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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Asked why Black Americans are killed by police, Trump responds, “So are White people” — Watch more from Catherine Herridge's interview with President Trump on the “CBS Evening News” at 6:30 p.m. ET, and on “CBS This Morning” from 7 to 9 a.m. ET. — Washington — In an interview with CBS News …
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Trump deflects on why Black people are killed by police: “And so are white people”
Trump deflects on why Black people are killed by police: “And so are white people”
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Washington Post, Raw Story and The American Independent
Tiffany Littler / KSNT-TV:
3 felony criminal charges filed against Steve Watkins — TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced Tuesday he's filed criminal charges against Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins. This follows an investigation by the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office.
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Melissa Brunner / WIBW-TV:
DA charges Watkins with voter fraud — TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - U.S. Rep. Steve Watkins faces criminal charges of voter fraud. — Shawnee Co. District Attorney Mike Kagay said Tuesday he filed four counts against Watkins: Interference with Law Enforcement, Providing False Information …
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The Hill
Laura Wagner / VICE:
Bari Weiss Is Leaving the New York Times — The writer and editor has self-expelled from the newspaper, she tells VICE. — Laura Wagner — Bari Weiss, a writer and editor for the embattled New York Times Opinion section, is leaving the paper. — When reached by phone …
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Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Longtime columnist and blogger Andrew Sullivan resigns from New York magazine — New York (CNN Business)Columnist and blogger Andrew Sullivan is leaving New York magazine, his professional home since 2016, he announced Tuesday. — “This will be my last week at New York Magazine,” Sullivan tweeted.
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Administration Walks Back Rule That Would Have Stripped Some Foreign Student Visas — Florida broke its record for most deaths in a single day, and Republicans are rethinking their convention there. People in England will be required to wear masks inside shops and supermarkets.
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John M. Barry / New York Times:
The Pandemic Could Get Much, Much Worse. We Must Act Now. — A comprehensive shutdown may be required in much of the country. — Mr. Barry is the author of “The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History.” — When you mix science and politics, you get politics.
Associated Press:
‘Find something new’: White House-backed ad campaign's advice to jobless — WASHINGTON — A new White House-backed ad campaign aims to encourage people who are unemployed or unhappy in their jobs or careers to go out and “find something new.” — The opening ad in the “Find Something New” …
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Esther Wang / The Slot:
Ivanka Has Some Advice for Unemployed Workers: Just Find a New Job!
Ivanka Has Some Advice for Unemployed Workers: Just Find a New Job!
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Washington Post, New York Post and Gizmodo
Billie Kanfer / Data For Progress:
Joe Biden Moves Left on Climate, Voters Love To See It — By Danielle Deiseroth, Marcela Mulholland and Julian Brave NoiseCat — Today, former Vice President Joe Biden released two new plans, building on his “Build Back Better” platform and updating the climate plan first released by his campaign last year.
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Joe Biden for President, Breitbart, Common Dreams and Washington Post
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Virginia Kruta / The Daily Caller:
Rasmussen: Is Joe Biden Capable Of Debating Donald Trump? Only 54% Say Yes — Only 54% of likely voters believe former Vice President Joe Biden is up to the task of debating President Donald Trump. — A poll released Tuesday by Rasmussen Reports said that in a national survey of 1000 likely voters …
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Rasmussen Reports and Washington Times
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The Texas Tribune:
Texas hospitals are running out of drugs, beds, ventilators and even staff — Many Texas hospitals are no longer accepting transfer patients in order to maintain space for a surge that's expected to come. In some parts of the state, it's already here. — Copy link
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Kanye's Short-Lived Attempt to Get on the 2020 Ballot — On July 4, Kanye West tweeted that he was running for president. It was treated as one of his typical grandiloquent pronouncements. The tweet sparked a lot of opinion pieces, cable news segments, and even a question in an Oval Office interview with Donald Trump.
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Florida Politics, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Vulture, The Daily Beast and Breitbart
Mike Levine / ABC News:
A message for President Donald Trump from his niece: ‘Resign’ — In exclusive, Mary Trump said she saw “first hand” what shaped her uncle. — Speaking about her influential uncle for the first time since the publication of her explosive new book, Mary Trump — President Donald Trump's niece …
Robby Soave / Reason:
Museum Curator Resigns After He Is Accused of Racism for Saying He Would Still Collect Art From White Men — Until last week, Gary Garrels was senior curator of painting and sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). He resigned his position after museum employees circulated …
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National Review
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Biden wades into Texas with first general election TV ad in state — Harry Enten on new Trump poll: This is the worst I've seen — (CNN)Joe Biden's campaign is debuting its first general election television ad in Texas on Tuesday, dipping its toes in a state long considered a Republican stronghold …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Biden is advertising in Texas. That's ominous for Trump.
Biden is advertising in Texas. That's ominous for Trump.
