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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Clinton Has 12-Point Edge Over Trump in Bloomberg National Poll — Democrat Hillary Clinton has opened up a double-digit lead nationally over Republican Donald Trump, whose negatives remain unusually high for a presidential candidate amid early indications that the Orlando terrorist attack has had little direct impact on the 2016 race.
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
Trump's terror response has Republicans fretting anew — Donald Trump's combative anti-terrorism speech Monday flouted the typical post-tragedy script and left Republican insiders fretting that the business mogul is unprepared to play a crucial presidential role: national healer.
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Trump gains slightly on Clinton after Florida attack: Reuters/Ipsos poll — Hillary Clinton's lead over Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race has narrowed since late last week, according to the results of the first Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted since the Orlando shooting rampage on Sunday.
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Bloomberg:
Obama Assails Trump in Dispute Over Use of ‘Radical Islam’ Label — President says U.S. would ‘validate’ terrorists with label — Obama cites progress reducing ranks of Islamic State fighters — President Barack Obama angrily rejected Republicans' insistence that the U.S …
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CNN:
Obama goes on tirade against Trump over ‘dangerous’ Muslim ban, ‘radical Islam’ — Washington (CNN)President Barack Obama on Tuesday unleashed a blistering verbal assault on Donald Trump and his “dangerous” proposal for a ban on Muslims entering the country, saying the suggestion violates …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Hill Republicans despondent over Trump — Senate Republicans have tried to work with Donald Trump. They've offered gentle advice and firm guidance, hoping he'll morph into a general election candidate who won't kill their chances of keeping the Senate, or better yet, will give Hillary Clinton a run for her money.
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The Latest: Trump says Obama puts enemies ahead of allies — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on campaign 2016 (all times Eastern): — Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is responding to criticism by President Barack Obama, saying the president puts U.S. enemies ahead of its allies and the American people.
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Chris W. Cox / USA Today:
Gun laws don't deter terrorists: Opposing view — Destroy radical Islam, not the right of law-abiding Americans to protect themselves. — Americans were shocked and disgusted to learn of another act of terrorism on our soil, this time in Orlando. In the aftermath of this terrorist attack …
Washington Post:
President Obama's remarks on ‘radical Islam’ after Orlando shooting … SPEAKER: PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA — OBAMA: I just met with my National Security Council as part of our regular effort to review and intensify our campaign to destroy the terrorist group ISIL.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama laces into Trump for whipping up terrorism fears
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump — Russian government hackers penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee and gained access to the entire database of opposition research on GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump …
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Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Russian government hackers broke into DNC servers, stole Trump oppo
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NBC News:
Omar Mateen's Wife Tried to Talk Him Out of Orlando Attack, Sources Say — The Orlando gunman's wife has told federal agents she tried to talk her husband out of carrying out the attack, NBC News has learned. — Omar Mateen's current wife, Noor, told the FBI she was with him when he bought ammunition …
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Jeannie Nguyen / KVII:
Active shooter at Walmart on I-27 and Georgia — The Amarillo Police Department have confirmed an active shooter situation at the Walmart on I-27 and Georgia. — Police said they have not confirmed any gunshot victims at this time. They said this appears to be a workplace-type incident.
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Police: Suspect Shot Dead, Hostages Safe After Standoff In Texas Walmart
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Court Backs Rules Treating Internet as Utility, Not Luxury — WASHINGTON — High-speed internet service can be defined as a utility, a federal court has ruled, in a sweeping decision clearing the way for more rigorous policing of broadband providers and greater protections for web users.
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Alex Byers / Politico:
Court upholds Obama-backed net neutrality rules
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Sanders Outlines The Changes He'd Like To See From The Democratic Party — Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called for a number of changes to the Democratic Party hours before the final presidential primary in Washington, D.C. and a week after Hillary Clinton was declared the party's presumptive nominee.
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump: 'I'm much better for the gays' — boasted Tuesday that he would be a better president than Hillary Clinton — for the LGBT community. — Trump criticized the Clinton Foundation's acceptance of money from countries, such as Saudi Arabia, that discriminate against the LGBT community.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Anderson Cooper absolutely grilled Florida's GOP attorney general over her support for LGBT people … CNN's Anderson Cooper went after Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi (R) hard in a one-on-one interview Tuesday, calling into question her status as a champion for LGBT Floridians given …
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Bob Owens / Bearing Arms:
NARRATIVE FAIL: Orlando Islamic Terrorist Did NOT Use An AR-15 — The anti-gun politimedia wasted no time at all demonizing the most common rifle in the United States as being the real villain of the Islamic terrorist attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando. — Newsweek screamed, “ORLANDO SHOOTING PUTS SPOTLIGHT ON AR-15 RIFLE.”
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New York Daily News:
What is it like to fire an AR-15? It's horrifying, menacing and very very loud — It feels like a bazooka — and sounds like a cannon. — One day after 49 people were killed in the Orlando shooting, I traveled to Philadelphia to better understand the firepower of military-style assault weapons and …
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Brian Tashman / Right Wing Watch:
Pat Robertson: Gays & Islamists Are Allies So ‘Let Them Kill Themselves’ — Today on “The 700 Club,” televangelist Pat Robertson reacted to the massacre at an Orlando gay club by making the absurd claim that liberal LGBT rights advocates have aligned themselves with radical Islamists and are now reaping what they have sowed.
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Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
Orlando Shows Us Our Very Scary Future — “I will say one thing,” Kevin Drum writes about the tragedy in Orlando. “There is a big difference between an attack coordinated and carried out by a foe (Pearl Harbor, Pan Am 103, 9/11, Paris, etc.) and an attack by a lunatic who was inspired by something or other …
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Andrea Bernstein / www.wnyc.org:
Christie's Destroyed and Missing Evidence is Like Nixon's Missing Tapes, Bridgegate Lawyers Say — Gov. Chris Christie's cell phone, text messages and emails from three separate accounts are missing or have been destroyed, Bridgegate defendants allege in a pair of explosive briefs filed late Monday in federal court in New Jersey.
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Jeff Haldiman / Jefferson City News Tribune:
County won't fly flags at half-staff — City, state lower flags for Orlando victims — City, state and federal offices around Jefferson City lowered flags to half-staff after President Barack Obama put out a proclamation Sunday following the killing of 50 people in a mass shooting in Orlando.
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Alan Cole / Tax Foundation:
Modeling the Estate Tax Proposals of 2016 — By — Key Findings: — Several lawmakers and presidential candidates in 2016 have proposed changes to the federal estate tax. These changes are a worthwhile case study in economic modeling of tax proposals.
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