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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Twitchy and New York Post
Robert Evans / bellingcat:
What You Need To Know About The Battle of Portland
Discussion: Reason, The Bulwark and Slate
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
A House Bill Would Require Feds to Identify Themselves
Discussion: Jacobin, Raw Story and Common Dreams
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Son of federal judge slain, husband in critical condition  —  The husband and son of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas were shot this evening after a gunman dressed as a Federal Express delivery driver entered their North Brunswick home, the New Jersey Globe has learned.
ABC News:
Federal judge's son shot and killed, husband injured in attack at their NJ home
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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Nikki Schwab / Daily Mail:   Ted Cruz sounds the alarm on Republicans losing Texas in 2020 saying 'it's all over if they win …
Ezra Klein / Vox:
How Biden is winning  —  Joe Biden refuses to play into Donald Trump's hands.
Discussion: Washington Post
Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:   Ex-Gov. John Kasich slated to speak at the Democratic National Convention for Joe Biden
Reuters:
White House, Congress jockey in looming showdown over coronavirus aid  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers in Congress laid out their priorities for new coronavirus legislation on Monday, while Democrats warned that any partisan Republican measure would be met by unified opposition.
Discussion: Politico
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Dem leaders demand FBI briefing on ‘foreign interference campaign’ targeting lawmakers
Discussion: The Daily Beast
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
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.
Discussion: Axios, Raw Story and Florida Politics
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 …
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 …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Sure, Chris Wallace did a tough Trump interview. But it's a fig leaf for Fox's usual sycophancy.
Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Donald Trump, Fox News grandpa: TV tells him what to do, and he does it
Discussion: Mediaite
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 …
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
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Emily Singer / The American Independent:   Texas GOP picks notorious bigot who was forced out of the Army as its new leader
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
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
Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Kanye West fails to submit petition signatures needed to get on SC presidential ballot  —  COLUMBIA — Rapper Kanye West did not submit any of the 10,000 petition signatures needed to get on South Carolina's 2020 presidential ballot by Monday's noon deadline despite hosting a rally in the state the previous day.
Discussion: Axios
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Matt Taibbi / Reporting:
The Left is Now the Right  —  We laughed at the Republican busybody who couldn't joke, declared war on dirty paintings, and peered through your bedroom window.  Now that person has switched sides, and nobody's laughing  —  2 hr  —  In August, 2005, Rolling Stone sent me to cover a freak show.
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.
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: Raw Story
Rebecca Rubin / Variety:
Christopher Nolan's ‘Tenet’ Delays August Release … Warner Bros. has removed “Tenet” from its release calendar, delivering a big blow on the exhibition industry at a time when movie theaters had hoped to peg their re-opening to the late summer debut of Christopher Nolan's sci-fi thriller.
Emily Atkin / HEATED:
Fact-check of viral climate misinformation quietly removed from Facebook  —  A Daily Wire climate article rated “partly false” by seven scientists was brought to the highest levels at Facebook before the rating was removed.  —  6 hr … A fact-check of a viral climate misinformation article …
 
 
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Brennan Center for Justice:
National Security Leaders Urge Congress to Provide Election Officials with Additional Funds
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Democrats tap Nikema Williams to replace John Lewis on November ballot
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
When Trump was holding regular briefings, his approval was higher.  It wasn't because of the briefings.
Associated Press:
Biden snags support from prominent Muslim American officials
Discussion: The Hill
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump to Resume Daily Briefings, a Tacit Acknowledgment of Surging Cases
Batya Ungar-Sargon / The Forward:
A new intelligentsia is pushing back against wokeness
Wall Street Journal:
How Europe Kept Coronavirus Cases Low Even After Reopening
 Earlier Items: 
Adam Rawnsley / The Daily Beast:
Racist Disinformation Campaign Impersonates Tammy Duckworth
Jenni White / The Federalist:
For My Son To Be An Engineer, I Have To Pay An Oklahoma Public College To Push Segregation
Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
The 'Primary Subsource's' Guide to Russiagate, as Told to the FBI
Discussion: Twitchy and Real Clear Politics
Ben Smith / New York Times:
An Ex-Times Reporter. An Ohio Wedding Provider. Covid Contrarians Go Viral.