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| Bernie Sanders: We must do everything to elect Hillary Clinton - campaign live | Bernie Sanders: We must do everything to elect Hillary Clinton - campaign live |
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| A group calling itself “LGBTrump” has endorsed Donald Trump’s backtracking on North Carolina’s so-called “bathroom bill” that criminalizes the use of bathrooms that comport with the stated gender identities of transgender people in a Breitbart News editorial - but it’s not entirely clear which group using that name is doing the endorsing. | |
| Joseph Murray, described in the Breitbart byline as the administrator for LGBTrump, wrote in the conservative outlet that the fight for transgender equality “is not the same fight of gays and lesbians for equal legal status of their same-sex relations,” and that efforts on behalf of mainstream LGBT organizations to fight North Carolina’s law are being fought to keep gays and lesbians “away from the center of American life.” | |
| Trump, Murray contended, “treats gays and lesbians as just normal Americans, who worry about jobs and schools and crime and neighborhood traffic and trade and wages. Just the routine, everyday stuff of Americans’ society.” | |
| But Murray’s group is one of two pro-Trump LGBT organizations with the same name - the other, created by GOProud founder and former Log Cabin Republican Christopher R. Barron, has not mentioned North Carolina’s bill. | |
| Trump has been proactive about reaching out to gay and lesbian voters, particularly after a mass shooting at an Orlando gay club last month that left 49 people dead, but reversed his previous condemnation of the North Carolina law in an interview with the Raleigh News & Observer. | |
| The Guardian has reached out to Barron to get his organization’s stance on Trump’s reversal - stay tuned. | |
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| Bernie Sanders' campaign releases 12 platform priorities | Bernie Sanders' campaign releases 12 platform priorities |
| The indefatigable campaign of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is still tilting at windmills, releasing a list this afternoon of 12 “priority amendments” to the largely symbolic Democratic party platform. | The indefatigable campaign of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders is still tilting at windmills, releasing a list this afternoon of 12 “priority amendments” to the largely symbolic Democratic party platform. |
| The draft of the proposed platform, released last Friday afternoon, is likely the most progressive in the party’s modern history, with a proposed $15 national minimum wage, repeal of the Hyde Amendment and breaking up large financial institutions all on the table, but Sanders’ campaign apparently has at least a dozen more demands before he officially throws in the towel: | The draft of the proposed platform, released last Friday afternoon, is likely the most progressive in the party’s modern history, with a proposed $15 national minimum wage, repeal of the Hyde Amendment and breaking up large financial institutions all on the table, but Sanders’ campaign apparently has at least a dozen more demands before he officially throws in the towel: |
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| Video: Texas senator and former Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz spoke with Donald Trump today and plans to speak at the upcoming Republican National Convention. | Video: Texas senator and former Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz spoke with Donald Trump today and plans to speak at the upcoming Republican National Convention. |
| .@tedcruz tells reporters he met with @realdonaldtrump and will be speaking on conservatism at the convention pic.twitter.com/JWRzPl7557 | .@tedcruz tells reporters he met with @realdonaldtrump and will be speaking on conservatism at the convention pic.twitter.com/JWRzPl7557 |
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| Cruz to speak at convention | Cruz to speak at convention |
| Texas senator and suspended presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who claimed 559 delegates in the primary season and who enjoys the loyalty of many more delegates bound at first to vote for Donald Trump, has accepted an offer from Trump to speak at the Republican convention later this month, according to various reports. | Texas senator and suspended presidential candidate Ted Cruz, who claimed 559 delegates in the primary season and who enjoys the loyalty of many more delegates bound at first to vote for Donald Trump, has accepted an offer from Trump to speak at the Republican convention later this month, according to various reports. |
