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Sources: Sean Hannity flew Gingrich to Trump meeting — (CNN)Newt Gingrich, a finalist on Donald Trump's vice presidential shortlist, flew to Indianapolis to meet with Trump on a private jet provided by Fox News host Sean Hannity, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
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Rich Lowry / Politico:
The Case for Newt — Donald Trump is on the verge of crowning a contender as a running mate. — If the reporting is accurate, he doesn't have great choices. John Kasich, the popular governor of Ohio, would have been a natural pick but doesn't want to be in the same room as Trump, let alone on the same ticket.
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
The sexual-harassment investigation of the 76-year-old Fox News chief Roger Ailes is under way. Yesterday, lawyers from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, the outside law firm hired by 21st Century Fox to conduct the inquiry, began meeting with Fox employees to interview them about sexual harassment at the network.
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David Catanese / Associated Press:
Trump Family, Staff Divided Between Gingrich, Pence
Trump Family, Staff Divided Between Gingrich, Pence
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CNN:
Donald Trump lists top VP picks, Chris Christie still in the running
Donald Trump lists top VP picks, Chris Christie still in the running
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New York Times, Politicus USA, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller and The Week
Media Matters for America:
Gingrich Previously Said Trump Would Be “Delusional” And Need “Psychiatric Help” If He Picked Him As Running Mate
Gingrich Previously Said Trump Would Be “Delusional” And Need “Psychiatric Help” If He Picked Him As Running Mate
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Politicus USA and Mediaite
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
RNC Chair: Trump's White, Male VP Frontrunners Are Diverse! (VIDEO)
RNC Chair: Trump's White, Male VP Frontrunners Are Diverse! (VIDEO)
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U.S. ELECTIONS:
Trump seeks $10 million from former aide in disclosure case — WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seeking $10 million in damages from a former senior campaign consultant, Sam Nunberg, alleging that Nunberg leaked confidential information to reporters in violation of a nondisclosure agreement.
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Media Matters for America:
CNN's Corey Lewandowski Is Still Being Paid By Donald Trump — Former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is still being paid by the presumptive GOP presidential nominee's campaign while simultaneously drawing a salary as a CNN contributor to discuss the candidate on-air, according to the network.
Chris Geidner / BuzzFeed:
Here Is The Confidentiality Agreement Signed By A Former Trump Campaign Adviser — WASHINGTON — In a lawsuit filed in New York this week, a copy of a non-disclosure agreement that Donald Trump required of one of his employees was made public. — Much has been made of the campaign's use of non-disclosure agreements.
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Emily Smith / Page Six:
Trump staffer responds to Trump lawsuit over ‘leaked’ Page Six story
Trump staffer responds to Trump lawsuit over ‘leaked’ Page Six story
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Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Trump's Racist Appeal Becomes More Explicit Every Day — I can't believe I missed this, but I did: … Josh Marshall: … Trump's explicit race baiting has been so normalized by now that we hardly notice this stuff. This kind of talk from a major-party candidate for president should be front-page news everywhere.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
A Propagator of Race Hatred and Violence — This isn't getting a lot of attention. But it should. Everybody took note when Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that American Muslims across the river in New Jersey celebrated and cheered as the Twin Towers fell on 9/11 - an entirely fabricated claim.
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The Moderate Voice and Balloon Juice
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Claims He's Seen Calls For Moment Of Silence For Dallas Shooter
Trump Claims He's Seen Calls For Moment Of Silence For Dallas Shooter
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Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
For Whites Sensing Decline, Donald Trump Unleashes Words of Resistance
For Whites Sensing Decline, Donald Trump Unleashes Words of Resistance
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Swing-state stunner: Trump has edge in key states — Did Donald Trump really just surge past Hillary Clinton in two of the election's most important battlegrounds? — New swing-state polls released Wednesday by Quinnipiac University show Trump leading Clinton in Florida and Pennsylvania …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Battleground Polls: Clinton Holds Narrow Lead in Key States
Battleground Polls: Clinton Holds Narrow Lead in Key States
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John Shumway / CBS Pittsburgh:
Couple Refuses To Sit Near Police At Restaurant, Officers Pick Up Their Tab — HOMESTEAD (KDKA) — It is a difficult time for the country as nerves between some in the community and police are frayed, but recently, four local officers handled an uncomfortable situation without any confrontation.
