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CNN:
Trump campaign demands CNN apologize for poll that shows Biden leading — CNN poll: Trump sees big drop in approval rating — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's campaign is demanding CNN retract and apologize for a recent poll that showed him well behind presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
Politico:
‘Everything about this is irregular’: Ex-judge tapped to review Flynn case blasts Trump DOJ — A former judge selected to advise on a path forward in the criminal case against Michael Flynn is accusing the Justice Department of exercising a “gross abuse of prosecutorial power” …
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Power Line, NBC News, ABC News, Breitbart and Axios
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USA Today:
USA TODAY Poll: Forceful clearing of Lafayette Square protest was defining moment for president and protests — The police crackdown to clear protesters from Lafayette Square last week looms as a defining moment in the national debate over race and law enforcement that has been sparked by the death of George Floyd.
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Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
More than 1,250 former Justice Dept. workers call for internal watchdog to probe Barr role in clearing demonstrators from Lafayette Square — More than 1,250 former Justice Department workers on Wednesday called on the agency's internal watchdog to investigate Attorney General William P. Barr's involvement …
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Medium, Raw Story, Common Dreams, The Hill, The Crime Report, UPI, Fox News, Axios and The Guardian
Chuck Cooper / Wall Street Journal:
The White House vs. John Bolton — Officials are attempting to use national security as a pretext to prevent the publication of his memoir. — President Trump doesn't want John Bolton to publish his book, “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir.”
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New York Times:
White House Tells Bolton His Book Still Contains Classified Information — A White House official said Mr. Bolton would be given a redacted version of his manuscript by June 19, four days before the book's current publication date. — The White House has told John R. Bolton …
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The Hill, Associated Press, Sputnik News, Amazon.com and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Three corporations that say they support Black Lives Matter but sponsor Tucker Carlson [UPDATED] — Fox News host Tucker Carlson (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) — Over the last several days, Fox News host Tucker Carlson has used his platform to repeatedly attack and denigrate the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Media Matters for America, The Wrap and Twitchy
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ABC News:
As Trump struggles to respond to crises, internal polling instills fear in advisers: Sources — Some advisers say the president needs a course correction before November. — One week ago President Donald Trump met with advisers from his 2020 re-election campaign, who greeted him with bad news.
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Breitbart and POLITICUSUSA
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Will Return to Campaign Trail With Rally in Tulsa — The president is set to hold his first rally since the coronavirus shuttered most of the country, with polls showing Joe Biden establishing a significant national lead over his rival. — WASHINGTON — President Trump will return …
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National Memo
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Max Cohen / Politico:
Trump to resume campaign rallies with June 19 event in Tulsa
Trump to resume campaign rallies with June 19 event in Tulsa
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Associated Press, Breitbart and Patterico's Pontifications
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
LeBron James and Other Stars Form a Voting Rights Group — “This is the time for us to finally make a difference,” the N.B.A. superstar said of the new group, which will aim to protect African-Americans' voting rights. — WASHINGTON — The N.B.A. superstar LeBron James and a group …
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Axios, New York Post, Raw Story, Deadline and POLITICUSUSA
Michael Levenson / New York Times:
NASCAR Says It Will Ban Confederate Flags — The announcement came two days after Darrell Wallace Jr., the first black driver in 50 years to win one of NASCAR's top three national touring series, called on NASCAR to ban the flags outright. — NASCAR said on Wednesday that it would ban …
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John Ismay / New York Times:
The Army Was Open to Replacing Confederate Base Names. Then Trump Said No.
The Army Was Open to Replacing Confederate Base Names. Then Trump Said No.
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Slate, BuzzFeed News, FOX Carolina, Vanity Fair, Fox News, The Root, Just Security and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dan Mangan / CNBC:
NASCAR bans Confederate flag at all events and properties
NASCAR bans Confederate flag at all events and properties
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CANNONFIRE, The Spun, ESPN and Breitbart
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Speaker Pelosi wants Confederate statues in Capitol removed — She's pushing for the removal of eleven Confederate statues. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Wednesday called for the removal of nearly a dozen Confederate statues from the halls of Congress, throwing …
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Associated Press, Breitbart, The Hill and The Gateway Pundit
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Senate Armed Services on collision course with Trump over Confederate names
Senate Armed Services on collision course with Trump over Confederate names
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New York Times, Mother Jones and Washington Post
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Pentagon blindsided by Trump tweet on Confederate bases
Pentagon blindsided by Trump tweet on Confederate bases
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Washington Post
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
‘Live P.D.’ Canceled By A&E Amid Ongoing Protests Against Police Brutality — EXCLUSIVE: A&E has canceled its flagship series and one of the highest-rated shows on basic cable. A week after Live P.D. was pulled in the wake of George Floyd's death, the reality series' has been canceled.
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KXAN-TV, more at Mediagazer »
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Michael Schneider / Variety:
A&E Canceling ‘Live PD’ Following Ongoing Protests Against Police Brutality
A&E Canceling ‘Live PD’ Following Ongoing Protests Against Police Brutality
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Fox News
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
HISTORY! Congress Poised to Get Its First QAnon Believer — Barring the unexpected, Marjorie Taylor Greene is going to be elected the next representative from Georgia's 14th district. And boy does she have some wild ideas. — A believer in a conspiracy theory the FBI classifies …
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OpenSecrets.org and Jewish Insider
J.K. Rowling:
J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues — This isn't an easy piece to write, for reasons that will shortly become clear, but I know it's time to explain myself on an issue surrounded by toxicity. I write this without any desire to add to that toxicity.
