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Clinton brings in record $68 million in June
The Democrat’s fundraising has accelerated since becoming the party’s presumptive presidential nominee.
How Obama went from reluctant warrior to drone champion
Presidential paradox: Obama has anguished over war’s tragedies even as he has vigorously embraced drones.
‘They don’t look like Indians to me’: Donald Trump on Native American casinos in 1993
In 1993, Donald Trump testified before a House subcommittee that the mafia was running rampant on Native American gaming casinos. Here, he bickers with members of Congress about taxes, the FBI and if certain tribes “look Indian.”
Democrats release draft of platform, with shifts to left on death penalty, abortion, taxes
The party is effectively giving the public one week to peruse the language before the full platform committee meets in Orlando.
Hillary Clinton will campaign in Atlantic City next week
Clinton, who has criticized Donald Trump’s business record, plans to stop in Atlantic City, the site of shuttered Trump casinos.
Two more resignations hit Donald Trump’s tumultuous campaign
Amid the turmoil, the Republican candidate is also hiring new staff.
Four troubling things the debt crisis has done to Puerto Rico
In the wake of Congressional approval of a financial rescue package for Puerto Rico, here are four troubling issues stemming from the island’s continuing financial crisis.
GOP delegate fight to stop Trump heats up in federal court
A legal fight comes as some delegates seek ways to block Trump from the GOP presidential nomination.
Trump hires ex-Cruz super PAC strategist Kellyanne Conway
Trump is also promoting Karen Giorno to senior political adviser, adding two women to a senior team that has been predominantly male.
A fact checker looked into 158 things Donald Trump said. 78 percent were false.
78 percent of fact-checked Trump statements have been rated Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire.
Why do millennials hate America?
Millennials are the least proud Americans in America.
Taking a page out of Obama’s book, Hillary Clinton bids farewell to the Toast
And if you don’t know what the Toast is, that’s kind of the point.
On Zika, Obama warns congressional inaction could cause ‘tragedies that can last a lifetime’
President Obama met with his top public health advisers at the White House Friday, and warned lawmakers they need to approve Zika funding soon.
Two Trump staffers resign as campaign reshuffles yet again
Even as Trump hires new staffers, others are leaving, signaling turmoil in the campaign.
These notable Republicans are staying far away from the Republican National Convention
A whole host of influential Republicans have decided not to attend July’s Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Why Hillary Clinton being slightly less hated than Donald Trump could make all the difference
Elections are indeed a popularity contest.
Donald Trump’s preferred way of blowing off a question? He’s going to ‘look at it.’
A brief list of things the campaign is or has been looking at.
Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch just made Hillary’s email problems even worse
This was a horrible idea. And they both should have known better.
Meet Newt Gingrich
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich is on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s short list of potential vice presidential candidates. Here’s what you need to know about him.
Meet Chris Christie
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s short list of potential vice presidential candidates. Here’s what you need to know about him.
Does Hillary Clinton really need Elizabeth Warren on the ticket?
She brings energy to the campaign trail, but she could upstage Clinton — and may not rally the Sanders voters still reluctant to come on board.
Donald Trump’s war with the official GOP is making his hiring process very awkward
If you come at the king, you best not miss.
Newt Gingrich, Chris Christie and 33 other Republicans who could be Donald Trump’s VP
We have two frontrunners, per a new Washington Post report.
Corey Lewandowski’s horrible, no good, very bad week on CNN
Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, started his new gig at CNN this week, but his critics say it hasn’t gone too well. Here’s why.
$3.1 billion – at least – lost in bogus tax refunds to ID thieves in 2014
A GAO report indicates that crooks attempted to get $25.6 billion from bogus refunds in 2014. The IRS beat them most of the time, stopping or recovering the theft of $22.5 billion, 88 percent of the attempted pillage.
The Daily 202: President Obama’s time to get things done is running very short on Capitol Hill
Trade, Zika funding and his SCOTUS pick are all at stake
President Obama challenges use of ‘populist’ label
At the North American Leaders’ Summit, President Obama took issue with the widespread adoption of the “populist” label by those who don’t stand for populism’s tenants.
The Benghazi investigation is over, but another House GOP probe soldiers on
The Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives is halfway through its year-long mandate to investigate and reports on links between abortion providers and medical researchers.
Donald Trump used money donated for charity to buy himself a Tim Tebow-signed football helmet
Trump Foundation paid $12,000 for the helmet, which Trump later posed with, at a Susan G. Komen auction.
The most popular fact checks of June
We take a look at the five most popular fact checks of June.
