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8:20 PM ET, June 14, 2020

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump's Halting Walk Down Ramp Raises New Health Questions  —  The president also appeared to have trouble raising a glass of water to his mouth during a speech at West Point a day before he turned 74, the oldest a president has been in his first term.  —  President Trump faced new questions …
Discussion: Associated Press
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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Trump tries to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at West Point  —  BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump late Saturday tried to explain his slow and unsteady walk down a ramp at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, which had generated concern and mockery on social media …
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Democrats preferred in three congressional districts, two by double digits  —  Likely voters in November want a Democrat as their U.S. House representative over a Republican in three of the state's congressional districts, while Republicans appear to have solidified their hold on the 4th District …
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Harry Enten / CNN:
State polls show clear shift toward Democrats since protests began  —  (CNN)The gold standard Iowa Poll released Saturday night showed Democratic Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield with major momentum.  —  Forty-six percent of likely voters would vote for Greenfield if the election …
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Aides Know His Polls Are Terrible—And Tell Him Otherwise  —  The re-election campaign is increasingly divided between the realist and the wishful thinkers.  —  This past week, Donald Trump's campaign did what one senior aide on the president's 2020 team described to The Daily Beast as the …
Harry Enten / CNN:
History says Trump's low approval rating is unlikely to move  —  (CNN)Poll of the week: A new national Gallup poll finds that 39% of Americans approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president, while 57% disapprove.  —  That poll is in line with the average poll that shows Trump's approval rating …
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story:
Trump aides scrambling to hide his ‘dumpster fire’ poll numbers to keep him from ‘flying into a rage’: report
Discussion: The Daily Beast
Associated Press:
Trump rally called ‘dangerous move’ in age of coronavirus  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After months away from the campaign trail, President Donald Trump plans to rally his supporters this coming Saturday for the first time since most of the country was shuttered by the coronavirus.
Discussion: Slate and Reuters
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Tulsa health director says he wishes Trump would postpone rally
Discussion: Associated Press
Washington Post:
Officials familiar with Lafayette Square confrontation challenge Trump administration claim of what drove aggressive expulsion of protesters  —  During the nearly two weeks since authorities charged at peaceful protesters to push them from D.C. streets — about 30 minutes before President Trump walked through …
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
George Conway / Washington Post:
John Bolton made a tragic mistake.  It's not the one you might think.  —  John Bolton made a mistake.  It's not the one you may think it is.  —  The former national security adviser's memoir about his experiences working for President Trump will arrive on June 23.
Discussion: Raw Story
Talk Business & Politics:
Poll: Independents dissatisfied with Trump, Cotton; Biden competitive in Arkansas  —  President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are struggling with independent voters in Arkansas less than five months before Election Day.  —  A new survey from Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College shows …
Discussion: The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
CNN:
Scores arrested after far-right groups target anti-racism protests in London and Paris  —  (CNN)More than 100 people were arrested in London on Saturday after violence broke out as far-right groups targeted anti-racism Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrations.
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Alexandra Phillips / Telegraph:   Make no mistake - BLM is a radical neo-Marxist political movement
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Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
The left throws Trump a lifeline  —  Donald Trump needed help.  By the end of May, Trump's catastrophically poor response to the coronavirus pandemic could no longer be denied or covered up.  The virus took the economy down with it, with a record unemployment spike and a diminishing long-term outlook due …
Voice of America:
VOA Director's Statement on CDC's Media Interview Policy Excluding VOA Journalists  —  We were shocked to read the internal CDC documents instructing the agency's media relations office to refuse media requests from “anyone associated with Voice of America,” citing White House tweets accusing VOA of spreading Chinese propaganda.
Jake Tapper / CNN:
US needs to let go of celebrating ‘dead, racist losers’  —  Tapper: Trump standing firm with ‘dead, racist losers’ … It has been a rough period for President Trump and the military leaders with his former defense secretary, retired Marine General James Mattis, assailing him for dividing the country …
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Shant Shahrigian / New York Daily News:
Gov. Cuomo threatens to ‘reverse’ reopening in Manhattan, Hamptons amid rampant social-distancing violations  —  Stir-crazy party animals may ruin the city's planned reopening for the rest of us.  —  Areas including Manhattan and the Hamptons where businesses have been widely reported …
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Kate Sheehy / New York Post:
Cuomo threatens Manhattan, Hamptons shutdown over lack of social distancing
Discussion: Fox News
Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Revealed: The Family Member Who Turned on Trump  —  The president's niece Mary Trump is set to publish a tell-all this summer—and to reveal that she was a primary source for The New York Times' investigation into Trump's taxes.  —  Donald Trump's niece, his deceased brother's daughter …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump's loyalty enforcer steamrolls Cabinet officials in campaign to reshape top agencies  —  President Trump, in a highly unusual new effort, has begun making significant staffing changes inside top federal agencies without the consent — and, in at least one case, without even the knowledge …
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman Struggle With Their Startup—and Each Other  —  Two veteran executives with contrasting styles are launching Quibi, an on-the-go streaming service, during a pandemic  —  Near the beginning of her run as chief executive of Quibi, a new entrant into the streaming-video wars …
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Legislature adjourns after passing budget that includes new voter ID requirements  —  The Iowa Legislature adjourned its coronavirus-disrupted 2020 session Sunday after a marathon overnight debate that saw the passage of a mostly status quo budget and a controversial expansion of the state's voter ID program.
detroitnews:
Trump supporters burn Michigan absentee ballot applications  —  Walker, Mich. — People burned letters informing them that they can vote by absentee ballot in future elections during a protest near Grand Rapids.  —  The applications were burned Friday during an event called Operation Incinerator outside the DeltaPlex Arena in Walker.
Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Rep. Denver Riggleman ousted in Virginia GOP convention  —  Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.), who became a target of conservatives after officiating a same-sex wedding last year, was ousted Saturday by GOP voters in a drive-thru district convention.  —  Convention-goers picked Bob Good …
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Amy Friedenberger / The Roanoke Times:   Bob Good defeats Rep. Denver Riggleman in Republican convention for 5th District
Christina Jedra / Honolulu Civil Beat:
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser Is Gutting Its Newsroom  —  In a devastating blow to Hawaii's largest daily newspaper, leadership at the Honolulu Star-Advertiser told employees it intends to lay off about half of its union news staff by the end of the month.  —  Thirty-one workers across …
Discussion: The Hill
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Robert Gates Calls to Replace Base Names From ‘Dark Side of Our History’  —  The former defense secretary became the most senior previous military leader in recent days to endorse renaming 10 Army installations that bear the names of Confederate generals.  —  Former Defense Secretary Robert …
Kim Kelly / The Daily Beast:
Meet the Gun Club Patrolling Seattle's Leftist Utopia  —  Though everyone from Trump to local cops have expressed fear about the idea of anti-brutality activists being armed, they say it's essential to ward off dangerous extremists.  —  Seattle's bustling Capitol Hill neighborhood has long …
New York Times:
Coronavirus Cases Spike Across Sun Belt as Economy Lurches into Motion  —  Arizona, Texas and Florida are reporting their highest case numbers yet.  As of Saturday, coronavirus cases were climbing in 22 states amid reopenings.  —  CHICAGO — The warning has echoed ominously for weeks from epidemiologists …
Discussion: Mother Jones and Vox
Los Angeles Times:
Airline passengers brought COVID-19 into LAX in March — and no one warned the public  —  When American Airlines flight 341 to Los Angeles lifted off the tarmac at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport on a cloudy Thursday in mid-March, much of the country was already on coronavirus lockdown.
 
