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Chicago Tribune:
Homeland Security making plans to deploy some 150 agents in Chicago this week, with scope of duty unknown  —  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is crafting plans to deploy about 150 federal agents to Chicago this week, the Chicago Tribune has learned, a move that would come amid growing …
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Richard Read / Los Angeles Times:
Out of Portland tear gas, an apparition emerges, capturing the imagination of protesters  —  She emerged as an apparition from clouds of tear gas as federal agents fired pepper balls at angry protesters in the early Saturday darkness.  —  A woman wearing nothing but a black face mask …
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump's Occupation of American Cities Has Begun  —  Protesters are being snatched from the streets without warrants.  Can we call it fascism yet?  —  The month after Donald Trump's inauguration, the Yale historian Timothy Snyder published the best-selling book “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century.”
Marissa Lang / Washington Post:
A Navy vet asked federal officers in Portland to remember their oaths.  Then they broke his hand.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — He came to the protest with a question.  He left with two broken bones in a confrontation with federal officers that went viral.  —  Christopher David had watched in horror …
New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Send Federal Law Enforcement Forces to More Cities  —  As federal agents patrol Portland and head to Chicago, Democrats call the president's plan “an American crisis,” barely 100 days before the election.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to deploy federal law enforcement …
Washington Post:
Trump threatens to deploy federal agents to Chicago and other U.S. cities led by Democrats
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Dems seek DHS docs on protester detentions
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and The Independent
Laurel Wamsley / NPR:
‘They Just Started Waling On Me’: Violence In Portland As U.S. Agents Clamp Down
Discussion: CBS News, Redstate and Vox
Jeremy Kohler / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Missouri governor's comments on coronavirus, McCloskeys raise eyebrows  —  A series of controversial remarks by Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on a St. Louis radio show are getting widespread attention — and some pushback.  —  In an interview on Friday with talk-radio host Marc Cox on KFTK …
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Jim Salter / Associated Press:
St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protest
Discussion: National Review
NBC News:
Suspect in federal judge's home ambush railed against her in misogynistic book  —  The man suspected of ambushing the family of the first Latina federal judge in New Jersey posted thousands of pages of writing to the internet in recent years decrying feminism and ranting against her …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC New York
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The Daily Beast:
Men's Rights Lawyer Eyed in Shooting of NJ Judge's Family
The Daily Beast:
Ex-Fox News Star Ed Henry Accused of Rape in Brutal New Lawsuit  —  In addition to Henry's alleged violent sexual misconduct, the lawsuit also claims sexual harassment by Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, Howard Kurtz, and Gianno Caldwell.  —  A former Fox News reporter and producer …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Lawsuit accuses ex-Fox News reporter Ed Henry of rape, says Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson harassed other woman  — A bombshell lawsuit filed by two women accuses former Fox News chief national correspondent Ed Henry of raping one of them, and says that the network's star anchor Sean Hannity once offered $100 …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Mike Brest / Washington Examiner:   Former Fox News personalities accuse Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and others of sexual misconduct in lawsuit
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
George Will reveals he is voting for Joe Biden — the first time he's ever cast a vote for a Democrat: report  —  Pulitizer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist will be casting a vote for a Democrat in November — for the first time in his life.  —  Will was interviewed at the Aspen Institute …
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Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:   Ted Cruz sounds the alarm on Republicans losing Texas in 2020 saying 'it's all over if they win …
Joe Biden:
My Statement on Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections  —  Foreign interference in the U.S. electoral process represents an assault on the American people and their constitutional right to vote.  When foreign states direct hackers, trolls, money launderers, and misinformation to subvert …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
'We can't pull it off': Florida sheriff says he can't muster security for GOP convention  —  The sheriff of Jacksonville, Fla., said he can't provide security for the Republican National Convention because of a lack of clear plans, adequate funding and enough law enforcement officers.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Does the Lincoln Project have a secret agenda?  The answer is surprising.  —  Should progressives and liberals view the Lincoln Project Republicans as full-fledged converts, as temporary allies of convenience, or as an ideological Trojan horse virus that will co-opt the Democratic Party …
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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:   The Lincoln Project and John Kasich Lack the Credibility to Lead Never-Trump Republicans
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:   Joe Biden Is Courting Trump Defectors In the Least Effective Way Imaginable
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
American Death Cult Why has the Republican response to the pandemic been so mind-bogglingly disastrous?  —  Last October, the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security compiled a ranking system to assess the preparedness of 195 countries for the next global pandemic.
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Biden says 4 Black women are on his list of potential running mates  —  Joe Biden said Monday that four Black women are on his list of potential running mates, and that his vetting team has so far briefed him on a total of four candidates — with more to come.
Politico:
Corporate giants shut down Trump texting program  —  A test run of one of Donald Trump's most important voter-contact programs was abruptly shut down over the July 4 weekend, potentially costing the president millions of dollars in donations and raising alarms about whether the initiative …
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Florida's largest teachers union sues state over reopening schools  —  The largest teachers union in Florida sued Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday over his administration's push to fully reopen all public schools next month — even as the number of coronavirus cases in the state is spiking.
Discussion: The Week
Laura Reiley / Washington Post:
Deep South supermarket Winn-Dixie takes a stand: No masks required  —  With stores in five states that went for Trump in the last election, Winn-Dixie's ‘no face-coverings required’ policy illustrates the partisanship of the mask divide  —  “Stronger Together.  Winning Together.
Discussion: Axios and The Sun
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
As Trump Slumps, Republican Donors Look to Save the Senate  —  Senators and donors worry that with President Trump in trouble and the House probably out of reach, the Senate could be their last chance to hold power in Washington.  —  President Trump's weak poll numbers and a surge …
Discussion: Townhall and Raw Story
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Reuters:
U.S. congressional Democrats, White House to meet on coronavirus aid
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
Stuart Stevens / Penguin Random House:
It Was All a Lie  —  Buy the Audiobook Download:  — Apple- Audible- downpour- eMusic- audiobooks.com  —  ABOUT IT WAS ALL A LIE  —  From the most successful Republican political operative of his generation, a searing, unflinching, and deeply personal exposé of how his party became what it is today
Maria Cheng / Associated Press:
UK coronavirus vaccine prompts immune response in early test  —  LONDON (AP) — Scientists at Oxford University say their experimental coronavirus vaccine has been shown in an early trial to prompt a protective immune response in hundreds of people who got the shot.
Lawfare:
DHS Authorizes Domestic Surveillance to Protect Statues and Monuments  —  You might not imagine that the U.S. intelligence community would have much stake in local protests over monuments and statues.  You'd be wrong.  —  A document provided to Lawfare on July 19 from the Department of Homeland Security's …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Shocking Leftist Violence in Denver  —  Yesterday a group of Coloradans sponsored the Sixth Annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Day in Denver:  —  I doubt that the first five were controversial, but this year the forces of Marxist anarchy-that is, anarchy followed by socialism-showed up in force.
 
