced by other peoples in America and in all white countries. Donald Trump stands strong as a nationalist. | The white race is being replaced by other peoples in America and in all white countries. Donald Trump stands strong as a nationalist. |
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| Hillary Clinton’s campaign has dropped a new ad in major Kentucky markets that focuses on her foreign policy bona fides - an area where Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is seen as less adept. | Hillary Clinton’s campaign has dropped a new ad in major Kentucky markets that focuses on her foreign policy bona fides - an area where Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is seen as less adept. |
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| Rush Limbaugh, on Donald Trump: | Rush Limbaugh, on Donald Trump: |
| How about this: American politics is determined by trolls on the internet today - maybe not determined, but internet trolls have a lot of say about what people are thought of. Well, Trump is an internet troll. With all of his tweeting, Trump is one of those guys. Trump has brought the internet troll to the campaign. Now, there’s a negative connotation to internet trolls, but at the same time, this is becoming mainstream. This kind of speech pattern, the way people speak, this is common on the internet, this is the kind of stuff that people say everyday everywhere on the internet multiple times a day, and nothing happens to them. | How about this: American politics is determined by trolls on the internet today - maybe not determined, but internet trolls have a lot of say about what people are thought of. Well, Trump is an internet troll. With all of his tweeting, Trump is one of those guys. Trump has brought the internet troll to the campaign. Now, there’s a negative connotation to internet trolls, but at the same time, this is becoming mainstream. This kind of speech pattern, the way people speak, this is common on the internet, this is the kind of stuff that people say everyday everywhere on the internet multiple times a day, and nothing happens to them. |
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| Calum Marsh | Calum Marsh |
| In March, a poll found that nearly 20% of Americans would consider moving to Canada if a Trump presidency comes to pass. Well, the dream doesn’t have to be mere fantasy any longer. A new company has arrived that intends to help whisk the country’s jaded abroad. | In March, a poll found that nearly 20% of Americans would consider moving to Canada if a Trump presidency comes to pass. Well, the dream doesn’t have to be mere fantasy any longer. A new company has arrived that intends to help whisk the country’s jaded abroad. |
| Maple Match is a matchmaking service like none other. In the words of its website, it “makes it easy for Americans to find the ideal Canadian partner to save them from the unfathomable horror of a Trump presidency”. The app, in other words, wants to help Trump-averse singles find love – and perhaps a new country to call home. At the moment, eager singles can sign up for early access when the dating app launches properly. And when it does, many thousands of unhappy Americans and generous Canadians will be paired. | Maple Match is a matchmaking service like none other. In the words of its website, it “makes it easy for Americans to find the ideal Canadian partner to save them from the unfathomable horror of a Trump presidency”. The app, in other words, wants to help Trump-averse singles find love – and perhaps a new country to call home. At the moment, eager singles can sign up for early access when the dating app launches properly. And when it does, many thousands of unhappy Americans and generous Canadians will be paired. |
| The service’s founder is Joe Goldman, a 25-year-old education research and budding entrepreneur based in Austin, Texas. A self-described man of “liberal persuasions” living in a red state, Goldman says he has a natural affinity forCanada and its progressive leftwing image. Maple Match is a manifestation of his dual passions: connecting different people and his neighbors to the north. “When this election came about and I started seeing Donald Trump and the rise of his candidacy I started getting concerned, just like anybody else,” he said. “I thought it might be interesting to try something like this out.” | The service’s founder is Joe Goldman, a 25-year-old education research and budding entrepreneur based in Austin, Texas. A self-described man of “liberal persuasions” living in a red state, Goldman says he has a natural affinity forCanada and its progressive leftwing image. Maple Match is a manifestation of his dual passions: connecting different people and his neighbors to the north. “When this election came about and I started seeing Donald Trump and the rise of his candidacy I started getting concerned, just like anybody else,” he said. “I thought it might be interesting to try something like this out.” |
| At first his ambitions were modest: “Last week I had a hundred page views and I thought that was a great – I made a hundred people smile.” But then virality transformed Maple Match into an international craze. Last Friday, Maple Match was getting 200 sign-up requests an hour. Today nearly 5,000 singles have signed up for Maple Match – and the app hasn’t even launched. | At first his ambitions were modest: “Last week I had a hundred page views and I thought that was a great – I made a hundred people smile.” But then virality transformed Maple Match into an international craze. Last Friday, Maple Match was getting 200 sign-up requests an hour. Today nearly 5,000 singles have signed up for Maple Match – and the app hasn’t even launched. |
| Related: Maple Match: service helps Trump-fleeing Americans find love in Canada | Related: Maple Match: service helps Trump-fleeing Americans find love in Canada |