 
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Associated Press:
Police officer shot during Las Vegas protest paralyzed
Discussion: The Hill
Emily Bazelon / New York Times:
Police Reform Is Necessary. But How Do We Do It?
Sara Sidner / CNN:
Inside one reporter's experience from Ferguson to Floyd
Washington Post:
Among more than 400 arrested during protests in the District, most cases involve curfew violations and burglary
Ben Sales / The Times of Israel:
400 Jewish studies scholars denounce annexation as a ‘crime against humanity’
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
No, Melania Trump doesn't want to be free
Discussion: Raw Story, Deadline and The Hill
Spectrum News NY1:
They're Socially Conservative, But Two Controversial Councilmen Could Win Solidly Blue Congressional Seats
 Earlier Items: 
Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump loses 2 pivotal allies in his anti-kneeling crusade: NASCAR and the NFL
Discussion: Raw Story
Zev Shalev / Narativ:
Merchant of Death  —  EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Epstein was a key member …
NBC News:
Buffalo officials ask state to probe firing of Black officer who stopped white colleague's chokehold
Kevin Vaughan / KUSA-TV:
Roofing company workers forced onto ground, held at gunpoint by man who thought they were Antifa
Discussion: The Mahablog and New York Post
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
It's Trump's Revolution
 

 
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Reuters:
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