memeorandum: Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization (Merrit Kennedy/NPR)

8:10 AM ET, June 19, 2016

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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:

Trump accuses Jeb Bush of mounting convention coup — on Saturday accused Jeb Bush of mounting a convention coup against him, after reports that Republican delegates who don't personally support Trump are looking for ways to avoid voting for him this summer.

Discussion: Talking Points Memo

Tony Romm / Politico:

Apple won't aid GOP convention over Trump — Apple has told Republican leaders it will not provide funding or other support for the party's 2016 presidential convention, as it's done in the past, citing Donald Trump's controversial comments about women, immigrants and minorities.

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

Would Donald Trump really drop out for $150 million? — How much would it cost to get Donald Trump to give up his presidential run and walk away? — “I bet if someone offered him $150 million to drop out, he would,” one former Trump adviser told POLITICO, unprompted, during an interview Friday.

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Kristen East / Politico:

Trump: Reports of delegates organizing against him are media ‘hoax’ — Donald Trump says he isn't worried about delegates organizing against him at the Republican National Convention next month — but he spent a large part of his rally in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon insisting that it won't happen.

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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
November is fast becoming what the GOP fears: A referendum on Trump

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Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:

Bernie Supporters Practice Getting Arrested At The Democratic Convention — CHICAGO — The big question this weekend in Chicago is how to turn the Bernie Sanders movement into a lasting element of Democratic politics. — For some of the Sanders faithful on Saturday afternoon …

Discussion: Liberal Values

Matt Canham / Salt Lake Tribune:

Utah Republican chairman talks with Donald Trump about state's unusual tossup status — Campaign » James Evans says Republicans' likely nominee will make return stop in Utah. — Concerned with polls showing Hillary Clinton has a chance to win in one of the most conservative states in the nation …

Discussion: NPR

Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura / New York Times:

Suspect in British Lawmaker's Killing: ‘My Name Is Death to Traitors’ — LONDON — The man charged with murdering the British lawmaker Jo Cox made his first court appearance on Saturday, telling the court when asked his name, “My name is death to traitors, freedom for Britain.”

Nicola Slawson / Guardian:
Jo Cox murder suspect tells court his name is ‘death to traitors, freedom for Britain’

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Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
Exclusive poll: EU support falls after Jo Cox murder

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Susan Wright / RedState:

Trump Campaign Makes Urgent Plea For Funds — But... but... He can't be bought! He's really, really rich! Just ask him! — Well, so much for that whole “self-funding” bunk from the primaries. — If you're even remotely plugged in to the political game, you've probably gotten plenty …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Jessie Hellmann / The Hill: Trump campaign calls for $100K in donations by the end of the day

Merrit Kennedy / NPR:

Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization — As investigators probe the background of Omar Mateen, whose attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando left 49 people dead, they say he bore few warning signs of radicalization. — Mateen had allegedly pledged allegiance …

Discussion: Daily Kos and The American Spectator

Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:

DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — A man who told Arizona Republic reporters he was on his way to attend a rally for GOP candidate Donald Trump was distracted by a protester wearing a donkey costume. — Trump had two events scheduled for Phoenix on Saturday, 12News reports.

Discussion: Arizona Republic

Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:

Words of Obama's Father Still Waiting to Be Read by His Son — Letters written long ago by Barack Obama Sr. shed new light on a young Kenyan whose ambitions helped change the course of U.S. history. But for the president, they may also revive old pain. — The archivist stumbled across …

Discussion: Washington Post

Wkrn Web / WKRN-TV:

Brandon Vandenburg found guilty on all charges in Vanderbilt rape case — NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The jury in the rape retrial of Brandon Vandenburg reached a verdict Saturday night. — After five hours of deliberations, the former Vanderbilt University football player was found guilty on all counts …

Discussion: John Hawkins' Right Wing News

Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:

Donald Trump: Those With ‘Even an Inclination Toward Terrorism’ Shouldn't Buy Guns — Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is reaffirming his stance on potentially restricting individuals on the terror watch list from being able to purchase firearms, a week after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.

Discussion: The Hill, Taylor Marsh and The Right Scoop

Jonah Goldberg / National Review:

Why Can't the Left Distinguish Conservative Christians from Islamic Terrorists? — It desperately wants the Orlando tragedy to fit its pre-existing narrative. — EDITOR'S NOTE: — The following is Jonah Goldberg's weekly “news"letter, the G-File. Subscribe here to get the G-File delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

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