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Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: 'That kind of confrontation hasn't ever happened to me' — Tensions flared on Capitol Hill this week when a Republican lawmaker challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on issues of crime and policing in an unusual …
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Laura A. Bischoff / dayton-daily-news:
BREAKING NEWS: FBI agents are at Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's farm — Police activity is being reported at Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's farm in Perry County and the U.S. Attorney's office said it is holding a 2:30 p.m. press conference today related to $60 million in bribes paid to a state official and associates.
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Cincinnati.com:
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case — Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others on Tuesday morning in connection with a $60 million bribery case. — U.S. Attorney David DeVillers' office would not discuss details of the case …
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Rick Rouan / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case — Rick Rouan The Columbus Dispatch Randy Ludlow The Columbus Dispatch — Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and several others on Tuesday in connection with a $60 million bribery case.
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Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60M bribery case related to HB6 nuclear bailout — COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder was arrested Tuesday morning ahead of an announcement about a $60 million federal racketeering case related to Ohio's new nuclear bailout law, according to sources and media reports.
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James B. Comey / Washington Post:
Is televised conflict Trump's goal? — James B. Comey is a former director of the FBI and former deputy attorney general. — Each day brings more images of dark-green-clad, helmeted figures striking and spraying unarmed protesters on the streets of Portland, Ore. The figures are federal officers …
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David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
America Gets an Interior Ministry — For decades, conservative activists and leaders have warned that “jackbooted thugs” from the federal government were going to come to take away Americans' civil rights with no due process and no recourse. Now they're here—but they're deployed …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Border War in Portland — How can this be a job for Homeland Security? — Something dangerous is taking shape within the Department of Homeland Security. — We got our first glimpse of it last week in Oregon, when unidentified federal agents clad in camouflage and tactical gear descended …
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The Daily Beast:
Who Actually Wants Trump to Send in the Feds? Police Unions.
Who Actually Wants Trump to Send in the Feds? Police Unions.
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John L. Micek / Pennsylvania Capital-Star:
Former Gov./DHS boss Ridge: 'It'd be a cold day in hell' before he'd let ‘uninvited’ federal agents into Pa.
Former Gov./DHS boss Ridge: 'It'd be a cold day in hell' before he'd let ‘uninvited’ federal agents into Pa.
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump spoils for violence with vow to deploy more federal police
Trump spoils for violence with vow to deploy more federal police
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Elizabeth Meyer / Iowa Starting Line:
Ernst: Sending Feds To Portland Was ‘Proper Thing To Do’
Ernst: Sending Feds To Portland Was ‘Proper Thing To Do’
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CNN:
Republican leaders vow to fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy this year, despite some apprehension — (CNN)Senate Republican leaders, undeterred by the scathing criticism leveled against them for blocking President Barack Obama's election-year Supreme Court nominee in 2016 …
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Trump signs memo aimed at omitting undocumented immigrants from census count
Trump signs memo aimed at omitting undocumented immigrants from census count
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
With No Final Say, Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats
With No Final Say, Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats
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ABC News:
The Note: Trump changes course as COVID-19 response faces critical tests — Trump is looking to resume task-force briefings with himself as the focal point — You don't have to believe in pivots to see the big moments piling up. — President Donald Trump is looking to resume task-force briefings …
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
WSJ Journalists Ask Publisher for Clearer Distinction Between News and Opinion Content — Letter to publisher Almar Latour cites concerns about Opinion section's accuracy and transparency — A group of journalists at The Wall Street Journal and other Dow Jones NWS .71% staffers sent …
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CNN:
No White House coronavirus task force members currently expected at Trump's briefing — (CNN)No White House coronavirus task force members are currently expected to join President Donald Trump at his Tuesday evening briefing on the administration's response to the virus …
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Patricia Zengerle / Reuters:
Trump threatens defense bill veto over Confederate names, Afghan policy
Trump threatens defense bill veto over Confederate names, Afghan policy
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Melanie Zanona / Politico:
House conservatives pile on Cheney at GOP conference meeting — Members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus tore into Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) during a heated GOP conference meeting on Tuesday, lobbing attacks at her for breaking with President Donald Trump, supporting Dr. Anthony Fauci …
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Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson claimed the New York Times planned to expose his address. Then his fans doxed the reporter. — On Monday night, Fox News host Tucker Carlson made a surprising accusation: the New York Times, he said, was trying to endanger him and his family by revealing where they live in an upcoming story.
Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Maine brewery cancels Trump campaign event, saying it was misled over details — This story will be updated. — A veteran-owned Freeport brewery canceled a Wednesday campaign event for President Donald Trump that was to be headlined by the president's daughter-in-law after an owner …
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Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell paid $25K to fake news purveyor Jacob Wohl to ‘smear Epstein victims and to get SDNY prosecutor Geoffrey Berman fired in attempt to stall sex trafficking investigation against her’ — Ghislaine Maxwell hired Jacob Wohl to smear alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein and her …
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
Can Trump Come Back? — Not under his own power. Only events can save him now. — Here is what Donald Trump can realistically do to right his poll numbers, regain his lost supporters and make the 2020 presidential race close instead of a 10-point Joe Biden blowout. — Nothing.
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Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Is a Broken Man — The most revealing answer from Donald Trump's interview with Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace came in response not to the toughest question posed by Wallace, but to the easiest. — At the conclusion of the interview, Wallace asked Trump how he will regard his years as president.
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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Michael Cohen's book to allege Trump made racist comments about Obama and Nelson Mandela, lawsuit says — NEW YORK — The book manuscript being drafted by President Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen alleges that Trump has made racist comments about his predecessor Barack Obama …
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Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Senate panel approves Trump's questionable Fed nominee — FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2020 file photo, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Federal Reserve, Judy Shelton, appears before the Senate Banking Committee for a confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Sridhar S / The Lancet:
Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary report of a phase 1/2, single-blind, randomised controlled trial … Background — The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) might be curtailed by vaccination.
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Mailing addresses missing on some Fulton absentee envelopes — Some voters in Fulton County are receiving absentee ballots with envelopes that lack a mailing address for them to be returned. — The space for the address of the county elections office is blank.
Allison Gordon / CNN:
People are using honest obituaries to blame governors for coronavirus deaths and invite them to their loved ones' funerals — Isabelle Papadimitriou, 64, died of the coronavirus in Texas. Her daughter blamed Gov. Greg Abbott and invited him to her mother's burial.
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
How Donald Trump Moved Millions From His Campaign Donors To His Private Business — Millions from his campaign, millions from the RNC, millions from committees. While other billionaires spend big on the election, the Donald is raking it in. — Donald Trump has not given a dime …
ProPublica:
At This Trump-Favored Charity, Financial Reporting Is Questionable and Insiders Are Cashing In — Charlie Kirk's nonprofit Turning Point USA has made misleading financial claims and gets its “independent” audits from its co-founder Bill Montgomery's former business associate.
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Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Lincoln Project founders have ties to Russia and tax troubles, docs reveal — WASHINGTON — The founders of the Lincoln Project, a headline-grabbing new anti-Trump political action committee formed by GOP operatives who describe the president as “crook” and “huckster,” have their own checkered dealings …
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Andrew Schnitker / KXAN-TV:
Longhorns to play football season at 50% stadium capacity, UT athletic director says — AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas Longhorns Athletic Director Chris Del Conte anticipates Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium will be filled at 50% capacity for UT football home games in 2020 — as of Monday, July 20.
Agnes Callard / New York Times:
Should We Cancel Aristotle? — He defended slavery and opposed the notion of human equality. But he is not our enemy. — Ms. Callard is a philosopher and professor. — The Greek philosopher Aristotle did not merely condone slavery, he defended it; he did not merely defend it, but defended it as beneficial to the slave.
Lee Moran / HuffPost:
Conservative Icon George Will Says He'll Vote For Joe Biden In 2020 Election — The longtime conservative commentator also issued a “risky but fun” prediction about what will happen on election night. — George Will plans to break the habit of a lifetime for the 2020 election.
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Haylye Plaster / OH Predictive Insights:
POLL: Arizona Opposition to Marijuana Legalization Goes Up in Smoke — Arizona Opposition to Marijuana Legalization Goes Up in Smoke — More than 6 in 10 Arizona voters favor marijuana legalization, which will be on the ballot for the second time in four years.