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| Democrats end gun control sit-in after nearly 26 hours – campaign live | Democrats end gun control sit-in after nearly 26 hours – campaign live |
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| .@BernieSanders is watching us cc .@scottbix pic.twitter.com/g6bIPxLXIE | |
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| Greetings from the beautiful Town Hall theater in Midtown Manhattan, where The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino and myself are reporting live from the first major speech to be given by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders since the Democratic presidential primary contests officially ended. | |
| The title of this evening’s address: “Where We Go From Here.” | |
| Although Sanders’ campaign has told the press that tonight’s speech will not be a concession - something the candidate has not yet done - his elegiac conversation with C-SPAN yesterday seemed to confirm that Sanders is realistic about his chances of winning the Democratic nomination. | |
| Prediction: Sanders, who has scheduled additional events in New York state tomorrow, will emphasize the changes to the Democratic party platform and nomination process that he has previously said he hopes to see ahead of the party’s convention in Philadelphia next month. | |
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| In which Trump is asked in deposition about his boast to @KatyTurNBC that he has the "world's greatest memory" pic.twitter.com/t5UWs5Ooxg | |
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| NBC’s Lester Holt pressed Donald Trump on his unverified claims that likely general election opponent Hillary Clinton is being blackmailed by foreign governments who accessed her private email server. | NBC’s Lester Holt pressed Donald Trump on his unverified claims that likely general election opponent Hillary Clinton is being blackmailed by foreign governments who accessed her private email server. |
| TONIGHT: @LesterHoltNBC presses Trump on evidence for Clinton server hack claim: "I will report back to you."https://t.co/eAHkzFPEra | TONIGHT: @LesterHoltNBC presses Trump on evidence for Clinton server hack claim: "I will report back to you."https://t.co/eAHkzFPEra |
| “I think I read that and I heard it and somebody that also gave me that information,” Trump said. “I will report back to you.” | “I think I read that and I heard it and somebody that also gave me that information,” Trump said. “I will report back to you.” |
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| Sentences we thought we’d never type: Author Brad Thor, who writes a bestselling series of Clancy-esque shoot-’em-up action thrillers, has announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States on Glenn Beck’s radio program today. | Sentences we thought we’d never type: Author Brad Thor, who writes a bestselling series of Clancy-esque shoot-’em-up action thrillers, has announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States on Glenn Beck’s radio program today. |
| If it takes formally declaring my candidacy to get on stage to shred Trump, consider this my declaration. #Thor2016 | If it takes formally declaring my candidacy to get on stage to shred Trump, consider this my declaration. #Thor2016 |
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| Donald Trump appears to be displeased with the news that former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has joined CNN as a political commentator: | Donald Trump appears to be displeased with the news that former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski has joined CNN as a political commentator: |
| CNN, which is totally biased in favor of Clinton, should apologize. They knew they were wrong. https://t.co/KR7OnS8h6s | CNN, which is totally biased in favor of Clinton, should apologize. They knew they were wrong. https://t.co/KR7OnS8h6s |
| Here is another CNN lie. The Clinton News Network is losing all credibility. I’m not watching it much anymore. https://t.co/pNSgSjD5gW | Here is another CNN lie. The Clinton News Network is losing all credibility. I’m not watching it much anymore. https://t.co/pNSgSjD5gW |
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| Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has declared that he wishes that he didn’t have to reimburse his own companies for event space, aircraft and accommodations - but that the law is the law. | Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has declared that he wishes that he didn’t have to reimburse his own companies for event space, aircraft and accommodations - but that the law is the law. |
