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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
The Week It Went South for Trump — He hasn't been equal to the crises. He never makes anything better. And everyone kind of knows. — Something shifted this month. Donald Trump's hold on history loosened, and may be breaking. In some new way his limitations are being seen and acknowledged …
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Raw Story
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Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Trump Is in a Deep Hole. Can He Dig Himself Out Before November? — Every single poll that has come out in these last two weeks has painted a dire picture for President Donald Trump's chances at re-election. His overall job approval rating sits somewhere around 41 percent.
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden leads in Florida as Trump lags among seniors — Voters think Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is better suited to handle the issues of the day, expanding his lead over President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Florida.
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Mediaite, FiveThirtyEight, One America News Network, The Hill, TheBlaze, New York Post and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Referendum — He still has no second term message beyond his own grievances. — By The Editorial Board — President Trump may soon need a new nickname for “Sleepy Joe” Biden. How does President-elect sound? On present trend that's exactly what Mr. Biden will be on Nov. 4 …
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Raw Story
Molly Nagle / ABC News:
'He's like a child': Biden slams Trump's handling of coronavirus pandemic amid ‘heartless crusade’ to end Obamacare
'He's like a child': Biden slams Trump's handling of coronavirus pandemic amid ‘heartless crusade’ to end Obamacare
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The Daily Beast
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Trump blasts Bolton, Seattle, Democrats in ‘Hannity’ interview
Trump blasts Bolton, Seattle, Democrats in ‘Hannity’ interview
Discussion:
Althouse and The Daily Caller
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Texas tossup, Biden-Trump a one-point race
Fox News Poll: Texas tossup, Biden-Trump a one-point race
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Biden rips Trump's coronavirus response and Obamacare assault in fiery speech: ‘A new pre-existing condition’
Biden rips Trump's coronavirus response and Obamacare assault in fiery speech: ‘A new pre-existing condition’
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Associated Press, Axios, Slate, IJR, Media Matters for America, Breitbart, New York Times, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, One America News Network and The Hill
Washington Post:
How Arizona ‘lost control of the epidemic’ — PHOENIX — A drive-up testing site equipped for several hundred people in West Phoenix was swarmed on Saturday by about 1,000 people, leaving some baking in their cars for hours. — A nearby testing station has already reached capacity for this weekend …
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policylab.chop.edu, CNN, Lawyers, Guns & Money and WGN-TV
Washington Post:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court late on Thursday to overturn the Affordable Care Act, telling the court that “the entire ACA must fall.” The administration's argument comes as thousands of Americans …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare amid pandemic, recession — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to wipe out Obamacare, arguing that the individual mandate is unconstitutional and that the rest of the law must be struck down with it.
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Associated Press
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Affordable Care Act
Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down Affordable Care Act
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National Review, SCOTUSblog, NPR, Daily Kos and Arizona Democratic Party
New York Times:
Inside Barr's Effort to Undermine Prosecutors in N.Y. — The firing of the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan was foreshadowed by a disagreement over a case linked to President Trump. — Shortly after he became attorney general last year, William P. Barr set out to challenge …
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Politico, Raw Story, JONATHAN TURLEY, POLITICUSUSA, The Daily Beast and Alternet.org
NPR:
Transcript: NPR's Full Interview With Attorney General William Barr — Steve Inskeep: Thank you again for taking the time. I'm appreciative to have this opportunity. — Attorney General William Barr: Thank you. — I want to note that in the last few days, there have been three acts …
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Washington Times and The Hill
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Alana Wise / NPR:
Attorney General Barr Says DOJ Acts Independent Of Trump's Interests
Attorney General Barr Says DOJ Acts Independent Of Trump's Interests
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POLITICUSUSA
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Barr claims voting by mail will lead to fraud, ‘counterfeiting.’ Admits he has zero evidence.
Barr claims voting by mail will lead to fraud, ‘counterfeiting.’ Admits he has zero evidence.
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Breitbart
Jerry Dunleavy / Washington Examiner:
Black Lives Matter fundraising handled by group with convicted terrorist on its board — The co-founder of Black Lives Matter names a convicted cop killer as one of her heroes, and the BLM national organization is fiscally sponsored through a leftist group whose board of directors includes a convicted terrorist.
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The Gateway Pundit
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Aaron Morrison / Associated Press:
Black Lives Matter network debunks Trump Twitter post
Black Lives Matter network debunks Trump Twitter post
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Breitbart
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
‘Black Lives Matter’ Will Be Painted on Street Outside Trump Tower
‘Black Lives Matter’ Will Be Painted on Street Outside Trump Tower
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abc7NY, WHDH-TV, Streetsblog New York City and The Daily Caller
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Now her book describes a ‘nightmare’ of family dysfunction. — Mary L. Trump was embroiled in a feud over her inheritance two decades ago when her uncle Donald Trump and his siblings punched back in classic style.
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Politico, The Sun, Fox News, Political Wire, Sputnik News and Talking Points Memo
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Washington Post:
Almost one-third of black Americans know someone who died of covid-19, survey shows — Nearly 1 in 3 black Americans know someone personally who has died of covid-19, far exceeding their white counterparts, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll that underscores the coronavirus pandemic's profoundly disparate impact.
