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Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by 1 point in tight contest for president — Four years after Republican Donald Trump decisively won Iowa and the presidency, the state appears to be a toss-up as he seeks re-election this November, a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows.
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David Coletto / Abacus Data:
Biden ahead by 14 among registered voters; Trump approval below 40%
Biden ahead by 14 among registered voters; Trump approval below 40%
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POLITICUSUSA
Washington Post:
NOAA leaders violated agency's scientific integrity policy, Hurricane Dorian ‘Sharpiegate’ investigation finds — NOAA does not intend to dole out punishments despite evidence of wrongdoing. — In a long-awaited report, an investigation conducted on behalf of the National Oceanic …
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New York Times and Raw Story
Tulsa World:
Tulsa World editorial: This is the wrong time and Tulsa is the wrong place for the Trump rally — President Donald Trump is coming to town this week for a campaign rally. — It will be his first since such events were suspended earlier this year because of the COVID-19 shutdown.
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Business Insider, NBC News, Forbes, CNN, Townhall, Breitbart, The American Independent, Raw Story, Politico, New York Post, Mediaite, Axios and The Hill
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Trump rally attendees will have fewer safety measures than high-dollar donors — WASHINGTON — Top Republicans donors at President Donald Trump's two recent fundraisers had to have tested negative for the coronavirus, fill out a wellness questionnaire and pass a temperature check to be near him …
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Washington Post, Associated Press, Fox News, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, Breitbart, Raw Story, The Hill and Redstate
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Trump campaign says all Tulsa rally attendants will be provided with masks
Trump campaign says all Tulsa rally attendants will be provided with masks
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New York Times, The Gateway Pundit and Gizmodo
Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Trump campaign to give Tulsa rally-goers masks, fever checks
Trump campaign to give Tulsa rally-goers masks, fever checks
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Redstate
ABC News:
Trump administration expected to attempt to block John Bolton's book: Sources — A lawsuit seeking an injunction could be filed as soon as today, sources say. — Just a week before the much-awaited book by President Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor John Bolton is set to go on sale …
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Wall Street Journal, Politico, The American Independent, Deadline, Axios, Patterico's Pontifications, Mediaite, IJR, The Hill, Bloomberg, The Guardian, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Trump: Former adviser Bolton faces charges if book released
Trump: Former adviser Bolton faces charges if book released
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The Hill
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Civil Rights Law Protects Gay and Transgender Workers, Supreme Court Rules — The court said the language of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. — The Supreme Court ruled Monday …
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WCCO | CBS Minnesota, SCOTUSblog, NBC News, New Republic, Daily Kos, Washington Post, Gothamist, The Root, The Intercept, The Wrap, Mashable and AHF
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Supreme Court Just Tanked Trump's Anti-Trans Agenda
The Supreme Court Just Tanked Trump's Anti-Trans Agenda
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Media Matters for America, The Stranger and Mother Jones
Ali Watkins / New York Times:
N.Y.P.D. Disbands Plainclothes Units Involved in Many Shootings — The commissioner is reassigning about 600 officers from anti-crime teams that targeted violent crime and illegal guns. — The New York police commissioner announced on Monday that he was disbanding the Police Department's anti-crime units …
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NBC New York:
NYPD Eliminating Plainclothes Anti-Crime Units in Move Toward More Community Policing
NYPD Eliminating Plainclothes Anti-Crime Units in Move Toward More Community Policing
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Townhall and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Christopher Robbins / Gothamist:
De Blasio's Out Sick With Symptoms Associated With Coronavirus. Why Isn't He Getting Tested?
De Blasio's Out Sick With Symptoms Associated With Coronavirus. Why Isn't He Getting Tested?
Discussion:
Redstate, National Review, Spectator USA and Twitchy
Paul Joseph Watson / Summit News:
De Blasio Orders Gates Welded Shut at Jewish Park While Approving Mass BLM Gatherings
De Blasio Orders Gates Welded Shut at Jewish Park While Approving Mass BLM Gatherings
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Power Line, The Gateway Pundit, Twitchy and Instapundit
Greg Evans / Deadline:
Jon Stewart Says His Biggest ‘Daily Show’ Regret Is Legacy Of “Evisceration Expectation” — Former Daily Show host Jon Stewart says he regrets his show's taking part in what he calls “the evisceration expectation” - inviting political opponents like Bill O'Reilly onto the show and giving in to the …
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David Marchese / New York Times:
Jon Stewart Is Back to Weigh In — For all the value Jon Stewart delivered as a political satirist and voice of reason during his 16-year-run as the host of “The Daily Show,” it's quite plausible to suggest that the political and media Bizarro World in which we live — where skepticism is the default …
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Raw Story, Axios, Breitbart, The Wrap, Rolling Stone and The Daily Beast
CNN:
Voice of America top officials resign as Trump-appointed CEO takes over international network — New York (CNN Business)Two top officials at Voice of America resigned on Monday as an appointee of President Trump prepares to take control of the international network and other US federally-funded media operations.
