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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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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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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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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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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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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 …

Donald Trump fires embattled campaign manager Corey Lewandowski
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Trump Removes Corey Lewandowski as Campaign Manager
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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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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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Republicans rip Orlando 911 transcript redactions — Republicans on Monday assailed the Justice Department's decision to redact the Orlando shooter's declaration of allegiance to the Islamic State in transcripts of 911 calls from the June 12 shooting as another example “of not focusing on the evil here …
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Justice Department Replaces ‘Allah’ With ‘God’ in Censored Orlando Terrorist Transcript

Speaker Ryan Calls on Administration to Release Complete Orlando 911 Transcript
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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 …
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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 …


Supreme Court refuses to hear challenge to Connecticut's ban on ‘assault weapons’

SCOTUS Won't Hear Challenge to Conn. Assault Weapon Ban
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Supreme Court rejects challenge to state assault weapon bans
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Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to Connecticut Ban on Semiautomatic Weapons
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Moody's Analysis: Trump's Policy Plans Would Trigger A ‘Lengthy Recession’ — Donald Trump's proposed plans to cut taxes, engage in trade wars, and deport millions of undocumented immigrants would hurt the U.S. economy and send the country into a recession, according to new report by Moody's Analytics.
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Analysis: Trump's plans would cause ‘lengthy recession,’ cost jobs
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U.S. Economy Would Be ‘Diminished’ Under Trump's Economic Plan, New Analysis Says
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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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United States of Trump — An inside look at the voters who took over the Republican Party — A year after Donald Trump launched his presidential bid, and against all expectations, the business mogul is the presumptive GOP nominee. Who supported him? How did he take over a Republican …
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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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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.
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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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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.