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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 …
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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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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’
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Windsor Mann / The Week:
Bolton shockingly reveals everything we already knew about Trump
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STAT:
Trump says Covid-19 is ‘dying out.’ Experts fear his dismissiveness could prolong the crisis
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
John Bolton's Epic Score-Settling
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden widens lead over Trump; Republicans enthusiastic, but fear motivates Dems — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump in the race for the White House, as majorities say racism, unemployment, and coronavirus pose a major threat …
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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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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Pushing for Four Debates With Biden — The Trump team wants one more debate than is typically held in the general election, and argued that they should start earlier because the coronavirus may prompt an increase in early voting. — Top aides to President Trump tried …
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Raw Story
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.
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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 …
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.
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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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New York Times:
Air Force Investigates Military Planes That Monitored Protesters — The Air Force inspector general is examining whether secretive National Guard surveillance aircraft improperly monitored demonstrators in Washington and Minneapolis. — WASHINGTON — The Air Force inspector general …
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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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ABC News:
Trump and Obama react to SCOTUS decision on DACA
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Garrett Epps / The Atlantic:
The Trump Administration's Incompetence Was the Saving Grace of 700,000 Dreamers
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Bolton book and Supreme Court ruling on ‘dreamers’ amount to twin defeats to Trump
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Brooks Shooting: The Political Prosecutor Caves In to the Mob — Capital murder charges conform to the slanderous anti-cop narrative, not the facts in this case. — If you broadcast that you are willing to be bullied, then you invite the mob to rule. When the mob rules, you get brass-knuckles politics, not justice.
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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Atlanta police call in sick to protest murder charge against officer who shot Rayshard Brooks
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Brent Lang / Variety:
AMC Theatres Unveils Plans to Reopen During Coronavirus — AMC Theatres, the world's largest exhibitor, has unveiled plans to re-open after coronavirus forced it to close its more than 600 venues in the U.S. for nearly four months. — The company is expected to resume operations in 450 …
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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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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Fox News, Talking Points Memo, Associated Press and The Hill
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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John Frank / The Colorado Sun:
Andrew Romanoff is closing the gap after John Hickenlooper's stumbles, poll indicates — John Hickenlooper's cavalcade of blunders in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate is giving his rival Andrew Romanoff a fighting chance. — Romanoff's campaign released an internal poll Thursday showing …
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Associated Press
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.
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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New York Times:
Advertisers Are Fleeing Tucker Carlson. Fox News Viewers Have Stayed. — Amid a backlash and an ad boycott, “Tucker Carlson Tonight” is still attracting big audiences, another sign of the nation's political divide. — In recent weeks, Tucker Carlson, the conservative Fox News host …
Laurie Moy / USAGM:
USAGM CEO implements critical changes on day one to fulfill legislative mandate — U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO Michael Pack implemented critical changes on his first day to steer the agency back toward its mission: “to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy.”
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.
Julia Alexander / The Verge:
HBO is making Watchmen completely free this weekend — An ongoing effort to promote black voices and talent — Watchmen premiered nine months before the recent mass protests against systemic racism and police brutality happened around the world, but the show feels more timely than ever.
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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 …
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Andy Borowitz / New Yorker:
Susan Collins Puts Bolton Book in Amazon Cart but Remains Undecided About Placing Order — WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Senator Susan Collins has put John Bolton's new book in her Amazon cart but is undecided about placing an order for it, Collins confirmed on Thursday.
Politico:
Florida's top Democrat purges ‘inner circle’ after police escort her fiancé from hotel — Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried dismissed three top aides just before midnight Thursday, citing their complaints that her fiancé was “abusive” during a weekend argument …
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CBS News:
Deputies kill half-brother of black man found hanged in park after they say he opened fire — 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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Jeff Mordock / Washington Times:
Former defense official sentenced to 30 months for leaking classified info to journalists — A former Defense Intelligence Agency official was sentenced to 30 months in prison Thursday for leaking classified information to two journalists, including one with whom he was in a relationship.
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