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8:20 PM ET, July 22, 2020

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Brentin Mock / Bloomberg:
Philadelphia's Top Prosecutor Is Prepared to Arrest Federal Agents  —  After numerous reports and lawsuits in Portland regarding un-badged and un-uniformed federal officers arresting, beating, and detaining people in unmarked vehicles, the Trump administration's response is that they're going to do it even more, and in more cities.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General William P. Barr Joins President Donald J. Trump to Announce Expansion of Operation Legend  —  Originally launched in Kansas City, MO., additional cities include Chicago and Albuquerque  —  Today, Attorney General William P. Barr joined President Donald J. Trump to announce …
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump announces “surge” of federal law enforcement to Chicago and Albuquerque  —  President Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr announced on Wednesday that the Justice Department will “immediately surge” federal law enforcement officers to Chicago and Albuquerque in an effort to combat violent crime.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's ugly law enforcement crackdown is even alienating Republicans  —  Under fire for dispatching federal law enforcement into cities in defiance of local leaders, in part to create TV imagery that sends an authoritarian thrill up President Trump's leg, top officials are offering several new defenses.
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump announces ‘surge’ of federal officers to Chicago as he campaigns on ‘law and order’ mantle  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will “surge” federal law enforcement officers to Chicago and other American cities, despite resistance from local leaders, as he adopts a hardline …
Discussion: The Hill
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
Trump ‘Surges’ Feds to Chicago Like It's the New Iraq
Discussion: Daily Kos
CNBC:
GOP considers extending unemployment benefit at reduced level of $100 a week through December  — Republicans are considering extending the enhanced unemployment insurance through the end of the year at a drastically reduced level of $400 per month, or $100 a week.
Discussion: Mediaite, The Week and Eschaton
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Axios:
Senate GOP, White House consider side deal to extend unemployment benefits
Discussion: Politico, ABC News, The Hill and CNBC
Manu Raju / CNN:
Manchin calls ‘bulls—’ on Democrats' push to eliminate Senate filibuster
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Mia Jankowicz / Business Insider:
A new Trump campaign ad depicting a police officer being attacked by protesters is actually a 2014 photo of pro-democracy protests in Ukraine  —  Foto: This image of protesters and police in Ukraine, from 2014, has been used by the Trump 2020 US election campaign.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump's New Ad Is Amazing  —  The Trump campaign just ran the most ironic ad in the history of American politics.  —  A couple weeks ago the Trump campaign rolled out an ad proclaiming that the president would protect a statue of Jesus from the woke left.  The only problem was that the statue pictured …
Tulsi Kamath / Click2Houston.com:
Houston fire and police respond to reports of documents being burned at Consulate General of China  —  HOUSTON - Houston police and fire officials responded to reports that documents were being burned in the courtyard of the Consulate General of China in Houston Tuesday night, according to the Houston Police Department.
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Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian / Axios:
Prosecutors say S.F. consulate is harboring Chinese military researcher wanted by FBI
Discussion: Justice News and Breitbart
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Geraldo Rivera: Trump Was ‘Brave’ to Wish Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Well’  —  Geraldo applauding Trump's courage for wishing the accused sex-trafficker well came after Rivera blasted a judge for denying bail for Maxwell.  —  Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera on Wednesday once again rallied …
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Lisette Voytko / Forbes:
Here's Every Time Donald Trump And Ghislaine Maxwell Have Been Photographed Together  —  Topline: During a Tuesday coronavirus briefing, President Trump offered well-wishes to Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante who now faces multiple federal charges related to Epstein's alleged sex ring.
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump wishes Ghislaine Maxwell well — and the media barely reacts
CNN:
NFL owner and Trump ambassador to UK sparks watchdog inquiry over allegations of racist and sexist remarks and push to promote Trump business  —  Washington (CNN)The billionaire NFL owner who serves as President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Kingdom was investigated …
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Frank Langfitt / NPR:
Trump Requested Help From U.S. Ambassador In Holding British Open At A Trump Resort
Washington Post:
Biden says Trump is America's first ‘racist’ president  —  Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Wednesday called President Trump the country's first racist to be elected to the White House.  —  The former vice president's blunt assessment came during …
Cory Stieg / CNBC:
MIT engineers designed an affordable, reusable face mask that's as effective as an N95 — take a look  —  The iMASC is a clear rubber mask that covers the nose and mouth, with a nose bridge and two nylon elastic straps that go around the head.  The fit was based on the 3M 1860 respirator …
Discussion: MinnPost
Center for Public Integrity:
Exclusive: White House privately warns 11 cities must take “aggressive” action in coronavirus fight  —  This article is available for republishing  —  We ask that you credit our newsroom at the top with a line that says, “This article about coronavirus aggressive action was originally published …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and “Cancel Culture”  —  On July 7th, Harper's Magazine published what it called “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” which quickly became part of the conversation around the subject of “cancel culture.”  The letter, which has been signed …
Discussion: Reason
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Tom Cleary / Heavy.com:
Portland Mom Says She Was Groped & Assaulted by Feds During Protest Arrest  —  Jennifer Kristiansen is a 37-year-old Portland mother and attorney who was arrested while protesting with the “Wall of Moms,” a group of women who have joined protests outside of the federal courthouse in the Oregon city.
