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10:25 AM ET, July 21, 2020

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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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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 …
The Daily Beast:
Who Actually Wants Trump to Send in the Feds?  Police Unions.  —  Protesters say local cops and the feds are clearly colluding on the spooky crackdown that began in Portland and could soon spread to Chicago and other cities.  —  PORTLAND—Leaders of cities like Portland and Chicago publicly …
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Border War in Portland
CNN:   Dozens of moms formed a human shield to protect protesters from officers outside a federal courthouse in Portland
John Ismay / New York Times:
A Navy Veteran Had a Question for the Feds in Portland. They Beat Him in Response.
Rich Lowry / National Review:   The Disgrace of Portland  —  For months, Democratic authorities …
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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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Accuses New York Times of Trying to ‘Injure’ His Family
Discussion: The Federalist and Breitbart
The Daily Beast:
Ex-Fox News Star Ed Henry Accused of Rape in Brutal New Lawsuit
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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New York Times:
Biden to Announce $775 Billion Plan to Help Working Parents and Caregivers
Discussion: Washington Post
Tyler Pager / Bloomberg:
Biden Proposes $775 Billion Child and Elder Care Plan Funded by Real Estate Taxes
Discussion: CNBC and The Week
ABC News:   Biden to launch 3rd pillar of economic plan touting 3 million new jobs in caregiving, early education
NBC News:
Trump's coronavirus briefings are back, but the trust isn't  —  WASHINGTON — On Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump will resume those daily coronavirus press briefings he held in March and April.  —  The decision to fire up those briefings again comes after slipping poll numbers for the president …
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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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Cincinnati.com:   Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case
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: The Hill and Raw Story
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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 …
Discussion: Fox News, Political Wire and Althouse
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 …
Discussion: The Week
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Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:   Joe Biden Is Courting Trump Defectors In the Least Effective Way Imaginable
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 …
Nico Hines / The Daily Beast:
Official Russia Report: U.K. ‘Actively Avoided’ Probing Kremlin's Role in Brexit Referendum  —  Britain's Intelligence and Security Committee “outraged” that the Conservative government failed to investigate the Kremlin's interference or protect the 2016 Brexit referendum.
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Joe Biden:
My Statement on Foreign Interference in U.S. Elections
Discussion: UPI, Axios and Washington Post
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 …
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, Politico and The Week
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David Catron / The American Spectator:
Will Teachers' Unions Reelect Trump?
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
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:
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.
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
Revolver:
Red Bull Just Purged High-Level Execs Who Pushed for ‘Diversity and Inclusion’  —  Red Bull just reminded their ‘wokest’ employees who calls the shots in a total massacre of “social justice warrior” employees.  —  Not only were the top two North American executives fired …
Discussion: Big League Politics
Margaret Harding McGill / Axios:
Exclusive: Under fire from Washington, TikTok pledges U.S. job growth  —  TikTok tells Axios it plans to add thousands of jobs in the U.S. over the next few years — ripping a familiar page from the “companies under fire” playbook.  —  The big picture: Chinese-owned TikTok is working …
Christina Goldbaum / New York Times:
N.Y. Subway, Facing a $16 Billion Deficit, Plans for Deep Cuts  —  The transit agency will announce budget cuts on Wednesday.  Officials are hoping federal assistance will help ease the crisis that the pandemic has created.  —  Facing one of the biggest financial crises in the history of the subway …
Discussion: Althouse
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.
 
 
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A definitive case against the Electoral College
Dion Rabouin / Axios:
Wall Street prepares for the “blue wave” Democratic sweep
ABC News:
Minnesota lawmakers ban neck restraints after Floyd's death
Noah Lanard / Mother Jones:
Seven Detainees Sued ICE. Then They Were Transferred to a Notorious Alabama Jail.
CNN:
Republican leaders vow to fill a potential Supreme Court vacancy this year, despite some apprehension
Discussion: Political Wire
Just Security:
Bill Barr's Playbook: His False Claims About Prior Military Force on U.S. Soil
Discussion: Associated Press and Daily Kos
Elizabeth Warren / New York Times:
To Fight the Pandemic, Here's My Must-Do List
 Earlier Items: 
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Netherlands admits to paying terrorists who killed 17-year-old Israeli
Sean Collins / Vox:
Trump once flirted with white nationalism. Now it's a centerpiece of his White House.
Discussion: Raw Story
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Biden says four Black women are on his VP list but won't commit to choosing one
Discussion: The Hill and MSNBC
Alyssa Nakken / CBS News:
Giants Manager Gabe Kapler, others kneel during national anthem
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Fauci responds to Trump: ‘I consider myself a realist, as opposed to an alarmist’
Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Disney Fires Top ABC News Executive Barbara Fedida for Racially Insensitive Remarks
 

 
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