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David Brooks / New York Times:
Why Is Clinton Disliked?  —  I understand why Donald Trump is so unpopular.  He earned it the old-fashioned way, by being obnoxious, insulting and offensive.  But why is Hillary Clinton so unpopular?  —  She is, at the moment, just as unpopular as Trump.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
The Trumpian Song of Sexual Violence  —  As I mentioned yesterday, the three big networks and in fact the major national dailies continue to blast out Donald Trump's charges that Hillary Clinton's husband raped or assaulted other women.  And yet, CNN, MSNBC, let alone Fox refuse to discuss …
NBC News:
First Read: The Most Important Number in the New NBC/WSJ Poll  —  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.  —  The most important number in the new NBC/WSJ poll
Amy Chozick / New York Times:
Kenneth Starr, Who Tried to Bury Bill Clinton, Now Only Praises Him  —  An unlikely voice recently bemoaned the decline of civility in presidential politics, warned that “deep anger” was fueling an “almost radical populism” and sang the praises of former President Bill Clinton — particularly his …
Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Top Staffer: Trump's Demonization of Bill Clinton Accusers in 90's Was Just ‘Being a True Friend’  —  Top Donald Trump surrogate and attorney Michael Cohen struggled to explain Tuesday why his boss demonized those who accused Bill Clinton of rape and sexual impropriety in the 1990's …
Jose A. DelReal / Washington Post:
Trump escalates attack on Bill Clinton
NBC News:
Poll: Majority of Americans Dislike Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump
Michael A. Cohen / BostonGlobe.com:
Still panicked about Trump?  Don't be  —  Hey, we need to talk.  —  Wait, who said that?  —  It's me, your panicked liberal friend.  Remember me?  The one who is convinced Donald Trump is going to be our next president and is looking for rental properties in Canada.  —  Oh, hey, how are you doing?
Discussion: Baltimore Sun
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Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Sanders campaign requests Kentucky vote recanvass  —  ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign requested a recanvass in Kentucky's presidential primary Tuesday, where he trails Hillary Clinton by less than one-half of 1 percent of the vote.
Ken Thomas / Associated Press:
Sanders: Democratic convention could be ‘messy’
Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Hillary still can't explain why she should be president
Discussion: The Resurgent
Richard Fry / Pew Research Center's Social …:
For First Time in Modern Era, Living With Parents Edges Out Other Living Arrangements for 18- to 34-Year-Olds  —  Young Adults' Living Arrangements  —  For the first time since 1880, Americans ages 18 to 34 are more likely to be living with their parent(s) than in a household shared with a spouse or partner.
Page Six:
Cosby spends millions as lawsuits, criminal case rage on  —  Bill Cosby admitted to plying teens with booze and drugs before having sex with them, and to having girls regularly dispatched to him by a modeling agency, newly unearthed court papers show.  —  The comic said that at one point in his career …
Discussion: Hot Air, AOL and The Daily Caller
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Graham Bowley / New York Times:
Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Trial Can Proceed, Judge Rules
Discussion: Gothamist and Althouse
Alex Pappas / The Daily Caller:
Trump's Campaign Manager Drops Hint About VP  —  Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has long said he would likely pick a “political person” with government experience as his running mate.  —  But appearing Tuesday on “CBS This Morning,” Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski got a little bit more specific.
Discussion: Independent Journal … and TPNN
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Allan Smith / Business Insider:
JOHN KASICH: It's going to be ‘really hard’ to endorse Donald Trump
Discussion: Mediaite
Jon Ralston / Ralston Reports:
The child I love  —  When Maddy Ralston came into this world almost 21 years ago, it was love at first sight.  —  I cradled her in my arms, my adopted miracle, and couldn't stop crying.  She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen.  —  As she grew up, Maddy eschewed the traditional girly girl stuff.
Leah Barkoukis / Townhall.com:
IRS Employee Admits He Would Continue Targeting Conservative Groups: 'That's Just the Way It Is'  —  As the House Judiciary Committee moves forward with the first of two hearings examining whether IRS Commissioner John Koskinen should be impeached for misconduct Tuesday …
Sen. Rand Paul / TIME:
We Must Restore Congressional Authority on Declaring War  —  Paul is the junior U.S. Senator for Kentucky.  —  ‘One generation cannot bind another generation to perpetual war’  —  This president has now been at war longer than any other in history.  That must end.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
HB2 Continues To Have Little Support From North Carolinians  —  PPP's newest North Carolina poll continues to find that HB2 is very unpopular, and voters want to see it repealed.  —  Only 35% of voters in the state support the bill, to 44% who are opposed to it.
