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8:00 AM ET, June 7, 2016

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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
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Trump train derails on Capitol Hill  —  The wheels are already coming off the GOP's Donald Trump unity train.  —  In the first major test of relations with Capitol Hill Republicans since Trump became the party's nominee, his attacks on federal Judge Gonzalo Curiel are sapping any goodwill …
Media Matters for America:
Fox Vs Fox: Kelly Blasts “Pundits” Demanding Trump U. Judge Step Down, Moments After O'Reilly Did Just That  —  Megyn Kelly criticized “pundits” calling for the judge in the Trump U. case to step down, stating emphatically “that is not the way our system works.”
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump self-destructive rambling baffles GOP strategists  —  How did the controversy begin over Donald Trump's attacks on the judge in the Trump University lawsuit?  It began when Donald Trump couldn't stop talking about the Trump University lawsuit.  —  In the normal course of events …
New York Times:
Democrats Jump on Allies of Donald Trump in Judge Dispute  —  Democratic leaders nationwide sought to exact a political price from Republican officials and candidates on Monday for continuing to support Donald J. Trump after his explosive remarks challenging the objectivity of judges with Mexican or Muslim backgrounds.
Joseph Murray / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Is Correct To Hit ‘La Raza’ Judge For Latino Identity Politics  —  “This is one of the worst mistakes Trump has made.  I think it's inexcusable.”  —  Those words were spoken by Newt Gingrich - a man believed to be on Donald Trump's Vice Presidential shortlist - during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”
Discussion: Salon, New York Times and Politicus USA
Marina Fang / The Huffington Post:
Trump Campaign: Female Judges Could Be Biased, Too
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
FL Guv Pressed On Trump Judge Attack: ‘I Want To Talk About The Tropical Storm’
Discussion: Politico
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton clinches Democratic nomination  —  LONG BEACH, Calif. — Hillary Clinton became the presumptive Democratic nominee in a surprise development on Monday, making her the first woman ever to win a major party's presidential nomination one day before she was expected to cross the threshold.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Cyra Master / The Hill:
Sanders camp: Clinton has not secured nomination yet  —  Shortly after The Associated Press updated its delegate count and declared Hillary Clinton  —  the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, a spokesman for Sen. Bernie Sanders  —  slammed the media's “rush to judgement.”
Discussion: Guardian
Associated Press:
AP count: Clinton has delegates to win Democratic nomination  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton has commitments from the number of delegates needed to become the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee for president, and will be first woman to top the ticket of a major U.S. political party.
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Clinton Hits ‘Magic Number’ of Delegates to Clinch Nomination  —  Clinton: ‘Historic, Unprecedented Moment’ 0:56  —  Hillary Clinton has secured a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, NBC News projected on Monday evening — making the former secretary of state the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party.
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Clinton will call Sanders Tuesday night  —  on Monday night said she will contact Democratic rival Bernie Sanders  —  following the results of Tuesday's primary elections, most notably in California.  —  “Our campaigns are certainly talking,” Clinton said in an interview with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow that aired Monday.
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Has Clinched Democratic Nomination, Survey Reports  —  Hillary Clinton has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination for president, The Associated Press reported Monday night.  —  Mrs. Clinton had been expected to clinch the nomination on Tuesday after polls closed in New Jersey.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Politico and Althouse
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama held weekend call with Sanders
Discussion: ABC News
Alex Zielinski / ThinkProgress:
The Brock Turner Mug Shot The Police Really Didn't Want You To See  —  The Santa Clara Sheriff's Department has finally released a mugshot of Brock Turner, the ex-Stanford student found guilty of rape, who was previously represented in the media by a smiling yearbook photo in which he's wearing a suit and tie.
Discussion: Boing Boing and Sporting News
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Amelia McDonell-Parry / CrimeFeed:
Brock Turner's Mug Shot Has Finally Been Released 16 Months After He Was Arrested For Rape
Dayna Evans / New York Magazine:
Brock Turner Mug Shot Finally Released [Updated]
Discussion: AOL, Jezebel and Vox
Guardian:
Stanford sexual assault: judge facing recall campaign over light sentence
Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon:
Stanford rapist's father issues despicable plea for leniency: “A steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action”
Discussion: The Atlantic
Associated Press:
Florida AG asked Trump for donation before nixing fraud case  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida's attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates
Discussion: Political Wire and Politico
Jason Reed / National Review:
Inside the #NeverTrump Candidacy that Almost Was  —  Anti-Trump conservatives failed to recruit David French into the presidential campaign.  What will they do now?  —  The latest would-be presidential candidate spent just under a week in the spotlight — long enough to confound official Washington …
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 …
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John Hinderaker / Power LinePower Line:
WaPo Columnist: Let's Gang Up On Trump!
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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 Earlier Items: 
CBS News:
Obama called Bernie Sanders Sunday
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Huckabee: Establishment GOP Lucky They're Not Being Executed By Angry Voters
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
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Wall Street Journal:
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