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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
John McCain Has a Few Things to Say About Donald Trump — Over the weekend, Donald Trump held a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, that attracted several thousand people. He shared the stage with the father of a man who was killed by an undocumented immigrant—and Trump continued his rant …
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Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump crowds out second-tier GOP presidential candidates — Donald Trump's rise in the polls has caused heartburn for many people in the Republican Party, but it is the second-tier candidates in the presidential field who have been hurt most of all. — Candidates who have years …
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Political Wire
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Univision poll: Trump in trouble with Hispanics — Hispanic voters overwhelmingly disapprove of Donald Trump's controversial comments on illegal immigration, according to a new Univision poll. — Seventy nine percent of Hispanic voters polled find Trump's comments offensive, and 71 percent hold an unfavorable view of Trump.
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Christian Science Monitor, Political Wire, Outside the Beltway and PoliticusUSA
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Jeb Bush girds for debate smackdown with Donald Trump — The former Florida governor is bracing for the possibility of a presidential debate pile-on. — Since announcing his presidential bid last month, Donald Trump has thrown haymakers at a variety of candidates, but he's gone after Jeb Bush with particular zeal.
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National Journal, Booman Tribune and New York Times
Dylan StablefordSenior / Yahoo Politics:
Donald Trump surges in early national polls — but so did Herman Cain
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New York Times, The Moderate Voice, Washington Post, USA Today, AMERICAblog News, Guardian and FOX News Radio
Associated Press:
AP-GfK Poll: Clinton's standing falls among Democrats — 1 photo — WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton's standing is falling among Democrats, and voters view her as less decisive and inspiring than when she launched her presidential campaign just three months ago, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.
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Lanny Davis / The Hill:
Why is the media picking sides on polling? — On June 25, the results of two polls of likely New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary voters were published by their sponsors: CNN-WMUR and Bloomberg/Saint Anselm College. The polls were conducted during the same time period(the prior week) …
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Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Bernie Sanders' official haul: $15.2 million
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Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon
Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo:
PHOTOS: Protesters Welcome Obama To Oklahoma With Confederate Flags — Supporters of the Confederate flag rallied Wednesday in Oklahoma as President Barack Obama arrived in the state for a series of events, including the first ever visit to a federal prison by a sitting President.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Republicans' Approval of Supreme Court Sinks to 18% — Story Highlights — PRINCETON, N.J. — After a historic Supreme Court session that included rulings on same-sex marriage and the Affordable Care Act, Democrats' approval of the high court has surged to 76% and Republicans' approval has plummeted to a record-low 18%.
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Reporter scolded by Obama: ‘Clearly it struck a nerve’ — CBS correspondent Major Garrett said that his question during a televised White House press conference Wednesday that prompted a scolding from President Obama “struck a nerve.” — Garrett said the essence of his question concerned …
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Hot Air
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Obama, in Oklahoma, Will Focus on Overhaul of Criminal Justice System
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USA Today:
S.F. ‘sanctuary’ policy violates common sense: Our view — Killing of Kathryn Steinle reflects costs of lack of cooperation with immigration authorities. — A little bit of common sense and discretion might have prevented the killing this month in San Francisco of Kathryn Steinle …
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Hot Air
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Associated Press:
Wisconsin Supreme Court ends John Doe probe into Scott Walker's campaign — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday ended a secret investigation into whether Republican Gov. Scott Walker's campaign illegally coordinated with conservative groups in winning his 2012 recall election.
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Two Americas — Hillary Clinton and Scott Walker have utterly …
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Ordinary Times
Abe Greenwald / Commentary Magazine:
The Deal Wasn't About Iran's Nukes — If you think the United States just struck a poor nuclear deal with Iran, you're right; but if that's your key takeaway, you're missing the point. Iran's nuclear program was last on the list of the Obama administration's priorities in talking to Tehran.
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Unions seethe over early Clinton endorsement — Labor leaders said there was a clear understanding that no national unions would make an endorsement before July 30. But the American Federation of Teachers jumped the gun. — There was never any question that the powerful American Federation …
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Fox News, RedState and FiveThirtyEight
Betsy Rothstein / The Daily Caller:
Mainstream Media Refuses To Give Planned Parenthood Scandal Legs. The Question Is: Why? — Whenever abortion pops into the picture, emotions run high. — But where do mainstream newspapers get off simply not reporting the news? — This is what happened Tuesday when a video …
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Washington Monthly, BarbWire.com, Live Action News, Daily Kos, Denny Burk and Governor Bobby Jindal
Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
University policy suggests disabled people can't consent to sex — Share Tweet Reddit Digg Mail Print SMS More — An Armstrong State University sexual misconduct policy seems to indicate that students with physical or mental impairments cannot consent to sexual activity.
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Hit & Run and The Daily Caller
Politico:
GOP lawmaker: No cash for campaign arm because it backs gays — New Jersey Republican Scott Garrett challenges his party's leadership. — Rep. Jeb Hensarling message seems aimed at Rep. Scott Garrett, who has angered some in the party. Getty — Closed committee meetings are typically wonkish, routine affairs.
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Mediaite
Leo Hohmann / WND:
Mayor brags: Our white population plummets — Credits La Raza, U.N. refugee program for growing ‘diversity’ — Leo Hohmann is a news editor for WND. He has been a reporter and editor at several suburban newspapers in the Atlanta and Charlotte, North Carolina, areas and also served …
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