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9:00 PM ET, July 19, 2020

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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Leans Into False Virus Claims in Combative Fox News Interview  —  The president grew agitated as he was fact-checked on polling, race relations and the coronavirus response by Chris Wallace of Fox News.  —  WASHINGTON — An agitated President Trump offered a string of combative …
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Some People ‘Have The Sniffles’: Trump Downplays The Coronavirus's Severity
Discussion: Axios and No More Mister Nice Blog
New York Times:
As Trump Ignores Virus Crisis, Republicans Start to Break Ranks  —  President Trump continues to press for a quick return to life as usual, but Republicans who fear a rampaging disease and angry voters are increasingly going their own way.  —  President Trump's failure to contain …
Discussion: Raw Story, The Hill and Fox News
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden holds lead over Trump as coronavirus concerns grip nation  —  Coronavirus infected the election.  —  The virus is the top issue to voters, over half of them disapprove of how President Trump's handling it, and they increasingly trust Joe Biden to do a better job on it.
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Associated Press:
Trump not ready to commit to election results if he loses
Discussion: The Hill and Axios
Harry Enten / CNN:
New polls show Joe Biden is winning suburbanites by a historic margin
Axios:
Scoop: Trump's license to skirt the law  —  President Trump and top White House officials are privately considering a controversial strategy to act without legal authority to enact new federal policies — starting with immigration, administration officials tell Axios.
Discussion: Raw Story
Kris Alexander / The Daily Beast:
I Was a Military COVID Planner.  Trust Me: Texas Is in Deep, Deep Trouble  —  Things are pretty bad right now in the Lone Star State.  But the real pain is likely to come during hurricane season, when as many as 19 named storms are projected to hit.  —  Like many of my fellow Texans …
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump's made-for-TV fascism in Portland won't get him re-elected.  It may get someone killed  —  Some have dubbed it the “Say Anything” shooting, but what happened in Portland earlier this month to 26-year-old Donavan LaBella after he held up an old-school boom box and started blaring …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House chairs ask IGs to investigate federal crackdown in Portland
Discussion: NBC News and New York Times
Natalie O'Neill / New York Post:
Mark Zuckerberg surfboards in Hawaii with way too much sunscreen  —  What a Joker.  —  New photos show Facebook honcho Mark Zuckerberg zipping around on an electric surfboard in Hawaii — while wearing enough white sunscreen on his face to make the Batman super villain blush.
ABC News:
Administration seeks to zero out CDC, NIH funding in coronavirus relief bill: Sources  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is poised to introduce his bill this week  —  The Trump administration is seeking to phase out funding for coronavirus testing and contact tracing …
Discussion: Axios and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Washington Post:
Trump demands payroll tax cut while GOP eyes benefit cuts for unemployed
Discussion: Deadline
LasVegasSun.com:
Trump says he aced this cognitive test.  Can you?  —  Are you a “very stable genius” like President Donald Trump?  —  Find out today by taking this cognitive test, which has been administered to Trump.  Trump bragged last week to Fox News host Sean Hannity that he “aced” …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Guardian
ABC News:
To honor John Lewis' legacy, need to pass Voting Rights Act: Rep. Karen Bass  —  Reps. Karen Bass and Val Demings appeared on ABC's “This Week.”  —  To honor the life and legacy of death of death of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., said on ABC's “This Week” …
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Peter Dreier / American Prospect:
John Lewis: Good Trouble
Discussion: Raw Story
Ken Coleman / Michigan Advance:
Michigan leaders reflect on late civil rights legend John Lewis, who fought for voting rights until the end
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
The family that owns The New York Times were slaveholders  —  It's far worse than I thought.  In addition to the many links between the family that owns The New York Times and the Civil War Confederacy, new evidence shows that members of the extended family were slaveholders.
Discussion: Twitchy
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
‘No mask, no entry.  Is that clear enough?  That seems pretty clear, right?’ … We tried our best to be polite about it.  I'd frame it to customers like they were doing us this big favor: “Would you please consider wearing a mask?”  “May we offer you a free mask?”  “We sure do appreciate your cooperation.”
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Priorities USA and others agree to drop voting lawsuit against Florida  —  TALLAHASSEE — A Democratic super-PAC and other left-leaning groups have agreed to drop their voting lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican Party on the eve of a federal trial that was scheduled to start Monday.
Discussion: The Hill
Elizabeth Preston / New York Times:
During Coronavirus Lockdowns, Some Doctors Wondered: Where Are the Preemies?  —  Hospitals in several countries saw dips in premature births, which could be a starting point for future research.  —  This spring, as countries around the world told people to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus …
Briana Bierschbach / Star Tribune:
Antone Melton-Meaux challenge puts Ilhan Omar's style, controversies to the test  —  Some of Rep. Ilhan Omar's biggest critics are placing their bets — and considerable resources — on political newcomer Antone Melton-Meaux, her leading opponent in the five-way Aug. 11 primary.  —  TEXT SIZE
Fleming Smith / Post and Courier:
Kanye West attracts crowd in North Charleston in bid to make it on SC ballot for president  —  With an American flag as a backdrop, Kanye West took the stage in North Charleston wearing body armor.  —  He used no mic — the standard tool of the trade for rappers — signaling to the young crowd that he was there for a conversation.
KOIN-TV:
Night 51: Riot declared at police union, tear gas used at Justice Center  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Protests on both sides of the river were met with police use of force Saturday on the 51st consecutive night of demonstrations against police brutality that were initially spurred by the death …
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Tyler O'Neil / pjmedia.com:
Antifa Rioters Break Into Portland Police Union and Set It on Fire as Mayor Hamstrings Federal Troops
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Leaders in states seeing ‘out of control’ coronavirus surges debate mask mandates, reopenings  —  Officials from Florida, Arkansas and Colorado appear on ABC's “This Week.”  —  As coronavirus cases continue to surge across a wide swath of the United States, the public debate over face mask requirements …
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Maria Carrasco / Politico:
Rep. Donna Shalala calls for Florida to shut down again
Discussion: The Hill
 
 
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Chris Johnson / Washington Blade:
New military ban on Confederate flags also bans LGBTQ Pride flags
Just Security:
Portland's Pretext: Barr's Long History Manipulating Law to Put Federal Forces on U.S. Streets
Discussion: Mother Jones
Christina Carrega / abc7NY:
Homeowner says she got racist letter for showing support for Black Lives Matter
New York Times:
Doing Schoolwork in the Parking Lot Is Not a Solution
CNN:
What a Trump loss could look like
Discussion: Raw Story
Ritchie Torres / Washington Post:
I'm Afro-Latino, but I can't join both the black and Hispanic caucuses in Congress.  That must change.
Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Companies Lose Hope for Quick Rebound From Covid-19
 Earlier Items: 
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Real White Fragility
Discussion: Althouse and The College Fix
Rebecca Martinson / New York Times:
I Won't Return to the Classroom, and You Shouldn't Ask Me To
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
David Rothkopf / Haaretz:
OpinionMike Pompeo, Enemy of American Values
 

 
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos deactivated his account on X, where he had 2.3M+ followers, over the weekend after ABC News settled Trump's lawsuit

CNN:
Syrian locals say a man filmed by CNN being released by rebels from a Damascus jail was a former intelligence officer with the deposed Syrian regime

Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
DeepMind unveils Veo 2, a next-gen video-generating AI model that can create 2+ minute long clips in resolutions up to 4K, behind a waitlist as part of VideoFX
 
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