INTERVIEW – ELEANOR CLIFT – political correspondent for the Daily Beast

TOPIC: Latest Democratic presidential race news:

>> ‘Game on’: Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders say they’re willing to debate each other. (AP) — Donald Trump has provisionally accepted Bernie Sanders’ proposal to debate, but the billionaire is setting a high price for participating. His condition: The hosting TV network would have to put up millions of dollars for charity. Representatives for Fox News, ABC News and CBS News say the networks are interested in hosting such a showdown but would not comment on whether they’d be willing to put up the $10 million Trump is demanding for women’s health causes. “We’re always interested in more opportunities to hear from the candidates,” said ABC spokeswoman Julie Townsend. Trump said Thursday a host network would make millions from sky-high ratings and should agree to turn over at least $10 million to women’s health causes.

>> Poll: Clinton and Sanders in dead heat in California. (Politico) — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are virtually deadlocked in California, the biggest prize of the 2016 Democratic presidential primary season, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, finds Clinton with only a small lead over Sanders, 46 percent to 44 percent, among likely voters in the Democratic primary next month.

>> Clinton email use broke federal rules: inspector’s report. (AP) — Hillary Clinton and her team ignored clear guidance from the State Department that her email setup broke federal standards and could leave sensitive material vulnerable to hackers, a department audit has found. Her aides twice brushed aside concerns, in one case telling technical staff “the matter was not to be discussed further.”

>> Dems in Disarray: Dumping Debbie? Unnamed sources allowed to whack DNC chair in power struggle. Could we see enough momentum to push Debbie Wasserman Schultz out as DNC chair?