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New York Times:
New York Times Says Senator's Op-Ed Did Not Meet Standards — After a staff uproar, The Times says the editing process was “rushed.” Senator Tom Cotton's “Send In the Troops” essay is now under review. — Executives at The New York Times scrambled on Thursday to address the concerns …
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Matt Welch / Reason:
New York Times Journalists Scared To Have an Op-Ed Page — Last night, The New York Times, which has long maintained the pretentions of being the serious journalistic institution in the United States, published an article about how its own employees were scared—not just irritated, or …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Tom Cotton's Fascist Op-Ed — How should opinion pages respond to the right's authoritarian turn? — Before Donald Trump became president, most newspaper op-ed pages sought to present a spectrum of politically significant opinion and argument, which they could largely do while walling off extremist propaganda and incitement.
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Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Fox News and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
Ashley Feinberg / Slate:
Newsroom Breaks Into Open Revolt After New York Times Publishes Call for Military Crackdown
Newsroom Breaks Into Open Revolt After New York Times Publishes Call for Military Crackdown
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Mediaite, Raw Story, New Republic, Washington Free Beacon, The Hill, Washington Post and Nieman Lab
Steve Inskeep / NPR:
Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Condemns Trump's Threat To Use Military At Protests — In rare public comments, the former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Ret. Gen. Martin Dempsey condemned Trump's threat to use military force to suppress nationwide protests as “dangerous” and “very troubling,” in an interview with NPR on Thursday.
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Washington Post and Axios
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New York Times:
Trump Agrees to Send Home Troops From Washington, Easing Tensions With the Pentagon — But what appeared to be an uneasy truce between the White House and military leaders did not mean the conflict was over. — WASHINGTON — President Trump agreed on Thursday to begin sending home 82nd …
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Mediaite, Raw Story, No More Mister Nice Blog and Politico
Washington Post:
As protests spread, tensions escalated over Trump's reach for military in response
As protests spread, tensions escalated over Trump's reach for military in response
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The Nation, New York Times and Fox News
Politico:
Esper risks being sidelined as White House floats replacements
Esper risks being sidelined as White House floats replacements
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Associated Press, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Townhall and ABC News, more at Mediagazer »
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Federal Plan to Control D.C. Protests Has 7,600 Personnel Tapped
Federal Plan to Control D.C. Protests Has 7,600 Personnel Tapped
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The Hill
Andrew J. Bacevich / The Nation:
Trump Is Deploying Troops Against Americans, and Military Leaders Are Abetting Him
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Why Mattis and Mullen toppled their bridge of silence
Why Mattis and Mullen toppled their bridge of silence
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ABC News, Politico and Just The News
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Law Enforcement Seizes Masks Meant To Protect Anti-Racist Protesters From COVID-19 — The masks, reading “Stop killing Black people,” were meant to quell the spread of the coronavirus, which has disproportionately affected Black Americans. — WASHINGTON ― Law enforcement agents …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Biden Says About ‘10 to 15 Percent’ of Americans Are ‘Not Very Good People’ — Mr. Biden, speaking to black supporters about the need to improve the country, accused President Trump of dividing the nation and pledged to unite it. — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. told …
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Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Biden: “10 to 15 Percent” Of Americans Are “Not Very Good People”
Biden: “10 to 15 Percent” Of Americans Are “Not Very Good People”
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Washington Post and Fox News
Associated Press:
Attorneys: 2 Ex-Cops Charged in Floyd's Death Were Rookies — MINNEAPOLIS — Two of three Minneapolis police officers accused of aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd were rookies barely off probation when a more senior white officer ignored the black man's cries for help and pressed …
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New York Times:
Witness Who Was in Floyd's Car Says His Friend Did Not Resist Arrest
Witness Who Was in Floyd's Car Says His Friend Did Not Resist Arrest
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The Daily Signal, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, WTRF-TV, INSIDER, The Daily Caller, The Hill and New York Post
Alex Altman / TIME:
Why The Killing of George Floyd Sparked an American Uprising
Why The Killing of George Floyd Sparked an American Uprising
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The Wrap
Ella Torres / ABC News:
George Floyd's memorial filled with love, hope and calls for change
George Floyd's memorial filled with love, hope and calls for change
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New York Post, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Mediaite and Breitbart
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Trump's Approval Slips Where He Can't Afford to Lose It: Among Evangelicals — Polls and private concerns from top social conservatives show the president's standing with the cornerstone of his base isn't what it used to be. A photo op with the Bible was supposed to help fix that.
