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McConnell: Donald Trump 'Doesn't Know a Lot About the Issues' — Despite his reservations, the Senate majority leader says he is still “comfortable” with Trump at the top of the GOP ticket. — haddadmedia — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Donald Trump needs …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Carson says Trump knows judge attack was wrong — In public, Donald Trump insists his racial attacks on an Indiana-born judge of Mexican descent have been “misconstrued.” But in private, Trump concedes he made a mistake, according to Ben Carson, a top advisor and former rival for the Republican presidential nomination.
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Mark Davis / Townhall.com:
This Time, Trump's Not the Problem — When Republicans have a severe communications mishap, all conservatives should be concerned about getting the situation righted as soon as possible. — If someone seeking to speak for all Republicans commits a seething unforced error …
Michael B. Mukasey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump, the Judiciary and Identity Politics
Trump, the Judiciary and Identity Politics
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Ryan Lizza / New Yorker:
Republican Senator Susan Collins Says She Might Support Hillary Clinton
Republican Senator Susan Collins Says She Might Support Hillary Clinton
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
Warren to meet with Clinton this morning, fueling VP speculation — Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton will meet privately Friday morning, according to two knowledgeable Democrats. — The sit-down, coming just hours after the Massachusetts senator formally endorsed the presumptive Democratic nominee …
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Sanders surrogate blasts Warren: 'You don't get brownie points from me' — is lashing out at Sen. Elizabeth Warren — after her endorsement of Hillary Clinton — , saying the senator hasn't done enough for progressives. — During a radio interview on SiriusXM's “Steele and Unger,” …
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump: I hope Clinton picks ‘Goofy’ Warren as VP — Donald Trump is ready for a general-election fight with Elizabeth Warren. — “Pocahontas is at it again! Goofy Elizabeth Warren, one of the least productive U.S. Senators, has a nasty mouth. Hope she is V.P. choice,” …
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Dueling Speeches in DC — NOTABLES —HAPPENING TODAY: Hillary Clinton will give her first major speech since becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee in Washington, DC today and it's to Planned Parenthood, giving a nod not only to a group that has been supportive of her …
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Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Elizabeth Warren Endorses Clinton and Goes Taunt-for-Taunt With Trump
Elizabeth Warren Endorses Clinton and Goes Taunt-for-Taunt With Trump
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / New York Times:
Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton, and Urges Democrats to Unite
Obama Endorses Hillary Clinton, and Urges Democrats to Unite
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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren endorses Clinton
Elizabeth Warren endorses Clinton
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Gingrich: Sanders staying in race because of Clinton FBI probe — Bernie Sanders is not yet leaving the Democratic race for president because of the ongoing FBI investigation into the private server Hillary Clinton used for official business as secretary of state, Newt Gingrich suggested Friday.
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton hires Sanders' top student organizer
Clinton hires Sanders' top student organizer
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John Wagner / Washington Post:
How Bernie Sanders's day in Washington got eclipsed by Democratic unity
How Bernie Sanders's day in Washington got eclipsed by Democratic unity
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
What Hillary Clinton's To-Do List Might Look Like Now
Ruby Cramer / BuzzFeed:
Clinton Looks To Add Young Voters To Her Coalition Against Trump
Clinton Looks To Add Young Voters To Her Coalition Against Trump
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Majority thinks Clinton is lying about emails — American voters think Hillary Clinton put national security at risk by mishandling classified emails — and that she's lying about it. — By a 60-27 percent margin, they think she's lying about how her emails were handled …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump drops, now trails Clinton
Fox News Poll: Trump drops, now trails Clinton
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Reihan Salam / Slate:
The Wall Street Journal Has Lost Its Mind — The advice it's giving Paul Ryan and the Republican Party is transparently absurd. — On June 2, Paul Ryan said he was backing Donald Trump because he believed the presumptive Republican nominee would help turn Ryan's policy ideas into reality.
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Matthew Mosk / ABC News:
How Clinton Donor Got on Sensitive Intelligence Board — Newly released State Department emails help reveal how a major Clinton Foundation donor was placed on a sensitive government intelligence advisory board even though he had no obvious experience in the field, a decision that appeared to baffle the department's professional staff.
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Steven Shepard / Politico:
4-in-10 GOP insiders want to derail Trump at the convention — After a rocky start to his general-election campaign, a sizable number of GOP insiders want the party to change the rules to short-circuit Donald Trump's nomination at the July national convention.
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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.
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Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
Here's How Trump (Allegedly) Stiffed an 82-Year-Old Immigrant Over an Unpaid Bill
Here's How Trump (Allegedly) Stiffed an 82-Year-Old Immigrant Over an Unpaid Bill
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Wall Street Journal:
Emails in Clinton Probe Dealt With Planned Drone Strikes — Some vaguely worded messages from U.S. diplomats in Pakistan and Washington used a less-secure communications system — At the center of a criminal probe involving Hillary Clinton's handling of classified information is a series …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
For Liberals, All's Fair When Starting a ‘Conversation’ — Liberals go to extremes to start a dialogue. — C — onversations! Glorious conversations! What more can you ask for? — The other day, former CBS News darling Katie Couric was speaking at an event organized by something called “TheWrap.”
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Warner Todd Huston / Breitbart:
Canada's highest court has just ruled that some sex acts between humans and animals are legal. — In a quixotic ruling, the country's high court ruled that a man who was on trial for raping and sexually exploiting his own daughters wasn't guilty of “bestiality.”
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Eli Lake / Bloomberg:
U.S. Taxpayers Are Funding Iran's Military Expansion — One of the unexpected results of President Barack Obama's new opening to Iran is that U.S. taxpayers are now funding both sides of the Middle East's arms race. The U.S. is deliberately subsidizing defense spending for allies like Egypt and Israel.
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump doesn't have a national campaign. So the GOP is trying to run one for him. — Katie Walsh, the Republican National Committee's chief of staff, was just a few hours from meeting with Donald Trump's new political director this week when the television outside her office blared the latest news breaking out of the Trump orbit.