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Harry Enten / CNN:
Trump is behind in a state no Republican has won the presidency without in 96 years — (CNN)Poll of the week: A new CNN/SSRS poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden leads in the state of Florida by a 51% to 46% margin over President Donald Trump among registered voters.
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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 …
Reed Galen / Business Insider:
Trump knows his reelection chances are in trouble, so now he's trying to confuse Americans and erode trust in our elections — In 2016, then-candidate Trump tried to sow discord and confusion about the election in the face of long electoral odds. — Now, facing a possible defeat in November …
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The Inquisitr
CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Trump up one in Ohio as Biden leads Michigan
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Trump up one in Ohio as Biden leads Michigan
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The Hill and The Guardian
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Biden campaign declines ‘Fox News Sunday’ interview, 1 week after Chris Wallace's Trump sitdown
Biden campaign declines ‘Fox News Sunday’ interview, 1 week after Chris Wallace's Trump sitdown
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NBC News and The Inquisitr
Frank E. Lockwood / Arkansas Online:
Bill by Sen. Tom Cotton targets curriculum on slavery — WASHINGTON — A New York Times-based school curriculum emphasizing American slavery instead of American independence has been targeted by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton. — The Little Rock Republican introduced legislation Thursday …
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Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Cotton's Office Denies He Believes Slavery Was A ‘Necessary Evil’ After Backlash Over Remark — The office of Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) pushed back on the backlash that ensued upon the publication of his interview with the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, which included a remark citing …
ABC News:
Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse and vandalize — A protest through the streets of downtown Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when “agitators” among the demonstrators set fire to a courthouse, vandalized a police station and shot fireworks at officers
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Clayton Cramer, Instapundit and Twitchy
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Senate Republicans grow weary with White House over stimulus bill — Frustration among many Senate Republicans, not to mention Democrats, toward the White House has hit a fever pitch, with many lawmakers — including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell — admitting they could break for the August recess without a stimulus bill.
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Raw Story
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump plans to aggressively promote vaccine and therapeutic news at coronavirus briefings
Trump plans to aggressively promote vaccine and therapeutic news at coronavirus briefings
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Associated Press
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
100 Days: Democrats see clear path to Senate majority
100 Days: Democrats see clear path to Senate majority
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The Inquisitr
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Sen. Hawley lays down new antiabortion marker for Supreme Court nominees — Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that he would not support any future nominee for the Supreme Court unless they had publicly stated before their nomination that Roe v. Wade …
New York Times:
1 Killed in Shooting at Protest in Austin … AUSTIN, Texas — It was not unusual for Garrett Foster to be at a protest against police brutality on a Saturday night. And it was not out of character for him to be armed as he marched. — Mr. Foster was carrying an AK-47 rifle as he joined …
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John Bowden / The Hill:
Trump backs out of throwing first pitch at Yankees game — President Trump announced Sunday he wouldn't be throwing out the opening pitch for the New York Yankees next month as he had planned, citing meetings and other work related to the U.S.'s COVID-19 outbreak.
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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 …
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Daily Kos, TheBlaze, Mother Jones, New York Post and Towleroad Gay News
Rosalind Helderman / Washington Post:
Trump keeps touting New Jersey fraud case to attack mail voting. Local leaders say he's not telling the whole story. — Five days before the citizens of Paterson, N.J., selected new members of their city council in May, a postal employee in a neighboring town spotted something suspicious …
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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 …
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Eric Umansky / ProPublica:
We're Publishing Thousands of Police Discipline Records That New York Kept Secret for Decades — ProPublica obtained these police records from New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board. NYPD unions are suing to halt the city from making the data public.
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Axios, ProPublica Data Store, THE CITY and New York Post
Spencer Fordin / Florida Politics:
Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly hints at possible run for Governor or U.S. Senate — Jolly tweeted that he is “strongly considering” a run for Senate in 2022 — Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly may have some bigger moves in his future. — Jolly, the U.S. Rep. for Florida's 13th Congressional District …
Marina Fang / HuffPost:
Acting Legend Olivia De Havilland Dies At 104 — The two-time Oscar winner and “Gone with the Wind” star was also a vocal opponent of unfair labor laws and sexism in Hollywood. — Olivia de Havilland, one of the last remaining stars of Hollywood's golden age and the oldest living Academy Award winner …
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New York Times, Vanity Fair and The Daily Beast
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
America's global standing is at a low point. The pandemic made it worse. — Under Trump, the United States retreats from collaborative leadership at a time of global crisis — America's standing in the world is at a low ebb. Once described as the indispensable nation …
Mia Cathell / The Post Millennial:
Radio host mocks Trump by claiming Seattle is peaceful, then rioters torched his apartment building — Seattle radio host and Twitter-based criminal defense advocate Paul Gallant “dunked” on President Donald Trump last month by denying that the riots are violent, then the radio host was scored …
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
Why Democrats Don't Hold Trump Accountable — “Americans will get the kind of democracy that they want.” — When President Donald Trump recently commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone, his longtime ally and now a convicted felon, reaction on Capitol Hill was swift.
Justin George / Washington Post:
On a quiet Northern Virginia street, protesting DHS tactics in Portland, Ore. — At a triangular park in a tranquil Alexandria, Va., neighborhood, a group of about 30 gathered Sunday morning and awaited directions for a disruptive mission. — They would protest the detaining and removal …
ABC News:
‘This Week’ Transcript 7-26-20: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham — This is a rush transcript and may be updated. — A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, July 26, 2020 on ABC News is below.
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POLITICUSUSA, Politico, Fox News, New York Post and The Hill
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David French / The Dispatch:
A Eulogy for a Friend, a Lament for our Nation — America today—broken people, breaking each other. — 10 hr — This week a friend of mine died, and people across the country celebrated his death. — His name was Mike Adams. He was a “controversial” conservative Christian professor …
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