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Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
‘It was like being preyed upon’: Portland protesters say federal officers in unmarked vans are detaining them  —  When several men in green military fatigues and generic “police” patches sprang out of an unmarked gray minivan in front of Mark Pettibone in the early hours of Wednesday morning, his first instinct was to run.
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Ryan Haas / OPB:
US Attorney For Oregon Calls For Investigation Into Portland Protester Arrests  —  UPDATE (1:36 p.m. PT) — U.S. Attorney Billy Williams said Friday he wants an investigation into actions of federal officers who have pulled Portland protesters off the street and into unmarked vehicles.
Steve Vladeck / Lawfare:
What the Heck are Federal Law Enforcement Officers Doing in Portland?  —  Today marks the 50th straight day of protests in Portland, Oregon—which have been ongoing since shortly after the May 25 murder of George Floyd.  The protests have largely been peaceful, but there have been several …
Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Trump's agents are sweeping peaceful citizens off the streets.  This is not America.  —  “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech ... or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
The Daily Beast:
'It's Spooky Right Now': Inside the Creepy Federal Crackdown on Portland Protesters
Sister Toldjah / Redstate:
Paul Krugman Tightens Tin-Foil Hat in Latest Bizarre Attempt to Prove Trump Will Try to Steal Election
Discussion: Twitchy
Andrew Sullivan / New York Magazine:
See You Next Friday: A Farewell Letter  —  The good news is that my last column in this space is not about “cancel culture.”  Well, almost.  I agree with some of the critics that it's a little nuts to say I've just been “canceled,” sent into oblivion and exile for some alleged sin.  I haven't.
CNN:
White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used room  —  WH: Trump's doing a lot of things at once amid case surge  —  (CNN)The official portraits of former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were removed from the Grand Foyer …
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Staffers Erupt Over Network's Racism: Bosses ‘Created a White Supremacist Cell’  —  SH*T.'  —  A heated early-June phone call between Fox execs and Black staffers was just the beginning of an internal revolt against racism at the network, insiders told The Daily Beast.
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KJ Edelman / Mediaite:   Fox News Staffers Privately Rail Against ‘White Supremacist Crap’ …
John Whitehouse / Media Matters for America:   Fox Nation's newest show is hosted by a QAnon supporter
Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
EXCLUSIVE: The Trump campaign is investigating campaign spending, Parscale contracts  — The Trump campaign has launched an internal audit of spending irregularities during Brad Parscale's tenure as campaign manager.  — Jeff DeWit, the 2020 campaign chief operating officer …
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Fox host Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump claim Biden wants to defund police  —  “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace in a new interview shut down President Trump's claim that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is in favor of defunding the police.
Discussion: Twitchy and POLITICUSUSA
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New York Times:
Trump Steps Up His Assault on Biden With Scattershot Attacks, Many False
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Biden campaign staffer mocked cops as worse than ‘pigs,’ called for defunding police
Discussion: Breitbart and New York Post
The Hill:
Pence casts Biden as ‘Trojan horse for a radical agenda’
Discussion: Associated Press and Breitbart
Jim Acosta / CNN:
White House blocks CDC from testifying on reopening schools next week  —  (CNN)The White House is blocking US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield and other officials from the agency from testifying before a House Education and Labor Committee hearing …
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Cristina Marcos / The Hill:   White House blocks CDC director from testifying before House panel on reopening schools
Courier-Journal:
Breonna Taylor was alive after police shot her, records indicate.  No one tried to treat her  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Just after midnight March 13, three Louisville police officers fired more than 20 bullets into Breonna Taylor's apartment, striking her five times.  —  But she didn't die — not right away.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
David Shor's Unified Theory of American Politics  —  David Shor got famous by getting fired.  In late May, amid widespread protests over George Floyd's murder, the 28-year-old data scientist tweeted out a study that found nonviolent demonstrations were more effective than “riots” …
Reuters:
Trump expected to exclude undocumented migrants from U.S. census  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to soon issue an executive order that would ban undocumented immigrants from being included in the 2020 census count of every person living in the United States, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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Reuters:
U.S. Republicans seek liability protections as coronavirus aid battle looms
Discussion: ABC News and Associated Press
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump's wrath  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn't mention the word ban or that specific flag.
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Defense secretary effectively bans Confederate flags from military bases while rejecting ‘divisive symbols’
Discussion: alicublog, The Root and Political Wire
New York Times:
A Detailed Map of Who Is Wearing Masks in the U.S.  —  In some American neighborhoods, it's hard to spot even one person outside without a face covering.  In others, your odds of seeing many maskless people are quite high.  —  Public health officials believe that face coverings …
Discussion: The Hill, CBS Pittsburgh and Twitchy
Stephen Gutowski / Washington Free Beacon:
St. Louis Gun Couple to Join Friday Night Trump Campaign Event  —  The St. Louis couple at the center of a firestorm over their armed confrontation with a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters will join an official Trump campaign event on Friday night.  —  Mark and Patricia McCloskey …
New York Times:
Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside  —  Several people involved in the events that took down Twitter this week spoke with The Times.  What might have been a pursuit of Bitcoin spun out of control.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — A Twitter hacking scheme that targeted political …
