Beltway insiders prefer Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump by huge margins, a new poll conducted by Echelon Insights for the Washington Examiner reveals.

• Newsmax: Icahn Says He May Boost Trump With Attack on EPA
• The Hill: Poll: Clinton Has 9-Point Lead Over Trump
• WashTimes: Clinton Foundation Profited From Clintons’ Personal Charity, Returns Show
• CNN: Donald Trump Plots Strategy On ISIS — And Campaign Revival
• WashTimes: Black Lives Matter Blindsides Jewish Supporters With Anti-Israel Platform

A New York Times investigation states Paul Manafort, Donald Trump’s top adviser, has ties to a large network that Ukranian government investigators said was used to loot assets and influence elections. Manafort has scoffed at the story, reports The Hill.

• WashTimes: Trump Will Target ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’ as He Lays Out ‘War of Ideas’ In Foreign Policy Speech
• The Hill: Poll: Clinton Crushing Trump By 30 Points In NY
• WashTimes: Obama Gets Briefing on Violence In Milwaukee, Then Goes Golfing
• Daily Caller: Memo: Soros Group Funded ‘Opposition Research’ on Critics of Radical Islam
• Politico: RNC Considers Cutting Cash to Trump

Donald Trump, in an early-morning Twitter post, blamed CNN for reporting “so seriously” that he had called Obama and Democrat Hillary Clinton the Islamic State’s founder and most valuable player. He added, in all capital letters: “THEY DON’T GET SARCASM?” as reported by AP.

• Politico: Trump Team, RNC To Meet At Pivotal Moment
• Daily Caller: Joint FBI-US Attorney Probe of Clinton Foundation Is Underway
• The Hill: Virginia GOP Hits Kaine Over Case of Convicted Murderer
• Daily Caller: Florida Prof Penalizes Students For Using The Term ‘Melting Pot’
• Politico: Trump Lawyer: Advising Release of Tax Returns Would Be ‘Malpractice’