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New York Times:
Chris Christie Becomes Powerful Figure in Donald Trump Campaign — Defeated by Donald J. Trump in the 2016 primaries and derided by fellow Republicans for his subsequent embrace of Mr. Trump, Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey has quietly emerged as one of the most influential advisers …
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NBC News:
RNC Rules Fight Begins With Plan to Lock In Donald Trump — The fight over rules that could upend the Republican National Convention officially began in earnest Thursday, as delegates began circulating the first proposed rule for this year's convention in Cleveland.
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NBC News:
Indiana's Mike Pence ‘In Play’ as Possible Trump VP Pick — Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is “in play” as a possible contender to be named Donald Trump's running mate at next month's GOP convention, sources familiar with the vice presidential search tell NBC News.
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CNN:
Chris Christie being vetted for Donald Trump VP, source says — Washington (CNN)New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie — a former Donald Trump rival turned top defender — is being vetted as a possible running mate for the presumptive Republican nominee, a source confirmed to CNN on Thursday.
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Sara Jerde / Talking Points Memo:
Celeb Chef Says He Won't Let Trump Dine At His Restaurants During RNC
Celeb Chef Says He Won't Let Trump Dine At His Restaurants During RNC
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
‘Never Trump’ plots its last stand
‘Never Trump’ plots its last stand
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Democrats groan after Bill Clinton meets Loretta Lynch — Attorney General Loretta Lynch described her Monday meeting with Bill Clinton aboard a private plane as “primarily social,” but some Democrats are struggling to stomach the optics of the attorney general's meeting with the former president …
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Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: State Department Won't Release Clinton Foundation Emails for 27 Months — Department of Justice officials filed a motion in federal court late Wednesday seeking a 27-month delay in producing correspondence between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's four top aides …
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Jesse Byrnes / The Hill:
Lynch meeting with Bill Clinton creates firestorm for email case
Lynch meeting with Bill Clinton creates firestorm for email case
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Lance Anderson / The Mike Gallagher Show:
Republican Presidential nominee .@RealDonaldTrump is on today's Mike Gallagher Show
Republican Presidential nominee .@RealDonaldTrump is on today's Mike Gallagher Show
Bob Fredericks / New York Post:
Abedin admits Clinton 'couldn't do her job' right with private server
Abedin admits Clinton 'couldn't do her job' right with private server
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Bill Clinton Met Amid Email Investigation
Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Bill Clinton Met Amid Email Investigation
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
House to vote on gun legislation — A week after Democrats staged a nearly 26-hour sit-in demanding a vote on gun control measures, Speaker Paul Ryan — (R-Wis.) said the House will vote next week on legislation to block suspected terrorists from buying guns.
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Lindsey McPherson / Roll Call:
House Plans Vote on Guns Next Week
House Plans Vote on Guns Next Week
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Billy House / Bloomberg:
Speaker Ryan Plans House Vote on Gun Provision After Sit-In
Speaker Ryan Plans House Vote on Gun Provision After Sit-In
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Aram Roston / BuzzFeed:
Sources: Donald Trump Listened In On Phone Lines At Mar-A-Lago — Several workers said Trump used the equipment to secretly listen in on phone calls in the mid-2000s. — At Mar-a-Lago, the Palm Beach resort he runs as a club for paying guests and celebrities, Donald Trump …
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Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
Nothing sorry about Trump One — ABOARD TRUMP ONE — The candidate loosened his tie and offered me some advice. — “Whatever you do, don't apologize,” he said. “You never hear me apologize, do you? That's what killed Jimmy the Greek way back. Remember? He was doing okay 'til he said he was sorry.”
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Michael Falcone / ABC News:
The Note: Air Wars Favor Clinton
The Note: Air Wars Favor Clinton
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NBC News:
After Saying He Forgave Loans to Campaign, Trump Won't Release Proof — When Donald Trump said last Thursday he was forgiving over $45 million in personal loans he made to his campaign, the announcement drew plenty of coverage. Many even reported Trump's statement as if the deal was done.
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Trump skepticism hardens in GOP — Over the past several weeks, Donald Trump has managed to deliver several scripted speeches that stayed on message. He's hired top staffers to bulk up his skeletal campaign. And he's kick-started a fundraising operation, while focusing most of his rhetorical fire on Hillary Clinton.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
GOP Senator Mike Lee Goes Off On Radio Host Who Asks Why He Hasn't Endorsed Trump
GOP Senator Mike Lee Goes Off On Radio Host Who Asks Why He Hasn't Endorsed Trump
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Presidential Race Shaping Up Similarly to 2012 — PPP's newest national poll continues to find the Presidential race shaping up pretty similarly to how the 2012 contest played out, with Hillary Clinton holding a 4 point lead that matches Barack Obama's final margin of victory last time around.
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Justin Fenton / Baltimore Sun:
Conviction vacated, new trial granted for Adnan Syed of “Serial” … A Baltimore judge has vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the subject of the popular “Serial” podcast that explored his case, and granted his request for a new trial. — The order from retired Judge Martin Welch …
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CNN:
Navy report: Failure at every level for US ships captured by Iran — Iran video appears to show U.S. sailor in tears — Washington (CNN)A devastating new report by military investigators released Thursday found that the 10 sailors captured by Iranians in January suffered from “failed leadership” …
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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
Navy investigation finds US sailors captured in Iran ‘did not meet code of conduct,’ Iran broke the law
Navy investigation finds US sailors captured in Iran ‘did not meet code of conduct,’ Iran broke the law
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Mika's hush-hush divorce fuels Joe romance chatter — MORE FROM: — “Morning Joe” hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough could soon go public as a couple. Page Six has exclusively learned that Brzezinski and her husband of 23 years have quietly divorced.
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Fox targeted by FEC Dems in first-ever vote to punish debate sponsorship — Finally making good on long-harbored anger at conservative media, Democrats on the Federal Election Commission voted in secret to punish Fox News' sponsorship of a Republican presidential debate …
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Judson Berger / Fox News:
FEC Democrats voted to punish Fox News over debate changes
FEC Democrats voted to punish Fox News over debate changes
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Jennifer Rizzo / CNN:
Pentagon ends transgender ban — (CNN)The Pentagon said Thursday it was ending the ban on transgender people being able to serve openly in the U.S. military. — The announcement — which removes one of the last barriers to military service by any individual — was made by Defense Secretary Ash Carter …
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Jessica Elgot / Guardian:
Boris Johnson rules himself out of Tory leadership race — Main public face of Brexit makes shock announcement hours after his key ally Michael Gove launched his own campaign — Boris Johnson has unexpectedly ruled himself out of the Conservative leadership race, hours …
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Rationalia, Ho! — Kevin Williamson's piece on “Rationalia” may be the best thing he's written in a while — which is quite a high bar. But I may be biased because it is so in my wheelhouse. For those of you who read the Tyranny of Clichés or any of my extended rants …
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Culture Is Replacing Class as the Key Political Divide — When United Kingdom voters last week narrowly approved a referendum to leave the European Union, they underscored again how an era of unrelenting economic and demographic change is shifting the axis of politics across much of the industrialized world from class to culture.
New York Post:
Naked man takes over Times Square, screams about Donald Trump — A naked man screaming “Donald Trump where are you!” turned Times Square into an open-air peep show Thursday morning, ambling to the top of the red staircase in Duffy Square where he put on a bizarre one-hour spectacle, and then jumped off.
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