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New York Times:
Biden Takes Dominant Lead as Voters Reject Trump on Virus and Race — A New York Times/Siena College poll finds that Joseph R. Biden Jr. is ahead of the president by 14 points, leading among women and nonwhite voters and cutting into his support with white voters. — Biden — Trump — Other
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
What If I Told You Joe Biden Is Actually Running a Great Campaign? — Joe Biden spent months stumbling through the Democratic primary, only to prevail in the end through a fantastical combination of circumstances. Now he is stumbling through the basement-confined general election to a double-digit lead.
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POLITICUSUSA, The Hill and Raw Story
Pippa Stevens / CNBC:
Biden's big lead in the polls could be partly behind market's drop and may lead to more weakness — Many Wall Street analysts are warning their clients that a Biden presidency will not be good for the stock market. — The former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee …
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jsonline:
Madison protesters tear down Capitol statues, attack state Senator from Milwaukee as fury erupts again — MADISON - Fury exploded outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night as protesters smashed windows at the statehouse, attacked a state senator, and tore down two iconic statues …
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Wisconsin state senator attacked by protesters as demonstrations in Madison turn violent — Amid heated demonstrations that left two statues destroyed and windows smashed in Madison, Wis., a Democratic state senator was reportedly attacked by protesters near the state Capitol.
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madison.com, CNN, Fox News, New York Times, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, Mediaite, Twitchy and Disrn
Josh Christenson / Washington Free Beacon:
Wisconsin Dem Lawmaker Brutally Beaten by Protesters
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ABC News, Fox News and Just The News
CNBC:
U.S. appeals court orders judge to dismiss case against former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn — A federal appeals court ordered a lower-court judge to dismiss the criminal case against Michael Flynn, who briefly served as President Donald Trump's first national security advisor.
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The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and Disrn
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Appeals court orders judge to dismiss case against Michael Flynn
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The Federalist, Politico, Slate and Raw Story
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
Joe Biden may have ‘personally raised’ idea to investigate Michael Flynn
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Appeals Court Panel Orders End to Michael Flynn Case
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The Atlantic, NJ.com, Washington Post, Vanity Fair and Associated Press
Clare Foran / CNN:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wins Democratic primary against Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, CNN projects — Washington (CNN)Freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will defeat former longtime CNBC correspondent and anchor Michelle Caruso-Cabrera in a Democratic primary election on Tuesday …
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Jacobin, The Intercept and Media Matters for America
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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Kentucky Senate Democratic primary between McGrath and Booker to decide who challenges McConnell too close to call — The Kentucky Senate Democratic primary race to determine who takes on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November is too close to call, NBC News projects.
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Insider Intelligence / Business Insider:
QUOTE OF THE DAY — “In the many cases I have been privileged to work on in my career, I have never seen political influence play any role in prosecutorial decision making. With one exception: United States v. Roger Stone.” — Former DOJ prosecutor Aaron Zelinsky's opening statement to the House Judiciary Committee.
Tim Murphy / Mother Jones:
Jamaal Bowman Declares Victory Over 16-Term Rep. Eliot Engel
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New Republic, NPR, Slate and Vox
Jim Vertuno / Associated Press:
Abbott: Texas facing ‘massive’ COVID-19 outbreak, 5,000+ new cases for 2nd straight day — Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, June 22, 2020 said he has no plans to shut down the state again. “We must find ways to return to our daily routines as well as finding ways to coexist with COVID-19,” …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The inside story of Trump's embarrassing endorsement — Madison Cawthorn, the 24-year-old who stunningly defeated the candidate President Trump endorsed in the Republican runoff for North Carolina's 11th congressional district, got a congratulatory call last night from the president himself — on Air Force One flying back from Arizona.
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Washington Post, Madison Cawthorn for Congress, DownWithTyranny! and Raw Story
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Madison Cawthorn, 24, Upsets Trump-Endorsed Favorite in North Carolina — Mr. Cawthorn's victory in the G.O.P. primary for a House seat formerly held by Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, was an upset for his handpicked successor, who had the president's backing.
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National Review and 6abc
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump national security adviser compares Xi Jinping to Josef Stalin — PHOENIX, Ariz. — Robert O'Brien, President Trump's national security adviser, equated Chinese President Xi Jinping to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin on Wednesday in an aggressive speech that lambasted China for what he described as a malevolent role in world affairs.
