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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump, seeking GOP unity, has tense meeting with Senate Republicans — Donald Trump's private meeting Thursday with Senate Republicans - designed to foster greater party unity ahead of the national convention in Cleveland — grew combative as the presumptive presidential nominee admonished three senators …
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Lauren Fox / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Manages To Give Some House GOPers More Heartburn In Hill Meeting — He arrived 20 minutes late. — Then presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump addressed the House GOP's rank and file in a standing-room-only meeting at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to Sasse: ‘You must want Hillary’ — Donald Trump singled out his chief Republican nemesis in the Senate, Ben Sasse, during a private meeting with senators on Thursday, and also had a testy exchange with Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake. — At one point during the gathering …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Majority of GOP senators to attend Trump convention — A majority of Senate Republicans will be attending the party's national convention in Cleveland this month, despite the reservations that many of them have about Donald Trump — A survey by The Hill found that 32 Senate Republicans plan …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
200 House Republicans show up to meet Trump
200 House Republicans show up to meet Trump
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Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Donald Trump told House Republicans he'd defend a nonexistent part of the Constitution
Donald Trump told House Republicans he'd defend a nonexistent part of the Constitution
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Scott Wong / The Hill:
Trump blasts media in meeting with House Republicans
Trump blasts media in meeting with House Republicans
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
FBI didn't record Clinton interview, did not administer sworn oath — did not swear an oath to tell the truth before meeting with the FBI for three and a half hours last weekend, and the interview was not recorded, FBI Director James Comey told House lawmakers on Thursday.
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Five panels to grill FBI on Clinton — Furious congressional Republicans are launching a multipronged attack against the FBI and Hillary Clinton — A total of five congressional committees will either hold hearings with high-profile law enforcement officials over the next week …
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Rigged 101 — The conspiracy theory about Donald Trump …
Rigged 101 — The conspiracy theory about Donald Trump …
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
FBI Director Destroys Donald Trump Talking Point That Hillary Was Worse Than Petraeus
FBI Director Destroys Donald Trump Talking Point That Hillary Was Worse Than Petraeus
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Clinton email decision seen as lifeline for those facing similar charges
Clinton email decision seen as lifeline for those facing similar charges
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Steven Nelson / US News:
Attorneys Intend to Ask for ‘the Clinton Deal’
Attorneys Intend to Ask for ‘the Clinton Deal’
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Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Comey: Hillary's FBI Testimony Wasn't Under Oath Or Recorded, But It Would Still Be a Crime To Lie
Comey: Hillary's FBI Testimony Wasn't Under Oath Or Recorded, But It Would Still Be a Crime To Lie
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Comey sharply rejects idea that FBI coordinated with others on Clinton probe
Comey sharply rejects idea that FBI coordinated with others on Clinton probe
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Jason Horowitz / New York Times:
Would Donald Trump Quit if He Wins the Election? He Doesn't Rule It Out — The traditional goal of a presidential nominee is to win the presidency and then serve as president. — Donald J. Trump is not a traditional candidate for president. — Presented in a recent interview with a scenario …
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Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump plays coy when asked if he'll serve as president
Trump plays coy when asked if he'll serve as president
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Bloomberg:
Sanders Says He'll Do Everything Possible to Help Elect Clinton — Vermont senator says Trump presidency would be disastrous — Sanders says he'd be ‘pleased’ with Warren as Clinton's VP — Bernie Sanders signaled a formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton is imminent …
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David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Poll sees Hillary Clinton trouncing Donald Trump in California
Poll sees Hillary Clinton trouncing Donald Trump in California
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders Is Expected to Endorse Hillary Clinton Next Week
Bernie Sanders Is Expected to Endorse Hillary Clinton Next Week
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Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
A Few Thoughts on the Killing of Philando Castile — A horrible story from Minnesota, as reported by the Washington Post: … The aftermath of the shooting was filmed by Castile's girlfriend, but the shooting itself was not. As such, I imagine that any debate will revolve primarily around …
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Sdswanson / WCCO | CBS Minnesota:
Police Fatally Shoot Man During Traffic Stop, Aftermath Video Posted — MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 32-year-old man has died after an officer-involved shooting Wednesday night in Falcon Heights. — Philando Castile's mother, Valerie Castile, says he died at Hennepin County Medical Center after 11 p.m.
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Washington Post:
Minn. cop fatally shoots man during traffic stop, aftermath broadcast on Facebook
Minn. cop fatally shoots man during traffic stop, aftermath broadcast on Facebook
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Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Gretchen Carlson's Sexual-Harassment Lawsuit May Allow Murdoch Sons to Finally Oust Roger Ailes From Fox News — Throughout his five-decade career in media and Republican politics, Roger Ailes has demonstrated a remarkable talent for self-preservation. “I have been through about 12 train wrecks in my career.
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Numbers / Pew Research Center:
2016 Campaign: Strong Interest, Widespread Dissatisfaction — As convention nears, most Republicans see a party divided — As Republicans and Democrats prepare for their party conventions later this month, a new national survey paints a bleak picture of voters' impressions …
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Claude Brodesser-Akner / New Jersey Online:
Trump ‘unlikely’ to pick Christie, according to sources — TRENTON — It is highly unlikely that Gov. Chris Christie will be Donald Trump's running mate, according to two sources who are advising the Trump campaign and who requested to remain anonymous. — Instead, the sources …
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MJ Lee / CNN:
Newt Gingrich defends Trump's Star of David tweet
Newt Gingrich defends Trump's Star of David tweet
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James Wigney / Herald Sun:
Star Trek Beyond favourite Mr Sulu has come out as castmates reflect on the death of Anton Yelchin … Helmsman of the USS Enterprise, Hikaru Sulu, played by John Cho, is shown in Star Trek Beyond as the loving father of a daughter with a same sex partner. And in typical trailblazing Trek fashion — it's just not a big deal.
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump's son-in-law under fire from family — Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's Jewish son-in-law and increasingly a power player atop his presidential campaign, was an obvious choice to publicly defend the candidate this week amid a firestorm over a tweet that many viewed as anti-Semitic.
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Eric Trump: Ivanka would make a great VP
Eric Trump: Ivanka would make a great VP
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:
GOP blocks Dem attempts to allow federal gun research — A House panel on Thursday rejected multiple efforts by Democrats to eliminate a budget amendment that has frozen nearly all government research into gun violence for 17 years. — During a markup of next year's health spending bill …
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John Bresnahan / Politico:
House GOP indefinitely delays gun control votes
House GOP indefinitely delays gun control votes
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Roxane Gay / New York Times:
Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop Mattering — OVER the past several years, we have borne witness to grainy videos of what “protect and serve” looks like for black lives — Tamir Rice, Walter Scott, Eric Garner, Kajieme Powell, to name a few. I don't think any of us could have imagined …
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Dylan Segelbaum / York Daily Record:
Red Lion woman pleads guilty in loud sex case — Amanda Warfel, 25, was ordered to spend 45 to 90 days in York County Prison, which she's already served. — CONNECT — A woman from Red Lion pleaded guilty on Wednesday to disorderly conduct in a case in which police said she had sex …
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Wall Street hot shot ‘trashes’ $20M Hamptons home — Hedge funder Brett Barna threw a wild “Wolf of Wall Street"-style Hamptons party — awash with Champagne, scores of bikini-clad women and costumed gun-toting midgets — and allegedly trashed a $20 million mansion.
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