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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Donald Trump's Advice to Panicked Republicans: Man Up — Donald J. Trump has some advice for panicked Republicans in Washington who are melting down over his most incendiary statements: Man up. — “Politicians are so politically correct anymore, they can't breathe,"Mr. Trump …
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Andrew Rosenthal / New York Times:
Why Republicans Won't Renounce Trump — When Donald Trump attacked a federal judge whose parents were born in Mexico, Hispanic Americans were outraged. Other minority groups saw a pattern of bigotry. Democrats had a hard time concealing their glee. Republican leaders pretended they disapproved.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
There Are More White Voters Than People Think. That's Good News for Trump. — One of the biggest reasons Donald Trump is considered to be a long shot to win the presidency is the diversity of the country. — As Joe Scarborough of MSNBC put it, “There are not enough white voters in America …
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Political Wire and Althouse
Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Elizabeth Warren to Call Donald Trump A “Loud, Nasty, Thin-Skinned Fraud” in Upcoming Speech — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is preparing to launch her latest attack on Donald Trump over his comments about the judge overseeing the fraud case against Trump University, calling the presumptive GOP presidential nominee …
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
PAUL RYAN To Campaign for Hillary Clinton on “Face the Nation” - Trash Trump as Racist — Republican Speaker Paul Ryan attacked GOP nominee Donald Trump Tuesday at a public Washington DC rally. — Ryan called Trump's attacks on La Raza Judge Gonzalo Curiel as “textbook racism.”
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Wow She's Right — We just got this email from TPM Reader DL. And as far as I can tell, she's right. There does not seem to be any mention of Donald Trump on the official Republican Party website, gop.com. Hillary is there. Bernie is there. George H.W.Bush is there. Reagan is there.
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CANNONFIRE and ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES
Bloomberg:
Trump Says ‘No Reason’ to Raise $1 Billion for Campaign — In his first interview after the final day of Republican nomination contests, he also said his running-mate search was focused on four or five politicians. — michaelcbender — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald …
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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
Why Can't Republicans Distance Themselves From Donald Trump?
Why Can't Republicans Distance Themselves From Donald Trump?
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Warren: Trump is a ‘loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud’
Warren: Trump is a ‘loud, nasty, thin-skinned fraud’
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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:
Republican elites retreat to a Trump-safe space: Mitt Romney's place
Republican elites retreat to a Trump-safe space: Mitt Romney's place
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Hot Air
Scott Wong / The Hill:
GOP fears next Trump blowup
GOP fears next Trump blowup
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Clinton ally Warren weighs potential VP role, sees hurdles - sources — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has considered the idea of serving as Hillary Clinton's running mate but sees obstacles to that choice as she prepares to endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee …
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Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Ed Rendell: Warren Is Not Ready To Be Commander-In-Chief, Shouldn't Be VP
Ed Rendell: Warren Is Not Ready To Be Commander-In-Chief, Shouldn't Be VP
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Hot Air
Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1
Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1
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Raw Story
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Sanders supporters warn Obama: Don't try to stop Bernie
Sanders supporters warn Obama: Don't try to stop Bernie
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The Week
Guy Benson / Townhall.com:
Hillary Clinton: The Unpopular, Corrupt, Shameless Habitual Liar Democrats Deserve
Hillary Clinton: The Unpopular, Corrupt, Shameless Habitual Liar Democrats Deserve
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Hot Air, gopthedailydose.com and Politico
New York Times:
Obama to Meet With Sanders to Nudge Him to Fully Back Clinton
Obama to Meet With Sanders to Nudge Him to Fully Back Clinton
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New York Times:
As Democrats Nudge Bernie Sanders, G.O.P. Tries to Rein In Donald Trump
As Democrats Nudge Bernie Sanders, G.O.P. Tries to Rein In Donald Trump
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Millennials still not that excited by prospect of first woman president
Millennials still not that excited by prospect of first woman president
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Instapundit, Hit & Run and Washington Post
Glenn Thrush / Politico:
Morning Joe dishes on Trump, Zucker — Joe Scarborough is mastering the art of dealing Donald Trump the derision Trump loves to rain on others. — The “Morning Joe” co-host, former Florida congressman and longtime Friend of Donald, found himself under fire during the early months …
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CNN:
Donald Trump's ground game — (CNN)Donald Trump — who made a fortune in part by lending his name to business ventures on which he left a light touch — appears poised to take a similar approach to building his ground game. — The presumptive GOP nominee has argued he can put as many as 15 states …
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John Harwood / CNBC:
Trump nom - Archaeologists will be studying the ruins for a while: GOP strategist — 'Jeb wasn't built for the stupidest campaign in the world': GOP strategist — CNBC's John Harwood interviews Mike Murphy, the former head of Jeb Bush's “Right to Rise” super PAC.
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Politico and Political Wire
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Family dog was shot and killed by deputies who went to wrong home for domestic violence call — Buddy didn't even have a chance to bark before a deputy in Hesperia drew a handgun and shot the dog, killing him instantly. — The deputies then realized they had gone to the wrong home in response to a domestic disturbance call.
Christopher Ketcham / The Daily Beast:
Anarchists for Donald Trump—Let the Empire Burn — The left-contrarian arsonist crowd is larger and wider-spread than the cubicled creatures in the Clinton campaign have accounted for. — The historic opportunity of the 2016 election is one which Bernie Sanders likely will not have the courage …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Mr. Trump Is Ready for His Close-Up. Always. — Donald Trump tapped my arm as we flew to Los Angeles on his jet and, between bites of Oreos, confided a little something: “Clint Eastwood is the greatest star ever,” he said. “All those Sergio Leone westerns. Nobody was cooler.”
Marc Caputo / Politico:
David Jolly considering withdrawing from Senate race — Under intense local, state and national pressure, U.S. Rep. David Jolly is considering whether to drop his bid for U.S. Senate and run for reelection against former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist. — Jolly's campaign would neither confirm nor deny …
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Political Wire
Bloomberg:
Welcome to Larry Page's Secret Flying-Car Factories — With Zee.Aero and Kitty Hawk, the Google co-founder looks to the skies. — Three years ago, Silicon Valley developed a fleeting infatuation with a startup called Zee.Aero. The company had set up shop right next to Google's headquarters …
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Ryan Lovelace / Washington Examiner:
Former Cruz campaign officials push for delegate coup at GOP convention — Officials from Ted Cruz's defunct presidential campaign are talking up the possibility of a coup at next month's Republican convention in Cleveland. — Bob Vander Plaats, a former national co-chair …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Hires Pollster for New York — Donald J. Trump has hired a new pollster to help him capture an elusive Republican victory in New York, his home state, two people briefed on the move said. — The pollster, John McLaughlin, will be focusing exclusively on New York …
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Bloomberg:
Clinton, Trump Poised to Go Negative in Campaign Ad Wars — The presumptive Democratic nominee had it easy in the primary, but that's about to change. — JoshuaGreen — timkhiggins — On June 7, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders concluded what had become, by the end, a contentious Democratic presidential primary.
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Minnesota Republican Attacks Her Democratic Opponent For Being ‘LGBT’ And ‘Half Black’ — During a Republican district convention in the suburban Twin Cities last month, Ali Jimenez-Hopper helped seal her endorsement as a state House candidate with a speech that attacked her Democratic opponent …
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