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Variety, The Daily Signal, LifeSiteNews, Deadline, Breitbart, New York Post, Mediaite, Fox News, Vanity Fair, The American Conservative, The Wrap and Human Rights Campaign
CBS Boston:
Beheaded Christopher Columbus Statue In Boston Will Be Removed From North End Park — BOSTON (CBS) - The Christopher Columbus statue in Boston's North End will be removed Wednesday, hours after it was beheaded overnight. Mayor Marty Walsh said it will be put in storage and there will now be conversations …
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WRIC-TV, The Daily Dot, Richmond Times-Dispatch, The Hill, New York Post, Disrn and Breitbart
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Jessie Van Berkel / Star Tribune:
Protesters topple Columbus statue on Minnesota Capitol grounds
Slate:
Donald Trump's Increasingly Elaborate Bid to Create His Own America — On Tuesday morning, Donald Trump, whose unsurprising character defects still never fail to surprise, tweeted a Russian-sourced conspiracy theory claiming that the 75-year-old peace activist who remains hospitalized …
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Mediaite, Axios and POLITICUSUSA
Courier-Journal:
Louisville police release the Breonna Taylor incident report. It's virtually blank — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Nearly three months after Louisville Metro Police officers fatally shot Breonna Taylor in her South End apartment, the department has released the incident report from that night.
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Trump Job Approval Slides to 39% — WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen to 39% amid nationwide protests about racial injustice. His ratings this year had been the best of his presidency but are now back near his term average of 40%.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: White House crafting police overhaul executive order — NEW: POLICE REFORM EXECUTIVE ORDER ... PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP and the White House are in the process of discussing and drafting an executive order to begin the process of overhauling police laws, according to multiple sources involved in the effort.
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New York Times, Dallas Morning News, NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and Breitbart
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Washington Post:
Britain briefly suspends sending evidence to U.S. law enforcement, in move some see as a sign of fraying relationship — British authorities earlier this month told their American counterparts that they had suspended sending over all evidence in criminal cases because the United States still uses …
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UPI
New York Times:
Aggressive Tactics by National Guard, Ordered to Appease Trump, Wounded the Military, Too — The world responded the evangelical guard the eyes of the world were gone. The National Guard. The actions that occurred this past week, were absolutely used to work.
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Raw Story
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Fired inspector general says he told aides about Pompeo probe so that they 'wouldn't be surprised' — Before he was fired last month, State Department Inspector General Steve Linick said, he told top aides he was investigating the personal conduct of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his wife …
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The Daily Beast and The Daily Caller
Courier-Journal:
‘Change agent’ Charles Booker is best Democratic candidate in Kentucky Senate race — This is a historic time in our state and nation. A time when young and old, black, white and brown are calling for change — not just incremental change, but sweeping reform that will usher in true equality and justice for all.
Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart / Task & Purpose:
Former DIA Director: Please, take your knee off our necks so we can breathe — “It's hard to explain what it was like for me on the first day of elementary school, or the pain I felt in high school when I was stopped and searched nearly every time I left my apartment.”
Amanda Hess / New York Times:
The Protests Come for ‘Paw Patrol’ — A backlash is mounting against depictions of “good cops,” on television and in the street. — It was only a matter of time before the protests came for “Paw Patrol.” — “Paw Patrol” is a children's cartoon about a squad of canine helpers.
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Breitbart
Cydney Yeates / Metro.co.uk:
‘America is at a tipping point’: Oprah Winfrey states US 'can't move forward without calling out pain of racism' following George Floyd's death — Oprah Winfrey has stated that America is ‘on a tipping point’ following the death of George Floyd and has called for systemic change in a town hall titled Where Do We Go From Here?.
CNN:
Biden repeatedly pushed bill in Senate that critics said would have made investigating police officers for misconduct more difficult — (CNN)In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has called for more accountability for police officers accused …
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Redstate
The Amazon Blog:
We are implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition — We're implementing a one-year moratorium on police use of Amazon's facial recognition technology. We will continue to allow organizations like Thorn, the International Center for Missing and Exploited Children …
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CNBC, BuzzFeed News, New York Post, Fox News, Vox, Politico, NPR, The Wrap, The Daily Dot, Mashable, The Verge, Wired, Gizmodo and Associated Press, more at Techmeme »
Jeff Pegues / CBS News:
George Floyd and Derek Chauvin “bumped heads” while working at nightclub, former coworker says — As mourners in Houston honor the life of George Floyd in Minneapolis, CBS News is learning new details from a nightclub coworker about alleged history between Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the former officer who is charged in Floyd's death.
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The Hill, Bring Me The News, CNN, Talking Points Memo, Slate, New York Post, TheGrio, The Daily Caller, Redstate and One America News Network
Politico:
Quarantine fatigue: Governors reject new lockdowns as virus cases spike — State officials, reluctant to damage reopening economies, contend they are better equipped for a new wave of cases. — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more Texas businesses in May. He is moving ahead …
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Raw Story