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CNN:
How Trump plans to turn around his losing campaign — Washington (CNN)Earlier this month, several top Trump campaign advisers gathered for a virtual strategy session to address a political reality they could no longer ignore: The President was in serious trouble.
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New York Times:
Biden Proves an Elusive Target, Adding to Trump's Frustration — Few politicians delight in seizing on the news of the day, or even the hour, to ridicule their rivals as President Trump, but Joseph Biden has been mostly off camera and avoiding gaffes. — WASHINGTON — When Senator Bernie Sanders lost …
Joseph Curl / The Daily Wire:
Poll: 55% Believe That Biden Potentially Has ‘Early Stages Of Dementia’ — Is Joe Biden experiencing dementia? That's a question the pollsters at Zogby International posed to 1,007 “likely voters.” — The results were surprising: 55% said they think the former vice president, 77, “is in the early stages of dementia.”
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Joe Biden may win more than 400 electoral votes, but there's a long way to go
Joe Biden may win more than 400 electoral votes, but there's a long way to go
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KEYT-TV and Balloon Juice
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Mueller raised possibility Trump lied to him, newly unsealed report reveals — (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller examined whether President Donald Trump lied to him in written answers during the Russia investigation, a possibility House Democrats have said they continue to look into even after Trump's impeachment.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's tailspinning presidency is in turmoil — even by his own standards
Trump's tailspinning presidency is in turmoil — even by his own standards
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NBC News:
Top members of coronavirus task force advised against Trump's Tulsa rally — WASHINGTON — Leading members of the coronavirus task force warned White House officials about the health risks of holding large-scale indoor campaign rallies and advised against such mass gatherings, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
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Washington Post:
Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects legal bid to stop Trump's Tulsa rally over coronavirus concerns
Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects legal bid to stop Trump's Tulsa rally over coronavirus concerns
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Black Tulsans, With a Defiant Juneteenth Celebration, Send a Message to Trump
Black Tulsans, With a Defiant Juneteenth Celebration, Send a Message to Trump
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Brent Staples / New York Times:
The Tulsa Race Massacre, Revisited
The Tulsa Race Massacre, Revisited
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Aaron Navarro / CBS News:
After heated exchange on race, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz reveals Cuban “son” — Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz revealed he has been raising an immigrant child from Cuba for more than six years on Thursday. — In a tweet featuring a picture of him and Nestor Galban, whom he calls his son …
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Graham Gremore / Queerty:
oh brother Rep. Matt Gaetz insists he's “not gay” after revealing his 19-year-old “son” who he “loves very much” — When it comes to digging himself into a deeper hole, Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has proven himself exceptional. In fact, it might be the thing he does best.
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Politico:
Navy upholds firing of carrier captain who warned of coronavirus — The Navy is upholding the firing of Capt. Brett Crozier, the former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who was relieved of duty after raising the alarm about a Covid-19 outbreak on his ship in March.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
‘My biggest risk’: Trump says mail-in voting could cost him reelection — President Donald Trump called mail-in voting the biggest threat to his reelection and said his campaign's multimillion-dollar legal effort to block expanded ballot access could determine whether he wins a second term.
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post:
Kentucky braces for possible voting problems in Tuesday's primary amid signs of high turnout — Less than 200 polling places will be open for voters in Kentucky's primary Tuesday, down from 3,700 in a typical election year. Amid a huge influx in requests for mail-in ballots …
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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 …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Senators propose bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Senators propose bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
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Julia Carmel / New York Times:
Opal Lee's Juneteenth Vision Is Becoming Reality
Opal Lee's Juneteenth Vision Is Becoming Reality
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Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:
Juneteenth and the Meaning of Freedom
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Leaked document makes Trump campaign's use of Nazi-era symbol look worse — President Trump's campaign is under fire for employing a symbol once used by Nazis in a new batch of Facebook ads — a red inverted triangle that appeared alongside a warning about the dire threat posed by “antifa …
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Tulsa mayor rescinds curfew for parts of downtown ahead of Trump rally — Washington (CNN)The mayor of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has rescinded a curfew for the area around President Donald Trump's rally in the city that had been imposed ahead of the event. — “Last night, I enacted a curfew …
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Stetson Payne / Tulsa World:
Curfew now in place in area around Tulsa's BOK Center
Curfew now in place in area around Tulsa's BOK Center
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Bolton Book Confirms Most Serious Allegations in Trump Impeachment on Ukraine Quid Pro Quo — John Bolton's book may inform a segment of the American public that the House impeachment managers were not able to reach. The book, which has been obtained by Just Security …
Rick Noack / Washington Post:
In countries keeping the coronavirus at bay, experts watch U.S. case numbers with alarm — As coronavirus cases surge in states across the South and West of the United States, health experts in countries with falling case numbers are watching with a growing sense of alarm and disbelief …
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
U.S. Watched George Floyd Protests in 15 Cities Using Aerial Surveillance — From Minneapolis to Buffalo, Homeland Security officials dispatched drones, helicopters and airplanes to monitor Black Lives Matter protests. — GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The Department of Homeland Security deployed helicopters …
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Axios
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Intel report warns that far-right extremists may target Washington, D.C. — The Trump administration is warning law enforcement and public safety officials that a far-right extremist movement known as “boogaloo” may be setting its sights on the nation's capital.
