PBC News & Comment: D Stands for Denial

Obama meets with Sanders, endorses Clinton with video, press secretary confirms “criminal investigation” into her emails, D stands for Denial….--Bernie meets Barack, all smiles for the cameras, as Sanders signals he will probably support Clinton
--Clinton campaign releases Obama’s endorsement video
--press secretary Josh Earnest admits that it’s a “criminal investigation” into Clinton email scandal
--like an old-style girl’s bike, the bar was lowered for Hillary…she still doesn’t have 2,383 pledged delegates
--Sen. Elizabeth Warren tweaks Trump, endorses Clinton, and tries to woo Sanders supporters in unconvincing pitch
--Matt Taibbi comments on the denial inside the Beltway
--Daily Banter post epitomizes the pro-Hillary delusion: she’s faced 25 years of attacks, so she is immunized
--RootsAction.org petition urges Sanders not to bow out
--at The Nation, D.D. Guttenplan has advice for Clinton fans
--Trumps racist comments alarm GOP leaders, who are still exploring ways to dump him, Sen. McConnell sounds warning
--David Brooks goes hard against Trump in NY Times column
--Shane Ryan slams corporate media for its early coronation of Clinton
--the media interference appeared to depress turnout in California to about 48%, 2.5 million ballots remain to be counted, including 700,000 provisional ballots
--2 Palestinians killed 4 Israelis at Tel Aviv restaurant, test for new, extreme defense minister Lieberman
--Libyan fighters advance on Sirt, Daesh stronghold on coast
--US will prosecute American who went to join IS but didn’t fight
--federal appeals court in San Francisco upholds California law banning concealed weapons without permit
--Supreme Court rules 5-3 that Pennsylvania justice should have recused himself, Clarence Thomas dissents
--in bipartisan vote, House approves bill to put unaccountable panel in charge of Puerto Rico’s debt problems