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| We have more background on former presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s conference call with Christian supporters today, in which his wife Heidi compared her husband’s presidential campaign to the fight against slavery. | We have more background on former presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s conference call with Christian supporters today, in which his wife Heidi compared her husband’s presidential campaign to the fight against slavery. |
| According to the Texas Tribune, Heidi Cruz was on a conference call with the campaign’s National Prayer Team when she likened the Texas senator’s political career to the abolitionist movement that ended chattel slavery in the US. | According to the Texas Tribune, Heidi Cruz was on a conference call with the campaign’s National Prayer Team when she likened the Texas senator’s political career to the abolitionist movement that ended chattel slavery in the US. |
| “I don’t want you to feel like any of this was in vain,” she told her husband’s supporters. “I believe in the power of prayer. This doesn’t always happen on the timing of man, and God does not work in four-year segments.” | “I don’t want you to feel like any of this was in vain,” she told her husband’s supporters. “I believe in the power of prayer. This doesn’t always happen on the timing of man, and God does not work in four-year segments.” |
| “Be full of faith and so full of joy that this team was chosen to fight a long battle,” she continued. Think that slavery - it took 25 years to defeat slavery. That is a lot longer than four years.” | “Be full of faith and so full of joy that this team was chosen to fight a long battle,” she continued. Think that slavery - it took 25 years to defeat slavery. That is a lot longer than four years.” |
| The comments, in addition to sparking criticism of the comparison of a partisan political campaign with the fight against slavery, also seemed to indicate that, for the Cruzes, the fight for the White House has only begun. | The comments, in addition to sparking criticism of the comparison of a partisan political campaign with the fight against slavery, also seemed to indicate that, for the Cruzes, the fight for the White House has only begun. |
| “We are not only keeping this band together, we have been having meetings five hours a day since the time we dropped out,” Heidi said. “Every single person in our leadership team in our campaign, Ted and I will probably be working with on a weekly basis in the next four years.” | “We are not only keeping this band together, we have been having meetings five hours a day since the time we dropped out,” Heidi said. “Every single person in our leadership team in our campaign, Ted and I will probably be working with on a weekly basis in the next four years.” |
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| Donald Trump is previewing his planned attacks on former secretary of state Hillary Clinton via a video on Instagram today. The line: Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi. | Donald Trump is previewing his planned attacks on former secretary of state Hillary Clinton via a video on Instagram today. The line: Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi. |
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| House speaker Paul Ryan’s primary challenger, businessman Paul Nehlen, faces an uphill battle in seeking to unseat the popular Republican leader in his home district. This might explain why he has endorsed an article in Breitbart News that seeks to label Ryan as a hypocrite for opposing Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim travel and immigration to the US... because he sends his children to parochial school. | House speaker Paul Ryan’s primary challenger, businessman Paul Nehlen, faces an uphill battle in seeking to unseat the popular Republican leader in his home district. This might explain why he has endorsed an article in Breitbart News that seeks to label Ryan as a hypocrite for opposing Donald Trump’s proposed ban on Muslim travel and immigration to the US... because he sends his children to parochial school. |
| Truth. Paul Ryan is perfectly okay risking American's safety, but for himself...not so much. @BreitbartNews https://t.co/n6XE0BMoe6 | Truth. Paul Ryan is perfectly okay risking American's safety, but for himself...not so much. @BreitbartNews https://t.co/n6XE0BMoe6 |
| In the article - which really should be read in its entirety - Breitbart writer Julia Hahn proposes that, because Ryan’s children attend a private Catholic school, Ryan has no leg to stand on in opposing religious tests for entry to the US. | In the article - which really should be read in its entirety - Breitbart writer Julia Hahn proposes that, because Ryan’s children attend a private Catholic school, Ryan has no leg to stand on in opposing religious tests for entry to the US. |
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| Ted Cruz and Heidi Cruz just addressed their “National Prayer Team” on a conference call, during which Heidi dropped this: | Ted Cruz and Heidi Cruz just addressed their “National Prayer Team” on a conference call, during which Heidi dropped this: |
| .@HeidiSCruz compares her husband's journey to slavery: "It took 25 years to defeat slavery. That is a lot longer than four years." | .@HeidiSCruz compares her husband's journey to slavery: "It took 25 years to defeat slavery. That is a lot longer than four years." |
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| Ben Jacobs | Ben Jacobs |
| Ted Cruz refused to commit his support to Donald Trump as the Republican nominee on Tuesday, and did not rule out resurrecting his campaign for president despite having dropped out of the race last week. | Ted Cruz refused to commit his support to Donald Trump as the Republican nominee on Tuesday, and did not rule out resurrecting his campaign for president despite having dropped out of the race last week. |
