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12:05 PM ET, July 7, 2016

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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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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 …

Discussion: Political Insider blog

John Bresnahan / Politico:

200 House Republicans show up to meet Trump — House Republicans came face-to-face Thursday morning for the first time with Donald J. Trump. — And most seemed to like what they saw, although there were few new converts to his cause. — With Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus …

Discussion: New York Times, NBC News, The Mike Gallagher Show and The Daily Caller

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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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo: Cummings Slams GOPers For Putting Comey ‘On Trial’ For Clinton Decision

Jack Cloherty / ABC News:
FBI Director James Comey Grilled About ‘Dangerous’ Precedent in Clinton Investigation

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Charles M. Blow / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton: Ma'am Survivor

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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Comey Defends His Decision On Clinton Emails: ‘Nobody’ Would Bring This Case

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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
State: Some classified markings in Clinton emails were ‘human error’

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Rich Lowry / Politico:
Rigged 101 — The conspiracy theory about Donald Trump …

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New York Times:
F.B.I. Chief to Explain Recommendation on Hillary Clinton Before Congress

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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton's Email Was Probably Hacked, Experts Say

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Abby Phillip / Washington Post:
While Clinton tries to change the subject, Republicans pounce on email criticism

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John Bresnahan / Politico:
2016 White House race comes to Capitol Hill

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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 — 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.

Discussion: Business Insider, National Review, Hot Air and Shakesville

Jonah Engel Bromwich / New York Times:

Minnesota Police Shooting's Aftermath Is Captured in Gruesome Video — A Minnesota man was fatally shot Wednesday night by the police during a traffic stop in a St. Paul suburb, and the aftermath was captured in a grisly video recorded by the car's front-seat passenger and streamed live.

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Lavish Reynolds / Facebook:

Police

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Pat Pheifer / Star Tribune:

Aftermath of Falcon Heights officer-involved shooting captured on phone video — The man, identified by relatives as a St. Paul schools employee, died at HCMC, according to an uncle. The shooting followed a traffic stop near Larpenteur Avenue and Fry Street. — A man was shot by police in Falcon Heights on Wednesday evening.

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CNN:
Woman live-streams aftermath of fatal officer-involved shooting

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New York Daily News:
Minnesota man Philando Castile shot and killed by cops during traffic stop; girlfriend pleads …

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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.

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 …

Charles C. Johnson / GotNews:
BREAKING: #AltonSterling Was Child Raping Dead Beat Dad Who Owed $25,000+ in Child Support, Not Good “Father of Five”

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Jarvis DeBerry / New Orleans Times-Picayune: Before killing Alton Sterling, Baton Rouge police had a history of brutality complaints

The Daily Beast:
New Video Emerges of Alton Sterling Being Killed by Baton Rouge Police

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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

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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.

Discussion: Associated Press, Business Insider, The Huffington Post, Adweek, Media Matters for America, New York Magazine and FishbowlDC, more at Mediagazer »

Media Matters for America:
CNN Reports That 10 Women Have Contacted Law Firm About Treatment Under Roger Ailes

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Nick Gass / Politico:

Eric Trump: Ivanka would make a great VP — Eric Trump says he agrees with Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) that his sister Ivanka would be a great pick for his father's for vice president. — “His best running mate, by the way, would be Ivanka. I know that wouldn't pass muster, probably.

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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump's son-in-law under fire from family

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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

Ann Coulter / Breitbart:

My VP Prediction — Donald Trump's First Mistake — My vice presidential prediction is: Trump is about to make his first mistake. I knew this would happen as soon as he hired campaign consultants, rather than relying on his gut. If these campaign consultants were any good …

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:

Obama rips ‘bigotry’ and ‘xenophobia’ with Ramadan message — President Barack Obama sent a message to Donald Trump on Wednesday in a statement marking the end of Ramadan, calling on Americans to renew their commitment to protecting Muslim Americans against bigotry and xenophobia.

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