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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Accuses New York Times of Trying to ‘Injure’ His Family  —  “The Times has not and does not plan to expose any residence of Tucker Carlson's, which Carlson was aware of before tonight's broadcast,” the paper said in response.  —  Fox News host Tucker Carlson ended his first program …
Discussion: The Federalist and Breitbart
Justin Curto / Vulture:
Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity Accused of Sexual Misconduct in New Lawsuit
Discussion: Just The News and East Bay Times
The Daily Beast:
Ex-Fox News Star Ed Henry Accused of Rape in Brutal New Lawsuit
Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Lawsuit accuses former Fox News anchor Ed Henry of rape and current top talent of sexual harassment
Discussion: Raw Story
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Fox News, Ed Henry, Sean Hannity & Tucker Carlson Sued In Sex Trafficking, Sexual Harassment & Retaliation Suit
Discussion: Raw Story
Michelle Goldberg / New York Times:
Trump's Occupation of American Cities Has Begun  —  Protesters are being snatched from the streets without warrants.  Can we call it fascism yet?  —  The month after Donald Trump's inauguration, the Yale historian Timothy Snyder published the best-selling book “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From the Twentieth Century.”
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CNN:   Dozens of moms formed a human shield to protect protesters from officers outside a federal courthouse in Portland
Sabrina Siddiqui / Wall Street Journal:
Majority of Voters Say U.S. Society Is Racist as Support Grows for Black Lives Matter  —  Perceptions that minorities face racial discrimination hit new highs, WSJ/NBC News poll finds  —  Voters in growing numbers believe that Black and Hispanic Americans are discriminated against …
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Washington Post:
Americans support Black Lives Matter but resist shifts of police funds or removal of statues of Confederate generals or presidents who were enslavers  —  A majority of Americans support the Black Lives Matter movement and a record 69 percent say black people and other minorities are not treated …
Discussion: Fox News, Political Wire and Althouse
Gary Langer / ABC News:   63% support Black Lives Matter as recognition of discrimination jumps: POLL
NBC News:
Suspect in federal judge's home ambush railed against her in misogynistic book  —  The man suspected of ambushing the family of the first Latina federal judge in New Jersey posted thousands of pages of writing to the internet in recent years decrying feminism and ranting against her …
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New York Times:
‘Anti-Feminist’ Lawyer Is Suspect in Killing of Son of Federal Judge in N.J.  —  Roy Den Hollander had openly seethed against the judge, Esther Salas.  After the shooting at her home, he was found dead in an apparent suicide.  —  Roy Den Hollander was a self-described “anti-feminist” …
Joshua Benton / The Atlantic:
The New Jersey Shooting Suspect Left a Pro-Trump Paper Trail
Discussion: New York Times
Washington Post:
Trump's reelection effort has spent more than $983 million, a record sum at this point in the campaign  —  The president maintains a cash lead over Joe Biden, who is gradually closing the money gap.  —  President Trump's campaign, the Republican Party and two affiliated committees have spent …
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:   Joe Biden Is Courting Trump Defectors In the Least Effective Way Imaginable
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:   Portland's Pottery Barn Rule
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
DHS's Ken Cuccinelli: 'It's terrorism' in Portland, ‘not peaceful protests’
Discussion: Task & Purpose, Townhall and Reason
Washington Post:
Biden to unveil $775 billion plan for universal preschool, child care and elder care  —  Throughout most of his campaign, Joe Biden has sought to forward a singular idea: I care.  —  On Tuesday, he plans to extend that sentiment into a literal proposal — to provide hundreds of billions …
Discussion: Politico
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Tyler Pager / Bloomberg:
Biden Proposes $775 Billion Plan Funded by Real Estate Taxes
Discussion: CNBC and The Week
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Biden says four Black women are on his VP list but won't commit to choosing one … Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, told MSNBC on Monday that four Black women are on his shortlist for vice president — putting him closer to selecting a running mate …
Discussion: The Hill and MSNBC
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Biden says 4 Black women are on his list of potential running mates
Lawfare:
DHS Authorizes Domestic Surveillance to Protect Statues and Monuments  —  You might not imagine that the U.S. intelligence community would have much stake in local protests over monuments and statues.  You'd be wrong.  —  A document provided to Lawfare on July 19 from the Department of Homeland Security's …
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Shane Harris / Washington Post:   DHS authorizes personnel to collect information on protesters it says threaten monuments
Andrew C. McCarthy / New York Post:
FBI knew ‘collusion’ was a nothing-burger, but kept fake scandal alive anyway  —  'We have not seen evidence of any individuals affiliated with the Trump team in contact with [Russian intelligence officers].  How much wasted time on pointless investigations could have been prevented had Peter Strzok …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
RNC to hawk Donald Trump Jr.'s new book
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Brian M. Rosenthal / New York Times:
This Hospital Cost $52 Million.  It Treated 79 Virus Patients.  —  Red tape and turf battles marked the race to create temporary hospitals for the coronavirus onslaught in New York.  —  The Queens Hospital Center emergency department has a capacity of 60, but on its worst night of the coronavirus pandemic …
Louise Perry / UnHerd:
Factcheck10:55 An untrue claim in the New Yorker speaks volumes  —  Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)  —  Reading the latest copy of the New Yorker magazine, published exactly a week ago, I came across this sentence in a piece by Jill Lepore:
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Fauci responds to Trump: ‘I consider myself a realist, as opposed to an alarmist’  —  WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's recent criticism of him in which he called the infectious disease expert an “alarmist.”  —  “I consider myself a realist …
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
‘Things could get very ugly’: Experts fear post-election crisis as Trump sets the stage to dispute the results in November  —  Washington (CNN)Voting experts and political strategists from across the political spectrum are increasingly alarmed about the potential for a disputed presidential election …
Discussion: WTOP
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 …
Alyssa Nakken / CBS News:
Giants Manager Gabe Kapler, others kneel during national anthem  —  Oakland, California — San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler plans to use his position to speak out against racial injustice and provide a voice for those who aren't heard.  Kapler and several of his players knelt during …
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Disney Fires Top ABC News Executive Barbara Fedida for Racially Insensitive Remarks  —  Network investigation substantiated allegations against Ms. Fedida, head of talent and business affairs  —  Walt Disney Co. DIS -.72% fired senior ABC News executive Barbara Fedida after an investigation …
Joe Biden:
My Statement on Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections  —  Foreign interference in the U.S. electoral process represents an assault on the American people and their constitutional right to vote.  When foreign states direct hackers, trolls, money launderers, and misinformation to subvert …
Discussion: Axios and UPI
Daniel Arkin / NBC News:
Florida's largest teachers union sues state over reopening schools  —  The largest teachers union in Florida sued Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday over his administration's push to fully reopen all public schools next month — even as the number of coronavirus cases in the state is spiking.
Discussion: National Review, The Week and Politico
 
 
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Sean Collins / Vox:
Trump once flirted with white nationalism. Now it's a centerpiece of his White House.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Maryland jurisdictions want to roll back reopening
Discussion: Washingtonian
Dan Hannan / Washington Examiner:
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