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2:25 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.”
Discussion: RedState
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.
New York Times:
Senator Joni Ernst Is Given Prime Speaking Slot at G.O.P. Convention  —  Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa will speak at the Republican National Convention, making her among the prominent conservative politicians the Trump campaign has lined up for the event, according to three people with direct knowledge of the convention planning.
Discussion: Political Wire
Jamie Grierson / Guardian:
Chilcot report live: ‘We just want the truth,’ say families
Heather Stewart / Guardian:
Tony Blair: ‘I express more sorrow, regret and apology than you can ever believe’
New York Times:
Donald Trump's New Reality Show: The Running Mate
Discussion: The Week
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
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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
Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Clinton email claims collapse under FBI probe  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Key assertions by Hillary Clinton in defense of her email practices have collapsed under FBI scrutiny.  —  The agency's yearlong investigation found that she did not, as she claimed, turn over all her work-related messages for release.
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Clinton to propose 3-month hiatus for repayment of student loans  —  Hillary Clinton plans to promise a three-month moratorium on repayment of federal student loans to allow time to refinance or restructure high-interest debt, part of a larger package of education-related proposals intended to appeal to young voters.
Margaret Talev / Bloomberg:
Hickenlooper Says He and Clinton Briefly Discussed VP Search
Discussion: Politico
Rasmussen Reports:
Most Disagree with Decision Not to Indict Clinton
Discussion: BizPac Review and Washington Times
MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Sanders' Supporters Grapple With FBI Decision on Clinton Emails
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Benjamin Wittes / Lawfare:
Jim Comey's Statement on the Clinton Emails: A Quick and Dirty Analysis
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
Emily Shapiro / ABC News:
Slain Baton Rouge Man's Son Breaks Down as Mom Addresses Cop Shooting
Discussion: The Root and Common Dreams
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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The Hill:
Ryan faces GOP defections on gun proposal
Discussion: RedState, BizPac Review and Instapundit
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
John Bresnahan / Politico:
Freedom Caucus will oppose Ryan's ‘anti-terror’ legislation
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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Gretchen Carlson files sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News CEO Roger Ailes  —  One of Fox News Channel's top anchors has filed a lawsuit against her former boss, Fox News CEO Roger Ailes, alleging wrongful termination and sexual harassment.  —  The news came in a bombshell email sent …
Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Ex-Fox News Host Gretchen Carlson Sues Roger Ailes For Sexual Harassment
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Gawker
Dan Merica / CNN:
Hillary Clinton to trash Donald Trump's business record in Atlantic City  —  Clinton hits back, says Trump would crash economy  — Hillary Clinton will undercut Donald Trump's “fraudulent business history” during a campaign stop in New Jersey  — Trump has filed four business bankruptcies …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Hillary Clinton's Atlantic City speech is her answer to Donald Trump's populism
Discussion: Mother Jones, Business Insider and CNBC
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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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 …
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 …
 
 
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Questionable tax-free payments to Trump staffers raise ‘red flags’
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Activist Admits She Lied About Rapists' Ethnicity to Avoid ‘More Hatred Against Migrants’
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