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2:50 PM ET, July 7, 2016

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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 …
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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
Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
FBI Director Destroys Donald Trump Talking Point That Hillary Was Worse Than Petraeus  —  In the immediate aftermath of the FBI's announcement that they would not recommend charges against presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in connection with her handling of emails …
Discussion: alan.com
Ian Hanchett / Breitbart:
Comey: Hillary's FBI Testimony Wasn't Under Oath Or Recorded, But It Would Still Be a Crime To Lie
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Will House Republicans overplay their hand on Hillary Clinton?
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
FBI didn't record Clinton interview, did not administer sworn oath
Discussion: Allen B. West
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Comey sharply rejects idea that FBI coordinated with others on Clinton probe
Discussion: The Resurgent
Andrew McCarthy / National Review:
FBI Director Comey's Suggestion that Congress's Gross Negligence Statute Is Invalid
Mother Jones:
House Republicans Call for Another FBI Investigation of Clinton and Her Emails
Discussion: Daily Kos
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:   Cummings Slams GOPers For Putting Comey ‘On Trial’ For Clinton Decision
Nick Gass / Politico:   Comey challenges truthfulness of Clinton's email defenses
Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton: Ma'am Survivor
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Comey Defends His Decision On Clinton Emails: ‘Nobody’ Would Bring This Case
Discussion: alan.com
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.
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
Scott Wong / The Hill:
Trump blasts media in meeting with House Republicans
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to Sasse: ‘You must want Hillary’
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  —  played coy when asked if he'll serve as president if elected.  —  “I'll let you know how I feel about it after it happens,” he said in an interview with The New York Times following a question about a scenario in which he defeats presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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
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
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
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.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump: Star of David issue has ‘been very much resolved’
Discussion: BuzzFeed, WKRC and RedState
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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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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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
Kira Lerner / ThinkProgress:
Why Black Lives Don't Matter To The NRA  —  Two men were brutally killed by police this week for carrying guns.  One told the officer he had a legal license to carry, and the other allegedly had a concealed gun in a state where carrying without a license is legal.  But don't expect outrage from the National Rifle Association.
Discussion: Guardian
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Roxane Gay / New York Times:
Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop Mattering
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 …
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 …
Discussion: alan.com
 
 
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