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CNN:
Trump says he could send as many as 75,000 federal agents to US cities  —  Seattle Mayor: Unsettling Trump is continuing down this path  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's willing to send as many as 75,000 federal agents into American cities to quell violent crime, a recent campaign theme for the President.
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New York Times:
Feds Sending Tactical Team to Seattle, Expanding Presence Beyond Portland  —  After outrage over the presence of federal agents in Portland, Ore., the Trump administration is sending a team to Seattle.  Officials say they will be on standby.  —  The Trump administration …
Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Rioters barricaded DHS officers in Portland courthouse and tried to set it on fire  —  Rioters in Portland barricaded Department of Homeland Security law enforcement officers inside a federal courthouse while attempting to set the building on fire.  —  “Last night violence was even more aggressive …
Discussion: Breitbart
Alejandro Lazo / Wall Street Journal:   Portland Mayor Tear-Gassed Amid Protests Over Federal Agents
The Daily Beast:
‘Shaking in Their Boots’: Trump Wanted a Portland-Style Offensive in Chicago
Ed Shanahan / New York Times:
Homeland Security Made False Statements in Fight With N.Y., Officials Admit  —  The surprise admission came as the Trump administration unexpectedly reversed its decision to bar New Yorkers from programs that allow travelers to speed through airports.  —  Homeland Security officials …
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
A Note to Readers  —  These pages won't wilt under cancel-culture pressure.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  We've been gratified this week by the outpouring of support from readers after some 280 of our Wall Street Journal colleagues signed (and someone leaked) a letter to our publisher criticizing the opinion pages.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“Person.  Woman.  Man.  Camera.  TV”: Trump's Mental Health Is a Test for America  —  Person.  Woman.  Man.  Camera.  TV.  Sadly, I suspect I don't need to explain what I'm referring to here.  If you're reading this, you most likely already know what these five words are …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
Almost 100 Days Out, Democrats Are Favored to Take Back the Senate  —  With just over 100 days until Election Day, the political climate appears dire for Republicans across the board.  President Trump is the decided underdog against former Vice President Joe Biden in our Electoral College ratings …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump in battlegrounds Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania  —  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, according to Fox News statewide registered voter surveys.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
The Importance of Reopening America's Schools this Fall  —  As families and policymakers make decisions about their children returning to school, it is important to consider the full spectrum of benefits and risks of both in-person and virtual learning options.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Kimberly Guilfoyle under fire for Trump fundraising disarray  —  News that Kimberly Guilfoyle contracted the coronavirus had barely surfaced on July 3 before she hopped on a private flight from Mount Rushmore back to New York with her boyfriend, Donald Trump, Jr.
Washington Post:
Trump cancels Republican national convention, his latest reversal as coronavirus spreads  —  President Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled the Republican National Convention celebrations scheduled for next month in Jacksonville, Fla., making the latest in a series of head-snapping reversals …
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Trump cancels in-person Republican convention in Jacksonville, Florida
Los Angeles Times:
Trump gives up on GOP convention plan
Discussion: New York Times
New York Times:
No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon's U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public  —  Back  —  TRANSCRIPT  —  U.S. Navy Releases Videos of Unexplained Flying Objects  —  The U.S. Navy has officially published previously released videos showing unexplained objects. … By Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Maine journalists under siege after false accusations from Fox News's Tucker Carlson  —  Two freelance journalists in Maine have sustained abuse and threats after being named by Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night as part of an effort by the New York Times to do “a story on the location of my family's house.”
Politico:
New document shows FBI used Trump's candidate briefing to advance Russia probe  —  President Donald Trump's first intelligence briefing as a candidate in August 2016 was led by FBI agents who had just opened an investigation into his team's ties to Russia, according to a newly declassified document obtained by POLITICO.
