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3:45 PM ET, June 24, 2016

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Brian Fung / Washington Post:
The British are frantically Googling what the E.U. is, hours after voting to leave it  —  The whole world is reeling after a milestone referendum in Britain to leave the European Union.  And although leaders of the campaign to exit Europe are crowing over their victory …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Why Britain Left  —  I said goodnight to a gloomy party of Leave-minded Londoners a few minutes after midnight.  The paper ballots were still being counted by hand.  Only the British overseas territory of Gibraltar had reported final results.  Yet the assumption of a Remain victory filled the room—and depressed my hosts.
Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
Brexit isn't about economics.  It's about xenophobia.  —  When my girlfriend and I were in London last week, a drunk man accosted us at a pub.  That's pretty par for the course there, in my experience.  But this one — a middle-aged, dark-haired white guy we'll call “Bob” — was different.
James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Stop underestimating Trump.  ‘Brexit’ vote shows why he can win.  —  THE BIG IDEA: Britain's stunning vote to leave the European Union suggests that we've been seriously underestimating Donald Trump's ability to win the presidential election.
BBC:
EU referendum: BBC forecasts UK votes to leave  —  The UK has voted by 52% to 48% to leave the European Union after 43 years in an historic referendum, a BBC forecast suggests.  —  London and Scotland voted strongly to stay in the EU but the remain vote has been undermined by poor results in the north of England.
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Brexit: The Morning After  —  Well, that was pretty awesome - and I mean that in the worst way.  A number of people deserve vast condemnation here, from David Cameron, who may go down in history as the man who risked wrecking Europe and his own nation for the sake of a momentary political advantage …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Feel the Foreboding  —  If you've read my editors' blog posts over the years, you likely know that I am at heart a small-c conservative and instinctive institutionalist.  There are up and down sides to that way of approaching the world.  But it's a posture that colors my reactions to most things.
Discussion: Mother Jones
Steven Erlanger / New York Times:
Britain Votes to Leave the European Union  —  LONDON — Britain has voted to leave the European Union, a historic decision sure to reshape the nation's place in the world, rattle the Continent and rock political establishments throughout the West.  —  With 309 of 382 of the country's cities …
David Dayen / American Prospect:
Who's to Blame for Brexit?  The Elites  —  UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage speaks to the media following Britain's vote to leave the EU.  —  Over the past decade, elites broke the world, and were unrepentant about their failure.  They created the conditions for the worst economic crisis …
Matthew Holehouse / Telegraph:
UK votes Brexit: what would happen next?  —  Play!  —  More than three years after David Cameron unveiled his strategy to reform Europe and put it to a referendum, Britain has voted to leave and the Prime Minister has resigned.  —  It is the greatest disaster to befall the block in its 59-year history.
Guardian:
David Cameron resigns after UK votes to leave European Union  —  PM announces resignation following victory for leave supporters after divisive referendum campaign  —  David Cameron has announced his resignation after the British public rejected his personal entreaties and voted to leave the European Union.
Charles C. W. Cooke / National Review:
The Brexit Vote Was Just the Beginning
Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump celebrates Brexit vote: ‘When the pound goes down, more people are coming to Turnberry.’
Richard Wheatstone / Mirror.co.uk:   Londoners call for capital to break away from the rest of Britain following Brexit vote
Angelique Chrisafis / Guardian:
European far right hails Britain's Brexit vote
BBC:
Live reporting  —  Calais Mayor wants Le Touquet treaty to be renegotiated
Discussion: The Week
The Independent:
Northern Ireland's Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness has called for a border poll …
Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed The isolationist catastrophe of ‘Brexit’
Discussion: Chicago Boyz
Kate McCann / Telegraph:
Farage: I can't guarantee EU money will go on the NHS
Gary Younge / Guardian:
After this vote the UK is diminished, our politics poisoned
Helena Smith / Guardian:
EU leaders call for UK to leave as soon as possible
Facebook:
Statement Regarding British Referendum on E.U. Membership  —  The people of the United Kingdom have exercised the sacred right of all free peoples.  They have declared their independence from the European Union, and have voted to reassert control over their own politics, borders and economy.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump baffles with bizarre appearance in Scotland  —  Trump skips politics on Scotland trip (probably a good idea)  —  Earlier this month, Donald Trump was asked about the upcoming vote in the U.K. about leaving the European Union.  The reporter asked, “And Brexit?  Your position?”  Trump replied, “Huh?”
NBC News:
First Read: Trump Takes a Surreal Victory Lap in Scotland  —  Trump: I See Parallel Between ‘Brexit’ and U.S. 1:21  —  First Read is a morning briefing from Meet the Press and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  Trump takes surreal victory lap in Scotland
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Asked About Brexit's Economic Fallout, Trump Talks About His Own Properties
Discussion: alan.com
Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
Former Trump Adviser: Corey Lewandowski Was Fired Over Judge Curiel Attack  —  Corey Lewandowski was fired as Donald Trump's campaign manager due to the fallout over Trump's racial attacks on Judge Gonazalo Curiel, according to former Trump adviser Michael Caputo.
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Stephen Braun / Associated Press:
Clinton's State Dept. calendar missing scores of entries  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — An Associated Press review of the official calendar Hillary Clinton kept as secretary of state identified at least 75 meetings with longtime political donors, Clinton Foundation contributors and corporate …
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Michael Biesecker / Associated Press:
CLINTON FAILED TO HAND OVER KEY EMAIL TO STATE DEPARTMENT
Rebecca R. Ruiz / New York Times:
Rio Drug-Testing Lab Is Suspended by WADA  —  Six weeks before the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the laboratory that was set to handle drug testing at the Games has been suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency in a new escalation of world sport's doping crisis.
Discussion: ThinkProgress, ESPN and The Week
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World Anti-Doping Agency:
WADA Suspends Accreditation of Rio Laboratory
Discussion: The Atlantic and RT
Mike Segar / National Review:
Dump Trump Can Cause Chaos in Cleveland, but What Then?  —  Trump's foes will probably get a hearing on the convention floor.  But without an organization or a candidate to replace him, they're unlikely to achieve their goal.  —  Twenty-eight.  That's how many — or more accurately …
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Larry O'Connor / Hot Air:
RIP Mike Flynn, founding editor of Breitbart's Big Government; UPDATE: Audio tribute  —  Mike Flynn, the original Editor-in-chief of Andrew Breitbart's groundbreaking website Big Government, has passed away overnight.  The cause of death was not revealed in a statement released by his widow, Holly Flynn:
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