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Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Georgia GOP Official Removed From Atlanta Trump Event — WASHINGTON — A Georgia Republican Party official was thrown out of a Donald Trump event last week, according to two sources. — Michael McNeely, the first vice chair of the Georgia Republicans, was escorted out of Atlanta's Fox Theatre …
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Tyler Pager / Politico:
Walker: GOP delegates should ‘vote the way they see fit’ — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Tuesday that delegates to next month's Republican National Convention in Cleveland should “vote the way they see fit,” which could mean not necessarily supporting presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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RedState, Political Wire and Washington Post
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
House GOP dodges vote to block Harriet Tubman from $20 bill — The House will not vote to block the inclusion of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, dodging a politically-charged vote for GOP lawmakers. — Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) had filed an amendment to a bill funding the Treasury Department …
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump's evangelical advisory board features Bachmann, Falwell
Trump's evangelical advisory board features Bachmann, Falwell
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Sojourners and Media Matters for America
Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
New anti-Trump movement grows to include hundreds of GOP delegates
New anti-Trump movement grows to include hundreds of GOP delegates
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Politico, Washington Examiner, Daily Kos, The Atlantic, TPNN, Hot Air and Right Wing Watch
Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Walker says delegates should vote their conscience on Trump
Walker says delegates should vote their conscience on Trump
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The Right Scoop and Associated Press
ABC News:
Trump: ‘Very Happy’ to Self-Fund' General Election Campaign — Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is willing to spend tens of millions of dollars of his own fortune to self-fund his presidential campaign during the general election against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
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Associated Press:
Trump's campaign cycles $6 million into Trump companies
Trump's campaign cycles $6 million into Trump companies
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NBC News:
Inside the Ouster of Trump's Right-Hand Man
Inside the Ouster of Trump's Right-Hand Man
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Washington Post, NBC News, Independent Journal …, Taylor Marsh, AOL, Talking Points Memo, Mediaite and National Review
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump on campaign funding: There's ‘unlimited’ cash
Trump on campaign funding: There's ‘unlimited’ cash
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Mediaite, MarketWatch, ABC News and Mother Jones
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: If GOP Doesn't Support Me, Fine, ‘I Have A Lot Of Cash’
Trump: If GOP Doesn't Support Me, Fine, ‘I Have A Lot Of Cash’
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Reuters
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump questions Clinton's religion — 's commitment to her Christian faith on Tuesday, saying that little is known about her spiritual life even though she's been in the public eye for decades. — Speaking to a group of top social conservative evangelical Christian leaders at a gathering in New York City …
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Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
WATCH: Trump panders to evangelical leaders by promising to force store clerks to say ‘Merry Christmas’
WATCH: Trump panders to evangelical leaders by promising to force store clerks to say ‘Merry Christmas’
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Mother Jones, Independent Journal …, TPNN, TIME and Right Wing Watch
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Calls Clinton's Faith Into Question: There's ‘Nothing Out There’ (VIDEO)
Trump Calls Clinton's Faith Into Question: There's ‘Nothing Out There’ (VIDEO)
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ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES and Washington Post
Judd Legum / ThinkProgress:
The Weird Story Behind The Trump Campaign's $35,000 Payment To ‘Draper Sterling’ — On Monday night, the Trump campaign filed its monthly Federal Election Commission campaign disclosure report for May. The headline was that his fundraising was anemic and he finished the month with just $1.3 million …
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Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
The Trump Campaign Paid Thousands To “Draper Sterling,” Which Is A Real Thing
The Trump Campaign Paid Thousands To “Draper Sterling,” Which Is A Real Thing
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Mediaite
RADAR:
Paedo Proof? Never-Before-Seen Cop Reports Expose Michael Jackson's Sick Secrets — Watch: Cops Raid Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch In Never-Before-Seen Video — Michael Jackson hid a sinister house of horrors inside his infamous Neverland Ranch, stockpiling images of pornography …
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Independent Journal …, AOL, FOX31 Denver, Daily Wire, KTLA, WGN-TV, KFOR-TV, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and FOX2now.com
Full Feed:
Mark Cuban Sounds Off on Donald Trump: 'It's Rare That You See Someone Get Stupider' — Billionaire business mogul Mark Cuban recently was with “Extra's” Renee Bargh on the set of his hit ABC show “Shark Tank,” where he is never afraid to share his honest opinions when contestants pitch their ideas to him.
