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Rapper Vic Mensa slams ‘disgusting’ Donald Trump, calls for gun control
Rapper Vic Mensa slammed Donald Trump’s “repulsive” response to the Orlando massacre at a gay nightclub and said that with a candidate such as Trump on the Republican side, the “idea of being too jaded” to vote is “incredibly dangerous.”

Poll: Clinton leads Trump
A new national poll shows Hillary Clinton carrying a six-point lead over Donald Trump with both presidential primaries now in the rearview mirror, though both major party presumptive nominees remain challenged by controversies weighing on their campaigns.

Obama’s cerebral reaction to terror tested in Orlando
President Barack Obama lands Thursday at the scene of the largest terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11 buffeted by criticism that he doesn’t understand the threat posed by radical Islam and hasn’t done enough to protect the homeland.

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At end of campaign, Sanders shifts battle to DNC
Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is winding down — but his fight with the Democratic National Committee is just getting started.

Democrats see opportunity to seize national security narrative
The harsh words from President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton toward Donald Trump this week — in which the two Democratic leaders said Trump is unfit to serve as commander in chief — preview a broader general election strategy from the presumptive Democratic nominee.

‘Hundreds’ of Clinton staffers begin transition to DNC payroll
As Democrats turn to the general election, “hundreds” of staffers from Hillary Clinton’s campaign have begun to transition to the payroll at the Democratic National Committee, according to spokesman from the campaign and the Democratic committee.

Trump, GOP poised for collision
Donald Trump is barreling toward a collision with fellow Republicans, upending recent progress in uniting the party — and even threatening to go it alone if GOP leaders don’t fall in line.

New documents shine light on CIA torture methods
The Central Intelligence Agency has released 50 declassified documents detailing its use of brutal interrogation techniques on terrorist suspects in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

First on CNN: New super PAC ‘Keep America Great’ is forming to stop Trump
A new super PAC is forming with a top priority of stopping Donald Trump, not promoting Hillary Clinton.

Trump to be deposed in Old Post Office lawsuit
Donald Trump will face a deposition Thursday in his lawsuit over a development property in Washington, a source confirmed Wednesday.

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Republican Maryland Gov. Hogan says he won’t vote for Trump
Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland said Wednesday that he “doesn’t plan” to vote for Donald Trump, his party’s presumptive nominee for President.

CNN to host Libertarian ticket for town hall next Wednesday
The Libertarian presidential ticket will receive international exposure when it participates next week in a CNN town hall.

RNC hires dismissed Trump aide Wiley
The Republican National Committee has hired Rick Wiley, an experienced operative with a short-lived stint on Donald Trump’s campaign this year.

Trump: DNC hacked itself
Donald Trump on Wednesday asserted that the Democratic National Committee hadn’t been hacked at all — and in fact conjured the story itself — after the party’s research on Trump was purportedly sent to journalists by a hacker.

Rubio reconsidering whether to run for Senate re-election
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is actively reconsidering whether to run for re-election, and will deliberate later this week about whether to change his long-held plan to become a private citizen next January.

Trump threatens to go it alone
Donald Trump slammed GOP leaders on Wednesday for not lining up behind him, implying that he’s willing to go forward without their help.

5 reasons why GOP is worried about ‘Trump effect’
The GOP has a serious case of the June jitters.

Louis C.K.: ‘Hillary is better at this than any of these people’
Louis C.K. is conflicted.

Trump’s new teleprompter take: ‘I like using them on occasion’
Donald Trump on Wednesday admitted that he likes using teleprompters after relentlessly mocking politicians who rely on them throughout most of his campaign.

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House committee votes to censure IRS Commissioner Koskinen
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted Wednesday to censure IRS head John Koskinen as a result of the IRS targeting scandal.

Trump doubles down on calls for mosque surveillance
Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his call for surveillance of mosques in the United States, reviving a controversial policy proposal Trump has not raised in such direct terms since becoming the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

Trump says he would host Kim Jong Un in U.S.
Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would receive North Korea’s dictator for a visit to the United States and again rejected criticism over his willingness to sit down with Kim Jong Un.

Clinton blasts Trump’s ‘reckless ideas’ in Orlando aftermath
Hillary Clinton, seated in front of flags from the five branches of the military and flanked by different fighter jets, said on Wednesday that Donald Trump “does not seem to grasp” how to fight terrorism.

The massive implications of Trump’s Muslim travel ban in 5 maps
Donald Trump said Monday that if elected he would “suspend immigration from areas of the world when there is a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe or our allies, until we understand how to end these threats.”

Senate approves women registering for the draft
Women may soon be required to register for the military draft.

Chinese ship ‘shadows’ U.S. carrier in South China Sea
A Chinese ship was “shadowing” a U.S. aircraft carrier in the western Pacific on Wednesday, a U.S. official told CNN.

Obama meets with Dalai Lama, angering China
President Barack Obama met privately at the White House Wednesday with the Dalai Lama, a session that predictably sparked anger among Chinese officials who accuse the Tibetan spiritual leader of sponsoring a separatist movement.

Democratic senator launches filibuster over guns
Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy launched a filibuster Wednesday on the Senate floor, vowing to stay “for as long as I can” until Congress acts on gun control legislation.

First on CNN: New Clinton video blasts Trump’s response to Orlando massacre
Hillary Clinton will continue her blistering attack on Donald Trump’s response to the Orlando terrorist attack, releasing a new video Wednesday afternoon slamming the Republican presidential candidate.

Trump, NRA to meet on banning gun sales for those on terror watch list
Donald Trump said Wednesday he will meet with the National Rifle Association to discuss barring individuals on the terror watch list and “no fly” list from legally purchasing guns.

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Did Trump fail his biggest test in Florida shooting response?
This week, Donald Trump faced his first test on how he would respond to a terror attack on U.S. soil as president. He failed.

Trump’s fatuous terrorism plan
To paraphrase an observation made by the American writer H.L. Mencken: For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat and wrong.

The big problem with calling it ‘radical Islam’
In the wake of the hideous murder spree in Orlando, Republicans are once again hating on Democrats for describing America as in a battle against terrorism rather than “radical Islam.” Their charge displays, as it has in the past in response to similarly tragic incidents, a striking lack of maturity.

Why do we downplay this terror issue?
It’s hard to find something positive to hold onto when a tragedy as awful as the Orlando shooting strikes. After all, Sunday’s attack claimed the lives of 49 people, while leaving more than 50 more hurt, making it the worst terrorist attack in the United States since September 11, 2001.

GOP pol Steve King: ‘Gays were targeted in Orlando and it does matter’
Prominent social conservative Rep. Steve King said Wednesday it matters that the victims of Sunday’s shooting in Orlando were targeted because they were gay.