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The Daily Beast:
Trump Considers Suing His Niece Over Her Tell-All Book, Saying She Signed an NDA — The president has long favored using legal threats to stop people from writing bad books about him. Going after his own family may be next. — This past Sunday, news broke that the president's niece …
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Vanity Fair, Political Wire, Raw Story, The Western Journal, The Root, The Guardian and The Daily Beast
Adele-Momoko Fraser / NBC News:
Google bans two websites from its ad platform over protest articles — Google has banned two far-right websites from its advertising platform after research revealed the tech giant was profiting from articles pushing unsubstantiated claims about the Black Lives Matter protests.
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
NBC News' Attempt to Demonetize The Federalist is Illiberal Insanity — NBC News reported today that two sites, ZeroHedge and the Federalist, had been banned from generating revenue through widely-used Google Ads. A Google spokesperson initially told NBC News that “took action after determining …
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Instapundit, Breitbart and Big League Politics
Mike Pence / Wall Street Journal:
There Isn't a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’ — With testing, treatments and vaccine trials ramping up, we are far better off than the media report. — In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a “second wave” of coronavirus infections. Such panic is overblown.
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Mediaite, Fox News, KEYT-TV, Washington Post, Daily Kos, IJR, Talking Points Memo and The Hill
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Politico:
Mike Pence's abrupt Covid shift — VEEP IN THOUGHT — Since February there has been a rift inside the White House between the scientists and the politicians over how to contain the spread of coronavirus. Anthony Fauci has been the consistent advocate of a forceful response and an opponent …
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Files Breach-of-Contract Suit Against Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton — Suit claims Bolton will compromise national security by publishing book it says contains classified information — The U.S. on Tuesday filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against former national security …
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
DOJ aims to stop publication of book in new lawsuit against John Bolton
DOJ aims to stop publication of book in new lawsuit against John Bolton
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NBC News, Politico, Mediaite, Associated Press and Raw Story
Grant Schulte / Associated Press:
Nebraska Democrats renounce their Senate pick over comments — OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Democratic Party called on its U.S. Senate nominee to drop out of the race Tuesday after he made sexually repugnant comments about a campaign staffer in a group text with her and other staffers.
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National Review, The Daily Caller, IJR, Raw Story and TheBlaze
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CNN:
Buffalo protester Martin Gugino has a fractured skull and cannot walk — (CNN)Martin Gugino, the 75-year-old protester who was pushed by two Buffalo, New York, police officers earlier this month, has a fractured skull and is not able to walk, his lawyer said in a statement provided to CNN on Monday.
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David Badash / Raw Story:
Franklin Graham fumes over SCOTUS ruling: My rights to fire LGBTQ people ‘are the freedoms our nation was founded on’ — Anti-LGBTQ activist Franklin Graham is furious over Monday's Supreme Court ruling that finds Title Vii of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ workers from discrimination …
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Breitbart, Washington Post and Franklin Graham
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Elizabeth Dias / New York Times:
Conservative Christians See ‘Seismic Implications’ in Supreme Court Ruling
Conservative Christians See ‘Seismic Implications’ in Supreme Court Ruling
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GEN, Raw Story, Vox, Washington Post, PA Post, The Signorile Report, Rod Dreher, WCCO | CBS Minnesota and Mashable
Daniel Horowitz / Conservative Review:
SCOTUS decision redefining sexuality will wreak havoc on society
SCOTUS decision redefining sexuality will wreak havoc on society
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Breitbart and BuzzFeed News
Los Angeles Times:
Suspect in killing of 2 Bay Area cops tied to right-wing Boogaloo group, prosecutors allege — An Air Force sergeant suspected of killing a Santa Cruz County sheriff's sergeant will be charged, along with a Millbrae man, in the fatal shooting of a federal security officer last month in downtown Oakland, federal officials said Tuesday.
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WJXT-TV:
Woman, 15 friends test positive for coronavirus after night out at Lynch's — 40-year-old health care worker says she regrets not taking precautions — JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - Erika Crisp has been short of breath for several days and has tested positive for COVID-19. — So have more than a dozen of her friends.
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BuzzFeed News, Daily Kos, New York Post and Mashable
The Daily Beast:
Fauci: No Need for a Second Lockdown — The infectious disease specialist doesn't think we'll have another New York City. But he's nervous about re-openings and said he personally wouldn't go to Trump's rallies. — With top officials in the Trump White House declaring the mission accomplished …
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
McConnell ‘OK’ with removing Confederate names from bases — WASHINGTON - Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he's “OK” with renaming military bases such as Ft. Bragg that are named after Confederate Army officers, declining to side with President Donald Trump and other Republicans opposed to the move.
