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| West Virginia and Nebraska voters head to the polls – campaign live | West Virginia and Nebraska voters head to the polls – campaign live |
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| A Silicon Valley billionaire who is one of the top libertarian mega-donors in Republican politics will be a delegate for Donald Trump. | |
| Peter Thiel, who was a cofounder of PayPal and owns a substantial stake in Facebook, is on the ballot in California as a Republican delegate for Trump in the San Francisco-based 12th congressional district. Thiel’s name was on a list submitted to the California secretary of state’s office by the Trump campaign as an approved candidate. | |
| With Trump facing no active opposition as the presumptive Republican nominee, Thiel is a near certainty to be elected in the state’s 7 June primary. | |
| A longtime Republican contributor, Thiel was one of the biggest donors to Ron Paul’s Super Pac in 2012. An openly gay yet avowed ideological libertarian, Thiel has previously given to a host of Republican candidates as well to unconventional projects like the Seasteading Institute, which seeks to build floating cities in international waters. | |
| In a 2014 interview with the Daily Caller, Thiel criticized Trump as “sort of symptomatic of everything that is wrong with New York City”. However, Thiel does share certain ideological beliefs with Trump. The Silicon Valley billionaire is very hawkish on immigration and in 2008 reportedly made a $1m donation to Numbers USA, a group that advocates for reduced immigration to the United States. Numbers USA has praised Trump’s immigration plan and given the presumptive nominee an A-rating. | |
| Related: Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, to be delegate for Donald Trump | |
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| Texas senator Ted Cruz’s presidential campaign may be in mothballs, but that isn’t stopping a music licensing company from suing his now-defunct campaign over background music it used in two videos. | |
| Audiosocket, a Seattle-based music licensing outfit, filed the lawsuit yesterday in a Seattle district court against Cruz for President and advertising firm Madison McQueen, alleging that an agreement between Audiosocket and McQueen barred the use of its songs for political purposes. | |
| The instrumental songs were allegedly used in two Cruz campaign videos: “Victories” and “Best to Come.” The lawsuit seeks hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages. | |
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| Hillary Clinton has shrugged off reporters’ questions about Republican rival Donald Trump’s attacks over the weekend on her personal life and her husband’s infidelities. | Hillary Clinton has shrugged off reporters’ questions about Republican rival Donald Trump’s attacks over the weekend on her personal life and her husband’s infidelities. |
| Clinton said she would keep the conversation on campaign issues, following an event in Stone Ridge, Virginia, with women and families. “I’m running my campaign. I’m not running against him. He’s doing a fine job of doing that himself,” she said. | Clinton said she would keep the conversation on campaign issues, following an event in Stone Ridge, Virginia, with women and families. “I’m running my campaign. I’m not running against him. He’s doing a fine job of doing that himself,” she said. |
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| Donald Trump, who has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, has suggested that he would make an exception for London’s newly elected Muslim mayor - and the mayor isn’t interested. | Donald Trump, who has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, has suggested that he would make an exception for London’s newly elected Muslim mayor - and the mayor isn’t interested. |
| “There will always be exceptions,” the presumptive Republican nominee said in an interview, when asked how his controversial proposal would apply to Sadiq Khan, the son of a Pakistani immigrant bus driver and a seamstress, who was sworn in as London’s mayor on Saturday. | “There will always be exceptions,” the presumptive Republican nominee said in an interview, when asked how his controversial proposal would apply to Sadiq Khan, the son of a Pakistani immigrant bus driver and a seamstress, who was sworn in as London’s mayor on Saturday. |
| Trump said he was pleased to see Khan elected. “I was happy to see that,” Trump said. “I think it’s a very good thing, and I hope he does a very good job because frankly that would be very, very good. You lead by example, always lead by example. If he does a good job … that would be a terrific thing.” | Trump said he was pleased to see Khan elected. “I was happy to see that,” Trump said. “I think it’s a very good thing, and I hope he does a very good job because frankly that would be very, very good. You lead by example, always lead by example. If he does a good job … that would be a terrific thing.” |
| “This isn’t just about me – it’s about my friends, my family and everyone who comes from a background similar to mine, anywhere in the world,” Khan told the Guardian. | “This isn’t just about me – it’s about my friends, my family and everyone who comes from a background similar to mine, anywhere in the world,” Khan told the Guardian. |
| “Donald Trump’s ignorant view of Islam could make both our countries less safe – it risks alienating mainstream Muslims around the world and plays into the hands of the extremists. Donald Trump and those around him think that western liberal values are incompatible with mainstream Islam – London has proved him wrong.” | “Donald Trump’s ignorant view of Islam could make both our countries less safe – it risks alienating mainstream Muslims around the world and plays into the hands of the extremists. Donald Trump and those around him think that western liberal values are incompatible with mainstream Islam – London has proved him wrong.” |
| Khan had said he wanted to go to the US in an interview with Time, but said that he would have to visit before January in case Trump was elected president and enacted his proposed ban on Muslim travel and immigration to the county. | Khan had said he wanted to go to the US in an interview with Time, but said that he would have to visit before January in case Trump was elected president and enacted his proposed ban on Muslim travel and immigration to the county. |
