How Donald Trump Made Yet Another Unforced Error
After an abysmal May, Donald Trump finally stepped up his fundraising last month, bringing in more than 50 million for his campaign and the Republican National Committee. It's a substantial sum, and an indication that he has a large pool of committed donors who will write small-dollar checks, but he is still way behind where Mitt Romney was in 2012 on the mechanicshe raised 106 million in June of 2012let alone the far larger and better organized Hillary Clinton campaign. He's already being outspent 30 million to nil on battleground television. Trump is spending much of Thursday courting frustrated Republican leaders in Washington, though after this week, many are trying to make themselves scarce. Two potential contenders to be Trump's running mate, Sen. Bob Corker and Sen. Joni Ernst, pulled themselves from contention Wednesday, citing the need to focus on their day jobs. Trump tells TIME he hopes to make a selection just before or at the GOP convention in Cleveland, as he turns the process into another season of his reality television show. Clinton, meanwhile, has scheduled a rally in Virginia next week with veep favorite Sen. Tim Kaine. Six reasons why Donald Trump will still be the GOP nominee after Cleveland, despite the best efforts of the Dump Trump movement. Clinton borrows an idea from Sanders as she looks to lock in his endorsement. And your humble newsletter writer gets shamed for never having watched Frozen.', Here are your must-reads, Must Reads, Donald Trump Expects to Announce Vice President Pick Just Prior' to Convention He tell's TIME's Alex Altman that there's a chance it could come at the convention in Cleveland, Obama Slows Down U.S. Troop Pullout from Afghanistan Will drop to 8,400 instead of 5,500 by year's end, as Obama leaves the nation's longest war to its third president TIME, Here's Why the Latest Never Trump Plan Is Doomed They've lost the will to fight TIME, In a Defiant, Angry Speech, Donald Trump Defends Image Seen as Anti-Semitic He's all-in New York Times, Can Super PACs Be Put Back in the Box? A new legal effort wants to restore limits Washington Post, Sound Off, "I said, Too bad, you should have left it up.' I would have rather defended it."  Donald Trump on the Star of David tweet lifted by campaign aides from an extremist website, "That's correct."  Bernie Sanders confirming to MSNBC that he is preparing to endorse Hillary Clinton in the coming days, Bits and Bites, Donald Trump Raised More Than 50 Million in June TIME, Hillary Clinton Adopts Major Bernie Sanders' Idea Free College for Almost Everyone TIME, Christie's Cell Phone in Bridge Scandal May Torpedo VP Chances Bloomberg, The Question of Hillary Clinton's E-Mail Has Moved From the Realm of Law to Politics The Economist, Anti-Donald Trump Forces See Convention Coup as Within Reach Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump Newt Gingrich Will Be Involved With Our Government' TIME, Justice Dept. Closes Hillary Clinton Email Probe With No Charges Associated Press, Jared Kushner The Donald Trump I Know Observer.com, Cruz Shakes Up Senate Office, Expands Political Operation National Review, Two Potential Donald Trump Running Mates Drop Out TIME, Norm Coleman I Will Never Vote for Donald Trump Star Tribune