| In an interview with Glenn Beck, the Texas senator said that picking a presidential candidate “is not a choice that we as voters have to make today”. Cruz pointed out there are still two months until the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and six months until the general election, saying “we need to watch and see what the candidates say and do”. | In an interview with Glenn Beck, the Texas senator said that picking a presidential candidate “is not a choice that we as voters have to make today”. Cruz pointed out there are still two months until the Republican National Convention in Cleveland and six months until the general election, saying “we need to watch and see what the candidates say and do”. |
| Although Cruz had long committed to supporting the Republican nominee in the past, his tone changed after Trump repeatedly made personal attacks against Cruz and his family. | Although Cruz had long committed to supporting the Republican nominee in the past, his tone changed after Trump repeatedly made personal attacks against Cruz and his family. |
| The businessman branded his rival “Lyin Ted”, threatened to “spill the beans” on his wife while implying she was unattractive, and accused Cruz’s father of involvement in the assassination of John F Kennedy. While Cruz once calledTrump “a friend” and “terrific”, he held an abrupt press conference hours before ending his campaign where he derided Trump as a “serial philanderer”, an “amoral pathological liar”, and a “braggadocious arrogant buffoon.” | The businessman branded his rival “Lyin Ted”, threatened to “spill the beans” on his wife while implying she was unattractive, and accused Cruz’s father of involvement in the assassination of John F Kennedy. While Cruz once calledTrump “a friend” and “terrific”, he held an abrupt press conference hours before ending his campaign where he derided Trump as a “serial philanderer”, an “amoral pathological liar”, and a “braggadocious arrogant buffoon.” |
| Cruz also would not rule out returning to the campaign trail if “there’s a path to victory”. The Texas senator suspended his campaign after losing the Indiana primary on 3 May by a margin of 53%-37%, and said that with the loss he no longer saw a path forward to the Republican nomination. On Tuesday Cruz told Beck: “If that changes, we will certainly respond accordingly.” | Cruz also would not rule out returning to the campaign trail if “there’s a path to victory”. The Texas senator suspended his campaign after losing the Indiana primary on 3 May by a margin of 53%-37%, and said that with the loss he no longer saw a path forward to the Republican nomination. On Tuesday Cruz told Beck: “If that changes, we will certainly respond accordingly.” |
| However, Cruz’s campaign had a well-organized effort to put his supporters into positions of power among Republican delegates, who will elect the party’s nominee at the national convention in Cleveland this July. This effort means that although Trump is the only candidate left in the Republican primary, pro-Cruz supporters will have significant influence on the convention floor, and that his delegates will probably hold control of crucial committees, such as those that write the convention rules and design the party’s platform. | However, Cruz’s campaign had a well-organized effort to put his supporters into positions of power among Republican delegates, who will elect the party’s nominee at the national convention in Cleveland this July. This effort means that although Trump is the only candidate left in the Republican primary, pro-Cruz supporters will have significant influence on the convention floor, and that his delegates will probably hold control of crucial committees, such as those that write the convention rules and design the party’s platform. |
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| Republican congressman Darrell Issa has penned an editorial in The Hill today calling on party members who are still holding back on endorsing Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nomination to “get on the Trump Train.” | Republican congressman Darrell Issa has penned an editorial in The Hill today calling on party members who are still holding back on endorsing Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nomination to “get on the Trump Train.” |
| “I don’t dismiss their strong views, but I hope they’ll soon come to their senses,” Issa wrote of Republicans who are refusing to endorse Trump. “Republicans need to step back, take stock and think carefully about the stakes in this election.” | “I don’t dismiss their strong views, but I hope they’ll soon come to their senses,” Issa wrote of Republicans who are refusing to endorse Trump. “Republicans need to step back, take stock and think carefully about the stakes in this election.” |
| “Elections are choices, and this year provides as clear an option between two candidates as any time in recent memory,” Issa continued. “Donald Trump is the obvious choice for every American suffering from eight years of disastrous economic policies and anti-job regulations that have caused continuous pain to tens of millions of people. He is also the only option left for those truly harmed by Obamacare or alarmed at a failed foreign policy that has weakened our military, betrayed our allies and clearly made us less safe at home and around the world.” | “Elections are choices, and this year provides as clear an option between two candidates as any time in recent memory,” Issa continued. “Donald Trump is the obvious choice for every American suffering from eight years of disastrous economic policies and anti-job regulations that have caused continuous pain to tens of millions of people. He is also the only option left for those truly harmed by Obamacare or alarmed at a failed foreign policy that has weakened our military, betrayed our allies and clearly made us less safe at home and around the world.” |
