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The brutal numbers behind a very bad month for Donald Trump — Supporters of Donald Trump got an unexpected plea on Saturday: a request to send the billionaire money. — It was an “emergency” request, the Hill reported, representing an urgent need for an infusion of $100,000 to put ads on the air in battleground states.
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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 …
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NPR, New York Magazine and Booman Tribune


Ryan: Whether to support Trump or not is up to delegates
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Washington Free Beacon

Clinton, Democrats Dominate 2016 Battleground Airwaves
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The Right Scoop

Paul Ryan: 'It's not my job to tell delegates what to do'
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NBC News and ThinkProgress


Dead After Freak Accident — Actor Anton Yelchin, known for his roles in “Star Trek” and “Alpha Dog,” was killed early Sunday morning after getting pinned by his own car ... TMZ has learned. — Yelchin's friends became alarmed because he was supposed to meet them hours earlier for a rehearsal.
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Guardian, Liberal Values, Independent Journal …, Mediaite, Washington Post, Raw Story, NBC News, FOX6Now.com, AOL and Towleroad


Gun store owner: FBI was contacted about Orlando shooter a month ago — A Florida gun store owner revealed on Thursday that he had contacted the FBI about Omar Mateen about a month ago when the Orlando nightclub shooter had attempted to purchase body armor and a large amount of ammunition, according to reports.
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Washington Monthly, Politico and Hot Air
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‘This Week’ Transcript: US Attorney General Loretta Lynch
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Politicus USA, Althouse and Towleroad

Lynch: FBI did ‘everything it could’ when interviewing Orlando shooter
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Hot Air

Lynch: Authorities to release limited transcripts of calls with Orlando shooter
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Washington Post and The Week

Think You've Got It Locked, Hillary? Meet Jill Stein. — After an anxiety-inducing and divisive primary, Democrats are starting to breathe easier. Bernie Sanders, while not formally conceding to Hillary Clinton, has turned his fire on Donald Trump. Sen. Elizabeth Warren …
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Business Insider

Hillary Clinton's path to victory — Hillary Clinton's super PAC has begun spending $145 million on ads in eight states through November — and there's a realistic path for her to win the White House even if she carries only one of them. — It's a sign of how strongly tilted …
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Donald Trump's path to victory — Donald Trump has vowed to remake the electoral map by winning states that have been reliably blue in recent cycles — but the GOP's best pollsters say his bluster is a long way from aligning with reality. — Trump, who has been slow to campaign in swing states …

Donald Trump: U.S. must “start thinking about” racial profiling — Donald Trump said Sunday that in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando, it's time for the United States to start looking at racial profiling as a preventative tactic. — “Well I think profiling is something that we're …
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New York Times, CBS New York and Washington Post
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Trump in the Dumps — Washington — HE won't pivot. So I have to. — Having seen Donald Trump as a braggadocious but benign celebrity in New York for decades, I did not regard him as the apotheosis of evil. He seemed more like a toon, a cocky huckster swanning around Gotham …
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No More Mister Nice Blog


Lewinsky allegedly freaked out after Clinton's affair with VP's daughter — President Bill Clinton had an affair with former Vice President Walter Mondale's daughter — while multitasking with at least two mistresses in the White House — according to a tell-all by a Secret Service officer who guarded the Oval Office.
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MichelleMalkin.com and Althouse


The War on Stupid People — as recently as the 1950s, possessing only middling intelligence was not likely to severely limit your life's trajectory. IQ wasn't a big factor in whom you married, where you lived, or what others thought of you. The qualifications for a good job …
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Washington Monthly and Althouse

Has Political Fear-Mongering Lost Its Appeal? — Since 9/11, fear-mongering has been a foolproof political tactic. After Orlando, it's unclear whether it still works. — THIS was an important and even revelatory week in American politics, and we should take note of it.


An expensive reminder that Sanders still hasn't dropped out: His Secret Service detail — BURLINGTON, Vt. — When Sen. Bernie Sanders, the now-vanquished Democratic presidential candidate, returns to Capitol Hill to vote on Monday, he is expected to be accompanied by his constant traveling companions …
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Slate, Outside the Beltway and CNN


End of conservative Supreme Court: Clarence Thomas may be next to leave — Justice Clarence Thomas, a reliable conservative vote on the Supreme Court, is mulling retirement after the presidential election, according to court watchers. — Thomas, appointed by former President George H.W. Bush …
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Political Wire