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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.
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Politico, Politicus USA and The Hill
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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.
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 …
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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.
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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.
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The Atlantic, New York Post, Scared Monkeys, The Week, Daily Wire, The Root and Power Line
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Heather Mac Donald / Wall Street Journal:
The Myths of Black Lives Matter
The Myths of Black Lives Matter
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FOX News Radio, John Hawkins' Right Wing News, Washington Post 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
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The Daily Caller, The Burning Platform, Associated Press, The Root, The Gateway Pundit and twitchy.com
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
After Dallas, conservatives rebel against the Drudge Report
After Dallas, conservatives rebel against the Drudge Report
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Washington Post and Media Matters for America
Michele Kirk / BizPac Review:
Riveting post by black police officer confronts BLM with raw honesty and EVERY American needs to see it
Riveting post by black police officer confronts BLM with raw honesty and EVERY American needs to see it
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RedState and The Last Refuge
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 …
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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’
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FiveThirtyEight, The Atlantic, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Washington Free Beacon and The Week
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Democrats Advance Most Progressive Platform in Party History
Democrats Advance Most Progressive Platform in Party History
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Vox, Orlando Weekly, Wall Street Journal, ABC News and Guardian
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
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Politico, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, whorunsGov and Christian Science Monitor
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 …
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RedState, Political Wire, Hot Air and Washington Times
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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
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New York Magazine, Outside the Beltway and The Week
CNN:
British PM David Cameron to resign Wednesday as May takes reins — London (CNN)[Breaking news update at 12:21 p.m. ET] — British Home Secretary Theresa May has been officially named Conservative party leader and successor to Prime Minister David Cameron “with immediate effect,” Graham Brady …
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and The Week
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Stephen Castle / New York Times:
Theresa May Poised to Be Britain's Next Premier as Andrea Leadsom Quits Race
Theresa May Poised to Be Britain's Next Premier as Andrea Leadsom Quits Race
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Telegraph, Politico, Mother Jones, Jezebel and Mediaite
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 …
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Guardian, Common Dreams, New York Magazine and Coffee House
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 …
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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.
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Vox, Talking Points Memo, Politico, The Atlantic, bradford-delong.com, Politicus USA, Business Insider and Guardian
Tal Kopan / CNN:
Draft GOP platform calls for ‘America first’ trade policy, drops call for marriage amendment — Cleveland (CNN)A first draft of the document that will become the GOP platform at this year's Republican convention sticks to Donald Trump's tough talk on trade, but leaves the long …
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Talking Points Memo, NPR, LifeNews.com, Right Wing Watch, The Week and New York Times
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
Draft Republican platform calls for auditing the Fed, bathroom bills, and action on EMPs
Draft Republican platform calls for auditing the Fed, bathroom bills, and action on EMPs
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CNN
Yoni Appelbaum / The Atlantic:
A Single Photo From Baton Rouge That's Hard to Forget — It is a remarkable picture. A single woman stands in the roadway, feet firmly planted. She poses no obvious threat. She is there to protest the excessive force which Baton Rouge police allegedly deploy against the city's black citizens.
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AOL, www.wnyc.org, The Hayride, Hullabaloo, NBC News and Chicago Tribune
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Breitbart reporter blames Democratic politicians for Baton Rouge arrests
Breitbart reporter blames Democratic politicians for Baton Rouge arrests
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The Hayride
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 …
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Mother Jones, Mediaite, Daily Wire and Washington Post
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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.
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Washington Monthly, Balloon Juice and Politico
Jason Howerton / TheBlaze.com:
EXCLUSIVE: New Details Emerge as Parents of Dallas Cop Killer Micah Johnson Speak Out for First Time — The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas, identified as Micah Xavier Johnson, displayed a noticeable change in behavior after being discharged from the U.S. Army in 2015 …
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WKRN-TV, WNCN, The Root and Associated Press
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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 …
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bradford-delong.com and Daily Kos
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
Leaked document says 2,000 men allegedly assaulted 1,200 German women on New Year's Eve — LONDON — At first, there was complete silence from officials. As rumors spread on social media, police had nothing to say about allegations of mass sexual assaults and other crimes carried out on New Year's Eve in the German city of Cologne.
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Fox News and The Daily Caller