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Wall Street Journal:
Attorney General Barr, Berman at Odds Over Letter Criticizing New York City Mayor  —  Geoffrey Berman, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, refused to sign letter criticizing Mayor de Blasio for enforcing social-distancing rules to block religious gatherings but not protests
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Joyce White Vance / TIME:
Americans Need to Know the Truth About William Barr's Friday Night Massacre.  We Can't Afford to Wait  —  Vance is distinguished professor of the practice of law at the University of Alabama, a former U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama and an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst.
U.S. Department of Justice:   Statement from Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband and U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider …
Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
After Trump fires Manhattan U.S. attorney, some Senate Republicans respond with a shrug
Discussion: Politico
Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
Mike Pence and his wife Karen voted by mail in April from a mansion they haven't lived in for four years  — Vice President Mike Pence and his wife mailed in their ballots for Indiana's June GOP primary, according to a copy of the state's voter files obtained by Insider.
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Barring a landslide, what's probably not coming on Nov. 3?  A result in the race for the White House.  —  After voters in Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada went to the polls this month, some races hung in the balance for days as election officials waded through thousands of absentee ballots.
Associated Press:
Trump Rails Against Mail Voting.  His Aides Have Embraced It  —  WASHINGTON — A half-dozen senior advisers to President Donald Trump have repeatedly voted by mail, according to election records obtained by The Associated Press, undercutting the president's argument that the practice will lead to widespread fraud this November.
Eric Tucker / Associated Press:   With unsubstantiated claim, Trump sows doubt on US election
Washington Post:
Trump increasingly preoccupied with defending his physical and mental health  —  The early June meeting in the Cabinet Room was intended as a general update on President Trump's reelection campaign, but the president had other topics on his mind.  —  Trump had taken a cognitive screening test …
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden campaign confirms he will attend three debates with Trump, criticizes the president for flipping on his debate stance  —  Joe Biden's campaign on Monday committed to three scheduled debates with President Trump in September and October and criticized the president for taking varied positions …
Janelle Irwin Taylor / Florida Politics:   Poll shows Duval voters oppose RNC coming to Jacksonville, worry about coronavirus impact
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NBC New York:
US Army Soldier Allegedly Gave Classified Info to Satanic Neo-Nazi Group, Sources Say
Discussion: Daily Kos, The US Sun and Law & Crime
Craig McCarthy / New York Post:
How conspiracy theories about the NYPD Shake Shack ‘poisoning’ blew up  —  The three cops at the center of the NYPD milkshake “poisoning” scandal never even got sick, and there wasn't the slightest whiff of criminality from the get-go — but that didn't stop gung-ho brass from rolling …
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“Brad Really S—t the Bed Saturday Night”: After Tulsa Catastrophe, Parscale—And Kushner—Is at the Top of Trump's Hit List  —  Trump is pondering putting Kushner antagonists atop the campaign—"We can't allow Jared's stupid disagreements to get in the way," he said—but the problem is likely at the top.
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Brian Flood / Fox News:
Trump rally gives Fox News largest Saturday night audience in its history  —  President Trump's rally on Saturday attracted a record-setting audience on TV despite the smaller-than-expected crowd in attendance at the Tulsa, Okla., event.  —  A whopping 7.7 million total viewers tuned …
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
White House fumbles its story on explaining testing ‘slow down’  —  The White House said Trump was kidding when he claimed he wanted to “slow down” coronavirus testing.  Given a chance to clarify, he made matters worse.  —  Even by Donald Trump standards, his comments about the coronavirus on Saturday night were deeply unfortunate.
Discussion: Axios, ABC News, Press Watch and NBC News
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Adam Entous / New Yorker:
What Fiona Hill Learned in the White House  —  The senior fellow at Brookings and expert on modern Russia had hoped to guide the U.S.-Russia relationship.  President Trump had other ideas.  —  The Brookings Institution is one of many think tanks in Washington, D.C., where scholars …
Discussion: Mediaite and The Week
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak  —  The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly disrupted Americans' livelihoods.  Since March 2020, United States businesses and their workers …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
McEnany's sloppy, misleading effort to defend Trump's indefensible use of ‘kung flu’  —  Perhaps running low on talking points, the White House press secretary recycled some from March  —  Like a chef in the third month of shutdown, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was forced on Monday to work with the ingredients she had.
Discussion: Breitbart
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Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Sports Media Giant Bill Simmons Finds Himself Playing Defense  —  A podcast episode on the recent protests increased staff complaints concerning the lack of diversity at his digital outlet, The Ringer.  —  Since leaving ESPN in 2015, the sports media pioneer Bill Simmons has notched a series of wins …
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
Federal investigation launched after noose found in garage stall of Black NASCAR driver at Talladega Superspeedway  —  The noose was discovered in the stall of driver Bubba Wallace.  —  NASCAR has launched an investigation after a noose was found in the garage stall of a Black driver …
Discussion: The Hill, Townhall and The Daily Caller
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Carmel Dagan / Variety:
Joel Schumacher, Director of Batman Films and ‘Lost Boys,’ Dies at 80  —  Joel Schumacher, costume designer-turned-director of films including “St. Elmo's Fire,” “The Lost Boys” and “Falling Down,” as well as two “Batman” films, died in New York City on Monday morning after a year-long battle with cancer.
RI.gov:
Statement from Treasurer Magaziner about the State's Name  —  PROVIDENCE, RI —Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magazine today made the following announcement about his office's use of the state's name:  —  “Today, I am announcing that the Office of the General Treasurer will remove the words …
Mark Z. Barabak / Los Angeles Times:
News Analysis: Joe Biden is no Hillary Clinton, and that's a problem for President Trump  —  Joe Biden is old.  He has a paper trail reaching back half a century.  He is, by his own admission, a “gaffe machine” who regularly trips over his own tongue.  —  He is not, however …
Sam Jones / The Guardian:
Experts call for regulation after latest botched art restoration in Spain  —  Immaculate Conception painting by Murillo reportedly cleaned by furniture restorer  —  Conservation experts in Spain have called for a tightening of the laws covering restoration work after a copy of a famous painting …
Discussion: New York Post
Max Cohen / Politico:
State Dept. mutes reporter asking about Bolton's book  —  The State Department's top spokeswoman on Monday muted the line of a reporter asking about John Bolton's book during a briefing extolling press freedom.  —  The Department convened a telephone briefing ahead of its designation …
Discussion: Mediaite
Politico:
Trump's Maduro comments create political mess in must-win Florida  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Monday distanced himself from his own comments that signaled an openness to talks with Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro — but the reversal is unlikely to prevent …
Washington Post:
D.C. police, protesters skirmish over removal of tents near White House  —  D.C. police and protesters engaged in a skirmish Monday afternoon as city officials attempted to clear out tents erected on a street near the White House as part of a protest after the killing of George Floyd.
The National Pulse:
EXCLUSIVE: Ex-CNN ‘Reporters’ Now Work for The Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Outfit: CGTN  —  China Global Television Network, a registered foreign agent in the U.S. and integral outlet in the Chinese state-owned media landscape, employs several former CNN correspondents and anchors.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
TikTok Teens Are Obsessed With Pizzagate  —  The Comet Ping Pong conspiracy theory has been widely discredited, but it lives on with Gen Z.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  NEWSLETTERS  —  Right Richter  —  See what's happening with the extreme right wing from the safety of your inbox.
Discussion: New York Times and Gothamist
 
