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9:40 AM ET, June 22, 2016

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Gabriel Debenedetti / Politico:
Clinton allies circle the wagons against Trump speech  —  RALEIGH, N.C. — Donald Trump's team spent Tuesday trying to prove that his political operation was professionalizing after it replaced its campaign manager.  Reporters were bombarded with rapid response press releases during Hillary …
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Waiting for the new Trump  —  As Hillary Clinton spoke Tuesday, Donald Trump's campaign blasted out nine rapid-response emails to counter the Democrat's narrative that he would be disastrous for the country's economy.  Trump trashed Clinton on Twitter as well but didn't use his “Crooked Hillary” nickname.
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Ryan has no plans to raise money for Trump  —  Donald Trump says he wants the Republican Party to start helping him fill up his barren campaign coffers.  —  He shouldn't necessarily count on Speaker Paul Ryan.  —  Ryan (R-Wis.) is crafting an election-year campaign schedule focused …
Discussion: The Week
Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Donald Trump to double size of his campaign team, fired manager predicts
Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:   Trump's Adult Children Flex Muscle Inside Campaign
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Georgia GOP Official Removed From Atlanta Trump Event
Discussion: RedState and Raw Story
Matthew Nussbaum / Politico:
House GOP dodges vote to block Harriet Tubman from $20 bill  —  The House will not vote to block the inclusion of Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, dodging a politically charged vote for GOP lawmakers.  —  Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) had filed an amendment to a bill funding the Treasury Department …
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Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
House Blocks GOP Rep's Amendment To Keep Tubman Off $20 Bill
Discussion: Associated Press and The Root
William Petroski / Des Moines Register:
Steve King won't be blocking Harriet Tubman from $20 bill
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Zach Carter / The Huffington Post:
A GOP Congressman Wants To Defund The Harriet Tubman $20 Bill. Really.
Discussion: New York Times and KTLA
KABE-LP:
Man who claims he had sexual relations with Orlando gunman tells Univision it was “revenge,” not terrorism  —  Mateen was “very sweet” and liked to be “cuddled,” the man told Univision.  But he harbored a grudge against gays.  —  Por: Univision.com
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
BOOM!  Hoaxer Michelle Fields Gets Called to the Carpet on Her Many Lies - Walks Off Interview!  (VIDEO)  —  MICHELLE FIELDS WALKS OFF INTERVIEW — WRONGLY CLAIMS QUOTES WERE NOT IN HER BOOK  —  Noted hoaxer Michelle Fields joined Steve Malzberg on Newsmax TV on Tuesday …
Josh Zumbrun / Wall Street Journal:
Not Just the 1%: The Upper Middle Class Is Larger and Richer Than Ever  —  Research shows the number of upper middle class households has more than doubled since 1979  —  A range of data after the recession and the housing bust supported the idea that only a tiny elite of U.S. society …
Discussion: The Federalist
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Urban Institute:
Abstract  —  This report uses absolute income thresholds adjusted …
Bloomberg:
Nearly Half of Sanders Supporters Won't Support Clinton  —  The Vermont senator says he'll work to defeat Trump, but has yet to endorse the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.  —  JoshuaGreen  —  In the two weeks since Hillary Clinton wrapped up the Democratic presidential primary …
Discussion: The Week and TPNN
RADAR:
Paedo Proof?  Never-Before-Seen Cop Reports Expose Michael Jackson's Sick Secrets  —  Watch: Cops Raid Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch In Never-Before-Seen Video  —  Michael Jackson hid a sinister house of horrors inside his infamous Neverland Ranch, stockpiling images of pornography …
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Will Dominant Images of Conventions Be of Unity or Protest?  —  Republicans arriving in Cleveland next month to nominate Donald J. Trump will be greeted by as many as 6,000 protesters on the first day, a noisy coalition of dozens of groups, including Black Lives Matter and the Workers World Party.
