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A Moment of National Shame and Peril—and Hope — We may be witnessing the beginning of the end of American democracy, but there is still a way to stop the descent. — The slide of the United States into illiberalism may well have begun on June 1, 2020. Remember the date.
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NBC News, New Yorker, The Guardian, Daily Kos, Digby's Hullabaloo, Fox News, Mediaite, IJR, POLITICUSUSA, Bloomberg and Task & Purpose
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Republican senators shrug off Mattis' criticism of Trump: 'It's his opinion' — (CNN)Republican senators are dismissing the scathing criticism leveled against President Donald Trump by his former defense secretary, James Mattis, the latest sign that Republicans by and large are showing unwavering support …
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Mediaite and POLITICUSUSA
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GOP senator says she's ‘struggling’ on whether to back Trump — (CNN)Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska broke with many of her Republican colleagues Thursday, applauding an op-ed by General James Mattis that condemned President Donald Trump's actions this week. — “When I saw General Mattis …
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Political Wire
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Trump's latest eruption just showed that Jim Mattis is entirely right — It's almost too perfect that President Trump has now hinted at a pardon for Roger Stone far more explicitly than he ever has before — barely 12 hours after raging at Jim Mattis for accusing him of making “a mockery” of our founding ideals and the Constitution.
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New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Townhall, Power Line and The Mahablog
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Retired Marine Gen. John Allen: Trump's threats of military force may be 'the beginning of the end …
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Murkowski calls Mattis' Trump criticism “true and honest and necessary and overdue”
Murkowski calls Mattis' Trump criticism “true and honest and necessary and overdue”
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The Hill, Reason and The Atlantic, more at Mediagazer »
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Witness Who Was in Floyd's Car Says His Friend Did Not Resist Arrest — Maurice Lester Hall, who fled Minneapolis after witnessing George Floyd's death, was arrested Monday in Houston and interviewed by a Minnesota investigator. — WASHINGTON — A longtime friend of George Floyd's …
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The Daily Caller, WTRF-TV, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, The Hill, INSIDER and New York Post
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Live updates: George Floyd memorial in Minneapolis set to begin — After 10 tumultuous days across the United States, a private memorial service will be held Thursday afternoon in Minneapolis for George Floyd, whose death in police custody triggered widespread protests that descended into mayhem.
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Politico, Fox News, Axios, Financial Times, Mediaite, The Hill, Raw Story, Political Wire and Daily Kos
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George Floyd autopsy report released; he tested positive for COVID-19 in April — The release comes nine days after Floyd's death following police encounter. — TEXT SIZE — The Hennepin County Medical Examiner's Office released the full autopsy results performed on George Floyd with his family's permission.
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INSIDER, CNN, The Gateway Pundit and Bloomberg
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William Barr's Vast, Nameless Army Is Being Brought To Bear On D.C. Protesters — Federal law enforcement officers are operating on American streets without identification, which experts say breeds a culture of impunity. — WASHINGTON ― Just a few hundred feet north of the White House …
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NBC News, Mother Jones, Washington Post, GovExec.com and Daily Kos
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Trump promises Stone won't serve prison time: ‘He can sleep well at night!’
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Lawmakers call for legislation to force federal officers to identify themselves
Lawmakers call for legislation to force federal officers to identify themselves
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WLNS-TV, Daily Kos, National Review and VICE
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White man accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery allegedly used racial slur after shooting, investigator says — The white Georgia man accused of killing an unarmed black man, Ahmaud Arbery, used a racial slur after the fatal shooting, according to another suspect's account to an investigator.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Daily Caller
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Ahmaud Arbery was hit with a truck before he died, and his killer allegedly used a racial slur, investigator testifies
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fox8.com, The Root, New York Post and VICE
Russ Bynum / Associated Press:
Testimony: Shooter used racist slur as Arbery lay dying
Testimony: Shooter used racist slur as Arbery lay dying
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New York Times and fox8.com
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U.S. Park Police said they didn't fire tear gas Monday, but tear gas cannisters were found at the scene — WUSA9's Nathan Baca experienced first hand what was used when U.S. Park Police cleared Lafayette Square amid protests over George Floyd's death. — WASHINGTON — Update: 6/4/2020:
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Mediaite, Raw Story and American Thinker
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I'm a priest. The police forced me off church grounds for Trump's photo op. — This sacred space became a battleground — When I arrived in front of St. John's Episcopal Church in Lafayette Square on Monday, bringing granola bars and cases of water, the mood was upbeat.
