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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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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.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Holding Meeting With Advisers to Reassess Strategy — After a rough campaign stretch, the presumptive Republican nominee is gathering his top lieutenants and members of his family to plot a path forward. — kevcirilli — michaelcbender — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump …
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Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Donald Trump fires embattled campaign manager Corey Lewandowski — Donald Trump fired his embattled campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, on Monday as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee struggled to pivot to the general election and his political operation became at times paralyzed by internal feuding.
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Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg:
Trump Removes Corey Lewandowski as Campaign Manager — Lewandowski had been a controversial figure in campaign — Donald Trump's presidential campaign announced the departure of Corey Lewandowski as campaign manager, spokeswoman Hope Hicks said. — Lewandowski, a longtime Trump loyalist …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to Connecticut's ban on ‘assault weapons’ — The Supreme Court declined Monday to review bans on a lengthy list of firearms that Connecticut classified as “assault weapons,” the latest example of the court's reluctance to be drawn into an emotional national debate on gun control.
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Supreme Court rejects challenge to state assault weapon bans — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place gun control laws in New York and Connecticut that ban military-style assault weapons like the one used in last week's massacre at an Orlando nightclub, rejecting a legal challenge by gun rights advocates.
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Justices Are About To Hand Down The Most Important Abortion Case In A Quarter Century
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to Connecticut Ban on Semiautomatic Weapons
Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to Connecticut Ban on Semiautomatic Weapons
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court to decide rights of jailed immigrants
Supreme Court to decide rights of jailed immigrants
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USA Today:
Newly released transcripts show Mateen identified as ‘Islamic soldier’ — In the midst of his assault on an Orlando nightclub, gunman Omar Mateen claimed credit for the massacre and identified himself as an “Islamic soldier” while calling on U.S. authorities to stop the bombing in Iraq and Syria …
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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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Tim Hains / RealClearPolitics:
Lynch: “Partial Transcript” Of Orlando 911 Calls Will Have References To Islamic Terrorism Removed
Lynch: “Partial Transcript” Of Orlando 911 Calls Will Have References To Islamic Terrorism Removed
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump clarifies stance on guns after NRA criticism — Donald Trump sought to clarify his positions on guns on Monday, the morning after the National Rifle Association's top two officials said his advocacy of Second Amendment rights had gone too far — even for them.
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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Senate will vote down new gun laws today because of an intensity gap that favors the NRA
The Daily 202: Senate will vote down new gun laws today because of an intensity gap that favors the NRA
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
NRA officials split with Trump on wisdom of arming club-goers
NRA officials split with Trump on wisdom of arming club-goers
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump's June Stumbles Mirror Those of Mitt Romney — In the 2012 presidential campaign, June was a pivotal month for President Obama's re-election efforts. Mitt Romney had emerged from a slashing primary race close to broke, looking to get to the nominating convention so he could reset …
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Biden asserts Trump could trigger surge in anti-Americanism
Biden asserts Trump could trigger surge in anti-Americanism
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Ben White / Politico:
Wall Street donors seek to block Warren VP pick — NEW YORK — Big Wall Street donors have a message for Hillary Clinton: Keep Elizabeth Warren off the ticket or risk losing millions of dollars in contributions. — In a dozen interviews, major Democratic donors in the financial services industry …
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Telegraph:
Please Vote Leave on Thursday, because we'll never get this chance again — People often complain about voting these days. They say it doesn't make any difference. They say that whatever party they choose they get the same old broken promises. In fact, they say there is no point in bothering at all.
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Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
EU referendum: George Osborne compares Ukip ‘breaking point’ migration poster to Nazi propaganda
EU referendum: George Osborne compares Ukip ‘breaking point’ migration poster to Nazi propaganda
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Business Insider and Guardian
Nicholas Casey / New York Times:
Venezuelans Ransack Stores as Hunger Grips the Nation — CUMANÁ, Venezuela — With delivery trucks under constant attack, the nation's food is now transported under armed guard. Soldiers stand watch over bakeries. The police fire rubber bullets at desperate mobs storming grocery stores, pharmacies and butcher shops.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
National poll: Clinton leads Trump by 7 — Hillary Clinton is leading Donald Trump by 7 percentage points, according to a new poll — one of the latest national surveys to show the presumptive Republican presidential nominee badly trailing his likely Democratic opponent.