| “By law, I have to reimburse the aircraft and the plane and all the stuff, okay?” Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt today. “So if I use my plane for, you know, for campaigning, or if we have a fundraiser or something at one of my clubs or whatever, I have to, by law, reimburse the club, right?” | “By law, I have to reimburse the aircraft and the plane and all the stuff, okay?” Trump told radio host Hugh Hewitt today. “So if I use my plane for, you know, for campaigning, or if we have a fundraiser or something at one of my clubs or whatever, I have to, by law, reimburse the club, right?” |
| Trump continued that he’d “love to not” reimburse his companies with campaign dollars, but that the idea of holding campaign events at non-Trump-owned space would be “stupid.” | Trump continued that he’d “love to not” reimburse his companies with campaign dollars, but that the idea of holding campaign events at non-Trump-owned space would be “stupid.” |
| “Why should I give it to the club down the street?” Trump asked rhetorically. “Or why should I give it to a hotel that’s not a Trump hotel? There’s no reason for that.” | “Why should I give it to the club down the street?” Trump asked rhetorically. “Or why should I give it to a hotel that’s not a Trump hotel? There’s no reason for that.” |
| The most recent Federal Election Commission filings from the Trump campaign show that the candidate has spent $6 million in campaign funds on Trump-owned goods, services and accommodations over the course of the campaign, including more than $423,000 to rent out Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s private Palm Beach club-slash-mansion, in the month of May. | The most recent Federal Election Commission filings from the Trump campaign show that the candidate has spent $6 million in campaign funds on Trump-owned goods, services and accommodations over the course of the campaign, including more than $423,000 to rent out Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s private Palm Beach club-slash-mansion, in the month of May. |
| Trump admitted that “it sounds bad when you see that kind of a headline, but nobody says in there by law you have to do it. And I think it would be stupid to use somebody else’s, somebody else’s club or somebody else’s plane. You know, it doesn’t make sense.” | Trump admitted that “it sounds bad when you see that kind of a headline, but nobody says in there by law you have to do it. And I think it would be stupid to use somebody else’s, somebody else’s club or somebody else’s plane. You know, it doesn’t make sense.” |
| Presumptive general election opponent Hillary Clinton has mocked Trump’s expenditures after his dismal FEC filings became public: | Presumptive general election opponent Hillary Clinton has mocked Trump’s expenditures after his dismal FEC filings became public: |
| What is Trump spending his meager campaign resources on? Why, himself, of course. https://t.co/6LsNwf4gTL | What is Trump spending his meager campaign resources on? Why, himself, of course. https://t.co/6LsNwf4gTL |
| Trump’s presidential campaign announced this morning that he had “fully extinguished” his personal loans to his presidential campaign. | Trump’s presidential campaign announced this morning that he had “fully extinguished” his personal loans to his presidential campaign. |
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| Barack Obama: supreme court ruling ‘heartbreaking for immigrants’ – video | Barack Obama: supreme court ruling ‘heartbreaking for immigrants’ – video |
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| Memories of newly minted CNN commentator Corey Lewandowski, and his relationship with the media: | Memories of newly minted CNN commentator Corey Lewandowski, and his relationship with the media: |
| New paid CNN commentator Corey Lewandowski once threatened to blacklist CNN reporter: https://t.co/VY8KqvqW6j pic.twitter.com/k7Ls3PF9qq | New paid CNN commentator Corey Lewandowski once threatened to blacklist CNN reporter: https://t.co/VY8KqvqW6j pic.twitter.com/k7Ls3PF9qq |
| Despite false reports to the contrary, I am not writing a book. I am under a strict confidentiality agreement with Mr. Trump. | Despite false reports to the contrary, I am not writing a book. I am under a strict confidentiality agreement with Mr. Trump. |
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| The Donald Trump campaign is out with a fuller statement (longer than Trump’s tweet) about the Supreme court non-decision, which the statement refers to as a “ruling”. The statement incorrectly says that the executive actions granted “entitlement benefits to people illegally in the country”. The program allowed some undocumented migrants to apply for deferred action on deportation and allowed some to apply for work permits. | The Donald Trump campaign is out with a fuller statement (longer than Trump’s tweet) about the Supreme court non-decision, which the statement refers to as a “ruling”. The statement incorrectly says that the executive actions granted “entitlement benefits to people illegally in the country”. The program allowed some undocumented migrants to apply for deferred action on deportation and allowed some to apply for work permits. |
