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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
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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Outside the Beltway, Associated Press and The Hill
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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 …
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NPR, New York Magazine and Booman Tribune
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
RNC's Hispanic spokeswoman won't say whether she has difficulty defending Trump — The Republican National Committee's top Hispanic media spokeswoman declined to say Sunday whether she's uncomfortable defending her party's presumed presidential nominee, Donald Trump, despite previously critical comments about him.
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Raw Story
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump: I can win without support of GOP leaders
Trump: I can win without support of GOP leaders
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RedState, USA Today, Bloomberg.com, Daily Kos, The Week and Washington Post
John Siciliano / Washington Examiner:
Ryan: Whether to support Trump or not is up to delegates
Ryan: Whether to support Trump or not is up to delegates
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Washington Free Beacon
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Ryan: I have to support Trump
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Clinton, Democrats Dominate 2016 Battleground Airwaves
Clinton, Democrats Dominate 2016 Battleground Airwaves
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The Right Scoop
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Paul Ryan: 'It's not my job to tell delegates what to do'
Paul Ryan: 'It's not my job to tell delegates what to do'
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NBC News and ThinkProgress
TMZ.com:
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
Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
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.
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Liberty Unyielding, Pamela Geller and Washington Free Beacon
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Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Gun store owner: FBI was contacted about Orlando shooter a month ago
Gun store owner: FBI was contacted about Orlando shooter a month ago
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Washington Monthly, Politico and Hot Air
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: US Attorney General Loretta Lynch
‘This Week’ Transcript: US Attorney General Loretta Lynch
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Politicus USA, Althouse and Towleroad
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Lynch: FBI did ‘everything it could’ when interviewing Orlando shooter
Lynch: FBI did ‘everything it could’ when interviewing Orlando shooter
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Hot Air
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Lynch: Authorities to release limited transcripts of calls with Orlando shooter
Lynch: Authorities to release limited transcripts of calls with Orlando shooter
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Washington Post and The Week
CBS News:
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, Washington Post and CBS New York
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
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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Lawyers, Guns & Money and Political Wire
Bill Scher / Politico:
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
Annie Karni / Politico:
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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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Donald Trump's path to victory
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
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
Greg Clary / CNN:
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.
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RedState, Raw Story and The Gateway Pundit
Daniel Halper / New York Post:
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
David H. Freedman / The Atlantic:
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
John Wagner / Washington Post:
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