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Bloomberg:
Kristol Eyes Conservative Lawyer for Independent Presidential Run — Bill Kristol is considering recruiting David French to run against Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, two Republicans tell Bloomberg Politics. — MarkHalperin — jheil — Two Republicans intimately familiar …
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Melts Down In Epic Whinefest — Donald Trump is pissed off again. Surprise! This morning he held a press conference to announce who was getting the money from his January veterans fundraiser, and immediately proceeded to tee off on the press for...lèse-majesté?
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump taunts media to its face — Donald Trump, whose entire campaign can seem like an experiment in free media, was simply trying to keep a low profile when he held an impromptu, televised fundraiser for veterans groups in January instead of participating in a GOP primary debate.
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Associated Press:
Where the money went: Trump details fundraising for vets — NEW YORK (AP) — Under pressure to account for money he claimed to raise for veterans, an irritated Donald Trump lambasted the news media Tuesday for pressing the issue and listed charities he said have now received millions of dollars from a fundraiser he held in January.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Reporter asks Trump about Cincinnati gorilla, is shamed — Usually when reporters ask about the gorilla in the room, it's not an actual gorilla. — Not so Tuesday, when between reporter queries about his potential running mate and his policies on veterans' health care …
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Cincinnati.com, Truth Revolt and Althouse
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is dead wrong about the ‘sleaze’ media — On Monday, Donald Trump finally made public an accounting of the $5.6 million in charitable donations to veterans groups he gave or raised during an Iowa speech in January. He also took the opportunity — at a news conference at Trump Tower …
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Media Matters for America:
How Donald Trump Dodged A Media Discussion Over Trump University — Donald Trump used a press conference about millions of dollars in donations he says he raised for veterans' groups to hijack the cable news discussion and largely avoid coverage of an anticipated document release today as part …
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Washington Post, Politico, NPR and Jezebel
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Kristol on Trump: At least I'm not ‘a roaring jackass’
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Trump Interrupts Press Conference to Call ABC Reporter ‘Sleaze’
Trump Interrupts Press Conference to Call ABC Reporter ‘Sleaze’
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Washington Free Beacon, Instapundit, Mother Jones and The Last Tradition
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
First on CNN: Clinton campaign's plans to subvert Trump's veterans press conference
First on CNN: Clinton campaign's plans to subvert Trump's veterans press conference
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William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
The United States of Argentina?
The United States of Argentina?
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
SiriusXM suspends Glenn Beck over Trump conversation — Satellite radio company SiriusXM has suspended Glenn Beck's syndicated show this week and is “evaluating” the program's place over comments made last week by one of Beck's guests. — Last week, fiction writer Brad Thor appeared …
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Breitbart:
SiriusXM Announces Suspension of Glenn Beck over Brad Thor Interview Comments
SiriusXM Announces Suspension of Glenn Beck over Brad Thor Interview Comments
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Glenn Beck Suspended After On-Air Talk Of ‘Patriot’ Taking Out Prez Trump (AUDIO)
Glenn Beck Suspended After On-Air Talk Of ‘Patriot’ Taking Out Prez Trump (AUDIO)
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Bernie Sanders Fights On: The Rolling Stone Interview — A defiant candidate on what he's trying to achieve — Not even “the math” can spoil a Bernie Sanders rally. The democratic-socialist senator from Vermont has outperformed any rational expectation, building an insurgent campaign …
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Jerry Brown:
An Open Letter to California Democrats and Independents — On Tuesday, June 7, I have decided to cast my vote for Hillary Clinton because I believe this is the only path forward to win the presidency and stop the dangerous candidacy of Donald Trump. — I have closely watched the primaries …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Over the Waterfall Into Trump's Racist Abyss — Some events are important to take note of. One of them happened on Friday when the Republican nominee for President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, again used a campaign rally to launch into a racist tirade against the federal judge presiding …
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Bob Owens / Bearing Arms:
BREAKING: EPIX Pulls Katie Couric's Fraudulent Documentary “Under The Gun” — Just two weeks after first airing and one week after director Stephanie Soechtig and executive producer/narrator Katie Couric were caught in a scandal where Soechtig replaced the answer to a question with footage shot …
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Timothy Cama / The Hill:
Supreme Court rules against White House in water pollution case — The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against the Obama administration in a case regarding water pollution permits. — The nation's highest court ruled unanimously that a landowner can appeal through the federal court system …
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Supreme Court rejects constitutional challenge to death penalty
Supreme Court rejects constitutional challenge to death penalty
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Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Parents-of-four whose son fell into zoo enclosure sparking killing of Harambe the gorilla as it emerges father has a lengthy criminal history - including kidnap and drug trafficking — Harambe was fatally shot after their four-year-old boy crawled past a railing and fell 15ft into the gorilla exhibit moat
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Ashley Killough / CNN:
Would Donald Trump have killed the gorilla?
Would Donald Trump have killed the gorilla?
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Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
The most depressing moment of the 2016 race — For those of us with a certain political bent and background, this is the most depressing moment of all. The best of the GOP — Marco Rubio and Paul Ryan, the intellectually serious reformicons who have called attention to issues of poverty …
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Donald Trump Called Daryl Hannah “A Six” Who Needs A Bath During A 1993 Spat — “I see her a lot at Knicks games, and, I tell you, she doesn't even understand basketball,” Trump said of Hannah. — Donald Trump's response to women who criticize him is often to malign their physical appearance.
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Caleb Howe / RedState:
This Is The Dumbest, Fakest, Didn't Happenest Thing Hillary Ever Said — Let's skip the intro and get down to the brass tacks here. In an interview with New York Magazine, Hillary Clinton said this: … Here are the five things that make this fake. — 1) I really admire you. — 2) I really like you.
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WNEP-TV:
One Teen Dead, Another Arrested After Facebook Feud Ends in Stabbing … SCRANTON — Police are investigating the death of a teenager in Scranton. — According to police, Kayla VanWert, 18, of Scranton died at the hospital Sunday night from stab wounds. — Police have charged Cathleen Boyer …
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Joshua Miller / BostonGlobe.com:
Charlie Baker says he would sign transgender bill — After months of taking heat for ambiguity on a deeply controversial issue, Governor Charlie Baker said Tuesday he would sign a transgender public accommodations bill should it reach his desk. — His declaration marked the beginning …
Dan Bilefsky / New York Times:
Patrons of Vegan Cafe Are Pelted With Meat in Tbilisi, Georgia — Georgia, a proud nation in the Caucasus that went to war with Russia in 2008, is no stranger to conflict. But a weekend assault by sausage-wielding attackers at a vegan cafe in central Tbilisi is fanning concerns that a simmering culture war could be intensifying.
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Fox News:
First baby born with Zika-linked microcephaly in New York tri-state area — The unidentified baby was born Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center where doctors confirmed she is suffering from Zika-linked microcephaly. (Fox News/Hackensack University Medical Center)
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Washington Post:
One group Trump donated to benefits fundraisers, not veterans — One of the charities that Donald Trump selected to receive a donation from his veterans' fundraiser is a group with a rating of “F” from CharityWatch, and has been criticized in the past for spending less than half of its incoming donations on programs that help veterans.
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