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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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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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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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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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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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Bruce Ritchie / Politico:
Scott avoids criticizing Trump for comments about federal judge
Scott avoids criticizing Trump for comments about federal judge
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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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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.”
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.
Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
AP: Clinton secures enough delegates to become first woman to top a major-party ticket — LOS ANGELES — Hillary Clinton has secured enough delegates to win the Democratic presidential nomination, according to the Associated Press, emerging from a long and bruising primary season to become …
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New York Times:
Obama Is Eager to Hit the Stump for Hillary Clinton and Shred Donald Trump
Obama Is Eager to Hit the Stump for Hillary Clinton and Shred Donald Trump
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Clinton Hits ‘Magic Number’ of Delegates to Clinch Nomination
Clinton Hits ‘Magic Number’ of Delegates to Clinch 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 the 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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Guardian:
Stanford sexual assault: judge facing recall campaign over light sentence
Stanford sexual assault: judge facing recall campaign over light sentence
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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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New York Daily News:
KING: Rapist Brock Turner and lenient judge embody the worst of American justice system
KING: Rapist Brock Turner and lenient judge embody the worst of American justice system
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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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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!
WaPo Columnist: Let's Gang Up On Trump!
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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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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 pulls out of $1.3M advertising deal with RNC over Donald Trump
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Thomas Young / Gravis:
Current Utah Polling — Winter Springs, Fla. - The State of Utah may hold a significant role in the upcoming Presidential election based on a recent survey completed by Gravis Marketing. The non-partisan research firm based in Winter Springs, Fla. conducted a random survey of 1,519 registered voters …
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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 …
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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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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 …
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 …
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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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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Huckabee: Establishment GOP Lucky They're Not Being Executed By Angry Voters — “And they need to be happy they're only getting spanked and not executed, because there is seething rage out in the country for those who have fought to help some of these guys get elected.” — Christopher Furlong / Getty Images
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Kelsey Snell / Washington Post:
Ryan to unveil anti-poverty proposal as part of election-year agenda project — After months of deliberation over how to create House Republican consensus on an election-year policy agenda, Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Tuesday will unveil a proposal for fighting poverty that identifies a long list …
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