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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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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 …
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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 …
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Daily Kos, Florida Politics and The Daily Beast
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.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Biden campaign confirms he will attend three debates with Trump, criticizes the president …
Biden campaign confirms he will attend three debates with Trump, criticizes the president …
CNN:
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump ‘pissed’ at Trump campaign manager over his rally crowd size predictions, source says
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump ‘pissed’ at Trump campaign manager over his rally crowd size predictions, source says
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Lewandowski takes swipe at Trump campaign over Tulsa rally crowd size
Yahoo News:
Tulsa rally failure may spark Trump campaign team shakeup
Tulsa rally failure may spark Trump campaign team shakeup
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Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Daily Kos
David Siders / Politico:
Trump's ‘trench warfare’ reelection campaign begins
Trump's ‘trench warfare’ reelection campaign begins
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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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CNN:
Fiercely independent New York prosecutors won't be cowed by Barr and Trump — Opinion by Jennifer Rodgers and Elie Honig — Berman to CNN: I'm just here to do my job — Jennifer Rodgers is a former federal prosecutor, the former executive director of the Center for the Advancement …
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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
Three Plausible—And Troubling—Reasons Why Barr Tried to Force Berman Out
Three Plausible—And Troubling—Reasons Why Barr Tried to Force Berman Out
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Washington Post, Daily Kos, Raw Story and New York Times
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
'Trump's legal goon' Bill Barr needs to be impeached before he corrupts the election: ex-FBI agent
New York Times:
For Barr, Standoff With Prosecutor Adds to String of Miscues
For Barr, Standoff With Prosecutor Adds to String of Miscues
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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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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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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Are We Headed for a Voter-Suppression Catastrophe in November? …
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 …
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 …
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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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Conor Finnegan / ABC News:
Bolton says he hopes Trump is 1-term president, warns country imperiled by his reelection
Bolton says he hopes Trump is 1-term president, warns country imperiled by his reelection
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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 …
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Joe DePaolo / Mediaite:
McEnany Says Trump Isn't ‘Angry’ About Rally Crowd, Steve Doocy Doesn't Buy it: The Trump I Know is ‘Furious’ — White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany claims that President Donald Trump was not upset by the fact that his rally in Tulsa Saturday night drew just 6,200 people — less than one-third of the arena's capacity.
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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.
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
Kevin Hassett to leave White House this summer
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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.
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CNN:
Dept. of Justice looking into noose found in NASCAR star Bubba Wallace's garage stall — (CNN)Department of Justice investigators said Monday they are looking into the noose that was found in NASCAR star Bubba Wallace's garage stall. — “The U.S. Attorney's office for the Northern District of Alabama …
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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.
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
Johnson and May ignored claims Russia had ‘likely hold’ over Trump, ex-spy alleges — Exclusive: Christopher Steele claims May government turned blind eye to Trump allegations — Boris Johnson and Theresa May ignored claims the Kremlin had a “likely hold” over Donald Trump …
Scott Detrow / NPR:
Kamala Harris Is Seen As The Clear Front-Runner To Be Joe Biden's Running Mate — More than a month before former Vice President Joe Biden's stated deadline for naming his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris is seen as the consensus front-runner to become the Democrat's vice presidential nominee.
NBC New York:
US Army Soldier Allegedly Gave Classified Info to Satanic Neo-Nazi Group, Sources Say — A U.S. Army soldier is facing charges they allegedly gave classified military information to a white supremacist group with Satanic leanings. — The charges, expected to be announced later Monday …
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