Top Items:
Ralph Z. Hallow / Washington Times:
Donald Trump likely to choose Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as vice presidential pick — CLEVELAND | Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, little known nationally but highly admired in conservative circles, has a “95 percent probability” of being Donald Trump's choice for vice president, The Washington Times has learned.
RELATED:
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump will make his mind up on VP pick in ‘next three to four days’ — Donald Trump said Monday that he expects to decide on his vice presidential pick by the end of the week and that he is leaning toward a “political” pick rather than a “military” one.
Discussion:
Politico, Politicus USA and The Hill
Eliana Johnson / National Review:
Why Mike Pence Would Say Yes to Trump — Pence on Capitol Hill in 2010 (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) — While other Republicans run for the hills, Pence may have more to gain by joining the GOP ticket than by rejecting it. — What is Mike Pence thinking? That's what many conservatives began …
Discussion:
Power Line and The Daily Caller
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Chris Christie met privately over weekend with Trump's veep vetting attorney — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) remains on the short list in Donald Trump's search for a running mate and privately met with the attorney leading the candidate's vetting effort on Saturday, according to two people familiar with the process.
Discussion:
Political Wire
Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Aren't more white people than black people killed by police? Yes, but no. — Dylan Noble died on the last Saturday of June. — Police in Fresno, Calif. received a report of a man walking a downtown street with a rifle, but when they arrived they instead found Noble speeding by in his pickup truck.
Discussion:
The Atlantic, New York Post, Scared Monkeys, The Week, Daily Wire, The Root, Power Line and Instapundit
RELATED:
Michele Kirk / BizPac Review:
Riveting post by black police officer confronts BLM with raw honesty and EVERY American needs to see it — An African-American police officer from Florida has laid bare his heart in a powerful way. — Pundits have been talking non-stop since a new wave of sensationalized stories …
Discussion:
RedState and The Last Refuge
Heather Mac Donald / Wall Street Journal:
The Myths of Black Lives Matter
The Myths of Black Lives Matter
Discussion:
Washington Post, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and New York Daily News
St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Intruder shot by off-duty St. Louis County officer after online argument about Black Lives Matter, family says
Intruder shot by off-duty St. Louis County officer after online argument about Black Lives Matter, family says
Discussion:
The Daily Caller, The Burning Platform, Associated Press, The Root, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
Megan Twohey / New York Times:
Rudolph Giuliani Lashes Out at Black Lives Matter
Rudolph Giuliani Lashes Out at Black Lives Matter
Discussion:
Politico, Hot Air, Media Matters for America, The Daily Caller and New York Magazine
Gregory Holyk / ABC News:
Majority Disapprove of Decision Not to Charge Clinton on Emails (POLL) — A majority of Americans disapprove of the FBI's recommendation not to charge Hillary Clinton with a crime over her handling of email while secretary of state, and a similar number in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll …
Discussion:
RedState, Washington Times and Hot Air
RELATED:
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
56 percent of Americans disapprove of FBI decision to exonerate Hillary Clinton
56 percent of Americans disapprove of FBI decision to exonerate Hillary Clinton
Discussion:
New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway and The Week
Tom LoBianco / CNN:
First on CNN: Evan Bayh mounting Senate return — (CNN)Evan Bayh is mounting a return bid to the U.S. Senate, giving national Democrats a boost as they aim to retake the chamber in November. — An announcement about Bayh's candidacy for the Indiana Senate seat is expected later Monday morning, said a source familiar with the plans.
Discussion:
Vox, Talking Points Memo, Politico, The Atlantic, Politicus USA, Business Insider and Guardian
Associated Press:
The Latest: Clinton Campaign Confirms Sanders to Endorse Her — The Latest on developments in the 2016 presidential campaign. (all times local): — Donald Trump is boosting his communications operation. — The Republican presidential candidate has hired Bryan Lanza to handle communications …
RELATED:
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Bernie Sanders, Set for Rally With Hillary Clinton, Says Campaigns Are ‘Closer and Closer’
Bernie Sanders, Set for Rally With Hillary Clinton, Says Campaigns Are ‘Closer and Closer’
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Talking Points Memo, CNN, Washington Free Beacon, Political Wire and The Week
Brian McBride / ABC News:
Bernie Sanders Expected to Join Hillary Clinton at New Hampshire Rally
Bernie Sanders Expected to Join Hillary Clinton at New Hampshire Rally
Discussion:
Politico, Daily Kos, whorunsGov and Associated Press
Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Theresa May Poised to Be Britain's Next Premier as Andrea Leadsom Quits Race — LONDON — Theresa May, a relative moderate who has served for the last six years as home secretary, suddenly emerged victorious on Monday in the race to succeed David Cameron as Britain's prime minister …
Discussion:
Telegraph, Mother Jones, Jezebel, Politico and Mediaite
RELATED:
Allison Pearson / Telegraph:
'I've been under attack, it's been shattering': Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa …
'I've been under attack, it's been shattering': Andrea Leadsom apologises to Theresa …
Discussion:
Guardian, Common Dreams, New York Magazine and Coffee House
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Understanding Hillary: Why the Clinton America sees isn't the Clinton colleagues know — This is not a profile of Hillary Clinton. It is not a review of her career or an assessment of her campaign. You won't find any shocking revelations on her emails, on Benghazi, on Whitewater, or even on her health care plan.
Discussion:
Balloon Juice and Politico
Roland G. Fryer, Jr / NBER:
An Empirical Analysis of Racial Differences in Police Use of Force — NBER Working Paper No. 22399 — NBER Program(s): LE LS POL — This paper explores racial differences in police use of force. On non-lethal uses of force, blacks and Hispanics are more than fifty percent …
Discussion:
Mother Jones and Daily Wire
RELATED:
Evan Halper / Los Angeles Times:
Behind a Bill Clinton speaking engagement: A $1,400 hotel phone bill and $700 dinner for two — Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton. — When former presidents and other dignitaries traveled to California to wax nostalgic on the speaking circuit, they may have been demanding …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, No Fan of Donald Trump, Critiques Latest Term — WASHINGTON — Unless they have a book to sell, Supreme Court justices rarely give interviews. Even then, they diligently avoid political topics. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes a different approach.
Talking Points Memo:
Party Poopers! GOP Senators Are Skipping Trump's Convention In Droves — Donald Trump has promised to make the Republican Convention in Cleveland a star-studded production only a casino mogul and reality television star could deliver. But, more than a dozen GOP senators …
Discussion:
Daily Kos
Nick Gass / Politico:
Rick Perry: Trump's Mexico wall will be a ‘digital wall’ — Donald Trump's proposal to build a wall along the expanse of the United States' border with Mexico is not going to happen, as far as former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is concerned. At least not in the physical sense.
Discussion:
RedState, Business Insider and The Week