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Trump's commutation of Roger Stone's sentence is an unforgivable betrayal of his office — THERE ARE no doubt thousands of people in federal prison who deserved a presidential commutation more than Roger Stone. But after President Trump's intervention on Friday, Mr. Stone will serve none of his prison sentence.
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New York Times:
Trump Commutes Sentence of Roger Stone in Case He Long Denounced — The president's friend had been convicted of impeding a congressional inquiry that threatened Mr. Trump. — WASHINGTON — President Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime friend Roger J. Stone Jr. on seven felony crimes on Friday …
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Stone Walks Free in One of the Greatest Scandals in American History — Roger Stone's best trick was always his upper-class-twit wardrobe. He seemed such a farcical character, such a Klaxon-alarm-from-a-mile-away goofball—who could take him seriously? — Aldrich Ames, Robert Hanssen: They had tradecraft.
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Lawfare:
Trump's Aberrant Pardons and Commutations — Donald Trump's commutation yesterday of Roger Stone's sentence was his most controversial exercise of the pardon power to date. The Stone commutation fit a pattern: Almost all of the beneficiaries of Trump's pardons and commutations have had a personal …
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William Kristol / The Bulwark:
The Filthy Air — Trump gives Roger Stone his Get Out of Jail Free card. — Of course Donald Trump would have preferred to wait until November 3 to commute Roger Stone's sentence. But Stone had let it be known that he might talk if he had to set foot in prison for even a short time.
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Debunking 12 lies and falsehoods from the White House statement on Roger Stone's commutation
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The White House:
Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grant of Clemency for Roger Stone, Jr.
Jeremy Kohler / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Portland Place couple who confronted protesters have a long history of not backing down — ST. LOUIS — When Black Lives Matter protesters marched up Kingshighway on June 28 and turned through an iron gate into the magnificent private street of Portland Place, they encountered a couple who have for years …
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Dom Calicchio / Fox News:
Missouri couple who defended home have rifle seized during police search: report — There was no immediate indication the McCloskeys were arrested or charged with a crime — Authorities in St. Louis executed a search warrant Friday evening at the home of Mark and Patricia McCloskey …
Christine Byers / KSDK-TV:
McCloskeys served with search warrant, police take rifle shown in viral pictures — Sources told 5 On Your Side police seized one of the weapons, the rifle, from the couple and they told police their attorney has the pistol seen in photos. — ST. LOUIS — 5 On Your Side …
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Tucker Carlson's top writer resigns after secretly posting racist and sexist remarks in online forum — New York (CNN Business)Editor's note: This article quotes racist, homophobic and sexist language, much of which has not been censored. — The top writer for Fox News host Tucker Carlson …
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New York Times:
'I Don't Want to Go Back': Many Teachers Are Fearful and Angry Over Pressure to Return — Teachers say crucial questions about how schools will stay clean, keep students physically distanced and prevent further spread of the virus have not been answered. — Many of the nation's 3.5 million …
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Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
White House insiders are worried that ‘unhinged conspiracy theorists’ are being given more and more powerful roles at the Pentagon — 'It's like these individuals are living in a complete alternate reality,' one source told me, adding that the idea of such people still serving in government was ‘terrifying’
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Sonny Soleil / WTF Florida?:
Commissioner who Voted Against Masks in Critical Condition with COVID-19 — St. Augustine (WTFF) - St. Johns County Commissioner Paul Waldron caught the coronavirus and went into septic shock after voting against a motion to mandate masks for county employees last week.
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Kimberly Wehle / Politico:
Actually, the Supreme Court Just Gave Congress a Big Win — In the immediate aftermath of Thursday's Supreme Court rulings on who has the right to access the president's financial records, numerous commentators cast the decisions as a “split” that gave prosecutors a clear win …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Business Leaders Urge Trump to Leave DACA Alone After Court Ruling
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Rafael Bernal / The Hill:
Trump says he'll sign order with ‘road to citizenship’ for DACA recipients
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New York Times:
'I Couldn't Do Anything': The Virus and an E.R. Doctor's Suicide — Dr. Lorna Breen was unflappable — until she faced a new enemy. — On an afternoon in early April, while New York City was in the throes of what would be the deadliest days of the coronavirus pandemic …
David Rutz / Washington Free Beacon:
NBC Contributor Reveals He Never Had Coronavirus After Network Documented His Recovery — An NBC medical expert who was brought on air nearly a dozen times to detail his struggle with COVID-19 never had the virus, he revealed this week. — After believing he had the coronavirus in spite …
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Politico:
Trump allies want Michael Flynn to stage a campaign trail comeback — Four years ago, Michael Flynn, an intelligence officer with a three-decade military career, became a MAGA star introducing Donald Trump at raucous campaign rallies. — Now, after a prolonged battle against what Trump's biggest supporters …
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Madeline Holcombe / CNN:
Expert warns the US is approaching ‘one of the most unstable times in the history of our country’ — (CNN)With rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations sending many states backward in their reopening plans, one health expert warns that if the US continues on its current path it will reach …
David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Interview: Pence declares only Trump can save America and its history from the mob — PHILADELPHIA — President Trump was the last line of defense between law-abiding people and a dangerous, left-wing mob intent on toppling statues and ripping the nation apart, according to Vice President Mike Pence.
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USA Today:
‘Republicans are really fed up’: GOP increasingly splits with Trump as his polls drag — WASHINGTON - Weeks before President Donald Trump accepts his party's nomination, cracks are deepening within the party as a host of GOP lawmakers distance themselves from the Republican standard bearer …
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Raw Story
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Georgia. Ohio. Texas. Democrats Tell Biden to Go Big (He's Being Cautious). — This election, some Democrats argue, offers the party the provocative possibility of a new path to the presidency, even as others warn against overconfidence. — WASHINGTON — With President Trump's poll numbers sliding …
New York Times:
In Latin America, the Pandemic Threatens Equality Like Never Before — Over the past two decades, inequality in Latin America had fallen to the lowest point in its recorded history. The pandemic threatens to reverse that. We traveled 1,000 miles across Colombia to document this critical moment.
Nathan L. Gonzales / Roll Call:
Rating changes: Democratic control of Senate more likely because of Trump — Alaska, South Carolina seats in play; McSally an underdog — ANALYSIS — After Donald Trump's unexpected victory in 2016, there's a temptation to avoid making political projections. But one election result shouldn't cause us to ignore the data.
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The Guardian
Jonathan Karl / Washington Post:
It's the duty of the White House press secretary to hold briefings. But not like this. — Jonathan Karl, the author of “Front Row at the Trump Show,” covers the White House for ABC News and is president of the White House Correspondents' Association. — On the Monday following President …
Jonathan Wosen / San Diego Union-Tribune:
More viruses will jump from animals to people, San Diego Zoo says. Can we catch them? — San Diego Zoo Global researchers say it's time to regularly test wildlife with small, portable tools that could be deployed worldwide — The novel coronavirus isn't the first virus to jump from animals to people and wreak havoc.
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