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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
BREAKING: SCOTUS Punts On Obamacare Contraceptive Case — In a surprise move Monday, the Supreme Court punted on a major Obamacare case challenging the law's contraceptive mandate, and specifically, how it accommodates religious nonprofits that object to birth control.
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Des Moines Register:
Grassley's court maneuver threatens his legacy, reputation — In late February, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley was taking increasing fire for his refusal to hold hearings to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. He dismissed questions about the impact the public uproar might have on his legacy.
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
U.S. top court tosses rulings backing Obamacare contraception coverage
U.S. top court tosses rulings backing Obamacare contraception coverage
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Politico:
Supreme Court asks for Obamacare birth control compromise
Supreme Court asks for Obamacare birth control compromise
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Fox News:
Supreme Court sends ObamaCare contraception mandate case back to lower courts
Supreme Court sends ObamaCare contraception mandate case back to lower courts
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court sends Obamacare contraception case back to lower courts
Supreme Court sends Obamacare contraception case back to lower courts
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Richard Wolf / USA Today:
Supreme Court sends ‘contraceptive mandate’ cases back to lower courts
Supreme Court sends ‘contraceptive mandate’ cases back to lower courts
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Washington Free Beacon
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Little Is Off Limits as Donald Trump Plans Attacks on Hillary Clinton's Character — Donald J. Trump plans to throw Bill Clinton's infidelities in Hillary Clinton's face on live television during the presidential debates this fall, questioning whether she enabled his behavior and sought to discredit the women involved.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Clinton: I'd put Bill ‘in charge of revitalizing the economy’ — Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton — is beginning to hint at what role her husband, former President Bill Clinton — , could have in her administration if elected president. — At a campaign stop in Fort Mitchell …
New York Times:
Inside Donald Trump's Plans to Attack the Clintons, and Why They Might Fail — Donald J. Trump plans to attack the character, honesty and authenticity of Hillary and Bill Clinton in the months ahead, in hopes of increasing their unpopularity among voters and deflecting attention from his vulnerabilities.
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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Outlines Economic Plans, Which Include Her Husband
Hillary Clinton Outlines Economic Plans, Which Include Her Husband
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CNN:
Trump: London mayor made ‘very rude statements’ about me — (CNN)Donald Trump said Monday London's new mayor made “very rude statements” about him — and the presumptive Republican presidential nominee warned he won't have a good relationship with British Prime Minister David Cameron if he's elected.
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Donald Trump / ITV:
Trump warns of poor relationship with Cameron over PM's refusal to withdraw ‘divisive, stupid and wrong’ comment
Trump warns of poor relationship with Cameron over PM's refusal to withdraw ‘divisive, stupid and wrong’ comment
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Ruth Davidson / The ITV Hub:
It can't be good if Donald Trump is US President
It can't be good if Donald Trump is US President
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People.com:
Inside Donald Trump's '91 Apology for Pretending to Be His Own Spokesman - How Marla Maples Shamed Him Into Fessing Up — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump flatly denied Friday that he posed as his own spokesman during a June 26, 1991, phone call to then-PEOPLE reporter Sue Carswell …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: More Troubles for Trump — NOTABLES —PRIEBUS — TRUMP HAS ‘REWRITTEN THE PLAYBOOK’: While presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump faced more scrutiny this week for not releasing his tax returns, RNC Chairman Reince Priebus said Trump has “rewritten the playbook” …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Pro-Clinton super PAC to start airing general election ads on Wednesday
Pro-Clinton super PAC to start airing general election ads on Wednesday
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Heidi M Przybyla / USA Today:
Clinton team looking for a VP who will be fighter, excite Sanders supporters — Hillary Clinton is considering a running mate who could make a direct appeal to supporters of Bernie Sanders, bridging a generational and political divide, according to four people close to the campaign.
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David Horowitz / Breitbart:
Bill Kristol: Republican Spoiler, Renegade Jew — While millions of Republican primary voters have chosen Donald Trump as the party's nominee, Bill Kristol and a small but well-heeled group of Washington insiders are preparing a third party effort to block Trump's path to the White House.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Former Trump girlfriend hits back at ‘upsetting’ NYT cover story — The New York Times' article published Saturday with the headline “Crossing the Line: How Donald Trump Behaved With Women in Private” begins with an anecdote from a woman named Rowanne Brewer Lane, who as a 26-year-old model …
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David McCabe / The Hill:
Trump adviser to attend meeting with Facebook — A senior aide to presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — 's campaign team will attend a meeting with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg this week, which is aimed at calming fears among conservatives, a company spokesperson confirmed on Monday.
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Adelle Nazarian / Breitbart:
Glenn Beck, Anti-Trump Conservatives to Meet with Facebook's Zuckerberg
Glenn Beck, Anti-Trump Conservatives to Meet with Facebook's Zuckerberg
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National Review:
Exclusive: In Koch World ‘Realignment,’ Less National Politics — On a frigid Tuesday in February, a team of top political operatives from the Freedom Partners Chamber of Commerce, the umbrella group that controls political activities for the sprawling donor network led by billionaire industrialists Charles …
Denise Grady / New York Times:
Man Receives First Penis Transplant in the United States — A man whose penis was removed because of cancer has received the first penis transplant in the United States, at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. — Thomas Manning, 64, a bank courier from Halifax, Mass., underwent the 15-hour transplant operation on May 8 and 9.
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Austin American-Statesman:
Pastor to drop lawsuit against Whole Foods over anti-gay slur on cake — The man who accused Whole Foods Market of writing a homophobic slur on a cake will drop a lawsuit against the grocery chain. — “The company did nothing wrong,” Pastor Jordan Brown said in a statement.
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Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Trump on Warren: ‘You mean Pocahontas?’ — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump — is not reining in his attacks against Sen. Elizabeth Warren — (D-Mass.). — When New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd asked Trump if “he had been chided by any Republicans” …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Homeland Security Official: ISIS Training Terrorists South of Border With Help from Mexican Drug Cartels — A top ranking Homeland Security official says Mexican drug cartels are helping ISIS sneak across the southern border to scope out targets for terrorist attacks.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Prosecutors: Longtime Pa. congressman abused his office ‘over and over again’ — PHILADELPHIA — Federal prosecutors on Monday began laying out a complicated criminal corruption case against Rep. Chaka Fattah Sr. of Pennsylvania on Monday, telling jurors the longtime Democratic legislator abused his office …
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