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Politico:
Trump's latest attempt to tag Biden as a radical flops  —  Joe Biden declared he opposed a growing movement on the left to defund police departments.  —  President Donald Trump and Republicans are determined to make him own it anyway.  —  Trump lit into Biden on Twitter …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and NBC News
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump to restart MAGA rallies this month despite coronavirus  —  Donald Trump is planning to restart rallies in the next two weeks in a major turning point for the president since the coronavirus shut down traditional campaigning.  —  Trump's advisers are still determining where the rallies …
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump gets the 2016 band back together as he tumbles in polls  —  President Donald Trump, increasingly nervous about the direction of his campaign as he struggles in general election polls, is considering bringing back more loyal aides from his successful campaign in 2016, according to five Republicans who speak to the president.
Discussion: Raw Story
The Daily Beast:
Trump Camp Runs Ads on D.C. Cable to Ease the Boss' Anxieties and Buck Up Congressional GOPers  —  The president has been worried about his standing electorally.  So his team gave him some content to watch on his favorite cable networks.  —  With their boss growing increasingly agitated …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“He's Going to Broom Kushner and Parscale”: “Malignantly Crazy” About Bad Poll Numbers, Trump Is Thinking of Replacing His Son-In-Law  —  After a botched response to two national crises, Trump's polls are cratering, and “no one is telling him what he wants to hear,” says a source, igniting a new round of grumbling about Kushner.
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David Roth / New Republic:
American Psycho  —  To understand how Jared Kushner received the opportunity to fail at managing the federal response to the Covid-19 pandemic, you mostly need to know that he is married to the president's daughter.  But to truly grasp the distinctive style of failure that Kushner has brought …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
14 states and Puerto Rico hit highest seven-day average of new coronavirus infections  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.  For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
Discussion: NBC News and Slate
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Wall Street Journal:   New Coronavirus Cases Accelerating in More Than a Dozen U.S. States
Sarah Pulliam Bailey / Washington Post:
Liberty's Jerry Falwell Jr. apologizes for tweet; director of diversity resigns  —  Faced with outrage from black alumni and the resignation of at least three African American staffers, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. has deleted and apologized for a two-week-old tweet that showed …
Discussion: Blue Virginia
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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
Falwell's Blackface Tweet Brings Racial Dissent to Liberty University  —  A tweet by Liberty University's president, Jerry Falwell Jr., has sparked an angry protest in the evangelical college's community and a rare apology from Mr. Falwell.  —  WASHINGTON — The racial strife roiling …
Discussion: The Daily Dot
Mike Bunge / KIMT-TV:
St. Paul man arrested for burning down of Minneapolis police precinct  —  Accused of arson in federal court.  —  Photo Gallery  —  5 Images  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal charge has been filed against a St. Paul man for the burning down of the Third Police Precinct in Minneapolis.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Paul Murphy / Financial Times:
Hackers for hire targeted hundreds of institutions, says report  —  Researchers found 28,000 web pages set up to steal passwords from elected officials, lawyers and journalists  —  A hackers-for-hire group dubbed “Dark Basin” has targeted thousands of individuals and hundreds of institutions around …
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Reuters:   Exclusive: Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide
Alicia Lee / CNN:
Florida police organization offers to hire cops who were fired or resigned over police misconduct  —  (CNN)As the cries for police reform grow louder across the nation, some police departments are holding their officers accountable, firing or suspending those accused of excessive force during recent protests.
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Florida Today:
Brevard County Fraternal Order of Police: disciplined and jailed cops should apply here
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel
USA Today:
Virginia judge blocks Gov. Ralph Northam's order to take down Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond for 10 days  —  A Virginia judge has issued an 10-day injunction that prevents Gov. Ralph Northam's administration from removing an iconic but controversial statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond.
Discussion: National Review
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Wave of New Polling Suggests an Erosion of Trump's Support  —  Joe Biden appears in a stronger position to oust an incumbent president than any challenger since Bill Clinton in the summer of 1992.  —  The coronavirus pandemic, a severe economic downturn and the widespread demonstrations …
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
‘The Future Is Blue, Not Purple’: Is This the Year Georgia Flips?  —  With both Senate seats in play and President Trump up for re-election in November, Georgia Democrats are telling anyone who will listen: This time, it's real.  —  ATLANTA — There's a joke about Atlanta's most popular sports teams …
KNXV:
Arizona state health director tells hospitals to activate emergency plan  —  PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services director sent out a letter this weekend, informing hospitals in our state to “fully activate” their facility emergency plans.  —  In doing so, the hospitals …
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Arizona Daily Star:   Arizona hospitals bracing for crisis as COVID-19 cases surge
USA Today:
What Never Trump Republicans deserve: The thanks of a grateful nation, and nothing more  —  Key “Never Trump” Republicans have figured out something obvious that eluded them in 2016: Stopping Donald Trump requires getting behind the one person who can finish the job — the Democratic nominee for president.
