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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Talks Juneteenth, John Bolton, Economy in WSJ Interview — WASHINGTON—President Trump said there was some systemic racism in the U.S., said removing Confederate names from military bases would further divide the country and took credit for popularizing Juneteenth, the commemoration of the end of slavery.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Make Sure I Win”: John Bolton's Unredacted Book Shows What Trump Was Really Trying to Hide — Trump's own words to Xi Jinping, among others, were so damning and politicized that the government insisted they be removed. — John Bolton's account that Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping …
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump's response to racial tensions in the country — A senior State Department official who has served in the Trump administration since its first day is resigning over President Trump's recent handling of racial tensions across the country …
Wall Street Journal:
Transcript of President Trump's Interview With The Wall Street Journal — President discusses the economy, the Bolton book, the coronavirus, race in America and more — President Trump sat down for an interview Wednesday evening in the Oval Office with Wall Street Journal reporter Michael C. Bender.
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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Bolton: Trump's not ‘fit for office,’ doesn't have ‘competence to carry out the job’ — In an ABC interview, Bolton says Trump was singularly focused on reelection. — President Donald Trump is not “fit for office” and doesn't have “the competence to carry out the job,” …
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STAT:
Trump says Covid-19 is ‘dying out.’ Experts fear his dismissiveness could prolong the crisis
Trump says Covid-19 is ‘dying out.’ Experts fear his dismissiveness could prolong the crisis
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Windsor Mann / The Week:
Bolton shockingly reveals everything we already knew about Trump
Bolton shockingly reveals everything we already knew about Trump
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
John Bolton's Epic Score-Settling
John Bolton's Epic Score-Settling
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
John Bolton book release court hearing set for Friday
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Bolton book and Supreme Court ruling on ‘dreamers’ amount to twin defeats to Trump
Bolton book and Supreme Court ruling on ‘dreamers’ amount to twin defeats to Trump
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
The Best People: Here's a List of Everyone President Trump Hired and Then Destroyed on Twitter
The Best People: Here's a List of Everyone President Trump Hired and Then Destroyed on Twitter
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Facebook takes down Trump ads ‘for violating our policy against organized hate’ — New York (CNN Business)Facebook (FB) on Thursday said it had take action against ads run by President Trump's re-election campaign for breaching its policies on hate. The ads, which attacked …
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Facebook removes Trump ads with symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners — In its online salvo against antifa and “far-left mobs,” President Trump's reelection campaign displayed a marking the Nazis once used to designate political prisoners in concentration camps.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Facebook Removes Trump Ads Displaying Symbol Used by Nazis — Nazis used the symbol to classify political prisoners during World War II. The Trump campaign said the triangle was associated with antifa, a claim experts rejected. — WASHINGTON — Facebook on Thursday removed advertisements posted …
NBC News:
Facebook removes Trump ads for violating ‘organized hate’ policy
Facebook removes Trump ads for violating ‘organized hate’ policy
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Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
Facebook removes Trump campaign ad featuring Nazi concentration camp symbol
Facebook removes Trump campaign ad featuring Nazi concentration camp symbol
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices reject end to protections for young immigrants — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump's effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants, a stunning rebuke to the president in the midst of his reelection campaign.
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Trump and Obama react to SCOTUS decision on DACA
Trump and Obama react to SCOTUS decision on DACA
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
Senate confirms Trump's pick to the D.C. Circuit
Senate confirms Trump's pick to the D.C. Circuit
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump is about to land his 200th judge, a lasting legacy poised to reshape U.S. law
Paul Hammel / Omaha World-Herald:
Ricketts tells local governments they won't get federal COVID-19 money if they require masks — LINCOLN — At his regular coronavirus press conferences, Gov. Pete Ricketts makes a point of urging Nebraskans to wear a mask when they go to a store. — But when it comes to the state's 93 courthouses …
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QU Poll:
Release Detail — June 18, 2020 - Biden Ahead Of Trump By 8 Points In Presidential Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 6 In 10 Support Vote By Mail In November — If the election for president were being held today, former Vice President Joe Biden would receive 49 percent …
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Trump adds to divisions in an unhappy country — WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are deeply unhappy about the state of their country — and a majority think President Donald Trump is exacerbating tensions in a moment of national crisis, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center …
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Phil Willon / Los Angeles Times:
Californians must wear face masks in public under coronavirus order issued by Newsom — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered all Californians to wear face coverings while in public or high-risk settings, including when shopping, taking public transit or seeking medical care …
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Dr. Samantha Whiteside / Tulsa World:
I'm a Tulsa emergency physician and conservative, and the Trump rally is a terrible idea — As a practicing emergency physician in Tulsa for the past 10 years, I have great concerns about the ramifications of the planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump on Saturday.
