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PBC News & Comment: MSDNC Springs Abortion Trap on Trump

In tag-team takedown, Chris Matthews corners Trump on criminalizing abortion and Rachel Maddow tees up strong response from Hillary Clinton…–LA Times reveals the backstory to anti-Planned Parenthood sneak videos, which judge repeatedly calls “fraudulent”

–relaxation of FDA rules enables 4-state test of abortion pills by mail

–alleged clerical error keeps Sanders off the ballot in Washington, DC

reality check for Sanders supporters: he needs major upsets in NY and CA to win

–in premature political obit, Harold Meyerson makes good points about the long-term impact of The Bern

–author Thomas Frank talks about his new book Listen Liberal, and how the Dems keep misreading the voters by shifting rightward

–2 reports on Trump rally protesters, one says he was paid $3,500 to protest in Arizona

–Pentagon gives notice of 12 more releases from Guantanamo

–Obama announces 61 new commutations of drug sentences

–in Alabama, Gov. Bentley’s girlfriend resigns, but he says he won’t, and impeachment may start next week

–in Maryland, appeals court releases its opinion in Stingray decision, slams state and Baltimore officials for secret use and lame excuses