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4:15 PM ET, June 15, 2016

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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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Ben Kamisar / The Hill:
Trump tweets story claiming ‘secret memo’ shows Obama supports ISIS  —  on Wednesday tweeted a link to an article that claims President Obama has indirectly supported the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), standing behind his remarks earlier this week that Obama might sympathize with terrorists.
Discussion: Althouse and New York Magazine
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
What Obama Actually Thinks About Radical Islam  —  It is not a new practice for critics of President Obama to question his commitment to the fight against Islamist terrorism, but Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has cast doubt on Obama's commitment to this struggle in uniquely florid and bizarre ways.
Justin Fishel / ABC News:
Donald Trump Pushes Conspiracy Theory That Obama Supports ISIS
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.
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Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Democrats mount gun control filibuster  —  Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) launched a talking filibuster on the Senate floor — which was quickly joined by fellow Democrats — in an effort to pressure Republicans to accept legislation that would deny suspected terrorists from purchasing firearms and require universal background checks.
Seung Min Kim / Politico:
Trump to meet with NRA about banning gun sales for terror watch list
CNN:   Democratic senator launches filibuster over guns
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Can Donald Trump Move the NRA on Guns?
Associated Press:
Trump to Discuss Terrorism Watch List, No Fly Ban With NRA
Discussion: RedState, Politico and KTLA
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Sen. Toomey and Bloomberg discussing gun-control measure, Democrats use filibuster to press for action
Discussion: Fox News, ThinkProgress and Mediaite
Leslie Odom Jr / CBS News:
Gauging Americans' views on Orlando mass shooting  —  By Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus, Sarah Dutton andJennifer De Pinto  —  A majority of Americans view the mass shooting over the weekend in Orlando, Florida as both an act of terrorism and a hate crime.  They are divided over whether U …
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Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Top Republicans join Obama in condemning Trump's words
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Obama's tantrum a striking display of failed leadership
Discussion: The Last Tradition
Erica Werner / Associated Press:
‘Highly offensive’: GOP lawmakers distance selves from Trump
Discussion: NBC News, Washington Post and Politico
Kenneth R. Timmerman / The Hill:
Political correctness to blame for Orlando massacre
Discussion: Politico
Scott Clement / Washington Post:
Negative views of Donald Trump just hit a new campaign high: 7 in 10 Americans  —  In the latest sign Americans are dreading their general election options — and particularly one of them — negative views of Donald Trump have surged to their highest level of the 2016 campaign, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
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ABC News:
Trump's Unfavorables Spike, But Clinton's Challenged, Too (POLL)  —  Seven in 10 Americans see Donald Trump unfavorably in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll, up 10 points in just the past month to a new high since he announced his candidacy for president.  But Hillary Clinton reached a new high for unfavorability as well, 55 percent.
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 …
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Michael E. Miller / Washington Post:
'I'm the shooter. It's me': Gunman called local TV station during attack, station says
Discussion: WRBL-TV and Business Insider
New York Times:
The Corrosive Politics That Threaten L.G.B.T. Americans  —  As families began planning funerals for the victims of Sunday's rampage at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., gay Americans mourned a loss that extended beyond the lives cut short.  —  Omar Mateen shattered the tenuous …
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CNN:
Alligator grabs toddler, drags him into lagoon at Disney hotel, police say  —  Lake Buena Vista, Florida (CNN)An alligator grabbed a 2-year-old boy and dragged him into a lagoon Tuesday night at a Disney hotel near Orlando as his father desperately tried to save him.
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Kristin Murphy / KSL-TV:
Lt. Gov. Cox speaks at vigil for Orlando: ‘My heart has changed’  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Lt. Governor Spencer Cox addressed a vigil held Monday night to honor the victims and survivors of the mass shooting in Orlando.  Here is a transcript of his remarks:  —  Ladies and Gentlemen,
Discussion: Raw Story
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Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
GOPer Apologizes To LGBT Community At Orlando Vigil: ‘My Heart Has Changed’ (VIDEO)
Discussion: The Week
kff.org:
Analysis of 2017 Premium Changes and Insurer Participation in the Affordable Care Act's Health Insurance Marketplaces  —  , Michelle Long, Selena Gonzales, and Nolan Sroczynski  —  Marketplace premiums under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), already a subject of perennial interest …
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Sarah Ferris / The Hill:   Study: Popular ObamaCare plans to see double-digit premium hike
Matthew DeFour / madison.com:
New Marquette poll: Clinton leads Trump, Feingold leads Johnson in Wisconsin  —  With less than five months to go before the November election, Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump and Russ Feingold leads Ron Johnson, according to a new Marquette Law School Poll.
Discussion: Washington Post and Political Wire
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Charles Franklin / Marquette Law School Poll:
New Marquette Law School Poll finds Clinton, Feingold leading; majorities have negative views of presidential candidates
Discussion: Washington Times and Daily Kos
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.
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
How Bad Are Trump's National Polls?  Some History.  —  National polls remain a less-than-ideal way to measure the presidential horserace, but they are often the quickest way to compare where today's race stands to campaigns of the past.  We can compare where Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stand right …
Attitude Magazine:
Making history: Prince William appears on the cover of Attitude  —  On Thursday 12 May 2016, His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge invited Attitude magazine to bring members of the LGBT+ community to Kensington Palace to hear their experiences of homophobic, bi-phobic and transphobic bullying …
David Cay Johnston / The Daily Beast:
New Evidence Donald Trump Didn't Pay Taxes  —  If the presumptive GOP nominee keeps hiding his returns, Congress could force him to show his hand with a one-line amendment to the tax code.  —  New questions about the integrity of Donald Trump's income tax returns, and new indications …
 
 
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Tim Alberta / National Review:
Gov. Branstad's Son to Lead Trump's Iowa Campaign
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The Clinton Global Initiative scam is crashing
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Main Street to Washington: A train ride through division
Wall Street Journal:
Donald Trump Casts Himself as Gay-Rights Champion After Orlando Shooting
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Bernie Sanders's Democratic Party reforms focus on things that would've helped Bernie Sanders win
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Dem senator: Anti-LGBT laws helped fuel Orlando shooter
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