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Politico:
McConnell to keep grip on GOP even if Republicans lose Senate
McConnell to keep grip on GOP even if Republicans lose Senate
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OpenSecrets.org, IJR and The Hill
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
McConnell says he's ‘OK’ with renaming US military installations named for Confederates
McConnell says he's ‘OK’ with renaming US military installations named for Confederates
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Politico
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
North Carolina Republican calls Black Lives Matter protesters ‘ignorant thugs’ and ‘vermin’ — and says cops should ‘shoot them’ — According to The Charlotte Observer, North Carolina state Rep. Larry Pittman posted an inflammatory rant against Black Lives Matter protesters on Facebook …
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Talking Points Memo and The Hill
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New York Times:
Prosecutor in Roger Stone Case Will Testify About Barr's Intervention — The prosecutor is one of two Justice Department officials coming forward whom Democrats are calling whistle-blowers. — WASHINGTON — Two Justice Department officials have agreed to testify under subpoena …
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Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill and Patterico's Pontifications
C. Ryan Barber / LAW.com:
DOJ's Jody Hunt, Head of Key Division Defending Trump in Court, to Step Down — “It has been the greatest honor and privilege of my professional career to have served together with you (and many before you) for more than two decades,” Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt wrote in a message to the Justice Department's civil division.
Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Trump's Rally Could Be a ‘Perfect Storm’ for the Virus, Tulsa Officials Fear — President Trump will hold his first campaign rally in months on Saturday in Oklahoma, where infections are rising, and officials there are pleading with him to cancel or hold it outdoors.
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POLITICUSUSA, The Guardian, The Hill, Breitbart, NPR, Fox News, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, One America News Network and Power Line
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Holmes Lybrand / CNN:
Fact check: Pence falsely claims coronavirus cases in Oklahoma are on the decline
Fact check: Pence falsely claims coronavirus cases in Oklahoma are on the decline
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New York Post, ABC News, KEYT-TV and Talking Points Memo
Detroit Free Press:
Second Michigan poll shows Trump even farther behind, with Biden leading by 16 points — The damage done to President Donald Trump's standing in Michigan following recent protests outside the White House and in cities across the U.S. may have been even greater than originally believed …
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Mediaite, Washington Post, Slate, Breitbart, The Hill, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller and Des Moines Register
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
New ad by anti-Trump GOP group uses clip of president's slow walk at West Point — EXCLUSIVE: A Republican group that opposes President Trump's reelection is going up with a new ad that spotlights the president slowly walking down a ramp Saturday during his appearance at the U.S. Military Academy's commencement ceremony at West Point.
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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Vanity Fair, New York Times, Washington Post and The Daily Caller
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Senate Ethics Committee dismisses insider trading complaint against Loeffler — The Senate Ethics Committee dismissed complaints with allegations that Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., engaged in “potential insider trading” after reviewing stock trades made on her behalf just before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Washington Post, Axios, Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Hill
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate Ethics Committee drops probe of Loeffler stock trades
Senate Ethics Committee drops probe of Loeffler stock trades
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The Daily Caller
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Stars Push Shake Shack Cop Poisoning Claim Even After NYPD Debunked It — The NYPD said a “thorough” investigation found no criminality, but that hasn't stopped several Fox News personalities from continuing to push an anti-cop murder narrative online.
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New York Post, TheBlaze, Washington Examiner and BuzzFeed News
Knvul Sheikh / New York Times:
Flushing the Toilet May Fling Coronavirus Aerosols All Over — A new study shows how turbulence from a toilet bowl can create a large plume that is potentially infectious to a bathroom's next visitor. — Here's one more behavior to be hyper-aware of in order to prevent coronavirus transmission: what you do after you use the toilet.
montgomeryadvertiser:
Montgomery City Council votes down mask ordinance, sends doctors out in disgust — Jackson Hospital pulmonologist William Saliski cleared his throat as he started describing the dire situation created by the coronavirus pandemic in Montgomery to its City Council before they voted on a mandatory mask ordinance.
ABC News:
Facebook takes down Proud Boys, American Guard accounts connected to protests — The Proud Boys and American Guard are identified as hate groups by the SPLC. — Facebook executed a takedown Tuesday of social media accounts connected to two organizations the company considers to be hate groups …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Hydroxychloroquine Push Secured Millions of Likely Useless Coronavirus Pills — Before the F.D.A. withdrew its waiver to stockpile the drugs as coronavirus treatments, the Trump administration had embarked on a headlong effort to import tens of millions of doses.
Ellie Hall / BuzzFeed News:
A 17-Year-Old Who Organized A BLM Protest Had A Burning Cross Placed In His Yard, Cops Said — The FBI and Virginia police are looking for those responsible. Under state law, they could face up to five years in prison. — Copy — Virginia police and federal authorities are investigating …
Michelle Roberts / BBC:
Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug — A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. — The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.
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Media Matters for America:
Tucker Carlson assures his viewers they “are not crazy” for watching his show — Carlson: “Millions and millions of Americans agree with you. You are not crazy. Your views are not evil”
Lila Shapiro / Vulture:
The National Book Critics Circle Has Imploded — A week ago, as protesters rallied around the world against systemic racism and police brutality, 12 board members of the National Book Critics Circle, an organization of some 800 critics that gives out a number of annual awards …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump offers full-throated defense of police in executive action signing — Trump considers executive order on police reform — (CNN)President Donald Trump takes his first concrete steps on Tuesday to address growing national outcry over police brutality when he signs an executive order creating …
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CNBC, KEYT-TV, Big League Politics, Raw Story, TheBlaze and Balloon Juice
James Stout / Popular Mechanics:
How to Topple a Statue Using Science — It hasn't been a great past few weeks for statues. — to — , people all over the world have been grappling with the — legacy of racism — by tossing their grappling hooks around the heads of — problematic monuments
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