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Ben Jacobs / Guardian:
Donald Trump to double size of his campaign team, fired manager predicts  —  Corey Lewandowski, fired as Trump's campaign manager on Monday, hints at plans to bulk up a campaign team outnumbered ten to one by Hillary Clinton's  —  Former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski predicted …
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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.
Monica Langley / Wall Street Journal:   Trump's Adult Children Flex Muscle Inside Campaign
Anna Palmer / Politico:
Ryan has no plans to raise money for Trump
Discussion: The Week
Darren Sands / BuzzFeed:
Georgia GOP Official Removed From Atlanta Trump Event
Discussion: 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: The Root and Associated Press
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 …
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.
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
GOP leaders alarmed by Trump's ‘devastating’ fundraising start
Discussion: Hot Air, Mediaite and The Week
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 …
Urban Institute:
Abstract  —  This report uses absolute income thresholds adjusted for inflation and family size to show that the size of the upper middle class grew from 12.9 percent of the population in 1979 to 29.4 percent in 2014.  In terms of shares of total income, the middle class controlled a bit …
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Josh Zumbrun / Wall Street Journal:
Not Just the 1%: The Upper Middle Class Is Larger and Richer Than Ever
Discussion: The Federalist
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?
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 …
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
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
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 …
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.
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 …
Full Feed:
Mark Cuban Sounds Off on Donald Trump: 'It's Rare That You See Someone Get Stupider'  —  Billionaire business mogul Mark Cuban recently was with “Extra's” Renee Bargh on the set of his hit ABC show “Shark Tank,” where he is never afraid to share his honest opinions when contestants pitch their ideas to him.
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Lynch: Best Response to Terrorism Is Love and Compassion  —  Attorney General Loretta Lynch said that love and compassion are the best responses to terrorism during remarks to the media in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday.  —  Lynch said the Department of Justice stood in solidarity with the LGBT community …
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
Ben Kew / Breitbart:
UC Irvine Suspends College Republicans For A Year Following Milo Event  —  The UC Irvine Republicans have been suspended for an entire year after they informed the administration of their plans to schedule another event on campus with Breitbart senior editor Milo Yiannopoulos.
Grabien News:
AG Lynch Admits the FBI Has Lost Track of Omar Mateen's Wife  —  ‘I believe she was going to travel but I do not know exactly her location now’  —  Attorney General Loretta Lynch admitted today that the FBI is unaware of the whereabouts of Omar Mateen's wife, Noor Salman.
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com
 
 
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Morning Consult:
Poll: Voters Trust Trump Most to Keep America Safe
Discussion: Hot Air
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
 Earlier Items: 
Indianapolis Star:
Indiana teen accused of supporting ISIS, terrorism
Discussion: The Right Scoop
New York Times:
Donald Trump Hints He May Fund Race Himself
Discussion: Daily Kos, Daily Wire and The Week
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
 

 
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Seb Joseph / Digiday:
For the third time, Google delays the deprecation of third-party cookies in Chrome, pushing back its plans to early 2025, after the UK CMA expressed concerns

Chris Morris / Fortune:
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