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11:25 AM ET, July 21, 2015

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Des Moines Register:
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.
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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 …
NBC News:
Can John Kasich Get Traction in the Summer of Donald?  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  If the two-term governor of all-important Ohio — with a 60% approval rating in his state …
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.
Jake Tapper / CNN:
First on CNN: Palin calls both McCain and Trump heroes
Adam Howard / msnbc.com:
Trump offers no apologizes for McCain war record attack
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:
Why It's Hard for the GOP to Discredit Donald Trump
Ashley Killough / CNN:
Lindsey Graham: Donald Trump is a ‘jackass’
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Donald Trump Gains Yet Shows Vulnerability in a Crowded, Contentious GOP Race (POLL)
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Unfiltered, From His New York Times Interviews
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.
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Megan R. Wilson / The Hill:
K Street bouncing back in 2015  —  Nearly all of Washington's top lobby shops saw gains in revenue in the first half of 2015 as an uptick in activity within both Congress and the Obama administration translated to a boon for K Street.  —  Following a period of relative stagnation …
Discussion: RedState
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Ryan Anderson / Townhall.com:
How Redefining Marriage Puts Unborn Children at Risk
Discussion: Mock Paper Scissors
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
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 …
Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It  —  I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold.  —  Though I hadn't touched the dashboard, the vents in the Jeep Cherokee started blasting cold air at the maximum setting …
Discussion: Guardian, The Verge and Unfogged
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
John Kasich throws a Hail Mary  —  The Ohio governor needs to get his name out there, and fast.  —  Getty  —  John Kasich is poised to launch a Hail Mary bid for the presidency on Tuesday, making him the last entrant in the Republican Party's most crowded field in decades.
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Dominic Holden / BuzzFeed:
Democrats Plan To Introduce Sweeping LGBT Rights Bill In Congress This Week  —  The measure, which lawmakers plan to file in the House and Senate, would ban discrimination in seven categories — including housing, education, and public accommodations.  —  Getty Images / Afp
ABC News:
Chattanooga Shooter Mohammod Abdulazeez Followed Al Qaeda Cleric Online in 2013  —  FBI agents have found evidence that Chattanooga shooter Mohammod Abdulazeez was following a radical American member of al Qaeda online in 2013, as well as pages of writing that showed the young man was suicidal …
Discussion: KXAN-TV and 7online.com
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 …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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.
New York Times:
Formal Restoration of Diplomatic Ties With Cuba Is Just a Beginning  —  As a neatly pressed Cuban flag was raised outside Cuba's diplomatic mission in Washington on Monday morning, rancorous cries rang out from the crowd gathered outside the stately limestone building.  —  “Cuba without Castro!” a hoarse-voiced man yelled.
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Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
U.S. Embassy in Cuba Reopens After More Than 50 Years
 
 
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Kenneth Garger / New York Post:
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Josh Rogin / Bloomberg View:
Homeland Security Leaders Bent Rules on Private E-Mail
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Patience, Timing and Some Luck in New York Prisoner's Account of Escape
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Hugh Hewitt / Washington Examiner:
A nuclear Iran is now guaranteed
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Scott Walker: We might have to take military action on Day One
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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
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