FBI recommends no criminal charges in Clinton email probe The Washington Post

FBI Director James B. Comey said Tuesday that his agency will not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server as secretary of state but called Clinton and her staff “extremely careless” in handling sensitive material.

The announcement means that Clinton will not have to fear criminal, legal liability as her campaign moves forward, though Comey leveled sharp criticism at the past email practices of the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and called into question many of the defenses she has raised in recent weeks.

The FBI director said those who acted as Clinton and her staffers did were “often subject to security or administrative sanctions,” though in comparing her case with similar investigations in the past, the bureau did not find any of the aggravating factors that typically lead to the filing of criminal charges.

Sanders: Democratic Party Platform Doesn't Go Far Enough

As expected, Bernie Sanders says the language currently in the Democratic platform around the TPP - saying that the party is split around this issue - is not satisfactory for Sanders, who is demanding an outright rejection of President Obama's trade deal. Obama has said "no way", which is why the Hillary Clinton delegates voted for the 'compromise' language. Bernie's op ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer says this is not negotiable on his end -- the Democratic platform must reject it. Bernie also wants even stronger language around the $15/hr wage.

Related: Bernie Sanders just won a string of concessions from the Democratic party VOX

HERE IS THE DRAFT OF THE 2016 DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

Bernie made good progress on the goal of a $15 minimum wage and lost on TPP and fracking. There is an accommodation on TPP with the statement that the party holds multiple views. Platform says health care for all is a right, medicare should be expanded to states not currently offering it, and a public option for health care should be explored. Note, we've published several articles hows how to get to universal health care through the current system without a big fight and with a government-sponsored public option that will be cheaper than the insurance companies. Most pundits believe that over time, the govt will win.

Entire platform pdf is below.

http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/dnc_platform.pdf

Clinton's Massive June Fundraising Haul: Nearly $70 Million Politico

Hey Berners.It's not $27 but $48 is the average contribution in Hillary's campaign to date, boosted by a whopping $70 millon haul in June. Of that total $40.5 million went to Hillary's campaign and $28 million went to the DNC. To date, Hillary has raised $90 million for down ballot Democrats.

"Our first month of general election fundraising proved to be the best of the campaign," campaign manager Robby Mook said in a statement. "Thanks to the continued support of nearly 1.6 million people, we have been able to help Democrats build out an organizing infrastructure across the country that will mobilize millions of voters and help elect progressive candidates up and down the ballot."

Potential Clinton VP Perez still supports trade deal Politico

Labor Secretary Tom Perez refuses to abandon his support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the trade deal opposed by Hillary Clinton. Will this position invalidate him for serious consideration as a VP candidate? Or does his expertise on labor issues and trade help him become an explainer in chief for Democrats.

The Democratic Party is deeply divided over TPP, with President Barack Obama and many congressional leaders supporting the agreement and both Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders opposing it. Still, it seems insane that America would quit trading and exporting, which often sound like the position of Bernie Sanders.

Perez said the TP trade deal does more to protect American workers and the middle class than any prior deal and he's happy to take credit for his achievements.

"Absolutely," Perez said on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday when asked whether he supports the trade deal. "Absolutely what we have done in the negotiations with Mexico and with Vietnam are I think some of the most far-reaching protections that we've seen in a labor agreement. And that's the work that I have done and I'm proud of that work we've done."'

Related and Just IN!: An Open Letter to Jared Kushner, From One of Your Jewish Employees The Observer

Note: Dana Schwartz is an entertainment reporter at The Observer, a New York media outlet owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law and Ivanka's husband Jared Kushner.

Donald Trump and the Jews, explained VOX

Donald Trump set the Internet on fire Saturday, Tweeting a meme accusing Hillary Clinton of being “the most corrupt candidate ever.” A typically Trump Tweet, the post would have gone largely ignored except for its graphic design: It featured a Star of David superimposed on a bed of money.

Further sleuthing by MIC's Anthony Smith traced the meme to the 8Chan forum /pol/, a known hotbed of “alt-right” internet activism and a flourishing culture of overt racism and anti-Semitism. The original author is believed to have previously Tweeted an image of a swastika made from Hillary Clinton heads.

As of Tuesday July 6, 2016 the Trump campaign insists that the visual is a sheriff's badge and has no connection to Israel of the Jewish people.

Can Hillary Overcome Her Trust Problem? The Washington Post

I'm getting exhausted with this entire topic of Hillary's trust problem, frankly. I've probably heard the media narrative over 40 times today alone.

But the comments about Joe Biden campaigning for Hillary are noteworthy, especially because he's dropped more than one flip comment about her candidacy.

"Biden, in an NPR interview Sunday, said a goal in campaigning for Clinton was to “vouch” for her. The two will appear together Friday in Scranton, Pa., which is Biden’s beloved home town and also where Clinton’s father grew up. Her story of the family lace factory there is a staple of her stump speech.

“The hardest thing is vouching. When you vouch for them you say ‘I’m putting my reputation on the line. I believe this person is a good person, has character,” Biden said in the interview for NPR’s “Weekend Edition.” “You’re putting your rep on the line. You’re saying, ‘I think this person has character,’ and that’s what I’m prepared to do for Hillary.”