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Benjamin Weiser / New York Times:
U.S. Attorney Who Investigated Trump Associates Is Abruptly Replaced — The United States attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, had been leading the investigation into Rudolph W. Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer. — The Justice Department abruptly announced on Friday …
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Attorney General William P. Barr on the Nomination of Jay Clayton to Serve as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York — Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement: — “I am pleased to announce that President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton …
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Associated Press:
US attorney who oversaw cases of Trump allies steps down — WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of allies of President Donald Trump and an investigation into Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani is resigning from his post, officials said Friday.
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Trump administration replaces Manhattan U.S. Attorney — The Trump administration announced Friday night that Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, whose office has handled a number of investigations involving the president or his campaign, will be leaving that job.
Wall Street Journal:
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman Stepping Down From Post — Trump plans to nominate SEC Chairman Jay Clayton to succeed Berman — Attorney General William Barr said Friday evening that Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman was stepping down immediately from his post …
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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CBS News:
Donald Trump's campaign manager didn't vote for Donald Trump in 2016 — Brad Parscale, Donald Trump's campaign manager, did not vote for President Trump in 2016. In fact, he didn't vote in the general election at all, according to election records obtained by CBS News.
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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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
‘My biggest risk’: Trump says mail-in voting could cost him reelection
‘My biggest risk’: Trump says mail-in voting could cost him reelection
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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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BuzzFeed News:
Roger Stone Told Trump In Advance Wikileaks Would Release Documents Harmful To Clinton Campaign, Aides Claimed — Newly unredacted portions of the Mueller report show that Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, and Michael Cohen told investigators Stone had promised the campaign damaging revelations by Wikileaks.
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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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump: Expect “wild evening” in Tulsa, mask optional
Trump: Expect “wild evening” in Tulsa, mask optional
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Tulsa Curfew Lifted, While Court Rejects Public Health Challenge To Trump Rally
Tulsa Curfew Lifted, While Court Rejects Public Health Challenge To Trump Rally
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Washington Post:
Tense mood grips Tulsa as Trump fans and protesters gather ahead of campaign rally
Tense mood grips Tulsa as Trump fans and protesters gather ahead of campaign rally
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Nikki Carvajal / CNN:
Asked repeatedly to say ‘Black lives matter,’ Mike Pence says ‘all lives matter’ — (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence declined to say the words “Black lives matter” during an interview with an ABC affiliate in Pennsylvania on Friday, instead saying that “all lives matter.”
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Vice President Mike Pence talks Black Lives Matter with Action News' Brian Taff
Vice President Mike Pence talks Black Lives Matter with Action News' Brian Taff
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Social Media Giants Support Racial Justice. Their Products Undermine It.
Social Media Giants Support Racial Justice. Their Products Undermine It.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Wonders if John Bolton Will Go to Jail — The president's former national security adviser has rattled the White House, which hates the leaking as much as the substance of what was leaked. — In recent days, President Donald Trump has casually asked administration officials …
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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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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Intel report warns that far-right extremists may target Washington, D.C.
Intel report warns that far-right extremists may target Washington, D.C.
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NBC Bay Area, TheBlaze, Big League Politics and Raw Story
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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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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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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Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
The Navy Is Blaming the Captain It Fired for Accurate COVID-19 Warning — Brett Crozier was right about the coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The Navy fired him, recommended bringing him back and now lets his firing stand. — Navy Capt. Brett Crozier has been vindicated …
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Robert T. Garrett / Dallas Morning News:
Profane recording surfaces of 2 Empower Texans operatives joking about Gov. Greg Abbott being in wheelchair — In outtakes after a podcast taping, the two excoriate Abbott for letting cities and counties fine businesses that don't require masks. ‘I hate him,’ one says.
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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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CBS Baltimore, Daily Kos and New York Times
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump: Esper, Milley “should be proud” of Lafayette Square walk — President Trump declined on Friday to say he retains full confidence in Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and said Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley should have been “proud” to join him on the now-infamous walk across Lafayette Square.
Grace Raynor / The Athletic:
Source: 23 Clemson football players test positive for COVID-19 — CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has had 23 football players and two football staff members test positive for COVID-19, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The school on Friday announced 28 total positive test …
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Tanya Dua / Business Insider:
'We're In. We're Out': The North Face becomes the first major company to boycott Facebook as the calls for advertisers to walk out of the platform in July intensify — Foto: John Keeble/Getty Image A view of The North Face store on London's Carnaby Street.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters say yes to face masks, no to rallies — Voters gave a thumbs-up to face masks and a thumbs-down to political rallies in the latest Fox News Poll. Eighty (80) percent have a favorable view of mask-wearers, including 89 percent of Democrats, 68 percent of Republicans …
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James Salzer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Group backing Stacey Abrams' 2018 gubernatorial bid fined $50k by ethics panel — A group backing Stacey Abrams' 2018 gubernatorial bid was fined $50,000 by the state ethics commission Thursday for failing to report what it spent to help her win the Democratic primary.
Eric Ting / SFGATE:
Laney College professor put on leave after demanding student named ‘Phuc Bui’ ‘anglicize’ her name — Matthew Hubbard, a mathematics professor at Oakland's Laney College, has been placed on administrative leave after emailing a Vietnamese student and instructing her to “anglicize” her name against her wishes.
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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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Dan Rodricks / Baltimore Sun:
How a West Baltimore nursing home has zero COVID-19 infections | COMMENTARY — Here's a key question for the Rev. Derrick DeWitt, director of the Maryland Baptist Aged Home in West Baltimore, a 100-year-old nursing facility that has had no coronavirus infections: What was the moment …