| Cruz immediately becomes one of the biggest names participating – even if Trump does make good on his promise to deliver Jack Nicklaus. | Cruz immediately becomes one of the biggest names participating – even if Trump does make good on his promise to deliver Jack Nicklaus. |
| That does not mean that Cruz has or will endorse(d) Trump, however. Here’s a look at the delegates race: | That does not mean that Cruz has or will endorse(d) Trump, however. Here’s a look at the delegates race: |
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| Let the senators say what they will – Trump sounds like he had fun: | Let the senators say what they will – Trump sounds like he had fun: |
| Just leaving D.C. Had great meetings with Republicans in the House and Senate. Very interesting day! These are people who love our country! | Just leaving D.C. Had great meetings with Republicans in the House and Senate. Very interesting day! These are people who love our country! |
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| Clinton up 9 points in new poll | Clinton up 9 points in new poll |
| Pew Research puts Clinton up on Trump by nine points, 45-36 in a four-way race and 51-42 in a two-way race. That’s better than her leads in the polling averages of 6.6 points and 4.7 points. | Pew Research puts Clinton up on Trump by nine points, 45-36 in a four-way race and 51-42 in a two-way race. That’s better than her leads in the polling averages of 6.6 points and 4.7 points. |
| Clinton+9 in Pew Research poll https://t.co/EmkbYmDzOt pic.twitter.com/LUHhCMaIMu | Clinton+9 in Pew Research poll https://t.co/EmkbYmDzOt pic.twitter.com/LUHhCMaIMu |
| Hillary Clinton continues to lead this race. News at 11. | Hillary Clinton continues to lead this race. News at 11. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 7.52pm BST | at 7.52pm BST |
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| Comey is done. | Comey is done. |
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| Chaffetz asks Comey about email between Clinton and aide Jake Sullivan in which she tells him to take a header indicating classified status off the email. Why? | Chaffetz asks Comey about email between Clinton and aide Jake Sullivan in which she tells him to take a header indicating classified status off the email. Why? |
| “It caught my attention...what she meant by that is, make it into a non-classified document,” Comey says Clinton explained in her Saturday interview. | “It caught my attention...what she meant by that is, make it into a non-classified document,” Comey says Clinton explained in her Saturday interview. |
| “You are very generous in your accepting of that,” Chaffetz says. | “You are very generous in your accepting of that,” Chaffetz says. |
| Chaffetz: How many people had access to that server? | Chaffetz: How many people had access to that server? |
| Comey: More than two, less than ten. | Comey: More than two, less than ten. |
| Chaffetz asks whether Clinton’s lawyers read classified emails. “I don’t know the answer to that,” Comey says. Did Hillary Clinton give non-cleared people access to classified information? “Yes. Yes,” Comey replies, but without criminal intent, he says. | Chaffetz asks whether Clinton’s lawyers read classified emails. “I don’t know the answer to that,” Comey says. Did Hillary Clinton give non-cleared people access to classified information? “Yes. Yes,” Comey replies, but without criminal intent, he says. |
| Clinton lawyers also didn't have security clearances. Does that concern Comey? "Oh yeah, sure." | Clinton lawyers also didn't have security clearances. Does that concern Comey? "Oh yeah, sure." |
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| “Shot” | “Shot” |
| “Chaser” | “Chaser” |
| Sanders Says He’ll Do Everything Possible to Help Elect Clinton | Sanders Says He’ll Do Everything Possible to Help Elect Clinton |
| Bloomberg: | Bloomberg: |
| Bernie Sanders signaled a formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton is imminent, saying in an interview that Republican Donald Trump is “a pathological liar” and that he’ll throw his full support behind electing his rival for the Democratic nomination as president. | Bernie Sanders signaled a formal endorsement of Hillary Clinton is imminent, saying in an interview that Republican Donald Trump is “a pathological liar” and that he’ll throw his full support behind electing his rival for the Democratic nomination as president. |
