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6:20 PM ET, June 17, 2016

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Ed O'Keefe / Washington Post:
Dozens of GOP delegates launch new push to halt Donald Trump  —  Dozens of Republican convention delegates are hatching a new plan to block Donald Trump at this summer's party meetings, in what has become the most organized effort so far to stop the businessman from becoming the GOP nominee.
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Matt Fuller / The Huffington Post:
Paul Ryan: Donald Trump Does Not Have A ‘Blank Check’  —  The House Speaker admits he hasn't achieved the “real unity” he wanted with Trump.  —  Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post  —  WASHINGTON — House Speaker Paul Ryan has limits to what he'll accept from presumptive GOP nominee …
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Self-Immolation of the Republican Party  —  The Darwin Awards is a popular website that “commemorates individuals who protect our gene pool by making the ultimate sacrifice of their own lives.  Darwin Award winners eliminate themselves in an extraordinarily idiotic manner …
Tierney Sneed / Talking Points Memo:
Paul Ryan On Stopping A President Trump's Muslim Ban: We'll Sue Him!  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) has made clear he doesn't agree with a proposal put forward by Donald Trump — whom Ryan has endorsed — to ban Muslim immigration into the United States, but in an interview …
NBC News:
First Read: Ryan Instructs Republicans to Follow Their ‘Conscience’ on Trump  —  Ryan instructs Republicans to follow their “conscience” on Trump: In his interview for “Meet the Press” that will air on Sunday, House Speaker Paul Ryan essentially gave every Republican license to follow …
Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
One sentence from Bernie Sanders's speech last night that really enrages Democratic leaders  —  As you can probably guess, most Democratic Party insiders were really hoping Bernie Sanders would formally drop out of the race this week and offer Hillary Clinton a fulsome endorsement.
Discussion: National Review
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Carlo Allegri / National Review:
Democratic Congresswoman Suggests Trump May Be a Clinton Plant
Discussion: Hot Air, RedState and Raw Story
Sahil Kapur / Bloomberg:
Sanders' Long Refusal to Endorse Clinton Hurts His Leverage
Discussion: ABC News and Shakesville
Politico:
Transcript: Bernie Sanders speech in Burlington, Vermont
Tyler Durden / Zero Hedge:
Sanders Supporters Vindicated: Proof DNC Used Media To Rig Election for Hillary
Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Sanders loses convention leverage
Tampa Bay Times:
U.S. Rep. David Jolly to run for re-election, drop out of Senate race  —  U.S. Rep David Jolly will drop out of the U.S. Senate race and run for re-election instead, taking on likely Democratic nominee Charlie Crist, confirmed former St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker
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Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Make no mistake: Democrats are ready for a Marco Rubio Senate run
Discussion: UPI and New York Magazine
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Donald Trump, Seeing Himself Behind in Polls, Says He Hasn't ‘Started Yet’  —  Donald J. Trump rarely, if ever, acknowledges he might be losing at anything.  He expressed bewilderment at a poll during the primary race that showed him behind in the Iowa caucuses.
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Trump Brushes Off Report That He Didn't Pay Income Taxes For 2 Years  —  Donald Trump did not pay any income tax, or paid very little income tax, in 1991 and 1993, according to documents obtained by Politico and published Friday.  —  The documents showed that Trump did not pay taxes due …
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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Trump appears to have paid no taxes for two years in early 1990s
Discussion: www.wnyc.org
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Oops!  Trump Sends Celebratory Tweet Showing Him Polling Behind Clinton  —  While a May 10 Gravis/OANN poll did show Trump polling at 49 percent support compared to 51 percent support for Clinton, a survey by the pollster released Friday also found that same result.
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Clinton's lead over Trump slips after Florida shooting: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  Donald Trump chipped away at Hillary Clinton's lead in the presidential race this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday, as the candidates clashed over how to respond to the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
Discussion: The Week
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
How the Party of Sarah Palin Became the Party of Donald Trump  —  Perhaps not a completely unforeseeable development.  —  Donald Trump appeared on the national political stage almost eight years ago.  Only then he was called “Sarah Palin.”  The circumstances of Palin's ascent came very differently.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
New York Times Claims ‘Romans’ Calls For ‘Execution Of Gays’  —  Journalist Terry Mattingly wrote a great column back in 2006 noting the trouble many journalists have understanding the finer details of religion news.  His column, “Reporters, crow's ears and Karma Light nuns,” …
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Muslim Youth League Calls for Massacre at Gay Rights Parade  —  The Anatolia Muslim Youth Association called for an “intervention” this week against the upcoming gay rights parade in Istanbul.  The youth group said either the authorities call off the parade or they will “perform their duties” against the gays.
