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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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NBC New York:
Husband, Son of Federal Judge Shot at Their New Jersey Home  —  Judge Esther Salas was not injured in the shooting Sunday evening  —  The husband and son of a New Jersey federal judge were shot at their home Sunday afternoon, and a massive law enforcement response is underway.
ABC News:
Federal judge's son shot and killed, husband injured in attack at their NJ home  —  Judge Esther Salas, who serves on the federal bench in New Jersey, was not hurt.  —  The son of a federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, has been shot and killed, and her husband shot and injured in an attack …
Discussion: New York Post
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 …
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Barbara McQuade / New York Magazine:
Why Trump's Military Tactics in Portland Will Likely Backfire
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Biden eyes GOP supporters while Trump focuses on his base  —  In the four months since Joe Biden effectively won the Democratic presidential nomination, he has focused on consolidating the party's divergent and often warring factions.  As the closing stretch of the campaign nears …
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Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Pelosi To Trump: You're Getting Kicked Out If You Lose The Race Whether You Like It Or Not  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Monday morning wasn't having it with President Donald Trump's refusal to say whether he'll accept the election results in November should he lose to his Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and CNBC
Ezra Klein / Vox:
How Biden is winning  —  Joe Biden refuses to play into Donald Trump's hands.  —  Last week, Joe Biden held a 45-minute call with a small group of reporters, including myself.  The main subject of the conversation was Biden's new plan, Build Back Better: a new, post-Covid framework …
Discussion: Washington Post
Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:   Ex-Gov. John Kasich slated to speak at the Democratic National Convention for Joe Biden
Axios:
We blew it  —  America spent the spring building a bridge to August, spending trillions and shutting down major parts of society.  The expanse was to be a bent coronavirus curve, and the other side some semblance of normal, where kids would go to school and their parents to work.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Michigan Advance
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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Steve Stampley / National Review:   The Grifter Project  —  The Lincoln Project is little …
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Kanye West criticizes Harriet Tubman at his political rally  —  COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Rapper Kanye West, in his first event since declaring himself a presidential candidate, ranted against historical figure Harriet Tubman on Sunday, saying the Underground Railroad conductor …
Discussion: IJR, Reuters, The Hill and Althouse
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:   Two Political Novices Are Running Kanye West's Campaign in South Carolina
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.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Zuckerberg: No deal with Trump
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Fox News's Chris Wallace just exposed Trump as very few have  —  One of the greatest frustrations President Trump's foes have is how infrequently he's called out — in person — on his bizarre theories and his 20,000 falsehoods and misleading claims.  While journalists fact-check Trump relentlessly …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
An Ex-Times Reporter.  An Ohio Wedding Provider.  Covid Contrarians Go Viral.  —  Anger at lockdowns and mask mandates provides fertile ground for arguments about the best way to fight the virus.  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio — If you've been following Gov. Mike DeWine's coronavirus news conferences …
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Former Florida congressman Allen West unseats James Dickey to become Texas GOP chairman  —  West defeated Dickey, who was running for a second full term, early Monday morning at a tumultuous virtual state convention.  —  Copy link  —  Allen West, the firebrand former Florida congressman …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Billie Kanfer / Memos:
Memo: Battleground Poll Results of Independents - Study of Income and Employment  —  Battleground Independents and Biden's Choice for VP  —  Warren, Harris Top Poll of Battleground Independents for VP  —  Warren strongly favored by lower-income, unemployed voters and those still unsure about Biden
Washington Post:
The crisis that shocked the world: America's response to the coronavirus  —  Dysfunctional politics, a lack of funding for public health and a rush to reopen the economy ignited the resurgence of the virus  —  Isabelle Papadimitriou, 64, a respiratory therapist in Dallas …
Discussion: Raw Story
Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
The 'Primary Subsource's' Guide to Russiagate, as Told to the FBI  —  Above, Christopher Steele.  The FBI notes of February 2017 interviews with his dossier's dubious “Primary Subsource” have finally been released.  —  Much of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation into Donald Trump was built …
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
New York Times:
Wearing a Mask?  It May Come From China's Controversial Labor Program  —  Our visual investigation reveals that several Chinese companies are using Uighur labor from a contentious government program to produce P.P.E. during the pandemic.  We track some of that equipment to the U.S. and around the world.
Jenni White / The Federalist:
For My Son To Be An Engineer, I Have To Pay An Oklahoma Public College To Push Segregation  —  It's time for parents to fight back against universities' sorry excuse for education.  —  Although American colleges and universities once turned out thinkers bright enough to put men on the moon …
 
 
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USA Today:
Hogan: Governors like me rely on experts for COVID facts. Dr. Fauci has never let me down.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, IJR and The Hill
Zack Colman / Politico:
Morgan Stanley commits to tallying its climate impact
Adam Rawnsley / The Daily Beast:
Racist Disinformation Campaign Impersonates Tammy Duckworth
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Hillary Clinton's Resistance Group Has Resisted Spending Big on Candidates
Harry Enten / CNN:
Joe Biden continues to run well ahead of Hillary Clinton's 2016 pace
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Reuters:
Exclusive: Global banks scrutinize their Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties - sources
Discussion: National Review
Nathanael Blake / The Federalist:
Renaming The Redskins Won't Save A Single Black Life
 Earlier Items: 
Emily Holden / The Guardian:
US scientists rebuke Trump over coronavirus response and other affronts
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Washington Post
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Arizona reopened early to revive its economy.  Now, its workers and businesses face even greater devastation.
Discussion: Raw Story
Juan Williams / The Hill:
We must not become numb to Trump's abnormality
Aaron Morrison / Associated Press:
Thousands to walk off job to protest racial inequality
Discussion: UpNorthNews and Axios
Kabc / ABC7:
Couple in house arrest after refusal to quarantine for COVID-19
Elizabeth Preston / New York Times:
During Coronavirus Lockdowns, Some Doctors Wondered: Where Are the Preemies?
Natalie O'Neill / New York Post:
Mark Zuckerberg surfboards in Hawaii with way too much sunscreen
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