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Pelosi orders removal of four portraits of Confederate House speakers from Capitol — WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Thursday announced that she has ordered the removal of portraits of four House speakers who served in the Confederacy that are on display at the Capitol.
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senator blocks bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol
GOP senator blocks bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump mounts campaign for more debates against Biden — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign has tapped former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani to spearhead a campaign to press for more debates this fall, starting earlier than usual and to have a say in choosing the moderators.
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
A GOP sheriff vowed not to enforce Arizona's coronavirus restrictions. Now he's tested positive. — As the rest of Arizona followed a stay-at-home order imposed by the governor in May, Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb proclaimed that the state's attempt to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus was unconstitutional.
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Robby Soave / Reason:
The Washington Post's Halloween Costume Hit Job Is a New Low for Cancel Culture — A few years ago, something mildly embarrassing occurred at a Halloween party hosted by a Washington Post cartoonist: A white woman painted her face black and wore a name tag that read “Hello, My Name is Megyn Kelly …
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Gordon Lubold / Wall Street Journal:
Generals Pull Support for Pentagon Nominee Tata Over Offensive Tweets — At least three prominent retired general officers dropped their support for President Trump's nominee over inflammatory tweets he made two years ago on Islam, President Obama and Democratic lawmakers
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WTTG-TV:
Prince George's County police chief Hank Stawinski resigns: officials — One-on-one with Prince George's County police chief — PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (FOX 5 DC) - Prince George's County Police Chief Hank Stawinski has resigned from his position effective immediately, officials announced Thursday.
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Atlanta police call in sick to protest murder charge against officer who shot Rayshard Brooks — Hours after the Fulton County district attorney announced felony murder and other charges against the former Atlanta police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
One-Third of Primary Voters Switched Their Presidential Support — Dem voters support woman of color on the ticket — West Long Branch, NJ - Follow-up interviews with Democratic primary voters by the Monmouth University Poll illustrates contrasting stability and volatility in the presidential nomination contest.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Trump's fourth NSC Russia director is leaving the White House — The fourth senior official to handle the Russia portfolio at the White House in three years is leaving his position, creating the potential for more uncertainty months before the U.S. election.
CBS News:
Deputies kill half-brother of black man found hanged in park — Rosamond, California — The half-brother of a black man found hanged in a Southern California park was killed by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies Wednesday after, they say, he opened fire on them.
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Sara Cline / Associated Press:
Church tied to Oregon's largest coronavirus outbreak — The Lighthouse Pentecostal Church stands in Union County, Ore., date not known. A COVID-19 outbreak in Union County was reported this week, where 99 people tested positive, and an additional 119 people were confirmed positive for coronavirus Tuesday.
ProPublica:
The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Test Tubes — and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles — The plastic tubes supplied for coronavirus testing by Fillakit, a first-time federal contractor with a sketchy owner, don't even fit the racks used to analyze samples. And they may be contaminated anyway.
CNN:
Kamala Harris: The fight continues to protect Americans' health care from Trump — Trump admin changes course on Affordable Care Act — Kamala Harris is a Democratic senator from California and a former Democratic candidate for president in 2020. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely her own.
Corbin Hiar / E&E News:
Slip-up reveals Chevron ties to architect of climate attack — It was an audacious messaging campaign: White environmentalists are hurting black communities by pushing radical climate policies that would strip them of fossil fuel jobs. — The email to journalists, sent by a public affairs firm …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Our New Polling Averages Show Biden Leads Trump By 9 Points Nationally — Today we launched our general election polling averages, nationally and for all states with a sufficient number of polls. Recent polls show former Vice President Joe Biden with a solid lead over President Trump nationally, and in most swing states.
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