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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.
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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 …
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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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 …
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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.
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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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Donovan Slack / USA Today:
Senate blocks gun measures offered in wake of Orlando shooting
Senate blocks gun measures offered in wake of Orlando shooting
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Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
BREAKING: Senate Blocks Gun Control Measures And Accomplishes Nothing After Orlando Shooting
BREAKING: Senate Blocks Gun Control Measures And Accomplishes Nothing After Orlando Shooting
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CNN:
Senate rejects series of gun measures
Senate rejects series of gun measures
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate rejects gun control background check measures
Senate rejects gun control background check measures
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate votes down gun control proposals in wake of Orlando shootings
Senate votes down gun control proposals in wake of Orlando shootings
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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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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
UPDATE=> ILLEGAL ALIEN ARRESTED - Overstayed Visa - Tried to KILL DONALD TRUMP at Vegas Rally (VIDEO) — Anti-Trump protester Michael Sandford was arrested Saturday at Donald Trump's Las Vegas rally at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino. — Sandford tried to grab a cop's gun.
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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
Authorities: Man at Las Vegas rally said he wanted to kill Trump
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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.
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Clinton to paint Trump as reckless and misguided in economy speech — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hillary Clinton plans a one-two punch this week to first paint Donald Trump as reckless and misguided in his approach to the economy and then present what her campaign is calling a thematic argument about why her ideas and programs are better.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump entered June with just $1.3 million in the bank, while Clinton sat on $42 million war chest
Trump entered June with just $1.3 million in the bank, while Clinton sat on $42 million war chest
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The Week
Rich Noyes / NewsBusters:
TV News Feasts on Trump Controversies While Ignoring Hillary's Scandals
TV News Feasts on Trump Controversies While Ignoring Hillary's Scandals
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Washington Times
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:
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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 …
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Read Sonia Sotomayor's Atomic Bomb of a Dissent Slamming Racial Profiling and Mass Imprisonment — The Supreme Court issued an extraordinarily disappointing 5-3 decision on Monday in Utah v. Strieff, a Fourth Amendment case about police searches. Yet the terrible ruling came with a bright spot …
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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.
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New York Post:
Why did the White House just humiliate Loretta Lynch? — Idiotic: That's the only word for the Obama administration's move to scrub references to Islam or ISIS from the transcripts of Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen's calls. — Under an avalanche of ridicule, the Justice Department on Monday relented and released the full transcripts.