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Emily Ekins / Cato Institute:
Poll: 62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They're Afraid to Share  —  50% of strong liberals support firing Trump donors, 36% of strong conservatives support firing Biden donors; 32% are worried about missing out on job opportunities because of their political opinions
Discussion: Mother Jones and National Review
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Emily Ekins / Cato Institute:
New Poll: 62% Say the Political Climate Prevents Them from Sharing Political Views
New York Times:
Tracking the Real Coronavirus Death Toll in the United States  —  Brazil Canada France Germany India Italy Mexico Spain U.K.  —  Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland …
Politico:
Matt Gaetz appears to run afoul of House ethics rules  —  Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has privately engaged in several spending practices in his nearly four years in office that appear to be in conflict with the House's ethics rules, a POLITICO investigation has found.
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Biden campaign goes on offensive against Sen. Ron Johnson's Burisma probe  —  Joe Biden's presidential campaign on Tuesday launched a highly personal broadside at Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, for pushing forward …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Jason Whitlock / OutKick:
Sage Steele And The Holy War Separating Black People  —  ESPN anchor Sage Steele's crime against blackness is her practice of Christianity.  It's the same felonious offense that has actor Terry Crews at odds with Twitter's black culture overseers.  —  On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported …
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump's Pick To Run The Consumer Product Safety Commission Has Stalled, Says Senator  —  Nancy Beck, a former chemical industry lobbyist opposed by environmental and consumer groups, “doesn't have the votes,” the senator told HuffPost.  —  WASHINGTON ― Nancy Beck …
Heather Caygle / Politico:
House votes to remove Confederate statues from Capitol  —  The House voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol, the latest effort by Congress to respond to the nationwide protests over systemic racism and injustice.  —  The bill would remove the bust …
Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Tucker's Got Real Scandals, So He Keeps Inventing Imaginary Enemies  —  The Fox News star went on vacation after his chief writer was exposed as a bigot, and returned just as he was accused of harassment.  So he doxxed a reporter to change the subject.  —  BEAST INSIDE
Washington Post:
Trump's assault on election integrity forces question: What would happen if he refused to accept a loss?  —  President Trump's relentless efforts to sow doubts about the legitimacy of this year's election are forcing both parties to reckon with the possibility that he may dispute the result …
Discussion: Political Wire
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Outbreak at Iowa pork plant was larger than state reported  —  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than previously known, with more than twice as many workers becoming infected than the state Department of Public Health told …
Washington Post:
Republican feuding this week represents broader reckoning over party's future as Trump sinks in the polls  —  Tensions among congressional Republicans fueled by the party's diminishing electoral fortunes broke out into the open this week — as GOP lawmakers sparred over the shape …
Discussion: Mediaite, Vox and Contemptor
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump's pick to head Office of Personnel Management spread ‘satanic’ conspiracy theory, called Democrats party of ‘Islam’ and ‘gender-bending’  —  (CNN)The Trump administration announced this week the nomination of a former conservative commentator with a history of inflammatory …
 
 
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Dennis Romboy / Deseret News:
Mitt Romney questions Trump getting ‘cozy’ with dictators, direction of GOP
Manuel Roig-Franzia / Washington Post:
Retired Col. Kathy Spletstoser wasn't able to stop Joint Chiefs vice chairman Gen. John Hyten from being confirmed.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Texas governor's net coronavirus approval rating falls 21 points as cases surge
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnon Is Just Getting Started, Despite Twitter's Crackdown
Fox News:
President Trump praises Dr. Deborah Birx
Associated Press:
Push to remove Confederate statues stalls in rural America
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Tony Webster / Minnesota Reformer:
Derek Chauvin charged with felony tax fraud for claiming Florida residency
Noah Smith / Yahoo Finance:
The U.S. Is on the Verge of Lockdown 2.0
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed News:
A Federal Prosecutor Resigned After Using Anti-Gay Slurs And Asking “Do You Know Who I Am?”
Discussion: The Hill
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's Portland crackdown is controversial. The man spearheading it might be doing so illegally.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Determined to Split the Country in Two
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