The Benghazi investigation is over, but another House GOP probe soldiers on
The panels’ legacy might be to mark the increasing politicization of investigations
Sanders pushes back on Biden claim that he’s ready to endorse Clinton
Sanders appeared on MSNBC’s “Up With Chris Hayes” and explained, for the umpteenth time, that his promise to help defeat Donald Trump and vote for Clinton did not amount to an endorsement. Not yet.
March of Dimes petitions Congress to fund fight against Zika
Congressional efforts to fund fighting the disease failed this week
Trump gives vague, affirmative response when asked about ‘getting rid’ of hijabs at TSA posts
“You know, and we are looking at that. And we are looking at that. We’re looking at a lot of things,” Trump said.
Gingrich, Christie are the leading candidates to be Trump’s running mate
The former House speaker has particularly strong support from Trump confidants.
Donald Trump starts a trade war — with the Republican Party
The presumptive nominee is at odds with the GOP establishment and business lobby.
After outcry over minor league baseball bill, congresswoman can’t disown it fast enough
Apparently citizens can get results from their lawmakers — as long as they’re baseball fans.
In a year of setbacks, activists push to encourage more LGBT candidates
Some believe more participation will help roll back anti-gay legislation.
Here’s why Hillary Clinton is about to start airing TV ads in Nebraska
The planned buy comes in addition to buys in eight battleground states where the Democrat is already on the air.
New anti-Trump super PAC aims to build 50-state coalition
The group, Keep America Great, has been set up as a grass-roots coalition spanning all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Bernie Sanders bashed Donald Trump on his way to electoral victory — in 1990
When he first ran for Congress, Sanders complained about the amount of media attention Trump got.
The GOP’s massive electoral map problem isn’t getting any better
#Math
SHOCK POLL: Everyone hates Wall Street
Well, not quite everyone, but enough to make them a useful campaign trail punching bag.
House could vote on gun bill next week – but not the one Democrats support
Any House bill would be more likely to resemble a GOP alternative that would give federal officials three days to go to court to block a gun sale to a suspected terrorist.
Donald Trump finally weighs in on sweeping Supreme Court abortion decision
The decision was considered by legal experts to be the most significant on abortion rights in a generation.
How a vulnerable House Republican is running for reelection in the age of Trump
An incumbent from an increasingly diverse district does his best to distance himself from the presumed presidential nominee.
Debate or donation? Democratic FEC commissioners fault Fox News for giving air time
The argument is that Fox effectively made in-kind contributions to certain candidates by tweaking the rules.
Here’s the growing list of big-name Republicans supporting Hillary Clinton
Former Bushies, GOP donors and top operatives.
How the presidential candidates fared in America’s most diverse counties, visualized
Comparing new Census data with primary results.
Donald Trump’s Bill O’Reilly interview is an instant classic
Annotating The Donald. Again.
Watch people attack Hillary Clinton for dishonesty – while lying through their teeth
A biting piece of political commentary, from Jimmy Kimmel.
The Daily 202: Does Supreme Court decision mean an end to the fight over affirmative action?
Legally, perhaps. But politically, not so much.
How Bernie Sanders missed his moment
Bernie hesitated, resisted, dithered and shilly-shallied instead of getting aboard the Clinton bandwagon.
Donald Trump’s claim that China ‘will enter’ the Trans-Pacific Partnership ‘at a later date’
Trump’s revised claim about China and TPP is still problematic, but just shy of a total whopper.
North American leaders commit to unity as Europe faces division and change
Obama, Trudeau and Peña Nieto meet in Ottowa, forge agreements on energy, environment
Trump fundraising emails overseas prompt complaints here and abroad
The pleas to foreign nationals are the latest misstep as Trump tries to catch Clinton.
Misty Snow, transgender Senate candidate, on her background
At a debate June 14, Senate candidate Misty Snow (D-Utah) said her economic background would make her the right person to fight for working and middle class Americans. Snow won her primary fight June 28.
How many hats has Donald Trump bought, anyway?
A lot.
Senators and delegates remain cool to ‘dump Trump’ plot
“I feel that going against the voters will tear our party apart and only give the Democrat presumptive candidate the edge,” said Rosie Tripp, a rules committee member from New Mexico.
McConnell on Trump: ‘Getting closer’ to being a ‘more serious and credible candidate’
McConnell is offering a subtle, but increasingly sharp, critique of Trump’s campaign.
Mitch McConnell has no good answers when it comes to Donald Trump
You have a better idea for him?
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