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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's ugly new spin on Russia bounties actually incriminates him — With President Trump, it's often difficult to locate the point where his utter lack of self awareness blends into sheer shamelessness. This poses an urgent problem with the spin he is now offering amid revelations …
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Mitch Prothero / Business Insider:
Russia did pay extremists to attack US soldiers in Afghanistan, according to 3 separate Taliban sources — Sources in the Taliban — two current commanders and one former — have confirmed to Insider that Russia pays extremists in Afghanistan to attack US soldiers.
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Susan E. Rice / New York Times:
Why Does Trump Put Russia First?
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Trump Calls Bounty Report A ‘Hoax’ Despite Administration's Briefing Of Congress
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CNN:
White House says Trump reads amid questions about his handling of intelligence briefing
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Business Insider:
Ex-spies say Trump's claim that no one told him Russia may have been paying militants to kill US troops is ‘horses—’
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New York Times, Task & Purpose and The Week
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Trump decries Russian bounty reports as ‘fake news’ as his national security adviser says response options were prepared
Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Joe Biden Extends Lead As Coronavirus, Protests Sink President Trump Job Approval: IBD/TIPP Poll — Vice President Joe Biden has extended his lead over President Donald Trump to eight points among registered voters, the July IBD/TIPP Poll finds. Trump's reelection campaign is ailing …
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Richard Lim / Washington Examiner:
Are we being set up for another stunning Trump win? — With five months until the election, things couldn't look any worse for the president of the United States. His approval rating is down to 40%. People are getting tired of his antics and the insults he hurls at his opponents.
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Is Trump Toast? — There's a persuasive argument that the 2020 election is already over.
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Poll: Trump job approval dips as coronavirus fears rise
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump regrets Kushner advice — President Trump has told people in recent days that he regrets following some of son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner's political advice — including supporting criminal justice reform — and will stick closer to his own instincts …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Kushner changes top Trump campaign staff — Michael Glassner, the man who organizes President Trump's rallies, has been “reassigned,” and Trump's 2016 Arizona chair Jeff DeWit will join the campaign as chief operating officer to oversee the final stretch to election day, three sources familiar with the situation tell Axios.
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Roxanne Roberts / Washington Post:
The virus didn't stop a Washington socialite from throwing a backyard soiree. Then the tests came back positive. — This is A Cautionary Tale featuring well-intentioned people making poor choices. It is also the tale of a socialite with an Instagram habit who recently held a fabulous backyard soiree during a pandemic.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Trump revs up for another culture war — over the military — WELL, HERE WE ARE AGAIN. THE QUESTION hanging over Washington is whether President DONALD TRUMP will veto the National Defense Authorization Act — the Pentagon policy bill that has been signed into law for 59 consecutive years.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
The $600 federal unemployment benefit ends this month. GOP senators say enough already.
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Axios, POLITICUSUSA, Politico and The Hill
Axios:
Trump calls proposed Black Lives Matter sign in NYC a “symbol of hate” — President Trump attacked New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday for reallocating $1 billion from the NYPD's budget and ordering a large Black Lives Matter mural to be painted on Fifth Avenue, condemning it in a tweet as a “symbol of hate.”
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Madeline Charbonneau / The Daily Beast:
Trump Freaks Out Over Black Lives Matter Mural to Be Painted Outside Trump Tower
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Washington Post and Politico
Doug Palmer / Politico:
U.S. urges companies to avoid entanglement with Uighur human rights abuses — The Trump administration has cautioned U.S. companies about doing business with Chinese suppliers that rely on the forced labor of Uighurs, an ethnic group that lives mostly in China's Xinjiang province.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News Fires Ed Henry Over Sexual Misconduct Claim — The veteran Washington correspondent and anchor was one of the most prominent reporters at the cable news channel. — Fox News has fired Ed Henry, one of the network's most prominent Washington-based journalists …
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
For third time this month, Fox News leads all networks
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Axios
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Fox News anchor Ed Henry fired after sexual misconduct investigation
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Mohamed Younis / Gallup:
Americans Want More, Not Less, Immigration for First Time — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Thirty-four percent of Americans, up from 27% a year ago, would prefer to see immigration to the U.S. increased. This is the highest support for expanding immigration Gallup has found in its trend since 1965.
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Trump-backed five-term Republican lawmaker loses primary to far-right challenger — (CNN)A five-term Republican congressman endorsed by President Donald Trump conceded his primary reelection bid in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday evening, a stunning upset that will vault …
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Denver Post, CBS Denver, The Colorado Sun, Daily Kos, UPI and The Week
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Lauren Boebert, Gun-Rights Activist, Upsets House G.O.P. Incumbent in Colorado
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Talking Points Memo, Politico, The Daily Dot, NPR, Associated Press and Raw Story
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Hugh Hewitt: Rumor has it Samuel Alito will retire from Supreme Court — Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito may be eyeing retirement. — The “stronger rumor” is that Alito is “going to quit,” conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt told Washington Post reporter Robert Costa on his show Wednesday.
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Tim Reid / Reuters:
Exclusive: Hundreds of George W. Bush administration officials to back Biden, group says — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican President George W. Bush are set to endorse Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden, people involved in the effort said …
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New York Times:
Meet the Supporters Trump Has Lost — A significant majority of people who voted for him in 2016 are planning to do so again. What is different about those who've had a change of heart? — For some, the disenchantment started almost as soon as Donald J. Trump took office.
Chris Isidore / CNN:
The Trump administration just lent $700 million to a trucking company sued for ripping off taxpayers — New York (CNN Business)The US Treasury is giving a $700 million loan to YRC Worldwide, a troubled trucking company that warned in May it was in danger of going out of business.
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Biden expands lead in swing states as voters hammer Trump over coronavirus, CNBC/Change poll says — Voters in six 2020 swing states largely disapprove of how President Trump is handling the coronavirus as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the country, a CNBC/Change Research poll found.
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The Daily Caller, Breitbart and Washington Times
Isabel Wilkerson / New York Times:
America's Enduring Caste System — Our founding ideals promise liberty and equality for all. Our reality is an enduring racial hierarchy that has persisted for centuries. — We saw a man face down on the pavement, pinned beneath a car, and above him another man, a man in uniform …
Rachel Siegel / Washington Post:
Fed officials raised concerns in June that U.S. could enter a much worse recession later this year if coronavirus cases continued to spike — The scenario, which officials described as plausible, was revealed in minutes of their June meeting before the surge in cases escalated
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump allies take aim at his global media chief for firings — WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven U.S. senators, including two strong allies of President Donald Trump, harshly criticized Trump's new chief of U.S.-funded global media on Wednesday for firing the heads of several international broadcasters without consulting Congress.
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
Richmond mayor orders prompt removal of Confederate statues — RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney on Wednesday ordered the immediate removal of all Confederate statues in the city, saying he was using his emergency powers to speed up the healing process for the former capital …
Jacob Silverman / Columbia Journalism Review:
Spies, Lies, and Stonewalling: What It's Like to Report on Facebook — One day in July 2016, Casey Newton, a tech reporter for The Verge, sat down at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park for the biggest interview of his career. Across from him was Mark Zuckerberg.
Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Civil rights activist and former de Blasio official considering run for mayor — A civil rights attorney who worked in the de Blasio administration and offers legal analysis on MSNBC is considering a run for mayor — an entrance that would upend the unpredictable race.
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