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11:35 AM ET, June 7, 2016

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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump self-destructive rambling baffles GOP strategists  —  How did the controversy begin over Donald Trump's attacks on the judge in the Trump University lawsuit?  It began when Donald Trump couldn't stop talking about the Trump University lawsuit.  —  In the normal course of events …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Bloomberg:
Trump Orders Surrogates to Intensify Criticism of Judge and Journalists  —  During a Monday conference call with supporters, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee overruled a directive sent out by his own campaign.  —  kevcirilli  —  michaelcbender
Adrian Carrasquillo / BuzzFeed:
The RNC Approached Two Hispanic Operatives Who Weren't Interested Because Of Trump  —  Last week, news about the Republican National Committee's struggles hit in quick succession.  —  First, the RNC's Hispanic media director left to work on down ballot races because of discomfort with Donald Trump.
Discussion: alan.com and The Week
Bridget Bowman / Roll Call:
Grassley: Senate Can Be a Check on Trump's Judges  —  Senate Judiciary chairman says he's not concerned who would be nominated  —  Reid: McConnell ‘Poster Boy’ for GOP ‘Spinelessness’ Over Trump GOP Senators Criticize Trump's Comments on Judge Sanders' Long-Shot Delegate Hunt
David M. Herszenhorn / New York Times:
Paul Ryan Calls Donald Trump's Attack on Judge ‘Racist,’ but Backs Him Still  —  WASHINGTON — Speaker Paul D. Ryan on Tuesday called Donald J. Trump's criticism of a Hispanic-American judge “the textbook definition of a racist comment” and said he “regrets” the remark.
Discussion: Political Wire
New York Times:
Democrats Jump on Allies of Donald Trump in Judge Dispute
Marina Fang / The Huffington Post:
Trump Campaign: Female Judges Could Be Biased, Too
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New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Has Clinched Democratic Nomination, Survey Reports  —  Hillary Clinton has reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination for president, The Associated Press reported Monday night.  —  Mrs. Clinton had been expected to clinch the nomination on Tuesday after polls closed in New Jersey.
Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
Clinton will call Sanders Tuesday night
Discussion: The Atlantic and Politico
John Judis / Talking Points Memo:   Bernie Sanders should drop out and endorse Hillary Clinton. Period.
Associated Press:
AP count: Clinton has delegates to win Democratic nomination
Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Sanders: Not sexist to stay in race against Clinton
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Clinton Hits ‘Magic Number’ of Delegates to Clinch Nomination
Scott Whitlock / NewsBusters:
NPR Reporter: Women Weep Over History-Making Hillary Clinton
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton clinches Democratic nomination
Wlady Pleszczynski / The American Spectator:
Trump Is Right: The Shame of Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell  —  The GOP Establishment is in full flight.  —  No Abraham Lincolns here.  —  In a shameful haste to embrace identity politics, the latter the political descendant of slavery and segregation, Speaker Paul Ryan …
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Joseph Murray / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Is Correct To Hit ‘La Raza’ Judge For Latino Identity Politics  —  “This is one of the worst mistakes Trump has made.  I think it's inexcusable.”  —  Those words were spoken by Newt Gingrich - a man believed to be on Donald Trump's Vice Presidential shortlist - during an interview on “Fox News Sunday.”
Pat Buchanan / Townhall.com:
The Donald & The La Raza Judge
Discussion: Daily Wire
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
FBI asks to make new secret filing in Clinton email case  —  The FBI has asked a federal judge for permission to file a second secret declaration detailing its probe into Hillary Clinton  —  's private email server.  —  In the request, which came as part of a Freedom of Information Act …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Lisa Hagen / The Hill:
State Dept. would need 75 years to compile Clinton emails
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com and CNN
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Dick Morris Is in Talks to Join the Trump Campaign  —  The controversial former Clinton adviser could play a key roll in Trump's anti-Hillary strategy.  —  Before Donald Trump's campaign was derailed by his racist attacks on a federal judge, the GOP nominee was surprisingly disciplined in his attacks on Hillary Clinton.
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: I'm The One Who ‘Really Broke The Glass Ceiling’ In My Industry  —  Donald Trump patted himself on the back for the help he had provided to his female employees during a Monday night appearance on Fox News' “O'Reilly Factor,” calling himself “the one that really broke the glass ceiling.”
Associated Press:
Florida AG asked Trump for donation before nixing fraud case  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida's attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Republicans finally discover that Trump is an actual racist  —  Donald Trump needed validation.  —  At a rally Friday, Trump was discussing racial violence at his events and the perception that nonwhite people are against him, when he singled out a black man in the crowd.
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Sanders plans to ‘assess’ presidential bid at home in Vermont after Tuesday contests  —  EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to take stock of his presidential campaign at his home in Burlington, Vt., following Tuesday's primary here and in five other states.
Discussion: Political Wire, Truth Revolt and AOL
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Jason Reed / National Review:
Inside the #NeverTrump Candidacy that Almost Was  —  Anti-Trump conservatives failed to recruit David French into the presidential campaign.  What will they do now?  —  The latest would-be presidential candidate spent just under a week in the spotlight — long enough to confound official Washington …
Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:
Trump Endorses Fanatically Open-Borders RINO, Renee Ellmers  —  The “Trump revolution” has officially come full circle.  —  As we've observed throughout this election season, every single House and Senate incumbent has won reelection.  Ironically, the extra “Trump turnout” …
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Associated Press:
2 North Carolina US House Members Battle in Tuesday Primary
Discussion: Politico
Alex Zielinski / ThinkProgress:
The Brock Turner Mug Shot The Police Really Didn't Want You To See  —  The Santa Clara Sheriff's Department has finally released a mugshot of Brock Turner, the ex-Stanford student found guilty of rape, who was previously represented in the media by a smiling yearbook photo in which he's wearing a suit and tie.
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Mary Elizabeth Williams / Salon:
Stanford rapist's father issues despicable plea for leniency: “A steep price to pay for 20 minutes of action”
 
 
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Says He Doesn't Believe in “American Exceptionalism”
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Sasse making GOP enemies with anti-Trump crusade
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CNN:
Last known surviving 9/11 search and rescue dog laid to rest
Discussion: NPR, Scared Monkeys and The Week
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Man sued for $30K over $40 printer he sold on Craigslist
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An Obama Nominee's Crushed Hopes
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