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| Washington DC Democrats vote as primaries conclude – campaign live | |
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| Gun control, homegrown extremism, homophobic violence and the war against Islamic State have all been highlighted by the Orlando nightclub massacre, but deadlock in Washington means major legislation will probably have to wait until after the November election. | |
| Whoever wins the US presidency will find an in-tray where the threat of terrorism at home, and the commitment to wars abroad, grinds on 15 years after the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001. | |
| Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Senate Democrats went on the front foot on Monday, calling for laws that would make it harder for terrorists to get their hands on firearms, in particular assault rifles. | |
| In a vivid illustration of ideological division, however, Republican flag bearer Donald Trump opposed gun control measures, lambasted the immigration system as “dysfunctional” and claimed vindication in his his call for a ban on foreign-born Muslims entering the US. | |
| A landslide victory for Clinton or Trump, with reflected gains in Congress, could give one or the other a mandate for change lacking during the Obama years. In the meantime there is realpolitik. With Obama facing a Republican-led House and Senate, the prospects for action are remote even after the killing of 49 people in the worst mass shooting in American history. | |
| Related: Guns, terror, and LGBT rights: Orlando shooting raises stakes for next president | |
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| Report: Russian government hacked DNC, stole opposition research on Donald Trump | |
| Hackers in the employ of the Russian government gained illicit access to the Democratic National Committee’s computer network, according to the Washington Post, gaining access to email, web traffic and the entire dossier of opposition research conducted on the background of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. | |
| According to the report, hackers had access for as long as a year. | |
| “The security of our system is critical to our operation and to the confidence of the campaigns and state parties we work with,” said DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz in a statement. “When we discovered the intrusion, we treated this like the serious incident it is and reached out to CrowdStrike immediately. Our team moved as quickly as possible to kick out the intruders and secure our network.” | |
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| Senate minority leader Harry Reid launched into a blistering attack on presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on the Senate floor this morning, calling Trump “vicious,” “un-American” and “hateful.” | |
| “One day after the worst mass shooting in modern American history,” Reid began, “Trump delivered one of the most un-American speeches ever from a major party’s nominee. Trump was hateful. He was vicious. He was Donald Trump - everything that Republicans knew him to be when they made him their party’s nominee.” | |
| “It is incomprehensible that any presidential nominee would foster and promote systemic bigotry, as Trump often does,” Reid continued. “It is reprehensible and un-American for the nominee of a major party - or any party - to declare millions of Americans guilty until proven innocent, purely by virtue of their religion.” | |
| Reid then called out Mitch McConnell, the senator majority leader, for refusing to denounce Trump or disavow his endorsement of the Republican nominee. | |
| “Every time the senior senator from Kentucky reaffirms his commitment to support Trump, he is validating Trump’s behavior,” Reid said. “Senator McConnell is giving credence to Dona;d Trump’s rabid anti-everything hate speech - his anti-American stances against Muslims, African-Americans, women, Latinos, people with disabilities, immigrants, veterans and others.” | |
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| After 12 months of at times bitter contest, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will meet privately on Tuesday, after polls close in the nation’s capital. | |
| Clinton emerged as the presumptive nominee last week, when she earned enough pledged delegates to secure the party’s nomination. She also has the majority of the party’s super-delegates, party elites whose votes are unbound to the outcomes of contests in their state. Sanders had put an enormous amount of time and money into last week’s California primary, hoping to narrowly win the state and create momentum going into Tuesday’s vote in Washington DC. | |
| His strategy for wresting the nomination from Clinton at the party’s convention in July relied on flipping the support of a large number of super-delegates, a part of the political process he once railed against. Without question, Sanders disrupted the democratic primary, which was expected to be an easy glide path to the nomination for Clinton. Instead, he drew enormous crowds and electrified progressives with his fusillade against Wall Street and the billionaire class. | |
| On Tuesday, the candidates are expected to discuss the future of the Democratic Party, and how they will move forward to ensure Donald Trump does not win in November. Sanders had previously pledged to take his campaign all the way to the party’s convention in Philadelphia in July, yet the math since losing California has left virtually no path forward for him to win the nomination. | |
| Of late, he had trained his fire on Trump, promising to do whatever it takes to keep him out of the White House. On Monday night, a Clinton campaign official said in a statement: “Secretary Clinton and Senator Sanders agreed to meet when she called him last Tuesday night. She looks forward to the opportunity to discuss how they can advance their shared commitment to a progressive agenda, and work together to stop Donald Trump in the general election.” | |
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| Tennessee senator Lamar Alexander says that the Republican party has no nominee: | Tennessee senator Lamar Alexander says that the Republican party has no nominee: |
| "We don't have a nominee" Sen Alexander says in response to question on Trump. Informed he's the presumptive nominee: "That's what you say." | "We don't have a nominee" Sen Alexander says in response to question on Trump. Informed he's the presumptive nominee: "That's what you say." |
