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Politico:
Trump's shocking cash comeback — With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine — DRIVING THE DAY — BIDEN'S CASH EDGE DISAPPEARS — Yesterday, we hit the latest FEC filing deadline for presidential campaigns, super PACs and party committees.
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New York Times, Associated Press, The Hill, NJTODAY.NET and Twitchy
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Olivia Rinaldi / CBS News:
Trump to campaign in Virginia after first presidential debate — Former President Donald Trump plans to return to Virginia for a campaign event on June 28, the day after the first presidential debate, CBS News has learned. — Sources tell CBS News the campaign hasn't confirmed a location yet …
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Fox News, The Dispatch, Vanity Fair, USA Today, HotAir, New York Daily News, Raw Story, Boston Herald and CNN
Sophia Cai / Axios:
Scoop: Trump has big fundraising plans for VP … - Clicking with Trump, and skill on TV, remain essential prerequisites. — And although the campaign has received waves of donations since Trump was convicted, money is still a priority. … - The Trump-controlled Republican National Committee …
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Washington Examiner, Daily Kos and AllSides Balanced
New York Times:
Timothy Mellon, Secretive Donor, Gives $50 Million to Pro-Trump Group
Timothy Mellon, Secretive Donor, Gives $50 Million to Pro-Trump Group
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USA Today, The i Paper, New Republic, The Hill, Lawyers, Guns & Money, HuffPost, Raw Story, AllSides Balanced, Rolling Stone and WFAA-TV
Politico:
Trump raised so much last month he erased Biden's cash advantage
Trump raised so much last month he erased Biden's cash advantage
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Washington Examiner, Reuters, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, New York Post, Bloomberg, Fox News and E&E News
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Biden settles on a message against Trump: He's even worse than before
Biden settles on a message against Trump: He's even worse than before
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Twitchy
Lawrence Hurley / NBC News:
Supreme Court upholds domestic violence gun restriction — The case was a test for how far the court's conservative majority is willing to go in backing gun rights following a major ruling in 2022. — WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal law that prohibits people subjected …
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, Axios, Fox News, HuffPost, The Hill, Washington Post, UPI, New York Daily News, RedState, al.com, Semafor and Twitchy
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court upholds federal ban on guns for domestic abusers — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday upheld a federal ban on gun possession for anyone covered by a domestic violence court order. The vote was 8-to-1. — The decision was the first major gun ruling since 2022 …
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CNN, ABC News, USA Today, New Jersey Online, Forbes, Rolling Stone, KHOU-TV, Missouri Independent, New York Post and Lewiston Sun Journal
Washington Post:
Robert Winnett will not join The Post as editor — Robert Winnett, hired by Washington Post publisher William Lewis, faced questions about his U.K. work, including stories based on stolen records. — Robert Winnett, the British journalist recently tapped to become editor of The Washington Post later …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Newly named Washington Post editor decides not to take job after backlash, will stay in Britain — The Washington Post said Friday that newly named editor Robert Winnett has decided not to take the job and remain in Britain instead, another upheaval at a news outlet where a reorganization plan has gone disastrously wrong.
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Reuters, Politico, The Daily Beast, Washington Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Deadline, Associated Press, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Politico:
Appeals court denies Bannon bid to stave off July 1 jail sentence — A divided three-judge panel ruled Bannon's argument was unlikely to gain traction at the Supreme Court. — A federal appeals court has denied a last-minute bid by Steve Bannon, a longtime Donald Trump adviser …
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CNN, Bloomberg, Law & Crime, The Daily Caller, NBC News, Courthouse News Service, Associated Press and Washington Examiner
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Lindsay Whitehurst / Associated Press:
Trump ally Bannon asks the Supreme Court to delay his 4-month prison sentence on contempt charges — Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, asked the Supreme Court on Friday to delay his prison sentence while he fights his convictions for defying a subpoena …
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CNN, NBC News, Axios, USA Today, New Republic, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Law & Crime, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, RedState, Tennessee Star, Raw Story and AllSides Balanced
Michael LaRosa / New York Times:
How Marco Rubio Could Cost Biden the Election — Pennsylvania has been political ground zero in presidential elections for nearly a quarter-century, and 2024 will be no different. Joe Biden carried his birth state by almost 82,000 votes in 2020, and will need to win it again this year.
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Washington Examiner and OutsideTheBeltway
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Politico:
Why Democrats think Biden's problem is Biden
Why Democrats think Biden's problem is Biden
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HotAir, Fox News, The Independent, RedState, Washington Examiner and New York Post
Mike Allen / Axios:
😨 Axios AM: Dems fear Biden loss
😨 Axios AM: Dems fear Biden loss
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Washington Examiner, Talking Points Memo and Digby's Hullabaloo
Politico:
Is Jack Smith's appointment constitutional? Trump's Florida judge is set to decide. — A hearing starting Friday will delve into Trump's claim that the special counsel lacks authority. — Special counsel Jack Smith's case against Donald Trump for allegedly stealing national security secrets …
Rachel Oswald / National Press Club:
Club urges members to donate for Aubuchon winner's hospice care — The National Press Club is grieved to learn that freelance photojournalist Linda Tirado, the recipient of the Club's 2020 domestic John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award, is dying and has entered hospice care as a result …
New York Times:
Bragg Asks Judge to Extend Trump's Gag Order, Citing Deluge of Threats — Donald J. Trump claims the order has unfairly restricted his free speech rights ahead of his sentencing on 34 felony counts. He has nonetheless attacked the judge, prosecutor and justice system.
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Mediaite, Raw Story, The Guardian and New York Daily News
Stephen Robinson / Public Notice:
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New York Post:
GOP Michigan rep and gun-rights supporter Neil Friske accused of chasing a stripper while firing a gun — LANSING, Mich. — Neil Friske apparently lives up to his name: The Michigan state representative was arrested early Thursday after Lansing police responded to a report of gunshots …
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Roger Stone Seems to Imply Trump Totally Controls Judge Cannon … A secretly recorded conversation with Roger Stone suggests that the Donald Trump adviser and confidant is implying that the judge in Trump's classified documents case, Aileen Cannon, could be in the convicted felon and former president's pocket.
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Orlando Sentinel, The Atlantic, Raw Story, NBC News, Civil Discourse …, Alternet.org, Axios, Law & Crime, Sun-Sentinel, HuffPost, Digby's Hullabaloo and Mediaite
Sam Sweeney / ABC News:
FAA investigating after Southwest Airlines plane descended dangerously low on airport approach — An automated warning went off from the Minimum Safe Altitude Warning system. — In this Feb. 8, 2024, file photo, a Southwest Airlines plane lands at San Francisco International Airport, in San Francisco, Calif.
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Breitbart, The Oklahoman and CNN
Melinda French Gates / CNN:
Why this election desperately matters — Editor's Note: Melinda French Gates is a philanthropist, business leader and global advocate for women and girls. — CNN — As President Joe Biden faces former President Donald Trump in another contest for the White House, the stakes for women and families couldn't be higher.
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
“I can't stay quiet”: Melinda French Gates backs Biden in first-ever POTUS endorsement
“I can't stay quiet”: Melinda French Gates backs Biden in first-ever POTUS endorsement
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New York Times, Raw Story, Bloomberg, Reuters and Fox Business
East Bay Times:
FBI raids home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao — Agents also raided home tied to man whose family runs the city's recycling company — OAKLAND — The FBI served a search warrant Thursday morning at the home of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, part of surprise raids centering on a politically influential family …
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