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8:50 AM ET, June 16, 2016

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Nick Gass / Politico:
Kasich on Trump: 'I just can't do it'  —  John Kasich is in agony over his decision last year to support the Republican nominee and the reality that Donald Trump is his party's presumptive nominee.  —  “You know, it's painful.  It's painful.  You know, people even get divorces, you know?
Discussion: The Week
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump tells GOP leaders to ‘get tougher’  —  Donald Trump on Wednesday singled out Republican leaders, explicitly telling them to get tougher, sharper, smarter and quiet.  —  The presumptive Republican presidential nominee during an Atlanta rally threatened to win in November with or without …
Malia Zimmerman / Fox News:
Orlando terrorist's chilling Facebook posts from inside club revealed  —  EXCLUSIVE: In the hours after he blasted his way into an Orlando gay nightclub, and with his victims lying dead or wounded around him, Omar Mateen took to Facebook to pledge his loyalty to ISIS and threaten more attacks …
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Jeff Goldblum / CBS News:
Documentary shows Orlando gunman six years before nightclub massacre
CBS News:
Gunman posted to Facebook right before Orlando shooting
NBC News:
Filibuster Ends After GOP Agrees to Allow Gun Control Votes: Senator  —  Murphy Ends Filibuster With Reminder of Sandy Hook Teacher's Bravery 7:40  —  Senate Democrats ended a nearly 15-hour filibuster early Thursday after Republican Party leaders reportedly agreed to allow votes on two proposed gun control measures.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Democrats end filibuster, announce GOP to hold gun votes
The Daily Caller:
Howard Stern's Epic Gun Rant: The Wolves Are Attacking, And The Sheep Are Disarming!
BostonGlobe.com:
Warren warns of ‘blood on our hands’ if nothing done on guns
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump's relationship with RNC sours  —  Donald Trump is relying heavily on the Republican Party to bolster his skeletal operation, but his campaign's relationship with the Republican National Committee is increasingly plagued by distrust, power struggles and strategic differences, according to sources in both camps.
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Favorability of Trump's GOP Lowest in Bloomberg Poll's History  —  Just 32 percent of Americans view the Republican Party favorably as it prepares to formally nominate Donald Trump for president, the latest Bloomberg Politics national poll shows, the lowest level recorded since the poll's inception in September 2009.
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John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Warren Is Top V.P. Pick for Clinton Supporters, Gingrich for Trump
Reuters:
U.S. officials say American Muslims do report extremist threats  —  Muslim-Americans have repeatedly informed authorities of fellow Muslims they fear might be turning to extremism, law enforcement officials say, contrary to a claim by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump this week.
Discussion: The Week
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Ralph Peters / New York Post:   How to defeat the Islamist fanatics
Wall Street Journal:
Bernie Sanders Not Being Vetted as Hillary Clinton's Running Mate  —  Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is among a group of Democratic officials being considered  —  Hillary Clinton's campaign isn't considering primary rival Bernie Sanders as her running mate, but is actively looking …
Zach Seemayer / Entertainment Tonight:
EXCLUSIVE: Oprah Winfrey Endorses Hillary Clinton in Upcoming Election: 'It's a Seminal Moment for Women'  —  Oprah Winfrey is throwing her support behind Hillary Clinton.  —  Winfrey spoke with ET's Nancy O'Dell at the premiere of her new OWN drama, Greenleaf, and the media mogul opened …
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Gawker:
This Looks Like the DNC's Hacked Trump Oppo File  —  A 200+ page document that appears to be a Democratic anti-Trump playbook compiled by the Democratic National Committee has leaked online following this week's report that the DNC was breached by Russian hackers.
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump calls her ‘Crooked Hillary,’ but his fans just say ‘b—  ’  —  GREENSBORO, N.C. — As thousands of Donald Trump supporters streamed out of an evening rally here this week, they walked past a handful of vendors from Ohio selling simple white T-shirts featuring Hillary Clinton, Monica Lewinsky and a vulgar joke.