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| Bernie Sanders to address supporters via livestream | Bernie Sanders to address supporters via livestream |
| Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will address his campaign’s supporters via a livestream on Thursday night, two days after tonight’s Democratic primary in Washington DC concludes the nominating season. | |
| Sanders’ campaign announced this morning that he will address his supporters via a video message on Thursday night, with the theme of the conversation being: “The revolution continues.” | Sanders’ campaign announced this morning that he will address his supporters via a video message on Thursday night, with the theme of the conversation being: “The revolution continues.” |
| The Vermont senator has refused to comment on President Barack Obama’s endorsement of his rival, Hillary Clinton, as the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, although he has scheduled a meeting with Clinton tonight after the conclusion of the Washington DC primary. | The Vermont senator has refused to comment on President Barack Obama’s endorsement of his rival, Hillary Clinton, as the party’s presumptive presidential nominee, although he has scheduled a meeting with Clinton tonight after the conclusion of the Washington DC primary. |
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| Paul Ryan: Proposed ban on Muslim immigration not 'in our country's interests' | Paul Ryan: Proposed ban on Muslim immigration not 'in our country's interests' |
| In a press conference on Capitol Hill, House speaker Paul Ryan told reporters that the proposed ban on Muslim immigration to the US put forward by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is not “in our country’s interests.” | In a press conference on Capitol Hill, House speaker Paul Ryan told reporters that the proposed ban on Muslim immigration to the US put forward by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is not “in our country’s interests.” |
| “I do not think a Muslim ban is in our country’s interest,” Ryan said. “I do not think it is reflective of our principles.” | “I do not think a Muslim ban is in our country’s interest,” Ryan said. “I do not think it is reflective of our principles.” |
| The declaration was yet another sharp break in policy with Trump, whose relationship with the speaker has deteriorated ever since Ryan delivered a belated endorsement of Trump four weeks after the real estate tycoon secured the party’s nomination. | The declaration was yet another sharp break in policy with Trump, whose relationship with the speaker has deteriorated ever since Ryan delivered a belated endorsement of Trump four weeks after the real estate tycoon secured the party’s nomination. |
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| If you weren’t watching last night, Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison called presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “a narcissistic fascist” for his proposed ban on Muslims and self-congratulation in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in American history. | If you weren’t watching last night, Minnesota congressman Keith Ellison called presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “a narcissistic fascist” for his proposed ban on Muslims and self-congratulation in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in American history. |
| “It is clear that we have a narcissistic fascist who has claimed the Republican nomination,” Ellison, the first Muslim member of Congress, told MSNBC’s Chris Cuomo. “That’s a fact. The question is what are we going to do about it as a nation.” | “It is clear that we have a narcissistic fascist who has claimed the Republican nomination,” Ellison, the first Muslim member of Congress, told MSNBC’s Chris Cuomo. “That’s a fact. The question is what are we going to do about it as a nation.” |
| “Why-oh-why can’t his sympathies run to them for just a moment?” Ellison asked rhetorically, referring to the largely LGBT and Latino victims of a mass shooting at a gay Orlando nightclub that left 49 dead and 53 hospitalized. “The whole nation should be grieving with them.” | “Why-oh-why can’t his sympathies run to them for just a moment?” Ellison asked rhetorically, referring to the largely LGBT and Latino victims of a mass shooting at a gay Orlando nightclub that left 49 dead and 53 hospitalized. “The whole nation should be grieving with them.” |
| “The fact his mind is not concerned itself with what they need, comforting them, is deep and disturbing,” Ellison said. “And then turn it into a villainous rampage against other Americans who have absolutely nothing to do with this - and I mean Muslims now - it’s just outrageous.” | “The fact his mind is not concerned itself with what they need, comforting them, is deep and disturbing,” Ellison said. “And then turn it into a villainous rampage against other Americans who have absolutely nothing to do with this - and I mean Muslims now - it’s just outrageous.” |
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| Today is Flag Day, and Donald Trump’s 70th birthday. | Today is Flag Day, and Donald Trump’s 70th birthday. |
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| When Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination as she continued to grapple with a surprisingly resilient primary opponent, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was in the polling doldrums. Now that she has become the nominee-in-waiting, however, Clinton’s odds are looking up. | When Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination as she continued to grapple with a surprisingly resilient primary opponent, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton was in the polling doldrums. Now that she has become the nominee-in-waiting, however, Clinton’s odds are looking up. |
| The former secretary of state’s lead over Trump has grown to seven points, according to the latest tracking poll released this morning from NBC News/SurveyMonkey. Conducted online - unusual for polls that are largely reliant on landline phones - the poll shows Clinton leading Trump 49% to 42% among registered voters nationwide. The same poll last week showed Trump polling at 44% and Clinton at 48%. | The former secretary of state’s lead over Trump has grown to seven points, according to the latest tracking poll released this morning from NBC News/SurveyMonkey. Conducted online - unusual for polls that are largely reliant on landline phones - the poll shows Clinton leading Trump 49% to 42% among registered voters nationwide. The same poll last week showed Trump polling at 44% and Clinton at 48%. |