Discussion: Hurriyet Daily News and Yahoo
Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
Store Owner: Undercover CBS Purchase of AR-15 Broke Federal Law  —  The gun store where a CBS News employee purchased a gun for a segment that aired Thursday on “CBS This Morning” has filed a report with the Virginia State Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives over concerns the purchase was unlawful.
Kristin Salaky / Talking Points Memo:
Warren Reportedly Visits Clinton Campaign HQ: 'Don't Screw This Up!'  —  Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) paid a visit Friday to Hilary Clinton's campaign headquarters in Brooklyn, further fueling speculation that she's a top choice to be Clinton's running mate, The Boston Globe reported.
Discussion: BostonGlobe.com
Steven Shepard / Politico:
Trump's poll ratings in a historic hole  —  In 2016's race to the bottom, Donald Trump is going to find out if you can become president when two-thirds of Americans don't like you — and a majority can't stand you.  —  Recent polls have showed Trump's unfavorable rating spiking again, after a brief improvement last month.
Wall Street Journal:
Apple's Challenges in China Underlined by Patent Dispute  —  Apple gets stay to city regulator's order to halt sales of older iPhones  —  BEIJING—In Dec. 2014, a small Chinese startup posted a letter online accusing Apple Inc. of infringing its patent for smartphone exterior design.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Mashable, NPR and The Verge
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David Ramli / Bloomberg:
Apple iPhones Found to Have Violated Chinese Rival's Patent
Discussion: Techdirt and 9to5Mac
Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
Russia's Track and Field Team Barred From Rio Olympics  —  Russia's track and field team has been barred from competing in this summer's Rio Games because of a far-reaching doping conspiracy, an extraordinary punishment that might be without precedent in Olympics history.
One America News Network:
National Polling Results  —  One America News Network and Gravis Marketing, a nonpartisan research firm, conducted a random survey of 1,574 registered voters across the United States.  The poll was conducted on May 10th and has a margin of error of ± 2.5% at the 95% confidence level.
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Ala. county refuses order to lower flags after Orlando shooting  —  An Alabama county is refusing to lower its flags to half-staff in the wake of the Orlando mass shooting last weekend despite orders to do so from both President Obama and Gov. Robert Bentley, according to CNN.
Discussion: CNN
Mike DeBonis / Washington Post:
Even one of Donald Trump's most ardent Capitol Hill backers is exasperated  —  Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) speaks during a news conference on military veterans held by House Republicans in May 2014.  Hunter, one of the most outspoken Donald Trump supporters in Congress, said Thursday he is “done with” responding to Trump's comments.
Discussion: Mediaite and Guardian
Ari Melber / NBC News:
Top Obama Lawyer: Obamacare Fight Over, Muslim Ban Unlikely  —  Obama's top lawyer on Supreme Court victories 8:31  —  When Don Verrilli wins at the Supreme Court, he wins big.  —  In his five years as the top lawyer representing the United States, Verrilli won cases on marriage equality …
Discussion: Josh Blackman's Blog and Politico
Michael Hirsh / Politico:
Why Didn't the FBI Stop Omar Mateen?  —  If Omar Mateen was a disciple of “radical Islam,” as Donald Trump angrily described him, and “one of the soldiers of the caliphate,” as the Islamic State approvingly deemed him, he wasn't a very impressive one, ideologically speaking.
Discussion: neo-neocon, RedState and emptywheel
Steven Hayward / Power LinePower Line:
Hitler Learns the Journal of American Greatness Has Shut Down  —  Our friends at the Journal of American Greatness (or “JAG” as I call them for short), who offered the most serious defense of Trumpism, if not necessarily Trump himself, have decided to fold up the site.
 
 
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Susan Page / USA Today:
Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson on guns, debates and pot
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Declan Walsh / New York Times:
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Discussion: The Atlantic
Randall Stross / New York Times:
Why LinkedIn Will Make You Hate Microsoft Word
Discussion: Mother Jones and Eschaton
Judge Andrew Napolitano / Townhall.com:
In Defense of Self-Defense  —  Most of the mass killings by gun …
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Harry Reid Compliments Mitch McConnell's 'Fool's Errand' Over Merrick Garland
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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Fear, Loathing and Brexit
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Mother responds after video shows gallons of water dumped on baby
David Brooks / New York Times:
Religion's Wicked Neighbor
William Kristol / Weekly Standard:
Cut the Thread  —  “Trust me, he's only hanging on by a thread.”
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:
Donald Trump is getting schlonged
Discussion: The Atlantic
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Shunned, Stared At, Still for Trump: The Holdout in Hillary Clinton's Town
Discussion: Althouse