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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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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 …
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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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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
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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 …
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.
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.
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Michael Ruiz / Fox News:
Pompeo blasts Bolton's book as ‘spreading a number of lies,’ calls him a ‘traitor’: ‘I was in the room too’
Washington Post:
Bolton's future as leading Republican hawk may depend on Trump's defeat in November
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Bolton book exposes rare fissures between Trump and Pompeo
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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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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Facebook Removes Trump Ads Displaying Symbol Used by Nazis
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Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Facebook removes Trump ads with symbol once used by Nazis to designate political prisoners
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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.
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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 …
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Trump administration's ‘sloppy’ work has led to Supreme Court losses — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling stopping President Donald Trump from rescinding protections for “Dreamers” immigrants marked the second time in a year that he lost a major case …
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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.
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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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Richard Tribou / Orlando Sentinel:
In shift, Florida Keys now requiring face masks until June 2021 — Visitors to the Florida Keys will need to bring along face masks or face a $500 civil fine. — In a Wednesday vote, the Monroe County Commission shifted from an earlier stance on face coverings, and now requires everyone including employees …
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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.
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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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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Jeff Sharlet / Vanity Fair:
“He's the Chosen One to Run America”: Inside the Cult of Trump, His Rallies Are Church and He Is the Gospel — Trump's rallies—a bizarre mishmash of numerology, tweetology, and white supremacy—are the rituals by which he stamps his name on the American dream.
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 …
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” to her during a weekend argument …
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Adam Ganucheau / Mississippi Today:
SEC commissioner to lawmakers: Lose Confederate emblem from state flag, or lose championship events. — Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, said in a statement on Thursday evening that the conference would consider banning championship events in Mississippi until …
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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Vladimir Putin / The National Interest:
The Real Lessons of the 75th Anniversary of World War II — The Russian president offers a comprehensive assessment of the legacy of World War II, arguing that “Today, European politicians, and Polish leaders in particular, wish to sweep the Munich Betrayal under the carpet.
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