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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Replaces Brad Parscale as Campaign Manager, Elevating Bill Stepien — The replacement of Mr. Parscale with Mr. Stepien, who had served as deputy campaign manager, comes as the president has struggled in public and private polling. — President Trump on Wednesday shook up his re-election team …
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QU Poll:
Release Detail — July 15, 2020 - Biden Widens Lead Over Trump To 15 Points In Presidential Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Job Approval Rating Drops To 36 Percent — As coronavirus cases surge and states rollback re-openings, former Vice President Joe Biden opens …
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Even if the Polls Are Really Off, Trump Is Still in Trouble — Joe Biden's lead is sufficient to cover a sizable error. And several of the biggest problems with polling in the last election have either been addressed or become less relevant. — With Joe Biden claiming almost a double-digit lead …
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HillReporter.com and Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Replaces Campaign Manager — The president said Bill Stepien, a longtime aide, will succeed Brad Parscale, who remains as a senior adviser — WASHINGTON—President Trump announced on Wednesday that he is replacing his campaign manager less than four months before the November election …
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CNN:
Trump shakes up campaign leadership as he struggles in latest polls — (CNN)President Donald Trump shook up his campaign leadership on Tuesday, announcing he was promoting Bill Stepien to be his campaign manager and demoting Brad Parscale, who had been serving in that role.
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National Review, Axios, Alternet.org, Outside the Beltway and Politico
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
As Trump refuses to lead, America tries to save itself — (CNN)President Donald Trump isn't leading America much as its pandemic worsens. But that's not stopping Walmart — along with Kroger, Kohl's, and city and state leaders and officials — from making the tough decisions that the President has shirked.
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NBC News:
Trump has a 50 percent problem in the new NBC News/WSJ poll
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Political Wire, Washington Post and CBS San Francisco
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden opens up 11-point national lead over Trump in NBC News/WSJ poll
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Associated Press, Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA, Politico, One America News Network, The Hill, The Week and CNBC
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Biden's pitch is an implicit but devastating punch at Trump
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The Wrap, Power Line and The Bulwark
Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Expands Lead as Trump's Approval Drops
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Talking Points Memo and New York Post
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp bans cities, counties from mandating masks — By Jeremy Redmon - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution J. Scott Trubey - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Willoughby Mariano - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Georgia governor extends coronavirus restrictions while encouraging use of face masks
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Politico:
Trump team launches a sweeping loyalty test to shore up its defenses — In the middle of a devastating pandemic and a searing economic crisis, the White House has an urgent question for its colleagues across the administration: Are you loyal enough to President Donald Trump?
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POLITICUSUSA, Political Wire and Raw Story
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Frantically Plots New Ways to Make Him Feel Good About Himself — From the campaign trail to combating coronavirus, the goal is to please the boss. — On Tuesday night, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro—whom Donald Trump affectionately calls “my Peter” …
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Washington Post, NBC News, PRESS RUN, Poynter, Mediaite and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Republican convention in Jacksonville will be scaled back next month — The Republican Party will hold a scaled-back convention in Jacksonville, Fla., next month that includes a mix of outdoor and indoor venues, according to a letter sent to delegates. — The Thursday letter …
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Political Wire, Just The News and The Hill
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Joseph Cox / VICE:
Twitter Is Removing Images of Internal Tool Sources Say Enables Account Takeover — After a wave of account takeovers, screenshots of an internal Twitter user administration tool are being shared in the hacking underground. — Joseph Cox — On Wednesday, a wave of high profile accounts including …
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Associated Press:
UK, US, Canada accuse Russia of hacking virus vaccine trials — FILE - In this March 16, 2020, file photo, a subject receives a shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine by Moderna for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus …
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Alexis C. Madrigal / The Atlantic:
A Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — There is no mystery in the number of Americans dying from COVID-19. — Despite political leaders trivializing the pandemic …
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Progress Pond
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
U.S. Party Preferences Have Swung Sharply Toward Democrats — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since January, Americans' party preferences have shifted dramatically in the Democratic Party's direction. What had been a two-percentage-point Republican advantage in U.S. party identification and leaning …
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POLITICUSUSA and UPI
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
Who Funds The Lincoln Project? Exactly Whom You Expect
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Crooked Media, Power Line, The Hill and Townhall
Joy Pullmann / The Federalist:
Locking America Down Again Is Exactly What China Wants Because It Will Ruin Us — Stop trying to make lockdowns happen again. The world can't afford it. — The governors of Texas and California, the nation's two most populous states, recently reimposed coronavirus lockdowns despite falling death rates …
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Kanye West Is Officially on the Ballot in Oklahoma — Ye's running. — Kanye West is officially on the ballot as a presidential candidate in the state of Oklahoma. Only hours after the rapper filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, he formally entered the presidential campaign.
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Rolling Stone, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and Vanity Fair
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InStyle:
Dr. Fauci Says, “With All Due Modesty, I Think I'm Pretty Effective.” — Dr. Anthony Fauci and his wife, Dr. Christine Grady, speak with CBS Evening News anchor Norah O'Donnell about a potential COVID-19 vaccine, working with the White House, and what life is like at home.
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The Atlantic, Twitchy, WHDH-TV and Fox News
Politico:
Inspector general: Medicare chief broke rules on her publicity contracts — A top Trump administration health official violated federal contracting rules by steering millions of taxpayer dollars in contracts that ultimately benefited GOP-aligned communications consultants …
David Moye / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Poses With Goya Products One Day After Ivanka Tweets Support — Both pics may violate federal regulations that forbid government employees to use their positions, titles or authority to endorse products. — President Donald Trump may be setting himself for a new gig …
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CNN, Associated Press and The Hill
Edward Luce / Financial Times:
Ivanka Trump's ‘let them eat cake’ economics — The First Daughter channels Marie Antoinette as she lectures unemployed Americans — America's National Association of Manufacturers gave Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, its prestigious Alexander Hamilton award this year.
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Raw Story
Daniel Bergner / New York Times:
‘White Fragility’ Is Everywhere. But Does Antiracism Training Work? — Robin DiAngelo's best seller is giving white Americans a new way to talk about race. Do those conversations actually serve the cause of equality? — To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, download Audm for iPhone or Android.
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Althouse and The Federalist
David Folkenflik / NPR:
NPR Radio Ratings Collapse As Pandemic Ends Listeners' Commutes — Broadcast ratings for nearly all of NPR's radio shows took a steep dive in major markets this spring, as the coronavirus pandemic kept many Americans from commuting to work and school. The network's shows lost roughly …
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Outside the Beltway, The Hill and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »
Dan Sabbagh / The Guardian:
UK says Russia sought to interfere in 2019 election by leaking documents online — British foreign secretary says Russia amplified an illicitly acquired NHS dossier on social media — Russian actors “sought to interfere” in last winter's general election by amplifying an illicitly acquired NHS dossier …
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