| Here’s Trump’s statement: | Here’s Trump’s statement: |
| Today’s 4-4 Supreme Court ruling has blocked one of the most unconstitutional actions ever undertaken by a President. The executive amnesty from President Obama wiped away the immigration rules written by Congress, giving work permits and entitlement benefits to people illegally in the country. This split decision also makes clear what is at stake in November. The election, and the Supreme Court appointments that come with it will decide whether or not we have a border and, hence, a country. Clinton has pledged to expand Obama’s executive amnesty, hurting poor African-American and Hispanic workers by giving away their jobs and federal resources to illegal immigrant labor – while making us all less safe. It is time to protect our country and Make America Safe Again and Great Again for everyone. | Today’s 4-4 Supreme Court ruling has blocked one of the most unconstitutional actions ever undertaken by a President. The executive amnesty from President Obama wiped away the immigration rules written by Congress, giving work permits and entitlement benefits to people illegally in the country. This split decision also makes clear what is at stake in November. The election, and the Supreme Court appointments that come with it will decide whether or not we have a border and, hence, a country. Clinton has pledged to expand Obama’s executive amnesty, hurting poor African-American and Hispanic workers by giving away their jobs and federal resources to illegal immigrant labor – while making us all less safe. It is time to protect our country and Make America Safe Again and Great Again for everyone. |
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| Trump: supreme court 'kept us safe' | Trump: supreme court 'kept us safe' |
| Trump finally comments on the Supreme Court deadlock that preserved a block on one of president Obama’s major executive actions on immigration. | Trump finally comments on the Supreme Court deadlock that preserved a block on one of president Obama’s major executive actions on immigration. |
| He says the non-decision “kept us safe” and then seems to make a play for the sympathies of “Hispanic & African-American workers”. | He says the non-decision “kept us safe” and then seems to make a play for the sympathies of “Hispanic & African-American workers”. |
| SC has kept us safe from exec amnesty--for now. But Hillary has pledged to expand it, taking jobs from Hispanic & African-American workers. | SC has kept us safe from exec amnesty--for now. But Hillary has pledged to expand it, taking jobs from Hispanic & African-American workers. |
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| CNN to Lewandowski: you're hired | CNN to Lewandowski: you're hired |
| CNN is going to pay Corey Lewandowski, the campaign manager fired by Donald Trump, a salary to talk about politics on television, Politico reports. | CNN is going to pay Corey Lewandowski, the campaign manager fired by Donald Trump, a salary to talk about politics on television, Politico reports. |
| Lewandowski has said he has a non-disclosure agreement with Trump. The AP has seen a copy of a Trump non-disclosure agreement and reported that it is strict. Trump told the Washington Post that the agreement is “so airtight” that “I’ve never had a problem”. | Lewandowski has said he has a non-disclosure agreement with Trump. The AP has seen a copy of a Trump non-disclosure agreement and reported that it is strict. Trump told the Washington Post that the agreement is “so airtight” that “I’ve never had a problem”. |
| So Lewandowski may mainly be contributing his greater knowledge and insight on politics, as opposed to his specific Trump-world knowledge. | So Lewandowski may mainly be contributing his greater knowledge and insight on politics, as opposed to his specific Trump-world knowledge. |
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| Trump says he will not pay himself back for $50m campaign loan | Trump says he will not pay himself back for $50m campaign loan |
| Donald Trump has released a statement asserting that $50m he loaned his campaign is now officially a gift. | Donald Trump has released a statement asserting that $50m he loaned his campaign is now officially a gift. |
| Trump has been courting donors, some of whom may have balked at the prospect of giving money to the campaign only to reimburse the candidate. “Give to me so I can pay myself back” is not an enticing sales pitch. | Trump has been courting donors, some of whom may have balked at the prospect of giving money to the campaign only to reimburse the candidate. “Give to me so I can pay myself back” is not an enticing sales pitch. |