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Associated Press, The Texas Tribune, NPR, Talking Points Memo and Mediaite
Christian Cooper / Washington Post:
Why I have chosen not to aid the investigation of Amy Cooper — Christian Cooper is a writer and editor and a board member of New York City Audubon. — On May 25, when I was birding in the Ramble section of New York's Central Park, I asked a woman whose dog was off his leash to please put him back on, as the area's rules require.
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Patterico's Pontifications
Washington Post:
We ran the CDC. No president ever politicized its science the way Trump has. — The administration is undermining public health — As America begins the formidable task of getting our kids back to school and all of us back to work safely amid a pandemic that is only getting worse …
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NBC News:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized with infection — Supreme Court Justice Ruther Ginsburg was admitted to The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Tuesday for treatment of a possible infection. — Ginsburg was initially evaluated at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C. …
Edgar Sandoval / New York Times:
I Went Home to Texas to Cover the Virus. Then My Family Got It. — Edgar Sandoval knew he was well prepared to report on the spread of the coronavirus on the Texas-Mexico border. He was going home. Little did he know exactly what he would find. — MCALLEN, Texas …
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump expected to talk about China and Hong Kong at news conference — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump scheduled a 5 p.m. EDT/2100 GMT news conference on Tuesday that will be related to Hong Kong and China, two administration officials said, as Trump and his administration adopt …
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Trump to hold Rose Garden press conference
Trump to hold Rose Garden press conference
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Washington Post, Reuters, The Hill, Breitbart and One America News Network
Jodi S. Cohen / ProPublica:
A Teenager Didn't Do Her Online Schoolwork. So a Judge Sent Her to Juvenile Detention. — A 15-year-old in Michigan was incarcerated during the coronavirus pandemic after a judge ruled that not completing her schoolwork violated her probation. “It just doesn't make any sense,” said the girl's mother.
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New York Post, The Daily Caller, The Week and Daily Kos
Giovanni Russonello / New York Times:
Trump's Convention? ‘Everybody Just Assumes No One Is Going’ — After changing cities, the R.N.C. finds itself back where it began: the middle of a coronavirus hot spot. It's Tuesday, and this is your politics tip sheet. Sign up here to get On Politics in your inbox every weekday.
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Florida Politics, Talking Points Memo and The American Independent
Leia Idliby / Mediaite:
Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson Ambushed Over Bush Support By Colbert's Cartoon Anchors — Rick Wilson, the co-founder of anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project, was ambushed on Monday night by the cartoon anchors on Stephen Colbert's parody news show Tooning Out the News.
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Twitchy
Politico:
Dunford withdraws as pick to lead coronavirus oversight commission — Retired Gen. Joseph Dunford, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, has withdrawn from consideration to lead a congressional commission tasked with overseeing the Trump administration's implementation …
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The Hill
Tamar Lapin / New York Post:
Jimmy Fallon welcomes Gov. Andrew Cuomo during first show back in studio — Jimmy Fallon was back in 30 Rock studios for Monday night's episode of NBC's “The Tonight Show” after nearly four months away due to the coronavirus pandemic. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared as a guest via Zoom …
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JAMA Network:
Universal Masking to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission—The Time Is Now — John T. Brooks, MD1; Jay C. Butler, MD1; Robert R. Redfield, MD1 — In this issue of JAMA, Wang et al present evidence that universal masking of health care workers (HCWs) and patients can help reduce transmission …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Atomwaffen Division Leader Pleads Guilty to Swatting Conspiracy — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A former leader of the white supremacist group Atomwaffen Division pleaded guilty today to charges related to his role in a conspiracy that conducted multiple swatting events targeting journalists …
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
GOP Governors Losing Residents' Support on COVID-19 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans are broadly positive about the way their state governors are handling the COVID-19 crisis, but that sentiment has slipped in the past month as virus cases have skyrocketed in parts of the country.
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The American Independent and The Hill
Timothy Lloyd / Reuters:
FBI concerned over laundering risks in private equity, hedge funds - leaked document — AUSTIN/NEW YORK(Thomson Reuters Regulator Intelligence) - *To read more by the Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence team click here: bit.ly/TR-RegIntel — The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation believes firms …
Amanda Becker / Washington Post:
Lincoln Project video editor is out over crude tweets about female anatomy — A video editor who shaped the buzzy Lincoln Project ads needling President Trump is no longer affiliated with the Republican organization over a series of past tweets in which he used offensive slang for female anatomy to insult political rivals.
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Breitbart, Just The News, Twitchy, The Hill and The Daily Caller
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Electoral College: The Fringe of the Map Expands — Editor's Note: This is the first of two issues of the Crystal Ball this week. We'll be back Thursday with our regularly-scheduled issue. — KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — President Trump's position has been perilously weak for a month and a half.
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Breitbart, Public Policy Polling and The Hill