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3:30 AM ET, June 19, 2016

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Tony Romm / Politico:
Apple won't aid GOP convention over Trump  —  Apple has told Republican leaders it will not provide funding or other support for the party's 2016 presidential convention, as it's done in the past, citing Donald Trump's controversial comments about women, immigrants and minorities.
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump accuses Jeb Bush of mounting convention coup  —  on Saturday accused Jeb Bush of mounting a convention coup against him, after reports that Republican delegates who don't personally support Trump are looking for ways to avoid voting for him this summer.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Would Donald Trump really drop out for $150 million?  —  How much would it cost to get Donald Trump to give up his presidential run and walk away?  —  “I bet if someone offered him $150 million to drop out, he would,” one former Trump adviser told POLITICO, unprompted, during an interview Friday.
Discussion: Mother Jones and New York Magazine
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
November is fast becoming what the GOP fears: A referendum on Trump. … The hole that Donald Trump has dug for himself keeps getting deeper.  On nearly every front, his position continues to deteriorate.  Unless he reverses course, Republicans are heading toward a wrenching week …
Discussion: RedState and Hullabaloo
Kristen East / Politico:
Trump: Reports of delegates organizing against him are media ‘hoax’  —  Donald Trump says he isn't worried about delegates organizing against him at the Republican National Convention next month — but he spent a large part of his rally in Las Vegas on Saturday afternoon insisting that it won't happen.
Discussion: ABC News
Associated Press:
Trump battleground plan relies on skeptical GOP leaders
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Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura / New York Times:   Suspect in British Lawmaker's Killing: ‘My Name Is Death to Traitors’
Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:
Exclusive poll: EU support falls after Jo Cox murder
Susan Wright / RedState:
Trump Campaign Makes Urgent Plea For Funds  —  But... but... He can't be bought!  He's really, really rich!  Just ask him!  —  Well, so much for that whole “self-funding” bunk from the primaries.  —  If you're even remotely plugged in to the political game, you've probably gotten plenty …
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:   Trump campaign calls for $100K in donations by the end of the day
Evan McMorris-Santoro / BuzzFeed:
Bernie Supporters Practice Getting Arrested At The Democratic Convention  —  CHICAGO — The big question this weekend in Chicago is how to turn the Bernie Sanders movement into a lasting element of Democratic politics.  —  For some of the Sanders faithful on Saturday afternoon …
Discussion: Liberal Values
Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Words of Obama's Father Still Waiting to Be Read by His Son  —  Letters written long ago by Barack Obama Sr. shed new light on a young Kenyan whose ambitions helped change the course of U.S. history.  But for the president, they may also revive old pain.  —  The archivist stumbled across …
Discussion: Washington Post
Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Donald Trump: Those With ‘Even an Inclination Toward Terrorism’ Shouldn't Buy Guns  —  Presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump is reaffirming his stance on potentially restricting individuals on the terror watch list from being able to purchase firearms, a week after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history.
Merrit Kennedy / NPR:
Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization  —  As investigators probe the background of Omar Mateen, whose attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando left 49 people dead, they say he bore few warning signs of radicalization.  —  Mateen had allegedly pledged allegiance …
Wkrn Web / WKRN-TV:
Brandon Vandenburg found guilty on all charges in Vanderbilt rape case  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The jury in the rape retrial of Brandon Vandenburg reached a verdict Saturday night.  —  After five hours of deliberations, the former Vanderbilt University football player was found guilty on all counts …
Bethania Palma Markus / Raw Story:
DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  A man who told Arizona Republic reporters he was on his way to attend a rally for GOP candidate Donald Trump was distracted by a protester wearing a donkey costume.  —  Trump had two events scheduled for Phoenix on Saturday, 12News reports.
Discussion: Arizona Republic
Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Why Can't the Left Distinguish Conservative Christians from Islamic Terrorists?  —  It desperately wants the Orlando tragedy to fit its pre-existing narrative.  —  EDITOR'S NOTE:  —  The following is Jonah Goldberg's weekly “news"letter, the G-File.  Subscribe here to get the G-File delivered to your inbox on Fridays.
Discussion: Instapundit and Da Tech Guy Blog
Shane Harris / The Daily Beast:
The Unhinged Home that Raised Orlando Killer Omar Mateen  —  Long before his rampage in the Pulse nightclub, there was deep trouble in the home of Omar Mateen.  —  A mother accused of domestic abuse and described as “paranoid.”  A father became a supporter of the Taliban.
Discussion: alan.com
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Kevin Sullivan / Washington Post:   Troubled. Quiet. Macho. Angry. The volatile life of the Orlando shooter.
 
 
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Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Flashback Interview: Trump Defends Gays from Clintons in 2000
Discussion: American Thinker and Prntly
New York Times:
A Saudi Imam, 2 Hijackers and Lingering 9/11 Mystery
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The Trump effect: Could Arizona go blue for the first time in 20 years?
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Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Iraqi forces driving ISIS further out of Fallujah
Discussion: Washington Post
Philly.com:
Police: Parents admit ‘gifting’ teen to Bucks man; all 3 arrested
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
Alex Roarty / Roll Call:
House GOP to Jolly: We're Not Sure We Want You Back
Discussion: Hot Air, The Atlantic and Politico