memeorandum: John McCain Has a Few Things to Say About Donald Trump (Ryan Lizza/New Yorker)

1:05 PM ET, July 16, 2015

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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 …

Discussion: Politico, Weekly Standard, Talking Points Memo, Arizona Republic, Althouse, Hot Air, The Moderate Voice, PoliticusUSA and Hullabaloo

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.

Discussion: Washington Monthly, National Journal and New York Times

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 …

Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Politico

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.

Discussion: Political Wire, Christian Science Monitor, Outside the Beltway and PoliticusUSA

Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Trump Builds One Brand and Damages Another

Discussion: Bloomberg View, America's Voice, USA Today, Yahoo Politics and Guardian

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.

Discussion: Power Line, “The Lid”, Hot Air, National Review and Business Insider

Lanny Davis / The Hill:
Why is the media picking sides on polling?

Discussion: Taylor Marsh, Politico, Washington Free Beacon, Slantpoint and FiveThirtyEight

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.

Discussion: Balloon Juice

Leslie Rangel / KFOR-TV:
Oklahoma black man leads presidential protest by waving Confederate Flag

Discussion: Politico, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and TheBlaze.com

KFOR-TV:
“This is our heritage,” Confederate flag supporters protest ahead of Obama's Oklahoma arrival

Discussion: CBS DC, Washington Post and The Huffington Post

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%.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Talk Radio News Service and Politico

USA Today:
Poll shows most say court decisions mean Obamacare, gay marriage settled

Discussion: Daily Kos, Washington Post, The Huffington Post and America's Voice

The Duggar Family:

Duggar Family Statement Regarding TLC's Announcement — Today, TLC announced that they will not be filming new episodes of 19 Kids and Counting. — Years ago, when we were asked to film our first one hour documentary about the logistics of raising 14 children, we felt that it was an opportunity …

Discussion: WWBT-TV, Mashable, WGN-TV and Guardian

Frazier Moore / Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: TLC cancels ‘19 Kids and Counting’

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, CNNMoney, Mediaite and LAist

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.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Hot Air, New York Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Power Line, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller, Althouse and JSOnline

Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Two Americas — Hillary Clinton and Scott Walker have utterly …

Discussion: 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 …

Discussion: Hot Air and Instapundit

Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
This Man Took On Fox News And Became A Hero To His City

Discussion: Gawker, The Huffington Post, Raw Story and Mediaite

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.

Discussion: Daily Kos and Mediaite

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 …

Discussion: Fox News and RedState

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 …

Discussion: ABC News and Hot Air

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 …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, BarbWire.com, Live Action News, Daily Kos and Denny Burk

Devin Henry / The Hill:

Senate rejects climate change education measure — Republican senators rejected an amendment to a No Child Left Behind reform bill Wednesday that looked to establish a federal climate change education program. — The measure, from Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), would have created a grant program …

Discussion: ThinkProgress

Michael Tracey / The New Republic:

The Bernie Sanders Archive Is Bustling With Mysterious Young Men — Campaign interns have been tasked with digitizing every document—and keeping quiet about it — July is a sleepy time on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, and ordinarily the basement of the Bailey/Howe Library would be sleepier still.

Discussion: Hit & Run and Shakesville

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.

Discussion: Hit & Run and The Daily Caller

Tom Phillips / Guardian:

Uniqlo sex video: film shot in Beijing store goes viral and angers government — Police investigate and China's internet watchdog condemns ‘unsocialist’ behaviour after millions watch x-rated film online — A viral sex video that set the Chinese internet alight this week struck a severe blow …

Discussion: Althouse, The Verge and en.people.cn