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Politico:
Trump team weighs a CDC scrubbing to deflect mounting criticism — White House officials are putting a target on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, positioning the agency as a coronavirus scapegoat as cases surge in many states and the U.S. falls behind other nations that are taming the pandemic.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Bolton on a Trump second term: Be afraid — Inviting biological weapons attacks, withdrawing the U.S. from NATO and criminalizing political dissent: John Bolton tells Axios these are some of his fears about what could come to pass if President Trump is elected to a second term.
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Casey B. Mulligan / Real Clear Politics:
Bolton Is Wrong; I Was There — Excerpts of John Bolton's “tell all” memoir already show how he has distorted the truth, omitted important context, and contradicts critical facts in plain sight. I was there. — Let's begin with John Bolton's claim that he “cannot identify …
ABC News:
White House claims Trump just joking when he said he ordered COVID testing slowdown
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Anne Flaherty / ABC News:
3 questions to watch for as Fauci, Redfield testify before House panel
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Detroit Free Press:
Sources: U-M to withdraw from hosting October presidential debate — The University of Michigan is withdrawing from hosting a presidential debate between Republican incumbent Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, sources told the Detroit Free Press. The official announcement is expected to come Tuesday.
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Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Second presidential debate moved from Michigan to Miami over coronavirus fears
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Washington Post:
Trump increasingly preoccupied with defending his physical and mental health
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Univ. of Michigan bows out of 2nd presidential debate and it's moved to Miami
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One America News Network
Rick Fitzgerald / The University Record:
U-M no longer hosting Oct. 15 presidential debate
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Miami mayor says presidential debate may not have audience
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Florida Politics
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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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Why Does Brad Parscale Still Have a Job? — Look at the big brain on Brad! — Here are some things you need to know about Brad Parscale, the campaign manager for Donald Trump's reelection effort. — (1) Five days before Trump's Tulsa rally, Parscale publicly bragged that there had been “over 1M ticket requests.”
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Rally Was a ‘Disaster.’ But It Wasn't Even His Biggest One.
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Clash near White House prompts Secret Service to tell press to leave grounds in unusual move — Washington (CNN)A confrontation between protesters and police in the park across the street from the White House on Monday evening led the US Secret Service to take the unusual step of ordering members …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump vows to quash potential ‘autonomous zone’ in D.C.
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Protesters try to topple Andrew Jackson statue near White House
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The Root
Wesley Lowery / New York Times:
A Reckoning Over Objectivity, Led by Black Journalists — What's different, in this moment, is that the editors of our country's most esteemed outlets no longer hold a monopoly on publishing power. — It was a brief interaction, during the first weeks of my career.
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Slate
Scott Alexander / Slate Star Codex:
NYT Is Threatening My Safety By Revealing My Real Name, So I Am Deleting The Blog — So, I kind of deleted the blog. Sorry. Here's my explanation. — Last week I talked to a New York Times technology reporter who was planning to write a story on Slate Star Codex.
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Harris, Booker and Schumer say GOP police plan is ‘not salvageable’ — The Senate's police reform debate is on a trajectory to crash and burn this week. — Top Democratic senators told Mitch McConnell on Tuesday that the Republicans' policing overhaul is “not salvageable” …
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Key Democratic primaries for House in N.Y. and Senate in Kentucky — New York's coronavirus-delayed primary is Tuesday — and it has the potential to throw a wrench into the power structure in the Democratic-controlled House — while in Kentucky there's a Democratic battle for the right …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
As Trump ramps up his coronavirus denialism, GOP allies in hard-hit states are singing a very different tune — The United States is still struggling with the coronavirus in a way that the vast majority of other countries — particularly in Europe — simply are not.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: House Judiciary prepares to subpoena Attorney General Bill Barr — House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is preparing to subpoena Attorney General Bill Barr for his testimony on July 2, a committee spokesperson confirmed to Axios. — Why it matters: The expected subpoena comes …
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Eric Umansky / ProPublica:
My Family Saw a Police Car Hit a Kid on Halloween. Then I Learned How NYPD Impunity Works. — ProPublica Deputy Managing Editor Eric Umansky's family saw an unmarked NYPD cruiser hit a Black teenager. He tried to find out how it happened, and instead found all of the ways the NYPD is shielded from accountability.
