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12:30 PM ET, June 19, 2016

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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The brutal numbers behind a very bad month for Donald Trump  —  Supporters of Donald Trump got an unexpected plea on Saturday: a request to send the billionaire money.  —  It was an “emergency” request, the Hill reported, representing an urgent need for an infusion of $100,000 to put ads on the air in battleground states.
Discussion: Associated Press
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Matt Canham / Salt Lake Tribune:
Utah Republican chairman talks with Donald Trump about state's unusual tossup status  —  Campaign » James Evans says Republicans' likely nominee will make return stop in Utah.  —  Concerned with polls showing Hillary Clinton has a chance to win in one of the most conservative states in the nation …
Discussion: NPR, Booman Tribune and Political Wire
Louis Nelson / Politico:
Ryan: I have to support Trump  —  House Speaker Paul Ryan says it's his responsibility to support Donald Trump, even if the presumptive Republican nominee's bombast occasionally makes him uncomfortable.  —  Ryan told Chuck Todd of NBC's “Meet the Press” that he feels an obligation as the leader …
Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Post
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Clinton, Democrats Dominate 2016 Battleground Airwaves
Discussion: Political Wire and The Right Scoop
Rob Smith / NBC News:   Some Gay Voters Say It's ‘Dangerous’ to Come Out for Trump
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump accuses Jeb Bush of plotting against him and appears to slam Cruz
Discussion: The Week and NBC News
Susan Wright / RedState:
Trump Campaign Makes Urgent Plea For Funds
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Trump accuses Jeb Bush of mounting convention coup
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Would Donald Trump really drop out for $150 million?
Discussion: Mother Jones and New York Magazine
Harper Neidig / The Hill:
Gun store owner: FBI was contacted about Orlando shooter a month ago  —  A Florida gun store owner revealed on Thursday that he had contacted the FBI about Omar Mateen about a month ago when the Orlando nightclub shooter had attempted to purchase body armor and a large amount of ammunition, according to reports.
Discussion: Politico and Hot Air
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Tom LoBianco / CNN:
Lynch: Authorities to release limited transcripts of calls with Orlando shooter  —  Washington (CNN)Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Sunday that law enforcement will release limited transcripts Monday from the three phone calls that Orlando shooter Omar Mateen had with police.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Week
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript: US Attorney General Loretta Lynch
Discussion: Towleroad
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump in the Dumps  —  Washington — HE won't pivot.  So I have to.  —  Having seen Donald Trump as a braggadocious but benign celebrity in New York for decades, I did not regard him as the apotheosis of evil.  He seemed more like a toon, a cocky huckster swanning around Gotham …
Annie Karni / Politico:
Hillary Clinton's path to victory  —  Hillary Clinton's super PAC has begun spending $145 million on ads in eight states through November — and there's a realistic path for her to win the White House even if she carries only one of them.  —  It's a sign of how strongly tilted …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Eli Stokols / Politico:   Donald Trump's path to victory
David H. Freedman / The Atlantic:
The War on Stupid People  —  as recently as the 1950s, possessing only middling intelligence was not likely to severely limit your life's trajectory.  IQ wasn't a big factor in whom you married, where you lived, or what others thought of you.  The qualifications for a good job …
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Althouse
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Trump hits ‘hostile’ media, ‘rogue’ Scarborough, ‘disappointed’ in McConnell  —  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is seen through the teleprompter as he speaks at the Trump National Golf Club Westchester, Tuesday, June 7, 2016, in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) (Copyright 2016 The Associated Press.
Discussion: Mediaite
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
Pelosi: Trump will help Democrats win Congress  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Donald Trump  —  will help Democrats win more seats in Congress and the White House in November.  —  “I think we could, today, win everything.  Bless his heart.
MilitaryTimes:
The Pentagon's controversial plan to hire military leaders off the street  —  Defense Secretary Ash Carter wants to open the door for more “lateral entry” into the military's upper ranks, clearing the way for lifelong civilians with vital skills and strong résumés to enter the officer corps as high as the O-6 paygrade.
Jessie Hellmann / The Hill:
NRA strategist: Politicians who blame NRA for violence will ‘pay a price’  —  A top National Rifle Association (NRA) lobbyist said Sunday that politicians who blame the powerful gun lobby for gun violence will “pay a price for it.”  —  “We have a God-given right to defend ourselves …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Dems step up Grassley attacks  —  Democrats are increasingly laying a hammer to Sen. Chuck Grassley  —  as they seek to unseat the Iowa Republican.  —  Grassley's Senate seat is widely handicapped as likely to stay in the GOP column, but Democrats believe the rise of Donald Trump
Discussion: Political Wire
Candace Smith / ABC News:
Donald Trump Warms to Gun Law Change But Reiterates Armed Clubgoers Could Have Stopped Gunman  —  Donald Trump has warmed to potentially changing gun laws to ensure that no one with even “an inclination toward terrorism” can legally purchase guns, while reiterating that the Orlando nightclub massacre might …
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Nicki Rossoll / ABC News:
Donald Trump: Those With ‘Even an Inclination Toward Terrorism’ Shouldn't Buy Guns
Discussion: Taylor Marsh and The Hill
 
 
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