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9:45 AM ET, July 15, 2020

Top Items:

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 …

Discussion: Washington Post, The Week, The Wrap, Raw Story and The Hill

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 …

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 …

David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump uses Rose Garden event for extended campaign-like attack on Biden

Discussion: Associated Press, Reuters, The Hill, Breitbart and Fox News

Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Trump uses Rose Garden as substitute rally venue in onslaught against Biden

Discussion: Breitbart

USA Today:

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 …

Discussion: Politico, Washington Post, Bloomberg, National Review, Fox News, Axios, The Hill, IJR, The Guardian, Raw Story, Mediaite, Washington Times, Mother Jones and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »

Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump offers denial and delusion as pandemic crisis overtakes his presidency

Discussion: Mediaite, The Hill, The Guardian and Political Wire

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 …

Discussion: The Federalist, Observer and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »

Edmund Lee / New York Times:

Bari Weiss Resigns From New York Times Opinion Post — In a letter posted online Tuesday, she cites “bullying by colleagues” and an “illiberal environment.” — Bari Weiss, a writer and editor for the opinion department of The New York Times, has resigned from the paper, citing “bullying by colleagues” and an “illiberal environment.”

Discussion: Poynter, Spectator USA, Fox News, The Daily Signal, Townhall, The Unz Review, Vanity Fair, Viking Pundit and Althouse

Kerry Flynn / CNN:
Longtime columnist and blogger Andrew Sullivan resigns from New York magazine

Discussion: The Hill, Redstate, Marginal REVOLUTION, Washington Post, New York Post, Reason and Instapundit, more at Mediagazer »

Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Bari Weiss Was Too Honest for the New York Times

Discussion: The Federalist

Judith Miller / City Journal:
The Illiberal Liberal Media

Discussion: The Week, Washington Free Beacon and Quillette

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.

Discussion: Breitbart, Daily Kos, Alternet.org, Axios and Raw Story

Melissa Brunner / WIBW-TV:
DA charges Watkins with voter fraud

Discussion: The Daily Caller, Associated Press, Roll Call and The Hill

Washington Post: Kansas Republican charged with three felonies in voter fraud investigation

Politico:
Kansas Republican Rep. Steve Watkins charged with voter fraud

Discussion: The Week

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.

NBC News:
Inside the Trump campaign's struggle to land a punch on Biden

Discussion: MSNBC

R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr / Washington Times: Insignificant Never Trumpers have no reason to vote for Biden

Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Pro-Biden super PAC American Bridge hires Mike Bloomberg's digital firm Hawkfish

Discussion: Politico

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.

Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story, NBC News, WHTM-TV, The Week, POLITICUSUSA, Axios, Gizmodo, HillReporter.com, WHDH-TV, The Verge, Alternet.org and Politico

New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Administration Walks Back Rule That Would Have Stripped Some Foreign Student Visas

Discussion: Associated Press, The Daily Beast, The Daily Caller, Gothamist and Washington Post

Marc Caputo / Politico:

Florida GOP doctors Trump tweet to solve mail-in voting problem — Republicans privately fear the president is endangering one of the secrets to the party's success in the nation's biggest swing state. — In Florida general elections, about one-third of ballots are cast by mail …

Discussion: New York Post, The American Independent and The Hill

Em Steck / CNN:

Senior Trump campaign lawyer critical of mail-in ballots voted by mail three times — (CNN)A top Trump campaign adviser and lawyer who has criticized voting-by-mail and warned without evidence that it could lead to election fraud previously voted by mail at least three times.

Discussion: The Hill

Washington Post:

Sessions loses runoff in Alabama as Trump helps vanquish a key supporter he came to despise — They stood center stage before a cheering crowd of thousands five years ago, shaking hands in a half embrace that seemed to cement a political and ideological bond that would serve as the foundation for Donald Trump's presidency

Discussion: Reuters, Mediaite and al.com

Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Sara Gideon Wins Nomination to Challenge Susan Collins in Maine

Discussion: ABC News and Daily Kos

New York Times:
Sessions Pays the Price for Incurring Trump's Wrath, Losing Alabama Senate Race

Discussion: Washington Post, National Review, The Week, Associated Press, The Hill, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Contemptor

Gabby Orr / Politico:

Threat of a Trump without rallies triggers fears across GOP — The president doesn't want to talk about the virus. He wants big, boisterous rallies — but the virus keeps interfering. — In the days after President Donald Trump's poorly attended rally in Tulsa, Okla. …

Discussion: Raw Story

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” …

Discussion: Political Wire and Washington Times

Mike Levine / ABC News:
A message for President Donald Trump from his niece: ‘Resign’

Discussion: IJR, The Week, Raw Story and The Hill

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 …

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.

more at Mediagazer »

Josh Feldman / Mediaite:

CDC Director Warns Fall, Winter Will Likely Be 'One of the Most Difficult Times We've Experienced in American Public Health' — CDC director Robert Redfield said in a new interview Tuesday he's concerned about the public health challenges the United States may be facing in the fall and winter.

Discussion: Geoff Shackelford

Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
CDC director: U.S. could get coronavirus “under control” in 4-8 weeks if all wear masks

Discussion: CNBC, JAMA Network, Poynter, Politico and Breitbart

Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:

Breonna Taylor protesters sat on the Kentucky attorney general's lawn. Police charged 87 with felonies. — Sitting on the green grass of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's front lawn, dozens of peaceful protesters in matching face masks and T-shirts on Tuesday afternoon chanted, “Breonna Taylor, say her name!”

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 …

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.

Discussion: Rolling Stone, Page Six, The Week, The Sun and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »

Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:

New York Times Will Move Part of Hong Kong Office to Seoul — A sweeping national security law passed by China in June has unsettled news organizations and created uncertainty about the city's prospects as a hub for journalism in Asia. — The New York Times said on Tuesday that it would relocate …

Discussion: One America News Network, The Hill and Hong Kong Free Press HKFP, more at Mediagazer »

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 …

Discussion: Axios, more at Techmeme »

Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:

Trump Loving Cartoonist Sues The Anti-Defamation League for Defamation — Ben Garrison insists the ADL knew his drawing of Trump's former national security adviser H.R. McMaster being controlled by George Soros was based on fact. — Pro-Trump cartoonist Ben Garrison is suing the Anti-Defamation League for... defamation.

Discussion: Raw Story and Patterico's Pontifications

Jason Farago / New York Times:

Andrew Cuomo Ascends to the Mountaintop With His Pandemic Poster — The retro political artwork on “New York Tough” is peak Cuomo, summing up the state's battle against the coronavirus. But is it art? — Mao Zedong wrote poetry. Bill Clinton played saxophone.

Discussion: Vanity Fair

John Wagner / Washington Post:

Ivanka Trump posts photo holding Goya beans, draws criticism for using her position to promote a product — Presidential adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump posted a photo of herself on social media late Tuesday holding up a can of Goya black beans, prompting concerns that she was using …

Discussion: One America News Network

John McWhorter / The Atlantic:

The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility — The popular book aims to combat racism but talks down to Black people. — 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.