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Politico:
‘She had no remorse’: Why Kamala Harris isn't a lock for VP — When former Sen. Chris Dodd, a member of Joe Biden's vice presidential search committee, recently asked Kamala Harris about her ambush on Biden in the first Democratic debate, Dodd was stunned by her response.
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Real Clear Politics
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Biden's VP shortlist comes up short — Joe Biden has a dilemma when it comes to choosing a running mate. — The Democratic presidential nominee wants to pick someone who is like him (or at least the way he saw himself as vice president): loyal, trusted, experienced, apolitical, someone with whom he will bond.
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Washington Post and Breitbart
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Biden leads in North Carolina as voters give Trump poor marks on virus, race relations — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis trails his Democratic challenger, as well, in a new NBC News/Marist poll. — WASHINGTON — Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 7 points in the key swing state of North Carolina …
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Bloomberg, The Hill and Washington Times
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Melania Trump to Announce Plan to Revamp White House Rose Garden — The first lady's renovation of one of the strongest symbols presidents have used to showcase the power of the office is taking place as her husband enters a crucial stretch of his re-election effort.
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Raw Story
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Associated Press:
On Portland's streets: Anger, fear, and a fence that divides — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The party at the Salmon Street Springs fountain, a riverfront landmark in the heart of Portland, was just getting started. — Dozens of drummers beat out entrancing rhythms and a crowd of hundreds danced joyfully …
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National Review and Breitbart
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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Washington Post, Towleroad Gay News, Axios, Fox News, The Inquisitr, The Hill, Mediaite, ArkansasTimes, Contemptor, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Political Wire
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Bryan Armen Graham / The Guardian:
Tom Cotton calls slavery ‘necessary evil’ in attack on New York Times' 1619 Project
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Raw Story and Contemptor
Washington Post:
One question still dogs Trump: Why not try harder to solve the coronavirus crisis? — Both President Trump's advisers and operatives laboring to defeat him increasingly agree on one thing: The best way for him to regain his political footing is to wrest control of the coronavirus.
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
Bloomberg:
Trump National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien Has Coronavirus — President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien has tested positive for Covid-19, according to people familiar with his situation, Bloomberg News reports. — O'Brien has been out of the office since late last week, one of the people said.
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The Guardian
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
National security adviser Robert O'Brien tests positive for Covid-19
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Talking Points Memo and KRON4
Gabby Orr / Politico:
‘We will not be betrayed again’: Trump's SCOTUS list hits a new roadblock — To give disgruntled conservatives a dash of hope after crushing Supreme Court losses on abortion and LGBTQ protections this summer, President Donald Trump made a promise: He would unveil a new list …
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Robert Costa / Washington Post:
Sen. Hawley lays down new antiabortion marker for Supreme Court nominees
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National Review, The Federalist, Political Wire, Breitbart, Axios and The Hill
Rob Copeland / Wall Street Journal:
Google to Keep Employees Home Until Summer 2021 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic — Search engine giant pushes back return to normalcy — SAN FRANCISCO—Google will keep its employees home until at least next July, people familiar with the matter said, making the search-engine giant …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Sinclair Pulls the Plug on Fauci Propaganda — This Time — Will the broadcasting company now drop a program attacking the prominent public health expert, or just repackage it? — Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. is one of the largest television station operators in the country …
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Vox, more at Mediagazer »
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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Associated Press, Raw Story, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump plans to aggressively promote vaccine and therapeutic news at coronavirus briefings
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Associated Press
gilmermirror.com:
Louie Gohmert Supporters Alleged to Have Beaten Up Opponent's Campaign Manager at Protest, Calls for Texas Rangers to Investigate — TYLER, Texas—Armed supporters of Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) brutally beat and assaulted Ryan Miller, the campaign manager for Gohmert's opponent …
Moderna, Inc.:
Moderna Announces Phase 3 COVE Study of mRNA Vaccine Against COVID-19 (mRNA-1273) Begins — Phase 3 study being conducted in collaboration with NIH and BARDA — Expected to enroll 30,000 participants in the U.S. — Moderna, Inc., (Nasdaq: MRNA) a clinical stage biotechnology company …
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NIH News Release, CNN, NPR, UPI, The Hill, CBS Boston and One America News Network
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Anxiety props up Biden, Trump voters fervent — The Minnesota Democrat, a 79-year-old retired nurse, preferred another candidate in the presidential primary. She also worries about Biden's age, 77. But anxious about another four years of President Donald Trump …
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The Hill
Associated Press:
US agents use gas, flash bangs to clear Portland protesters — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A night that started with a reported shooting and a bag containing loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails amid a peaceful protest morphed into an intense early morning confrontation between demonstrators …
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The Hill, Just The News, KTLA, Oregonian, Portland Police and KRON4
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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KXAN-TV, BuzzFeed News, The American Spectator, The Gateway Pundit, KRON4, The Root, Mediaite and ImHiram
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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 …
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NBC News
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 …
Joshua T. Katz / Wall Street Journal:
I Survived Cancellation at Princeton — It was a close call, but I won't be investigated for criticizing a faculty ‘open letter’ signed by hundreds. — Princeton, N.J. — Now is the time to debate with renewed vigor existential questions of what counts as justice and how to fashion an equitable society.
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Instapundit
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
What's really vulgar is AOC's fake outrage — America is suffering through a pandemic, riots, a violent crime wave, a recession and record unemployment, but Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Queens-Bronx) wasted an hour of the nation's time on feigned outrage in Congress over an alleged insult she didn't even hear.
New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Testing Results Take Too Long, U.S. Official Concedes — Florida has now recorded more cases than New York. Britain orders travelers from Spain into 14 days of isolation, upending vacation plans for thousands. — RIGHT NOW Louisiana, Tennessee, Oklahoma and Alaska set single-day case records.
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