 
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Clay Travis / OutKick:
Disney/ESPN Silent As New Contributor Jemele Hill Says All Trump Voters Are Racist
Discussion: The Federalist and Breitbart
Benjamin Sommers / The Boston Globe:
Listen to the science and reopen schools
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
GOP Seeks Sanctions On Chinese Hackers Stealing Coronavirus Vaccine Info
Bhaskar Sunkara / Jacobin:
Remembering Our Friend and Comrade Michael Brooks
Nicole Lyn Pesce / MarketWatch:
The doctor behind a cognitive test Trump took says 'it's supposed to be easy'
Megan Mineiro / courthousenews.com:
Flynn Irate at Judge's Push for Dismissal Order Rehearing
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The coronavirus is infecting our entire election
Discussion: New York Times
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Andrew Gillum opens up about rehab and therapy
Discussion: Florida Politics
 Earlier Items: 
Manu Raju / CNN:
Ousted New York Democrat warns his colleagues: ‘Very dangerous’ to engage in intraparty primary fights
Pew Research Center:
As COVID-19 cases increase, most Americans support ‘no excuse’ absentee voting
Discussion: courthousenews.com
Dave Levinthal / Business Insider:
Trump campaign throws a COVID-19 lifeline to an indie bookstore in New Jersey, buying …
CNN:
The White House is pushing a conspiracy theorist fired from the NSC for a top Pentagon position
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Democrats tap Nikema Williams to replace John Lewis on November ballot
Discussion: UPI, Raw Story, The Week and The Hill
Matt Taibbi / Reporting:
The Left is Now the Right  —  We laughed at the Republican busybody …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
Analysts say Netflix's live boxing match Friday night between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is designed to get new subscribers, particularly on its ad-supported tier

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

John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

 
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