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3:05 PM ET, June 25, 2016

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Packs His Blunt Phrase Book Abroad  —  When Mitt Romney traveled to Europe as a presidential candidate in 2012, he created an uproar when he wondered aloud whether London was sufficiently prepared to host the Summer Olympics.  British tabloids derided him as “Mitt the Twit” and CNN declared: “Romney's Trip Begins in Shambles.”
Discussion: alan.com and Political Wire
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Aneri Pattani / The Texas Tribune:
Can Texas Legally Secede From the United States?
Discussion: Hot Air and KXAN-TV
Tony Blair / New York Times:
Brexit's Stunning Coup
Discussion: CNBC
Reihan Salam / Slate:
Why Immigration Pushed Britons to Brexit
Alex Massie / Foreign Policy:
David Cameron Was a Historic and Disastrous Failure
Discussion: Telegraph, The Atlantic and NPR
New York Times:
Is ‘Brexit’ the Precursor to a Donald Trump Presidency? Not So Fast
ABC News:
Now That Britain Wants out, EU Must Figure out How to Do It
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Many experienced GOP strategists unwilling to work for Trump  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has finally acknowledged that to best compete against Hillary Clinton he needs more than the bare-bones campaign team that led him to primary success.  But many of the most experienced Republican …
Discussion: RedState and The Week
Michael Anthony Blog:
Exclusive: Interview with Dr. James Dobson - Did Donald Trump Recently Accept Christ?  — EXCLUSIVE -  —  INTERVIEW WITH DR. JAMES DOBSON  —  DID DONALD TRUMP RECENTLY ACCEPT CHRIST?  —  I WAS AT TUESDAY'S HISTORIC “CONVERSATION WITH DONALD TRUMP AND BEN CARSON” at the Marriott Marquis on Broadway.
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Bob Eschliman / Charisma News:
Dr. James Dobson: Donald Trump Has Accepted Christ  —  Donald Trump, according to a new report, has accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior.  —  No, you didn't accidentally click on The Onion.  That's a factual statement, according to a well-respected evangelical faith leader.
Discussion: RedState and BizPac Review
Kristen East / Politico:
James Dobson: Trump recently accepted ‘a relationship with Christ’  —  Donald Trump: Born-again Christian?  —  The presumptive Republican nominee captured a significant number of evangelical voters during the Republican primary, and that may be due to recently accepting “a relationship with Christ …
Discussion: Raw Story
Matt Welch / Hit & Run:
George Will Leaves the Republican Party over Trump: ‘Make sure he loses’  —  At a Federalist Society lunch in Washington yesterday, conservative columnist and TV commentator George Will announced that he changed his Maryland voter registration this month from Republican to unaffiliated.
Politico:
How David Cameron blew it  —  The behind-the-scenes story of a failed campaign to keep Britain in the European Union. … ONDON — Jeremy Corbyn never budged.  Not even Barack Obama could have convinced the Labour leader to help David Cameron make the case against Brexit.
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Will Davies / Political Economy Research Centre:
Thoughts on the sociology of Brexit  —  The geography reflects the economic crisis of the 1970s, not the 2010s  —  It became clear early on in the night that Leave had extraordinary levels of support in the North East, taking 70% of the votes in Hartlepool and 61% in Sunderland.
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Dems adopt $15 minimum wage in platform draft  —  Democrats' platform drafting committee took a first step toward giving Bernie Sanders  —  a major concession, voting to adopt language in support of a $15 minimum wage.  —  The committee, which will continue drafting the party's guiding document Saturday …
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
‘Citizens of the World’?  Nice Thought, But ...  I didn't think it would actually happen.  —  Sitting in an airport with middle-class Britons last week, I heard far more support for leaving the European Union than for staying in.  But heading into Thursday's voting, I couldn't quite believe it.
Discussion: BuzzFeed and Vox
Page Six:
Jeff Zucker couldn't wait to spend $500K on Corey Lewandowski  —  Ivanka Trump isn't the only one who doesn't want Corey Lewandowski around.  —  Sources told Page Six on Friday that CNN's “facing a near internal revolt” over Jeff Zucker's hiring of Lewandowski as an exclusive commentator …
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Corey Lewandowski's cagey answer on how he's allowed to criticize Donald Trump
Discussion: Hullabaloo and BillMoyers.com
Sam Levin / Guardian:
Too straight, white and corporate: why some queer people are skipping SF Pride  —  Disaffected by the annual parade, members of San Francisco's LGBT community are choosing alternative events to celebrate identity and solidarity with Orlando  —  San Francisco resident Katy Birnbaum is eager …
Discussion: alan.com, SFist and KQED News
Michael A. Olivas / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed The Supreme Court's immigration decision is a tragedy that may be short-lived  —  A mother attends the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles' press conference with her sons on June 23.  The Supreme Court's decision impacts more than 4 million immigrant families in America.
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Fox News:
Top IT official: Disabling security for Clinton server laid out ‘welcome mat’ for hackers  —  A 2010 decision temporarily disabling State Department security features to accommodate Hillary Clinton's private server effectively laid out a “welcome mat” for hackers and foreign intelligence services …
Aziz Ansari / New York Times:
Why Trump Makes Me Scared for My Family  —  “DON'T go anywhere near a mosque,” I told my mother.  “Do all your prayer at home.  O.K.?”  —  “We're not going,” she replied.  —  I am the son of Muslim immigrants.  As I sent that text, in the aftermath of the horrible attack in Orlando …
Discussion: Gothamist, WGN-TV and Fox News Insider
 
 
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Knoxville News-Sentinel:
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Guardian:
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Fox News:
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Reuters:
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Associated Press:
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Los Angeles Times:
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
POLITICO delegate survey: Dump Trump lacks the votes
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Trump's First Fundraising Email Had a 60% Spam Rate
Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
Dog Vying For Title of 'World's Ugliest' Runs on Platform of Looking Like Trump
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Clinton regains double-digit lead over Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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