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Harry Enten / CNN:
Joe Biden may win more than 400 electoral votes, but there's a long way to go — (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden is well ahead in the national polls right now. More importantly, he holds the advantage in the pivotal swing states. — Chances are Biden will still be ahead come November …
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Balloon Juice
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The Hill:
GOP fears Biden's low-key campaign is paying off — Joe Biden hasn't held a press conference in 77 days but Democrats aren't feeling much pressure to put the presumptive nominee front and center at the moment. — Biden has, for the most part, kept a low profile throughout the coronavirus pandemic …
Associated Press:
Biden seizes on Bolton book to hit Trump's record on China
Biden seizes on Bolton book to hit Trump's record on China
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One America News Network, Associated Press and Politico
USA Today:
Biden holds an 11-point lead over Trump as age, gender fault lines emerge, new survey shows
Biden holds an 11-point lead over Trump as age, gender fault lines emerge, new survey shows
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The Hill
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Fox News poll: Biden's lead widens to 12 points over Trump
Fox News poll: Biden's lead widens to 12 points over Trump
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Fox News
CNN:
Amy Klobuchar drops out of Biden VP contention and says he should choose a woman of color
Amy Klobuchar drops out of Biden VP contention and says he should choose a woman of color
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American Greatness
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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New York Times, POLITICUSUSA, Vanity Fair, Raw Story and The Week, more at Mediagazer »
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump's tailspinning presidency is in turmoil — even by his own standards — Washington (CNN)If he was any other President, at any other time, Donald Trump's reelection hopes would probably already be doomed. — Trump has endured one of the most disastrous political streaks of any modern commander …
Discussion:
POLITICUSUSA
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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Talking Points Memo, Fox News, NBC News, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Pajiba, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Mediaite, Axios and Associated Press
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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NBC News
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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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The Daily Caller, Associated Press, Real Clear Politics and The Week
Stetson Payne / Tulsa World:
Curfew now in place in area around Tulsa's BOK Center — A curfew was implemented for areas around the BOK Center on Thursday night ahead of President Donald Trump's scheduled campaign rally. — In a Facebook post Thursday evening, Tulsa police announced that an area of downtown …
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Politico, Fox News, Bloomberg, Axios, TheGrio, The Week, The Last Refuge and Associated Press
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Tulsa imposes curfew ahead of Trump rally to prevent violent protesting
Tulsa imposes curfew ahead of Trump rally to prevent violent protesting
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Associated Press, The Hill, The Western Journal, The Daily Beast, POLITICUSUSA, The Daily Caller and IJR
Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney: Trump 'didn't hire very well' — Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney critiqued President Trump's hiring decisions, saying the president did not choose the right people. — Mulvaney, who served as the top aide to Trump in an acting capacity until March …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Mulvaney: Trump 'didn't hire very well,' doesn't mesh with ‘military personality’
Mulvaney: Trump 'didn't hire very well,' doesn't mesh with ‘military personality’
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The Hill, CNN and The Daily Caller
Emily Goodin / Daily Mail:
John Bolton insisted on a personal Air Force jet flying him to London for Donald Trump's state visit …
John Bolton insisted on a personal Air Force jet flying him to London for Donald Trump's state visit …
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New York Post and KEYT-TV
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.
Discussion:
Axios and National Review
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 Dispatch, ABC News, Reuters, NPR, The Daily Dot, TheGrio, The Wrap, The Verge, Just The News and The Week
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Twitter labels Trump tweet of “racist baby” as manipulated media
Twitter labels Trump tweet of “racist baby” as manipulated media
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Patterico's Pontifications, IJR, Mediaite and Associated Press
Kate Conger / New York Times:
Twitter Labels Trump Tweet About ‘Racist Baby’ as Manipulated Media
Twitter Labels Trump Tweet About ‘Racist Baby’ as Manipulated Media
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Breitbart
Andrew Pulver / The Guardian:
Ian Holm, star of Lord of the Rings, Alien and Chariots of Fire, dies aged 88 — The versatile actor went from the RSC and Harold Pinter to international movie stardom with roles as the hobbit Bilbo Baggins and an android in Alien — Ian Holm, the versatile actor who played everything …
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Pajiba, The Week, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Rolling Stone and Mashable
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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Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, The Verge, Gothamist, Los Angeles Times, The Daily Dot, New York Times, The Wrap, The Week, Raw Story and WCDC-TV, more at Mediagazer »
Lawfare:
Questions for the Government in the Bolton Book TRO Hearing(s) — Yesterday we analyzed the government's lawsuit that seeks to enjoin John Bolton (and, as a practical matter, his publisher and booksellers, too) from publishing or selling his book, The Room Where It Happened, and to recover any profits he receives from the book.
