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Washington Post:
Trump unpopularity fuels wide lead for Clinton in new Virginia poll  —  Hillary Clinton holds a commanding lead over Donald Trump in Virginia, with disdain for the Republican presidential nominee helping Clinton overcome her own vulnerabilities, a new Washington Post poll finds.
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Clinton Leads / Monmouth University:
Monmouth University Polling Institute  —  Florida  — Hillary Clinton holds a 9 point lead over Donald Trump in the crucial swing state of Florida.  —  The Monmouth University Poll also finds incumbent Marco Rubio leading either of his two main Democratic challengers to retain his U.S. Senate seat, although by varying margins.
NBC News:
Poll: Clinton Maintains Big Lead as Voters Doubt Trump's Temperament  —  The numbers were virtually unchanged since last week's poll.  Generally low favorability and negative attitudes among voters plague both candidates, however, as they make appeals to voters in key swing states in the weeks ahead.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Trump Leads By Only 6 in Texas  —  PPP's new Texas poll finds a relatively tight race, at least on the curve of recent Presidential election results in the state.  Donald Trump leads with 44% to 38% for Hillary Clinton, 6% for Gary Johnson, 2% for Jill Stein, and less than half a percent (0) for Evan McMullin.
New York Times:
Rogers Ailes to Advise Donald Trump Ahead of Presidential Debates  —  Roger Ailes, the former Fox News chairman ousted last month over charges of sexual harassment, is advising Donald J. Trump as he begins to prepare for the all-important presidential debates this fall.
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NBC News:
Why Is Donald Trump's Campaign Sitting on $82 Million?  —  Donald Trump calls for ‘extreme vetting’ of immigrants to the US 1:53  —  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.
Discussion: Washington Monthly and Daily Kos
Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Trump Campaign Denies Roger Ailes Is Working With Candidate Ahead of Debates
Harry Enten / FiveThirtyEight:
The GOP's Chances Of Holding The Senate Are Following Trump Downhill  —  Donald Trump's post-conventions polling slump seems to be having an effect on the Republican Party's U.S. Senate candidates.  We thought this might happen: There's been an increasingly strong relationship between …
Discussion: Daily Wire and Politicus USA
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Ayotte: I will stand up to Trump but will vote for him  —  Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN)Sen. Kelly Ayotte has often found herself in a familiar spot with Donald Trump: Keeping her distance.  —  But in this fiercely independent state, Ayotte is gambling that voters might reward her for rebuking her own party's nominee.
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
Hassan Can't Say If Clinton Is Honest, Even After She's Asked Three Times
Discussion: MichelleMalkin.com and Hot Air
New York Daily News:
Rudy Giuliani blames his use of ‘abbreviated’ language for 9/11-forgetting gaffe, claim no terror attacks happened ‘before Obama came along’  —  OMG, Rudy Giuliani said Tuesday he obvs hasn't forgotten about 9/11 and claimed that his remark was totes “misinterpreted” because he simply likes to speak in “abbreviated” language.
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
GOP Senator Lindsey Graham: I Think Trump Is Going To Lose  —  Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham says he thinks Donald Trump is going to lose the election.  Graham, who has said he's not voting for Trump, argued that demographics and Trump's rhetoric make it nearly impossible for him to win.
Discussion: Politico and Washington Times
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Andrew Kaczynski / BuzzFeed:
A GOP Congressman Thinks Trump Is Trying To Lose To Help Clinton  —  Republican Rep. Carlos Curbelo, one of the first congressman to say he would not vote for Donald Trump in November, says he believes the Republican nominee is trying to lose on purpose to help Hillary Clinton.
Discussion: RedState and alan.com
Peter Sullivan / The Hill:
Aetna pulling back from ObamaCare in blow to health law  —  In a blow to the health care law, Aetna — one of the largest health insurers in the country — announced Monday that it will significantly scale back its presence on the ObamaCare marketplaces next year.
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Sarah Kliff / Vox:
This certainly doesn't look good for Obamacare
Zachary Tracer / Bloomberg:
Aetna to Quit Most Obamacare Markets, Joining Major Rivals
New York Times:
Mr. Trump's Foreign Policy Confusions  —  Donald Trump's speech on Monday was advertised as an attempt to redirect his campaign from a series of blunders to a more serious discussion of foreign policy, starting with combating global terrorism.  As such, it marked another test of his readiness to lead.
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Jess Bidgood / New York Times:
Pennsylvania's Attorney General Is Convicted on All Counts  —  NORRISTOWN, Pa. — Kathleen G. Kane, the attorney general of Pennsylvania, was convicted Monday night of nine criminal charges, including perjury and criminal conspiracy.  —  It was a stunning end to the political career of Ms. Kane …
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Milo / Breitbart:
Donald Trump Just Overtook The Democrats On Gay Rights  —  The madman has actually done it.  God-Emperor Daddy — known to the rest of you as Republican presidential candidate Donald J Trump — has just outflanked Hillary Clinton on the Left and announced what can only be described as an ultra-progressive immigration policy.
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Trump to Receive First Classified Briefing Tomorrow  —  Certain staff within the FBI's New York Field Office have been told to expect a special guest tomorrow: Donald Trump.  —  The presidential candidate is scheduled to receive his first classified briefing as the Republican Party's nominee …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Politico
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Feds reject Clinton comparison in classified sub photos case
Roger Stone / The Hill:
Can the 2016 election be rigged?  You bet  —  has said publicly that he fears the next election will be rigged.  Based both on technical capability and recent history, Trump's concerns are not unfounded.  —  A recent study by Stanford University proved that Hillary Clinton
Jonathan Swan / The Hill:
Trump camp apparently soliciting foreign cash despite warnings  —  's presidential campaign appears to be soliciting foreign donations despite multiple warnings and a criminal complaint filed with the Department of Justice.  —  On Sunday, an Australian member of parliament, Terri Butler …
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump-loving ex-cop: Milwaukee BLM ‘looters’ should be ‘shot on sight’ — even women and children  —  DON'T MISS STORIES.  FOLLOW RAW STORY!  —  Former police officer and notoriously belligerent Trump supporter Jim Stachowiak has in the past fantasized about terrorists murdering his political enemies …
Discussion: alan.com
Ezra Klein / Vox:
The media vs. Donald Trump: why the press feels so free to criticize the Republican nominee  —  There is a case to be made that the media created Donald Trump.  It was, reportedly, his anger at being dismissed by political pundits that led him to run for president in the first place.
Discussion: bradford-delong.com and Hit & Run
Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Anthony Weiner Thinks He's Pretty Good at Giving Advice  —  What is your job now?  I don't have one, really.  I've got a consulting company with a handful of clients — a couple of nonprofits, a universe of businesses and executives whose instincts are good.  Sometimes they just want to kibitz.
Discussion: Mediaite and The Daily Caller
Arlette Saenz / ABC News:
Congress Closer to Getting Clinton's FBI Interview Notes  —  As early as today, the FBI is expected to provide Congress with notes from Hillary Clinton's July interview with its agents regarding her private email server.  —  Republican lawmakers have been pushing for the FBI …
Discussion: Politico
Hillary Clinton / Teen Vogue:
Read Hillary Clinton's Essay On Why Our Generation Is What's RIGHT With America  —  The Democratic presidential nominee penned a seriously inspiring essay for Teen Vogue. … Britain Bennett had her first run-in with online bullying the year she started high school.  The relentless taunting made her feel hopeless and alone.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
 
 
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Nick Gass / Politico:
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Associated Press:
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New York Times:
Brooklyn Man Charged With Killing Imam and Assistant Near Mosque
Discussion: ABC News and The Atlantic
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
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