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1:55 PM ET, June 16, 2016

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Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Exclusive: Is Donald Trump's Endgame the Launch of Trump News?  —  The candidate is considering starting his own cable empire.  —  Every election cycle has its own breakout media star.  In 1992, it was CNN.  A few years later, it would be an e-mail blast called the Drudge Report.
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Guardian:
Labour MP Jo Cox in critical condition after being shot and stabbed  —  Fifty-two-year-old man arrested after incident in Birstall, near Dewsbury, in which a second person is also hurt  —  Jo Cox, the MP for Batley and Spen, has been shot and stabbed in her West Yorkshire constituency.
BBC:
Jo Cox MP critically injured amid shooting reports  —  An MP is in a critical condition after suffering serious injuries in an apparent shooting and stabbing attack in her constituency.  —  Unconfirmed reports suggest Jo Cox, Labour MP for Batley and Spen, was shot and stabbed.
Washington Post:
British lawmaker dies following shooting and stabbing attack that stuns nation  —  LONDON — A member of Britain's Parliament was shot and stabbed to death Thursday in an attack that stunned the nation and brought to an immediate halt the country's European Union referendum campaign just a week before the vote.
Sophie Evans / Mirror.co.uk:
Jo Cox shot: Latest updates after Labour MP is stabbed and gunned down outside Birstall library
Discussion: Common Dreams and Vox Popoli
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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Tony Dokoupil / NBC News:
Family of AR-15 Inventor Eugene Stoner: He Didn't Intend It for Civilians  —  Once Banned, These Assault Rifles Are Hugely Popular in the U.S. 0:52  —  The AR-15 is the most talked about gun in America.  —  But the AR-15's creator died before the weapon became a popular hit and his family has never spoken out.
Michael Crowley / Politico:
Exclusive: Armitage to back Clinton over Trump  —  Richard Armitage, the deputy secretary of state under George W. Bush, says he will vote for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, in one of the most dramatic signs yet that Republican national security elites are rejecting their party's presumptive nominee.
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Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump: DNC Faked Oppo Research Hack To Divert Attention From Clinton
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 eventual Republican nominee and the current reality that Donald Trump is his party's presumptive standard-bearer.  —  “You know, it's painful.  It's painful.  You know, people even get divorces, you know?
Discussion: The Week
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump, Chasing Campaign Cash, Veers From Battleground States
Discussion: Political Wire
Arizona Republic:   An out-of-the-way site in Paradise Valley
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
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:   Ryan: ‘Not my plan’ to rescind Trump endorsement
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.
Christopher Massie / BuzzFeed:
Alabama Congressman: Muslim Community Wants To “Kill Every Homosexual” In The U.S.  —  Rep. Mo Brooks says that the Democrats are in a “perplexing position.”  —  w.soundcloud.com  —  Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks said on Thursday that the American Muslim community would “kill every homosexual …
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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Mr. Mark Zuckerberg / Fox News:
Letter from Sen. Ron Johnson to Facebook regarding Orlando shooter's posts
Discussion: The Last Refuge
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 …
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Reuters:   Clinton considering Warren, not Sanders, for running mate: WSJ
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.
Jonathan Oosting / Detroit News:
Upton not endorsing Trump: The train is ‘off the track’  —  Republican U.S. Rep. Fred Upton says he is not planning to endorse Donald Trump for president, deepening the divide in Michigan's GOP congressional delegation about supporting the party's presumptive nominee.
The Daily Beast:
Donald Trump Accused of Using His Charity as a Political Slush Fund  —  When the presumptive GOP nominee doled out money to veterans' groups over the past few months, he did so using the Trump Foundation—which, according to FEC rules, is not allowed.  —  The Trump Foundation …
Discussion: RedState and The Week
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 …
Billy House / Bloomberg:
House to Vote on Curbing NSA Surveillance in Wake of Orlando  —  Massie amendment requires court orders for certain searches  —  Opponents argue it would prevent searches for Orlando shooter  —  An internal Republican fight is emerging over an anti-surveillance amendment passed by the House each …
Discussion: Politico and Hit & Run
Jason Noble / Des Moines Register:
Poll shows Clinton, Grassley leading in Iowa  —  Hillary Clinton leads Donald Trump by 3 percentage points in Iowa, according to a survey of registered voters conducted this month by the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling.  —  Clinton, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee …
Discussion: Daily Kos
The Daily Caller:
Global Warming Skeptic Responds To Massachusetts AG's Subpoena: ‘F**k Off, Fascist’  —  Alex Epstein had a terse response to a subpoena sent by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey Wednesday.  —  Healey demanded the oil giant ExxonMobil hand over 40 years of documents …
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
CIA head: No reduction in ISIS terror threat  —  Despite military gains, international efforts to push Islamic extremists from their stronghold in the Middle East have failed to hinder their ability to carry out terror attacks around the globe, the head of the CIA testified on Thursday.
Discussion: Hot Air
 
 
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Richard Westcott / BBC:
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Jay Caruso / RedState:
A United States Senator Actually Said “Due Process Is What's Killing Us Now.” (VIDEO)
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
It seems that Donald Trump doesn't really like being called ‘The Donald’
Discussion: The Week
Anuj Chopra / Yahoo:
Taliban use ‘honey trap’ boys to kill Afghan police
Discussion: RedState
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Alligators a frequent sight at Disney World
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 Earlier Items: 
London Evening Standard:
Most Brits DO want to leave the EU, shock poll finds with a week to go
Reuters:
U.S. officials say American Muslims do report extremist threats
Discussion: The Week
KGTV-TV:
Craigslist ad threatens Orlando-style massacre in San Diego
Terrence Dopp / Bloomberg:
Christie's Position Stage-Right to Trump Brings Harsh Spotlight
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Clinton's Progressive Beacon Is a Former Goldman Sachs Banker and Bob Rubin Protégé
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Donald Trump calls her ‘Crooked Hillary,’ but his fans just say ‘b—’
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton to unleash TV hell on Trump