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1:45 PM ET, June 11, 2016

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Theodore Schleifer / CNN:

Romney retreat puts spotlight on Trump's fundraising problem in critical stretch — Park City, Utah (CNN)Republican fundraisers are beginning to fret that Donald Trump does not comprehend the enormity of the challenge before him, warning that if he fails to execute the basic tasks …

Ines de la Cuetara / ABC News:

High-Profile GOP Donor Meg Whitman Indicates She Is Likely to Support Hillary Clinton, Say Sources — Republican donor Meg Whitman, the high-profile Hewlett Packard Enterprise president and CEO, indicated at Mitt Romney's closed-door summit on Friday that she would likely be supporting Hillary Clinton …

Discussion: Associated Press, Talking Points Memo, Politico, The New Civil Rights Movement and AOL

Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:

Romney rips Trump, but won't run as independent … Mitt Romney launched a new attack on now-presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump — Friday, but is standing by his decision not to jump into the race as a third-party candidate. — “I think you're not going to find a credible candidate actually running …

Discussion: Politico, RedState and Business Insider

Theodore Schleifer / CNN:

Romney says Trump will change America with ‘trickle-down racism’ — Park City, Utah (CNN)Mitt Romney suggested Friday that Donald Trump's election could legitimize racism and misogyny, ushering in a change in the moral fabric of American society. — The 2012 Republican nominee …

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Washington Post:

Paul Ryan put in the hot seat about Trump endorsement at Romney summit — PARK CITY, Utah — House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) faced tough questioning here Friday for his decision to endorse Donald Trump, and he tried to explain to an audience hostile to the New York mogul the factors that led him to back the presumptive GOP nominee.

Discussion: New York Times, The Hill, Hot Air, Hullabaloo, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and NBC News

Arturo Garcia / Raw Story:
Mitt Romney rips Trump's ‘trickle down racism, trickle down bigotry, trickle down misogyny’

Discussion: CNN, Washington Post and Business Insider

Nicky Woolf / Guardian:
Mitt Romney may vote Libertarian, as GOP criticism of Trump deepens

Discussion: The Week and New York Times

New York Times:

How Donald Trump Bankrupted His Atlantic City Casinos, but Still Earned Millions — ATLANTIC CITY — The Trump Plaza Casino and Hotel is now closed, its windows clouded over by sea salt. Only a faint outline of the gold letters spelling out T-R-U-M-P remains visible on the exterior of what was once this city's premier casino.

Discussion: alan.com, Politicus USA, CANNONFIRE and Lawyers, Guns & Money

Amanda Hess / New York Times:

For the Alt-Right, the Message Is in the Punctuation — The Anti-Defamation League added a new symbol this week to Hate on Display, its database of prominent white supremacist imagery. It's called the “echo,” and it is used online to call attention to Jewish names in the news.

Joe Sutton / CNN:

‘Voice’ singer Christina Grimmie dies after shooting at Orlando concert — (CNN)Singer Christina Grimmie, who starred in NBC's “The Voice,” died early Saturday after a gunman shot her following a performance in Florida, authorities said. — A man armed with two guns walked …

Discussion: TheBlaze.com, WESH-TV, Jezebel, KTLA, The Atlantic, CBS Philly, New York Times, The Week, BizPac Review, Towleroad, NPR, CBS New York, Washington Post, KRON4.com, Joe.My.God., Mashable, abc11.com and Deadline

Daily Mail:

Stanford rapist 'took photograph of his victim's breasts during attack - and shared it with swim team friends who deleted it after his arrest', police believe — Police suspect that Brock Turner, 20, photographed the 23-year-old woman he raped outside a Stanford frat house

Discussion: Sky Dancing, CNN, alan.com, Raw Story, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and LawNewz

Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:

Trump Holds On To Claim Don King Endorsed Him Despite King's Denial — Donald Trump is continuing to speak out on his claim Saturday that notorious boxing promoter Don King has endorsed him while King is denying that he ever made the endorsement. — Trump first claimed that King endorsed …

