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3:05 PM ET, July 6, 2016

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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Corker withdraws as potential Trump running mate  —  Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), the chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee who has recently emerged as a finalist in the search for Donald Trump's running mate, told The Washington Post in an interview Wednesday …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Ernst all but withdraws from Trump veepstakes  —  Joni Ernst all but removed herself from Donald Trump's vice presidential search, telling POLITICO in an interview that she wants to help Trump become president but that she's focused on Iowa and the Senate, where the freshman senator said she's “just getting started.”
NBC News:
Sen. Ted Cruz Negotiating Speaking Role at Republican Convention  —  Sen. Ted Cruz may be on the list of speakers at the Republican National Convention that Donald Trump said he plans to release on Thursday.  —  Three sources, including one close to the Trump campaign …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Senator Joni Ernst Is Given Prime Speaking Slot at G.O.P. Convention
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Donald Trump's New Reality Show: The Running Mate
Discussion: The Week
Rasmussen Reports:
Most Disagree with Decision Not to Indict Clinton  —  Most voters disagree with FBI Director James Comey's decision not to seek a criminal indictment of Hillary Clinton.  —  The FBI concluded that Clinton potentially exposed top secret information to hostile countries when she used …
Discussion: BizPac Review and Washington Times
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
On Hillary Clinton's Rough Day, Republicans Rue Missed Chance  —  WASHINGTON — As the Republican strategist Brian Walsh watched the nonstop cable news coverage Tuesday from his K Street office, he thought he was seeing the stuff of his party's dreams.  —  A week after former President Bill Clinton lit …
Julia Edwards / Reuters:
Here's Why Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Didn't Rise To Level Of ‘Gross Negligence’  —  Legal experts say her actions fell short of past cases where information mishandling was intentional.  —  In declining to seek prosecution of Hillary Clinton, FBI Director James Comey said the former Secretary …
Discussion: CNN and garnetnews.com
Scot Lehigh / BostonGlobe.com:
Another Clinton ‘scandal’ goes poof  —  SO NOW it's all but official: No bolt from the blue will ruin Hillary Clinton's presidential hopes.  —  There will be no criminal charges against Clinton because of her use of a private e-mail server while secretary of state.
Discussion: Washington Post and CNN
Wall Street Journal:
Robert Brown user  —  There are other ways to view the same sets of facts.  For instance, consider that Mr Comey has spent his entire career getting to where he is today as the Director of the FBI.  He surely has greater ambitions, so if he can make a plausible case not to prosecute based on his judgment …
Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Clinton email claims collapse under FBI probe
The Intercept:
Washington Has Been Obsessed With Punishing Secrecy Violations — Until Hillary Clinton
The Advocate:
'He's got a gun!  Gun': Video shows fatal confrontation between Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge police officer  —  Alton Sterling, a 37-year old man who sold CDs, was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge police officer Tuesday morning outside a convenience store on North Foster Drive after …
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Washington Post:
Video captures white Baton Rouge police officer fatally shooting a black man, sparking outrage  —  A video showing two white police officers involved in a deadly altercation with a 37-year-old black man in Baton Rouge circulated across the Internet early Wednesday morning …
German Lopez / Vox:
How video changed Americans' views toward the police, from Rodney King to Alton Sterling
Discussion: Politico and ABC News
CNN:
Alton Sterling shooting: Video of deadly encounter with officers sparks outrage
KWES NewsWest 9:
Coroner: Man shot by BRPD multiple times to chest, back; 2 officers placed on leave
Discussion: Heavy.com
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Sanders booed by House Democrats  —  Sen. Bernie Sanders is still talking like a guy who's running for president.  But frustrated House Democrats — who booed him at one point during a morning meeting — say it's time to stop.  —  With the Democratic convention just weeks away …
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Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Embraces Ideas From Bernie Sanders's College Tuition Plan  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign announced plans on Wednesday to eliminate college tuition at in-state public colleges and universities for families with annual incomes under $125,000 — a significant nod to a core position …
Discussion: The Atlantic, USA Today and Jezebel
Wall Street Journal:
Hillary Clinton Expanding College Plan to Offer Free Tuition to Millions
MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Sanders' Supporters Grapple With FBI Decision on Clinton Emails
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
BREAKING: Ex-Fox Anchor Gretchen Carlson Files Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Roger Ailes  —  Fox News anchor and author Gretchen Carlson is filing a sexual harassment lawsuit against CEO Roger Ailes. … Carlson took to social media to confirm moments ago that she is no longer with Fox News …
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-Fox News Host Gretchen Carlson Sues Roger Ailes For Sexual Harassment
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Gawker
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump praises for Saddam Hussein's efficient killing of ‘terrorists,’ calls today's Iraq ‘Harvard for terrorism’  —  Trump: World better with Hussein and Gadhafi in power  —  Raleigh, North Carolina (CNN)Donald Trump on Tuesday once again expressed his preference for keeping dictators in power in the Middle East.
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Heather Stewart / Guardian:
Tony Blair: ‘I express more sorrow, regret and apology than you can ever believe’
The Hill:
Ryan faces GOP defections on gun proposal  —  Already dealing with threats of another Democratic floor protest, Speaker Paul Ryan  —  (R-Wis.), is now facing defections from the right on a GOP gun bill that conservatives complain is unconstitutional.  —  The handful of Republican naysayers …
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan Wants To Deny Clinton Classified Briefings During Campaign
Discussion: Political Wire
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Democrats bet the House on Trump
Discussion: Politicus USA
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Hillary Clinton's Atlantic City speech is her answer to Donald Trump's populism  —  Speaking today in Atlantic City, Hillary Clinton lit into Donald Trump's record of managing casinos in the New Jersey resort town and gambling mecca, and argued that his business career shows he's unfit to serve as president.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Business Insider and CNBC
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Hillary Clinton to trash Donald Trump's business record in Atlantic City
Eliana Dockterman / TIME:
Exclusive: Marvel's New Iron Man Is a Black Woman  —  Marvel writer Brian Michael Bendis talks the creation of Riri Williams, who will take over for Tony Stark  —  There's a new Iron Man.  Well, Iron Man for now.  She's still working on the name.  The events at the end …
Chelsea Manning / TMZ.com:
Apparent Suicide Attempt In Prison  —  EXCLUSIVE DETAILS  —  Chelsea Manning, who's serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified military documents, was in a prison hospital and our sources say it was the result of a suicide attempt.  —  We're told the incident occurred early Tuesday at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas prison.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
Trump raises $51 million with GOP in June, including $26 million for his campaign  —  Donald Trump raised more than $26 million for his campaign and another $25 million in conjunction with the Republican National Committee in June, a hefty haul that his campaign hopes will put to rest anxieties …
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Trump announces $51 million fundraising in June
Discussion: Business Insider and The Week
Jared Kushner / The New York Observer:
The Donald Trump I Know  —  My father-in-law is not an anti-Semite.  —  It's that simple, really.  Donald Trump is not anti-Semitic and he's not a racist.  Despite the best efforts of his political opponents and a large swath of the media to hold Donald Trump accountable for the utterances …
 
 
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Sen. Toomey hits opponent on ‘sanctuary cities’ ahead of vote
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Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:
Hickenlooper Says He and Clinton Briefly Discussed VP Search
Discussion: Politico
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Questionable tax-free payments to Trump staffers raise ‘red flags’
Discussion: RedState and Politicus USA
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Activist Admits She Lied About Rapists' Ethnicity to Avoid ‘More Hatred Against Migrants’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 

 
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Max Tani / @maxwelltani:
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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK
 
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