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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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Outside the Beltway and 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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POLITICUSUSA, 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, Daily Kos, The Hill and Washington Times
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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Talking Points Memo, Associated Press and Axios
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CNN:
Trump's national security adviser tests positive for Covid-19 — (CNN)President Donald Trump's national security adviser, Robert O'Brien, has tested positive for Covid-19, according to an official familiar with what happened. — O'Brien's diagnosis marks the highest-ranking Trump …
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Scripting News
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
National security adviser Robert O'Brien tests positive for Covid-19
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KRON4
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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ABC News, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Fox News may be destroying Trump's reelection hopes — It would be a peculiarly apt form of poetic justice if the entity that has done so much to help President Trump run this country into the ground — Fox News — ends up playing an outsize role in helping destroy his chances at reelection.
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Raw Story and Contemptor, more at Mediagazer »
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, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Breitbart
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: Spinning the riots with the Wall of Moms and Leaf-Blower Dads
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New York Times, KRON4 and Washington Post
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Melania Trump Will Revamp White House Rose Garden — The first lady's renovation of the garden, a signature showcase of power used by presidents for decades, is taking place as her husband enters a crucial stretch of his re-election effort. — WASHINGTON — Melania Trump, the first lady …
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New York Post and Raw Story
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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 …
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The Wrap, Mediaite, Variety, MyNorthwest.com, New York Post and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Lauran Neergaard / Associated Press:
Virus vaccine put to final test in thousands of volunteers — The world's biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway Monday with the first of 30,000 planned volunteers helping to test shots created by the U.S. government — one of several candidates in the final stretch of the global vaccine race.
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The Daily Caller, The Inquisitr and The Guardian
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
John Lewis Is the First Black Lawmaker to Lie in State in the Capitol Rotunda — The pandemic has dictated an unusual public mourning process for the civil rights icon. He will lie in state briefly under the Capitol dome and then move outside so the public can pay respects safely.
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Raw Story, The National Interest, Slate and The Guardian
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Peter Beinart / New York Times:
The Real Reason Biden Is Ahead of Trump? He's a Man — It's a lot easier to run a cautious, inoffensive campaign when you're not up against a culture of misogyny. — Mr. Beinart writes about politics and foreign policy. — A narrative has formed around the presidential race …
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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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, Fox News and Contemptor
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, Big League Politics, The Hill, Breitbart, Political Wire and Axios
Washington Post:
National Guard commander says police suddenly moved on Lafayette Square protesters, used ‘excessive force’ before Trump visit — Guard major to testify before Congress that warnings couldn't be heard, tear gas was used — An Army National Guard commander who witnessed protesters forcibly removed …
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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Poynter and Vox, more at Mediagazer »
CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Inside John Roberts' surprising streak of liberal wins — (CNN)Chief Justice John Roberts did not flinch. — When Roberts joined liberals on the Supreme Court to preserve an Obama-era program shielding young undocumented immigrants who came to the US as children …
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Political Wire
Willem Marx / NBC News:
Jihadist plots used to be U.S. and Europe's biggest terrorist threat. Now it's the far right. — LONDON — The threat of terrorism — particularly from the far right — should be a major concern for governments on both sides of the Atlantic as coronavirus restrictions continue to ease …
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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Washington Post, Associated Press, Raw Story and Wall Street Journal
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 …
Alana Rocha / The Texas Tribune:
With 1,000 new coronavirus fatalities in Texas in just 6 days, the state's death count is rising faster — More than 5,000 people in Texas have died from COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to state health data released Sunday. — Copy link
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