 
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Kate Brumback / Associated Press:
Mourners pay respects to Rayshard Brooks at Ebenezer viewing
Discussion: The Daily Beast
New Yorker:
The Mail  —  Letters respond to Nicholas Lemann's piece …
Janelle Griffith / NBC News:
Sheriff's office employee among 3 men accused of vandalizing Black Lives Matter sign
Discussion: The Root
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott urges voluntary measures to curb coronavirus spread but says closing Texas will be the “last option”
David Freed / The Atlantic:
The First U.S. General to Call Trump a Bigot
Washington Post:
Trump, citing pandemic, orders limits on foreign workers, extends immigration restrictions through December
Discussion: The Week
TMZ.com:
TRUMP'S ARIZONA RALLY SITE CHURCH CLAIMS NEW TECH KILLS COVID ... Most of It, Anyway
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
Trump Admin Shuts Down Radio Station Run by Chinese Propaganda Outlet
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
Amid threats and political pushback, public health officials are leaving their posts
Seth Cohen / Forbes:
Will Trump Dump Pence? After Her Tulsa Tryout, Elise Stefanik Could Be The President's Next VP
Discussion: Roll Call
Associated Press:
Surging US virus cases raise fear that progress is slipping
Discussion: IJR
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
Johnson and May ignored claims Russia had ‘likely hold’ over Trump, ex-spy alleges
Shilpa Jindia / The Guardian:
‘This is a war’: Republicans ramp up bid to control election maps for next decade
David Freedlander / New York Magazine:
Everybody Hates Bill Weeks into the George Floyd protests, Mayor de Blasio has alienated …
Scott Detrow / NPR:
Kamala Harris Is Seen As The Clear Front-Runner To Be Joe Biden's Running Mate
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A Schlapp in the face  —  Since the murder of George Floyd …
 

 
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Richard Deitsch / New York Times:
Netflix's first livestream of NFL games avoided major buffering and freezing issues that plagued the Tyson-Paul fight for the most part, after early glitches

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”

 
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