Discussion: Raw Story, Breitbart and Fox News
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:   Declassified Documents Show FBI Used ‘Defensive’ Briefing In 2016 To Spy On Donald Trump
Chicago Tribune:
Mayor Lori Lightfoot planning to remove Christopher Columbus statue from Chicago's Grant Park  —  Mayor Lori Lightfoot is planning to remove the controversial statue of Christopher Columbus from Chicago's Grant Park as soon as Thursday night, in part to avoid another high-profile confrontation between police …
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Tucker Carlson / Fox News:   Chicago needs federal help to stop senseless killings
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
A Rare Look Inside Trump's Immigration Crackdown Draws Legal Threats  —  A new documentary peers inside the secretive world of immigration enforcement.  The filmmakers faced demands to delete scenes and delay broadcast until after the election.  —  In early 2017, as Immigration …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Cognitive Test.  Trump.  Biden.  Campaign.  Flashpoint.  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It doesn't quite have the ring of “Morning in America” and “I Like Ike.”  —  But the phrase “Person.  Woman.  Man.  Camera.  TV.” is getting an unlikely moment in the spotlight as President Donald Trump …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Stephen Miller's Grandmother Died of COVID-19.  Her Son Blames the Trump Administration.  —  This month, Stephen Miller, the extremist anti-immigrant Trump adviser who has promoted white nationalist ideas, lost a relative to the coronavirus pandemic, and his uncle tells Mother Jones …
Washington Post:
Trump tries to win over ‘Suburban Housewives’ with repeal of anti-segregation housing rule  —  President Trump moved Thursday to repeal a fair housing rule that he claimed would lead to “destruction” of America's suburbs, continuing an aggressive push that coincides with his campaign's attempt …
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Los Angeles Times:   Trump repeals fair housing rule, amplifying campaign appeals to racial bias
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
The problem with Trump's strange denial in his new golf scandal … Some of Donald Trump's scandals are complex and take time to disentangle.  The new British Open scandal is striking in its simplicity.  —  The New York Times reported this week that the president urged his ambassador …
Discussion: New York Times and The White House
Reuters:
Exclusive: More than 1,000 people at Twitter had ability to aid hack of accounts  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More than a thousand Twitter employees and contractors as of earlier this year had access to internal tools that could change user account settings and hand control to others …
Discussion: ABC News
fcps.edu:
School Board Renames Robert E. Lee High School for Late Congressman John Lewis  —  The Fairfax County School Board voted to rename Robert E. Lee High School after the late U.S. Congressman John R. Lewis at its business meeting on July 23.  The new name will be effective for the 2020-21 school year.
Discussion: WTTG-TV, The Hill and Axios
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:   Late Rep. John Lewis to lie in state at Capitol next week
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Parents concerned about children falling behind as COVID-19 keeps schools shuttered: POLL  —  A majority of parents are concerned about their child falling behind in school.  —  School disruption brought on by the coronavirus pandemic is fueling anxiety in a majority (59%) …
Zachary Pleat / Media Matters for America:
Sinclair gives “Plandemic” conspiracy theorists a platform to spread their lies about Dr. Fauci and the coronavirus  —  Baseless conspiracy theories about the novel coronavirus and Dr. Anthony Fauci, a prominent member of the White House coronavirus task force, found a platform on the new episode …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Conversation
Graham Gremore / Queerty:
Washed up actor Scott Baio says Hollywood blacklisted him for supporting Trump, can't find a job  —  Everyone's out to get Scott Baio.  At least, according to Scott Baio.  —  The 59-year-old actor, who is perhaps best known for appearing on the sit-com Happy Days about 40 years ago …
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Biden predicts that Trump will try to ‘indirectly steal’ the election  —  Joe Biden on Thursday night warned donors that President Trump will try to “indirectly steal” the 2020 election by making a case against mail-in ballots, a voting method that many are expected to use to avoid exposure to the coronavirus during November's election.
Discussion: Twitchy
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump to throw first pitch for Yankees next month  —  President Donald Trump will throw the first pitch for the New York Yankees next month, he announced on Thursday.  —  Speaking during a White House coronavirus news briefing, Trump praised Major League Baseball for its efforts to return …
Ken Moritsugu / Associated Press:
Always rocky, China-US relations appear at a turning point  —  BEIJING (AP) — Four decades after the U.S. established diplomatic ties with Communist China, the relationship between the two is at a turning point.  —  Tensions have reached new heights on what has always been a rocky road …
Nicholas Lemann / New Yorker:
J.F.K.'s “Profiles in Courage” Has a Racism Problem.  What Should We Do About It?  —  Every so often I hear from the descendants of Adelbert Ames, a Union general during the Civil War and then the governor of Mississippi during Reconstruction, objecting to a paragraph about him in John F. Kennedy's book …
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Ilhan Omar Campaign Mailer Accuses Opponent of Being ‘in the Pocket of Wall Street’ and Only Quotes Jewish Donors by Name  —  The mailer references three Jewish donors, plus “Michael, a donor from Scarsdale, New York.”  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) campaign recently sent out a mail piece ripping …
 
 
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Cara Anna / Associated Press:
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New York Times:
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Discussion: NBC News and The Daily Caller
Alex Parker / Redstate:
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Discussion: Fox News
Washington Post:
NFL franchise to go by ‘Washington Football Team’ this season, delaying permanent name change
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Olivia Solon / NBC News:
Facebook ignored racial bias research, employees say
Politico:
Democrats: Packets sent to Trump allies are part of foreign plot to damage Biden
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump knows he's going to lose. He's already salting the earth behind him.
Discussion: Raw Story, Daily Kos and New York Times
ABC News:
Despite Trump claim, 12 states say some orders for coronavirus supplies still unfilled
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Bloomberg:
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