| “If Donald Trump becomes the president I’ll be stopped from going there by virtue of my faith, which means I can’t engage with American mayors and swap ideas,” Khan said. | “If Donald Trump becomes the president I’ll be stopped from going there by virtue of my faith, which means I can’t engage with American mayors and swap ideas,” Khan said. |
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| Donald Trump more popular than hemorrhoids, less popular than Nickelback | Donald Trump more popular than hemorrhoids, less popular than Nickelback |
| Public Policy Polling is having a bit of fun with its latest round of polling, stepping beyond the usual “favorable/unfavorable” paradigm to ask voters a series of head-to-head faceoffs between presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump with things such as root canals, cockroaches, and hipsters. | Public Policy Polling is having a bit of fun with its latest round of polling, stepping beyond the usual “favorable/unfavorable” paradigm to ask voters a series of head-to-head faceoffs between presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump with things such as root canals, cockroaches, and hipsters. |
| The results: Trump beats out hemorrhoids (45% to 39%) and cockroaches (46% to 42%) but loses to traffic jams (40% to 47%), lice (28% to 54%) and Nickelback (34% to 39%). | The results: Trump beats out hemorrhoids (45% to 39%) and cockroaches (46% to 42%) but loses to traffic jams (40% to 47%), lice (28% to 54%) and Nickelback (34% to 39%). |
| On the more serious side, PPP’s newest national poll finds that Republicans are just as unified around Trump as Democrats are unified around Hillary Clinton, spelling a much more competitive general election race than one might think. | On the more serious side, PPP’s newest national poll finds that Republicans are just as unified around Trump as Democrats are unified around Hillary Clinton, spelling a much more competitive general election race than one might think. |
| Nearly three-quarters of Republicans - 72% - say that they’re comfortable with Trump as their nominee, functionally identical to the 75% of Democrats say that they would be comfortable with Clinton as their nominee. | Nearly three-quarters of Republicans - 72% - say that they’re comfortable with Trump as their nominee, functionally identical to the 75% of Democrats say that they would be comfortable with Clinton as their nominee. |
| As for general election prospects, Clinton leads Trump 42% to 38% when the ticket includes with Libertarian Gary Johnson at 4% and Green Party candidate Jill Stein at 2%. In a head-to-head match between Clinton and Trump, the former secretary of state’s lead expands to 47% to Trump’s 41%. | As for general election prospects, Clinton leads Trump 42% to 38% when the ticket includes with Libertarian Gary Johnson at 4% and Green Party candidate Jill Stein at 2%. In a head-to-head match between Clinton and Trump, the former secretary of state’s lead expands to 47% to Trump’s 41%. |
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| Obama to become first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima | Obama to become first sitting US president to visit Hiroshima |
| Barack Obama has announced he will visit Hiroshima, Japan, becoming the first sitting president to visit the site where the US dropped an atomic bomb in 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people the final days of the second world war. | Barack Obama has announced he will visit Hiroshima, Japan, becoming the first sitting president to visit the site where the US dropped an atomic bomb in 1945, killing an estimated 140,000 people the final days of the second world war. |
| The White House confirmed the visit in a statement, saying Obama’s visit will “highlight his continued commitment to pursuing peace and security in a world without nuclear weapons”. Obama will be joined with prime minister Shinzo Abe, who is hosting the G7 summit in Ise-Shima later this month. | The White House confirmed the visit in a statement, saying Obama’s visit will “highlight his continued commitment to pursuing peace and security in a world without nuclear weapons”. Obama will be joined with prime minister Shinzo Abe, who is hosting the G7 summit in Ise-Shima later this month. |
| Earlier this month, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the president does not believe the US should apologize for its use of atom bombs on Japan in 1945, a point reiterated by national security adviser Ben Rhodes this morning. | Earlier this month, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the president does not believe the US should apologize for its use of atom bombs on Japan in 1945, a point reiterated by national security adviser Ben Rhodes this morning. |
| Obama “will not revisit the decision to use the atomic bomb at the end of World War II”, Rhodes wrote in a post on Medium. “This visit will offer an opportunity to honor the memory of all innocents who were lost during the war.” | Obama “will not revisit the decision to use the atomic bomb at the end of World War II”, Rhodes wrote in a post on Medium. “This visit will offer an opportunity to honor the memory of all innocents who were lost during the war.” |
| Rhodes added that the visit aids the reconciliation between the US and Japan, and the nations’ mutual commitment to reducing the “the role of nuclear weapons in our security and in the policies of other global powers”. | Rhodes added that the visit aids the reconciliation between the US and Japan, and the nations’ mutual commitment to reducing the “the role of nuclear weapons in our security and in the policies of other global powers”. |
| In April, secretary of state John Kerry visited the site, where he made an emotional speech. “It tugs at all of your sensibilities as a human being. It reminds everybody of the extraordinary complexity of choices in war and of what war does to people, to communities, to countries, to the world,” he said. | In April, secretary of state John Kerry visited the site, where he made an emotional speech. “It tugs at all of your sensibilities as a human being. It reminds everybody of the extraordinary complexity of choices in war and of what war does to people, to communities, to countries, to the world,” he said. |
