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10:30 AM ET, June 19, 2016

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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.
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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
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
Would Donald Trump really drop out for $150 million?
Discussion: Mother Jones and New York Magazine
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
November is fast becoming what the GOP fears: A referendum on Trump
Discussion: The Hill, Politico, RedState and Hullabaloo
Kristen East / Politico:
Trump: Reports of delegates organizing against him are media ‘hoax’
Discussion: ABC News
Tony Romm / Politico:
Apple won't aid GOP convention over Trump
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
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 and Political Wire
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: Althouse
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 …
New York Times:
Heading Off the Next Extremist  —  Though the motives of Omar Mateen may never fully be known, the massacre he committed in Orlando has raised an urgent question.  How does a democratic society counter self-radicalization and prevent domestic attacks by those who have absorbed the call of terrorist groups to kill innocent civilians?
Mother Jones:
They beat Big Labor in its own backyard.  Next up: your state?  —  IN THE PREDAWN TWILIGHT of December 4, 2012, Randy Richardville, the Republican majority leader of the Michigan Senate, called an old friend to deliver some grim news.  Richardville's two-hour commute to the state capitol …
Discussion: Hullabaloo
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: Hot Air
Janell Ross / Washington Post:
Here are some of the massive security measures Cleveland is taking for the GOP convention  —  The LRAD — that's a Long Range Acoustical Device — is a tool for ships trying to ward off pirate attacks and for settings where the precise location of law enforcement can be a matter of potential international conflict.
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Tomasky / New York Times:
Has Political Fear-Mongering Lost Its Appeal?  —  Since 9/11, fear-mongering has been a foolproof political tactic.  After Orlando, it's unclear whether it still works.  —  THIS was an important and even revelatory week in American politics, and we should take note of it.
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
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
Kimiko De Freytas-Tamura / New York Times:
Suspect in British Lawmaker's Killing: ‘My Name Is Death to Traitors’  —  LONDON — The man charged with murdering the British lawmaker Jo Cox made his first court appearance on Saturday, telling the court when asked his name, “My name is death to traitors, freedom for Britain.”
Discussion: alan.com
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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
Discussion: Washington Post
 
 
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Clinton, Democrats Dominate 2016 Battleground Airwaves
Discussion: Political Wire and The Right Scoop
Paul Sperry / New York Post:
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Discussion: Arizona Republic
Merrit Kennedy / NPR:
Investigators Say Orlando Shooter Showed Few Warning Signs Of Radicalization
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Rachel L. Swarns / New York Times:
Words of Obama's Father Still Waiting to Be Read by His Son
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Jonah Goldberg / National Review:
Why Can't the Left Distinguish Conservative Christians from Islamic Terrorists?
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 Earlier Items: 
Laura Vozzella / Washington Post:
Virginia pulls 132 confined sex offenders from list of eligible voters
Lisa Ferdinando DoD / U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE:
Carter Announces ‘Hack the Pentagon’ Program Results
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
Flashback Interview: Trump Defends Gays from Clintons in 2000
Discussion: American Thinker
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
The Trump effect: Could Arizona go blue for the first time in 20 years?
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Suzanne Nossel / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed How Hillary Clinton went from loser to winner