Politics: Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney join list of Republicans who won’t back Trump

Welcome to Politics, your morning source for the most important stories in politics. Here’s a sample for your immediate enjoyment. If you have been signed up by mistake or you’d rather not receive it, click here to unsubscribe.   Sponsored by Qualcomm | Anti-Trump delegates now responsible for nominating him; How Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell took such different approaches to supporting Donald Trump; Obama to deliver Howard U. commencement address; Trump on Clinton: ‘She was an unbelievably nasty, mean enabler’; Trump questions whether Elizabeth Warren is Native American amid feud; Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts focuses on Hillary Clinton in endorsing Donald Trump; Clinton: Trump ‘doesn’t think much of women’; The Daily Trail: Romney courted to challenge Trump; Mitt Romney met privately with William Kristol, who is leading the effort to draft an independent candidate; Trey Gowdy defends Benghazi committee after top Defense official calls panel wasteful, unproductive; Jeb Bush and Lindsey Graham won’t back Trump; Many Republicans are now eating their nasty words about Trump; Trump to appear at N.J. GOP fundraiser, mostly as a favor to Christie; Donald Trump agrees to meet with Paul Ryan ‘before we go our separate ways’;   The most important politics stories today   Jabin Botsford / The Washington Post Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney join list of Republicans who won't back Trump Paul Ryan, after saying he wasn't ready to back the presumptive GOP nominee, will meet with him next week. By Sean Sullivan and Jenna Johnson  •  Read more » Anti-Trump delegates now responsible for nominating him Elected to fight a contested convention, they're now trapped on the "Trump Train." By David Weigel  •  Read more »   How Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell took such different approaches to supporting Donald Trump The Ryan-McConnell split explains a broader divide among Republicans here in Washington. By Paul Kane  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Obama to deliver Howard U. commencement address The president is expected to look to the future as nostalgia begins to take hold in his waning time in office. By David Nakamura  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Trump on Clinton: ‘She was an unbelievably nasty, mean enabler’ His comments prove little is off limits in what is expected to be a nasty general election fight. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Trump questions whether Elizabeth Warren is Native American amid feud Warren has emerged as one of Trump's most aggressive critics. By Jose A. DelReal  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts focuses on Hillary Clinton in endorsing Donald Trump Ricketts mentioned Trump's name only twice in a brief endorsement on Friday afternoon. By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Clinton: Trump ‘doesn’t think much of women’ Clinton also went after the businessman on immigration and foreign policy By Katie Zezima  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   The Daily Trail: Romney courted to challenge Trump During a Thursday discussion, he was urged to think about an independent bid. By Rebecca Sinderbrand  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Mitt Romney met privately with William Kristol, who is leading the effort to draft an independent candidate William Kristol, the longtime editor of the Weekly Standard magazine and a leading voice on the right, met privately with the Republican Party's 2012 nominee on Thursday afternoon to discuss the possibility of launching an independent bid, potentially with Romney as its standard-bearer. By Robert Costa  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » Trey Gowdy defends Benghazi committee after top Defense official calls panel wasteful, unproductive Gowdy lashed back at Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs Stephen Hedger's criticism. By Catherine Ho  •  PowerPost  •  Read more »   Jeb Bush and Lindsey Graham won’t back Trump Graham said Trump has not "displayed the judgment and temperament to serve as commander in chief." By David Weigel  •  Post Politics  •  Read more » ADVERTISEMENT   Many Republicans are now eating their nasty words about Trump Having deemed him unfit to be president, many are struggling to explain their embrace of him. By Karen Tumulty  •  Read more »   Trump to appear at N.J. GOP fundraiser, mostly as a favor to Christie While the gathering is not being coordinated with the Republican National Committee, it marks one of the first instances of Trump making an effort to raise money as the party's presumptive nominee. By Robert Costa  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Donald Trump agrees to meet with Paul Ryan ‘before we go our separate ways’ Trump says he told the GOP party chairman, "I thought it was totally inappropriate what Paul Ryan said and thought it was good for me politically." By Jenna Johnson  •  Post Politics  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Daily Trail An evening rundown of what's happening on the campaign trail. 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