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GOP leaders fear damage to party's image as Donald Trump doubles down — Since Donald Trump announced his presidential bid, he's drawn plenty of controversy and outrage for his comments on the campaign trail. Here are some of the key moments. (The Washington Post)

Kathy Frankovic / YouGov US Opinion Center News:

The GOP frontrunner: Donald Trump? — Trump leads the GOP pack this week, though few think he will win the nomination — The Republican horserace continues to be a contest of multiple candidates - with frontrunners sometimes ahead by only a few points, and no one dominating the race.

Discussion: The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, Mickey Kaus, JP Updates, Business Insider, The Last Refuge and Public Policy Polling

Karen Schwartz / New York Times:

F.A.A. to Drop Donald Trump-Related Navigation Codes — Three navigation coordination points above Palm Beach International Airport that had been named in honor of Donald J. Trump will be renamed, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday. — “In general, the F.A.A. chooses names …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Mediaite

Washington Post:

Trump vows long campaign, won't commit to backing GOP nominee — Since Donald Trump announced his presidential bid, he's drawn plenty of controversy and outrage for his comments on the campaign trail. Here are some of the key moments. (The Washington Post)

Discussion: Hot Air, Daily Kos, The Week, Washington Examiner and Business Insider

Mark Halperin / Bloomberg Business:

Taking On Donald Trump May Be a Key Step in Getting to the Oval Office — No matter how glittering the political resume, getting elected U.S. president remains one of the great challenges on the planet. As Bill Clinton explains it, presidential candidates must not only make voters …

Discussion: Yahoo Politics, The Daily Caller, ABC News, Washington Monthly and Politico

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Says R.N.C. Chairman Called to Congratulate Him

Discussion: The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Mediaite, Business Insider and Fox News

Karey Van Hall / Politico:
Donald Trump: Reince Priebus didn't tell me to ‘tone it down’

Discussion: Washington Post, US News, NBC News, The Gateway Pundit, No More Mister Nice Blog and Talking Points Memo

Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
The GOP's Two Latino Problems

Discussion: Washington Post, Democratic Strategist and The Hill

New York Times:
Republican Party Leaders Struggle to Rein In Donald Trump

Discussion: Washington Post, Political Wire, Business Insider, Daily Kos, The Week and Mediaite

Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Clinton Foundation hangs on to donations from Donald Trump

Discussion: American Spectator, Mediaite and The Daily Caller

Cristina Marcos / The Hill:

House cancels vote amid fight over Confederate flag — House GOP leaders abruptly canceled a vote Thursday on a spending bill for the Interior Department amid an intraparty split over the display of the Confederate flag. — The bill was pulled after the House moved to vote on an amendment …

Discussion: The Atlantic, Yahoo Politics and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Brendan James / Talking Points Memo:

Rep. Behind Confederate Flag Vote: GOP Leadership Asked Me To Do It — Rep. Ken Calvert (R-CA) issued a statement on Thursday explaining his decision to introduce and then cancel a vote on an “important and sensitive issue,” namely his amendment that would have preserved the display of Confederate flag in national parks.

Discussion: ThinkProgress, The PJ Tatler, Mediaite and Hullabaloo

Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:

In Late-Night Move, House GOP Rallies To Defend Confederate Flag — In a sudden late-night reversal Wednesday, House Republicans unexpectedly rallied to the defense of the Confederate flag. The surprise move came just one day after the House passed Democratic amendments to restrict the display …

Discussion: Roll Call, WJTV, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Balloon Juice and The Hill

Cynthia Roldan / Post and Courier:

‘New day in South Carolina’: House votes to take down Confederate flag — Rep. Wendell Gilliard and other representatives of the Lowcountry gather to remember the victims of the Emanuel AME Church shootings before the House voted early Thursday morning to bring down the Confederate flag from the Statehouse grounds.

