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CNN:
Trump doubles down on divisive messaging in speech to honor Independence Day — (CNN)President Donald Trump delivered another deeply divisive speech to mark Independence Day on Saturday, comparing the US's fight against Nazis and terrorists to his efforts to defeat “the radical left” …
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Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Jumps on Preserving Monuments as Winning Campaign Issue — The president's aides see his defense of statues and monuments as a unifying issue beyond his political base — President Trump has seized on saving statues and preserving monuments to American history as a winning issue for his re-election …
Maeve Reston / CNN:
With inflammatory July 4 message, Trump distracts from the real threat to America
With inflammatory July 4 message, Trump distracts from the real threat to America
Neo / The New Neo:
Trump gives America a history lesson at Mount Rushmore
Trump gives America a history lesson at Mount Rushmore
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Instapundit, americandigest.org and Rev
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In Trump's new version of American carnage, the threat isn't immigrants or foreign nations.
In Trump's new version of American carnage, the threat isn't immigrants or foreign nations.
Discussion:
American Greatness, Twitchy and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Militias flocked to Gettysburg to foil a supposed antifa flag burning, an apparent hoax created on social media — GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, PA. — For weeks, a mysterious figure on social media talked up plans for antifa protesters to converge on this historical site on Independence …
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne — The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive. — The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide …
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Confirmed in Florida — WHAT'S NEXT? — Health officials in Florida have sounded the alarm over the discovery of a rare, brain-eating amoeba in the county that encompasses Tampa and several other cities. The Florida Department of Health announced the news Friday …
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Fox News, New York Post and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Politico:
Donald Trump's shrinking electoral map — Donald Trump's campaign once spoke of expanding his electoral map into blue-leaning territory like Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico and New Hampshire. — Now, winning at least a handful of those states has become a matter of survival.
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Baltimore Sun:
Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy brought down, tossed into Baltimore's Inner Harbor — A crowd of shouting protesters yanked down the Christopher Columbus statue near Little Italy, dragged it to the edge of Baltimore's Inner Harbor and rolled it with a splash into the water …
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The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Mercury News, Slate, Fox News, Outside the Beltway, Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit, WJLA-TV, Axios and The Hill
Washington Post:
In an era of racial unrest, Americans converging in D.C. to celebrate the Fourth of July question the meaning of freedom — More than two centuries after the Declaration of Independence was signed, Americans converged on the Mall on Saturday for the Fourth of July during a season of protests …
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Bloomberg and Outside the Beltway
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Daniel Strauss / The Guardian:
'We've got to do something': Republican rebels come together to take on Trump — A slew of organized Republican groups have sprung up to do all they can to defeat Trump in November. Will their effort work? — Just like in 2016, a faction of the Republican party has emerged to try …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn won't confirm Trump's promises on vaccine timing — Hahn appeared on “This Week” and discussed the status of a COVID-19 vaccine. — Despite President Donald Trump's claims that a COVID-19 “solution” would likely be available “long before the end of the year …
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The Hill and One America News Network
Paul Sonne / Washington Post:
Trump remains silent on Putin despite uproar over alleged Russian bounty payments — Russia is once again threatening to become a major factor in a U.S. presidential election as long-standing fears about President Trump's deference to Russian President Vladimir Putin crystallize in a scandal …
Emily Smith / Page Six:
Ghislaine Maxwell prepared to snitch on ‘big names’ to save herself — Many powerful people connected to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell — including Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and Leslie Wexner — could be “extremely worried right now” following Maxwell's arrest — because she wrongly believed they were protecting her.
Yascha Mounk / Persuasion:
The Purpose of Persuasion — To defend the values of a free society with courage and conviction, we need to build institutions of our own. — 1 hr — Friends, — I'm floored by the response of the past three days. — Once I hit send, this article will land in the inboxes of over 15,000 people.
Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Trump's Taxes, Birth Control Top Supreme Court's Closing Agenda — President's tax returns could become public if he loses case — Justices to issue opinions in July for first time since 1996 — The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to cap a term like no other with potentially blockbuster …
ABC FOX Montana:
Congressman Greg Gianforte, Kristen Juras suspend public events after potential COVID-19 exposure — BOZEMAN- Congressman Greg Gianforte and Lieutenant gubernatorial candidate Kristen Juras are suspending public events a potential exposure to COVID-19. — On Tuesday, Gianforte's wife …