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12:55 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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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.
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 …
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.
Kevin Cirilli / Bloomberg:
Trump Removes Corey Lewandowski as Campaign Manager
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.
Discussion: Politico and RedState
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Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Justices Are About To Hand Down The Most Important Abortion Case In A Quarter Century  —  Barring extraordinary events, the eight justices of the Supreme Court will begin a three month summer vacation next week.  Before they go, however, they need to resolve a little over a dozen cases …
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.
Discussion: Hot Air and Washington Free Beacon
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 …
Associated Press:
Supreme Court Leaves State Assault Weapons Bans In Place
Discussion: Daily Kos
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Supreme Court to decide rights of jailed immigrants
Discussion: Washington Post
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.
Discussion: RedState, The Truth About Guns and NPR
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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
Discussion: Political Wire
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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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 …
Fox News:
DOJ to scrub Islam references from transcripts of Orlando terrorist's calls to police
Discussion: Hit & Run and This ain't Hell …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Republicans rip Orlando 911 transcript redactions
Discussion: AOL and The Right Scoop
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Josh Lederman / Associated Press:
Biden asserts Trump could trigger surge in anti-Americanism
Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press
Wall Street Journal:
Clinton to Target Trump's Business Record
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
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 …
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.
Discussion: Searchbonus and Guardian
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Ben Riley-Smith / Telegraph:
EU referendum: George Osborne compares Ukip ‘breaking point’ migration poster to Nazi propaganda
Discussion: Business Insider and Guardian
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida congressional candidate announces AR-15 giveaway following Orlando massacre  —  A week after the mass shooting in Orlando, a congressional candidate and state senator from Florida's Panhandle announced a “Homeland Defender Giveaway” contest to give residents of the district a chance …
Discussion: The Week
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Greg Evers:
Evers Homeland Defender Giveaway
Discussion: Towleroad
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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Lydia Saad / Gallup:
Democrats More Upbeat Than Republicans About 2016 Slate
Discussion: Daily Kos and Politico
Charles Homans / New York Times:
The ‘Active Shooter’ Is Never Far Away
Paula Hancocks / CNN:
ISIS threat to U.S. air bases, South Korea intelligence agency warns
Beth Reinhard / Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump to Announce Religious Advisory Board
Discussion: RedState
Bloomberg:
Hackers Targeting Clinton Aides Struck Across U.S. Politics
Gallup:
In U.S., Healthcare Insecurity at Record Low
 Earlier Items: 
Juan Williams / The Hill:
Laying the odds on the veepstakes
CNN:
GOP donors rattled by Trump
Orlando Sentinel:
Crowd estimated at 50,000 packs into Lake Eola Park for Pulse vigil
Discussion: AOL, The Week, The Root and NBC News
Alex Swoyer / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Raised $12 Million for Republican Party in Two Days
Scott Adams Blog:
Un-Hypnotizing a Rabid Anti-Trumper
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Mike Allen, Politico's Newsletter Pioneer, Is Handing Over the Reins
Daniel Strauss / Politico:
Sanders collides with black lawmakers
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hullabaloo
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Liz Pelly / Harper's:
How Spotify used its Perfect Fit Content program to rig its system against musicians, filling popular playlists with “ghost artists” to cut its royalty payouts

Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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