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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Obama Says Republicans Should Withdraw Support for Trump — WASHINGTON — In his strongest denouncement of Donald J. Trump so far, President Obama on Tuesday said Mr. Trump was “unfit to serve as president” and urged the leaders of the Republican Party to withdraw their backing for his candidacy.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Obama Hammers GOPers Distancing Themselves From Trump's Khan Attacks — President Obama on Tuesday called out Republicans who distanced themselves from Donald Trump's attacks on Khizr and Ghazala Khan, but who have not withdrawn their endorsement of the GOP nominee.
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Washington Monthly, Daily Kos and Booman Tribune
Donald J Trump for President:
TRUMP STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S FAILED LEADERSHIP — ""President Obama has been a failed leader who along with Secretary of State Clinton created a foreign policy that has destabilized the world and made it an unsafe place. He is the one who is unfit to be President and Hillary Clinton is equally unfit.
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Bret Stephens / Wall Street Journal:
To the Go-Along Republicans — Memo to Paul Ryan …
To the Go-Along Republicans — Memo to Paul Ryan …
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
First on CNN: Ex-top Christie aide backs Clinton over Trump — (CNN)Longtime Chris Christie aide Maria Comella says she plans to vote for Hillary Clinton — saying that after Donald Trump's nomination, Republicans are “at a moment where silence isn't an option.”
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Matt Friedman / Politico:
Christie calls Trump criticism of the Khans ‘inappropriate’ — In an unusual break with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, Gov. Chris Christie said that Khizr and Ghazala Khan have the “right” to say whatever they want, and that criticism of them is “inappropriate.”
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Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He'll Spend More Than $500 Billion on Infrastructure — The proposal would amount to a massive new government program. — Donald Trump on Tuesday proposed a plan to rebuild U.S. infrastructure that costs “at least double” the amount that Hillary Clinton has floated …
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Christie Breaks Rank To Criticize Trump's ‘Inappropriate’ Khan Attacks
Christie Breaks Rank To Criticize Trump's ‘Inappropriate’ Khan Attacks
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Reid J. Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
From Silence to Reproach: How 22 GOP Senators Reacted to Trump's Fight With Khans
From Silence to Reproach: How 22 GOP Senators Reacted to Trump's Fight With Khans
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Richard Hanna.JPG / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Rep. Richard Hanna letter: We should all be done with Donald Trump (commentary) — U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, a three-term Republican from Oneida County, represents the 22nd Congressional District. Hanna is shown speaking last month to firefighters in Binghamton. (Provided photo)
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Mark Weiner / Syracuse Post-Standard:
GOP Rep. Richard Hanna: I'll vote for Clinton; first House member to cross party line — U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R-Barneveld, says he will vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton for president. Hanna said the GOP nominee, Donald Trump, is unfit to serve. The three-term congressman is shown speaking July 18 …
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump refuses to support Paul Ryan, John McCain in upcoming Republican primaries — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is refusing to back House Speaker Paul D. Ryan in his upcoming primary election, saying in an interview Tuesday that he is “not quite there yet” in endorsing his party's top-ranking elected official.
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Paul Ryan: We're in fight to ‘retake the soul’ of the Republican Party — (R-Wis.) told a donor audience convened by the billionaire Koch brothers that conservatives are in a fight to “retake the soul” of the Republican Party. — “We have to do a better job of taking the moral high ground …
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Stuart Rothenberg / Washington Post:
Will GOP officials jump ship on Trump?
Will GOP officials jump ship on Trump?
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Trump boots baby from Virginia rally — Donald Trump asked a woman with a crying baby to leave his rally in Ashburn, Virginia on Tuesday. — The GOP nominee initially suggested that he did not mind the disruption. — “Don't worry about that baby. I love babies,” Trump said after hearing …
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Betsy Woodruff / The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump to Baby at Rally: Crying Is for Losers
Donald Trump to Baby at Rally: Crying Is for Losers
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Katherine Krueger / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Beefs With Crying Babe At Rally: ‘Get The Baby Out Of Here!’ (VIDEO)
Trump Beefs With Crying Babe At Rally: ‘Get The Baby Out Of Here!’ (VIDEO)
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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
DNC CEO resigns amid turmoil — A trio of top Democratic National Committee officials have left their posts, the organization announced Tuesday. — Democratic National Committee CEO Amy Dacey resigned Tuesday, sources with knowledge of the move confirm to POLITICO.
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KUTV-TV:
Utah could vote Democrat for president for first time in 5 decades — (KUTV) The Republican and Democrat national conventions are over and as the dust starts to settle, it looks like Hillary Clinton has a chance to carry Utah in the U.S. presidential election.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
That poll showing Clinton leading in Utah? It doesn't exist.
That poll showing Clinton leading in Utah? It doesn't exist.
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Ramin Setoodeh / Variety:
How Jeff Zucker Made CNN Great Again … It's the second day of the Democratic National Convention, and Jeff Zucker is huddled with his CNN staff on the ground in Philadelphia. Unlike most cable news network chiefs, he is painstakingly involved with the minutiae of hourly coverage …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Jeff Zucker praises Corey Lewandowski, slams Vice and BuzzFeed
Jeff Zucker praises Corey Lewandowski, slams Vice and BuzzFeed
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New York Times:
Donald Trump Avoided Draft With a Heel Problem, but the Details Are Murky — Back in 1968, at the age of 22, Donald J. Trump seemed the picture of health. — He stood 6 feet 2 inches with an athletic build; had played intramural football, tennis and squash; and was taking up golf.
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Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Trump gifted Purple Heart, says he ‘always wanted’ one
Trump gifted Purple Heart, says he ‘always wanted’ one
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Kurt Chirbas / NBC News:
Woman, 23, Shot Dead by Maryland Cops; Boy, 5, Wounded — Baltimore Standoff Leaves Woman Dead, Child Injured 2:01 — A woman was shot and killed on Monday when an hours-long standoff at a Maryland apartment ended in an exchange of gunfire that also left a 5-year-old boy wounded.
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Wesley Lowery / Washington Post:
Korryn Gaines is the ninth black woman shot and killed by police this year
Korryn Gaines is the ninth black woman shot and killed by police this year
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Jeff Donn / Associated Press:
Medical benefits of dental floss unproven — HOLMDEL, N.J. (AP) — It's one of the most universal recommendations in all of public health: Floss daily to prevent gum disease and cavities. — Except there's little proof that flossing works. — Still, the federal government …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Clinton, Allies Have Reserved $98 Million in Ads — Hillary Clinton and her allies are poised for a TV ad blitz of nearly $100 million dollars, compared to less than $1 million currently reserved on the airwaves by backers of Donald Trump. — According to ad-tracking data provided to NBC News …
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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump: There's something ‘phony’ about these polls — cast doubt on general election polls that show him trailing Hillary Clinton — , calling those polls “phony.” — “I see some great polls — I see one from the Los Angeles Times, just came out, where were ahead by 4 or 5 points.
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Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Panic Mode: Khizr Khan Deletes Law Firm Website that Specialized in Muslim Immigration — Khizr Khan, the Muslim Gold Star father that Democrats and their allies media wide have been using to hammer GOP presidential nominee Donald J. Trump, has deleted his law firm's website from the Internet.
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McKay Coppins / BuzzFeed:
The Religious Right's Dangerous Bet On Trump — On July 17, 2015, Donald Trump received a caps lock-heavy campaign memo from one of his advisers containing instructions on how to communicate with a voter species that was especially exotic to the candidate at the time.
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