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New York Times:
The President's Shock at the Rows of Empty Seats in Tulsa — Inside the campaign, advisers believe disappointing attendance at the rally shows genuine fear of the coronavirus and the reality of Mr. Trump's sliding poll numbers. — President Trump and several staff members stood backstage …
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CNN:
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump ‘pissed’ at Trump campaign manager over his rally crowd size predictions, source says — Washington (CNN)Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are “pissed” at campaign manager Brad Parscale over his predictions of a much larger crowd than the one that turned …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox & Friends Host Questions Wisdom of Trump Rally: 'I Don't Know Who Thought It Was a Good Idea' — Fox & Friends acknowledged that it might not have been wise for President Donald Trump to hold an indoor campaign rally in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
David Siders / Politico:
Trump's ‘trench warfare’ reelection campaign begins — It was an inauspicious start to what's been billed as the election of a lifetime. Donald Trump aired his grievances at length before a smaller-than-advertised crowd Saturday in Oklahoma. Joe Biden left the Delaware home where he's …
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Pennsylvania swing voters tire of Trump's inability to heal the country — Some swing voters in Erie, Pa., tell us they're gravitating to Joe Biden — less as a change agent than as a path back to stability, and to restoring the national respect they feel has been lost under President Trump.
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Raw Story
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump aides debate future size and look of signature rallies after Tulsa debacle
Trump aides debate future size and look of signature rallies after Tulsa debacle
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Florida Politics, The Daily Beast and The Root
NBC News:
Tuesday's primaries give progressives opportunities to make inroads
Tuesday's primaries give progressives opportunities to make inroads
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Politico and Mother Jones
Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Bolton says he hopes Trump is 1-term president, warns country imperiled by his reelection — Here are the many headlines from ABC's interview with Trump's former top aide. — President Donald Trump's longest-serving national security adviser John Bolton condemned his presidency …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Sarah Sanders says John Bolton was “drunk on power” — One former top West Wing official tells Axios that national security adviser John Bolton was unpopular even before the leaks from his tell-all, “The Room Where It Happened,” which is out Tuesday. — Axios has a first look …
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USA Today:
Exclusive: John Bolton says Trump's White House was ‘like living inside a pinball machine’
Exclusive: John Bolton says Trump's White House was ‘like living inside a pinball machine’
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
John Bolton exclusive interview: Trump does not represent the Republican cause that I want to back
John Bolton exclusive interview: Trump does not represent the Republican cause that I want to back
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Axios, IJR, The Hill, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, The Week, Mediaite, Twitchy and The Daily Caller
Politico:
What Donald Trump really thinks of European leaders
What Donald Trump really thinks of European leaders
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Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Bolton: Trump And China's Xi Talked ‘Frequently’ About Trump's Reelection
Bolton: Trump And China's Xi Talked ‘Frequently’ About Trump's Reelection
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The Hill
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
NASCAR probes noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage in Talladega
NASCAR probes noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage in Talladega
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New York Times:
For Barr, Standoff With Prosecutor Adds to String of Miscues — The attorney general has found himself at odds with the White House on high-profile issues in recent weeks. — WASHINGTON — From the onset of his tenure, William P. Barr has been billed as the attorney general that President Trump was looking for.
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Asha Rangappa / The Daily Beast:
Bill Barr's Above the Law. The Only Answer Is to Impeach Him.
Bill Barr's Above the Law. The Only Answer Is to Impeach Him.
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Preet Bharara / New York Times:
Bill Barr, Not Geoffrey Berman, Should Have Lost His Job This Weekend
Bill Barr, Not Geoffrey Berman, Should Have Lost His Job This Weekend
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
White House adviser: Trump administration preparing for possible second wave of coronavirus in the fall — (CNN)White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Sunday that the Trump administration is preparing for the possibility that a second wave of Covid-19 could hit the United States in the fall.
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Kevin Hassett to leave White House this summer — White House adviser Kevin Hassett will leave the administration this summer, after returning in March to help the president respond to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, according to two administration officials.
Thomas Franck / CNBC:
Larry Kudlow says a second wave of coronavirus cases 'isn't coming'
Larry Kudlow says a second wave of coronavirus cases 'isn't coming'
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Raw Story
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
A Schlapp in the face — Since the murder of George Floyd, Verizon has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement. In dozens of tweets and statements, Verizon has said that, as a company, it is not enough to express support for racial justice.
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Robin Pogrebin / New York Times:
Roosevelt Statue to Be Removed From Museum of Natural History — The equestrian memorial to Theodore Roosevelt has long prompted objections as a symbol of colonialism and racism. — The bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt, on horseback and flanked by a Native American man and an African man …
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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.
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 …
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 …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump cold on Guaidó, would consider meeting Maduro — In an Oval Office interview with Axios on Friday, President Trump suggested he's had second thoughts about his decision to recognize Juan Guaidó as the legitimate leader of Venezuela and said he is open to meeting with dictator Nicolás Maduro.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump held off on Xinjiang sanctions for China trade deal
Exclusive: Trump held off on Xinjiang sanctions for China trade deal
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
What's Facebook's Deal With Donald Trump? — Mark Zuckerberg has forged an uneasy alliance with the Trump administration. He may have gotten too close. — Last Nov. 20, NBC News broke the news that Mark Zuckerberg, Donald Trump and a Facebook board member, Peter Thiel, had dined together at the White House the previous month.
ESPN:
NASCAR says noose found in Bubba Wallace's garage at Talladega — A noose was found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, on Sunday, less than two weeks after Wallace, who is NASCAR's only black driver, successfully pushed the stock car racing series …
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Nate Ryan / NASCAR Talk:
NASCAR says noose found in garage stall of Bubba Wallace's team
NASCAR says noose found in garage stall of Bubba Wallace's team
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