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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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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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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.
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Trump tweets video with ‘white power’ chant, then deletes it — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday tweeted approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later deleted the tweet …
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Removes Tweet With ‘White Power’ Reference — Republican Sen. Tim Scott had called the Twitter post ‘indefensible’ after the president shared it — President Trump removed a tweet Sunday in which he shared a video showing one of his supporters yelling “white power” at an opponent at a political rally in Florida.
Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
Trump promotes video of a supporter saying ‘white power’
Trump promotes video of a supporter saying ‘white power’
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Axios, No More Mister Nice Blog, Bloomberg, One America News Network and Alternet.org
Benjamin Swasey / NPR:
Trump Retweets Video Of Apparent Supporter Saying ‘White Power’
Trump Retweets Video Of Apparent Supporter Saying ‘White Power’
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New York Times:
Spies and Commandos Warned Months Ago of Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops — The recovery of large amounts of American cash at a Taliban outpost in Afghanistan tipped off U.S. officials. — WASHINGTON — United States intelligence officers and Special Operations forces in Afghanistan alerted …
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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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Alistair Bunkall / Sky News:
Russia paid Taliban fighters to attack British troops in Afghanistan
Russia paid Taliban fighters to attack British troops in Afghanistan
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Trump pushes back on NY Times report on Russian Afghan attacks, says ‘nobody briefed’ him, Pence
Trump pushes back on NY Times report on Russian Afghan attacks, says ‘nobody briefed’ him, Pence
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The Daily Caller, The Week and ABC News
Lisa Shumaker / Reuters:
Crowds pack Arizona river as U.S. posts record COVID cases for three days running — (Reuters) - Hot and sunny weather in Arizona led to crowds tubing on at least one river this weekend as that state and a dozen others face the worst surge in coronavirus cases since the pandemic started.
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Nic Robertson / CNN:
The US is more alone than ever, just at the moment the world needs its leadership — London (CNN)The United States is in uncharted territory, on an exponential path to becoming a Covid-19 pariah and an unreliable ally to its friends. — America's fall in global esteem is turning …
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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 …
Leah Asmelash / CNN:
Graham Linehan, creator of ‘The IT Crowd’ and ‘Father Ted,’ has been removed from Twitter — (CNN)Graham Linehan, known for creating “The IT Crowd” and co-creating “Father Ted,” has been permanently suspended from Twitter after allegedly making multiple transphobic comments.
Wilson Center:
Statement from The Wilson Center — The Wilson Center was chartered by Congress in 1968 as the official memorial to President Wilson. The namesake of our institution - while a visionary in international affairs - held racist views and implemented racist policies as President of Princeton University and as President of this country.
Danica Kirka / Associated Press:
Rolling Stones threaten to sue Trump over using their songs — LONDON (AP) — The Rolling Stones are threatening President Donald Trump with legal action for using their songs at his rallies despite cease-and-desist directives. — The Stones said in a statement Sunday that their legal team …
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CBS News:
Record number of Americans say fight against coronavirus going badly — CBS News poll — As COVID-19 cases rise across the country, Americans offer some of their most dire views on the pandemic to date: record numbers say efforts against the outbreak are going badly (including new highs saying efforts …
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Bloomberg, Politico and Political Wire
Washington Post:
1 dead after man shoots into crowd at Breonna Taylor protest in Louisville — LOUISVILLE — A gunman opened fire into a crowd of protesters here Saturday night, killing one and injuring another, authorities said. The shooting took place at a park where demonstrators had gathered to protest the death of Breonna Taylor.
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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 …
Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Trump is the only thing holding Democrats' uneasy coalition together — If elected, Biden will need to manage a party supported by socialists as well as suburbanites. The backlash will be fierce if he's unable to steer a pragmatic path. — Here's the good news for Democrats …
Judy Maltz / Haaretz:
Israel Pulls Plug on God TV, Evangelical Channel ‘Spreading Gospel of Jesus’ to Jews — Regulatory authorities say one of the world's largest Christian broadcasting networks failed to disclose true agenda ■ God TV says will apply for license again — In a landmark ruling …
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Althouse
Nolan Clay / Oklahoman.com:
Some OKC protesters charged with terrorism, rioting, assault — Protesters blamed for the violence that broke out in Oklahoma City the last weekend in May were charged Friday with terrorism, rioting and assault. — If convicted of the felony offenses, they could be sentenced to years in prison.
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David Shimer / Penguin Random House:
Buy the Audiobook Download: — Apple- Audible- downpour- eMusic- audiobooks.com — “This pioneering and judicious history of foreign intervention in elections should be read by everyone who wants to defend democracy now.” -Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny
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 …
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.
MSNBC:
Trump is losing says Lincoln Project co-founder John Weaver — Donald Trump is ‘clearly losing’ according to Lincoln Project co-founder John Weaver. Joy Reid speaks to Weaver, one of the leaders of the PAC founded by Republicans with the goal of defeating Donald Trump.
Molly Jong-Fast / Vogue:
New York Is Ending Its Lockdown. I'm Not Sure I'm Ready to End Mine. — I've been in my New York City apartment since early March. I had just gotten back from covering the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington D.C., where one of the high-level participants tested positive …
Mehdi Hasan / The Intercept:
Chechnya Is Trying to Exterminate Gay People. Our Silence Only Emboldens Vladimir Putin and Ramzan Kadyrov. — Torture. Rape. Murder. I cannot get the gruesome images of these brutal crimes out of my head. “Welcome to Chechnya: Inside the Russian Republic's Deadly War on Gays,” …
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.
Chad Pergram / Fox News:
Here is how Senate's police reform bill stalled in political purgatory — Democratic senators weren't going to allow debate on a police reform bill from GOP lawmaker — Police reform was done even before it started in the U.S. Senate. — It quickly became clear early last week …
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