1. Clinton taunts Trump
Hillary Clinton tried out some new lines of attack on likely opponent Donald Trump on Monday, hitting the presumptive GOP nominee for being a “bully” and, she said, a bad businessman.
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.@HillaryClinton riffs on Trump economics: I mean, ask yourself, how can anybody lose money running a casino? Really.
— Lauren Gambino (@LGamGam) May 23, 2016
2. Sanders to shape Democratic platform
What does Bernie Sanders want? In a highly unusual arrangement, he just scored five seats on the 15-member committee that will craft the Democratic party’s election-year platform, the Washington Post reported.
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Sanders reportedly picked Cornel West, racial justice activist; Bill McKibben, environmental activist; Deborah Parker, Native American activist; James Zogby, pro-Palestinian activist; and Rep Keith Ellison.
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The Clinton campaign reportedly agreed to the deal, as did party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Will the Sanders five succeed at pushing the party to the left? Stay tuned ...
Sanders condemns ‘anointment’ of Clinton
3. Trump: fair-weather climate denier
Donald Trump has called climate change “bullshit”. But on Monday, Politico revealed that Trump cited “global warming” in an application to build a sea wall to protect one of his golf courses.
Trump’s golf course believes in climate change
4. Trump and Clinton, neck-and-neck
A Washington Post/ABC News poll had Trump in a statistical tie with Clinton among registered voters nationally. Clinton led among adults overall. Independents went for Trump by 13 points.
... and another thing:
Trump seemed almost frightened, confused: "Now they're remaking Ghostbusters with only women! What's going on!?" pic.twitter.com/fcZk5Fs4cQ
— andrew kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) May 22, 2016