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Max Cohen / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway reacts to Trump's use of ‘kung flu,’ months after calling term ‘highly offensive’
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The Daily Beast, The Hill, Mediaite and C-SPAN.org
Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios:
O'Brien says China's global influence puts Americans at risk
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NBC News
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
How Long Can William Barr Get Away With Laughing at Justice? — The attorney general has corrupted the Department of Justice. It's unclear if he will ever pay a price. — William Barr has a distinguished resume: Aside from being one of America's top lawyers, he has twice served as attorney general …
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Washington Post, Power Line, National Review and Vox
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Washington Post:
Live updates: N.Y. N.J. and Conn. order quarantine for travelers from Florida, other states hit hard by coronavirus — The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
New York, Connecticut, New Jersey to require 14-day quarantine for individuals traveling …
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Politico, Breitbart, Associated Press and Gothamist
Alexis Stevens / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
BREAKING: All 3 suspects indicted in Ahmaud Arbery shooting death — A grand jury has indicted the three suspects accused in the death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, the Cobb County District Attorney said Wednesday. — Travis and Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan were previously charged …
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Law & Crime
Natalie Weiner / New York Times:
A Softball Team's Tweet to Trump Leads Players to Quit Mid-Series — The players said they did not want a photo of them standing during the national anthem to be used for political purposes. — For a few hours this week, softball had a shot at something it has pursued for decades: the spotlight.
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Raw Story and Sports Illustrated
Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Students for Trump co-founder pleads guilty to $46,000 fraud scheme — The co-founder of Students for Trump pleaded guilty Tuesday to scamming consumers and businesses out of $46,000 by posing as a lawyer online and dispensing legal advice, federal prosecutors said.
Joshua Holland / Alternet.org:
Politico fantasizes about Dems losing the black vote and Trump coasting to victory — The worst political journalism results from a reporter parachuting into a community he or she isn't familiar with, interviewing a handful of colorful characters and spinning what they say into a counter-intuitive …
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Vanity Fair, Townhall and CNBC
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
GOP senator blocked China sanctions bill he supports, at request of White House — On June 2, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) signed on as a co-sponsor of a bill to punish China for undermining Hong Kong's independence. Two weeks later, he turned around and blocked it — at the request of the White House.
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Foreign Policy and The Week
Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Joe Biden turns focus to Wisconsin with battle-tested hires — Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is turning to experienced Wisconsin political operatives to lead his campaign in a state that helped deliver President Donald Trump his Electoral College majority in 2016
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The Hill
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Facebook creates fact-checking exemption for climate deniers — This is a special joint edition of Popular Information and HEATED, a climate newsletter by journalist Emily Atkin. HEATED is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of the planet earth. Sign up HERE.
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Wall Street Journal:
‘Crush This Lady.’ Inside eBay's Bizarre Campaign Against a Blog Critic. — Security employees allegedly orchestrated deliveries of live cockroaches, pornographic videos and a mask of a bloody pig's head — The box of live cockroaches delivered to their door was the last straw for David and Ina Steiner.
Associated Press:
US virus cases surge to highest level in 2 months — BEIJING (AP) — New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months and are now back to where they were at the peak of the outbreak. — The U.S. on Tuesday reported 34,700 new cases of the virus …
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Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
A Minneapolis Neighborhood Vowed to Check Its Privilege. It's Already Being Tested. — Blocks from where George Floyd drew his last breaths, residents have vowed to avoid the police to protect people of color. The commitment is hard to keep. — MINNEAPOLIS — When Shari Albers moved three decades ago …
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Power Line and Commentary Magazine
John Daniszewski / Associated Press:
Gregory Katz, acclaimed AP journalist, dies at 67 — NEW YORK (AP) — Gregory Katz, an acclaimed correspondent for The Associated Press in London who recently led the news cooperative's coverage of Brexit and the election of Boris Johnson as prime minister, died Tuesday.
Nick Judin / Jackson Free Press:
State Health Officer Warns in Interview: Prepare For Overwhelmed Hospitals by Fall … State Health Officer Dr. Thomas Dobbs has led Mississippi's response to COVID-19 since the first days of the crisis. Now, facing spiking metrics in all of the state's key indicators for the spread of the virus …
Tom McTague / The Atlantic:
The Decline of the American World — “He hated America very deeply,” John le Carré wrote of his fictional Soviet mole, Bill Haydon, in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. Haydon had just been unmasked as a double agent at the heart of Britain's secret service, one whose treachery was motivated by animus …
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