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1:40 PM ET, July 7, 2016

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NBC News:
First Read: Trump Can't Stay on Message, and It's a Problem for the GOP  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  Trump can't stay on message, and that's a problem
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New York Times:
In a Defiant, Angry Speech, Donald Trump Defends Image Seen as Anti-Semitic  —  Donald J. Trump on Wednesday offered a defiant defense of his campaign's decision to publish an image widely viewed as anti-Semitic — saying he regretted deleting it — and vigorously reaffirmed his praise of Saddam Hussein, the murderous Iraqi dictator.
Rich Lowry / Politico:
Rigged 101  —  The conspiracy theory about Donald Trump is that he intends to throw the election to Hillary Clinton.  Well, maybe Hillary wants to throw it right back.  —  Trump and Clinton are engaged in a stirring contest over who is least unworthy of occupying the presidency …
Discussion: The Hill and National Review
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 amidst a firestorm over a tweet that many viewed as anti-Semitic.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Will House Republicans overplay their hand on Hillary Clinton?  —  For more than 20 years, whenever Bill and Hillary Clinton have gotten into real political trouble, they have found an unlikely ally in House Republicans.  —  Over and over again, from Bill Clinton's darkest hours as president …
Mother Jones:
House Republicans Call for Another FBI Investigation of Clinton and Her Emails
Discussion: Daily Kos
Nick Gass / Politico:   Comey challenges truthfulness of Clinton's email defenses
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton: Ma'am Survivor
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:   Cummings Slams GOPers For Putting Comey ‘On Trial’ For Clinton Decision
Kyle Blaine / BuzzFeed:   Rep. Chaffetz Calls On FBI To Investigate Whether Hillary Clinton Lied Under Oath
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Comey Defends His Decision On Clinton Emails: ‘Nobody’ Would Bring This Case
Discussion: alan.com
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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New York Times:
Philando Castile Shooting in Minnesota Leads Governor to Seek U.S. Investigation  —  Minnesota's governor called on Thursday for a federal investigation into the shooting of a black man by a police officer during a traffic stop near St. Paul, after millions of people watched the bloody …
Washington Post:
Minn. cop fatally shoots man during traffic stop, aftermath broadcast on Facebook  —  A Minnesota traffic stop turned deadly Wednesday evening as a police officer opened fire on a driver.  —  The victim, 32-year-old Philando Castile, died at a Minneapolis hospital, a family member told The Washington Post.
Lavish Reynolds / Facebook:
Police
Pat Pheifer / Star Tribune:
Aftermath of Falcon Heights officer-involved shooting captured on phone video
CNN:
Woman live-streams aftermath of fatal officer-involved shooting
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Facebook blames ‘technical glitch’ for temporary removal of Falcon Heights shooting video
Discussion: Engadget and The Daily Caller
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Trump blasts media in meeting with House Republicans
Discussion: Politico, alan.com and Joe.My.God.
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 …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Week
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David Siders / Sacramento Bee:
Poll sees Hillary Clinton trouncing Donald Trump in California
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Hot Air
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall.com:   You Need To Suck It Up And Vote For Trump
Alex Weprin / Politico:
Outfoxed?  —  Fox News was enveloped in silence for most of Wednesday, as news ricocheted around New York and Washington of former host Gretchen Carlson's lawsuit depicting the network's legendary CEO and chairman Roger Ailes as a pervasive harasser of women.
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Women: Roger Ailes Asked to See My Underwear, If I Was Single, and More
Michelle Fields / The Huffington Post:
Fox News Sources: Gretchen Carlson Wasn't The First Roger Ailes Victim
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump: Star of David issue has ‘been very much resolved’  —  on Wednesday said the issue surrounding him sharing what has been called an anti-Semitic image on Twitter has been resolved.  —  In an interview with local news station WKRC in Sharonville, Ohio, Wednesday evening …
Discussion: BuzzFeed, WKRC and RedState
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Chris Spargo For / Daily Mail:
Bill O'Reilly shares photos of Barack Obama in traditional Muslim dress he claims are from half-brother Malik's wedding saying they prove his ‘deep emotional ties to Islam’  — Bill O'Reilly released images of President Barack Obama claiming they were from the Muslim wedding of his half brother Malik
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Daily Wire
Griff Witte / Washington Post:
Britain will have first female leader since Margaret Thatcher  —  LONDON — The race to be Britain's next prime minister was whittled to two on Thursday, with Conservative Party lawmakers assuring that the country will have a female leader — the nation's first since Margaret Thatcher stepped down more than a quarter century ago.
Discussion: The Week
CNN:
Indiana GOP to Trump: Take Mike Pence, please  —  Washington (CNN)The prospect of Donald Trump tapping Indiana Gov. Mike Pence to serve as his running mate has both national Republicans and local party members salivating — but for different reasons.  —  Pence is deep in Trump's vice …
Discussion: RedState and Political Wire
 
 
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Andrew McCarthy / National Review:
FBI Director Comey's Suggestion that Congress's Gross Negligence Statute Is Invalid
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
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