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Mary Trump's Book Accuses the President of Embracing ‘Cheating as a Way of Life’ — The president's niece, Mary L. Trump, is the first to break ranks with the family and release a tell-all memoir. — Mary L. Trump, President Trump's niece, plans to publish a tell-all family memoir next week …

Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:

Mary Trump Book Claims Trump Praised Her Breasts and His Own Sister Called Him a Clown — Mary Trump's explosive tell-all about the president details her uncle's comments about her body, his cheating on the SAT's, and how his own sister called him a clown. — Mary Trump's book …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Wrap, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Little Green Footballs, Mediaite and New York Times

Washington Post:

Trump's worldview forged by neglect and trauma at home, his niece says in new book — A tell-all book by President Trump's niece describes a family riven by a series of traumas, exacerbated by a daunting patriarch who “destroyed” Donald Trump by short-circuiting his “ability to develop …

Discussion: The Root, Raw Story, Mediaite, The Intellectualist, The Daily Caller and Al Jazeera

Daniel Lippman / Politico:

Psychological disorders and family squabbles: 9 details from the book by Donald Trump's niece — A new book by Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump describes the president as a person likely afflicted by multiple psychological disorders who is profoundly unsuited to be president.

Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Mary Trump book: How she leaked Trump financials to NYT — In her new memoir, President Trump's niece reveals how she leaked hordes of confidential Trump family financial documents to the New York Times in an effort to expose her uncle, whom she portrays as a dangerous sociopath.

Discussion: Washington Post, The Sun, Political Wire and Politico

CNN:

Mary Trump levels scathing criticism of President in new book obtained by CNN — (CNN)Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump levels scathing criticism of the President in her forthcoming book, accusing him of being a “sociopath” and charging that Trump's “hubris and willful ignorance” dating back to his early days threatens the country.

Discussion: Refinery29, VICE, The Week, The Guardian and New York Post

Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun-Times:
Mary Trump says uncle Donald may have ‘undiagnosed learning disability’ in new book

Discussion: Raw Story

Daniel Bates / Daily Mail: Donald Trump was a victim of ‘child abuse’ …

Business Insider:
Trump cheated on his SAT by paying someone to take it for him, according to Mary Trump's new book

Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Post

Elliot Ackerman / Harper's:

A Letter on Justice and Open Debate — We welcome responses at letters@harpers.org — Our cultural institutions are facing a moment of trial. Powerful protests for racial and social justice are leading to overdue demands for police reform, along with wider calls for greater equality …

Discussion: Redstate, Mediaite, The Wrap, No More Mister Nice Blog, IJR, TheBlaze, Fox News, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, Lawyers, Guns & Money, New York Post and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »

Fredrik deBoer:

ending the charade — I am perpetually annoyed that we continue to have culture war battles out of habit long after they have ceased to mean anything. For example, the liberal insistence that the media or the academy do not have liberal biases. Of course, the mainstream media is hostile to the interests of the Trump administration.

CNN:

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19 after months of dismissing the seriousness of the virus — (CNN)Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus. — Bolsonaro himself announced the result, speaking on Brazilian TV channels Tuesday.

Discussion: New York Times, The Guardian, NBC News and Foreign Policy

Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:

Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus — RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Bolsonaro, who has sought repeatedly to minimize the coronavirus as he urges the country back to work, has tested positive for covid-19, he told reporters on Tuesday.

Discussion: BBC, Bloomberg, Vox, Associated Press, NPR, Daily Kos, The Intellectualist, The Week and Fox News

New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Administration Gives Formal Notice That U.S. Will Leave the W.H.O. Next Year

Discussion: Redstate, The Western Journal, The Hill and Vanity Fair

Katie Glueck / New York Times:

They Can't Stomach Trump. They're Sufficiently Comfortable With Biden. — Some voters who disliked both nominees in 2016 chose a third-party candidate instead. Now, many of them are shunning President Trump and are ready to back Joe Biden. — In Florida in 2016, J.C. Planas …

Discussion: Morning Consult

Judd Gregg / The Hill:
The coming Biden coup

Discussion: Mother Jones, Washington Post, National Review, Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic

Washington Post:

Trump's attacks on mail voting are turning Republicans off absentee ballots — President Trump's relentless attacks on the security of mail voting are driving suspicion among GOP voters toward absentee ballots — a dynamic alarming Republican strategists, who say it could undercut their own candidates, including Trump himself.