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Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon, Daily Wire, Politico and Liberty Unyielding
Associated Press:
Hillary Clinton's VP search moves into more intense phase — WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton's search for a running mate is moving into a more intense phase, according to several Democrats, as aides contact a pared-down pool of candidates to ask for reams of personal information and set …
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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Elizabeth Warren being vetted as possible Clinton VP pick
Elizabeth Warren being vetted as possible Clinton VP pick
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Guardian
Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
Clinton Foundation Said to Be Breached by Russian Hackers — Trump, Democratic camps said briefed on effort to steal data — Democrats hire security firms to confirm ID of attackers — The Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation was among the organizations breached …
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KABE-LP:
Man who claims he had sexual relations with Orlando gunman tells Univision it was “revenge,” not terrorism — Mateen was “very sweet” and liked to be “cuddled,” the man told Univision. But he harbored a grudge against gays. — Por: Univision.com
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Raw Story, Mediaite and CBS New York
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
UC Irvine Suspends College Republicans For A Year Following Milo Event — The UC Irvine Republicans have been suspended for an entire year after they informed the administration of their plans to schedule another event on campus with Breitbart senior editor Milo Yiannopoulos.
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BizPac Review, Campus Reform, Hit & Run and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
frank ocean:
I read in the paper that my brothers are being thrown from rooftops blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs for violating sharia law. I heard the crowds stone these fallen men if they move after they hit the ground. I heard it's in the name of God.
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Raw Story, LGBTQ Nation, The Atlantic, Mediaite, AOL and PinkNews
Tegna / WMAZ-TV:
Church leaders that praised Orlando mass killing asked to move … The property management company and owner of the building in which Verity Baptist Church and its Pastor Roger Jimenez preside have decided not to renew the church's lease, and have asked church officials to consider moving.
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The Daily Beast, Raw Story and U.S. Uncut
Matea Gold / Washington Post:
GOP leaders alarmed by Trump's ‘devastating’ fundraising start — As top Republicans expressed astonishment and alarm over Donald Trump's paltry campaign fundraising totals, the presumptive nominee on Tuesday blamed party leaders and threatened to rely on his personal fortune instead of helping the GOP seek the cash it needs.
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The Week
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Why isn't the assassination attempt on Donald Trump bigger news? — The No. 1 trending question related to Donald Trump on Google right now is “Who tried to shoot Trump?” Which means a lot of people don't know the answer. Which is probably because the assassination attempt …
Jon Stokes / Vox:
Why millions of Americans — including me — own the AR-15 — Once again, there has been a mass shooting involving a gun that looks like an AR-15. (It's technically a Sig Sauer MCX, which may or may not be an “AR-15” ... more later on this definitional issue and why it actually matters beyond mere neckbeard pedantry.)
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The Moderate Voice, Hot Air, Townhall.com and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump launches LyingCrookedHillary.com — announced on Tuesday the launch of a new website targeting presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton — The website, lyingcrookedhillary.com, will “showcase some of Clinton's most disastrous lies to the American people,” according to a release from the Trump campaign.
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Raw Story
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.
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The Atlantic and Daily Wire
Caroline Howe For / Daily Mail:
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky embraced, made out and had sex in just about every nook and cranny of the Oval Office. — Secret Service officer Gary Byrne should know. He's the man who stood guard outside Bill Clinton's Oval Office, was the last obstacle to Monica Lewinsky's access to the President.
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John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
Now we know what happens to teens when you make pot legal — Rates of marijuana use among Colorado's teenagers are essentially unchanged in the years since the state's voters legalized marijuana in 2012, new survey data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment shows.
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Denver Post, Hit & Run, New York Magazine, The Week and Marginal REVOLUTION
The Daily Caller:
Report: Racial And Gender Discrimination Plagues Obama's Model Consumer Agency — Racial and gender discrimination is widespread within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the first new federal agency President Barack Obama created, according to a blistering report released Monday by the investigative arm of Congress.
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Power LinePower Line and Instapundit
Jeremy Roebuck / Philly.com:
Fattah convicted of federal corruption charges — U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah (D., Pa.) was convicted Tuesday in a federal racketeering case likely to send him to prison. — The verdict - announced by a jury of eight women and four men - comes after a four-week trial in which prosecutors alleged …
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Associated Press, Washington Times and NPR