David Pugliese / Ottawa Citizen:
Graffiti on monument commemorating Nazi SS division being investigated as a hate crime by police … An incident involving graffiti spray painted on a monument to those who fought in Adolf Hitler's SS is being investigated as a hate crime by an Ontario police force.
Peter Fimrite / San Francisco Chronicle:
With coronavirus antibodies fading fast, vaccine hopes fade, too  —  Disturbing new revelations that permanent immunity to the coronavirus may not be possible have jeopardized vaccine development and reinforced a decision by scientists at UCSF and affiliated laboratories to focus exclusively on treatments.
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
House Rating Changes: 20 Races Move Towards Democrats  —  President Trump's abysmal polling since the pandemic began is seriously jeopardizing down-ballot GOP fortunes.  We may be approaching the point at which dozens of House Republicans will need to decide whether to cut the president loose and run on a …
Andrew Feinberg / The Independent:
Will there be a ‘Trump Crimes Commission’ if Biden wins in November?  There might have to be  —  'I don't care about the chaos that might result by opening up the presidential archives after Trump so that the public can see what the heck is going on'  —  If the November 3 general election turns …
New York Times:
Suspect Is Arrested in Grisly Killing of Tech C.E.O. Fahim Saleh  —  Mr. Saleh, 33, was found dismembered and decapitated inside his Manhattan apartment.  —  The former personal assistant of a young tech entrepreneur found decapitated and dismembered in his Manhattan apartment was arrested early …
detroitnews:
A serious response to those mocking me for wearing a mask  —  Adjusting my face mask, I walked to the counter of a party store near my cottage in northern Michigan.  “Six bags of garbage,” I said, handing the woman $18 for the privilege of throwing my vacation waste into her dumpster.
Washington Post:
State Department releases cable that launched claims that coronavirus escaped from Chinese lab  —  The State Department has released an internal cable from 2018 detailing the concerns of U.S. Embassy officials in China about a lack of adequately trained personnel at a virology lab in Wuhan …
Discussion: National Review
Aaron Gregg / Washington Post:
Mnuchin suggests Treasury, SBA should forgo verifying how small business loans were spent  —  Lawmakers question Trump administration officials over handling of $600 billion Cares Act lending program  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin suggested Friday that the government should consider forgiving …
Discussion: Political Wire
Dan Berman / CNN:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg announces cancer recurrence, says chemotherapy yielding ‘positive results’  —  Washington (CNN)Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat a recurrence of cancer.  The treatment is yielding “positive results.”
Mimi Montgomery / Washingtonian:
Fox Attacks the Washington Post—in the Best Way Possible  —  Okay, we mean an actual fox.  And an actual copy of the Post.  —  It can be hard to have easy, reliable access to the news necessary to keep you informed.  Especially if you don't have a computer, a smartphone, or a subscription to a paper.
Plain Dealer:
Operation Grant seeks to stop President Trump's re-election in Ohio: John Weaver and Bill Kristol  —  “We are now in the midst of trying times when every one must be for or against his country, and show his colors too, by his every act.  Whatever may have been my political opinions before, I have one sentiment now.
Rachel M. Cohen / The Intercept:
Over 100 Houston Doctors Slam Rep. Dan Crenshaw for “Spreading Dangerous Disinformation” on Coronavirus  —  More than 100 doctors, medical professionals, and emergency room physicians in the Houston area have signed their names to a letter condemning Republican Rep. Daniel Crenshaw …
Politico:
Graham releases declassified docs on early months of Russia probe  —  A Senate committee released declassified documents Friday suggesting that senior FBI officials were initially skeptical of the emerging narrative early in Donald Trump's presidency that his campaign was in contact with Russian intelligence officers.
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
Jodi Kantor / New York Times:
No Bleach and Dirty Rags: How Some Janitors Are Asked to Keep You Virus-Free  —  Planes are wiped in under 10 minutes.  Many custodians have to bring their own supplies.  Yet as the U.S. reopens, companies are boasting of high safety standards to lure customers.  —  The old job of custodians was tidying up.
FIRE:
Fordham student punished for holding gun in Instagram photo memorializing Tiananmen Square massacre  — University bars student from campus and demands bias training  — Student, who emigrated from China, forced to write apology letter for post memorializing anniversary …
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 
 
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Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
‘Rachel Maddow Show’ Scores All-Time High With Mary Trump Interview
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Nathan L. Gonzales / Inside Elections:
Electoral College Outlook: Biden Has the Edge
Discussion: Slate
Margaret Newkirk / Bloomberg:
Georgia Massaged Virus Data to Reopen, Then Voided Mask Orders
Priscilla Alvarez / CNN:
Judge orders Trump administration to accept new DACA applications
San Francisco Chronicle:
Most Bay Area schools will be blocked from reopening classrooms under Newsom order
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Biden says more money, planning is needed to reopen U.S. schools
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
 Earlier Items: 
David Smith / The Guardian:
'The guy stinks and he's a racist': Anthony Scaramucci on Donald Trump
Discussion: Raw Story and HillReporter.com
Seyward Darby / New York Times:
White Supremacy Was Her World. And Then She Left.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump stares down a ticking economic time bomb
Discussion: Associated Press and Alternet.org
 

 
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
Major news outlets like Fox, MSNBC, and CBS are leveraging their reporters' personal TikTok accounts rather than the companies' own to reach younger audiences

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
The Creative Rights in AI Coalition, representing nearly 40 UK creative groups, urges the UK government to protect copyright rules ahead of an AI consultation

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
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