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May 31, 2016
The dilemma Trump poses
(Paul Mirengoff) Michael Gerson's latest column attacking Donald Trump bemoans the fact that Marco Rubio has endorsed the tycoon and the prospect that Paul Ryan soon may do so. More on that later. The passage from Gerson that caught my eye is this one: Here is the problem in sum: Republicans have not been given the option of choosing the lesser of two evils. The GOP has selected someone who is unfit
Obama administration: Zika virus fight needs quick, generous spending
The White House accused Republicans of being indifferent to pregnant women and their unborn babies by refusing to spend the nearly $2 billion President Obama wants freed up to fight the Zika virus, escalating the fracas in Washington over spending.
Members of Congress say the administration needs far less than ...
VA Insists On Paper Records, Slowing Payments To Private Docs But Creating Union Jobs
Spent $127 million to move to an automated system, then scrapped the project
Via: The Daily Caller
Crunch Report | Marketo Bought For $1.8 Billion
Marketo bought by Vista Equity partners for $1.79 Billion dollars, Paypal is halting operations in Turkey after not being able to get a license, Iran wants messaging apps to throw Iranian citizens data on Iranian servers, Sirin Labs unveils a $14,000 privacy smart phone. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Trump Looks to RNC for Rapid Response Assist
The presumptive Republican presidential nominee's staffers huddled with members of the Republican National Committee this week to lay out a communications strategy.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Inside the Beltway: Activists showcase cause with 'all hemp' luncheon
Press, the public and politicians pay attention to marijuana legalization. Now they can also take a peek at "industrial cannabis" — or hemp. The groups Vote Hemp and the Hemp Industries Association have planned a unique outreach on Wednesday in the nation's capital for journalists and the legislatively minded.
They ...
SeedPlus is an early-stage fund focused on finding global startups in Southeast Asia
There's a new early-stage fund in town — town being Southeast Asia. Singapore-based Jungle Ventures, the VC firm that launched a $100 million fund last year, today announced a new fund focused on seed stage investments in the region. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Mitt Romney Says David French Is 'Honorable, Intelligent'
Mitt Romney says conservative lawyer David French is an "honorable, intelligent and patriotic person," according to Twitter post. "I look forward to following what he has to say," Romney says NOTE: Two GOP sources familiar with Bill Kristol's efforts to recruit an independent presidential candidate tell Bloomberg Politics that French is the person Kristol has in mind Earlier: Kristol Eyes Conservative Lawyer David French for Independent Presidential Run
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Judge Andrew Hanen scaring illegals away from Obama's amnesty, administration says
The Obama administration accused a federal judge Tuesday of sowing "fear and confusion" among illegal immigrants, potentially scaring them away from signing up for President Obama's deportation amnesty by demanding immigration officials submit names of tens of thousands of migrants who've already enrolled.
Justice Department lawyers also asked Judge Andrew ...
Ta-Nehisi Coates Gooses His Home Value With Racial Pity Party
Black lives matter for real estate prices
Via: The Daily Caller
The app to nowhere
Smartphone apps have improved convenience for public transportation in many urban centers. In Washington, DC, riders can download apps to help them figure out where to go, when to show up and how long to wait for a bus or train. However, the problem with public transport in DC is not the lack of modern, helpful and timely information. The problem is that the Metro subway system is on fire. Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Why Does It Matter For Hillary Clinton to Win California?
Democratic strategists Bob Shrum and Bill Carrick discuss David French as a potential independent candidate and the Democratic race in California on "With All Due Respect."
Source: Bloomberg Politics
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Part 2
(Steven Hayward) Last week the Obama administration announced new regulations designed to raise the wages of hundreds of thousands of salaried employees by re-classifying them in ways that make them eligible for overtime. This is the same logic of supposing that you can lift yourself up by standing in a bucket and pulling up on the handle. Even the New York Times has noticed that this regulation is going to be counter-productive,
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Xbox One price drops to $299 just in time before unveiling slim Xbox One at E3
Microsoft just dropped the price of its gaming console. The Xbox One now costs $299 in the U.S. with a 500GB hard drive, or €299 in Europe. For $319, you get a 1TB hard drive. And bundles also get a $50 price cut. Interestingly, this news comes right before E3. Microsoft is set to announce a new, slimmer Xbox One. Rumor has it Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Trump News Conference: Donations to Veterans' Groups
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a news conference in New York about his donations to veterans' groups. (Source: Bloomberg)
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Asia Times: China Set for Court Ruling as U.S. Sends Confusing Signals on South China Sea Takeover
China's takeover of the South China Sea is nearly complete and Beijing is now stepping up its sophisticated information warfare campaign in preparation for an expected unfavorable ruling from an international tribunal affecting its island claims.
