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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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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.”
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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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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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Politico
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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Little Green Footballs, Talking Points Memo, WFTV and Daily Wire
Laura B. Martinez / Brownsville Herald:
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela: 'Mr. Trump, you're a racist'
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela: 'Mr. Trump, you're a racist'
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Mediaite and The Daily Caller
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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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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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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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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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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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Hillary Clinton just clinched the Democratic nomination. Here's the math behind it.
Hillary Clinton just clinched the Democratic nomination. Here's the math behind it.
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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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Corky Siemaszko / NBC News:
Judge Criticized for Giving Stanford Rapist Light Sentence — A move is underway to oust the California judge who sparked outrage after he sentenced a former Stanford University swimmer to just six months in jail for raping an unconscious woman behind a dumpster outside a campus frat party.
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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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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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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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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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Washington Post
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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Politico
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.
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 …
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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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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 …
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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Associated Press:
2 North Carolina US House Members Battle in Tuesday Primary — Two Republican U.S. House members from central North Carolina are fighting for their political lives while competing for the same seat in a primary delayed by three months and initiated by court-ordered redistricting.
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Politico