As America awaits Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate pick, Quinnipiac University swing-state polls show Trump leading Hillary Clinton in Florida and Pennsylvania and tied in the crucial battleground state of Ohio, reports Politico.

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In a strange congressional hearing on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch declined to answer any questions about her department’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use of a personal email server while she was secretary of state, instead directing questions to FBI Director James Comey, a man lower than her on the organizational chart, reports The Washington Post.

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• Politico: Clinton And Sanders Unite For The War On Trump

A new Washington Post/ABC News poll reveals that a majority of Americans disapprove of FBI director James Comey’s recommendation that Clinton not be charged with a crime over her email arrangement, by 56-35 percent. Moreover, nearly a third of Democrats disapprove of what Comey said, reports The Washington Post.

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• The Hill: Pressure Grows On Clinton Aides to Lose Security Clearances
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