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Tear Gas Is Way More Dangerous Than Police Let On — Especially During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Associated Press, ABC News and Gizmodo
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The ‘Tear Gas Hoax’ Hoax
The ‘Tear Gas Hoax’ Hoax
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DCist, USA Today, wusa9.com, NaturalNews.com, Mother Jones and The Moderate Voice
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Meghan McCain Responded After Her Neighbor Called Her Out For Making False Claims About The Black Lives Matter Protests In New York — Yesterday, Meghan McCain tweeted about the protests happening in New York City following the killing of George Floyd by four police officers in Minneapolis.
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Jeff Coltin / CSNY:
Did Bill de Blasio's political career just end?
Did Bill de Blasio's political career just end?
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New York Daily News and One America News Network
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China, Iran targeting presidential campaigns with hacking attempts, Google announces — Chinese and Iranian hackers have targeted the gmail accounts of staffers working on the presidential campaigns of Joe Biden and President Trump, respectively, Google announced Thursday.
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Robert McMillan / Wall Street Journal:
Presidential Campaigns Targeted by Suspected Chinese, Iranian Hackers
Presidential Campaigns Targeted by Suspected Chinese, Iranian Hackers
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The Daily Caller
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Grassley to hold up pair of nominations until Trump explains IG firings — Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said on Thursday that he will block the confirmation of two of President Trump's nominees until the White House provides “adequate explanations” for why the inspectors general …
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Trump Favorability Slips Among White Catholic and Non-College Americans During National Unrest — New data from PRRI shows that 41% of Americans hold favorable views of President Donald Trump, while a 55% majority hold unfavorable views of him. These numbers are similar to Trump's favorability in April …
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Americans' views shift on racial discrimination - CBS News poll — As thousands protest, their message is getting across. Comparing views at this moment to decades of CBS News polling, today we see more people — both white and black — saying racial discrimination affects both treatment by police and chances of getting ahead.
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Senator's ‘Send In the Troops’ Op-Ed in The Times Draws Online Ire — Staff members at the newspaper, including a Pulitzer winner, denounced an opinion essay by Tom Cotton, Republican of Arkansas, calling for a military response to protests. — “Country Braces for a 9th Straight Night of Unrest …
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How things could go very wrong in America — It Can't Happen Here was the title of a 1930s novel about America. Fascism never came to America — nor is it likely to. But martial law, or something close to the militarisation of America's cities, is plausible.
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RNC expands convention search across the Sun Belt — The Republican National Committee is planning site visits over the next 10 days to more than a half-dozen cities — across the South and into Texas and Arizona — as it scrambles for a new convention host, people familiar with the internal discussions tell Axios.
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White House Security Blocks Washington's Episcopalian Bishop from Holding a Vigil at Her Church — For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones' newsletters. — On Monday, President Donald Trump tear-gassed an assembly of peaceful demonstrators …
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The Veepstakes: Handicapping Biden's Choices — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — Joe Biden should not be in a rush to name his vice presidential pick. Circumstances may change his list of contenders — and probably already have. — A predictable name leads our list, but a not-so predictable name is second.
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George Will Says Republicans Will Forget Trump ‘Fairly Fast’ When He Loses Election: 'Trump? I Don't Recognize The Name' — George Will said that Republicans will forget Donald Trump “fairly fast” when the President, according to Will, loses the 2020 election to Joe Biden.