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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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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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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Joe Biden Thinks the Rioters Are Very Fine People
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The Federalist
Washington Post:
Trump administration sending more federal agents to reinforce Portland courthouse — The Trump administration is sending more federal agents to Portland, Ore., as officials consider pushing back harder and farther against the growing crowds and nightly clashes with protesters, vandals, and rioters, The Washington Post has learned.
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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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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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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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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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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 …
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Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
Officer challenges account of violent clearing of protesters
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Axios
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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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Anxiety props up Biden, Trump voters fervent
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Focus group: Michigan swing voters question Biden's ability to lead
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Derek Thompson / The Atlantic:
You Can Stop Cleaning Your Mail Now — As a COVID-19 summer surge sweeps the country, deep cleans are all the rage. — National restaurants such as Applebee's are deputizing sanitation czars to oversee the constant scrubbing of window ledges, menus, and high chairs.
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Balloon Juice
Associated Press:
Body of John Lewis arrives in DC to lie in state at Capitol — WASHINGTON (AP) — The body of the late Rep. John Lewis has arrived in Washington to lie in state as lawmakers gather to pay tribute to the long-time Georgia lawmaker and icon of the civil rights movement.
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
John Lewis Is the First Black Lawmaker to Lie in State in the Capitol Rotunda
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Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Procession begins for the late Rep. John Lewis before he lies in state at the US Capitol
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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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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Don't Count Trump Out — Let's stipulate right away …
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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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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Two Republican Senators Will Oppose Shelton's Fed Candidacy — Susan Collins joins Mitt Romney in signaling plans to vote against Trump's Fed pick — Sen. Susan Collins (R., Maine) said Monday she would join Sen. Mitt Romney (R., Utah) in opposing the nomination of economist Judy Shelton to the Federal Reserve's board of governors.
Washington Post:
GOP, White House aim to temporarily reduce weekly unemployment benefit from $600 to $200 — House Democrats have proposed keeping $600 benefit in place through January but the program is set to expire later this week; $200 would be bridge as states move to new system
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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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Matthias Gafni / San Francisco Chronicle:
They defied health rules for a storybook San Francisco wedding. The virus didn't spare them — The doors were locked. — Rows of pews were taped off. — The guests were arriving, as instructed, from an underground parking garage through a back door that led to the church interior.
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New York Times:
The Doctor Behind the Disputed Covid Data — Dr. Sapan Desai, who supplied the data for two prominent and later retracted studies, is said to have a history of cutting corners and misrepresenting information in pursuit of his ambitions. — A college degree at 19. A medical school graduate with a Ph.D. at 27.
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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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 …
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Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Lincoln Project co-founder met with Trump for campaign role in 2016 — Well, this is a little awkward. — Steve Schmidt, one of the co-founders of anti-Trump political action group the Lincoln Project, met with then-candidate Donald Trump and tried to join his campaign during a 2016 Manhattan meeting …
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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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Navarro mocks Fauci's first pitch — White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday refused to extinguish his bitter feud with Dr. Anthony Fauci, mocking the nation's top infectious disease expert for missing home plate with his ceremonial first pitch on Major League Baseball's Opening Day.
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Paul Waldman / American Prospect:
How Biden and Trump Explain the American Story — On the campaign trail, it's American progress versus blood and soil. — Between the pandemic and the protests, we can't escape the feeling that we're living through history and that the country is being altered.
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Conservatism Down Since Start of 2020 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans' ideological bent has shifted in the first half of 2020 with fewer people self-identifying as politically conservative in May and June than at the start of the year. There has been a corresponding increase …
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