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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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The Daily Beast:
Trump 'Couldn't Give a Shit' About China Rounding Up Millions of Muslims — John Bolton described a president perfectly fine with concentration camps being built in western China. Administration officials say it's painfully true. — The ugliest claim made by John Bolton …
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 …
Andy Borowitz / New Yorker:
Susan Collins Puts Bolton Book in Amazon Cart but Remains Undecided About Placing Order
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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
‘My biggest risk’: Trump says mail-in voting could cost him reelection — With his poll numbers slumping, the president warns Republicans in a POLITICO interview not to abandon him. — President Donald Trump. President Donald Trump called mail-in voting the biggest threat to his reelection …
QU Poll:
Release Detail — June 18, 2020 - Biden Ahead Of Trump …
Release Detail — June 18, 2020 - Biden Ahead Of Trump …
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The Daily Beast and The Hill
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Trump adds to divisions in an unhappy country
AP-NORC poll: Trump adds to divisions in an unhappy country
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POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Axios and The Daily Caller
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Pushing for Four Debates With Biden
Trump Campaign Pushing for Four Debates With Biden
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Washington Post and Raw Story
MSNBC:
Sen. Klobuchar takes herself off Biden's list of possible running mates — Sen. Amy Klobuchar says a woman of color should be the one to serve alongside Joe Biden as vice president, and so she is withdrawing herself from consideration. She talks to Lawrence O'Donnell about her decision.
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Klobuchar Drops Out of Biden's V.P. Search and Backs Picking a Woman of Color — Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota was considered a strong contender to be Joe Biden's running mate until protests over racial justice prompted renewed scrutiny of her former role as a prosecutor.
Michael Ruane / Washington Post:
Original ‘Juneteenth’ order found in the National Archives — The handwritten document informed the enslaved in Texas they were free on June 19, 1865 — The National Archives on Thursday located what appears to be the original handwritten “Juneteenth” military order informing thousands …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Why Juneteenth Matters — It was black Americans who delivered on Lincoln's promise of “a new birth of freedom.” — Neither Abraham Lincoln nor the Republican Party freed the slaves. They helped set freedom in motion and eventually codified it into law with the 13th Amendment …
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 …
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New York Times, Raw Story, The Wrap, The Week and WCDC-TV, more at Mediagazer »
Cat Zakrzewski / Washington Post:
Twitter labels Trump video tweet as manipulated media, continuing its crackdown on misinformation — The label marks the fourth time Twitter has added labels to the president's tweets. — Twitter on Thursday evening took the rare step of appending a warning label to one of President Trump's tweets …
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The Gateway Pundit, Just The News, The Verge, TVNewser, New York Post and The Week
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Twitter labels Trump tweet of “racist baby” as manipulated media — Twitter labeled a video posted by President Trump of a black toddler and a white toddler — edited with a fake chyron that read “terrified todler runs from racist baby” — as “manipulated media” on Thursday night.
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Associated Press, Mediaite, One America News Network and Politico, more at Techmeme »
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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POLITICUSUSA and Washington Times
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Business Insider:
The Tulsa arena that's hosting Trump's rally is asking the campaign for its plan to keep people safe …
The Tulsa arena that's hosting Trump's rally is asking the campaign for its plan to keep people safe …
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Washington Post, Daily Kos, Raw Story and PBS NewsHour
Carla Hinton / Oklahoman.com:
Early bird Trump supporters want to be among first at rally
Early bird Trump supporters want to be among first at rally
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The Daily Beast, The American Spectator, Breitbart, Fox News and NBC News
Washington Post:
Bolton's future as leading Republican hawk may depend on Trump's defeat in November — The first time he met with presidential candidate Donald Trump, six weeks before the 2016 election, “Trump did most of the talking,” John Bolton writes in his upcoming book.
Discussion:
The Week, Axios and Los Angeles Times
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Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Talks Juneteenth, John Bolton, Economy in WSJ Interview
Trump Talks Juneteenth, John Bolton, Economy in WSJ Interview
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Dennis Romero / NBC News:
SEC to Mississippi: Change Confederate-themed flag or risk losing college sports events — The NCAA's Southeastern Conference commissioner warned that Mississippi could lose SEC championship games if it doesn't alter the state flag.. — The NCAA's Southeastern Conference on Thursday told …
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The Daily Caller and ProFootballTalk
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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 taken 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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KEYT-TV, POLITICUSUSA, WHDH-TV, Breitbart, Big League Politics, NBC News, The Federalist, The Week, Fortune, Washington Times, Common Dreams, Variety, The Daily Dot and Just The News
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Facebook Removes Trump Ads Displaying Symbol Used by Nazis
Facebook Removes Trump Ads Displaying Symbol Used by Nazis
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Summit News, Vox, Vanity Fair, The Western Journal, Al Jazeera, Slate, Gizmodo, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and NPR
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Juan Williams Leaves Fox News Co-Hosts Speechless With Powerful Black Lives Matter Defense — “The Five” hosts had nothing to say after Williams condemned them for “demonizing” BLM protesters while giving violent white supremacists a pass. — As one of the very few left-leaning personalities still left …
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 …
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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NPR, Patterico's Pontifications, Los Angeles Magazine, The Week and TheBlaze
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Richard Tribou / Orlando Sentinel:
In shift, Florida Keys now requiring face masks until June 2021
In shift, Florida Keys now requiring face masks until June 2021
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Monroe County, FL, New York Post, WGN-TV and The Hill
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.”
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CNN:
Retired generals pull support for Trump nominee after offensive tweets uncovered by CNN — (CNN)At least two retired Army generals have pulled their support for President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee the Pentagon's policy shop after CNN's KFile reported last week that he has a history …
Discussion:
Foreign Policy and Wall Street Journal
CNBC:
Top Pentagon official Wheelbarger resigns, urges colleagues to be guided by U.S. Constitution — Kathryn Wheelbarger, one of the Pentagon's most prominent and respected policy officials, is resigning after three years in the job after President Donald Trump dropped plans to nominate her for an intelligence post, sources tell Reuters.
Adam Carlson / People.com:
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Tells the Story of the Teen He's Been Raising Whom He Calls His ‘Son’ — The two-term Republican congressman surprised many with his Thursday announcement that he's a parent, though he hasn't adopted 19-year-old Nestor: “Our family's defined by love”
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The Daily Beast, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post, Roll Call, TheBlaze and The Week