| “We have got to do everything that we can to defeat Donald Trump and elect Hillary Clinton,” Sanders said. “I don’t honestly know how we would survive four years of a Donald Trump as president.” | “We have got to do everything that we can to defeat Donald Trump and elect Hillary Clinton,” Sanders said. “I don’t honestly know how we would survive four years of a Donald Trump as president.” |
| In his interview with Bloomberg, Sanders also weighed in on the Democratic veepstakes. | In his interview with Bloomberg, Sanders also weighed in on the Democratic veepstakes. |
| On Virginia senator Tim Kaine: | On Virginia senator Tim Kaine: |
| “I know Tim; Tim is a very decent guy,” Sanders said. “I happen to believe that we should have as our vice presidential nominee a very strong progressive voice, somebody who has a history of standing up to big money interests, somebody who is gonna fight for the working families of this country and who has a history of doing that,” Sanders said. He declined to say whether Kaine meets that test. “I don’t want to comment on Tim Kaine.” | “I know Tim; Tim is a very decent guy,” Sanders said. “I happen to believe that we should have as our vice presidential nominee a very strong progressive voice, somebody who has a history of standing up to big money interests, somebody who is gonna fight for the working families of this country and who has a history of doing that,” Sanders said. He declined to say whether Kaine meets that test. “I don’t want to comment on Tim Kaine.” |
| On Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren: | On Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren: |
| “I would be pleased” if Clinton chooses Warren, Sanders said, calling her “one of the outstanding members of the United States Senate. She has a life history of standing up to powerful special interests.” | “I would be pleased” if Clinton chooses Warren, Sanders said, calling her “one of the outstanding members of the United States Senate. She has a life history of standing up to powerful special interests.” |
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| Representative Gowdy is back. He says that defendants are prosecuted all the time who don’t know they committed a crime. | Representative Gowdy is back. He says that defendants are prosecuted all the time who don’t know they committed a crime. |
| “There are lots of really dumb defendants out there who do not know that they were breaking the law,” Gowdy says. | “There are lots of really dumb defendants out there who do not know that they were breaking the law,” Gowdy says. |
| Comey disagrees. | Comey disagrees. |
| Gowdy says: “I was a gutter prosecutor and you were a white collar prosecutor. Trust me. There are lots of people who don’t know you can’t kill other people.” | Gowdy says: “I was a gutter prosecutor and you were a white collar prosecutor. Trust me. There are lots of people who don’t know you can’t kill other people.” |
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| More from Trump’s meeting with House Republicans: | More from Trump’s meeting with House Republicans: |
| Charlie Dent told reporters that Trump proclaimed to House Republicans today "Hispanics love him" | Charlie Dent told reporters that Trump proclaimed to House Republicans today "Hispanics love him" |
| Trump’s unfavorable rating among Latino registered voters was pegged at 87% in April. | Trump’s unfavorable rating among Latino registered voters was pegged at 87% in April. |
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| The New York Times asks Trump in an interview inside his namesake tower whether he might win the presidency “only to forgo the office as the ultimate walk-off winner”. | The New York Times asks Trump in an interview inside his namesake tower whether he might win the presidency “only to forgo the office as the ultimate walk-off winner”. |
| Trump “flashed a mischievous smile” and said: | Trump “flashed a mischievous smile” and said: |
| I’ll let you know how I feel about it after it happens. | I’ll let you know how I feel about it after it happens. |
| It’s almost comical. https://t.co/Q0OYgTuEf5 | It’s almost comical. https://t.co/Q0OYgTuEf5 |
| It’s like asking the dog that caught the car, “So, you gonna eat that?" https://t.co/zmSGH4c2rU | It’s like asking the dog that caught the car, “So, you gonna eat that?" https://t.co/zmSGH4c2rU |
| wait https://t.co/RaVJemIJf7 | wait https://t.co/RaVJemIJf7 |
| .... ? https://t.co/J8udjEiOcL | .... ? https://t.co/J8udjEiOcL |
| He’s gotta be fucking with us https://t.co/a7JTw0MT3P | He’s gotta be fucking with us https://t.co/a7JTw0MT3P |