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Politico:
‘Ugh’: Republicans cringe after Trump's attack on 75-year-old protester — If there was ever a tweet from President Donald Trump that Senate Republicans didn't want to touch, it's this one. — For four years, Senate Republicans have endured a regular gantlet of reporters' questions about Trump tweets …
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The Daily Beast:
The Cesspool That Spat Out Trump's New Conspiracy About Cops — Here is how Trump got the idea that a 75-year-old protester who was pushed to the ground and bled out of his head may have been antifa. It's as crazy as you can imagine. — Out of all the blogs on the pro-Trump internet …
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Talking Points Memo, Contemptor and Politico
democratandchronicle:
Amherst man pushed by police responds after Trump tweet: ‘Black Lives Matter’ — President Donald Trump put forth an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory Tuesday that Martin Gugino, a 75-year-old Amherst man injured in an incident with Buffalo Police last week, could be an “antifa provocateur.”
Ben Collins / NBC News:
President Trump tweets antifa conspiracy theory that originated on anonymous blog
President Trump tweets antifa conspiracy theory that originated on anonymous blog
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FactCheck.org, The Intercept, Washington Post, BuzzFeed News, CBS News, WIVB-TV, americamagazine.org, Fox News and Patterico's Pontifications
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump sides with deranged conspiracy theories over Black Lives Matter protesters
Trump sides with deranged conspiracy theories over Black Lives Matter protesters
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Mediaite, Mother Jones, Raw Story, JONATHAN TURLEY, The Hill, ABC News, The Daily Caller and Reason
April Ryan / American Urban Radio Networks:
White House Seeking Ways to Repair Race Relations — George Floyd was laid to rest today in his hometown of Houston, with the eulogy delivered by Rev. Al Sharpton. — The White House is preparing a speech on race relations written by Stephen Miller, who crafted the Trump Administration's …
Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Cops’ Canceled at Paramount Network — The move follows the ViacomCBS cable network's decision to pull episodes of the show in the wake of protests against police brutality. — Paramount Network has pulled the plug on Cops for good. — The ViacomCBS-owned cabler had removed …
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Redstate, New York Post, Daily News, Raw Story, Mashable, WCDC-TV, KRON4, The Hill, Los Angeles Magazine and The Daily Caller
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Nicole Sperling / New York Times:
‘Cops,’ Long-Running Reality Show That Glorified Police, Is Canceled — The show's 33rd season was expected to premiere on the Paramount Network on June 15. — “Cops” is no longer. — The Paramount Network confirmed on Tuesday that it had removed the reality show from its schedule, as protests nationwide call for police reform.
Politico:
‘A hot, flaming mess’: Georgia primary beset by chaos, long lines — Some voters in Georgia are experiencing hourslong lines to cast their ballots in Tuesday's primary, with officials trading blame for who, exactly, is responsible for the latest trip-up in holding an election during the pandemic.
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NBC News, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Hill, New York Times and Axios
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New York Times:
Major Problems With Voting in Atlanta as 5 States Hold Primaries
Major Problems With Voting in Atlanta as 5 States Hold Primaries
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CNN, NPR, Raw Story, Associated Press, The Daily Caller, Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Vanity Fair, TheGrio, NBC News, Bloomberg, The Hill, Vox and Political Wire
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
‘The Future Is Blue, Not Purple’: Is This the Year Georgia Flips?
‘The Future Is Blue, Not Purple’: Is This the Year Georgia Flips?
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Washington Free Beacon and NBC News
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
All Fulton County precincts to remain open until 9 p.m.
All Fulton County precincts to remain open until 9 p.m.
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The Guardian, Vox, WXIA-TV, Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones, MDJOnline.com, Daily Kos and UPI
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Fauci Delivers Grim Assessment, Saying, 'It Isn't Over Yet' — The W.H.O. walks back comments that asymptomatic transmission is rare. New Jersey's governor lifts the state's stay-at-home order. — RIGHT NOW Senator Lamar Alexander, the chairman of the Senate Health Committee …
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New York Times:
Live Coronavirus Updates: A Warning From the W.H.O.
Live Coronavirus Updates: A Warning From the W.H.O.
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UPI, NPR, The Hill, Mission Local, Gizmodo, The Dispatch, WGN-TV and CNBC
BuzzFeed News:
The Head Of CrossFit Told Staff On A Zoom Call, “We're Not Mourning For George Floyd” — We may all be at home, but that hasn't stopped our reporters from breaking exclusive stories like this one. To help keep this news free, become a member. You can also share tips with BuzzFeed News securely.