New York Daily News:
Don King denies Donald Trump endorsement: 'I'm endorsing the people'

Discussion: New York Magazine, AOL, Balloon Juice, NBC News, Politicus USA, Mediaite, Washington Post, Heat Street, twitchy.com and Talking Points Memo

Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump fends off criticism: ‘In fact, I am the least racist person’

Discussion: Booman Tribune, The New Civil Rights Movement and Politico

Matea Gold / Washington Post:

Trump's ‘Pocahontas’ attack leaves fellow Republicans squirming (again) — It was a bad time for Sen. Cory Gardner to be caught in an elevator with a reporter. Donald Trump had just referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts as “Pocahontas” — again — and the Republican freshman …

Discussion: The San Diego Union …, Hot Air, Vox, CBS New York, Mediaite, Business Insider and BizPac Review

Jim Newell / Slate:
Democrats Will Rally Around Hillary Clinton

Discussion: Hullabaloo and Salon

Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Donald Trump Fires Back at Elizabeth Warren With Past Critique of Hillary Clinton

Discussion: Politico, The Last Tradition, TruthFeed and Mediaite

Alan Blinder / New York Times:

Michael Hubbard, Alabama House Speaker, Is Convicted on 12 Felony Ethics Charges — Michael G. Hubbard, the speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, whose sharp-elbowed approach to politics propelled the Republican Party to dominance in his state, was convicted Friday on 12 felony ethics charges …

Discussion: Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times

Kim Chandler / Associated Press:
Jury convicts Alabama House speaker on 12 ethics charges

Discussion: Joe.My.God. and Raw Story

Julia Moore / KDKF-TV:

Witnesses Say Man Lassoed Suspected Thief at Eagle Point Walmart — EAGLE POINT, Ore. — A man on a horse chased down and lassoed a suspected thief at the Eagle Point Walmart, according to witnesses. — Police say that a woman was yelling about her bike being stolen and a nearby man unloaded …

Discussion: Independent Journal … and BizPac Review

Nick Morgan / Mail Tribune:
Horseback Hero — Eagle Point rancher lassos alleged bicycle thief

Discussion: The Last Refuge, fox8.com and Associated Press

Jonathan Tilove / Austin Investigative News …:

In Texas, Donald Trump must rely on uncertain allies in state GOP — Highlights — George P. Bush is heading the state GOP election effort, but he isn't endorsing Trump. — One Trump supporter calls the choice of Bush to lead the state GOP campaign “baffling.”

Discussion: Political Wire

Oliver Jj Lane / Breitbart:

Politically Correct Schoolgirls Cover Up Their Own Sex Attacks At Hands Of Migrants — Three teenage girls colluded to cover up sex assaults against them because they felt bad for their attackers and didn't want to see them “discriminated against”. — Pupils at the Herder school in Kassel …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Pamela Geller

Dawn Foster / Guardian:

The Queen's birthday has unleashed a pernicious new patriotism — This weekend's street parties are a front for a middle-class nationalism that celebrates the cruelty of austerity, and recasts the British empire as a force for good — f you're reading this, it's too late.

Discussion: Tim Worstall

Casey Parks / Oregonian:

Oregon court allows person to change sex from ‘female’ to ‘non-binary’ — An Oregon judge ruled Friday that a transgender person can legally change their sex to “non-binary” rather than male or female in what legal experts believe is a first in the United States.

Discussion: The American Conservative

Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:

Donald Trump Wants Sports Stars, Not Politicians, on Convention Stage — RICHMOND, Va. — Donald J. Trump has some ideas for how to jazz up the Republican National Convention, and he previewed one at a rally here on Friday evening: a “winner's evening” of sports celebrities and champions addressing …

Discussion: ProFootballTalk and Political Wire

David Harsanyi / The Federalist:

Gawker Is Bankrupt, And Now Liberals Are Pretending To Care About Free Speech — So Gawker and its owner Nick Denton filed Chapter 11 today to avoid paying Hulk Hogan the $140 million they owe him after losing an invasion of privacy trial. The suit was funded by libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel …

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