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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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Inside Trump's Oklahoma debacle  —  Donald Trump's campaign advisers had it all mapped out: A blowout rally in Oklahoma — coupled with a withering ad launched days earlier questioning Joe Biden's mental acuity — would finally shift the focus to the elusive Democrat amid the worst stretch of Trump's presidency.
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 …
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump aides debate future size and look of signature rallies after Tulsa debacle  —  Why Trump was upset before Tulsa rally started  —  (CNN)Swaths of empty blue seats and a vacant overflow venue in Oklahoma have led President Donald Trump's aides to begin debating what his signature campaign rallies …
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.
Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
McEnany Says Trump Isn't ‘Angry’ About Rally Crowd, Steve Doocy Doesn't Buy it: The Trump I Know is ‘Furious’
Discussion: Political Wire
Associated Press:   Trump rally highlights vulnerabilities heading into election
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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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 …
Politico:
What Donald Trump really thinks of European leaders
USA Today:
Exclusive: John Bolton says Trump's White House was ‘like living inside a pinball machine’
Discussion: The Hill, The Week and WHDH-TV
Franco Ordoñez / NPR:
Bolton: Trump And China's Xi Talked ‘Frequently’ About Trump's Reelection
Discussion: The Hill
John Bolton / NPR:
Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With John Bolton
Discussion: The Guardian, Fox News and Mediaite
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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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.
Asha Rangappa / The Daily Beast:
Bill Barr's Above the Law. The Only Answer Is to Impeach Him.
Discussion: Raw Story and courthousenews.com
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 …
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:
Kevin Hassett, senior Trump economic adviser, to leave White House  —  He had emerged as a leading voice on the economic impact of the coronavirus.  It will be the second time he has left the Trump White House.  —  One of President Trump's most trusted economic advisers will leave …
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Kevin Hassett to leave White House this summer
Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story and The Hill
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
White House adviser: Trump administration preparing for possible second wave of coronavirus in the fall
Discussion: Axios, The Hill and The Week
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 …
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Pennsylvania swing voters tire of Trump's inability to heal the country
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
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 …
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: Gothamist
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 …
Bryan Pietsch / New York Times:
Tennessee Newspaper Apologizes for ‘Utterly Indefensible’ Anti-Muslim Ad  —  The full-page ad, which appeared in Sunday's editions of The Tennessean and claimed “Islam” would detonate a nuclear device in Nashville, “should have never been published,” the editor said.
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.
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Are We Headed for a Voter-Suppression Catastrophe in November?  Marc Elias, the Democrats' top election lawyer, sees the potential for disaster.  —  Marc Elias hears the question constantly: “Is Donald Trump going to try to cancel, or move, the election?”  He has an answer ready: No, he can't.
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.
 
 
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Kate Riga / Talking Points Memo:
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
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The Daily Caller:
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Christina Maxouris / CNN:
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Discussion: New York Post
Chris Riotta / The Independent:
'It's going to be an angry mob': Kentucky cuts number of polling stations by 95 percent ahead of primary voting