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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Inside the Revolts Erupting in America's Big Newsrooms — Staff members' demands helped end the tenure of James Bennet as Opinion editor of The New York Times. And they are generating tension at The Washington Post. Part of the story starts in Ferguson, Mo.
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James Bennet Resigns As Editorial Page Editor of The New York Times; Katie Kingsbury Named Acting Editorial Page Editor — The New York Times announced today that James Bennet, Editorial Page Editor since May, 2016, is resigning effective immediately. The Times also announced …
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
James Bennet Resigns as New York Times Opinion Editor — “Last week we saw a significant breakdown in our editing processes, not the first we've experienced in recent years,” said A. G. Sulzberger, the publisher. — James Bennet, the editorial page editor of The New York Times …
Jay Willis / The Appeal:
Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety — The move follows the police killing of George Floyd and more than a week of uprisings, where hundreds of thousands of people around the world have protested …
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Washington Post:
‘Defund the police’ gains traction as cities seek to respond to demands for a major law enforcement shift — A movement to slash funding for police departments or to disband them entirely has surged in the wake of George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis police custody last month, with activists …
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CNN:
Minneapolis City Council members intend to defund and dismantle the city's police department
Minneapolis City Council members intend to defund and dismantle the city's police department
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KTLA, Generocity Philly, New York Times, Associated Press, Axios, WCCO | CBS Minnesota and NPR
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: Defund the police! Defund the police!
Byron York's Daily Memo: Defund the police! Defund the police!
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CNN:
White House is considering a Trump speech to the nation on race and unity — (CNN)After a weekend of massive peaceful protests around the country, White House officials are currently deliberating a plan for President Donald Trump to address the nation this week on issues related to race and national unity …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside the room: Trump's top aides plot new theme — President Trump's top political advisers, in a private meeting last week, said their boss needs to add more hopeful, optimistic and unifying messages to balance his harsh law-and-order rhetoric. — Why it matters: They're deeply concerned about …
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Mediaite, Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Trump losing ground to Biden amid chaotic week — (CNN)As protesters gather daily near the White House and the coronavirus pandemic rages on, the American public is souring on President Donald Trump. A new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds Trump's approval rating down 7 points …
Washington Post:
John Bolton plans to publish a tell-all about his time in the White House in late June — John Bolton is forging ahead with plans to publish a scathing memoir about his time in President Trump's White House and is in negotiations with network television channels to promote the book, according to people familiar with the talks.
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Shutdowns prevented 60 million coronavirus infections in the U.S., study finds — Shutdown orders prevented about 60 million novel coronavirus infections in the United States and 285 million in China, according to a research study published Monday that examined how stay-at-home orders …
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Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Cop charged after bodycam footage shows ‘horrible use of force’: Police chief — Body camera footage appears to show a white cop stun a disoriented black man. — A white Virginia cop has been charged with assault after police and prosecutors reviewed body camera footage that appeared …
John Harwood / CNN:
Trump's evident character flaws leave him unable to meet the historic moment — (CNN)"In a president, character is everything," wrote the renowned speechwriter Peggy Noonan. And therein lies President Donald Trump's inability to meet this American moment.
Christy E. Lopez / Washington Post:
Defund the police? Here's what that really means. — Christy E. Lopez is a professor at Georgetown Law School and a co-director of the school's Innovative Policing Program. — Since George Floyd's death, a long-simmering movement for police abolition has become part of the national conversation …
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Siobhan Hughes / Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Tom Cotton's Next Mission: Carrying Trump Banner After Trump — Arkansas senator has pushed for aggressive policies on protests, China and immigration — WASHINGTON—Sen. Tom Cotton has been a longtime adviser to President Trump, both echoing the chief executive's bare-knuckled rhetoric …
Linda Givetash / NBC News:
Man drives into Seattle George Floyd protest, shoots one protester — A man drove into a Seattle crowd protesting the death in police custody of George Floyd before shooting one of the demonstrators on Sunday, police said. — The suspect was detained and the 27-year-old man who was shot …
Washington Post:
The military isn't at war with the public. Trump seems to want to change that. — His threats to use active-duty troops to quell protests may do lasting damage. — President Trump has made little effort to mask his contempt for the norms guiding the relationship between military and society …
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Business Insider:
Gyms and brands are canceling partnerships with CrossFit after its CEO tweeted an insensitive comment about George Floyd — Reebok and some affiliate gyms are ending their partnerships with CrossFit after the fitness organization's CEO tweeted an insensitive comment about George Floyd on Saturday.
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minneapolis' Third Precinct served as ‘playground’ for renegade cops — Even before George Floyd was killed, the south Minneapolis precinct had a reputation for being home to police officers who played by their own rules. — TEXT SIZE — Long before former officer Derek Chauvin knelt …
Politico:
2 longshots rise in Biden VP search — Wide-scale protests that have exposed deep racial tensions across the nation in the last two weeks are reshaping the contours of Joe Biden's search for a vice presidential pick, sharpening the focus on an African American woman as his running mate …
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Houston Chronicle:
George Floyd: 'I'm gonna change the world' — George Floyd is coming home on Tuesday to be with his mother, “Cissy,” his biggest fan, the center of his world. — Floyd missed her last breaths two years ago, while he was living in Minneapolis, trying to get a fresh start. Her name is tattooed on his torso.
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Michelle Obama / Washington Post:
Graduates, don't ever, ever let anyone tell you that you're too angry — Given the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, schools across the country have canceled their in-person commencement exercises. To celebrate the graduates whose final years of school have been upended, former first lady Michelle Obama …
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Politico:
Top aide: Senate chairman drops effort to secure Pompeo testimony — The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has decided not to press for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify for a routine annual budget hearing, according to a top committee aide.
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The Hill