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3:40 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.”
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.
NBC News:
Sen. Ted Cruz Negotiating Speaking Role at Republican Convention
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Senator Joni Ernst Is Given Prime Speaking Slot at G.O.P. Convention
Discussion: Political Wire
ABC News:
Senator Bob Corker Opts Out of Being Considered for Donald Trump's Vice President
Discussion: Politico
New York Times:
Donald Trump's New Reality Show: The Running Mate
Discussion: The Week
Heather Stewart / Guardian:
Tony Blair: ‘I express more sorrow, regret and apology than you can ever believe’
Discussion: ThinkProgress and Mother Jones
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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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
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
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.
Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
Sen Rand Paul: Hillary Clinton Should Not Be Above the Law
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Democrats bet the House on Trump
Discussion: Politicus USA
MaryAlice Parks / ABC News:
Sanders' Supporters Grapple With FBI Decision on Clinton Emails
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Clinton email claims collapse under FBI probe
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
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
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Red Alert Politics
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Isaac Arnsdorf / Politico:
Trump announces $51 million fundraising in June
Discussion: Business Insider and The Week
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 …
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
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
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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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
David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Eric Trump: My father gives ‘millions and millions and millions’ to charity  —  Eric Trump, the son of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, said in an interview Wednesday that his father gives “millions and millions and millions” of his own money to charity …
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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National Review:
Cruz Shakes Up Senate Office, Expands Political Operation
Discussion: The Atlantic
New York Post:
Road-rage incident leads off-duty cop to fatally shoot man
Discussion: Bearing Arms and The Root
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Sen. Toomey hits opponent on ‘sanctuary cities’ ahead of vote
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Daily Kos
 Earlier Items: 
Lori Ann LaRocco / CNBC:
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’
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Election Update: Swing State Polls And National Polls Basically Say The Same Thing
Discussion: Business Insider and Daily Wire
 

 
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