The Hill:
Clinton to take hold of storied Obama email list  —  will soon tap into President Obama's coveted email list, according to party officials.  —  The long-awaited move, which comes as Clintonites take the reins of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), could inject more money …
Discussion: Political Wire
Nicki Stallard / New York Times:
The L.G.B.T. Case for Guns  —  San Jose, Calif. — I'LL never forget the first piece of safety advice I got when I began my transition from the male body in which I was born to the female body I now occupy: Carry a whistle.  If I was attacked, I was supposed to blow it in hopes it would alert …
Douglas Ernst / Washington Times:
Loretta Lynch: ‘Most effective’ response to Islamic terrorism ‘is love’  —  Attorney General Loretta Lynch told Florida's LGBT community that the “most effective” weapon at America's disposal against Islamic terrorism is “love.”  —  Mrs. Lynch told reporters in Orlando on Tuesday …
Discussion: Daily Wire and miamiherald
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Stephen Eisenhammer / Reuters:
Amazon jaguar shot dead after Olympic torch ceremony  —  A jaguar featured at an Olympic torch ceremony was shot dead by a soldier shortly after the event in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus as the animal escaped from its handlers, an army statement said.
Discussion: Washington Post and Heat Street
Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
New Super-PAC Launches for Donors Who Won't Back Trump But Loathe Clinton  —  Supported by former Ted Cruz backer Robert Mercer, a new player enters the fray.  —  zachmider  —  For all his prowess at appealing to Republican voters, Donald Trump has struggled mightily to win over rich Republican donors.
Michael Strickland / The Gateway Pundit:
Gay Black Dude TEARS Into Democrats, Hillary, Gun Grabbers: “WAKE UP!  Hillary Clinton Does Not Love You!”  —  “I just wanted to let you guys know why I am a conservative gay male, and support Donald Trump” Gabriel Reagan, of Eugene, OR, says at the beginning of a video recently posted to his facebook page.
Eitan Hersh / FiveThirtyEight:
With Trump In The Race, The Battleground Is Everywhere  —  As the presidential campaigns shift their focus to the general election, there's a big question about where the battleground will be.  Which states will be competitive?  What state will be the tipping point?
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump launches LyingCrookedHillary.com  —  announced on Tuesday the launch of a new website targeting presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton  —  The website, lyingcrookedhillary.com, will “showcase some of Clinton's most disastrous lies to the American people,” according to a release from the Trump campaign.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump questions Clinton's religion  —  's commitment to her Christian faith on Tuesday, saying that little is known about her spiritual life even though she's been in the public eye for decades.  —  Speaking to a group of top social conservative evangelical Christian leaders at a gathering in New York City …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans may defy NRA on gun bill  —  Senate Republicans are expected to bring a bipartisan gun control bill to a vote this week despite opposition to the measure from the National Rifle Association and other conservative groups.  —  The measure, spearheaded by centrist GOP Sen. Susan Collins
Morning Consult:
Poll: Voters Trust Trump Most to Keep America Safe  —  A slim plurality of voters trust Donald Trump more than Hillary Clinton to keep America safe following the Orlando terror attack, according to a new Morning Consult poll.  —  The presumptive GOP nominee edges his Democratic counterpart …
Discussion: Hot Air
Idaho Statesman:
UPDATED: Story of Syrian refugees raping Idaho girl is wrong, prosecutor says  —  Prosecutor: “There were no Syrians involved ... there was no gang-rape”  —  No Syrians have been resettled to Twin Falls, officials say  —  TWIN FALLS  —  Authorities are denying reports that Syrians gang-raped …
 
 
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Julian Hattem / The Hill:
RNC demands Clinton aides' emails be released before election
The First Lady:
Spotted on Snapchat: MichelleObama
Discussion: Politico
Rush Limbaugh:
Democrats and Drive-Bys Are Concerned About the Closeness of This Race
Discussion: RedState and CNN
Stephanie McCrummen / Washington Post:
‘I grabbed my assault rifle and ran’: An officer's account of the critical early minutes in Orlando
Niall Ferguson / Coffee House:
Take it from a divorcee: Brexit will cost you dear
Indianapolis Star:
Indiana teen accused of supporting ISIS, terrorism
Discussion: The Right Scoop
 Earlier Items: 
Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Why isn't the assassination attempt on Donald Trump bigger news?
Discussion: Associated Press and Politico
Kyle Buis / CBS Sacramento:
Man Helps Family Trapped In Crash, Gets Billed $143 By First Responders
Discussion: Fox News Insider and Balloon Juice
Michael Riley / Bloomberg:
Clinton Foundation Said to Be Breached by Russian Hackers