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9:40 PM ET, June 20, 2016

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump Parts Ways With Corey Lewandowski, His Campaign Manager  —  Donald J. Trump is parting ways with his campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, a move that comes as the presumptive Republican nominee faces challenges as it moves toward the general election.
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
After Months of Loyalty, Trump Finally Decided to Fire His Campaign Manager After a Bad Answer at a Meeting  —  “What's your plan here?” the candidate asked Corey Lewandowski.  —  At around 9:30 Monday morning, Donald Trump and his adult children gathered for a regular strategy meeting at Trump Tower.
CNN:
First on CNN: Trump adviser resigns after mocking Lewandowski on Twitter  —  (CNN)A top adviser to Donald Trump resigned Monday after sending a mocking tweet about just-fired campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, a campaign source tells CNN.  —  Michael Caputo, a Trump adviser and head …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Real News Is Trump is Broke  —  As you can see, the news of the day is Donald Trump's firing of war-time campaign manager Corey Lewandowski.  Lewandowski never actually functioned as a campaign manager - more like what the modern campaign calls a body man or traveling press secretary.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump reboots flailing campaign  —  For months, senior adviser Paul Manafort spearheaded the effort urging Donald Trump to dial it back a little and pursue a more conventional tack that would keep campaign drama and controversy at a minimum.  —  Campaign manager Corey Lewandowski …
Olivia Nuzzi / GQ:
The Mystifying Triumph of Hope Hicks, Donald Trump's Right-Hand Woman  —  One day you're just a smiley PR lackey; the next, you're a major operative in the nuttiest campaign in decades.  Such is the strange year in the life of Hope Hicks, the 27-year-old accidental press secretary for Donald Trump.
Nick Gass / Politico:
National poll: Clinton leads Trump by 7
Discussion: The Week
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Chris Murphy: ‘Republicans have decided to sell weapons to ISIS’  —  The leader of last week's 15-hour Senate filibuster to force action on guns said Monday that Democrats need to make gun control an “integral” part of their national security policy as they try to build a political movement to rival the National Rifle Association.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate rejects gun control background check measures  —  Senators rejected two gun background proposals Monday evening largely along party lines just over a week after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.  —  Senators voted 53-47 on a proposal from Sen. Chuck Grassley
Discussion: TalkLeft
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Senate Blocks Gun Control Measures And Accomplishes Nothing After Orlando Shooting  —  When Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) stood on the Senate floor for 15 hours last week, joined by nearly 40 of his colleagues who recounted stories of six-year-olds gunned down by assault weapons …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate votes down closing ‘terror loophole’
Discussion: The Right Scoop
Donovan Slack / USA Today:
Senate blocks gun measures offered in wake of Orlando shooting
Discussion: Associated Press
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Senate rejects all gun bills
Discussion: Hit & Run
BNOnews:
FBI provides investigative update on Orlando nightclub massacre  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation has provided the following update regarding the shooting in Orlando.  The text below, which includes a partial transcript of comments made by shooter Omar Mateen, are as provided by the FBI.
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Fox News:
FBI, DOJ release new, full transcript of Orlando shooter's 911 call  —  Under pressure from Republican leaders, the Justice Department on Monday afternoon reversed itself and released a full, unredacted transcript of the Orlando terrorist's 911 call on the night of the massacre …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Joint Statement From Justice Department and FBI Regarding Transcript Related to the Orlando Terror Attack  —  The Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued the following statement regarding the FBI's release of the transcript related to the Orlando shooting:
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Under fire, FBI undeletes ISIL mentions in Orlando 911 transcript
Discussion: ABC News and Hot Air
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
In Searing Dissent, Sotomayor Calls Out Police Practices That Target Minorities  —  Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote a searing — and at times, wrenching — dissent in a Supreme Court illegal-stop-and-search case in which she accused the conservative majority of giving …
Discussion: Vox and Raw Story
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
End of conservative Supreme Court: Clarence Thomas may be next to leave
Audrey Taylor / ABC News:
SCOTUS Won't Hear Challenge to Conn. Assault Weapon Ban
Associated Press:
Authorities: Man at Vegas rally said he wanted to kill Trump  —  LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal officer says a man arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas told authorities he tried to grab an officer's gun so he could kill the candidate.  —  A complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court …
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:   19-year-old man tried to kill Trump at Las Vegas rally, officials say
Nick Gass / Politico:
Authorities: Man at Las Vegas rally said he wanted to kill Trump
Discussion: ABC News
Mohammed A. Malik / Washington Post:
I reported Omar Mateen to the FBI.  Trump is wrong that Muslims don't do our part.  —  We love America, too, and we're horrified by what our neighbor did.  —  Donald Trump believes American Muslims are hiding something.  —  “They know what's going on.  They know that [Omar Mateen] was bad,” he said after the Orlando massacre.
Tony Romm / Politico:
Apple's Cook to host Paul Ryan fundraiser amid Trump woes  —  Apple CEO Tim Cook will host a fundraiser with House Speaker Paul Ryan next week as the iPhone maker tries to strengthen its relationships with key Republicans — despite its decision to pull support for the GOP convention because of its distaste for Donald Trump.
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
The Unabomber Claims Letters Written In His Name Are A Hoax  —  Ted Kaczynski, the notorious American domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber, wrote in a letter received by BuzzFeed News on Monday that “some creep” is impersonating him in letters to journalists.
Discussion: Mediaite
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
A Tale of Two Parties  —  Do you remember what happened when the Berlin Wall fell?  Until that moment, nobody realized just how decadent Communism had become.  It had tanks, guns, and nukes, but nobody really believed in its ideology anymore; its officials and enforcers were mere careerists, who folded at the first shock.
Discussion: Salon and Vox
Mother Jones:
The Trump Files: Watch Donald Say He Would Have Done Better as a Black Man  —  In recent days, Donald Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, has been accused (by fellow Republicans!) of making “racist” comments and of being “too bigoted and racist.”  From the start, his presidential campaign has been marked by extreme rhetoric.
Discussion: Mediaite and Hullabaloo
 
 
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Democratic Senator: People Getting The AR-15 Are “Buying It To Do Bad Things”
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Trump Walks Back Remarks on Guns at Orlando Club After NRA Disagrees
Discussion: Mother Jones and xpostfactoid
The Texas Tribune:
At A&M, Diversity Increases Without Affirmative Action
Discussion: The College Fix
TIME:
Donald Trump's hateful response to Orlando is un-American
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama jokes about joining LinkedIn
Discussion: The Verge
Krishnadev Calamur / The Atlantic:
The Immigration Battle at the Heart of Brexit
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Associated Press:
Woman Charged With Threatening To Bomb South Florida Mosque
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Guardian:
Erdoan dined with Turkish transgender star after clashes at LGBT rally
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Teresa Boeckel / York Daily Record:
Pastor harassed over sign supporting Muslims
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Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
‘God will finish the job’: Texas pastor prays for injured Orlando survivors to die
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