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Wall Street Journal, Just Security, Raw Story and emptywheel
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Seizing the Presidency to Suit His Own Needs
Seizing the Presidency to Suit His Own Needs
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Politico, Althouse, The Daily Beast and Bloomberg
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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New York Post, Defense One, TheGrio, Raw Story, The Hill, The Week, KEYT-TV and Axios
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 …
Tim Mak / NPR:
Whistleblower: TSA Failed To Protect Staff, Endangered Passengers During Pandemic — Audio will be available later today. — The Transportation Security Administration withheld N-95 masks from staff and exhibited “gross mismanagement” in its response to the Coronavirus crisis …
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The Week
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Sorry, Junior, but He'll Never Love You Like He Loves Ivanka — Watching Donald Trump Jr. interview Donald Trump Sr. was crazy, and f*cked up, but mostly it was sad. — BEAST INSIDE — It was billed as the Triggered Father's Day Special and at 8 PM on Thursday, the president's namesake …
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Raw Story
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 …
Josh Hammer / The American Mind:
Undoing the Court's Supreme Transgression — Bostock demands a complete change of course from neutered judicial “conservatism.” — On Tuesday, Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) took to the floor of the United States Senate to declare “the end of the conservative legal movement, or the conservative legal project, as we know it.”
Discussion:
Right Wing Watch, Balkinization and American Greatness
Brent Staples / New York Times:
The Burning of Black Wall Street, Revisited — Nearly a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the search for the dead continues. — Mr. Staples is a member of the editorial board. — The lynch mobs that hanged, shot or burned African-Americans alive during the early 20th century sometimes varied …
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NBC News and The Guardian
Harriet Alexander / Daily Mail:
Jimmy Kimmel announces he is taking the summer off to spend time with his family after blackface controversy among late-night hosts — Jimmy Kimmel has announced that he is taking a break from his late-night show over the summer, to spend more time with his family.
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The Hill
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
Astrid Galvan / Associated Press:
Young immigrants land court win but still face uncertainty — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will renew his administration's effort to end legal protections for young immigrants after Supreme Court blocked the first try. — In a tweet Friday morning, Trump said …
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WSVN-TV, Wall Street Journal, Breitbart and americamagazine.org
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Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
Trump administration's ‘sloppy’ work has led to Supreme Court losses
KTAR.com:
President Trump to visit border wall in Yuma before Phoenix visit — PHOENIX - President Donald Trump will spend time in Yuma to survey the border wall before his scheduled appearance in Phoenix next week, according to the White House. — Trump will receive a briefing Tuesday on wall construction …
The Tennessean:
Tennessee legislature passes fetal heartbeat bill, ban on abortions for Down syndrome — A wide-ranging abortion restriction bill, once believed to be scrapped for the year, will now become law in Tennessee. — The bill, part of Gov. Bill Lee's legislative agenda that was largely abandoned earlier …
Discussion:
The Daily Caller
Eddie S. Glaude, Jr / New Yorker:
The History That James Baldwin Wanted America To See — For Baldwin, the past had always been bent in service of a lie. Could a true story be told? — On March 16, 1968, James Baldwin walked to the podium at a fund-raiser, at Anaheim's Disneyland Hotel, to introduce Dr. Martin Luther King …
Aamer Madhani / Associated Press:
Trump says he's heard ‘interesting’ things about Roswell — President Donald Trump says he's heard some interesting things about Roswell, but he's not sharing even with his eldest child. — Trump made the comments Thursday in a Father's Day-themed interview with his son Don Trump Jr., hosted by the president's reelection campaign.
Mark Konkol / Chicago, IL Patch:
Aunt Jemima's Great-Grandson Enraged Her Legacy Will Be Erased — MARK KONKOL COLUMN: Aunt Jemima's great-grandson says “retiring” racially charged brand erases his family legacy, America's ugly history. — CHICAGO — A great-grandson of “Aunt Jemima” doesn't want Quaker Oats …
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Louder With Crowder, Breitbart and KEYT-TV