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Associated Press:
Trump's campaign cycles $6 million into Trump companies — NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Donald Trump's campaign likes to keep it in the family. — When Trump flies, he uses his airplane. When he campaigns, he often chooses his properties or his own Trump Tower in New York City, which serves as headquarters.
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Starts Summer Push With Crippling Money Deficit — Donald J. Trump enters the general election campaign laboring under the worst financial and organizational disadvantage of any major party nominee in recent history, placing both his candidacy and party in political peril.
Leon H. Wolf / RedState:
Trump's Dead Broke Campaign has Been Paying Trump's Companies (and Trump's Family) a Lot of Money — Trump's campaign is ridiculously, embarrasingly, and humiliatingly broke. This much has been well-covered. Trump cannot raise money, the RNC cannot raise it on his behalf …
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Trump Said He Had ‘More Cash Than Any Campaign In The History Of Politics.’ That Was A Huge Lie. — Just over three weeks ago, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted that his campaign “has perhaps more cash than any campaign in the history of politics.”
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NBC News:
First Read: A Trump Campaign in Critical Condition
First Read: A Trump Campaign in Critical Condition
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Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
Trump getting crushed by Clinton money machine
Trump getting crushed by Clinton money machine
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Daily Wire, Real Clear Politics, Associated Press, The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, The Hill, Hot Air, Raw Story and Washington Post
Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Trump campaign poured $6M into Trump companies
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 and Political Wire
NBC News:
Inside the Ouster of Trump's Right-Hand Man
Inside the Ouster of Trump's Right-Hand Man
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, National Review, Mediaite and Daily Kos
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Trump shrugs off campaign money woes
Trump shrugs off campaign money woes
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Raw Story, Althouse and Joe.My.God.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump on campaign funding: There's ‘unlimited’ cash
Trump on campaign funding: There's ‘unlimited’ cash
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Clinton: Trump would cause an ‘economic catastrophe’ — Just as Donald Trump shouldn't have his finger on the nuclear button, the real estate mogul shouldn't have his hands on America's economy, Hillary Clinton said Tuesday, warning that Trump would drive the U.S. economy into a recession …
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Speech: What You Missed So Far
Hillary Clinton's Speech: What You Missed So Far
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CNN and CBS New York
Louis Nelson / Politico:
National poll: Clinton lead narrows in 4-way race
National poll: Clinton lead narrows in 4-way race
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Washington Post
Alana Abramson / ABC News:
Hillary Clinton Clobbers Donald Trump in Fundraising, Reports Show
Hillary Clinton Clobbers Donald Trump in Fundraising, Reports Show
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Politico, Post On Politics, CNN, Associated Press and No More Mister Nice Blog
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Secret Service veterans denounce anti-Clinton tell-all book — The author of a new tell-all book about Hillary Clinton could never have seen any of what he claims — he was too low-ranking — say several high-level members of Secret Service presidential details, including the president …
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Media Matters for America, Hot Air, Daily Wire and BizPac Review
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive — Secret Service Agent Book: Raging Hillary Clinton Threw Bible at Agent's Colleague
Exclusive — Secret Service Agent Book: Raging Hillary Clinton Threw Bible at Agent's Colleague
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Heat Street and John Hawkins' Right Wing News
Gabriel Malor / The Federalist:
Democrats Tanked Gun Control To Up Their Election Chances — On Monday evening, Senate Democrats put party over principle in rejecting common-sense, reasonable gun control measures. After the mass murder at Orlando gay club Pulse, Sen. Chris Murphy and his colleagues staged a flashy talk …
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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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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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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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Political Wire and Daily Wire
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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BuzzFeed and Political Wire
David Sneed / San Luis Obispo Tribune:
PG&E agrees to close Diablo Canyon in 2025 — Utility will not pursue relicensing with the NRC to renew operating licenses until 2045 — PG&E will replace Diablo Canyon's energy with renewable power — Diablo Canyon is California's last nuclear plant after San Onofre closed in 2012
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Samantha Masunaga / Los Angeles Times:
PG&E to close Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant
PG&E to close Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant
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SFist and FOX5 San Diego
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
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Fattah convicted on corruption charges — Longtime Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah (Pa.) was found guilty Tuesday on federal corruption charges, a stunning fall from grace for a one-time power player in the City of Brotherly Love. — Fattah, 59, had been charged with bribery, racketeering …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
Clinton seeks rock-star convention lineup — Democratic operatives planning next month's national convention in Philadelphia have reached out to Lin-Manuel Miranda, the Tony Award-winning writer and star of the hit Broadway musical “Hamilton,” about performing at the Wells Fargo Center, sources told POLITICO.
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Ashe Schow / Washington Examiner:
Another race hoaxer punished — A Kean University graduate was sentenced to 90 days in jail, followed by five years probation and an agreement to repay more than $80,000 in damages caused by her fake tweets threatening to kill black students. — Kayla McKelvey, an African-American activist …
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Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
Trump now needs lukewarm Ohio GOP to woo voters — In yet another example of how the 2016 presidential campaign has become news of the weird, Donald Trump is now entrusting the Republican establishment he bashed for months to catch up to Hillary Clinton's dominant ground game in Ohio and other key battleground states.
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Washington Post, Plain Dealer and Real Clear Politics