Discussion: NBC News, VICE, PoliticusUSA, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Hinterland Gazette, Common Dreams and Hatewatch

Matthew Yglesias / Vox:

Jeb Bush and longer working hours: gaffesplainer 2016 — Jeb Bush's stated goal of 4 percent annual GDP growth, though unrealistic, in general sounds nice. But during a New Hampshire Union Leader interview live-streamed on Periscope, Bush got granular about his plan, revealing that part …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Michael C Bender / Bloomberg Business:
Jeb Bush Team Says It Raised $114 Million in Early Months

Discussion: Politico

Angela Rowlings / Boston Herald:
Jeb Bush walks back ‘hours’ gaffe

Discussion: Fox News

Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Jeb Bush: ‘People need to work longer hours’

Discussion: ABC News and Politico

Eli Stokols / Politico:
Jeb Bush's summer surge

Discussion: Mediaite and Hot Air

Candace Smith / ABC News:
Jeb Bush: People Need to Work Longer Hours

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Yahoo Politics, Politico, Washington Post, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, Mediaite, Slantpoint, Hinterland Gazette, ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and The Gateway Pundit

Dan Tuohy / UnionLeader.com: Jeb Bush: 'We've got to start solving problems'

Sandra Pedicini / Orlando Sentinel:

Disney World removes Confederate flag from Epcot display — Get unlimited digital access to OrlandoSentinel.com. Try it now for ONLY $0.99.

Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Daily Mail and The Week

Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
Jenny Horne: How a descendant of the president of the Confederacy helped vanquish his flag

Discussion: CNN, Yahoo Politics, FOX6Now.com and The Daily Caller

Washington Post:
South Carolina House votes to remove Confederate flag from statehouse grounds

Discussion: Star Tribune, Power Line, Fusion, Daily Kos, Mashable, NBC News and The Week

Nikki Haley / Facebook:
Today, as the Senate did before them, the House of Representatives …

Discussion: NBC News, Mashable, The State, National Review, CNN, Associated Press, Daily Kos, WSLS-TV, Hot Air, Washington Post, ThinkProgress and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Larry J. Sabato / Sabato's Crystal Ball:

Democrats 2016: Not Feeling the Bern — Despite big crowds, Sanders remains a huge underdog to Clinton — The Buzz about Bernie has taken hold on the Democratic side of the 2016 campaign, and it's easy to see why. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is drawing huge crowds and great poll numbers …

Discussion: Washington Monthly and Progress Pond

New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Economic Agenda Aims at a Party Moving Left

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Brent Budowksy / The Hill:
Brent Budowsky: A Bernie Sanders summer

Discussion: Bloomberg Business

Jason Cherkis / The Huffington Post:

Lost Girls … In 1974, when she was only 14, Jackie Fuchs would wake up way before her parents and catch a ride with friends from her house in the San Fernando Valley across the Santa Monica Mountains and into Malibu. She'd hit the beach and paddle out in the quiet, pre-dawn dark.

Discussion: Mashable and Radio.com

Noam N. Levey / Los Angeles Times:

Obama administration revives plan once criticized as ‘death panels’ — Six years after end-of-life planning nearly derailed development of the Affordable Care Act amid charges of “death panels,” the Obama administration has revived a proposal to reimburse physicians for talking …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Outside the Beltway

Pam Belluck / New York Times:
Medicare Plans to Pay Doctors for Counseling on End of Life

Discussion: Vox, ThinkProgress, LifeNews.com, Brookings Institute, Washington Post, Balloon Juice, The Moderate Voice and The Verge

Jacob Frantz / Facebook:

Updated Controls for News Feed — News Feed is a personalized stream of stories that you build from the people and Pages you've connected to on Facebook. The goal of News Feed is to show you the stories that matter most to you. To do this, we use ranking to order stories based …

Discussion: USA TODAY College, The Verge, US News, KFOR-TV and 9to5Mac

Robert George / New York Post:

The comedy censors' inane assault on Amy Schumer — So, after having the hottest show on Comedy Central, a much-buzzed-about movie opening next week and Chris Rock directing her upcoming HBO special, Amy Schumer has fallen afoul of the modern-day Calvinists.

Discussion: Instapundit