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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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| Texas senator and former presidential candidate Ted Cruz has endorsed his second endorsement of the campaign season, endorsing Georgia state senator Mike Crane’s campaign for Congress. | |
| “We need conservative fighters like Mike Crane in the House of Representatives,” Cruz said in a press release. “Today, I’m proud to join thousands of Peach State conservatives in supporting Mike to represent Georgia’s Third Congressional District, and I look forward to fighting alongside him for jobs, freedom, and security for Georgians and all Americans.” | |
| Crane, running as the “proven conservative,” is currently locked in a tight runoff with fellow Republican Drew Ferguson for the Republican nomination, after the two finished within 93 votes of each other in the March 1 primary. | |
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| Democrats pulled out radical playbook on gun control - but will it work? | |
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| When a gunman killed 49 people and injured 53 at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando the immediate aftermath was all too familiar. Lawmakers shared their “thoughts and prayers” as moments of silence were observed, but action to reform gun laws did not follow. | |
| Democrats in Congress, however, saw a moment of reckoning and began plotting a way to stop yet another massacre fading quickly from the public consciousness. That process culminated in the historic sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives that came to a close on Thursday after nearly 26 hours. | |
| In a chamber governed under strict rules and decorum, it was a moment that defied all precedent. | |
| Last week, as Democrats in the Senate mounted a nearly 15-hour filibuster to force votes on universal background checks and preventing suspected terrorists from purchasing guns, their counterparts in the House decided it would soon be their turn to shake up the regular order. | |
| They had limited tools at their disposal. Unlike in the Senate, where a single member can eat up hours of debate with a talking filibuster, the primary way for a minority in the House to demand a vote would be through a mechanism known as a discharge petition. But that would require the signatures of 218 members, a number of supporters Democrats did not have. | |
| What they did come up with was a deadline and a slogan. Congress was set to depart for a weeklong recess on Thursday, so Democrats and a coalition of anti-gun violence groups decided upon a last-minute push, under the title “No Bill, No Break”. They would be unlikely to secure a vote, but at the very least they would draw attention to the issue as their opponents were returning to their districts to face constituents increasingly concerned about the nation’s gun laws. | |
| Related: Democrats pulled out radical playbook on gun control but will it work? | |
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| .@BernieSanders is watching us cc .@scottbix pic.twitter.com/g6bIPxLXIE | .@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. | 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.” | 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. | 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. | 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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| Submitted without comment: | Submitted without comment: |
| In which Trump is asked in deposition about his boast to @KatyTurNBC that he has the "world's greatest memory" pic.twitter.com/t5UWs5Ooxg | 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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