The post Asia Times: China Set for Court Ruling as U.S. Sends Confusing Signals on South China Sea Takeover appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Democrats say Sen. Johnson is politicizing veterans issues
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Democrats are accusing U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of using a painkiller scandal at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center to score political points as he faces a tough re-election battle against Democrat Russ Feingold.
A Senate committee report released Tuesday found "systemic failures" in an ...
The District Is About To Hike Parking Meter Prices By 200 Percent
'Ripping off motorists'
Via: The Daily Caller
Instagram officially announces its new business tools
Instagram this morning officially announced the launch of its tools for business users, including new business profiles, analytics, and the ability to turn Instagram posts into ads directly from the Instagram app itself. The launch comes following a series of leaks and reports of the tools' imminent launch, and largely confirms details we already knew – like how the profiles would… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Will Trump Raise Enough Campaign Cash?
Tom Barrack, American private equity real estate investor and the founder, chairman and CEO of Colony Capital, discusses Donald Trump's campaign fundraising. Barrack talks with Bloomberg's Erik Schatzker at his Happy Canyon Vineyard ranch in Santa Barbara. (Source: Bloomberg)
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Donald Trump Calls ABC Reporter Tom Llamas 'A Sleaze'
The post Donald Trump Calls ABC Reporter Tom Llamas 'A Sleaze' appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Donald Trump: Press should be 'ashamed' over coverage of his veterans fundraiser
Presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump sought to set the record straight about how much money he has raised and personally donated to military veterans, blasting the news media as "dishonest" and singling out a reporter as "sleaze" after coming under fire over the claims he has made about his ...
Sessions: 'Quasi-Government' Groups Are Using Federal Funds To Advance Anti-Trump Agenda
'The left has always done this'
Via: The Daily Caller
Nearly 1 in 4 people abandon mobile apps after only one use
Apple's iTunes App Store is home to over 1.5 million apps and Google Play hosts over 2 million, but the number of apps that actually get installed and used on consumers' devices is still quite small. We already knew that people only interacted with a small handful of third-party apps on a regular basis, and now, according to a new study on mobile app usage, we learn that about one… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
Trump's Ousted Political Director Says He Still Sees Republican Winning
Donald Trump hired his national political director, Rick Wiley, without ever having a conversation with him.
Source: Bloomberg Politics
Dartmouth undone
(Scott Johnson) It turns out that rendering "they" a singular pronoun is not Dartmouth President Phil Hanlon's greatest outrage against common sense in favor of the contortions of political correctness. It's not even his greatest recent outrage. That distinction must go to Hanlon's toleration of the rampage by BlackLivesMatter thugs through Dartmouth's Baker Library as students studied for exams. At Dartblog Joe Asch reports: "No charges for BLM confirmed (again)." It is
Source: Power LinePower Line
Report: North Korea Missile Launch Fails
A North Korea missile launch failed Tuesday morning, according to South Korean military officials.
The post Report: North Korea Missile Launch Fails appeared first on Washington Free Beacon.
Source: Washington Free Beacon
Justice Dept. pushes back against Texas judge's sanctions
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department is pushing back against a Texas judge's demand that its lawyers attend an ethics course, saying the sanction is inappropriate.
Andrew Hanen, a federal judge who has blocked President Barack Obama's immigration executive action, gave the order earlier this month. He said he was ...
No, Katie Couric Did Not Apologize For That Deceptive Edit
Traditionally, apologies don't contain lies. So the statement Katie Couric just put out doesn't qualify as an apology. Guy Bentley reports: Katie Couric apologized and accepted responsibility for misrepresenting gun rights activists in her upcoming documentary "Under the Gun," Monday. "I take responsibility for a decision that misrepresented an exchange I had with members of […]
Via: The Daily Caller
Transportation technology will be the next Internet protocol
A communications test was performed in 1975 between Stanford and University College London for what was to become arguably the most important communication innovation of the 20th century: The Internet Protocol (IP). At its core, IP was focused on speed and simplicity. This required decentralization of ownership of the "web" and resulted in no one owning the Internet, nor the… Read More 
Source: TechCrunch
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