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| Poll: Donald Trump effectively tied with Hillary Clinton in key swing states | Poll: Donald Trump effectively tied with Hillary Clinton in key swing states |
| Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
| It’s going to be a long 183 days, if Quinnipiac University’s latest survey is any indication. | It’s going to be a long 183 days, if Quinnipiac University’s latest survey is any indication. |
| Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton are functionally tied in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to a survey released this morning, a preview of some hard fighting for three of the most consequential swing states in the county. | Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton are functionally tied in Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to a survey released this morning, a preview of some hard fighting for three of the most consequential swing states in the county. |
| In Florida, Clinton leads Trump 43% to 42%; in Ohio, Trump leads Clinton 43% to 39%; in Pennsylvania, Clinton leads Trump 43% to 42%. | In Florida, Clinton leads Trump 43% to 42%; in Ohio, Trump leads Clinton 43% to 39%; in Pennsylvania, Clinton leads Trump 43% to 42%. |
| Important sidenote: Quinnipiac’s number set is not in keeping with the majority of polling done in these states, which show a more comfortable lead for Clinton in all three states, in part because it predicts a higher percentage of white voters than in previous elections, as well as an older voting populace than in previous elections, key ingredients for a higher Republican turnout. | Important sidenote: Quinnipiac’s number set is not in keeping with the majority of polling done in these states, which show a more comfortable lead for Clinton in all three states, in part because it predicts a higher percentage of white voters than in previous elections, as well as an older voting populace than in previous elections, key ingredients for a higher Republican turnout. |
| It’s also worth noting that Quinnipiac had the worst track record of predicting primary elections this cycle, including getting the Ohio Democratic primary wrong by a nine-point margin. | It’s also worth noting that Quinnipiac had the worst track record of predicting primary elections this cycle, including getting the Ohio Democratic primary wrong by a nine-point margin. |
| Worth noting that Quinnipiac had by far the worst predictive track record in the primaries, per @bpolitics analysis pic.twitter.com/KXjeWStKsH | Worth noting that Quinnipiac had by far the worst predictive track record in the primaries, per @bpolitics analysis pic.twitter.com/KXjeWStKsH |
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| Good morning, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. | Good morning, and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. |
| Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are facing off in the West Virginia primary today, with 29 delegates at stake. With a relatively small delegate count, to be split proportionally between the two candidates, the Mountain State’s primary is not likely to change the current trajectory of the race for the Democratic nomination. | Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are facing off in the West Virginia primary today, with 29 delegates at stake. With a relatively small delegate count, to be split proportionally between the two candidates, the Mountain State’s primary is not likely to change the current trajectory of the race for the Democratic nomination. |
| There are two Republican primaries today, in West Virginia and Nebraska, although the road has been paved for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to claim his party’s nomination regardless of the outcome. | There are two Republican primaries today, in West Virginia and Nebraska, although the road has been paved for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to claim his party’s nomination regardless of the outcome. |
| Polls close at 7.30pm ET in West Virginia and 9pm ET in Nebraska – stay tuned tonight for minute-by-minute updates on the state of both races. The Guardian’s Dan Roberts will be monitoring the results of tonight’s West Virginia primary, where Sanders is expected to see a win in coal county. | Polls close at 7.30pm ET in West Virginia and 9pm ET in Nebraska – stay tuned tonight for minute-by-minute updates on the state of both races. The Guardian’s Dan Roberts will be monitoring the results of tonight’s West Virginia primary, where Sanders is expected to see a win in coal county. |
| Today’s primaries have largely been upstaged, however, by drama in Washington DC ahead of Trump’s meeting with House speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday. After Ryan offered to relinquish his role as chairman of the Republican convention if Trump so wishes, the meeting is seen as an important step in repairing the damage in party morale ahead of the general election campaign. | Today’s primaries have largely been upstaged, however, by drama in Washington DC ahead of Trump’s meeting with House speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday. After Ryan offered to relinquish his role as chairman of the Republican convention if Trump so wishes, the meeting is seen as an important step in repairing the damage in party morale ahead of the general election campaign. |
| Sanders’ supporters, whose candidate is still in the race if almost mathematically out, are wavering in their support for the eventual the Democratic candidate if it’s not the Vermont senator. In California, at least, there are Sanders supporters willing to support Trump over Clinton. | Sanders’ supporters, whose candidate is still in the race if almost mathematically out, are wavering in their support for the eventual the Democratic candidate if it’s not the Vermont senator. In California, at least, there are Sanders supporters willing to support Trump over Clinton. |
| Florida senator Marco Rubio will be on-air on CNN this afternoon at 4 pm ET, where he’ll discuss Trump and open up for first time since dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination. | Florida senator Marco Rubio will be on-air on CNN this afternoon at 4 pm ET, where he’ll discuss Trump and open up for first time since dropping out of the race for the Republican nomination. |
| And with that, let’s get started! | And with that, let’s get started! |