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11:40 PM ET, July 26, 2020

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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.
Discussion: Financial Times
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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 …
Discussion: The Inquisitr
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Biden campaign declines ‘Fox News Sunday’ interview, 1 week after Chris Wallace's Trump sitdown
Discussion: NBC News and The Inquisitr
CBS News:
CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Trump up one in Ohio as Biden leads Michigan
Discussion: The Hill and The Guardian
Axios:   Nate Silver: “I do not buy that Trump's fate is sealed”
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden leads Trump in battleground Arizona
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump plans to aggressively promote vaccine and therapeutic news at coronavirus briefings
Discussion: Associated Press
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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
Discussion: Clayton Cramer, Instapundit and Twitchy
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New York Times:
Fires and Pepper Spray in Seattle as Police Protests Widen Across U.S.
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
In just one month, Trump commits a whole new set of potentially impeachable offenses  —  President Trump's contempt for the Constitution is deepening at an accelerating pace.  —  How can I tell?  —  In a June 28 column, I updated the articles of impeachment, imagining as a thought experiment …
Discussion: The Inquisitr and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: Axios, Breitbart and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jada Yuan / Washington Post:   A month later, this New York City primary is still a train wreck and a warning to us all
Ben Smith / New York Times:
Did Hearst's Culture Kill Hearst's Biggest Magazine Story?  —  The workplace environment at the company's magazine division was troubled under Troy Young.  And it may not have been good for ambitious investigative journalism, either.  —  One evening in August 2018, Maximillian Potter …
Maria Bartiromo / Media Matters for America:
Maria Bartiromo asks why DHS can't “just arrest the leadership in Portland” for “ignoring what's really happening”  —  Fox host praises QAnon, asks if Twitter banning QAnon accounts is election interference  —  Tucker Carlson: “You may not think tearing down a statue is a big deal …
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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A nation John Lewis helped unite salutes him on his final journey across Selma bridge  —  SELMA — This time, the Alabama state troopers saluted.  —  The late John Lewis crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge for the final time Sunday in a triumphant celebration of his tireless fight for civil rights …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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 …
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 …
Discussion: TheBlaze, Redstate and Twitchy
 
 
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Joe Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
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