Discussion: Political Wire

Michelle Ye Hee Lee / Washington Post: In new guidance, CDC recommends alternatives in addition to in-person voting to avoid spreading coronavirus

Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:

Sweden Has Become the World's Cautionary Tale — Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage — a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns. — LONDON — Ever since the coronavirus emerged in Europe …

NBC News:

Trump ‘going with his gut’ in fanning racism, frustrating some White House aides — WASHINGTON — Some White House officials are privately expressing frustration over President Trump's recent embrace of a message stoking racial and cultural divisions. — The Trump allies are telling …

Quint Forgey / Politico:
Mulvaney: Trump faces ‘real headwinds’ if election turns into ‘referendum’ on him

Discussion: New York Times, CNN, Mother Jones, Breitbart and Los Angeles Times

Jacob Knutson / Axios:

Trump administration notifies UN of intent to withdraw from WHO — The Trump administration informed the United Nations and Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. is officially beginning the process of withdrawing from the World Health Organization. The UN is now “in the process of verifying …

Discussion: Washington Post

Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump administration moves to formally withdraw US from WHO

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press, NPR, NBC News, Fox News, TheBlaze, IJR, One America News Network, Disrn and New York Post

Helen Branswell / STAT:
Trump administration submits formal notice of withdrawal from WHO

Discussion: Common Dreams and Foreign Policy

Aaron Gordon / VICE:

Post Office Delivery Trucks Keep Catching on Fire — Hundreds of the iconic Post Office delivery trucks have caught on fire in recent years, thanks to a 30-year-old fleet and a manufactured budget crisis. — Aaron Gordon — On April 30, 2016, a United States Post Office letter carrier in Fall River …

Jacob Knutson / Axios:

At least 5 Republican senators say they will not attend GOP convention — At least five GOP senators have said they will not attend next month's Republican National Convention in Jacksonville either due to coronavirus concerns or political reasons. — Why it matters: For some …

Discussion: The American Independent, CBS News, WHDH-TV and Raw Story

Washington Post:
Five Republican senators to skip GOP convention next month in Florida

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and Des Moines Register

Politico:

Republicans in danger of losing huge portion of their women senators — Senate Republicans could lose nearly half of the women currently in their caucus come November after recently making painstaking gains — the latest potential blow to the party in the Trump era.

Discussion: Raw Story and Scripting News

Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Hemmed In by the Pandemic, Collins Battles for Survival in Maine

Discussion: The Hill, The Week, Daily Kos, Mediaite and Bangor Daily News

Tim Miller / Rolling Stone:

What 9 GOP Campaign Consultants Really Think About Republicans' Chances in November — The mood in MAGA-land: “Every shred of evidence points to a likely ass kicking” — Shooting rubber bullet grenades at protesting priests. Catastrophically botching the pandemic response, resulting in a public health and economic calamity.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Chicago Sun-Times

Paul Mozur / New York Times:

In Hong Kong, a Proxy Battle Over Internet Freedom Begins — As the city grapples with new restrictions on online speech, American tech giants are on the front line of a clash between China and the United States over the internet's future. — As Hong Kong grapples with a draconian new security law …

Discussion: Adweek, Townhall and Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, more at Mediagazer »

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
U.S. is ‘looking at’ banning TikTok and Chinese social media apps, Pompeo says

Discussion: Axios, The Daily Signal, Slate, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, The Week, NBC News, One America News Network and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

William Davis / The Daily Caller:

Ilhan Omar Calls For The ‘Dismantling’ Of US Economy, Political System — Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar called for the “dismantling” of the U.S. economy and political system Tuesday. — “As long as our economy and political systems prioritize profit without considering who is profiting …

Discussion: Fox News, The Gateway Pundit and TheBlaze

Collin Binkley / ABC News:

DeVos rejects part-time reopening for schools amid pandemic — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is assailing plans by some local districts to offer in-person instruction only a few days a week — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday assailed plans by some local districts to offer …

Discussion: Politico, The Hill, The Daily Beast and The American Independent

Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:

Tucker Carlson suggests Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs in Iraq, hates America — Before launching a broadside against Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Fox News host Tucker Carlson acknowledged that it's not easy to go after a Purple Heart recipient who lost both her legs while serving her country in Iraq.

Discussion: The American Independent, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly, Althouse, CBS Chicago, IJR, Redstate, POLITICUSUSA, Twitchy, The Week, Mediaite and The Wrap

Greg Sargent / Washington Post:

Trump is in deep trouble. His own allies are privately admitting why. — For many weeks, the basic story that President Trump told the country — and himself — went like this: The only thing restraining us from roaring back to greatness is the oppressive restrictiveness of overzealous officials …

Discussion: CNN, The Week and Raw Story

U.S. Department of Justice:

Seven Arrested, Facing Federal Charges After Weekend Riots at Hatfield Federal Courthouse (Photo) — PORTLAND, Ore.—U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that seven people have been arrested and face federal charges for their roles in weekend riots at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland.

Discussion: Big League Politics

Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:

‘MacGyver,’ ‘Magnum P.I.’ Boss Peter Lenkov Fired at CBS — The network has parted ways with one of its top showrunners after an investigation into what sources say were multiple claims that he created a toxic work environment. — Following an investigation into multiple claims …

Discussion: Variety, The Hill and The Wrap

Roger Sollenberger / Salon:

Mike Flynn swears allegiance to QAnon in Fourth of July video — Flynn tagged his lawyers and an organization founded by Charlie Daniels, who died two days later — President Donald Trump's first national security adviser Mike Flynn tweeted a video on Independence Day in which he administers …

Discussion: Talking Points Memo, The Intellectualist and Big League Politics

Politico:

Lawmakers paralyzed over response to Russian bounty intel — Members of Congress were consumed last week with reports that the Russian government was paying bounties to Taliban militants who killed U.S. troops overseas. But they now appear poised to do little — if anything — about it.

Kevin M. Kruse / Vanity Fair:

Why a Biden Administration Shouldn't Turn the Page on the Trump Era — The Obama-Biden administration wanted to move forward rather than hold Wall Street bankers and CIA torturers accountable. If elected, Biden should follow FDR's playbook and expose his predecessor's corruption and mismanagement instead.

Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Loeffler opposes WNBA's plan to spread ‘Black Lives Matter’ message — U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler objected to the WNBA's plans to honor the Black Lives Matter movement, warning Tuesday that subscribing to a “particular political agenda undermines the potential of the sport and sends a message of exclusion.”

Discussion: The Hill, Axios, One America News Network, Sports Illustrated, Washington Times, Chicago Sun-Times, UPROXX, NPR, Mediaite, WNBA.com, WTOP and The Guardian

Ben Popken / NBC News:

Here are some of the billionaires who got PPP loans while small businesses went bankrupt — Billionaire property developer Joe Farrell, a prominent Republican fundraiser, received up to $1 million in taxpayer coronavirus relief funds, according to federal data released Monday.

Discussion: Vanity Fair, OpenSecrets.org, Unprecedented and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »

Sloan Rachmuth / The National Pulse:

REVEALED: Ford Motors Makes Millions from Police Cruisers While the Ford Foundation Donates Millions to ‘Defund The Police’ — This May in Detroit, Ford Motors unveiled its newest Police SUV - complete with technology that temporarily raises interior temperatures to help reduce viral concentrations inside the vehicle.