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Top Voice of America officials resign after confirmation of Trump appointee
Top Voice of America officials resign after confirmation of Trump appointee
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Associated Press, The Hill and Deadline
Erika Edwards / NBC News:
FDA pulls emergency use authorization of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 — The Food and Drug Administration rescinded the emergency use authorization for hydroxychloroquine to treat hospitalized COVID-19 patients on Monday, saying the drug carries too many risks without any apparent benefit.
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US Food and Drug …, KEYT-TV and BuzzFeed News
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Sarah Owermohle / Politico:
FDA ends emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus
FDA ends emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus
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CNBC, ABC News, IJR, Mediaite, The Hill, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, Gizmodo, Washington Post, The Verge, The American Independent, Daily Kos and Mother Jones
David G. Savage / Los Angeles Times:
In major victory for California, Supreme Court rejects Trump's challenge to state sanctuary law — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear the Trump administration's challenge to a California “sanctuary” law, leaving intact rules that prohibit law enforcement officials from aiding federal agents …
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Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA and Los Angeles Magazine
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Megan Brenan / Gallup:
U.S. National Pride Falls to Record Low — WASHINGTON, D.C. — American pride has continued its downward trajectory reaching the lowest point in the two decades of Gallup measurement. The new low comes at a time when the U.S. faces public health and economic crises brought …
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New York Times, Washington Examiner, Big League Politics, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, POLITICUSUSA, Breitbart, The Hill and Axios
BuzzFeed News:
“The Black Lives Matter Foundation” Raised Millions. It's Not Affiliated With The Black Lives Matter Movement. — Employees of Apple, Google, and Microsoft have raised millions of dollars for the Black Lives Matter Foundation thinking it's the international racial justice movement seeking to end police brutality.
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Snopes.com, Daily Kos, FiveThirtyEight and The Guardian
David Siders / Politico:
'We're thinking landslide': Beyond D.C., GOP officials see Trump on glide path to reelection — By most conventional indicators, Donald Trump is in danger of becoming a one-term president. The economy is a wreck, the coronavirus persists, and his poll numbers have deteriorated.
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Power Line, Washington Post and No More Mister Nice Blog
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The Intercept:
GOP Money Flowing to Super PAC Backing Rep. Eliot Engel, Documents Show — A Republican super PAC is funding an outside effort to help reelect Democratic Rep. Eliot Engel, locked in a tight primary against insurgent Jamaal Bowman. — The super PAC is called Americans for Tomorrow's Future …
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New York Post, The Hill and Politico
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Hillary Clinton Backs Eliot Engel, in Her First House Primary Endorsement of 2020
Hillary Clinton Backs Eliot Engel, in Her First House Primary Endorsement of 2020
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The Hill
Greg B. Smith / THE CITY:
NYC COVID-19 Contact Tracers Not Asking About George Floyd Protest Participation, Despite Fears of New Virus Wave — Protesters laid down on Flatbush Avenue in honor of George Floyd, May 31, 2020. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY — Over the two last weeks, Mayor Bill de Blasio and others …
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CNN:
Democrats on key Senate committee oppose top Pentagon pick as more inflammatory tweets emerge — (CNN)Several Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee said Monday that they would oppose the nomination of retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata to oversee the Pentagon's policy shop.
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Politico
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Trump Touted the Economy's COVID Resilience While His Top Aide Dumped His Stocks — Former Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney sold up to $550,000 in securities the same day that his boss declared that the “economy is doing fantastically.” — As the novel coronavirus began to tank the stock market …
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Raw Story
Declan Walsh / New York Times:
Arrested for Waving Rainbow Flag, a Gay Egyptian Takes Her Life — Charged with “inciting debauchery,” Sarah Hegazi was jailed and tortured. — CAIRO — When the openly gay frontman of a hugely popular Lebanese pop group strutted onto the stage of a Cairo summer festival in 2017 …
John T Bennett Washington / The Independent:
Trump dismisses uptick in US coronavirus cases and suggests a ‘stop’ to testing — President: 'If we stop testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any' … Donald Trump is blaming an uptick in coronavirus cases and hospitalisations solely on an increase in testing rather than his push …
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POLITICUSUSA
Helaine Olen / Washington Post:
Trump has finally lost control of his narrative. Voters are ready to see him canceled. — When it comes to both business and politics, President Trump has repeatedly defied predictions of doom. He has survived multiple business bankruptcies, and he remains in the White House despite a haze of embarrassment and scandal.
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The Mahablog
Nathan J. Robinson / Current Affairs:
Has The American Left Lost Its Mind? … Matt Taibbi, a journalist whose writing I enjoy and whose recent book Hate Inc. is worth reading, has written a J'accuse essay arguing that “the American left has lost its mind.” As the editor of one of the top five or six magazines of the American Left—okay, maybe top 10?
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Fox News, The Nation and Gabe Schneider
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
The Fed says it is going to start buying individual corporate bonds — The Federal Reserve said Monday it will start buying individual corporate bonds. — Previously, the central bank had been buying only ETFs and had said that it would be buying individual issuance on the primary market.