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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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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 …
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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.
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
The Justices Are About To Hand Down The Most Important Abortion Case In A Quarter Century
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
In Searing Dissent, Sotomayor Calls Out Police Practices That Target Minorities
In Searing Dissent, Sotomayor Calls Out Police Practices That Target Minorities
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Supreme Court rejects challenge to state assault weapon bans
Supreme Court rejects challenge to state assault weapon bans
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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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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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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
Justice Department Replaces ‘Allah’ With ‘God’ in Censored Orlando Terrorist Transcript — The FBI has released a partial transcript of the exchange between Islamic terrorist Omar Mateen and local law enforcement authorities during his attack on Pulse Nightclub in Orlando.
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Peter Schroeder / The Hill:
Analysis: Trump's plans would cause ‘lengthy recession,’ cost jobs — 's economic proposals would isolate the United States, hurt its economic growth, increase the federal deficit and cost millions of American jobs, according to new analysis. — The grim findings from Moody's Analytics state …
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Moody's Analysis: Trump's Policy Plans Would Trigger A ‘Lengthy Recession’
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Would Be ‘Diminished’ Under Trump's Economic Plan, New Analysis Says
U.S. Economy Would Be ‘Diminished’ Under Trump's Economic Plan, New Analysis Says
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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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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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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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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.
The Hill:
Media winners, losers of the 2016 primaries — The media loomed large this primary season, with accusations of bias being thrown in every direction and one candidate in particular — Donald Trump — showing a willingness to mix it up with big journalistic names in person and on Twitter.
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Kyle Olson / The American Mirror:
Activists plan 'world's largest fart-in' during Hillary's DNC speech — Far-left activists aren't going away quietly — or with a pleasant aroma. — Cheri Honkala, head of Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, is organizing the world's largest ‘fart-in’ to be held on July 28 …
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