| “This time requires updated thinking about our party and its place in American governance. As Trump makes his unifying trip Wednesday to Capitol Hill, Republicans need to get real and admit hard truths.” | “This time requires updated thinking about our party and its place in American governance. As Trump makes his unifying trip Wednesday to Capitol Hill, Republicans need to get real and admit hard truths.” |
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| Donald Trump has taken a swipe at Republicans who have preemptively ruled out serving as his vice presidential candidate, in an apparent reference to Florida senator Marco Rubio’s declaration that Trump would “be best served by a running mate and by surrogates who fully embrace his campaign.” | Donald Trump has taken a swipe at Republicans who have preemptively ruled out serving as his vice presidential candidate, in an apparent reference to Florida senator Marco Rubio’s declaration that Trump would “be best served by a running mate and by surrogates who fully embrace his campaign.” |
| It is only the people that were never asked to be VP that tell the press that they will not take the position. | It is only the people that were never asked to be VP that tell the press that they will not take the position. |
| As of last week, Trump was open to Rubio serving as his running mate. | As of last week, Trump was open to Rubio serving as his running mate. |
| “Marco’s a good guy, a really nice guy, and I like him,” Trump told Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier. “But not necessarily with respect to any position, but it could happen.” | “Marco’s a good guy, a really nice guy, and I like him,” Trump told Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier. “But not necessarily with respect to any position, but it could happen.” |
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| Sam Thielman | Sam Thielman |
| Budweiser has one-upped Donald Trump’s promise to make America great again by making America beer. Beginning later this month, the script that usually reads “Budweiser” on the brewing company’s cans and bottle labels will read “America.” The label change will stay in effect through to the election in November. | Budweiser has one-upped Donald Trump’s promise to make America great again by making America beer. Beginning later this month, the script that usually reads “Budweiser” on the brewing company’s cans and bottle labels will read “America.” The label change will stay in effect through to the election in November. |
| Budweiser regularly redesigns its logo along patriotic themes to coincide with major sporting events, often around Olympic Games hosted stateside, but this is the first time the company has effectively changed the name of its flagship product. In a press release, the brewery mentioned several upcoming events, notably the Olympics taking place elsewhere in the Americas this summer – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – and of course the deeply contentious US election itself. | Budweiser regularly redesigns its logo along patriotic themes to coincide with major sporting events, often around Olympic Games hosted stateside, but this is the first time the company has effectively changed the name of its flagship product. In a press release, the brewery mentioned several upcoming events, notably the Olympics taking place elsewhere in the Americas this summer – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – and of course the deeply contentious US election itself. |
| The change is US-centric to the core, though. The label’s typeface will stay the same, but the words will change: “America” for “Budweiser,” “e pluribus unum” (out of many, one, the motto of the US) for “The King of Beers,” and where the lager’s label usually contains boilerplate extolling the virtues of its “exclusive Beechwood Aging”, the lyrics to The Star-Spangled Banner. | The change is US-centric to the core, though. The label’s typeface will stay the same, but the words will change: “America” for “Budweiser,” “e pluribus unum” (out of many, one, the motto of the US) for “The King of Beers,” and where the lager’s label usually contains boilerplate extolling the virtues of its “exclusive Beechwood Aging”, the lyrics to The Star-Spangled Banner. |
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| Ted Cruz floats restarting presidential campaign | Ted Cruz floats restarting presidential campaign |
| Texas senator and recently suspended presidential candidate Ted Cruz put forward the possibility of restarting his presidential campaign if he wins tonight’s Republican primary in Nebraska. | Texas senator and recently suspended presidential candidate Ted Cruz put forward the possibility of restarting his presidential campaign if he wins tonight’s Republican primary in Nebraska. |
| Speaking on Glenn Beck’s radio show, Cruz said that although he doesn’t expect to win in Nebraska tonight, he’s open to changing gears if he feels that there is a path to victory. | Speaking on Glenn Beck’s radio show, Cruz said that although he doesn’t expect to win in Nebraska tonight, he’s open to changing gears if he feels that there is a path to victory. |
| “Listen, let’s be very clear: If there is a path to victory, we launched this campaign intending to win,” Cruz said. “The reason we suspended our campaign was that with the Indiana loss, I felt there was no path to victory. If that changes, we will certainly respond accordingly.” | “Listen, let’s be very clear: If there is a path to victory, we launched this campaign intending to win,” Cruz said. “The reason we suspended our campaign was that with the Indiana loss, I felt there was no path to victory. If that changes, we will certainly respond accordingly.” |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.11pm BST | at 5.11pm BST |