Top Items:
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 …
Discussion:
RedState, The Week, neo-neocon and Hot Air
RELATED:
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
It's time for GOP leaders to choose sides on Donald Trump — This post has been updated. — Donald Trump has been the Republican presidential nominee for five weeks as of Tuesday. Those 35 days have been filled with self-inflicted wounds — the latest being Trump's insistence that a judge …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, CNN, Common Dreams, Lawyers, Guns & Money, New York Times, No More Mister Nice Blog, RedState, Politico and MSNBC
Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Iowa state senator is first elected official to leave Republican party over Trump — David Johnson changes registration to No Party in response to Donald Trump accusing federal judge Gonzalo Curiel of bias based on his race — Iowa state senator David Johnson became the first elected official …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo and Politicus USA
Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Rubio Says He Won't Speak on Trump's Behalf at GOP Convention — Florida senator says he would talk about own beliefs to Republican audience — McConnell to Trump: Don't Try to Fight Over the GOP Platform Chamber Backs Toomey With Cheesy Ad Would Rubio Be Pushing Zika Aid If He Were Still Running?
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, Political Wire, Business Insider, RedState and Hot Air
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Mitch McConnell: This Election Is About Choosing The Lesser Of Two Evils — “This is a choice that many Americans are not happy with.” — w.soundcloud.com — Asked on Monday if the general election between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was a “lesser of two evils election,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell answered yes.
Discussion:
RedState and Talking Points Memo
Nick Gass / Politico:
Christie: Trump ‘not racist,’ has ‘right’ to express opinions on judge — Donald Trump has the “right” to express his opinion about the U.S. federal judge presiding over Trump University lawsuits, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie asserted Tuesday, defending the presumptive Republican nominee …
CNN:
Paul Ryan rips Donald Trump remarks as ‘textbook definition of a racist comment’ — (CNN)House Speaker Paul Ryan ripped Donald Trump's recent remarks saying a judge presiding over a lawsuit involving his business was biased because of his Mexican heritage as “the textbook definition of a racist comment.”
Discussion:
Heat Street, Media Matters for America and Right Wing Watch
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
GOP Congressman Bizarrely Defends Trump: ‘You Could Easily Argue’ Obama Is Racist — This was probably not the interview that New York state Representative Lee Zeldin had in mind. — The Republican Congressman sat down with CNN's John Berman and Kate Bolduan Tuesday morning to address …
Discussion:
alan.com, National Review and RedState
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Susan Collins: “Very Difficult” To Back Trump After His Attack On Federal Judge — “The comments like the comments Trump made about the judge make it very difficult for me. It makes the decision a hard one.” — Astrid Riecken / Getty Images — w.soundcloud.com
Associated Press:
The Latest: Scott calls Trump's comments ‘racially toxic’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 as California, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota vote. (all times Eastern): — The only black Republican senator says Donald Trump's comments …
William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Iowa GOP lawmaker dumps party to protest Trump
Discussion:
Politicus USA
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator: 'I can't see myself voting for Donald Trump'
Discussion:
RedState, Bloomberg.com and Daily Wire
Bridget Bowman / Roll Call:
Grassley: Senate Can Be a Check on Trump's Judges
Discussion:
Des Moines Register, Talking Points Memo, Politico and Daily Kos
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Paul Ryan Calls Donald Trump's Attack on Judge ‘Racist,’ but Backs Him Still
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, Talking Points Memo and rubber hose
Jay Newton-Small / TIME:
Susan Collins Says She's Not Yet Ready to Back Donald Trump
Discussion:
RedState, Business Insider, Mediaite and WMUR
Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Ryan: Trump's Judge Attacks ‘The Textbook Definition Of A Racist Comment’
Discussion:
Daily Wire, Hit & Run, The Daily Caller, Politico and Associated Press
The Intercept:
Perfect End to Democratic Primary: Anonymous Super-Delegates Declare Winner Through Media — Last night, Associated Press - on a day when nobody voted - surprised everyone by abruptly declaring the Democratic Party primary over and Hillary Clinton the victor.