| Trump says in the statement: “I have absolutely no intention of paying myself back for the nearly $50 million dollars I have loaned to the campaign. This money is a contribution made in order to ‘Make America Great Again.” | Trump says in the statement: “I have absolutely no intention of paying myself back for the nearly $50 million dollars I have loaned to the campaign. This money is a contribution made in order to ‘Make America Great Again.” |
| The statement continues: | The statement continues: |
| Mr. Trump has fully extinguished (terminated) this loan per his commitment. Therefore, he has personally invested in excess of $50 million dollars in the future of our country. | Mr. Trump has fully extinguished (terminated) this loan per his commitment. Therefore, he has personally invested in excess of $50 million dollars in the future of our country. |
| Some campaign money is likely to continue to go to Trump companies, in any case. The Trump campaign spent upwards of 20% of its May budget of almost $7m on Trump companies and family interests, according to FEC filings. | Some campaign money is likely to continue to go to Trump companies, in any case. The Trump campaign spent upwards of 20% of its May budget of almost $7m on Trump companies and family interests, according to FEC filings. |
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| The Donald Trump campaign has launched a new web site, LyingCrookedHillary.com: | The Donald Trump campaign has launched a new web site, LyingCrookedHillary.com: |
| Hillary Lies to Benghazi Families#CrookedHillary https://t.co/YWd5lk5skG | Hillary Lies to Benghazi Families#CrookedHillary https://t.co/YWd5lk5skG |
| The site | The site |
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| is going to feature “10 legendary lies” Clinton has told, it claims. | is going to feature “10 legendary lies” Clinton has told, it claims. |
| For now the site features only the first of what are billed as 10 eventual legendary lies. The first lie is “Benghazi” – Clinton said the attack was over an Internet video but it was not. | For now the site features only the first of what are billed as 10 eventual legendary lies. The first lie is “Benghazi” – Clinton said the attack was over an Internet video but it was not. |
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| Democrats end sit-in | Democrats end sit-in |
| The Democrats have vacated the House floor and are now heading outside of the Capitol to greet demonstrators who rallied in support through the night: | The Democrats have vacated the House floor and are now heading outside of the Capitol to greet demonstrators who rallied in support through the night: |
| John Lewis closing out Dem sit-in on guns: "Never ever get lost in a sea of despair ... We are going to win this struggle." | John Lewis closing out Dem sit-in on guns: "Never ever get lost in a sea of despair ... We are going to win this struggle." |
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| The Donald Trump campaign has not replied to a request for comment about today’s Supreme Court deadlock over executive actions on immigration taken by the president. | The Donald Trump campaign has not replied to a request for comment about today’s Supreme Court deadlock over executive actions on immigration taken by the president. |
| The Trump campaign has, however, released a statement just then attacking Hillary Clinton on immigration. The statement reads: | The Trump campaign has, however, released a statement just then attacking Hillary Clinton on immigration. The statement reads: |
| Wall Street-owned Hillary Clinton’s radical immigration plans go even further than President Obama on open borders. At a time of record immigration, she wants to leave Americans vulnerable to Sanctuary Cities, while bringing in millions of new low-wage workers to compete against working Americans, including millions of Hispanics and African Americans, for jobs. | Wall Street-owned Hillary Clinton’s radical immigration plans go even further than President Obama on open borders. At a time of record immigration, she wants to leave Americans vulnerable to Sanctuary Cities, while bringing in millions of new low-wage workers to compete against working Americans, including millions of Hispanics and African Americans, for jobs. |
| The statement then excerpts 16 news articles describing Clinton’s immigration policy. | The statement then excerpts 16 news articles describing Clinton’s immigration policy. |
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| Sanders: we 'want real change' | Sanders: we 'want real change' |
| In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Bernie Sanders describes what his supporters want: | In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Bernie Sanders describes what his supporters want: |
| As we head toward the Democratic National Convention, I often hear the question, “What does Bernie want?” Wrong question. The right question is what the 12 million Americans who voted for a political revolution want. | As we head toward the Democratic National Convention, I often hear the question, “What does Bernie want?” Wrong question. The right question is what the 12 million Americans who voted for a political revolution want. |