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New York Post, USA Today, Raw Story, Mike Young, PhD, The Daily Beast, Chicago Sun-Times, DCist and Forbes
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
White voters are turning on Trump, new data shows. Why now? — In the mythology that holds sway over President Trump's political imagination, the massive crises rocking the country — pandemic, depression, the worst civil unrest in 50 years — are all being alchemized by the president's …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Wave of New Polling Suggests an Erosion of Trump's Support
Wave of New Polling Suggests an Erosion of Trump's Support
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POLITICUSUSA, The American Independent, The Mahablog, Raw Story and The Hill
Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Wanted to Fire Esper Over Troops Dispute — How defense secretary's stand against federal troops at protests prompted president's plan to fire him — WASHINGTON—President Trump last week was on the brink of firing Defense Secretary Mark Esper over their differing views of domestic use …
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The Hill, New York Post, Mediaite, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo and Mother Jones
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Video evidence increasingly disproves police narratives — Minneapolis police initially told the public that George Floyd died after a “medical incident during a police interaction.” The Buffalo, New York, department said a protester “tripped and fell.” Philadelphia police alleged …
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Axios
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
That Trump Tweet? Republicans Prefer Not to See It — Even when presented with a printout of the president's incendiary Twitter comment, Republicans toiled to avoid commenting. — WASHINGTON — On the 161st day of the fourth year of the Trump presidency, having grown accustomed …
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CNN:
Senate GOP dodges over Trump's baseless Buffalo tweet: ‘I would rather not hear it’
Senate GOP dodges over Trump's baseless Buffalo tweet: ‘I would rather not hear it’
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The Bulwark, Washington Post, NBC News, Raw Story and The Hill
Alayna Treene / Axios:
GOP senators avoid discussing Trump's Buffalo protester tweet
GOP senators avoid discussing Trump's Buffalo protester tweet
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Politico, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Politico:
Kentucky governor vows universal coverage for black residents — Act on the news with POLITICO Pro. — QUICK FIX — Kentucky's governor promised health coverage for all of the state's black residents, but it's not clear if he can deliver. — Lawmakers want Congress …
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Arizona Republic, Bloomberg Law, Breitbart and The Hill
CNN:
Pompeo's ‘deafening’ silence angers diplomats as protests over racial injustice spread globally — Washington (CNN)As protests against racial injustice engulf America and spread globally, State Department officials have suggested Secretary of State Mike Pompeo address his workforce on the issue that …
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Talking Points Memo
The Daily Beast:
Team Trump ‘Desperately’ Wants Bush to Endorse Biden. Some Dems Love the Idea, Too. — A president once reviled could prove to be an easy punching bag for Trump or a signal of bipartisan appeal for Biden. Choose your own adventure. — President Donald Trump and his political lieutenants …
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The Hill, Spectator USA and Fox News
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Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Lott says lobbying firm cut ties to prevent him from taking clients — Former Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) on Tuesday said he was in negotiations to depart lobbying firm Squire Patton Boggs prior to the firm announcing they were severing ties with him, citing that it was anticipating issues …
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ABC News:
George Floyd updates: Removal of Confederate statues spreads across country — Statues are coming down across the U.S., from Virginia to Indiana to Kentucky. — The death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in Minneapolis on Memorial Day after a white police officer was filmed kneeling …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
‘What I saw was just absolutely wrong’: National Guardsmen struggle with their role in controlling protests — Pvt. Si'Kenya Lynch, a member of the D.C. National Guard, was on duty at Lafayette Square near the White House last Monday when U.S. Park Police cleared the area of protesters ahead …
Bill Melugin / FOX 11 Los Angeles:
EXCLUSIVE: LAPD investigating defense attorney who allegedly called for police to be murdered — Lawyer investigated for threatening posts about police — SAN GABRIEL, Calif. - A San Gabriel criminal defense attorney is under LAPD investigation after posts from his Instagram account called …
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Redstate, The Daily Caller and Fox News
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Stephanie Pagones / Fox Business:
LA official slammed for having LAPD security detail amid calls to defund police
LA official slammed for having LAPD security detail amid calls to defund police
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The Daily Wire, Spectrum News 1, The Daily Caller and Redstate
Adam Ganucheau / Mississippi Today:
Bipartisan group of lawmakers, with Speaker Gunn's blessing, pushes to change Mississippi state flag — A bipartisan group of Mississippi lawmakers, with the blessing of Speaker of the House Philip Gunn, began whipping votes and drafting a resolution on Monday to change the state flag …
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The Hill and Mother Jones
Ashley Southall / New York Times:
Officer Who Violently Shoved Protester in Brooklyn to Face Charges — The police officer, who was recorded knocking down a young woman that questioned his order, surrendered himself on Tuesday. — A New York City police officer surrendered to face criminal charges on Tuesday …
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Washington Post and The Hill
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Terry McAuliffe recorded saying Dems prefer Biden stay ‘in the basement’ — EXCLUSIVE: Top Joe Biden surrogate Terry McAuliffe told a videoconference meeting of Virginia Democrats over the weekend that the former vice president should remain in his basement — where he has famously campaigned remotely during …
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Political Wire and ABC News
PBS NewsHour:
PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor Named Recipient of WHCA's Aldo Beckman Award for Overall Excellence in White House Coverage — Arlington, VA (June 9, 2020) — The White House Correspondents' Association today named PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor the recipient …
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
“This Has To Stop”: A Court Invoked George Floyd's Death In Denying Qualified Immunity To Cops Who Shot A Man 22 Times — WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Tuesday invoked the recent death of George Floyd in Minneapolis in denying legal immunity to five cops in West Virginia who were sued …
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Raw Story
Anne Helen Petersen / BuzzFeed News:
How Antifa Became The Bogeyman Of Small-Town Protests — Rumors of roving bands of Antifa have followed small protests all over the United States. Why are people so ready to believe them? — Copy — The rumor that shadowy leftists planned to start trouble in Great Falls, Montana …
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Daily Kos and Los Angeles Times
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Task Force Warns Governors of COVID Spike Tied to Protests — In calls obtained by The Daily Beast, Dr. Birx said 70 testing sites were destroyed during the marches. — Top officials on President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force told governors on Monday they were worried …
Ryan Devereaux / The Intercept:
He Tweeted That He Was the Leader of Antifa. Then the FBI Asked Him to Be an Informant. — It all began with a tweet. Chandler Wirostek, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was reading the news last Monday when he saw that the attorney general had declared that the leaderless anti-fascist movement known …
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Townhall
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Trump admin opposes extending enhanced unemployment benefit — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration opposes a Democratic proposal to extend a $600 per week federal unemployment benefit approved in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia said Tuesday.
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The Hill
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
Trump Administration Revives Banned Hunting Techniques in Alaska — The move reverses an Obama-era ban on hunting methods like baiting bears with doughnuts and shooting swimming caribou. — WASHINGTON — Baiting grizzly bears with doughnuts soaked in bacon grease.
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Axios and Federal Register