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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 …
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
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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 …
Discussion: Reuters and The Daily Beast
Reuters:
White House, Congress jockey in looming showdown over coronavirus aid
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Democrats ask FBI for briefing on foreign interference campaign targeting Congress
Discussion: 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
Discussion: 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 …
David Wildstein / New Jersey Globe:
Son of federal judge slain, husband in critical condition
ABC News:
Federal judge's son shot and killed, husband injured in attack at their NJ home
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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
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Sure, Chris Wallace did a tough Trump interview. But it's a fig leaf for Fox's usual sycophancy.
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 …
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 …
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
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: The Week
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Nikema Williams selected by Georgia Dems to replace John Lewis on ballot
Discussion: 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 …
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
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
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
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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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 …
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.
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.
 
 
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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
Lawfare:
DHS Authorizes Domestic Surveillance to Protect Statues and Monuments
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
American Death Cult Why has the Republican response to the pandemic been so mind-bogglingly disastrous?
John Solomon / Just The News:
Broken Trust? FBI wanted to use White House briefings to spy on Trump, aides, memos show
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
When Trump was holding regular briefings, his approval was higher.  It wasn't because of the briefings.
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump to Resume Daily Briefings, a Tacit Acknowledgment of Surging Cases
 Earlier Items: 
Batya Ungar-Sargon / The Forward:
A new intelligentsia is pushing back against wokeness
Robert Evans / bellingcat:
What You Need To Know About The Battle of Portland
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
Ezra Klein / Vox:
How Biden is winning  —  Joe Biden refuses to play into Donald Trump's hands.
Discussion: Washington Post
Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
The 'Primary Subsource's' Guide to Russiagate, as Told to the FBI
Discussion: Real Clear Politics and 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

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