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Twitter removes Trump campaign tribute to George Floyd claiming copyright complaint — Twitter on Thursday removed a video tribute to George Floyd posted by President Trump's reelection campaign, claiming it had run afoul of the website's policy on copyrighted material.
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New York Post, Politico, The Guardian and Washington Times
Katelyn Caralle / Daily Mail:
Is John Kelly joining the generals' mutiny? Former chief of staff calls Donald Trump ‘nasty’ and ‘confused’ over attack on Jim Mattis - and lines-up interview with Trump-hating Mooch — General John Kelly is the latest retired general to speak out against the president, calling his comments against John Kelly ‘nasty’
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Washington Post
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CNN:
Emotional debate erupts over anti-lynching legislation as Cory Booker and Kamala Harris speak out against Rand Paul amendment — (CNN)In an emotional exchange on the Senate floor, Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California spoke out Thursday against an amendment …
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POLITICUSUSA, The Daily Beast and Daily Kos
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Rand Paul battles Kamala Harris and Cory Booker on anti-lynching bill
Rand Paul battles Kamala Harris and Cory Booker on anti-lynching bill
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Associated Press and The Hill
Washington Post:
With White House effectively a fortress, some see Trump's strength — but others see weakness — The security perimeter around the White House keeps expanding. Tall black fencing is going up seemingly by the hour. Armed guards and sharpshooters and combat troops are omnipresent.
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The Hill
Bloomberg:
Estee Lauder Workers Demand Heir Ouster Over Trump Support — Employees of Estee Lauder Cos., one of the world's largest beauty businesses, called for the ouster of a board member and family heir over his support for President Donald Trump and criticism of the company's response to the protests against police violence.
Elliot Henney / WJLA-TV:
VIDEO: Group posting signs for George Floyd in Bethesda say they were assaulted by cyclist — The Maryland-National Capital Park Police are searching for a man wanted in an alleged assault that happened on the Capital Crescent Trail in Montgomery County on June 1.
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New York Post
The Tennessean:
Nashville judge orders Tennessee to permit vote by mail for all registered voters — A Nashville judge on Thursday ruled the state of Tennessee must give any registered voter the option to cast a ballot by mail, paving the way for widespread mail-in voting in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Axios
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Reuters:
Ukrainian prosecutors find no evidence against Hunter Biden — Audit probed energy company Burisma, of which Biden was a board member from 2014-2019 — An audit of thousands of old case files by Ukrainian prosecutors found no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Hunter Biden …
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Graham postpones Russia probe subpoena vote as tensions boil over — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) postponed a vote on authorizing subpoenas for more than 50 individuals as Republicans ramp up their investigation into the Russia probe.
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Breitbart
Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
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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Eliott C. McLaughlin / CNN:
Ahmaud Arbery was hit with a truck before he died, and his killer allegedly used a racial slur, investigator testifies
Ahmaud Arbery was hit with a truck before he died, and his killer allegedly used a racial slur, investigator testifies
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WALA-TV, Associated Press, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, UPI and The Daily Caller
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Dot:
James O'Keefe's infiltrated ‘antifa headquarters’ is a bookstore from ‘Portlandia’ — It's also closed. — Undercover video trickster James O'Keefe appears to be back at it with another “timely” video from his group of well-known fraudsters at Project Veritas.
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Mediaite
Agence France-Presse:
US likely suffered ‘heartbreaking’ unemployment in May — Nationwide protests could hamper efforts to reopen the economy and put workers back on the job — Washington (AFP) - Even as the world's largest economy begins to reopen, the scale of the job losses in May will be devastating …
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Four Texas GOP county leaders share racist Facebook posts, including one juxtaposing an MLK quote with a banana — Gov. Greg Abbott called on two Republican county chairs to resign after they shared a racist conspiracy theory about George Floyd's death. — Editor's note: This story has been updated throughout.
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Raw Story, Mediaite, CBS Dallas / Fort Worth, The Sun, KXAN-TV, The Hill and New York Post
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Gabrielle Union Launches Discrimination Action Against Simon Cowell & Fremantle Over 'America's Got Talent' Firing; Claims NBC Exec Paul Telegdy “Threatened” Her Over Probe — Clearly moving towards either a lawsuit she now has the right to pursue or arbitration, Union's harassment …
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Variety and The Daily Caller
Neil Patel / The Daily Caller:
Time For Normal People To Take Back Our Country — Our country is hurting. Culturally, as a society and how we relate to each other, we are in the midst of a steep drop, almost a free fall. Race is just one aspect; we are talking past one another, and we are less of a community than I ever recall.