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Giuliani Claims BLM ‘Wants To Come And Take Your House Away’ In Doomsday Rant — Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, had a meltdown on Monday night over the Black Lives Matter movement as activists protest nationwide against racist police brutality after the killing of George Floyd by police officers.
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Los Angeles Times:
L.A. Councilman Jose Huizar arrested in ‘pay-to-play’ corruption probe — Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar, an ambitious player in city politics for nearly two decades, was arrested Tuesday, making him the most prominent figure to face charges in the federal investigation into corruption at City Hall …
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
EXCLUSIVE: Feds About To Bail On Supporting COVID Testing Sites In Texas And Other States — The Trump administration is ending funding and support for local COVID-19 testing sites around the country this month, as cases and hospitalizations are skyrocketing in many states.
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New York Times:
Bars, Strip Clubs and Churches: U.S. Virus Outbreaks Enter Unwieldy Phase — For months, clusters often centered in nursing homes, prisons and food processing plants. With Americans venturing into public more, new types of outbreaks are emerging. — PITTSBURGH — After months of lockdown …
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MyNorthwest.com
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Health Officials Had to Face a Pandemic. Then Came the Death Threats.
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Mercury News
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
How Joe Biden Is Catching Up to the Trump Money ‘Juggernaut’ — In May, Mr. Biden passed President Trump in fund-raising for the first time. A surge in donations has helped cut into the president's financial advantage. — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will hold his first event …
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CNBC:
Nasdaq hits record high as Apple rises, Dow jumps 100 points after overnight China trade deal scare — Stocks set for higher open as investors brush off China trade concerns — Stocks rose on Tuesday after White House trade advisor Peter Navarro clarified that the U.S.-China trade deal is not over.
Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
The Debate Over Biden's VP Pick Is Full Of Half-Truths And Misleading Arguments — People who want Sen. Kamala Harris or another Black woman to be former Vice President Joe Biden's running mate often claim that a Black woman will substantially boost enthusiasm among Black voters.
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ABC News
Marianne LeVine / Politico:
The Biden whisperer in the Senate — If Joe Biden wins in November, much of his agenda will hinge on a potentially surprising power-player: Chris Coons. — Facing a pandemic, struggling economy and perhaps myriad other crises, the gridlock that has long gripped the Senate …
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Breitbart
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
CNN Anchor Corners Trump Campaign Spox: Are Dead Americans ‘Funny to You?’ — Murtaugh attempted to frame Trump's testing slowdown remarks as a joke, prompting CNN's Brianna Keilar to push back and ask why the deadly pandemic was funny. — CNN anchor Brianna Keilar took Trump campaign …
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The Hill
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Nearly all in US back criminal justice reform — WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards on when police officers may use force and consequences for officers who do so excessively, according to a new poll that finds nearly all Americans favor at least …
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The Hill
Washington Post:
How National Guard helicopters flew over D.C. protesters, a tactic used in war zones — Two military helicopters roared over demonstrators in the District, producing winds equivalent to a tropical storm. A Washington Post analysis found how low they flew.
Brian Spegele / Wall Street Journal:
Political Donors Linked to China Won Access to Trump, GOP — Hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations opened doors in Washington for Chinese nationals with high-level ties — Soon after Donald Trump took office, people with ties to the Chinese state poured hundreds of thousands …
Will Thorne / Variety:
‘30 Rock’ Blackface Episodes Pulled From Streaming, Syndication at Tina Fey and NBCU's Request — NBC to Stagger Pilot Production Amid Coronavirus Disruption, Still Plans to Shoot ‘Langdon’ Later This Year — SAG Awards Signals to ‘Billions’ Star Asia Kate Dillon Intent to Keep Gender-Specific Categories (EXCLUSIVE)
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