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MJ Lee / CNN:
Sanders meets with Obama, Reid ahead of final contest — (CNN)Hillary Clinton became the Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee this week — but for her challenger Bernie Sanders, the fight is not quite over. — The Vermont senator declared Tuesday night that he intends …
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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
With Obama's Endorsement of Hillary Clinton, He Should Appoint a Special Prosecutor — Now that President Obama has formally endorsed his former secretary of state for president, it's no longer possible for him — or a Justice Department directly answerable to him — to rule impartially …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton: Warren is ‘qualified’ to be my VP
Clinton: Warren is ‘qualified’ to be my VP
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders to Campaign Through DC Primary, but Vows to Work With Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders to Campaign Through DC Primary, but Vows to Work With Hillary Clinton
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Sanders signals the end is near
Sanders signals the end is near
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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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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Warren has concerns about being Clinton's VP: report
Warren has concerns about being Clinton's VP: report
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Obama offers a formal endorsement of Clinton; president also meets with Sanders
Obama offers a formal endorsement of Clinton; president also meets with Sanders
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Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1
Trump continues to Violate Campaign Rule No. 1
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders to Campaign Through DC Primary but Vows to Work With Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders to Campaign Through DC Primary but Vows to Work With Hillary Clinton
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Steve Reilly / USA Today:
USA TODAY exclusive: Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn't pay his bills — Donald Trump casts himself as a protector of workers and jobs, but a USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found hundreds of people - carpenters, dishwashers, painters, even his own lawyers - who say he didn't pay them for their work.
Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Republican Senator Susan Collins Says She Might Support Hillary Clinton — This week, after Donald Trump said that Gonzalo Curiel, the federal judge in a case against Trump University, had a conflict of interest because of his Mexican heritage, many Republicans distanced themselves from Trump and condemned the candidate's remarks.
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Matt Bai / Yahoo:
The black hole within Donald Trump — I'm no advice columnist, and normally I wouldn't use this space for relationship counseling, but here's a small bit of wisdom that I've offered to a few friends over the years and that might be useful to Republicans in Washington.
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Joe Palazzolo / Wall Street Journal:
Appeals Court Upholds ‘Concealed Carry’ Restrictions — Federal court in California says Americans have no guaranteed right to carry concealed guns in public — Americans have no Second Amendment right to carry concealed guns in public, a federal appeals court in California ruled on Thursday …
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Pete Williams / NBC News:
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Says No Right to Concealed Gun Carry — The Evolution of the Second Amendment 2:40 — A divided federal appeals court in California ruled Thursday that there is no constitutional right to carry a concealed handgun, adding to a division among the lower courts on gun rights outside the home.
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Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Appeals Court: No 2nd Amendment Right To Public Concealed Carry
Appeals Court: No 2nd Amendment Right To Public Concealed Carry
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Tom Namako / BuzzFeed:
Joe Biden Writes An Open Letter To Stanford Survivor — The vice president, in an open letter sent to BuzzFeed News, said “a lot of people failed” the Stanford sexual assault survivor and that she will “save lives” thanks to the powerful message she read to her assailant in court.
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David Ferguson / Raw Story:
‘You are a warrior’: Joe Biden writes moving open letter in support of Stanford rape survivor
‘You are a warrior’: Joe Biden writes moving open letter in support of Stanford rape survivor
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John McCormack / Weekly Standard:
Rubio: I Still Believe Trump Can't Be Trusted with America's Nuclear Weapons Codes — One month after announcing his support for Donald Trump, Marco Rubio still believes that the presumptive GOP nominee is unfit to be commander-in-chief. “I stand by everything I said during the campaign …
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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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Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Hogan dodges question on whether Donald Trump is fit to be president
Hogan dodges question on whether Donald Trump is fit to be president
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Political Wire
Tegna / WFAA-TV:
High school valedictorian reveals undocumented status in speech … McKINNEY, Texas — There is no easy way to prepare for what Larissa Martinez did last week. — The valedictorian at McKinney Boyd High School crafted her words and sentences carefully before making the speech at her graduation.
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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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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Today in 'Donald Trump's Campaign Is a Garbage Fire'
Today in 'Donald Trump's Campaign Is a Garbage Fire'
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Christian Gollayan / New York Post:
Turns out dating is really hard if you support Trump — Lifelong Republican David Goss, 35, was hanging out with his conservative friends in February when he came up with the idea of TrumpSingles.com, a dating website for supporters of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.
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Ron Fournier / The Atlantic:
Hillary Clinton's Truth Problem — The day after she sealed the Democratic presidential nomination, Hillary Clinton took a victory lap of the nation's top newsrooms and delivered the most predictable and practiced comments. She honored her mother. She trashed Donald Trump. She wooed Bernie Sanders' supporters.
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Ryan Browne / CNN:
What was Elon Musk doing at the Pentagon? — Washington (CNN)Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, met with Secretary of Defense Ash Carter Wednesday as the Pentagon looks to raise its technology game. — The focus of the closed-door get together was “innovation,” …
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Nancy A. Youssef / The Daily Beast:
CIA and Pentagon Bicker While Russia Wipes Out U.S.-Backed Rebels
CIA and Pentagon Bicker While Russia Wipes Out U.S.-Backed Rebels
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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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Daily Mail:
Student who graduated top of her class causes outrage after bragging that she has a 4.5GPA, nice legs, full tuition at UT - but is in the US ILLEGALLY — High school graduation season is in full swing and Twitter and Facebook are jam-packed with pictures of jubilant teenagers but one girl's tweet …
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Alirjaafar / Deadline:
Jennifer Lawrence Boarding Adam McKay Theranos Medical Drama Project — EXCLUSIVE- Jennifer Lawrence is attaching herself to Adam McKay's drama about medical company Theranos and its 32-year-old founder Elizabeth Holmes. Theranos is the blood testing start-up that once …
Reuters:
After deadly Tel Aviv attack, Israel suspends Palestinian permits — The Israeli military on Thursday revoked permits for 83,000 Palestinians to visit Israel and said it would send hundreds more troops to the occupied West Bank after a Palestinian gun attack that killed four Israelis in Tel Aviv.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Stockbridge man shot by police on life support — A Stockbridge man shot by police who had been dispatched to the wrong house is clinging to life at an Atlanta hospital, a relative told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Thursday. — Brother-in-law Clifton Worn said William David Powell, 63, is on life support.
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