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Hundreds of Harvard Women Protest to Keep Same-Sex Clubs

More than two hundred members of the Crimson Women’s Coalition demonstrated in Harvard Yard on Monday against a new policy to ban undergraduates from joining same-sex organizations like fraternities, sororities and especially elite “final clubs.”

Flavia Cuervo (Twitter)

Kevin McCarthy Joins Trump Delegate List from California

House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is one of three delegates for presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump from California’s 23rd congressional district, according to an official list of delegates released late Monday.

AP Photo/Andrew Harnik

Obama to Hiroshima: No Offense to World War Two Vets, Says Rhodes

President Barack Obama’s visit to Hiroshima should not be seen as an affront to the civilians and troops — in that order — who fought the Second World War, according to White House Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications & Speechwriting Ben Rhodes.

Obama and Ben Rhodes (Reuters)

Cruz Campaign: VP Marco Rubio Was Magic Bullet to Defeat Trump

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) could have defeated Donald Trump for the Republican nomination — if Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) had joined his ticket as his vice presidential candidate, according to Cruz campaign officials quoted by CNN Sunday.

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Mary Matalin Defended GOP over DeLay, Abramoff; Leaves over Trump

Political commentator Mary Matalin made headlines on Friday for leaving the Republican Party over the likely nomination of Donald Trump. Though she implied she would still vote for Trump, Matalin said the Libertarian Party better represented her principles.

Mary Matalin (Bryan Bedder / Getty)

More Christian Zionists than Muslims in U.S.

Christians United for Israel (CUFI), the largest pro-Israel organization in the United States, recently announced that is has surpassed 3 million members. According to recent estimates, that is more than the total number of American Muslims.

Christian Zionist John Hagee of CUFI (Gali Tibbon / AFP / Getty)

In Reversing Trump Pledge, Paul Ryan Risks Convention Role

Ryan’s personal opinion of Trump is hardly newsworthy, and no surprise. But Ryan’s decision to withhold his endorsement is, as CNN’s Dana Bash later observed, “seismic.” It has opened a new fault line in the Republican Party, just as the “Never Trump” campaign seemed to be fading into irrelevance.

Paul Ryan Tight Mouth AP

Blue State Blues: Ted Cruz Lost Because American Conservatives are Liberal

American conservatism, at its best, is open to new ideas and new people. In contrast, American liberalism, like the socialism and communism from which it springs and which it seeks to perfect, is constantly proclaiming its novelty, but is actually just the application of a very old principle to new targets.

Blue State Blues (Breitbart)

EXCLUSIVE: Vicente Fox’s Advice to Donald Trump: ‘Be Compassionate’

SANTA MONICA, California — Former Mexican President Vicente Fox invited likely Republican nominee Donald Trump to speak with him, saying he believes he can teach Trump to be a “compassionate leader,” and about the difference between being a businessman versus being a politician.

trump-victims-families-AP Jae C. Hong

Jerry Brown Raises Smoking Age to 21, Limits Vaping

California Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation Wednesday that raises the state’s legal smoking age to 21, and restricts the use of e-cigarettes — “vaping” — in public places.

Jerry Brown fracking (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press)

Exclusive: President Fox Apologizes, Invites Trump to Mexico

SANTA MONICA, California — During an exclusive interview with Breitbart News, former Mexican President Vicente Fox apologized Wednesday for the vulgar language he has used regarding GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s proposal to build a wall along the southern border and invited the likely Republican nominee to Mexico to see the border from the other side.

Breitbart Interviews Vicente Fox (Breitbart News)

California Primary: With Cruz Gone, It’s All About the Democrats

Donald Trump’s sweep in Indiana did not, by itself, clinch the Republican nomination. But the race ended when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) quit on Tuesday night. Now the California primary is all about Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT).

California Democratic primary (Wire services)

#NeverTrump Holdouts: ‘A Trump Nomination is Not Inevitable’

A group called Conservatives Against Trump, which is a core part of the “#NeverTrump” campaign, declared Tuesday night that it will continue to work against Donald Trump becoming the presidential nominee of the Republican Party in 2016.

IDK Not Trump Tho (Paul Sableman / Flickr / CC / Cropped)

Even with Indiana, Trump Needs to Win California Primary

Even if Republican frontrunner Donald Trump wins the Indiana primary decisively, he will still likely need to win the June 7 California primary to reach the 1,237-delegate majority threshold to win the Republican presidential nomination outright.

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Shock California Primary Poll: Trump 54, Cruz 20

A new poll conducted by Survey USA and Los Angeles-area ABC News affiliate KABC shows Donald Trump dominating the California primary race, leading Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) 54% to 20%. Ohio Gov. John Kasich is third in the poll, at 14%.

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Woman Who Abandoned Toddlers Found in California

A woman who allegedly abandoned her two toddlers in Texas, where they were found tied up and chained in a backyard last weekend, has been found in California, according to Bexar County Sheriff’s Office investigators, as reported by mysanantonio.com.

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L.A. Sheriff Chief of Staff Resigns over Anti-Muslim Emails

Tom Angel, chief of staff to Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, announced his resignation Sunday after it was discovered he had forwarded anti-Muslim and racist emails during his previous job with the Burbank Police Department.

Los Angeles Sheriff Jim McDonnell (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty)

California Primary: Cruz, Kasich May Divvy Up 53 Districts

The presidential campaigns of Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ohio Gov. John Kasich plan to divvy up California’s 53 congressional districts in an effort to deny frontrunner Donald Trump a large win in the California primary.

Cruz Kasich (Joe Raedle / Getty)

Dash-Cam Captures Fireball over Southern California

A dash-cam captured a giant green fireball streaking across the Southern California sky on Tuesday evening, according to local CBS News affiliate KCAL-9. The apparent meteor was visible from the Mexican border to Ventura County.

Dash cam fireball (KCAL / YouTube / Screenshot)

San Jose Weighs $10,000 Library Overdue Fines

The San Jose Public Library has revealed that three patrons owe overdue fines in excess of $10,000, and three owe more than $5,000, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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