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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Defends His National Security Positions as Hillary Clinton Attacks — Clinton is working to stoke fears that Trump fails the — Hillary Clinton is leveling a withering attack on Donald Trump's temperament and judgment when it comes to national security, calling him unqualified …
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Juan Williams / The Hill:
Electoral map looks grim for Trump — is getting good news in the polls. — Last week, a Fox News poll saw him take a 3-point lead over Hillary Clinton — in a national survey. That's within the margin of error. — But step back and take the long view. Clinton led by seven points in April.
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Politico
Meghan Keneally / ABC News:
A Look At What's Behind Donald Trump's Climb in New National Poll
A Look At What's Behind Donald Trump's Climb in New National Poll
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Politico and Daily Wire
Frank Newport / Gallup:
Republicans Paying More Attention to Election Than Democrats
Republicans Paying More Attention to Election Than Democrats
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Washington Monthly, Politicus USA and Politico
Fox News:
Drum roll: Clinton unveils ‘stronger together’ slogan
Drum roll: Clinton unveils ‘stronger together’ slogan
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Scott Adams Blog, Taylor Marsh and AOL
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Spox: Trump ‘Very Clear’ We're Going With ‘Aggressive’ Clinton Attacks
RNC Spox: Trump ‘Very Clear’ We're Going With ‘Aggressive’ Clinton Attacks
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CNN:
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe under federal investigation for campaign contributions — Washington (CNN)Virginia Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the FBI and prosecutors from the Justice Department's public integrity unit, U.S. officials briefed on the probe say.
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Baltimore Sun:
Freddie Gray case: Baltimore Police Officer Edward Nero found not guilty of all charges … Baltimore Circuit Judge Barry Williams on Monday acquitted Officer Edward Nero of all counts for his role in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. — The judgment, following a five-day bench trial, is the first in the closely-watched case.
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Police Officer in Freddie Gray Case Is Acquitted of All Charges
Police Officer in Freddie Gray Case Is Acquitted of All Charges
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The Nation, Outside the Beltway, CW39 NewsFix, The Gateway Pundit and Althouse
Courtney Pomeroy / CBS Baltimore:
Freddie Gray Arresting Officer Edward Nero Found Not Guilty On All Charges
Freddie Gray Arresting Officer Edward Nero Found Not Guilty On All Charges
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The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, Joe.My.God. and CBS San Francisco
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Sanders picks pro-Palestinian activist for Democratic platform committee — Sen. Bernie Sanders has been given highly unusual say over the drafting of the Democratic Party platform this year even if, as expected, he loses the primary contest to Hillary Clinton.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
One Of The Most Aggressive Gerrymanders In The Country Just Lost In The Supreme Court — Nearly two years ago, a federal court struck down Virginia's congressional maps, finding that state lawmakers engaged in an unconstitutional racial gerrymander when they packed tens of thousands …
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Associated Press:
Supreme court dismisses GOP appeal over Virginia districts
Supreme court dismisses GOP appeal over Virginia districts
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The Hill, Washington Post and ACS Blog
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
The Supreme Court Just Sent a Strong Message About Racism in the Justice System
The Supreme Court Just Sent a Strong Message About Racism in the Justice System
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ThinkProgress, New York Times, CNN and SCOTUSblog
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court finds jury tainted by race in murder case
Supreme Court finds jury tainted by race in murder case
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The Hill, Washington Post, USA Today, electionlawblog.org and Reuters
Bill Scher / Politico:
Bernie Loses His Halo — Is the left turning on its darling, Bernie Sanders? On Friday, Netroots titan Markos Moulitsas, namesake of the liberal Daily Kos, dropped a rhetorical bomb on the Bern, blaming the candidate for doing too little to denounce death threats received by the Nevada Democratic Party …
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New York Times:
Do Sanders Supporters Favor His Policies? — Bernie Sanders is widely credited with pulling Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party to the left on major issues like health care, trade, financial regulation and the minimum wage. Now he says he will battle all the way to the convention on behalf of …
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NBC News, Hot Air, The Resurgent, No More Mister Nice Blog and Shadowproof
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sanders pushes Dems to reject Puerto Rico debt deal
Sanders pushes Dems to reject Puerto Rico debt deal
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Washington Post, The Daily Caller and New York Magazine
Sarah Westwood / Washington Examiner:
VA secretary: Disney doesn't measure wait times, so why should VA? — Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald on Monday compared the length of time veterans wait to receive health care at the VA to the length of time people wait for rides at Disneyland, and said his agency shouldn't use wait times …
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
In Trump's World, Newt Gingrich Is King — and Maybe VP — The two men are kindred spirits in more ways than one. — He has an uncanny ability to dominate the media and shape a narrative, and he harnessed the anger and anxiety of lower-middle-class whites to reshape the Republican party.
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Raw Story, Hot Air, Media Matters for America and The Resurgent
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Janet Hook / Wall Street Journal:
Newt Gingrich Rips Mitt Romney's ‘Pathetic’ Anti-Trump Effort
Newt Gingrich Rips Mitt Romney's ‘Pathetic’ Anti-Trump Effort
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The Daily Caller
Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama dining with Anthony Bourdain in Vietnam — President Barack Obama has no reservations about dining with celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. — During his visit to Hanoi, Vietnam, Obama is taping a segment for a forthcoming episode of Bourdain's CNN program “Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown …
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CNN:
Obama lifts U.S. arms ban on Vietnam
Obama lifts U.S. arms ban on Vietnam
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In historic move, U.S. lifts embargo on arms sales to Vietnam
In historic move, U.S. lifts embargo on arms sales to Vietnam
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New York Times, Washington Times and Balloon Juice
The Local:
Left-winger van der Bellen wins Austrian presidential election — With just a few votes left to be counted, it appears Austria has chosen the former Green leader Alexander van der Bellen to be the country's next president, in what was one of the tightest presidential election races seen in Austria.
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Trump acknowledges climate change — at his golf course — Donald Trump says he is “not a big believer in global warming.” He has called it “a total hoax,” “bulls**t” and “pseudoscience.” — But he is also trying to build a sea wall designed to protect one of his golf courses from “global warming and its effects.”
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Emily E. Smith / Oregonian:
‘Something needs to be done’: Parents say they want justice for baby's bruises — A Sherwood couple say they came home from a date night a couple of months ago to find their 1-year-old son, Jacob, screaming and the babysitter asleep on the couch. The next morning, they awoke to find him covered in bruises.
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TheBlaze.com, Independent Journal …, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Raw Story
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Ryan: Trump could win, but I'm not ‘betting’ on it — Paul Ryan loves the word “unity,” but his definition of that term differs sharply from Donald Trump's vision of a smiling speaker at his side, mouth shut and domesticated — just like Chris Christie. — Ryan, who made peace with Trump earlier …
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RedState, Daily Mail and Politicus USA
Mystwlker / RedState:
The False Choice of Trump vs Hillary — No, Not Voting for Trump Is Not Voting For Hillary — In life, oversimplification is a coping mechanism used to resist the overwhelming complexity that can pervade modern life. In today's world of multiple devices, multiple venues of social connectivity …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Reid: ‘Hell no’ to VP pick from state with a Republican governor — must not pick a senator from a Republican-controlled state as her vice president, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid — (D-Nev.) warned Monday. — “If we have a Republican governor in any of those states …
Patrick Maines / The Hill:
The civil war within conservative media — Though it's not been well analyzed by mainstream reporters, the so-called conservative media have been split down the middle by the Donald Trump — phenomenon. Outlets like the Drudge Report, Breitbart and The Washington Times have been in loud …
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Daily Wire and The Resurgent