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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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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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Political Wire and PoliticusUSA
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Jeb Bush girds for debate smackdown with Donald Trump
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National Journal and New York Times
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
John McCain Has a Few Things to Say About Donald Trump
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Politico, Talking Points Memo, Arizona Republic, The Moderate Voice, Political Wire and Yahoo Politics
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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Power Line, “The Lid”, Hot Air, National Review and Business Insider
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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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Politico
Jonathan Topaz / Politico:
Bernie Sanders' official haul: $15.2 million
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Washington Post and Washington Free Beacon
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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Washington Post
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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Talking Points Memo, Talk Radio News Service and Politico
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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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New York Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Power Line, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller, Althouse and JSOnline
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Two Americas — Hillary Clinton and Scott Walker have utterly …
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Ordinary Times
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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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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Israel Matzav and Power Line
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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
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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Liberaland
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
Emily Greenhouse / Bloomberg Business:
Why Aren't More Women's Groups Fighting to Get Carly Fiorina Into the GOP Debate? — Yes, the presidential election is more than a year out, but how quickly now do we approach the first winnowing. On Aug. 6, 10 Republican candidates will take the stage in Cleveland for the first primary debate of the 2016 election cycle.
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