| And the answer is: They want real change in this country, they want it now and they are prepared to take on the political cowardice and powerful special interests which have prevented that change from happening. | And the answer is: They want real change in this country, they want it now and they are prepared to take on the political cowardice and powerful special interests which have prevented that change from happening. |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| Mona Chalabi | Mona Chalabi |
| Most election polls these days are asking Americans whether they plan to vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, writes Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi: | Most election polls these days are asking Americans whether they plan to vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, writes Guardian US data editor Mona Chalabi: |
| But the generic congressional ballot question is slightly different - it asks respondents whether they plan to vote for a Democratic or a Republican candidate in their Congressional district. That question could be a useful measure of partisanship, and the latest numbers suggest that Republicans are doing pretty badly. | But the generic congressional ballot question is slightly different - it asks respondents whether they plan to vote for a Democratic or a Republican candidate in their Congressional district. That question could be a useful measure of partisanship, and the latest numbers suggest that Republicans are doing pretty badly. |
| According to Talking Points Memo (TPM), two separate polls have found that Republicans get just 33% of support when respondents were asked the generic congressional ballot question. The polls, both conducted by Ipsos this month, suggest that Democrat support is much stronger - in one survey 47% of respondents said they were voting Democrat, in another 44% said so. | According to Talking Points Memo (TPM), two separate polls have found that Republicans get just 33% of support when respondents were asked the generic congressional ballot question. The polls, both conducted by Ipsos this month, suggest that Democrat support is much stronger - in one survey 47% of respondents said they were voting Democrat, in another 44% said so. |
| We’re still trying to check the numbers directly with Ipsos (we called them earlier today and they’re looking into it) but if TPM is right, this represents a historic low in Republican support. According to TPM’s polling averages, Republicans are now at 32.9% in generic congressional ballots – that’s 10 percentage points lower than a month ago and the lowest that TPM has ever since the site started collecting these averages back in 2008. | We’re still trying to check the numbers directly with Ipsos (we called them earlier today and they’re looking into it) but if TPM is right, this represents a historic low in Republican support. According to TPM’s polling averages, Republicans are now at 32.9% in generic congressional ballots – that’s 10 percentage points lower than a month ago and the lowest that TPM has ever since the site started collecting these averages back in 2008. |
| Separately, a new survey finds Hillary Clinton polling ahead of Donald Trump in Arizona, which has voted Republican in presidential elections going back to Truman (the exception: Bill Clinton in 1996). The Phoenix Business Journal reports: | Separately, a new survey finds Hillary Clinton polling ahead of Donald Trump in Arizona, which has voted Republican in presidential elections going back to Truman (the exception: Bill Clinton in 1996). The Phoenix Business Journal reports: |
| Clinton gets 46.5 percent versus 42.2 percent for Trump in 1,060-voter poll conducted by Phoenix-based OH Predictive Insights. | Clinton gets 46.5 percent versus 42.2 percent for Trump in 1,060-voter poll conducted by Phoenix-based OH Predictive Insights. |
| Continue to think Trump's Mormon problem will ultimately have biggest impact in AZ & NV, where reliable GOP voting bloc may just not show up | Continue to think Trump's Mormon problem will ultimately have biggest impact in AZ & NV, where reliable GOP voting bloc may just not show up |
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| Republican senator attacks Trump in campaign ad | Republican senator attacks Trump in campaign ad |
| Mark Kirk, the Republican senator making a long-shot bid for reelection in blue Illinois in a presidential election year, has released a video ad boasting of his opposition to Donald Trump: | Mark Kirk, the Republican senator making a long-shot bid for reelection in blue Illinois in a presidential election year, has released a video ad boasting of his opposition to Donald Trump: |