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New York Post:
FBI agents signed NDA for matters involving Hillary's emails — More On: — In an unusual move, FBI agents working the Hillary Clinton e-mail case had to sign a special form reminding them not to blab about the probe to anyone unless called to testify. — Sources said they had never heard of the …
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall.com:
New York Post: FBI Agents Tell Us Lynch and Clinton Struck a Deal on That Plane — Just one week before FBI Director James Comey announced the Bureau would not recommend charges be filed against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for storing and transferring top secret …
Andy Greene / Rolling Stone:
The Last Word: Rachel Maddow on Trump, Dystopias and Success — MSNBC host on relationships, the Republican Party's WTF moment and keeping a cool head — The Rachel Maddow Show has been the cornerstone of MSNBC's primetime lineup ever since it debuted in the fall of 2008 …
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NBC News:
Here Are the Republican National Convention Speakers We Know Of — What Trump should be doing before the RNC 5:54 — Donald Trump and his campaign started boasting about his speaker lineup for the Republican National Convention two weeks ago, promising — and so far, failing …
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Kylee Wierks / Fox 59:
Chilling photo from fatal crash appears to show man's spirit leaving his body — STANTON, KY. - A chilling photo taken at the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash in Kentucky is getting a lot of attention online. Many people believe the photo shows the motorcycle driver's spirit leaving his body.
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Pew Research Center:
1. Religion and the 2016 campaign — Religious contours of 2016 campaign mostly match 2012 — For the most part, the voting intentions of people in major religious groups closely resemble those seen in polling conducted at a similar point in the 2012 campaign.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Sen. Tim Scott reveals incidents of being targeted by Capitol Police — Tim Scott delivered a powerful and deeply personal speech from the Senate floor on Wednesday in which he detailed how, even inside the Capitol building, the relationship between law enforcement and the black community can be strained.
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Washington Post
Greg Meriwether / WAFB-TV:
The Investigators: New details show eerily similar incident involving Sterling, police — The 9News Investigators obtained a police report that details a previous arrest of Alton Sterling that is eerily similar to the incident that ultimately led to his death.
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Kristinn Taylor / The Gateway Pundit:
BlackLivesMatter Icon ALTON STERLING Was Jailed in Similar Armed Violent Police Resistance in 2009
BlackLivesMatter Icon ALTON STERLING Was Jailed in Similar Armed Violent Police Resistance in 2009
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Law Officer
Sam Stein / The Huffington Post:
Donald Trump Heads Into The Convention With Barely Any Campaign At All — Many of the numbers listed for his state offices don't even work. — Elise Foley — Immigration & Politics Reporter, The Huffington Post — As he heads for the Republican convention in Cleveland next week …
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USA Today and New York Magazine
Amie Parnes / The Hill:
Clinton torn between caution and risk in VP pick — has always been cautious. Too cautious, her critics would say. — Such criticism is at the center of the most important question facing her today. Who should she pick as her running mate? — Does the presumptive Democratic …
Chris Bundgaard / WKRN-TV:
Report indicates Rep. Durham gave college student alcohol, had sex in his office — NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) - Results of an investigation into alleged inappropriate behavior of former Tennessee House Whip Jeremy Durham were released Wednesday. — The documents outline Durham's alleged interactions with 22 women since 2012.
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
The Atlantic Weighs In on George W. Bush Dancing to ‘The Battle Hymn of the Republic’ — It has come to the attention of our editorial board—a group of august, Harvard-educated, middle-aged Boston Brahmins in tweedy suits sitting at heavy wooden desks and smoking fine pipe tobacco * …
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