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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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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 …
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton hires Sanders' top student organizer — Hillary Clinton's team is moving to shore up an area where she urgently needs help — the campaign has hired Bernie Sanders' director of student organizing to serve as her national campus and student organizing director, a Clinton official confirmed to POLITICO.
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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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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Sanders surrogate blasts Warren: 'You don't get brownie points from me'
Sanders surrogate blasts Warren: 'You don't get brownie points from me'
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Gingrich: Sanders staying in race because of Clinton FBI probe
Gingrich: Sanders staying in race because of Clinton FBI probe
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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
Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren endorses Clinton
Elizabeth Warren endorses Clinton
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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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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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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Elizabeth Warren Endorses Hillary Clinton on Rachel Maddow Show
Elizabeth Warren Endorses Hillary Clinton on Rachel Maddow Show
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Bloomberg:
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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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 …
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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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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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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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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Alexandra Berzon / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump's Business Plan Left a Trail of Unpaid Bills
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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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.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Clinton BlackBerry photo led to State official's query about email account — An iconic photograph of then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton using her BlackBerry while wearing sunglasses on a military plane in 2011 prompted a recordkeeping official in her office to inquire about whether Clinton …
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