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11:50 AM ET, June 22, 2016

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Washington Post:
Marco Rubio will seek Senate re-election, reversing pledge not to run  —  Sen. Marco Rubio will announce Wednesday he will seek re-election to the Senate, reversing a pledge he made a year ago to either assume the presidency or return to private life in Florida, instantly transforming …
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miamiherald:
Rubio says yes to another Senate run after all  —  Sen. Marco Rubio announced he'll seek re-election  —  The Florida Republican had said for months that he wouldn't run again  —  His reversal comes two days before the candidate qualifying deadline  —  Ending weeks of political speculation …
Nick Tell / National Review:
Yes, Marco Rubio will Run for Reelection  —  Marco Rubio has begun telling colleagues he will run for reelection to the Senate, according to two sources familiar with the discussions.  —  Rubio, who said when he announced his presidential bid in April that he would not seek reelection …
Elaina Plott / Washingtonian:
Exclusive: Rubio Lobbied Cruz for His Support in Florida Senate Race  —  Marco Rubio reached out to Ted Cruz to confirm his intent to run for reelection to his Florida Senate seat, according to sources familiar with the matter.  —  According to two aides briefed on the Tuesday phone call …
Discussion: Florida Politics and The Week
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Marco Rubio Is Running For Re-Election After All  —  Despite repeatedly insisting he would return to life as a private citizen after his failed bid for the presidency, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is expected to announce he's running for re-election on Wednesday, the Washington Post reported.
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Marco Rubio to Seek Re-election as Florida Senator
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton allies circle the wagons against Trump speech  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Donald Trump's team spent Tuesday trying to prove that his political operation was professionalizing after it replaced its campaign manager.  Reporters were bombarded with rapid response press releases during Hillary …
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Politico:
Full transcript: Donald Trump NYC speech on stakes of the election  —  Remarks as prepared for delivery.  —  Today I'd like to share my thoughts about the stakes in this election.  —  Story Continued Below  —  People have asked me why I am running for President.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump, in speech, attacks Clinton as ‘world-class liar’  —  In his speech ripping into Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, Donald Trump accused the former secretary of state and presumptive Democratic nominee of being a “world-class liar” who “may be the most corrupt person ever to seek the presidency.”
Discussion: ABC News
Candace Smith / ABC News:
Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton Is Raising ‘Blood Money’
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Associated Press:
In speech, Trump to ramp up critique of Clinton as failure
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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 …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
House Blocks GOP Rep's Amendment To Keep Tubman Off $20 Bill
William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Steve King won't be blocking Harriet Tubman from $20 bill
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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Anna Palmer / Politico:
Ryan has no plans to raise money for Trump  —  Donald Trump says he wants the Republican Party to start helping him fill up his barren campaign coffers.  —  He shouldn't necessarily count on Speaker Paul Ryan.  —  Ryan (R-Wis.) is crafting an election-year campaign schedule focused …
Discussion: The Week and TPNN
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Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:   Trump's Adult Children Flex Muscle Inside Campaign
Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Donald Trump to double size of his campaign team, fired manager predicts
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BOOM!  Hoaxer Michelle Fields Gets Called to the Carpet on Her Many Lies - Walks Off Interview!  (VIDEO)  —  MICHELLE FIELDS WALKS OFF INTERVIEW — WRONGLY CLAIMS QUOTES WERE NOT IN HER BOOK  —  Noted hoaxer Michelle Fields joined Steve Malzberg on Newsmax TV on Tuesday …
Bloomberg:
Nearly Half of Sanders Supporters Won't Support Clinton  —  The Vermont senator says he'll work to defeat Trump, but has yet to endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.  —  JoshuaGreen  —  In the two weeks since Hillary Clinton wrapped up the Democratic presidential primary …
Discussion: Hit & Run, Shakesville and The Week
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Abortion is weakness for Clinton VP favorite  —  (D-Va.) is generally seen as a safe vice presidential pick for Hillary Clinton  —  A white man fluent in Spanish and from a swing state, Kaine is a former Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman.  —  He'd provide some balance …
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
San Diego high school cheerleader charged in fatal beating of homeless man  —  L.A. Now  —  LOCAL L.A. Now  —  A high school cheerleader has been charged in connection with the beating death of a homeless man in San Diego County, officials said.  —  Hailey Suder, 18, pleaded not guilty Monday …
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Sandra Phillips / FOX5 San Diego:
Woman fights back tears when charged in homeless man's death
Discussion: WREG-TV
Grabien News:
AG Lynch Admits the FBI Has Lost Track of Omar Mateen's Wife  —  ‘I believe she was going to travel but I do not know exactly her location now’  —  Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted today that the FBI is unaware of the whereabouts of Omar Mateen's wife, Noor Salman.
Nicki Stallard / New York Times:
The L.G.B.T. Case for Guns  —  San Jose, Calif. — I'LL never forget the first piece of safety advice I got when I began my transition from the male body in which I was born to the female body I now occupy: Carry a whistle.  If I was attacked, I was supposed to blow it in hopes it would alert …
Ken Nicholson / WRCB-TV:
“Make America White Again” campaign sign causing controversy in Polk Co.  —  A campaign sign in Polk County is stirring up a lot of controversy.  —  The sign, located off Highway 411 near Benton, says “Make America White Again” and was put there by Rick Tyler, an independent candidate …
Discussion: Raw Story
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
New Super-PAC Launches for Donors Who Won't Back Trump But Loathe Clinton  —  Supported by former Ted Cruz backer Robert Mercer, a new player enters the fray.  —  zachmider  —  For all his prowess at appealing to Republican voters, Donald Trump has struggled mightily to win over rich Republican donors.
Nick Gass / Politico:
Amy Schumer rips Senate ‘cowardice’ on gun votes  —  The Senate's partisan squabbling and failure to agree upon four separate gun-related amendments after the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history last week in Orlando is no joke to comedian Amy Schumer.  —  “I am sickened by the cowardice …
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
Michael Strickland / The Gateway Pundit:
Gay Black Dude TEARS Into Democrats, Hillary, Gun Grabbers: “WAKE UP!  Hillary Clinton Does Not Love You!”  —  “I just wanted to let you guys know why I am a conservative gay male, and support Donald Trump” Gabriel Reagan, of Eugene, OR, says at the beginning of a video recently posted to his facebook page.
Morning Consult:
Poll: Voters Trust Trump Most to Keep America Safe  —  A slim plurality of voters trust Donald Trump more than Hillary Clinton to keep America safe following the Orlando terror attack, according to a new Morning Consult poll.  —  The presumptive GOP nominee edges his Democratic counterpart …
 
 
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ABC News:
Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert to Report to Prison
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
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The Hill:
Clinton to take hold of storied Obama email list
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Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
‘I grabbed my assault rifle and ran’: An officer's account of the critical early minutes in Orlando
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With Trump In The Race, The Battleground Is Everywhere
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Trump launches LyingCrookedHillary.com
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