| The poll, conducted as Clinton functionally won the Democratic nomination and Trump faced extreme criticism over his racialized criticism of a sitting federal judge, showed Clinton gaining support among moderate voters, men and white voters. | The poll, conducted as Clinton functionally won the Democratic nomination and Trump faced extreme criticism over his racialized criticism of a sitting federal judge, showed Clinton gaining support among moderate voters, men and white voters. |
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| Donald Trump accused of destroying email evidence in lawsuit | Donald Trump accused of destroying email evidence in lawsuit |
| A few weeks ago, a USA Today investigation found that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump had been involved in at least 3,500 lawsuits over the course of his career in real estate. A deep dive into one of those lawsuits has unearthed an accusation that Trump routinely deleted emails - an accusation that he has routinely made against presumptive general election opponent Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail. | A few weeks ago, a USA Today investigation found that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump had been involved in at least 3,500 lawsuits over the course of his career in real estate. A deep dive into one of those lawsuits has unearthed an accusation that Trump routinely deleted emails - an accusation that he has routinely made against presumptive general election opponent Hillary Clinton on the campaign trail. |
| USA Today reports that in a 2006 lawsuit Trump’s holding company filed against a former employee over a casino deal in Florida, a judge ordered Trump’s casino holdings to turn over email records as part of the discovery process. The Trump Organization, however, said that it had no records from between 1996 and 2001 - six years’ worth of emails. | USA Today reports that in a 2006 lawsuit Trump’s holding company filed against a former employee over a casino deal in Florida, a judge ordered Trump’s casino holdings to turn over email records as part of the discovery process. The Trump Organization, however, said that it had no records from between 1996 and 2001 - six years’ worth of emails. |
| At that time, a Trump IT director testified that until 2001, executives in Trump Tower relied on personal email accounts using dial-up Internet services, despite the fact that Trump had launched a high-speed Internet provider in 1998 and announced he would wire his whole building with it. Another said Trump had no routine process for preserving emails before 2005. | At that time, a Trump IT director testified that until 2001, executives in Trump Tower relied on personal email accounts using dial-up Internet services, despite the fact that Trump had launched a high-speed Internet provider in 1998 and announced he would wire his whole building with it. Another said Trump had no routine process for preserving emails before 2005. |
| Trump has, of course, made Clinton’s use of a private email server a centerpiece of his campaign against her. | Trump has, of course, made Clinton’s use of a private email server a centerpiece of his campaign against her. |
| How long did it take your staff of 823 people to think that up--and where are your 33,000 emails that you deleted? https://t.co/gECLNtQizQ | How long did it take your staff of 823 people to think that up--and where are your 33,000 emails that you deleted? https://t.co/gECLNtQizQ |
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| Good morning, and welcome to the last day of the US primary season. | Good morning, and welcome to the last day of the US primary season. |
| Washington DC’s Republicans already cast their ballots back in March, but today’s Democratic primary in the nation’s capital marks the official end to 2016’s primary contests - and the beginning of a general election campaign that is already heating up. | Washington DC’s Republicans already cast their ballots back in March, but today’s Democratic primary in the nation’s capital marks the official end to 2016’s primary contests - and the beginning of a general election campaign that is already heating up. |
| Related: Who's winning the presidential nomination? See the full delegate count | Related: Who's winning the presidential nomination? See the full delegate count |
| Some quick facts on tonight’s primary: | Some quick facts on tonight’s primary: |
| The two Democrats are already reportedly looking towards the general - Clinton and Sanders will meet this evening for the first time in months, in a candidate summit where Sanders will likely seek platform concessions from the presumptive nominee and Clinton will almost certainly push for the popular senator’s full endorsement and support in rallying the progressive wing of the party against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. | The two Democrats are already reportedly looking towards the general - Clinton and Sanders will meet this evening for the first time in months, in a candidate summit where Sanders will likely seek platform concessions from the presumptive nominee and Clinton will almost certainly push for the popular senator’s full endorsement and support in rallying the progressive wing of the party against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. |
| “I simply want to get a sense of what kind of platform she will be supporting, whether she will be vigorous in standing up for working families in the middle class, moving aggressively in climate change, healthcare for all, making public colleges and universities tuition-free,” Sanders said of the meeting to NBC. | “I simply want to get a sense of what kind of platform she will be supporting, whether she will be vigorous in standing up for working families in the middle class, moving aggressively in climate change, healthcare for all, making public colleges and universities tuition-free,” Sanders said of the meeting to NBC. |
| Ahead of that meeting, Clinton will be hosting a campaign event in Pittsburgh at 12.15pm ET, where the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino will be reporting live. Donald Trump, meanwhile, will hold an event in Greensboro, North Carolina, at 7pm ET, just before polls close in Washington DC. | Ahead of that meeting, Clinton will be hosting a campaign event in Pittsburgh at 12.15pm ET, where the Guardian’s Lauren Gambino will be reporting live. Donald Trump, meanwhile, will hold an event in Greensboro, North Carolina, at 7pm ET, just before polls close in Washington DC. |
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