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1:15 PM ET, July 20, 2020

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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: The Week, Mediaite and Raw Story
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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Ezra Klein / Vox:
How Biden is winning  —  Joe Biden refuses to play into Donald Trump's hands.
Discussion: Washington Post
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Pelosi To Trump: You're Getting Kicked Out If You Lose The Race Whether You Like It Or Not
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and CNBC
Gerald F. Seib / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Hunts for Hidden Voters—but Biden Does, Too
Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:   Ex-Gov. John Kasich slated to speak at the Democratic National Convention for Joe Biden
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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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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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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Steve Stampley / National Review:
The Grifter Project  —  The Lincoln Project is little …
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
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 …
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Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:   Two Political Novices Are Running Kanye West's Campaign in South Carolina
Mike Allen / Axios:
Zuckerberg: No deal with Trump  —  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, under fire for allowing President Trump to post inflammatory statements on his platform, tells Axios there's no truth to whispers that the two have a secret understanding.  —  Why it matters: Zuckerberg, facing a growing ad boycott …
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Washington Post:
Live updates: U.S. marks another record-setting day as Trump complains about coronavirus case counting  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.  For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
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 …
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 …
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
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Donald Trump, Fox News grandpa: TV tells him what to do, and he does it  —  It would almost be pathetic if it weren't terrifying.  America's president is trapped in the Fox News Universe  —  view in app  —  Donald Trump is a Fox News grandpa.  He watches the TV and it tells him what to do.
Discussion: Mediaite
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: CNBC and Raw Story
 
 
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Belated Ginsburg cancer disclosure renews focus on SCOTUS transparency
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Washington Post
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Supreme Court won't rush Trump's tax fight with Congress back to lower court
Discussion: Reuters
Wall Street Journal:
How Europe Kept Coronavirus Cases Low Even After Reopening
Adam Rawnsley / The Daily Beast:
Racist Disinformation Campaign Impersonates Tammy Duckworth
Billie Kanfer / Memos:
Memo: Battleground Poll Results of Independents - Study of Income and Employment
Jenni White / The Federalist:
For My Son To Be An Engineer, I Have To Pay An Oklahoma Public College To Push Segregation
Harry Enten / CNN:
Joe Biden continues to run well ahead of Hillary Clinton's 2016 pace
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
 Earlier Items: 
Nathanael Blake / The Federalist:
Renaming The Redskins Won't Save A Single Black Life
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
Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
The 'Primary Subsource's' Guide to Russiagate, as Told to the FBI
Discussion: Twitchy and Real Clear Politics
New York Times:
Wearing a Mask? It May Come From China's Controversial Labor Program
Natalie O'Neill / New York Post:
Mark Zuckerberg surfboards in Hawaii with way too much sunscreen
Discussion: Twitchy
 

 
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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

Christopher Grimes / Financial Times:
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