RELATED:
New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Has Clinched Democratic Nomination, Survey Reports
Discussion:
Hit & Run, Independent Journal …, The Mahablog, Mediaite, Mother Jones, Althouse, Outside the Beltway, The Week, The Nation and Politico
Joe Perticone / Independent Journal Review:
Bernie Sanders Delegate Forced to Withdraw from Democratic National Convention Over Drug Charges
Discussion:
Politico, Talking Points Memo and The Daily Caller
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Bernie Sanders Has Some Strange Ideas About Why He Deserves the Nomination
Discussion:
FiveThirtyEight, Salon, Florida Politics, USA Today, Vox, Lawyers, Guns & Money, The Week, Politico, Mediaite, CANNONFIRE and Washington Post
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
In San Francisco, Berniecrats lash out at media for calling nomination for Clinton
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, Fox News, Argus Leader, Guardian, Politico, The Week, Political Insider blog, ABC News, Instapundit and Sky Dancing
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Clinton will call Sanders Tuesday night
Discussion:
Politico, The Atlantic, Common Dreams, Mediaite, Daily Kos and New York Times
Wlady Pleszczynski / The American Spectator:
Trump Is Right: The Shame of Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell — The GOP Establishment is in full flight. — No Abraham Lincolns here. — In a shameful haste to embrace identity politics, the latter the political descendant of slavery and segregation, Speaker Paul Ryan …
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Raw Story and Media Matters for America
RELATED:
Joseph Murray / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Is Correct To Hit ‘La Raza’ Judge For Latino Identity Politics
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon, Salon, Media Matters for America, The Atlantic and LawNewz
Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Buchanan: Stop ‘The Lynching’ Of Donald Trump Over Racist Attack On Judge
Discussion:
Politico
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
The RNC Approached Two Hispanic Operatives Who Weren't Interested Because Of Trump
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Surrogate: Paul Ryan Is ‘Racist’ For Condemning Judge Attacks
Discussion:
Daily Kos
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Dick Morris Is in Talks to Join the Trump Campaign — The controversial former Clinton adviser could play a key roll in Trump's anti-Hillary strategy. — Before Donald Trump's campaign was derailed by his racist attacks on a federal judge, the GOP nominee was surprisingly disciplined in his attacks on Hillary Clinton.
Discussion:
RedState, Media Matters for America, Independent Journal … and The Daily Caller
RELATED:
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: I'm The One Who ‘Really Broke The Glass Ceiling’ In My Industry
Discussion:
Politico, Shakesville, ThinkProgress, Jezebel, New York Times and Balloon Juice
Marina Fang / The Huffington Post:
Trump Campaign: Female Judges Could Be Biased, Too
Discussion:
RedState, Religion News Service, Media Matters for America, The Moderate Voice and Politico
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:
RedState, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, Daily Kos, LawNewz, Washington Free Beacon and Politico
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
Paul Ryan starts unveiling plan for ‘better GOP’ — WASHINGTON - Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday will start detailing policy prescriptions that are part of a positive Republican vision that he says will show Americans what the party is for, rather than focusing on what it's against.
Discussion:
Washington Free Beacon
RELATED:
David Rogers / Politico:
New House Republican ‘anti-poverty plan’ repackages GOP proposals
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Salon, Common Dreams, Daily Kos and Washington Post
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
FBI asks to make new secret filing in Clinton email case — The FBI has asked a federal judge for permission to file a second secret declaration detailing its probe into Hillary Clinton — 's private email server. — In the request, which came as part of a Freedom of Information Act …
RELATED:
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
State Dept. would need 75 years to compile Clinton emails
Discussion:
CNN, Betsy's Page and MichelleMalkin.com
Joey Nolfi / EW.com:
Meryl Streep dons a fat suit and orangeface as Donald Trump — Further proving there's no role she can't tackle, acting legend Meryl Streep has gone from complete Margaret Thatcher to full Donald Trump, sporting messy hair, a low-hanging red tie, a fat suit, and comically-applied self-tanner …
Discussion:
CNN, Business Insider, Raw Story, The Verge, The Gateway Pundit, Gothamist, CBS New York and Mediaite
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
As One of the Least Popular Senators in the Country, Rubio Would Face a Tough General Election — PPP's new Florida poll finds that Marco Rubio remains quite unpopular in the state in the wake of his unsuccessful Presidential bid, and that voters aren't interested in seeing him run for the Senate this year.
Discussion:
Political Wire, The Last Refuge and Naked Politics
Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Editor, DC — 
Senior Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Senior Data Editor, DC — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
Staff Writer, TX — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Sports Reporter, ME — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
