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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 …
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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 …
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National Review, Twitchy and New York Post
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
A House Bill Would Require Feds to Identify Themselves
A House Bill Would Require Feds to Identify Themselves
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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.
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Axios, Raw Story and Florida Politics
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Politico:
Dem leaders demand FBI briefing on ‘foreign interference campaign’ targeting lawmakers — Democratic leaders are asking the FBI for an urgent briefing arising out of concern that members of Congress are being targeted by a foreign operation intended to influence the 2020 presidential election …
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Reuters and The Daily Beast
Reuters:
White House, Congress jockey in looming showdown over coronavirus aid
White House, Congress jockey in looming showdown over coronavirus aid
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Politico, Associated Press and Breitbart
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Democrats ask FBI for briefing on foreign interference campaign targeting Congress
Democrats ask FBI for briefing on foreign interference campaign targeting Congress
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The Gateway Pundit and CNBC
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Pelosi To Trump: You're Getting Kicked Out If You Lose The Race Whether You Like It Or Not
Pelosi To Trump: You're Getting Kicked Out If You Lose The Race Whether You Like It Or Not
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POLITICUSUSA and CNBC
The Daily Beast:
Men's Rights Lawyer Eyed in Shooting of NJ Judge's Family — Law enforcement sources say Roy Den Hollander was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the crime. — The gunman who shot the husband and son of a federal judge in New Jersey is believed to be a lawyer …
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NBC New York:
Dead Attorney in NY Eyed in Killing of NJ Federal Judge's Son, Shooting of Her Husband: Sources — Judge Esther Salas, the first Latina to serve on the federal bench in New Jersey, was not injured in the shooting Sunday afternoon — What to Know — Authorities believe a man found dead …
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David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Son of federal judge slain, husband in critical condition
Son of federal judge slain, husband in critical condition
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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' as Donald Trump holds microscopic lead over Joe Biden — Sen. Ted Cruz warned the Texas GOP State Convention that if Democrats win the Lone Star State the White House and Senate are gone
Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
Ex-Gov. John Kasich slated to speak at the Democratic National Convention for Joe Biden
Ex-Gov. John Kasich slated to speak at the Democratic National Convention for Joe Biden
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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.
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Axios, POLITICUSUSA and naked capitalism
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Fox News's Chris Wallace just exposed Trump as very few have
Fox News's Chris Wallace just exposed Trump as very few have
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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.
Sure, Chris Wallace did a tough Trump interview. But it's a fig leaf for Fox's usual sycophancy.
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Vanity Fair, TVNewser and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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Steve Stampley / National Review:
The Grifter Project — The Lincoln Project is little …
The Grifter Project — The Lincoln Project is little …
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Patterico's Pontifications
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 …
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Chauncey DeVega / Salon:
Donald Trump, Fox News grandpa: TV tells him what to do, and he does it
Donald Trump, Fox News grandpa: TV tells him what to do, and he does it
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Mediaite
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 …
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Raw Story
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Democrats tap Nikema Williams to replace John Lewis on November ballot — Just days after U.S. Rep. John Lewis' death, Georgia Democrats selected party chairwoman Nikema Williams, a state senator who framed herself as a protégé of the civil rights giant, to replace his name on the November ballot.
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Nikema Williams selected by Georgia Dems to replace John Lewis on ballot
Nikema Williams selected by Georgia Dems to replace John Lewis on ballot
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Politico
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 …
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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.
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.
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Balloon Juice and Michigan Advance
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.
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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.
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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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The Verge, more at Techmeme »
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.
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Fox News, Breitbart, The Daily Caller and National Review
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.