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New York Times:
Donald Trump Starts Summer Push With Crippling Money Deficit — Donald J. Trump enters the general election campaign laboring under the worst financial and organizational disadvantage of any major party nominee in recent history, placing both his candidacy and party in political peril.
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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 …
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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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Alana Abramson / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Clobbers Donald Trump in Fundraising, Reports Show — Donald Trump was considerably out-fundraised by opponent Hillary Clinton last month as he kicked off his general election campaign. — Financial disclosure documents show Hillary Clinton raised $19.7 million in May …
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Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's May fundraising totals are disastrously bad
Donald Trump's May fundraising totals are disastrously bad
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump reboots flailing campaign
Trump reboots flailing campaign
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
RNC head: Trump's staff shakeup shows ‘seriousness’
RNC head: Trump's staff shakeup shows ‘seriousness’
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Cassandra Vinograd / NBC News:
Trump Campaign Has Just $1.3M Cash on Hand, Filings Show
Trump Campaign Has Just $1.3M Cash on Hand, Filings Show
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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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Real News Is Trump is Broke
The Real News Is Trump is Broke
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Gabriel Malor / The Federalist:
Democrats Tanked Gun Control To Up Their Election Chances — On Monday evening, Senate Democrats put party over principle in rejecting common-sense, reasonable gun control measures. After the mass murder at Orlando gay club Pulse, Sen. Chris Murphy and his colleagues staged a flashy talk …
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CNN:
Poll: Clinton tops Trump, but neither prompts excitement — (CNN)Democrat Hillary Clinton tops Republican Donald Trump by a 47% to 42% margin in the race for the presidency, according to a CNN/ORC Poll released Tuesday, and just 22% of registered voters say their minds could change between now and November.
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CNN:
Senate rejects series of gun measures — Washington (CNN)Senators couldn't muster enough bipartisan support to pass a series of gun control measures Monday, the latest in a long string of failed attempts at enacting tighter curbs on firearms in the United States.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Chris Murphy: ‘Republicans have decided to sell weapons to ISIS’
Chris Murphy: ‘Republicans have decided to sell weapons to ISIS’
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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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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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate rejects gun control background check measures
Senate rejects gun control background check measures
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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)
UPDATE=> ILLEGAL ALIEN ARRESTED - Overstayed Visa - Tried to KILL DONALD TRUMP at Vegas Rally (VIDEO)
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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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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Secret Service Agent Book: Raging Hillary Clinton Threw Bible at Agent's Colleague — Hillary Clinton once threw a Bible at the back of a Secret Service agent's head, part of a pattern of unhinged rage that the now-presumptive Democratic nominee exhibited, as exposed …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Secret Service veterans denounce anti-Clinton tell-all book
Secret Service veterans denounce anti-Clinton tell-all book
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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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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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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Will Trump Swallow the G.O.P. Whole? — Inside the identity crisis roiling the Republican Party. — Every week or so during the spring, I met with Reince Priebus, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, at the party headquarters on Capitol Hill. We fell into a familiar routine.
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.
Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton seeks rock-star convention lineup — Democratic operatives planning next month's national convention in Philadelphia have reached out to Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award-winning writer and star of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” about performing at the Wells Fargo Center, sources told POLITICO.
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George Soros / Guardian:
The Brexit crash will make all of you poorer - be warned — My 60 years of experience tells me the pound will plummet, along with your living standards. The only winners will be speculators — avid Cameron, along with the Treasury, the Bank of England, the International Monetary Fund …
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Jonathan Rauch / The Atlantic:
How American Politics Went Insane — It's 2020, four years from now. The campaign is under way to succeed the president, who is retiring after a single wretched term. Voters are angrier than ever—at politicians, at compromisers, at the establishment. Congress and the White House seem incapable …
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