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New York Times:
Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops — The White House denied that President Trump was briefed on the classified assessment, even though his staff has been discussing the matter since March. — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr …
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Trump pushes back on NY Times report on Russian Afghan attacks, says ‘nobody briefed’ him, Pence — President Trump responded Sunday to a New York Times report about American intelligence learning that Russia offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces including American troops …
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Axios, Task & Purpose and Radio Free Europe/Radio …
Alistair Bunkall / Sky News:
Russia paid Taliban fighters to attack British troops in Afghanistan — The group responsible for the payments is the same Russian intelligence outfit behind the Skripal poisonings, Sky News is told. — Defence and security correspondent @AliBunkallSKY — Created with Sketch.
Rishika Dugyala / Politico:
Pelosi on Trump: ‘With him, all roads lead to Putin’
Pelosi on Trump: ‘With him, all roads lead to Putin’
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Lawmakers want answers from Trump Administration on reports Russia paid Taliban to attack US troops
Lawmakers want answers from Trump Administration on reports Russia paid Taliban to attack US troops
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ABC News:
Russians offered Taliban bounties to kill US troops: Military official
Russians offered Taliban bounties to kill US troops: Military official
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Lynn Berry / Associated Press:
Biden slams Trump over reported bounties placed on US troops
Biden slams Trump over reported bounties placed on US troops
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Axios
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump promotes video of a supporter saying ‘white power’ — President Trump promoted a video Sunday that includes a Trump supporter saying “white power” while facing off with counterprotesters, calling his supporters at the Florida retirement community where the demonstration occurred “great people.”
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CNN:
Trump thanks ‘great people’ shown in Twitter video in which a man chants ‘white power’ — (CNN)President Donald Trump on Sunday widely shared a video he said is from the Villages, a retirement community in Florida, in which a man driving a golf cart with Trump campaign posters is seen chanting “white power.”
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Video retweeted by Trump shows supporter yelling “white power” — President Trump tweeted, “Thank you to the great people of The Villages” on Sunday morning in response to a video of protesters verbally clashing with Trump supporters — including one man who yelled “white power” while passing in a golf cart.
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump promotes video showing apparent supporter shouting ‘white power’ — President Donald Trump promoted a video on Twitter Sunday morning showing a man in a golf cart with Trump campaign gear shouting “white power.” — The video, which Trump said was from the Florida retirement community known …
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Washington Times, The Wrap, The Guardian, Alternet.org and Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump admits it: He's losing — Donald Trump knows he's losing. — The president has privately come to that grim realization in recent days, multiple people close to him told POLITICO, amid a mountain of bad polling and warnings from some of his staunchest allies that he's on course to be a one-term president.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Four Men Charged in Federal Court for Attempting to Tear Down Statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square Amid Protests — WASHINGTON - Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of Washington, D.C.; Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland; and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump tweets “wanted” images as 4 charged over bid to topple Andrew Jackson statue
Trump tweets “wanted” images as 4 charged over bid to topple Andrew Jackson statue
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Christina Maxouris / CNN:
Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases — (CNN)Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases compared to last week — Connecticut and Rhode Island. — A rise was reported in a staggering 36 states, including Florida …
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Health secretary says “window is closing” to get coronavirus under control — Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar warned on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday that the “window is closing” for the U.S. to take action and get the coronavirus under control, calling the current state of the outbreak a …
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New York Times:
How Michael Flynn's Defense Team Found Powerful Allies — A lawyer for the former national security adviser turned to the attorney general for help, and he delivered, months before a pair of appellate judges handed Mr. Flynn another legal victory. — WASHINGTON — Sidney Powell …
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Think twice about why the media attacks William Barr
Think twice about why the media attacks William Barr
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Cable News Networks to Team Up on Convention Coverage, Limiting Staff Exposure — CNN, MSNBC, Fox News in talks to coordinate pool coverage to reduce number of journalists in potentially infectious areas — Two years ago, CNN staffers descended on Charlotte, N.C., to start planning coverage …
Austin Ramzy / New York Times:
1 Dead After Man Shoots Into Crowd at Breonna Taylor Protest — Video footage showed a man firing more than a dozen shots at a park in Louisville, Ky., where protesters had gathered to call for justice for Ms. Taylor, who was killed by the police in March. — One man was killed …
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The Week
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump's attacks seen undercutting confidence in 2020 vote — WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a startling declaration about one of the pillars of American democracy, all the more so given its source. — The president of the United States last week publicly predicted without evidence …
New York Times:
Trump Faces Mounting Defections From a Once-Loyal Group: Older White Voters — No Democrat has won or broken even with voters over 65 in two decades. But seniors' dismay about President Trump could change that. — Clifford Wagner, an 80-year-old Republican in Tucson, Ariz., never cared for President Trump.
Wall Street Journal:
Masks Could Help Stop Coronavirus. So Why Are They Still Controversial? — Confusing government advice at the start of the pandemic and cultural misgivings may have limited acceptance — As countries begin to reopen their economies, face masks, an essential tool for slowing the spread of coronavirus …
Gabby Orr / Politico:
A new dilemma for Trump's team: Preventing super-spreader churches — One month after President Donald Trump ordered the nation's governors to immediately reopen churches, his administration is facing a difficult dilemma. — Clusters of Covid-19 cases are surfacing in counties across …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The data is in: Fox News may have kept millions from taking the coronavirus threat seriously — It's another one of those Trump Era realities best described as unsurprising but nevertheless shocking. — Three serious research efforts have put numerical weight — yes, data-driven evidence …
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Biden campaign is 35% people of color and 53% female, new diversity data shows — Thirty-five percent of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign operation are people of color and just over half are women, according to figures released Saturday under public prodding …
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Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
In ‘God, guns and Trump’ country, simmering doubts about the president — In this dry stretch of northwestern Arizona, Trump campaign signs dot the desert landscape, and Trump flags fly from the backs of dusty pickup trucks. — Last fall, an event called “Trumpstock” …
Shannon Najmabadi / The Texas Tribune:
Want a coronavirus test in Texas? You may have to wait for hours in a car. — Months into the pandemic, demand for coronavirus tests is soaring. Texans report problems with almost every facet of the testing process, starting with the glitching websites and unanswered phone lines used …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Co-founder of Maryland group that protested for state to reopen tests positive for coronavirus — (CNN)The co-founder of a Maryland group that protested the state's stay-at-home order and has pressured Republican Gov. Larry Hogan to ease restrictions amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic says he has tested positive for Covid-19.
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New York Post
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Trump, Not So Statuesque — Things are looking down for the Donald. — WASHINGTON — For a long time, Republicans have brandished the same old narrative to try to scare their way into the White House. — Their candidates were presented as the patriarchs, protecting the house from invaders with dark skin.
Wilfred M. McClay / First Things:
Of Statues and Symbolic Murder — In our culture, we have gotten so used to the idea that “iconoclasm” is a good and admirable thing, a vigorous rethinking of hoary pieties and staid traditions, that we have forgotten the horror and waste of what the word really signifies. We are now in the process of being reminded.