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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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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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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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Hot Air, RedState, Talking Points Memo, New York Post and The New Civil Rights Movement
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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Balloon Juice, Daily Wire and Politicus USA
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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Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
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
Ayotte: I will stand up to Trump but will vote for him
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ThinkProgress, Associated Press, Washington Post, Daily Kos, Politico and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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
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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Slate, Raw Story, Washington Post and New York Daily News
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Rubio Stands By Claim That Trump Is A ‘Con Man’, Still Supports Him
Rubio Stands By Claim That Trump Is A ‘Con Man’, Still Supports Him
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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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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
This certainly doesn't look good for Obamacare
This certainly doesn't look good for Obamacare
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The Atlantic and Wall Street Journal
Bob Bryan / Business Insider:
Aetna, one of the country's largest health insurers, is ditching 70% of its Obamacare business
Aetna, one of the country's largest health insurers, is ditching 70% of its Obamacare business
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CNBC, Business Wire, Independent Journal Review, Washington Free Beacon, New York Times, Washington Post and NPR
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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USA Today, ACASignups.net, Daily Wire, Balloon Juice and Conservative Review
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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Politico and Washington Times
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
A GOP Congressman Thinks Trump Is Trying To Lose To Help Clinton — Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo, one of the first congressman to say he would not vote for Donald Trump in November, says he believes the Republican nominee is trying to lose on purpose to help Hillary Clinton.
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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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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BizPac Review, Friendly Atheist and Washington Post
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
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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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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RedState, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Media Matters for America and Mediaite
Pete Williams / NBC News:
FBI to Send Clinton Interview Notes to Congress — Responding to requests from House Republicans, the FBI planned to send members of Congress the notes from its July interview with Hillary Clinton about her private email server, a senior official said. — The notes, to be sent on Tuesday, will not be released to the public.
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BuzzFeed and Independent Journal Review
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Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Congress Closer to Getting Clinton's FBI Interview Notes
Congress Closer to Getting Clinton's FBI Interview Notes
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Caroline May / Breitbart:
Poll: Most Americans Oppose Syrian Refugee Resettlement in U.S. — Few Americans support resettling Syrian refugees on United States soil, but a majority favor a limited military action to take on ISIS in Syria, according to a survey The Chicago Council on Global Affairs released Monday.
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Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Trump camp apparently soliciting foreign cash despite warnings — 's presidential campaign appears to be soliciting foreign donations despite multiple warnings and a criminal complaint filed with the Department of Justice. — On Sunday, an Australian member of parliament, Terri Butler …
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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