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MSNBC:
Donald Trump does not have a campaign — Donald Trump is a candidate without a campaign - and it's becoming a serious problem. — Republicans working to elect Trump describe a bare-bones effort debilitated by infighting, a lack of staff to carry out basic functions, minimal coordination …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Orders Surrogates to Intensify Criticism of Judge and Journalists — During a Monday conference call with supporters, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee overruled a directive sent out by his own campaign. — kevcirilli — michaelcbender
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Congressman to Trump: Shove Border Wall “Up Your Ass” … WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela took a poison pen to the Republican presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, in an open letter Monday morning. — “Mr. Trump, you're a racist and you can take your border wall and shove it up your ass …
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Elyna Niles-Carnes / WFTV:
Rubio on Trump: 'It's wrong, and I hope he stops' — ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has responded to comments Donald Trump has made about an American judge's ethnicity. — Trump said U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel can't be impartial in suits …
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Associated Press:
Trump Surprised at GOP Criticism of His Comments on Judge — Donald Trump says he was surprised that Newt Gingrich hammered him for noting the Mexican ancestry of the American judge overseeing lawsuits against Trump University. — Trump tells Fox News Channel on Monday that the former House speaker's criticism was “inappropriate.”
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Joe Scarborough just went off on Donald Trump's ‘racism’ — Joe Scarborough is done with Donald Trump. — After months of amiable interviews and a report that their “friendship” was making NBC executives uncomfortable, the host and the presidential candidate have recently been bickering on Twitter.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: Gingrich criticism of me ‘inappropriate’
Trump: Gingrich criticism of me ‘inappropriate’
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CNN:
Growing fear inside GOP about Trump
Growing fear inside GOP about Trump
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Nick Gass / Politico:
White House ‘not surprised’ GOP sticking with Trump
White House ‘not surprised’ GOP sticking with Trump
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Democratic Rep. tells Trump to ‘shove it up your a—’
Democratic Rep. tells Trump to ‘shove it up your a—’
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Political Wire
Kristen East / Politico:
In Ramadan message, Obama takes swipe at Trump
In Ramadan message, Obama takes swipe at Trump
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Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:
BuzzFeed Terminates Ad Deal With Republican Party Over Trump — Donald Trump is “directly opposed to the freedoms of our employees in the United States and around the world,” CEO Jonah Peretti wrote. — BuzzFeed has terminated a deal with the Republican National Committee …
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Alex Spence / Politico:
BuzzFeed pulls out of $1.3M advertising deal with RNC over Donald Trump — BuzzFeed has pulled out of an advertising agreement with the Republican National Committee over objections to Donald Trump's rhetoric. — The buy was for $1.3 million, a source close to BuzzFeed told POLITICO.
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Scott Adams Blog:
Scott Adams' Blog — I've decided to come off the sidelines and endorse a candidate for President of the United States. — I'll start by reminding readers that my politics don't align with any of the candidates. My interest in the race has been limited to Trump's extraordinary persuasion skills.
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Liz Kreutz / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton's 10 Sharpest New Zingers About Donald Trump
Hillary Clinton's 10 Sharpest New Zingers About Donald Trump
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Politico
New York Times:
Obama Is Eager to Hit the Stump for Hillary Clinton and Shred Donald Trump — WASHINGTON — President Obama, after months of sitting on the sidelines of the rancorous contest to succeed him, is now ready to aggressively campaign for Hillary Clinton, starting with a formal endorsement of her candidacy as early as this week.
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CNN, Talking Points Memo, Taylor Marsh, Mediaite, Politicus USA, Daily Kos and The Week
David Sirota / International Business Times:
State Department Blocks Release Of Hillary Clinton-Era TPP Emails Until After The Election — Trade is a hot issue in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign. But correspondence from Hillary Clinton and her top State Department aides about a controversial 12-nation trade deal will not be available …
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Common Dreams
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Larry O'Connor / Hot Air:
Sanders finally raises challenge to Clinton Foundation cronyism
Sanders finally raises challenge to Clinton Foundation cronyism
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Common Dreams
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Sanders hits Clinton Foundation over foreign donations
Aaron Elstein / Crain's New York Business:
Trump's latest property-tax bill, out June 3, shows he once again received a middle-class tax break — The self-proclaimed billionaire gets a tax break for New Yorkers whose incomes are $500,000 a year or less — Donald Trump's New York City property-tax bill, published June 3 …
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Roger Clinton / TMZ.com:
Roger Clinton — DUI Arrest in California ... Impeccable Timing (UPDATE: MUG SHOT) — Hillary Clinton's brother-in-law is sitting in a jail cell after getting busted for DUI in Southern California ... just 2 days before the crucial CA primary vote. — Law enforcement sources tell TMZ …
Peter Nicholas / Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders Campaign Is Split Over Whether to Fight on Past Tuesday — The senator has vowed to press his case, but some urge him to unite behind Clinton — A split is emerging inside the Bernie Sanders campaign over whether the senator should stand down after Tuesday's election contests …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Bill, White House staff lived in fear of Hillary: Ex-Secret Service officer — Hillary Clinton has a “Jekyll and Hyde” personality that left White House staffers scared stiff of her explosive — and even physical — outbursts, an ex-Secret Service officer claims in a scathing new tell-all.
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New York Daily News:
KING: Rapist Brock Turner and lenient judge embody the worst of American justice system — If we didn't have a vulgarity policy here at the Daily News, this entire column would be 1,000 cuss words with the name Brock Turner in the middle. — If you haven't heard, he's the human piece …
Bloomberg:
Trump Has Near 50-50 Chance of Winning Election, Ferguson Says — Harvard history professor says markets underestimating odds — Says Trump's foreign-policy proposals are worrying for Europe — Donald Trump has a better chance of becoming president than markets currently project …
Clark Mindock / International Business Times:
Will We Ever Go Back To The Moon? US Regulators Set To Approve Private Company Space Launch — A little-known space exploration startup could soon get the green light to launch the first private spacecraft on a path to the moon. If U.S. federal officials approve the plan …
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Andy Pasztor / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Set to Approve Moon Mission by Commercial Space Venture
U.S. Set to Approve Moon Mission by Commercial Space Venture
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AOL and Daily Mail
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
IRS finally reveals list of tea party groups targeted for extra scrutiny — More than three years after it admitted to targeting tea party groups for intrusive scrutiny, the IRS has finally released a near-complete list of the organizations it snagged in a political dragnet.
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Fox News, Daily Wire, Hot Air, Washington Free Beacon, RedState, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit and Scared Monkeys
Bloomberg.com:
Yellen Asked If Trump Will Cause Economic Crash — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Political Wire
David French / National Review:
I'm Not Running for President — I'm not the right person to challenge Trump and Hillary, but the path remains open for others. — Here is a sentence I never thought I'd type: After days of prayer, reflection, and serious study of the possibilities, I am not going to run as an independent candidate …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Poll: Most NJ voters think Christie wants out of governing their state — Most New Jerseyans think Gov. Chris Christie is more concerned with his own political future than governing their state, according to a new poll. — Nearly 8 in 10 Garden State adults, 79 percent …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
President Obama to Appear on Jimmy Fallon's ‘Tonight Show’ for First Time — President Barack Obama will join Jimmy Fallon for late-night antics for the first time since 2012. — NBC said President Obama will appear on its “Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” for the first time.
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