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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Axios
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.
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.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
The Daily Beast:   Trump Campaign Chief Was Edged Out ‘Weeks Ago.’ Now He's Officially Demoted
E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Biden's pitch is an implicit but devastating punch at Trump
Discussion: The Wrap, Power Line and The Bulwark
Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Expands Lead as Trump's Approval Drops
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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WAGA-TV:   Local mask mandates ‘suspended’ by Gov. Kemp's executive order
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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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” …
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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Fadel Allassan / Axios:   RNC to restrict attendance at Florida convention amid coronavirus surge
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:   RNC restricts convention attendance as Florida coronavirus cases climb
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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BBC:   Coronavirus: Russian hackers target Covid-19 vaccine research
Washington Post:
Live updates: Russian hackers attempted to steal coronavirus vaccine research, U.S., Britain and Canada say
Discussion: Townhall
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 …
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and UPI
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
Who Funds The Lincoln Project? Exactly Whom You Expect
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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FA RSS:   China Is Done Biding Its Time
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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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.
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: 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 …
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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New York Times:
Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Cuomo to Back Billionaires' Tax
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
GOPers Are Trying to Recruit QAnon Voters And Using This YouTube Show to Do It
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
In Shadow of Pandemic, U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Resurge to Record
Sarah D. Wire / Los Angeles Times:
Congress edges toward deal to extend federal unemployment subsidy in coronavirus bill
Discussion: The Guardian and POLITICUSUSA
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Myth of Trump as a Centrist Dealmaker
Emma L. Briant / Brookings:
We need tougher action against disinformation and propaganda
Chrissy Clark / Washington Free Beacon:
University's Anti-Bigotry Reading List Includes Book That Equates Conservatism With Racism
Discussion: Redstate
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Mary Trump says the U.S. has devolved into a version of her ‘incredibly dysfunctional family’
Discussion: Raw Story
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Slack is fueling media's bottom-up revolution
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Roger Stone / The Daily Caller:
Adam Schiff Just Can't Stop Lying
Christopher Rowland / Washington Post:
Chief of White House's ‘Operation Warp Speed’ vaccine effort can keep investing in pharma firms, under IG ruling
Politico:
Germany's Altmaier defends Berlin's muted response to China's crackdown in Hong Kong
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Roger Stone says McCarthy, Stefanik advocated against preelection clemency
Discussion: HillReporter.com and Raw Story
Deevon Rahming / KARE-TV:
Minneapolis park board will vote to repeal nudity ordinance
 

 
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Reporters Without Borders sues X in France for “complicity in disseminating false information”, after X failed to block a fake video with RSF's logo

Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
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