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Washington Post:
Change the name of the Washington NFL team. Now. — “BUT HOW, in these times, do you raise kids in the nation's capital, ask them to look at the pain and the strife racial injustice has caused in their hometown and their home country, walk them through steps they can take to make things better …
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
EPA will no longer regulate toxic compound in drinking water — The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will not regulate or limit a toxic chemical compound linked to infant brain damage in drinking water. — The big picture: The Trump administration has revoked …
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Common Dreams and Associated Press
Courier-Journal:
Officer Brett Hankison is being fired from LMPD after Breonna Taylor shooting — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday that Louisville Metro Police is initiating termination of Officer Brett Hankison, one of three LMPD officers to fire weapons on March 13 at Breonna Taylor's apartment, killing her.
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
New 2020 Electoral College Ratings — With just under five months until the election, President Trump is a severe underdog for re-election. Polls show that voters do not trust him to handle the two most pressing issues of the day — the coronavirus pandemic and race relations — which has helped drive his job approval to 41 percent.
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Parent of toddler in ‘manipulated’ Trump video forces Facebook and Twitter to remove it — New York (CNN Business)Facebook and Twitter on Friday removed a video posted by President Donald Trump's account that had twisted a viral video of two toddlers after one of the children's parents lodged a copyright claim.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
The Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest Defending the Constitutionality of Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act — The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in Idaho federal court defending Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act against a challenge under the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.
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Fox News, Power Line and The Daily Caller
Amanda Woods / New York Post:
Florida Gov. blames coronavirus rise on ‘overwhelmingly Hispanic’ workers — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pointed to clusters of “overwhelmingly Hispanic” day laborers and agriculture workers for driving the state's recent coronavirus spike — but farmworkers and industry associations argue …
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Daily Kos, Documented, The Stranger, TheBlaze and Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Andrea Mitchell / MSNBC:
Susan Rice: Trump administration ‘has been racist to its core’ — Susan Rice, former National Security Advisor and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. under Barack Obama, joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss the Trump administration's ability to address issues of race and police brutality in America …
U.S. Department of Justice:
U.S. Attorney's Office Shuts Down Website Promoting Prostitution and Sex Trafficking, Indicts Owner — The website CityXGuide.com — a leading source of online advertisements for prostitution and sex trafficking that users described as “taking over from where Backpage left off” …
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The Daily Caller
The Deeper State:
The Importance of Weighting — Introduction — Y2 recently published a poll showing 44% of Utah voters would vote for President Trump in November, and 41% would vote for Joe Biden. Because of Utah's deeply red nature, the result received some attention from various media organizations.
Frank Pallotta / CNN:
AMC Theatres reverses course and will require customers to wear masks — New York (CNN Business)AMC Theatres will require all of its customers to wear masks when it reopens its theaters nationwide next month, the company said Friday. — It was a quick reversal for the world's largest movie theater chain …
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Ricardo Alonso-zaldivar / Associated Press:
What Supreme Court? Trump's HHS pushes LGBT health rollback — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration Friday moved forward with a rule that rolls back health care protections for transgender people, even as the Supreme Court barred sex discrimination against LGBT individuals on the job.
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