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Anthony Fauci has been wrong about everything I have interacted with him on: Peter Navarro — Dr. Anthony Fauci has a good bedside manner with the public, but he has been wrong about everything I have interacted with him on. — In late January, when I was making the case on behalf …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
The White House Called a News Conference. Trump Turned It Into a Meandering Monologue. — The president spoke in the Rose Garden for 63 minutes. He spent only six of those minutes answering questions from reporters. — WASHINGTON — In theory, President Trump summoned television cameras …
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Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Elder Abuse at the White House — Tuesday's Rose Garden press conference was . . . something else. — What did we just see? And who thought this would be a good idea? — Donald Trump is sinking in the polls, failing spectacularly at the worst crisis of his presidency …
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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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump offers denial and delusion as pandemic crisis overtakes his presidency
Trump offers denial and delusion as pandemic crisis overtakes his presidency
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Jodi Rudoren / The Forward:
I don't recognize the NYT that Bari Weiss quit — I do not recognize the New York Times that Bari Weiss describes in her resignation letter, and it terrifies me. — This is not to say I do not believe Bari's description of her experience, nor that I did not see some of what she laments …
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Edmund Lee / New York Times:
Bari Weiss Resigns From New York Times Opinion Post
Bari Weiss Resigns From New York Times Opinion Post
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Emily Jashinsky / The Federalist:
Bari Weiss's Arc Represents The Media's Failed Pivot After 2016
Bari Weiss's Arc Represents The Media's Failed Pivot After 2016
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Bari Weiss Was Too Honest for the New York Times
Bari Weiss Was Too Honest for the New York Times
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Bari Weiss exposes how The Times has gone astray
Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Longtime columnist and blogger Andrew Sullivan resigns from New York magazine
Longtime columnist and blogger Andrew Sullivan resigns from New York magazine
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Judith Miller / City Journal:
The Illiberal Liberal Media
The Illiberal Liberal Media
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Gabby Orr / Politico:
Threat of a Trump without rallies triggers fears across GOP — In the days after President Donald Trump's poorly attended rally in Tulsa, Okla., senior campaign aides repeatedly assured their optics-obsessed boss it was a one-off debacle. — They demoted a longtime staffer who had managed logistics for the failed campaign comeback.
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Biden maintains lead over Trump in 2020 swing states, new CNBC/Change Research poll says — Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump in a poll of swing states Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to a CNBC/Change Research poll.
Michael Tesler / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Trump — Not Biden — Might Have An Enthusiasm Problem
Why Trump — Not Biden — Might Have An Enthusiasm Problem
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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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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
GOP congressman faces felony charges over alleged voter fraud
GOP congressman faces felony charges over alleged voter fraud
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Melissa Brunner / WIBW-TV:
DA charges Watkins with voter fraud
DA charges Watkins with voter fraud
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida GOP doctors Trump tweet to solve mail-in voting problem — MIAMI — President Donald Trump's harsh rhetoric against mail-in voting is causing a big problem for Florida Republicans, who once dominated the practice here. — So the state GOP came up with a solution …
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Em Steck / CNN:
Senior Trump campaign lawyer critical of mail-in ballots voted by mail three times
Senior Trump campaign lawyer critical of mail-in ballots voted by mail three times
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Katie Pavlich / Townhall:
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump Explains the ‘Most Dangerous’ Thing Facing the 2020 Election
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump Explains the ‘Most Dangerous’ Thing Facing the 2020 Election
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data — Hospitals have been ordered to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and send all patient information to a central database in Washington, raising questions about transparency.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Walmart will start requiring all customers to wear masks — New York (CNN Business)Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is the latest national chain to require all customers to wear masks. — The change will start next week. Starbucks (SBUX)said last week that it will require customers …
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
CDC director: U.S. could get coronavirus “under control” in 4-8 weeks if all wear masks
CDC director: U.S. could get coronavirus “under control” in 4-8 weeks if all wear masks
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John McWhorter / The Atlantic:
The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility — I must admit that I had not gotten around to actually reading Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility until recently. But it was time to jump in. DiAngelo is an education professor and—most prominently today—a diversity consultant who argues …
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Trump wants the CIA to cooperate with Russia. We tried that. It was a disaster. — Putin doesn't want a constructive relationship with the United States. He just wants to beat us. — There has been justifiable outrage after news reports surfaced about Russian intelligence services paying the Taliban …
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The rise and humiliating fall of Jeff Sessions, a cautionary tale for other Republicans — If there was one establishment figure in Washington who understood Trumpism, it was Jeff Sessions. But Sessions is also the Washington figure who most clearly paid a political price for not seeming loyal enough to President Trump.
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Allison McCann / New York Times:
64 Videos Show the N.Y.P.D. Meeting Protesters With Fists, Clubs and Body Slams — The videos below contain scenes of graphic violence. Scroll to watch or skip ahead. — Punches, tackles, beatings and shoves. — At the height of the recent Black Lives Matter marches in New York City …
Mike Levine / ABC News:
President Trump's ‘dysfunctional’ upbringing created ‘dangerous situation’ for America, niece claims — Mary Trump says Donald and siblings were taught to view people as “expendable.” — President Donald Trump grew up in a “dysfunctional” family that believed “money stood in” …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Guardian announces plans to cut 180 jobs — Revenues expected to be down by more than £25m as effects of pandemic hit media industry — The Guardian has announced plans to make job cuts in both editorial and commercial roles, as the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the media industry.
Jordan Moreau / Variety:
Nick Cannon Dropped by ViacomCBS After Making Anti-Semitic Comments … In the June 30 episode of “Cannon's Class,” the actor and TV host interviewed Professor Griff, a rapper who was a part of Public Enemy before leaving the group after making anti-Semitic remarks.
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Alicia Adamczyk / CNBC:
Minimum wage workers cannot afford rent in any U.S. state — Full-time minimum wage workers cannot afford a two-bedroom rental anywhere in the U.S. and cannot afford a one-bedroom rental in 95% of U.S. counties, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual “Out of Reach” report.
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
A Media Critic Focuses on the Crisis in Local News — Margaret Sullivan recalls her years as public editor of The New York Times and her time as the first woman to lead The Buffalo News. — Before she became a media columnist, Margaret Sullivan saw the crisis in the American newspaper industry from within.
Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
As pandemic rages in U.S., border stays closed - and Canadians approve — WASHINGTON - The closure of the U.S.-Canadian border, which is about to be extended for another month, is a tale of two countries: one that has failed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, and one that fears that visitors …
Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Trump sporting more natural gray hairdo amid the pandemic — WASHINGTON — As the rest of the nation endures missed appointments with their hairdressers and beauticians, President Trump has also started sporting a more natural look. — At a briefing in the Rose Garden on Tuesday …
Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks — The Central Intelligence Agency has conducted a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets since winning a secret victory in 2018 when President Trump signed what amounts to a sweeping authorization …
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