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12:20 AM ET, June 16, 2016

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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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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.
Discussion: Politico and CBS New York
Charles Franklin / Marquette Law School Poll:
New Marquette Law School Poll finds Clinton, Feingold leading; majorities have negative views of presidential candidates
John McCormick / Bloomberg:
Warren Is Top V.P. Pick for Clinton Supporters, Gingrich for Trump
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Negative views of Donald Trump just hit a new campaign high: 7 in 10 Americans
Matthew DeFour / madison.com:
New Marquette poll: Clinton leads Trump, Feingold leads Johnson in Wisconsin
Discussion: Washington Post
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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Scott Fais / mynews13.com:
Mateen to News 13 producer: 'I'm the shooter.  It's me.'  —  Matthew Gentili, a producer at News 13, took a call from someone who claimed to be Omar Mateen, 45 minutes after the shooting at Pulse had begun.  —  ORLANDO —  In the midst of the chaos early Sunday morning at Pulse nightclub …
Jeff Goldblum / CBS News:
Documentary shows Orlando gunman six years before nightclub massacre
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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Guardian:
Donald Trump claims DNC itself, not Russians, masterminded hack  —  While cybersecurity specialists say hack of DNC files on Donald Trump was connected to Russian intelligence, Trump points to his political adversaries  —  A dossier containing critical information about Donald Trump …
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Hope dims for Senate action on guns after frenzied day  —  As Sen. Chris Murphy and his Democratic allies held the Senate floor and filibustered into Wednesday evening to force a debate on gun control, negotiations on legislation to prevent suspected terrorists from buying firearms were breaking down behind closed doors.
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BostonGlobe.com:
Warren warns of ‘blood on our hands’ if nothing done on guns
Discussion: Washington Monthly and ABC News
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
Patrick Howley / Breitbart:
Hillary Clinton Received Secret Memo Stating Obama Admin ‘Support’ for ISIS  —  WASHINGTON, DC — Hillary Clinton received a classified intelligence report stating that the Obama administration was actively supporting Al Qaeda in Iraq, the terrorist group that became the Islamic State.
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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 …
Maria Satira / WNCT-TV:
Female veteran responds to note left on car  —  CONCORD, N.C. (WNCT) - A woman's social media post goes viral when she responds to a note left on her car after she parked in a space dedicated to veterans.  —  Rebecca Landis Hayes was parked at a Harris Teeter in Concord this week and walked outside to find a note left on her car.
Ovetta Wiggins / Washington Post:
Gov. Larry Hogan says he doesn't plan to vote for Donald Trump  —  Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said emphatically Wednesday that he does not plan to vote for Donald Trump, his party's presumptive — and divisive — presidential nominee.  —  Although the first-term governor has repeatedly said he does …
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Top conservatives meet at secret dinner to discuss Cruz's future  —  attended a confidential dinner with more than 20 top conservatives on Tuesday night to plan his comeback as a movement leader in the mold of Ronald Reagan.  —  The dinner was at the Virginia home of conservative activist Brent Bozell …
Discussion: Mediaite and Politico
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton to unleash TV hell on Trump  —  Hillary Clinton is opening her wallet and seizing the moment.  —  Just hours after the votes were cast in the final Democratic primary, the Clinton campaign started reserving advertising blocks in eight battleground states on Wednesday …
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump to be deposed in lawsuit against chef  —  will be deposed Thursday in his lawsuit against a celebrity chef regarding a development property in Washington, D.C.  —  The presumptive GOP presidential nominee will face a deposition at the offices of the attorneys representing his opponent, chef Geoffrey Zakarian, CNN reported.
Discussion: CNN and RedState
WOR 710:
Florida AG Pam Bondi Responds To CNN's Anderson Cooper Deceptive Interview  —  Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is accusing CNN's Anderson Cooper of editing an interview with her concerning the Orlando terror attack.  —  Bondi told WOR's “Len Berman and Todd Schnitt in the Morning” …
NRA-ILA:
NRA Statement on Terror Watchlists  —  Fairfax, Va.— The executive director of the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action, Chris W. Cox, released the following statement regarding terror watchlists:  —  We are happy to meet with Donald Trump.  The NRA's position on this issue has not changed.
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
Ralph Peters / New York Post:
How to defeat the Islamist fanatics  —  MORE FROM:  —  Since 9/11, our leaders have chosen not to defeat Islamist terrorism.  —  Their sins have been those of omission, of essential actions avoided and crippling self-delusion.  —  Consistently, they have denied the nature and scope of the threat.
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 …
Discussion: Guardian
The Daily Caller:
FBI's Probe Of Clinton Email Server Is A ‘Criminal Investigation,’ Judge Says  —  The FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server is “criminal” in nature, U.S. District Court judge Emmet Sullivan said in a court filing on Tuesday.  —  Sullivan was responding to a plea …
Weekly Standard:
Three GOP Senators Condemn Trump's Comment that U.S. Soldiers Stole Money in Iraq  —  Graham, Ayotte, and Sullivan hit Trump, while others run away from the GOP nominee's controversial remark.  —  Three GOP senators sounded off Wednesday on Donald Trump's comment that American soldiers stole money intended for Iraqi reconstruction.
Discussion: alan.com, Heat Street and Politico
 
 
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Brian Mann / NPR:
Assault Rifle Bans Find Life On State Level
Discussion: Bearing Arms and The Age
Alison Vekshin / Bloomberg:
California Overtakes France to Become Sixth-Largest Economy
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
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
GOP ObamaCare replacement will leave out key dollar figures
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Tom Teodorczuk / Heat Street:
Milo Yiannopoulos has been suspended from Twitter.
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
How Bad Are Trump's National Polls? Some History.
Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Dem senator: Anti-LGBT laws helped fuel Orlando shooter
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