Top Items:

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.
Discussion:
Outside the Beltway, Associated Press and The Hill
RELATED:


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, New York Magazine, Booman Tribune and The Hill

Trump: I can win without support of GOP leaders — Donald Trump wants remaining Republicans to get on board with his campaign, but the presumptive GOP nominee says he doesn't need them to win. — Several prominent Republican leaders, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority …
Discussion:
RedState, USA Today, Bloomberg.com, Daily Kos, The Week and Washington Post


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

Clinton, Democrats Dominate 2016 Battleground Airwaves
Discussion:
The Right Scoop

Paul Ryan: 'It's not my job to tell delegates what to do'
Discussion:
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.
Discussion:
Guardian, Liberal Values, Independent Journal …, Mediaite, Washington Post, Raw Story, NBC News, FOX6Now.com, AOL and Towleroad


Lynch: “Partial Transcript” Of Orlando 911 Calls Will Have References To Islamic Terrorism Removed — In an interview with NBC's Chuck Todd, Attorney General Loretta Lynch says that on Monday, the FBI will release edited transcripts of the 911 calls made by the Orlando nightclub shooter to the police during his rampage.
Discussion:
Liberty Unyielding, Pamela Geller and Washington Free Beacon
RELATED:


Gun store owner: FBI was contacted about Orlando shooter a month ago
Discussion:
Washington Monthly, Politico and Hot Air

‘This Week’ Transcript: US Attorney General Loretta Lynch
Discussion:
Politicus USA, Althouse and Towleroad

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

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

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 …
Discussion:
New York Times, Washington Post and CBS New York
RELATED:

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 …
Discussion:
Business Insider


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 …
Discussion:
Political Wire

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 …
RELATED:


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 …
Discussion:
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.
Discussion:
MichelleMalkin.com and Althouse


Man tries to pull gun from officer at Trump rally — (CNN)Police arrested a 19-year-old man Saturday inside a Las Vegas theater where presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was holding a campaign rally after the man attempted to pull a police officer's gun from its holster during the event.
Discussion:
RedState, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit


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 …
Discussion:
Washington Monthly and Althouse


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 …
Discussion:
Slate, Outside the Beltway and CNN