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Watch below. Via Politico: President Barack Obama has endorsed Hillary Clinton, saying, “I don’t think there’s ever been someone so qualified to hold this office.” The development comes after Obama and Vice President Joe Biden largely stuck to their promise to stay on the sidelines during the Democratic primary. While Bernie Sanders is vowing to stay in the presidential race …

Bernie Sanders spoke briefly to press this afternoon after exiting his hour-long meeting with President Obama at the White House. Sanders gave no mention of dropping out of the race, but said that he looks forward to working with Hillary Clinton to stop Donald Trump. He added that he also looks forward to next week’s Washington DC primary. Watch below. …

Back in January it was big news when members of the massive progressive group MoveOn voted overwhelmingly to back Bernie Sanders. Today they are handing him his hat. Talking Points Memo reports: One of the largest advocacy groups to endorse Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Wednesday gently nudged the Vermont senator toward the exit, arguing that the Democratic nomination can’t …

Late last night Politico left a lot of jaws on the ground with a blistering and lengthy look at the inside workings of the Sanders campaign. Here’s how the piece starts: There’s no strategist pulling the strings, and no collection of burn-it-all-down aides egging him on. At the heart of the rage against Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party, the …

The Hill reports: Donald Trump sought to reshape his candidacy on Tuesday night, using a teleprompter to deliver a carefully prepared address that cast the presumptive presidential nominee as a champion for ordinary Americans. The speech was clearly designed to reassure Republicans worried about the billionaire’s candidacy after his remarks criticizing a federal judge provoked cries of racism within his …

This came in late last night from the White House: Tonight, President Obama called both Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders. The President congratulated both candidates for running inspiring campaigns that have energized Democrats, brought a new generation of Americans into the political process, and shined a spotlight on important policy ideas aimed at making sure our economy and our politics …

If you weren’t with us in last night’s live thread, you’ll want to watch this. The Wrap recaps: A jubilant Hillary Clinton was all smiles as she took the stage following her New Jersey primary victory and declared, “We’re all standing under a glass ceiling right now, but don’t worry — we’re not smashing this one. Thanks to you, we’ve …

Just after 5:30AM Eastern, the networks projected that Hillary Clinton will win the California primary. At this writing she leads Bernie Sanders by a comfortable 13 points with 88% of the precincts reporting. California is Clinton’s fourth win of the night, following New Jersey, South Dakota, and New Mexico.

At the same moment he was telling his California supporters that he intends to take his battle to the Philadelphia convention, news outlets declared Bernie Sanders the winner of the Montana primary. At this writing he leads Hillary Clinton by five points. Montana awards 27 delegates. Earlier tonight Sanders was declared the winner of the North Dakota caucus.

After a lengthy preamble that felt to many like the opening to a concession speech, Bernie Sanders tonight vowed to continue his campaign through the Democratic convention. Sanders: “Next Tuesday, we continue the fight. We are going to fight hard to win the primary in Washington DC. And then we take our fight for social, economic, racial and environmental justice …

Hillary Clinton has been projected to take her third win of the night in South Dakota, where she presently leads Bernie Sanders by just over two points. Voter turnout appears fairly low there, with about 51,000 votes recorded at this writing. South Dakota awards 25 Democratic delegates.

With 70% of the vote reported at this writing, Hillary Clinton has been projected to win the New Mexico primary. She currently has a six point lead and this is her second win of the night. There are 43 Democratic delegates up for grabs.

As he tends to do in caucus states, tonight Bernie Sanders coasted to an easy victory in North Dakota. At this writing he leads Hillary by a whopping 39 points. There are 23 delegates at stake there.

The polls closed in New Jersey at 8PM local time and while Fox News called it for Hillary Clinton almost immediately, CNN waited until 20% of the votes were in. At this writing she leads Bernie Sanders by about 17 points. Now we wait for the moot (according to the AP) delegate counts.

While last night’s news may make today feel rather anti-climactic, this historically tumultuous primary season does effectively end tonight. Weigh in below with your experiences at the polls and your predictions. UPDATE: I’ll be reporting each result state-by-state. Play here in the meantime.

This afternoon CNN host Jake Tapper got a bit exasperated with Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver, who continues to promise to flip superdelegates. Via Mediaite: Tapper told Weaver, “The argument you’re making is that superdelegates should go against the majority of the popular vote and pledged delegates.” Weaver said the numbers are “deceptive” because of the caucuses. Tapper said, “She …

Last night Sanders campaign was quick to blast the Associated Press for “prematurely” declaring Hillary Clinton the presumptive Democratic nominee. This morning Sanders campaign manager Jeff Weaver appeared on CNN to again slam the AP for “suppressing voter turnout.”  Weaver added, “Let those people vote and decide before the media tells them that the race is over.” Here’s the official …

From the Associated Press: Philadelphia wants to avoid a repeat of 2000 when it arrested more than 400 protesters at the Republican National Convention, only to see most cases end in acquittals. Less than two months before the Democratic National Convention comes to town, a City Council committee has passed legislation letting police issue $100 civil fines rather than make …

NBC News reports: Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to become the Democrats’ presumptive nominee. The victory arrived nearly eight years to the day after she conceded her first White House campaign to Barack Obama. Both …

Bernie Sanders today issued the below clip in which he tells supporters that only high voter turnout will give him a win in California. But he also seems to be backing away from his pledge to take his fight all the way to the convention. From the San Jose Mercury News: Appearing to soften his resolve on the eve of …