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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?
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Donald Trump's ‘sleaze’ attack on reporter hits new level of media animosity — Donald Trump's criticism of the media has reached Nixonian levels — only Trump isn't doing the name-calling in private. He's doing it right to reporters' faces. — On Tuesday, Trump pointed out ABC News reporter Tom Llamas and called him “a sleaze.”
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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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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is dead wrong about the ‘sleaze’ media
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Los Angeles Times, Business Insider, New York Times, Media Matters for America, RedState, Slantpoint and New York Magazine
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Clinton launching national security case against Trump in California speech
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
First on CNN: Clinton campaign's plans to subvert Trump's veterans press conference
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Media Matters for America:
How Donald Trump Dodged A Media Discussion Over Trump University
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump taunts media to its face
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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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New York Times:
Former Trump University Workers Call the School a ‘Lie’ and a ‘Scheme’ in Testimony — In blunt testimony revealed on Tuesday, former managers of Trump University, the for-profit school started by Donald J. Trump, portray it as an unscrupulous business that relied on high-pressure sales tactics …
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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Inside Democrats' Trump-fueled scramble to take back the House — Vice President Biden stood on a stage at a Democratic retreat in Baltimore in late January and made a bold prediction: Democrats could win back control of the House of Representatives this year. — “It's been a tough last couple of cycles,” he said.
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
McCarthy raises big money for House Republicans — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy might have been denied in his quest to become speaker last year, but the California Republican has remained a fundraising powerhouse this cycle. — McCarthy has donated $2 million …
Thomas Erdbrink / New York Times:
Suspected Tattoo on Iranian Actress Creates a Commotion — TEHRAN — A popular Iranian actress whose latest movie won two awards at the recent Cannes Film Festival threw her native country into an uproar on Tuesday after images emerged suggesting that she had a feminist tattoo on her arm.
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Hannity tells Trump: I'm voting for you in November — Fox News anchor Sean Hannity told Donald Trump — in an interview Tuesday night that he'll be voting for the Republican presidential candidate in November. — “I'm an opinion show and I don't hold back that I'll be voting …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Another Blow to #NeverTrumpers=> Libertarian Candidate Says He Agrees With Bernie Sanders 73% of the Time — Bummer. — Another blow to the #NeverTrumpers... Libertarian candidate former Governor Gary Johnson says he agrees with Socialist Bernie Sanders 73% of the time. — Isn't that a bit of a contradiction?
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Chandler Gill / Washington Free Beacon:
Gary Johnson: I Agree With 73% of What Bernie Sanders Says
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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, Althouse and Truth Revolt
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Bloomberg:
Trump Reassures Donors He Won't Try to Oust Ryan or McConnell — Coal industry executives Joe and Kelly Craft say they're pleased with the presumptive Republican presidential nominee's promise to keep party leaders in their jobs. — Donald Trump has pitched himself as an insurgent …
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Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
Baby Born With Microcephaly in US to Woman Who Contracted Zika Elsewhere — A woman visiting the U.S. has given birth to a baby with microcephaly after contracting Zika elsewhere, officials said. — The woman gave birth to the baby at the Donna A. Sanzari Women's Hospital in Hackensack …
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Jonathan Allen / Raw Story:
New York investigating Trump's closing of Trump Tower atrium for campaign events — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — New York City is investigating Donald Trump's practice of closing down the public atrium in Trump Tower for presidential campaign events that are off limits to the public.
Charles D. Ellison / The Hill:
How Clinton can own her email scandal — Somehow, somewhere along the campaigning way, badly placed emails became a political “thing.” — Without belaboring how we got to that point and altogether glossing over the boring details of the FBI's ongoing digital probe, what once seemed …
Todd S. Purdum / Politico:
Whither Jerry Brown Goes, So Will Many Democrats — When an endorsement is as tepid as Jerry Brown's—call it a non-endorsement endorsement—does it really make any difference at all? Perhaps not—except as a bellwether. The California governor's eleventh-hour announcement on Tuesday …
Agence France-Presse:
Dalai Lama says ‘too many’ refugees in Europe — BERLIN: Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama said in an interview published that Europe has accepted “too many” refugees, and that they should eventually return to help rebuild their home countries. — “When we look into the face of every single refugee …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Katie Couric takes responsibility for ‘misleading’ part of gun violence doc — Katie Couric says she regrets a “misleading” portion of “Under the Gun,” a new documentary that she produced and narrated. — “I take responsibility for a decision that misrepresented an exchange I had with members …
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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.
Wall Street Journal:
China's Xiaomi to Buy 1,500 Patents From Microsoft — Deal reflects smartphone maker's efforts to acquire the intellectual property it needs to broaden its reach — BEIJING—Xiaomi Corp. has agreed to purchase around 1,500 patents from Microsoft Corp. in an example of the rising costs facing …
Doyle Rice / USA Today:
Texas floods deliver snakes, ants, debris to neighborhoods — With heavy rain continuing and one river forecast to crest at a record high level, Texas will expect little relief on Wednesday from flooding that claimed seven lives over the holiday weekend. — Rounds of heavy thunderstorms …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Lawyers clashed at Clinton aide's deposition — Lawyers for former Hillary Clinton aide Cheryl Mills, the State Department, and a conservative group tangled repeatedly on Friday as Mills testified at a contentious deposition in a lawsuit relating to Clinton's use of a private email account …
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