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12:55 PM ET, June 25, 2016

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Packs His Blunt Phrase Book Abroad  —  When Mitt Romney traveled to Europe as a presidential candidate in 2012, he created an uproar when he wondered aloud whether London was sufficiently prepared to host the Summer Olympics.  British tabloids derided him as “Mitt the Twit” and CNN declared: “Romney's Trip Begins in Shambles.”
Discussion: Political Wire
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Aneri Pattani / The Texas Tribune:
Can Texas Legally Secede From the United States? … Hey, Texplainer: Britain voted to leave the European Union.  Can Texas secede from the United States?  —  In the wake of Britain's historic vote to leave the European Union — nicknamed the “Brexit” — speculation of a Texit on the horizon has cropped up once again.
Discussion: Hot Air and KXAN-TV
Tony Blair / New York Times:
Brexit's Stunning Coup  —  London — THE decision of British voters in Thursday's referendum to leave the European Union will have vast consequences for Britain, for Europe and for the world.  For a day, the British people were the government, and by 52 percent to 48 percent, they took the decision to go.
Discussion: CNBC
Alex Massie / Foreign Policy:
David Cameron Was a Historic and Disastrous Failure
Discussion: Telegraph, NPR and The Atlantic
Reihan Salam / Slate:
Why Immigration Pushed Britons to Brexit
ABC News:
Now That Britain Wants out, EU Must Figure out How to Do It
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Tasnim News Agency:
Brexit “Historical Opportunity” for Iran, Official Says
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Many experienced GOP strategists unwilling to work for Trump  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has finally acknowledged that to best compete against Hillary Clinton he needs more than the bare-bones campaign team that led him to primary success.  But many of the most experienced Republican …
Discussion: The Week
Page Six:
Jeff Zucker couldn't wait to spend $500K on Corey Lewandowski  —  Ivanka Trump isn't the only one who doesn't want Corey Lewandowski around.  —  Sources told Page Six on Friday that CNN's “facing a near internal revolt” over Jeff Zucker's hiring of Lewandowski as an exclusive commentator …
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Corey Lewandowski's cagey answer on how he's allowed to criticize Donald Trump
Discussion: Hullabaloo and BillMoyers.com
Megan McArdle / Bloomberg:
‘Citizens of the World’?  Nice Thought, But ...  I didn't think it would actually happen.  —  Sitting in an airport with middle-class Britons last week, I heard far more support for leaving the European Union than for staying in.  But heading into Thursday's voting, I couldn't quite believe it.
Discussion: Vox
Evelyn Rupert / The Hill:
Dems adopt $15 minimum wage in platform draft  —  Democrats' platform drafting committee took a first step toward giving Bernie Sanders  —  a major concession, voting to adopt language in support of a $15 minimum wage.  —  The committee, which will continue drafting the party's guiding document Saturday …
Discussion: Pirate's Cove and Raw Story
Will Davies / Political Economy Research Centre:
Thoughts on the sociology of Brexit  —  The geography reflects the economic crisis of the 1970s, not the 2010s  —  It became clear early on in the night that Leave had extraordinary levels of support in the North East, taking 70% of the votes in Hartlepool and 61% in Sunderland.
Michael A. Olivas / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed The Supreme Court's immigration decision is a tragedy that may be short-lived  —  A mother attends the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles' press conference with her sons on June 23.  The Supreme Court's decision impacts more than 4 million immigrant families in America.
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Aziz Ansari / New York Times:
Why Trump Makes Me Scared for My Family  —  “DON'T go anywhere near a mosque,” I told my mother.  “Do all your prayer at home.  O.K.?”  —  “We're not going,” she replied.  —  I am the son of Muslim immigrants.  As I sent that text, in the aftermath of the horrible attack in Orlando …
Discussion: Gothamist and Fox News Insider
Associated Press:
2 Dead, Several Injured After Shooting At Fort Worth Dance Studio  —  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Two people were killed and several others injured following a shooting at a nonprofit dance studio in Fort Worth, Texas, police said Saturday.  —  Officers found one victim dead outside Studio 74 …
Kate Kaye / Ad Age:
Trump's First Fundraising Email Had a 60% Spam Rate  —  Email Tracking Firm Says Rookie Mistakes May Have Resulted in High Rejection, Low Open Rates  —  $46.8B … The Donald Trump email that helped the campaign generate $3.3 million didn't score well by accepted email measures.
Fox News:
Gunmen take hostages at hotel in Somali capital, police say  —  DEVELOPING: A team of gunmen took hotel guests hostage after storming the building in a Somalia's capital city, Mogadishu on Saturday, police have revealed.  —  A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate …
Discussion: CNN and The Week
Julia B. Chan / Reveal:
The man inside: Four months as a prison guard  —  Prisons are almost impossible for reporters to get inside, and few people know what life inside is like for inmates and guards.  But one journalist cracked the shell of secrecy by getting a job as a prison guard.
Discussion: Mother Jones, Raw Story and EconLog
Bill Rankin / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia judge loses it after defendant turns abusive, obscene  —  (Durham photo courtesy of Rome News-Tribune/northwestgeorgianews.com)  —  With a murder defendant shouting obscenities at him and threatening to kill his family, a Superior Court judge in Rome last week became so enraged …
WSAZ-TV:
Crews working to install temporary road to assist 500 stranded people at Elkview shopping plaza  —  ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WSAZ) — It could be well into Friday night or early Saturday morning before hundreds of stranded people at a shopping plaza in Elkview can go home.
Discussion: NBC News and Associated Press
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Kmdougherty / CBS Philly:
Officer Shot In Delco; Officials ID Suspect Taken Into Custody
Discussion: Pamela Geller and Weasel Zippers
Reuters:
Exclusive: Google, Facebook quietly move toward automatic blocking of extremist videos
Discussion: The Hill and Engadget
Los Angeles Times:
Deadly Kern County wildfire grows to 46 square miles — and it's barely contained
Discussion: KTLA
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
POLITICO delegate survey: Dump Trump lacks the votes
Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
Brexit Comes to America: Ryan Challenger Mounts Immigration Billboard
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Prntly
 Earlier Items: 
Lindsey Ellefson / Mediaite:
Dog Vying For Title of 'World's Ugliest' Runs on Platform of Looking Like Trump
Discussion: New York Times and Atlas Obscura
Henry M. Paulson Jr / Washington Post:
When it comes to Trump, a Republican Treasury secretary says: Choose country over party
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's Brexit press conference was beyond bizarre
Discussion: Althouse, Politicus USA and RedState
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1