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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

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Post, Hullabaloo, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Resurgent and Talking Points Memo

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.”

Discussion: Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Politico

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.

Discussion: The Resurgent, New York Magazine, Mediaite, WMUR, Mother Jones and Vox

Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Carson warns Trump of ‘moral descent’ on judge attacks

Discussion: Mediaite, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, RedState, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Booman Tribune and Associated Press

Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Congressman to Trump: Shove Border Wall “Up Your Ass”

Discussion: Trail Blazers Blog, Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, Slate, Off the Kuff, AOL, Talking Points Memo and MSNBC

Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
FL Guv Pressed On Trump Judge Attack: ‘I Want To Talk About The Tropical Storm’

Discussion: Politico

Bruce Ritchie / Politico:
Scott avoids criticizing Trump for comments about federal judge

Discussion: Little Green Footballs, Talking Points Memo, WFTV and Daily Wire

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

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.

Discussion: CNN, NPR, The Root, NBC News, Vox, ABC News, Little Green Footballs, ThinkProgress, CBS New York, Politico, Independent Journal …, New York Magazine, KTLA, Mother Jones, Politicus USA, The Week, Deadline, Common Dreams and New York Times

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

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.

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Politicus USA, The Atlantic, Common Dreams, Al Jazeera English, The Week, Shakesville and CANNONFIRE

Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
AP: Clinton secures enough delegates to become first woman to top a major-party ticket

Discussion: Fox News, The Week, BizPac Review, ABC News, Politico, Sky Dancing and Outside the Beltway

Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama held weekend call with Sanders

Discussion: ABC News

Mark Green / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Don't panic, Democrats, Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump

Discussion: Liberty Unyielding, Reuters, Associated Press and AOL

Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Has Some Strange Ideas About Why He Deserves the Nomination

Discussion: Salon, FiveThirtyEight, The Week, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mediaite, Politico, Washington Post, BuzzFeed and Hot Air

Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton just clinched the Democratic nomination. Here's the math behind it.

Discussion: Truth Revolt, Mediaite, Mashable and The Last Refuge

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

Dayna Evans / New York Magazine:
Brock Turner Mug Shot Finally Released [Updated]

Discussion: AOL, Jezebel and Vox

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

Guardian:
Stanford sexual assault: judge facing recall campaign over light sentence

Discussion: Salon, Los Angeles Times, Mashable, Media Matters for America, New York Daily News, Washington Post, Independent Journal …, CBS New York, Common Dreams, The Root, KRON4.com, The Stir, Hit & Run, LawNewz, AOL and The Week

Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Judge Criticized for Giving Stanford Rapist Light Sentence

Discussion: WDTN-TV, CBS San Francisco, The Atlantic, San Jose Inside, Mother Jones and The Week

Amelia McDonell-Parry / CrimeFeed:
Brock Turner's Mug Shot Has Finally Been Released 16 Months After He Was Arrested For Rape

Discussion: New York Times, fox8.com, Washington Post, ThinkProgress, Boing Boing, Jezebel, Guardian, New York's PIX11 and KTLA

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 …

Discussion: Bloomberg, RedState, Daily Wire, Vox Popoli, The American Spectator, AOL, Talking Points Memo, WATE-TV, Washington Times, CNN, Outside the Beltway and Hot Air

Frank Bruni / New York Times:

An Obama Nominee's Crushed Hopes — In early 2014, after decades of government and nonprofit work that reflected a passion for public service, Cassandra Butts got a reward — or so she thought. She was nominated by President Obama to be the next United States ambassador to the Bahamas.

CBS News:

Obama called Bernie Sanders Sunday — President Obama called Sen. Bernie Sanders Sunday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the conversation, reports CBS News' Julianna Goldman. — While the source didn't characterize the conversation, Sanders spokesman told CBS News' Kylie Atwood …

Discussion: Mediaite, CBS New York, RedState and Balloon Juice

Wall Street Journal:

Playboy Mansion's Neighbor to Buy the Property — Financier who owns the adjacent property to purchase mansion, which was listed for $200 million — The Playboy mansion, a stately 1927 manor in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Holmby Hills, is in contract to be sold to a financier who owns …

Discussion: Telegraph, ABC News, Jezebel and AOL

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 …