Paul Walsh / Star Tribune:
Officers slashed tires on vehicles parked amid Minneapolis protests, unrest  —  Dozens of vehicles left in Kmart lot were targeted, said one victimized driver.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Two law enforcement agencies acknowledged Monday that officers patrolling Minneapolis during the recent protests knifed …
New York Times:
Axios Allows Its Reporters to Join Protests  —  In a company memo, the chief executive of the politics news site said he supported staff members' right to march, adding that the publisher would cover bail for any employee who is arrested.  —  In an unusual move at a news media organization …
Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Have we normalized the COVID-19 death toll?  —  In early May, Charlie Warzel, a columnist at the New York Times, saw a tweet that hit him “like a ton of bricks.”  In the tweet, Eric Nelson, who works in book publishing, imagined a future in which Americans simply get used to the death toll from COVID-19 …
Alex Gangitano / The Hill:
Lobbying firm cuts ties to Trent Lott amid national anti-racism protests  —  Lobbying firm Squire Patton Boggs announced Monday evening it is severing ties with former Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) following days of anti-racism protests across the country.  —  Mark Ruehlmann, chair and global CEO …
CNBC:
Asymptomatic coronavirus patients aren't spreading most new infections, WHO says  — Coronavirus patients who don't have symptoms aren't driving spread of the virus, the World Health Organization said Monday.  — Preliminary evidence from the earliest outbreaks indicated the virus could spread even if people don't have symptoms.
NBC News:
Bon Appétit, Refinery29 editors step down as calls for racial justice continue to reshape media landscape  —  Less than 24 hours after James Bennet resigned as editorial page editor of The New York Times, the social upheaval over racial injustice continues to force changes across the media industry.
New York Times:
Trump Rebuffs Protests Over Systemic Racism and Calls Police ‘Great People’  —  In a meeting with law enforcement officials, Mr. Trump said he opposed any defunding or dismantling of police departments, which many demonstrators have been demanding to address police violence.
Washington Post:
Big majorities support protests over Floyd killing and say police need to change, poll finds  —  Americans overwhelmingly support the nationwide protests that have taken place since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, and they say police forces have not done enough …
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
If You Want To Know What Disbanding The Police Looks Like, Look At Mexico  —  The rise of vigilante groups in Mexico offers a hint of what happens when institutions fail and civil society collapses.  America should be paying attention.  —  One of the most visible and insistent demands …
Discussion: New York Times
Daniel Radcliffe / The Trevor Project:
Daniel Radcliffe Responds to J.K. Rowling's Tweets on Gender Identity  —  I realize that certain press outlets will probably want to paint this as in-fighting between J.K. Rowling and myself, but that is really not what this is about, nor is it what's important right now.
Alex Thompson / Politico:
White America is reckoning with racism.  It could reshape 2020.  —  Joe Biden says he, like many white people, was wrong about racism in America.  —  “I thought we had made enormous progress when we finally elected an African American president,” he told voters in a livestreamed “Young Americans Town Hall” last week.
Discussion: New Republic and The Daily Dot
Jeffrey Meitrodt / Star Tribune:
Manufacturer that burned as Minneapolis protests turned violent plans to relocate from city  —  'They didn't protect our people,' 7-Sigma owner says of city officials.  —  Video (01:42) : Drone video shows the damage from rioting and looting in Minneapolis, as well as images of the memorials for George Floyd.
New York Times:
George Floyd, From ‘I Want to Touch the World’ to 'I Can't Breathe'  —  Mr. Floyd had big plans for life nearly 30 years ago.  His death in police custody is powering a movement against police brutality and racial injustice.  —  HOUSTON — It was the last day of 11th grade at Jack Yates High School …
Discussion: Rolling Stone and Althouse
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 …
Christian Schneider / The College Fix:
After tweet supporting ‘good police officers,’ Arizona State revokes journalism dean offer  —  Arizona State University has rescinded a job offer to the new dean of its journalism school after students complained of past microaggressions and other insensitive comments.
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Biden campaign adviser AOC says it is racist to call her a Biden campaign adviser  —  The perpetually aggrieved freshman congresswoman from New York strikes again.  —  Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez represents the people of New York's 14th Congressional District.
David Petraeus / The Atlantic:
Rename the Rebel Forts  —  As I have watched Confederate monuments being removed by state and local governments, and sometimes by the forceful will of the American people, the fact that 10 U.S. Army installations are named for Confederate officers has weighed on me.
Washington Post:
In Georgia, primary day starts with long lines, broken machines — a potential preview of November  —  Lines snaked out the doors, some polling locations didn't open on time, and others had no working voting machines in at least four counties in the first hour of voting in Georgia's primary elections Tuesday …
Discussion: Bismarck Tribune
 
 
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