Kelly Ayotte / BostonGlobe.com:
AMERICAN RETIREES ARE LIVING OFF OF GUN SALES.  —  Some of the largest investors in gun companies are average Americans who own index funds in their workplace retirement plans.  If you have a 401(k) plan with Vanguard Group, in all likelihood you own gun stocks — and you've done well off it.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Exclusive: Rubio friend greenlights reelection bid  —  Friends for 20 years, Marco Rubio and Florida Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera were at the scene of the Orlando massacre on Sunday when they had an unusually frank conversation about their political futures.
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Marco Rubio says he will reconsider leaving Senate
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and RedState
Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
House votes to ban all Gitmo transfers  —  A defense spending bill would prevent transferring any detainees out of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility under an amendment passed Wednesday.  —  The proposal to tighten restrictions comes after a report that at least a dozen former detainees …
CBS News:
Clinton maintains lead after claiming nomination - CBS News poll  —  State of the race  —  With the presidential primary season now officially at a close, Hillary Clinton (43 percent) holds a six-point lead over Donald Trump (37 percent) - the same margin she led Trump by a month ago.
Terrence Dopp / Bloomberg:
Christie's Position Stage-Right to Trump Brings Harsh Spotlight  —  New Jersey governor on defensive over Trump's judge comments  —  His approval is at an all-time low after endorsing billionaire  —  Chris Christie's June 10 walk along a Jersey Shore boardwalk to kick off the tourism season …
KGTV-TV:
Craigslist ad threatens Orlando-style massacre in San Diego  —  SAN DIEGO - Police are investigating an online threat of violence to San Diego's LGBT community that read: “You're next.”  —  On Tuesday evening, a 10News viewer saw the post in the men-seeking-men section of the Craigslist San Diego personal ads.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
Trump's campaign hits a wall  —  's campaign for the White House is teetering amid dismal poll numbers, racially tinged controversies and a rising chorus of criticism from within the GOP.  —  After knocking Sen. Ted Cruz  —  (R-Texas) out of the primary in May, Trump picked up momentum and made strides in unifying the party.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Clinton's Progressive Beacon Is a Former Goldman Sachs Banker and Bob Rubin Protégé  —  Over tea at Hillary Clinton's Washington home in late 2014, Elizabeth Warren warned her host that when it comes to Wall Street, what mattered most was the people Clinton surrounded herself with.
Tom Teodorczuk / Heat Street:
Milo Yiannopoulos Slams Twitter For Being ‘Sharia-Compliant,’ Credits Drudge With Reinstatement  —  Milo Yiannopoulos has hit out at Twitter after they suspended his account earlier today, accusing the social networking service of being “Sharia-compliant” and in financial freefall.
Discussion: Instapundit and The Resurgent
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Tom Teodorczuk / Heat Street:   Milo Yiannopoulos has been suspended from Twitter.
 
 
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Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
Clinton's the real risk. If we want to stop her, we can't dump Trump.
Discussion: Politico and RedState
Veronica Rocha / Los Angeles Times:
Navy SEAL arrested in Santa Monica slaying
Discussion: Fox News
David French / National Review:
Dear Anti-Gun Liberals, Don't Tell Me Which Gun I ‘Need’ for Self-Defense
Discussion: Mother Jones
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton to unleash TV hell on Trump
 Earlier Items: 
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump to be deposed in lawsuit against chef
Discussion: CNN and RedState
Alison Vekshin / Bloomberg:
California Overtakes France to Become Sixth-Largest Economy
Weekly Standard:
Three GOP Senators Condemn Trump's Comment that U.S. Soldiers Stole Money in Iraq
Discussion: alan.com, Heat Street and Politico
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Top conservatives meet at secret dinner to discuss Cruz's future
Ariela Gross / Wall Street Journal:
Orlando Mass Shooting Not Deadliest in American History
Judicial Watch:
“Islamic Refugee” With Gas Pipeline Plans Arrested in New Mexico Border County