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10:35 AM ET, June 25, 2016

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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
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Mark Hensch / The Hill:
Nigel Farage: Britons voted for Brexit because Obama told them not to  —  A leading figure in the British push to exit the European Union says President Obama accidentally helped the Brexit cause.  —  Nigel Farage on Friday said Obama's calls for the United Kingdom to stay in the EU caused people to vote to leave.
Alex Massie / Foreign Policy:
David Cameron Was a Historic and Disastrous Failure  —  The prime minister wanted to modernize the Tory Party and unify the United Kingdom.  He accomplished exactly the opposite.  —  This is how a political life ends: with a crash, not a whimper.  David Cameron's place in history is now assured.
Fraser Nelson / Wall Street Journal:
Brexit: A Very British Revolution  —  The vote to leave the EU began as a cry for liberty and ended as a rebuke to the establishment  —  The world is looking at Britain and asking: What on Earth just happened?  Those who run Britain are asking the same question.
Reihan Salam / Slate:
Why Immigration Pushed Britons to Brexit  —  It's not only about race.  —  Shortly after the results of Britain's Brexit referendum were announced, CNN interviewed a visibly shaken Tony Blair, who did his best to explain why a narrow majority of British voters had decided to leave the European Union.
Discussion: Business Insider
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: KXAN-TV
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
Jennifer Rankin / Guardian:
EU parliament leader: we want Britain out as soon as possible
Discussion: Business Insider
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 …
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 …
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
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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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: Raw Story and Pirate's Cove
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's Brexit press conference was beyond bizarre  —  Donald Trump is in the midst of a two-day trip to Scotland, a visit that happened to coincide with Britain voting on Thursday to leave the European Union — an absolutely seismic moment in the history of the E.U. Trump held …
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump baffles with bizarre appearance in Scotland
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: Fox News Insider
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Clinton regains double-digit lead over Trump: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton regained a double-digit lead over Republican rival Donald Trump this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday.  —  The June 20-24 poll showed that 46.6 percent …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
POLITICO delegate survey: Dump Trump lacks the votes  —  Republicans looking to dump Donald Trump at next month's convention have passion, energy and a fierce sense that their party will suffer unless Trump is unseated.  What they appear to lack, however, are the votes to make it happen.
Los Angeles Times:
Deadly Kern County wildfire grows to 46 square miles — and it's barely contained  —  LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — Near this man-made lake about 45 miles northeast of Bakersfield, a 2-acre fire has grown to an inferno that stretches over 46 square miles, killing two people and destroying at least 100 homes and other structures.
Discussion: KTLA
Tom Vanden Brook / USA Today:
Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to announce the repeal of its ban on transgender service members July 1, a controversial decision that would end nearly a year of internal wrangling among the services on how to allow those troops to serve openly, according to Defense officials.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Pentagon officials: Repeal of ban on transgender service members coming within weeks
Discussion: BizPac Review
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.
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Ben Guarino / Washington Post:
Fearing ex-boyfriend, woman installs security system only to find him under her bed  —  The Nashville-area woman and her boyfriend had been dating for two years.  It was an unhealthy, rocky affair.  While the couple was together, neighbors say they saw police visit the woman's home in Goodlettsville …
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Julia Hahn / Breitbart:
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