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11:40 AM ET, July 26, 2020

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Washington Post:
Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As Florida became a global epicenter of the coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis held one meeting this month with his top public health official, Scott Rivkees, according to the governor's schedule.
Associated Press:
100 Days: Trump faces headwinds as Election Day draws near  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump's presidency, putting the incumbent in a perilous position …
Discussion: Politico and Axios
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Axios:   Nate Silver: “I do not buy that Trump's fate is sealed”
Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:   Biden holds daunting lead over Trump as US election enters final stretch
CNN:
CNN Polls: Biden leads in three key states Trump won in 2016  —  (CNN)With 100 days remaining until Election Day, voters in three critical battleground states swing in former Vice President Joe Biden's way, according to new Arizona, Florida and Michigan CNN polls conducted by SSRS.
Discussion: Marist Poll, Politico and The Hill
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CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Trump up one in Ohio as Biden leads Michigan
Discussion: NBC News and The Guardian
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Mnuchin optimistic as GOP set to introduce Senate coronavirus stimulus bill Monday  —  The bill comes as a number of benefits under the previous CARES Act bill are set to expire  —  Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said, during an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” that after weekend discussions …
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Washington Post:
Top White House officials say Congress might need to rush narrow relief bill to avoid unemployment aid lapse
Lucian K. Truscott IV / Raw Story:   ‘This whole house of cards is gonna collapse’: GOP shutters Senate with US on verge of economic catastrophe
Nicky Robertson / CNN:
McConnell hopes to send next coronavirus relief bill to House within three weeks
Discussion: WKYT-TV and Talking Points Memo
Christina Ruffini / CBS News:
Controversial U.S. Ambassador to Iceland wants firearm, security for Reykjavik post  —  The U.S. Ambassador to Iceland wants to carry a gun.  —  Despite being assigned to one of the safest countries in the world, Jeffrey Ross Gunter has been “paranoid” about his security since coming to Reykjavik last year …
Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
Reagan Foundation to Trump, RNC: Quit raising money off Ronald Reagan's legacy  —  The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute, which runs the 40th president's library near Los Angeles, has demanded that President Trump and the Republican National Committee (RNC) …
Discussion: Mediaite, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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Marina Pitofsky / The Hill:
Reagan Foundation asks Trump campaign, RNC to stop using former president's name to raise money
Discussion: The Inquisitr
Jess Bidgood Globe / The Boston Globe:
A bipartisan group secretly gathered to game out a contested Trump-Biden election.  It wasn't pretty  —  WASHINGTON — On the second Friday in June, a group of political operatives, former government and military officials, and academics quietly convened online for what became a disturbing exercise …
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Fires and Pepper Spray in Seattle as Police Protests Widen Across U.S.  —  From Los Angeles to New York, protesters marched in a show of solidarity with demonstrations in Portland, Ore. In Seattle, they smashed windows and set fires.  A shooting at a protest in Austin, Texas, left one man dead.
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
John Lewis to be carried across Edmund Pettus Bridge for final time  —  The body of the late Rep. John Lewis will be escorted Sunday across the famous Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., where the civil rights icon first helped lead a march for voting rights in 1965, CNN reports.
Discussion: NBC News, Fox News and CNN
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Kelly Mena / CNN:
John Lewis to make final journey across Edmund Pettus Bridge in procession
Discussion: Axios and The Week
Michael Wilson / New York Times:
Empty Towers, No Power Lunches: Ghostly Midtown Is Omen for N.Y.C.  —  7,500 workers are missing from a famous building.  A food cart sells 10 hot dogs a day.  The virus's effect on one block could be a vision of the city's future.  —  Editors and account managers at the Time & Life Building …
Kelly Mena / CNN:
Rep. Ted Yoho resigns from board of Christian organization following AOC incident  —  Washington, DC (CNN)Florida GOP Rep. Ted Yoho has resigned from the board of a Christian organization that works to fight hunger following his tense exchange with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York.
Discussion: New York Post, Mediaite, The Hill and Axios
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:   Rep. Ted Yoho removed from board of Christian charity over his comments about Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
USA Today:
America's national greatness myths are shattering.  Can they survive?  Should they?  —  Live long enough and you can see the rise and fall of myths in real time.  It does not take statues being pulled from their pedestals to reveal the fragility of the conjured history upon which so much of society depends.
Rachel Hutton / Star Tribune:
Couple flaunt swastika face masks at southwestern Minnesota Walmart  —  At the request of the Marshall, Minn., store, the two were told they'll face arrest if they return there.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Just before noon Saturday, police officers in Marshall, Minn., were called to the town's Walmart …
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Fox News' Jesse Watters: QAnon Has ‘Uncovered a Lot of Great Stuff’  —  BECAUSE OF COURSE  —  Fox News host Jesse Watters says a pro-Trump, right-wing conspiracy theory movement that was deemed a terror threat by the FBI has actually “uncovered a lot of great stuff.”
Elliot C. Williams / DCist:
Here's What We Know About The March On Washington 2020 |  DCist  —  In early June, an anonymous group began spreading online flyers for a March on Washington 2020, slated for Aug. 28, to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic “I Have a Dream” speech and accompanying march that took place 57 summers ago.
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
As pandemic limits scrutiny, GOP fears lesser-known Democratic candidates will steamroll to Senate majority  —  In Iowa, Sen. Joni Ernst (R) has challenged her Democratic competitor to six debates, starting in August.  In North Carolina, Sen. Thom Tillis (R) pressed his Democratic opponent …
Discussion: Raw Story and Balloon Juice
Monte Poole / NBCSports.com:
Giants' Sam Coonrod had every right to stand, but his reason fell short  —  Sam Coonrod stepped into the sightlines of America on Thursday night, when he alone stood during an intended unified peaceful protest.  A light followed him around Friday, and might stay with him for a while.
Jamie Goldberg / Oregonian:
Downtown Portland businesses, derailed by pandemic, say protests present a new challenge  —  Adam Milne, the owner of Old Town Pizza & Brewing, realized he had to shut down his flagship Portland taproom on July 9 after the business closed out the day with just $18.75 in sales.
John Harwood / CNN:
How the Republican Party opened itself up to the Trump takeover  —  (CNN)Washington in 2020 often beggars belief: an American President answering a deadly pandemic with ignorance, inflaming racial unrest with racism, stoking violent confrontations while his fearful party stands mute.
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Courier-Journal:
Opposing armed militias converge in Louisville, escalating tensions but avoiding violence
Discussion: Axios and New York Post
Ian Miles Cheong / The Post Millennial:
Antifa militant arrested for stabbing black Trump supporter in Portland
People.com:
Regis Philbin, Legendary Television Host, Dies at 88
Hallie Golden / The Guardian:
'That's an illegal order': veterans challenge Trump's officers in Portland
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Masha Gessen / New Yorker:
Homeland Security Was Destined to Become a Secret Police Force
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

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Jack Dunn / Variety:
Trump appoints Mark Burnett, the British TV executive who created and produced the reality show The Apprentice, as a special envoy to the UK

 
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