Bernie Wants a Recanvass. The Vermont Senator requested a full check of every voting machine and absentee ballot from May’s close Democratic primary in Kentucky. Clinton declared victory on a margin of just 1,924 votes. “He’s in this until every last vote is counted, and he’s fighting for every last delegate,” said Sanders’s spokesman, Michael Briggs. The recanvass will begin on Thursday, with one delegate at stake for Clinton. (Ken Thomas, Associated Press)
McAuliffe on the Defensive. The Virginia governor said he was in “shock” after realizing he was under federal investigation over campaign contributions, but said the donor in question was “fully vetted.” CNN reported Monday that McAuliffe is under FBI investigation over a donation from a Chinese businessman and links to donations from the Clinton Foundation. “There’s no allegations of wrongdoing,” McAuliffe said. “They’re entitled to do an investigation.” (Tal Kopan, CNN)
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Trump’s candidacy and the proliferation of white nationalist media online have put the old guard of white advocacy in touch with the new. At the conference, anti-immigrant, pro-Confederate old-timers rubbed shoulders with the young men of the “alt-right”—a loosely defined amalgam of isolationist white nationalists who crusade against political correctness and thrive on the Internet. Talking Points Memo’s Allegra Kirkland on the enthusiasm for Trump at a white nationalist conference.
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Letting Bygones Be Bygones? Kenneth Starr, the White House independent counsel during the Clinton administration, led the investigation and eventual impeachment of Bill Clinton. But now he may be changing his tune. (Amy Chozick, The New York Times)
Trump’s Cabinet Surprise. The presumptive GOP nominee has promised to reveal his cabinet appointees at this summer’s Republican National Convention, but there’s some speculation that announcing his appointees so early could violate the Constitution. (Tim Alberta, National Review)
‘Why Don’t People Like Debbie?’ The chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee has faced an onslaught of criticism from some Republicans and many of her fellow Democrats during her term, including claims that she’s treating Bernie Sanders unfairly. Is it all part of the job? (Taylor Wofford, Newsweek)
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Find the Clinton Speech. The Democratic front-runner’s speech to Goldman Sachs has become a major campaign issue. This tool lets you search every speech she and her husband have given to companies through May 2016. (Philip Bump, The Washington Post)
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-Written by Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey)
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