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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 …
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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.”
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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.
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Marina Fang / The Huffington Post:
Trump Campaign: Female Judges Could Be Biased, Too — Trump's campaign continues to defend his racist attacks against a federal judge. — Associate Politics Editor, The Huffington Post — To defend real estate mogul Donald Trump's claim that a federal judge is biased against him because of his …
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.”
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Carson warns Trump of ‘moral descent’ on judge attacks
Carson warns Trump of ‘moral descent’ on judge attacks
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Congressman to Trump: Shove Border Wall “Up Your Ass”
Texas Congressman to Trump: Shove Border Wall “Up Your Ass”
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
FL Guv Pressed On Trump Judge Attack: ‘I Want To Talk About The Tropical Storm’
FL Guv Pressed On Trump Judge Attack: ‘I Want To Talk About The Tropical Storm’
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Sanders: Not sexist to stay in race against Clinton … Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders — pushed back at a Monday press conference after a journalist asked whether his continuing campaign against front-runner Hillary Clinton — is sexist, given Clinton will likely secure the Democratic nomination.
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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.
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Has Clinched Democratic Nomination, Survey Reports
Hillary Clinton Has Clinched Democratic Nomination, Survey Reports
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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
AP: Clinton secures enough delegates to become first woman to top a major-party ticket
AP: Clinton secures enough delegates to become first woman to top a major-party ticket
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Mark Green / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed Don't panic, Democrats, Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump
Op-Ed Don't panic, Democrats, Hillary Clinton will beat Donald Trump
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Has Some Strange Ideas About Why He Deserves the Nomination
Bernie Sanders Has Some Strange Ideas About Why He Deserves the Nomination
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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.
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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
Brock Turner's Mug Shot Has Finally Been Released 16 Months After He Was Arrested For Rape
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Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon:
Stanford rapist's father issues despicable plea for leniency: “A steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action”
Stanford rapist's father issues despicable plea for leniency: “A steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action”
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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Judge Criticized for Giving Stanford Rapist Light Sentence
Judge Criticized for Giving Stanford Rapist Light Sentence
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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
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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 …
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 …
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Joseph Serna / Los Angeles Times:
Hillary Clinton's brother-in-law Roger released from jail after DUI arrest in Redondo Beach
Hillary Clinton's brother-in-law Roger released from jail after DUI arrest in Redondo Beach
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