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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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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
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
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Sneak peek at the Dem convention — DRIVING THE DAY — NEWS ... THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION — Aug. 17 to Aug. 20 — will be live from 9 P.M. to 11 P.M. each evening, with one or more speakers appearing nightly from a swing state, including Wisconsin.
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New York Times
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
Bryan Armen Graham / The Guardian:
Tom Cotton calls slavery ‘necessary evil’ in attack on New York Times' 1619 Project
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Contemptor
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 …
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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Associated Press
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 — 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 …
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Political Wire, Breitbart, Axios and The Hill
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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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.
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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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Biden campaign declines ‘Fox News Sunday’ interview, 1 week after Chris Wallace's Trump sitdown
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The Inquisitr and NBC News
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 …
Andrea Cambron / WTOP:
ShutDownDC rallies in Alexandria at the home of acting secretary of Homeland Security — A crowd gathered outside the home of Chad Wolf, the acting secretary of Homeland Security, in Alexandria, Virginia, on Sunday afternoon to protest the recent controversial detention of protesters in Portland, Oregon.
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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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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 …
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 …
Sarah Taylor / TheBlaze:
Rabid rioters burn justice center, apartment building in violent clashes: Media won't show ‘full picture’ because 'they don't want you to realize Antifa' torched homes — A violent mob set fire to a justice center construction site in Seattle, Washington, reports say.
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SPD Blotter, The Hill and Washington Times
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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 …
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Raw Story and The Inquisitr
Michael Tracey:
Two months since the riots, and still no “National Conversation” — We are now approaching two-month mark since the riots that erupted across the United States in late May and early June. There is a reasonable argument to be made that these riots were unprecedented in U.S. history — or at the very least, since the 1960s.
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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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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