Stephen Lemons / Phoenix New Times:
Chris Simcox's Three Daughters Testify Against Him in Child Molestation Trial  —  Former border vigilante Chris Simcox probably won't be getting any Father's Day cards in jail, judging from the testimony of three of his daughters on Monday, during the Minuteman Project co-founder's ongoing trial …
Discussion: Raw Story
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Poll: Most Voters Think Trump Should Release Tax Returns  —  Donald Trump's campaign claims his federal tax returns are not of interest to American voters, but that's actually not true, according to a new Morning Consult poll.  —  “This is an issue the media is interested in.
Lance Benzel / Gazette:
El Paso County sheriff: Racial slur led to lieutenant's retirement  —  An El Paso County sheriff's veteran quietly retired this month after acknowledging that he used the N-word to describe President Obama, Sheriff Bill Elder said.  —  Uttering the racial slur brought a swift end …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Timothy B. Lee / Vox:
Twitter replies are broken, and Twitter has a great plan to fix them  —  Anytime a major social media platform makes even minor changes, it generates consternation.  So we can expect a lot of griping in the coming hours about Twitter's announcement that it's going to change how it deals …
Caitlin Yilek / The Hill:
Muslim lawmaker: Muslims for Trump is like chickens for Colonel Sanders  —  The first Muslim to be elected to U.S. Congress says Muslims supporting Donald Trump  —  for president is as ridiculous as chickens cheering for Kentucky Fried Chicken.  —  “Muslims who support Trump is like chickens …
Discussion: Raw Story
Iris Salem / CBS Los Angeles:
CBS2 Investigation Uncovers Votes Being Cast From Grave Year After Year  —  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A comparison of records by David Goldstein, investigative reporter for CBS2/KCAL9, has revealed hundreds of so-called dead voters in Southern California, a vast majority of them in Los Angeles County.
Discussion: electionlawblog.org
Sabrina Siddiqui / Guardian:
Marco Rubio: 'It's not that we lost, it's that Donald Trump won'  —  The Florida senator, who suspended his presidential campaign after losing his home state, reflects on where it went wrong, what he learned and what's next  —  hile Donald Trump was wrapping up the Republican nomination …
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Great White Hope: Trump Unites Generations Of White Nationalists  —  BURNS, TENNESSEE—Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump has been accused of dog-whistling to white supremacists ever since he kicked off his campaign in the summer of 2015 and warned against “criminal” Mexican immigrants.
Discussion: Daily Kos and Sky Dancing
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
New York City Lets You Choose From 31 Different Gender Identities  —  Individuals living in New York City can choose from a minimum of 31 different gender identities, many of which allow them to fluctuate between some version or combination of male or female identities.
Brianna Ehley / Politico:
VA secretary refuses to apologize for Disneyland comparison  —  Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald is not apologizing for controversial comments he made Tuesday comparing veterans health care wait times to lines at Disneyland.  —  During an interview with MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday …
Discussion: RedState
USA Today:
TSA boots head of security amid furor over long lines  —  The Transportation Security Administration's head of security has been ousted amid an uproar over long lines at airport security checkpoints and intense scrutiny over bonus payments.  —  “Kelly Hoggan has been removed from his position …
Discussion: Infowars
Dissent:
Karl Polanyi for President  —  Should health care and education be rights, or products that those with enough money can purchase in markets?  About seventy-five years ago, in response to the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt offered, through the programs of the New Deal …
Discussion: Crooked Timber
New York Post:
Watch this NYPD-FDNY football game turn into bloody brawl  —  This year's NYPD-FDNY charity football game turned into a bloody brawl when a cop viciously tackled a firefighter during the meaningless final minutes.  —  The violent hit near the cops' sideline touched off two fights on the field …
Katrina Elaine Jørgensen / Facebook:
Resigning as Communications Chair from YRNF  —  To my dear friends at the Young Republican National Federation:  —  Regretfully, I am resigning from my position as Communications Chair with the YRNF.  With the practically fulfilled nomination of Donald Trump as our presidential candidate …
 
 
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Richard Pollock / The Daily Caller:
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Donald Trump, the welfare king
Anis Shivani / Salon:
Donald Trump is going to win: This is why Hillary Clinton can't defeat what Trump represents
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