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9:30 AM ET, July 19, 2020

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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Pandemic surge damages Trump, boosting Biden's White House bid: POLL  —  Public preference for Biden in trust to handle the pandemic has soared.  —  Public preference for Joe Biden over Donald Trump in trust to handle the coronavirus pandemic has soared since March in the latest ABC News …
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Washington Post:
Biden leads by double digits as coronavirus takes a toll on the president, Post-ABC poll finds  —  President Trump faces a significant challenge in his bid to win reelection in November, with former vice president Joe Biden holding a double-digit lead nationally and the president's approval …
Discussion: Raw Story
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Trump leans on 2016 tactic to crack Biden support  —  PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump's campaign is pouring millions of dollars into a plan to weaken Joe Biden among swing state voters of color — and it's creating a sense of déjà vu among Democratic operatives.
Discussion: NBC News
Harry Enten / CNN:
New polls show Joe Biden is winning suburbanites by a historic margin  —  Polls show Trump trails Biden by double digits  —  (CNN)The new ABC News/Washington Post poll is the latest to show former Vice President Joe Biden on a roll.  —  He leads President Donald Trump 55% to 40% among registered voters.
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Harry Enten / CNN:
Trump wants a ‘law and order’ election. He's losing that battle.
Discussion: Axios and Daily Kos
New York Times:
Inside Trump's Failure: The Rush to Abandon Leadership Role on the Virus  —  The roots of the nation's current inability to control the pandemic can be traced to mid-April, when the White House embraced overly rosy projections to proclaim victory and move on.
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Washington Post:
Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill  —  White House posture angers some GOP senators who are trying to include billions of dollars in the bill  —  The Trump administration is trying to block billions of dollars …
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Administration Aims to Block New Funding for Testing and Tracing
Discussion: UPI
CNN:   White House objects to Senate GOP push for more CDC money for coronavirus testing and tracing
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Washington Post:
Oregon attorney general sues federal agencies for allegedly violating protesters' civil rights  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon attorney general filed a lawsuit late Friday night alleging that the federal government had violated Oregonians' civil rights by seizing and detaining …
Associated Press:
Police call Portland protest a riot
Discussion: Raw Story
KOIN-TV:
Night 51: Riot declared at police union, tear gas used at Justice Center
Discussion: NPR and Law & Crime
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
As city violence surges, liberal mayors engage in social media feuds with Trump officials
Discussion: Politico
Joel Anderson / Slate:
Do Not Call John Lewis a “Hero” if You Stood in His Way  —  On March 9, 1998, John Lewis returned to the site of his bloodiest, most brutal confrontation in the fight for civil rights.  Lewis had shown up in Selma, Alabama, that day to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
What happens to John Lewis' seat in Congress after his death
Discussion: Raw Story
Jelani Cobb / New Yorker:   The Essential and Enduring Strength of John Lewis
USA Today:   Donna Brazile: Pass the Voting Rights Act and rename the Pettus Bridge to honor John Lewis
Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:   John Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime congressman, dies
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Older Children Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, Large Study Finds  —  The study of nearly 65,000 people in South Korea suggests that school reopenings will trigger more outbreaks.  —  In the heated debate over reopening schools, one burning question has been whether …
David Rothkopf / Haaretz:
OpinionMike Pompeo, Enemy of American Values  —  As the Trump administration deploys unmarked police on the streets of Portland, its Secretary of State, eyeing a presidential run in 2024, gave a ‘pro-human rights’ speech that was actually a defense of the violation of human rights
Eder Campuzano / Oregonian:
Feds, right-wing media paint Portland as ‘city under siege.’ A tour of town shows otherwise  —  As Cory Alexander and her daughter Nevaeh Belka stroll through downtown Portland, a mural catches the 9-year-old's eye.  —  The wall of black plywood surrounding the Pioneer Place Apple Store …
Randy DeSoto / The Western Journal:
Look on MSNBC Host's Face Is Priceless as Experts Unanimously Agree US Should Reopen Schools  —  Share on Facebook(9.1k) Tweet P Share Email Print  —  The look on MSNBC host Craig Melvin's face when all the doctors interviewed by sister network NBC News for a story said they would send …
Discussion: Twitchy
tfr.faa.gov:
Operating Restrictions and Requirements  —  No pilots may operate an aircraft in the areas covered by this NOTAM (except as described).  —  Except as specified below.  —  A. UAS OPERATIONS MAY BE AUTHORIZED WITHIN THE DEFINED SSI AIRSPACE IF IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED BELOW …
New York Times:
Roger Stone Uses Racial Slur on Radio Show  —  Mr. Stone, while being questioned about the commutation of his sentence by President Trump, used a racial slur in referring to his interviewer, who is Black.  —  During a live radio show on Saturday, Roger Stone, the political operative …
Ariana Eunjung Cha / Washington Post:
‘Superspreading’ events, triggered by people who may not even know they are infected, propel coronavirus pandemic  —  Most spread the virus to only a few people — or none at all.  But studies show a small percentage transmit it with alarming efficiency.  —  PLEASE NOTE
CNN:
85 infants under age 1 tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county  —  (CNN)Eighty-five infants under age 1 have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county.  And local officials are imploring residents to help stop its spread as the state becomes one of the newest hotspots.
Discussion: UPI and WHDH-TV
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Yelena Dzhanova / CNBC:
Fauci holds up New York as model for fighting coronavirus — ‘They did it correctly’  — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci on Friday praised New York for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the state did it “correctly.”
Discussion: Twitchy
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PBS NewsHour:
How Fauci says the U.S. can get control of the pandemic
Discussion: Fox News and The Gateway Pundit
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
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Sarah Mucha / CNN:
Joe Biden is a man of faith. That could help him win over some White evangelicals.
Hannah Bleau / Breitbart:
Senate Democrats Propose $350 Billion Reparations Measure to ‘Address Systemic Racism’
 Earlier Items: 
Paulina Enck / The Federalist:
Poll: Less Than 30 Percent Of Americans Say Redskins Should Change Their Name
Discussion: Washington Times
David Rohde / New Yorker:
Conspiracy Theories, Denial, and the Coronavirus
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Senate Democrat's great-great-grandfather allegedly sheltered John Wilkes Booth
Discussion: Townhall
Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
State Dept. declares Egypt's ex-prime minister immune from torture lawsuit by U.S. citizen …
Molly Jong-Fast / Vogue:
Mask Wars? New Yorkers Will Sit This One Out. We've Already Seen Enough Death.
Caitlin McCabe / Wall Street Journal:
Face Masks Really Do Matter. The Scientific Evidence Is Growing.
Discussion: CNN and Outside the Beltway
 

 
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Peter Blumberg / Bloomberg:
X sues to block California's AB 2655, aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming it impinges on free speech

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