Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will visit GOP lawmakers on Thursday, who will pressure him to tone down his incendiary, often outrageous rhetoric and clarify his policy positions in an effort to unify the fractured party and appeal to the largest number of voters, reports Reuters.

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• WashExaminer: Conservatives Bracing for Trump Fight Over GOP Platform
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• Newsmax: Nate Silver Blasts Trump-Clinton Polls in Tweetstorm
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The hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, founded by James Simons, donated over $13 million to Sen. Ted Cruz’s now defunct presidential campaign. Now, Rennaissance Technologies has thus far donated over $2 milion to Hillary Clinton’s campaign; moreover, Simons’ other organization, Euclidean Capital, has given the Clinton campaign over $7 million in contributions, a figure likely to increase, reports the Observer.

• The Hill: Poll: Nearly Half Less LIkely to Vote for Candidates Who Back Trump
• Politico: Ryan’s Exit Could Mean GOP Convention Chaos
• WashExaminer: Trump Faces Stiff Opposition From Hispanic Republicans
• AP: Congressional Republicans Grapple With New Trump Reality
• Politico: Sadiq Khan Rejects Donald Trump’s Offer To Be ‘Exception’ To Muslim Ban

Donald Trump on Monday defended his tax proposals, saying he won’t raise taxes on the wealthy. “Everybody is getting a tax cut, especially the middle class,” he said on CNN’s “New Day,” reports The Hill.

• HuffPost: Donald Trump Keeps Antagonizing Paul Ryan
• WaPo: North Carolina Files Lawsuit Against the Federal Government Over ‘Bathroom Bill’
• The Hill: White House Aide Defends Iran Nuclear Deal Push
• AFP: Twitter Cuts Intel Agencies Off from Analysis Service: Report
• WashExaminer: Cashing In: Illegal Immigrants Get $1,261 More Welfare Than American Families, $5,692 vs. $4,431