Matt Howerton / WFAA-TV:
North Texas family shaken after 18 relatives test positive for COVID-19 following family gathering — Three are now hospitalized, including two elderly family members and one woman battling breast cancer. — CARROLLTON, Texas — As North Texas watches COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge …
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New York Daily News, Fox News, The Sun, WGN-TV and fox8.com
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Senate panel votes 21-1 to back Justice IG measure over Graham objections — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation on Thursday to expand the authority of the Justice Department inspector general over opposition from Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and the Justice Department.
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One America News Network
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Michigan candidate's daughter urges people not to vote for him in viral tweet — The daughter of a candidate running for a seat in the Michigan state House has drawn viral attention online after taking to Twitter earlier this week to plead with voters not to elect her father to office.
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Fox News, WGN-TV, The Daily Dot, Washington Times, New York Post and Robert Regan for State …
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
America Didn't Give Up on Covid-19. Republicans Did. — Partisanship has crippled our response. — Earlier this year much of America went through hell as the nation struggled to deal with Covid-19. More than 120,000 Americans have now died; more than 20 million have lost their jobs.
Julianne Cuba / Streetsblog New York City:
Campaign To Remove NYPD From Traffic Enforcement Gains Steam — The campaign to remove the NYPD from traffic enforcement and return street oversight to the Department of Transportation gained momentum this week as an influential local panel voted to support the move.
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Marginal REVOLUTION
Brian Fung / CNN:
Verizon is pulling its advertising from Facebook — (CNN Business)Telecom giant Verizon said Thursday it is pulling its advertising from Facebook, in what may be the biggest brand yet to join the #StopHateForProfit boycott. — “We're pausing our advertising until Facebook can create …
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The Verge, CNBC, Financial Times and Variety, more at Techmeme »
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Facebook faces trust crisis as ad boycott grows
Facebook faces trust crisis as ad boycott grows
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The Week, more at Mediagazer »
Benjy Sarlin / NBC News:
The future of the coronavirus recovery runs through the classroom — WASHINGTON — Will your children be back at school this fall? — If you're having trouble answering that question, you're not alone — across the country, state and local officials are still struggling to develop plans …
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Washington Post and Daily Kos
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
It's time to rethink the presidential debates — Given how many ugly turns this presidential election year has already taken and how many more are surely yet to come, it is probably a fool's errand to go in search of silver linings in 2020. — But the realities of campaigning amid a pandemic …
Discussion:
Althouse
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Brad Parscale, Other Trump Staff in Quasi-Quarantine After Tulsa COVID Cases — The move, a campaign spokesperson said, was being made out of an abundance of caution. — Donald Trump's reelection campaign manager, Brad Parscale, is one of a group of campaign staffers in quasi-quarantine …
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CNN:
Nothing in America fits the GOP's ‘back to normal’ fantasy — Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the forthcoming book “OK Boomer, Let's Talk: How My Generation Got Left Behind,” and of “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness.” Follow her on Twitter.
Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Green Bay mayor warns Trump before visit that hospitality ‘has its limits’ — Joe Biden says he looks forward to ending President Trump's ‘senseless crusade against health coverage’ — The mayor of Green Bay, Wis., penned a letter to President Trump ahead of his visit to the battleground state …
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Associated Press
Erika Edwards / NBC News:
CDC says COVID-19 cases in U.S. may be 10 times higher than reported — The true number of Americans who've been infected with COVID-19 may top 20 million, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — “Our best estimate right now is that for every case that's reported …
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CNBC, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, Mediaite and The Week
Patrick Kingsley / New York Times:
U.S. Postpones Balkan Peace Summit, in Blow to Trump Foreign Policy — The White House had planned to host the presidents of Serbia and Kosovo on Saturday. Then Kosovo's leader was charged with war crimes. — BERLIN — An American-mediated initiative to stabilize the Balkans …
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Julia Sass Rubin / American Prospect:
Can Progressives Change New Jersey? — How the old Democratic machine politics got re-established in one state, and how it can be overcome — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy greets people before his budget address in the Assembly Chamber of the New Jersey State House in Trenton, February 25, 2020.
Maya Wiley / NBC News:
Trump's police executive order and Senate's blocked bill prove neither take reform seriously … A series of killings of Black Americans, from George Floyd to Breonna Taylor to Rayshard Brooks, has reinforced the fact that an American police badge too often acts as a shield against accountability for abuses large and small.
Sydney Morning Herald:
NSW MP's Sydney home raided as ASIO probes China links — Counter-espionage agency ASIO is conducting a sweeping investigation into allegations Chinese government agents have infiltrated the office of a NSW Labor politician to influence Australian politics.
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Bloomberg
CNN:
Trump entrenched in failed strategy as virus surges and polling drops — (CNN)A little more than four months before facing voters, President Donald Trump appears at one of the weakest points of his presidency, with few signs the mounting health and civic crises he currently faces will subside …
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Washington Monthly, Sun-Sentinel, Daily Kos, Washington Post and ABC News
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
America's pandemic response doesn't bode well for a potential cyberattack — America's botched response to the coronavirus pandemic is a warning that, unless our broken political and administrative systems are fixed, the country could experience a similar breakdown in future national crises, such as a massive cyberattack.