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Washington Post:
Trump unpopularity fuels wide lead for Clinton in new Virginia poll — Hillary Clinton holds a commanding lead over Donald Trump in Virginia, with disdain for the Republican presidential nominee helping Clinton overcome her own vulnerabilities, a new Washington Post poll finds.
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NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Maintains Big Lead as Voters Doubt Trump's Temperament — The numbers were virtually unchanged since last week's poll. Generally low favorability and negative attitudes among voters plague both candidates, however, as they make appeals to voters in key swing states in the weeks ahead.
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Clinton Leads / Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute — Florida — Hillary Clinton holds a 9 point lead over Donald Trump in the crucial swing state of Florida. — The Monmouth University Poll also finds incumbent Marco Rubio leading either of his two main Democratic challengers to retain his U.S. Senate seat, although by varying margins.
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Leads By Only 6 in Texas — PPP's new Texas poll finds a relatively tight race, at least on the curve of recent Presidential election results in the state. Donald Trump leads with 44% to 38% for Hillary Clinton, 6% for Gary Johnson, 2% for Jill Stein, and less than half a percent (0) for Evan McMullin.
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New York Times:
Rogers Ailes to Advise Donald Trump Ahead of Presidential Debates — Roger Ailes, the former Fox News chairman ousted last month over charges of sexual harassment, is advising Donald J. Trump as he begins to prepare for the all-important presidential debates this fall.
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NBC News:
Why Is Donald Trump's Campaign Sitting on $82 Million? — Donald Trump calls for ‘extreme vetting’ of immigrants to the US 1:53 — 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.
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Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP's Chances Of Holding The Senate Are Following Trump Downhill — Donald Trump's post-conventions polling slump seems to be having an effect on the Republican Party's U.S. Senate candidates. We thought this might happen: There's been an increasingly strong relationship between …
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Ayotte: I will stand up to Trump but will vote for him — Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)Sen. Kelly Ayotte has often found herself in a familiar spot with Donald Trump: Keeping her distance. — But in this fiercely independent state, Ayotte is gambling that voters might reward her for rebuking her own party's nominee.
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David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Hassan Can't Say If Clinton Is Honest, Even After She's Asked Three Times
Hassan Can't Say If Clinton Is Honest, Even After She's Asked Three Times
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MichelleMalkin.com and Hot Air
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Aetna pulling back from ObamaCare in blow to health law — In a blow to the health care law, Aetna — one of the largest health insurers in the country — announced Monday that it will significantly scale back its presence on the ObamaCare marketplaces next year.
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Zachary Tracer / Bloomberg:
Aetna to Quit Most Obamacare Markets, Joining Major Rivals
Aetna to Quit Most Obamacare Markets, Joining Major Rivals
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Bertha Coombs / CNBC:
Aetna to cut back 70% on Obamacare plans in 2017
Aetna to cut back 70% on Obamacare plans in 2017
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
GOP Senator Lindsey Graham: I Think Trump Is Going To Lose — Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he thinks Donald Trump is going to lose the election. Graham, who has said he's not voting for Trump, argued that demographics and Trump's rhetoric make it nearly impossible for him to win.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
A GOP Congressman Thinks Trump Is Trying To Lose To Help Clinton
A GOP Congressman Thinks Trump Is Trying To Lose To Help Clinton
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Trump to Receive First Classified Briefing Tomorrow — Certain staff within the FBI's New York Field Office have been told to expect a special guest tomorrow: Donald Trump. — The presidential candidate is scheduled to receive his first classified briefing as the Republican Party's nominee …
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Feds reject Clinton comparison in classified sub photos case
Feds reject Clinton comparison in classified sub photos case
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Hot Air, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Liberal Values
New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani blames his use of ‘abbreviated’ language for 9/11-forgetting gaffe, claim no terror attacks happened ‘before Obama came along’ — OMG, Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he obvs hasn't forgotten about 9/11 and claimed that his remark was totes “misinterpreted” because he simply likes to speak in “abbreviated” language.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Giuliani: I Didn't Forget 9/11, I Was Using ‘Abbreviated Language’
Giuliani: I Didn't Forget 9/11, I Was Using ‘Abbreviated Language’
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Roger Stone / The Hill:
Can the 2016 election be rigged? You bet — has said publicly that he fears the next election will be rigged. Based both on technical capability and recent history, Trump's concerns are not unfounded. — A recent study by Stanford University proved that Hillary Clinton
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Pennsylvania's Attorney General Is Convicted on All Counts — NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Kathleen G. Kane, the attorney general of Pennsylvania, was convicted Monday night of nine criminal charges, including perjury and criminal conspiracy. — It was a stunning end to the political career of Ms. Kane …
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Milo / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Just Overtook The Democrats On Gay Rights — The madman has actually done it. God-Emperor Daddy — known to the rest of you as Republican presidential candidate Donald J Trump — has just outflanked Hillary Clinton on the Left and announced what can only be described as an ultra-progressive immigration policy.
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New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Foreign Policy Confusions — Donald Trump's speech on Monday was advertised as an attempt to redirect his campaign from a series of blunders to a more serious discussion of foreign policy, starting with combating global terrorism. As such, it marked another test of his readiness to lead.
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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Fact-checking Donald Trump's ‘major’ speech on the Islamic State
Fact-checking Donald Trump's ‘major’ speech on the Islamic State
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Nick Gass / Politico:
Obama: Every time Trump talks, ‘he makes the case against’ himself — For President Barack Obama, Donald Trump needs only to open his mouth to help Hillary Clinton toward the White House. — Even so, taking a brief detour from his vacation in Martha's Vineyard, Obama implored attendees …
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
President Obama ‘Tired’ of Talking About Donald Trump
President Obama ‘Tired’ of Talking About Donald Trump
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The media vs. Donald Trump: why the press feels so free to criticize the Republican nominee — There is a case to be made that the media created Donald Trump. It was, reportedly, his anger at being dismissed by political pundits that led him to run for president in the first place.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio Stands By Claim That Trump Is A ‘Con Man’, Still Supports Him — In the final weeks of his 2016 presidential run, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) threw every insult in the book at Donald Trump, calling him a litigious, “orange” “con man.” The Florida senator said Monday that he will not retract …
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump-loving ex-cop: Milwaukee BLM ‘looters’ should be ‘shot on sight’ — even women and children — DON'T MISS STORIES. FOLLOW RAW STORY! — Former police officer and notoriously belligerent Trump supporter Jim Stachowiak has in the past fantasized about terrorists murdering his political enemies …
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Esme Cribb / Talking Points Memo:
READ: GOPers Urge RNC To Cut Off Funding To Trump In Open Letter — More than 100 Republicans have signed the final draft of a letter to be sent Tuesday urging Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus to shift resources away from Donald Trump. — Among the letter's 123 signees …
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Anthony Weiner Thinks He's Pretty Good at Giving Advice — What is your job now? I don't have one, really. I've got a consulting company with a handful of clients — a couple of nonprofits, a universe of businesses and executives whose instincts are good. Sometimes they just want to kibitz.
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Mediaite and The Daily Caller