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9:55 AM ET, July 21, 2015

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Trump should pull the plug on his bloviating side show — It's time for Donald Trump to drop out of the race for president of the United States. — People who run for public office typically perform a great public service, regardless of whether they win on Election Day.

Washington Post:

Poll: Trump surges to big lead in GOP presidential race — Businessman Donald Trump surged into the lead for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination, with almost twice the support of his closest rival, just as he ignited a new controversy after making disparaging remarks …

Discussion: Washington Monthly, New Yorker, SaintPetersBlog, Washington Times, WHOTV, Wall Street Journal, FiveThirtyEight, Blue Virginia, Hot Air, Philly.com, Mashable, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, OnPolitics, Political Wire and The Week

Philip Bump / Washington Post:

The Republican poll nightmare that is Donald Trump, in four charts — Ten days ago, we raised an important point. People referring to Donald Trump as the Republican front-runner ignored that his leads, where they existed, were within the margin of error. Meaning that he was among the leaders, but he wasn't the clear leader.

Discussion: Daily Kos, The Week, Politico, Talking Points Memo and Salon

Jake Tapper / CNN:

First on CNN: Palin calls both McCain and Trump heroes — Trump insults McCain, draws scrutiny 02:35 — Washington (CNN)Asked about the dispute between Donald Trump and Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona — the candidate at the top of the ticket when she was 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee …

Discussion: Politico, Raw Story, Addicting Info, Mediaite, The Week, The Daily Caller, The Atlantic, Steyn Online and RedState

Gary Langer / ABC News:

Donald Trump Gains Yet Shows Vulnerability in a Crowded, Contentious GOP Race (POLL) — Controversial Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads the GOP primary field in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, while also garnering enough support as a hypothetical independent candidate …

Discussion: Business Insider, Guardian, Politico, No More Mister Nice Blog, PoliticusUSA and 7online.com

Ashley Killough / CNN:
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump is a ‘jackass’

Discussion: Guardian, Political Wire, The Week and Mediaite

Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Unfiltered, From His New York Times Interviews

Discussion: Fox News, Politico, Political Wire and Washington Post

Paul Rieckhoff / New York Daily News:
GUEST COLUMN: Trump's vile comments on McCain an insult to all veterans

Discussion: Hot Air, Washington Examiner, Mediaite, Talking Points Memo and Wall Street Journal

Julian Hattem / The Hill:

White House on defense after Security Council vote on Iran — The Obama administration was forced to play defense on Monday after lawmakers in both parties criticized its decision to let the United Nations — not Congress — have the first say on the Iran nuclear deal.

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion

Hugh Hewitt / Washington Examiner: A nuclear Iran is now guaranteed

Aaron David Miller / The Daily Beast:
Iran's Win-Win...Win Win Win Nuke Deal

Discussion: Washington Post, BREITBART.COM, Reuters and New York Times

Avi Lewis / The Times of Israel:
US mulling ‘unprecedented’ arms package to Israel after Iran deal

Discussion: Commentary Magazine, New York Times and Power Line

Somini Sengupta / New York Times:
U.N. Moves to Lift Iran Sanctions After Nuclear Deal, Setting Up a Clash in Congress

Discussion: NO QUARTER USA NET, Rush Limbaugh, The Daily Caller, Outside the Beltway, National Review, Hot Air and NPR

Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com:

Shock Video Catches Another Top Planned Parenthood Doctor Selling Body Parts of Aborted Babies — A second shocking video in as many weeks has been released showing a top Planned Parenthood official discussing and arranging the sale of body parts of aborted babies.

Discussion: BREITBART.COM, Weekly Standard, The Federalist and The Gateway Pundit

Ryan Anderson / Townhall.com:

How Redefining Marriage Puts Unborn Children at Risk — Last week many of us were disgusted to learn Planned Parenthood is harvesting and selling body parts from aborted children. As the largest provider of abortion in America, Planned Parenthood is part of the problem, on the “supply” side.

Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors

Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Ideas For Reporters Struggling To Cover Planned Parenthood

Discussion: Betsy's Page and Washington Free Beacon

Kate Mather / Los Angeles Times:

LAPD finds 1,200 guns, two tons of ammo in dead man's Pacific Palisades home — It wasn't what police expected to find when they searched a man's Pacific Palisades home last week. — More than 1,200 guns were strewn about the Palisades Drive house and garage, police said.

Discussion: Guardian and Slantpoint

William K. Rashbaum / New York Times:

Patience, Timing and Some Luck in New York Prisoner's Account of Escape — Night after night for months, David Sweat slipped through a hole he had sawed at the back of his cell in the Clinton Correctional Facility in northern New York. He would plumb the catacomb-like tunnels beneath the prison …

Discussion: KFOR-TV, Daily Mail, The Week and NPR

Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:

Legendary SEAL Marcus Luttrell Seemingly Sends Clear, Four-Word Message to Obama Over Chattanooga Shooting — Retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell, author and subject of “Lone Survivor,” responded tersely Monday to reports indicating officials have told U.S. Marine recruiters not to wear …

Discussion: BizPac Review and John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Timothy Cama / The Hill:

June sets new temperature record — Last month was the hottest June on record globally, setting yet another in a string of temperature records, federal scientists said. — A Monday report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also concluded that land …

Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:

John Kasich to Enter Crowded 2016 Race Facing Job of Catch-Up — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. John R. Kasich, a blunt-spoken and unorthodox Republican who bucked his party by expanding Medicaid under President Obama's health care law and says politicians must “reach out and help those who live in the shadows …

Discussion: Bloomberg Business, The Atlantic, The Columbus Dispatch, Washington Post, Associated Press and Yahoo Politics

Smithsonian Institution / Kickstarter:

Reboot the Suit: Bring Back Neil Armstrong's Spacesuit — You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. — Play — Unmute — Play with — sound — A chance for citizens of Earth to conserve, digitize, and display Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit for explorers everywhere.

Discussion: The PJ Tatler, Washington Post, WHNT-TV, Mashable, Guardian, NBC News, ABC News, The Verge, Associated Press, The Week and CBS Boston

Hillary Clinton / Facebook:

Hillary's hosting her first Facebook Q&A of the campaign this afternoon. She'll be chatting live about her vision for a better economy—add your question below, and the post will be updated when she's ready to chat!

Discussion: The Hill, Vox, The Verge, NBC News, Taylor Marsh, Guardian, Althouse, Real Clear Politics, Politico, Daily Kos, Liberal Values, Washington Post, Mediaite and BuzzFeed

The Texas Tribune:

Bland's Death Being Treated Like Murder Investigation … Editor's note: This story has been updated to include additional details. — HEMPSTEAD — The probe into Sandra Bland's hanging death inside a Texas jail — which a medical examiner ruled a suicide last week — now includes the possibility of murder.

Discussion: NBC News, Hot Air, Hit & Run and Off the Kuff