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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.

Discussion: National Review, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Fox News, Breitbart, The Root and POLITICUSUSA

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 …

Discussion: National Review, The Daily Caller, Oregonian, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Redstate, Breitbart, TheBlaze, KRON4 and Reason

Rod Dreher:

What's Really Happening In America? — We continue to lose our minds. This weekend, there was a protest by an armed black militant group, the self-titled Not F*cking Around Coalition, in Louisville, KY. One of these very stable geniuses shot a colleague by accident there as they were marching.

Discussion: Big League Politics, Associated Press and Michael Tracey

Marissa Lang / Washington Post: Wall of Moms, Black Lives Matter protesters sue Trump administration for use of tear gas, force in Portland

Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: Spinning the riots with the Wall of Moms and Leaf-Blower Dads

Discussion: The Daily Caller, NPR, Washington Post and Associated Press

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.

Discussion: Mother Jones, The Federalist, The Hill, Outside the Beltway, The Week and 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.

Discussion: New York Post, POLITICUSUSA, JustOneMinute, Washington Monthly, Breitbart and Washington Post

Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:

Kamala Harris's lack of ‘remorse’ should make her an even stronger candidate for VP — A new report in Politico claims that Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.), widely regarded as the front-runner to become Democratic nominee-to-be Joe Biden's running mate, is coming up against questions of …

Discussion: Mother Jones and Politico

New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Why Democrats Believe Trump's Anti-Protest Tactics Won't Work

Discussion: The Hill, Fox News, Florida Politics, Daily Kos and New York Post

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 …

Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite, Daily Kos and Political Wire

Ellen Knickmeyer / Associated Press:
Officer challenges account of violent clearing of protesters

Discussion: Axios

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.

Discussion: Raw Story and Contemptor, more at Mediagazer »

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.

Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA, The Week, Vanity Fair and The Hill

Dennis Brown / Notre Dame News:

Notre Dame withdraws as presidential debate host site — University of Notre Dame President Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., announced today the University has withdrawn as the host site for the first of the 2020 presidential debates, scheduled for Sept. 29. — After consultation with Dr. Mark Fox …

Discussion: Commission on Presidential …, NBC News, Fox News, Axios, Politico, The Daily, WISH-TV, Just The News, The Wrap and NBC Chicago

New York Times: 2020 Election Live Updates: Democrats Plan for Daily Virus Tests at Convention

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 …

Discussion: CNN, Fox News, Breitbart, The Hill, Washington Times and Daily Kos, more at Mediagazer »

Associated Press:
Trump seeks political shot in the arm in vaccine push

Discussion: The Hill and Reuters

Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Anxiety props up Biden, Trump voters fervent

Discussion: The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and Bloomberg

Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:

GOP wants to pare $600 corona unemployment bonus — On the roster: GOP wants to pare $600 corona unemployment bonus - Trump stumps in North Carolina as polls sour - Biden veep chief reportedly trying to tank Harris - Don't Be Cruel — Bloomberg: “Senate Republicans propose cutting …

Discussion: Bloomberg, Reuters, Reason and Politico

Erik Wasson / Bloomberg:
Republicans Would Cut Unemployment Payments in Virus Relief

Discussion: Reuters, Raw Story, The Hill and Associated Press

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.

Discussion: Balloon Juice

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 …

Discussion: Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Inquisitr, Mediaite, Raw Story and New York Post

Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Don't Count Trump Out — Let's stipulate right away …

Discussion: New York Post, Townhall, Politico, Fox News, The Gateway Pundit, The Inquisitr, The Week, Vox, The Daily Caller, National Review and Mediaite

Sarah Owermohle / Politico:

Drugmakers refuse to attend White House meeting after Trump issues executive orders on costs — A White House meeting with top pharmaceutical executives that President Donald Trump promised for Tuesday is off, five industry sources familiar with discussions told POLITICO.

Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and InsideHealthPolicy Daily News

Luke Broadwater / New York Times:

John Lewis, Lying in State, Is Honored as Part of a ‘Pantheon of Patriots’ — A cross-section of influential lawmakers paid respects to the civil rights icon before his body was to be moved outside so the public could honor him. — WASHINGTON — When the honor guard placed Representative …

Discussion: The Hill, WTTG-TV, The Week, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, Towleroad Gay News and ABC News

Libby Cathey / ABC News:
Procession begins for the late Rep. John Lewis before he lies in state at the US Capitol

Discussion: Washington Post, Associated Press, Politico, Reuters, Axios, The Hill, Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA

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 …

Discussion: Sara A. Carter

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 …

Discussion: Politico, National Review, Vanity Fair, The Week and Political Wire

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.

Discussion: Bangor Daily News

Annie Nova / CNBC:

How the eviction crisis across the U.S. will look — The impending eviction crisis will hurt some states more than others. — African-American and Hispanic tenants are especially at risk of losing their homes. — An unprecedented eviction crisis will soon hit the U.S.

Janelle Griffith / NBC News:

14 in Texas family test positive for coronavirus after small gathering, 1 dies — Fourteen members of the same family in Texas tested positive for the coronavirus following a small gathering in June, the family says. One of them has died and another is on life support.

Discussion: The Hill

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.

Discussion: Friendly Atheist, New York Post and Raw Story

Sydney Trent / Washington Post:

At 88, he is a historical rarity — the living son of a slave — The whipping post. The lynching tree. The wagon wheel. They were the stories of slavery, an inheritance of fear and dread, passed down from father to son. — The boy, barely 5, would listen, awed …

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 …

Discussion: Breitbart, The Week, MyNorthwest.com, Mediaite, The Wrap, Variety, The Verge, New York Post, globalnews.ca, ABC11, UPI and KOIN-TV, more at Techmeme »

Marisa Fernandez / Axios:

Herman Cain still hospitalized more than 3 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis — Former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is still in the hospital undergoing oxygen treatment more than three weeks after first being hospitalized with the coronavirus on July 2, according to an update from his Twitter account on Monday.

Discussion: Fox News, Talking Points Memo and The Hill

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 …

Discussion: CNN and Poynter, more at Mediagazer »

Alexander Burns / New York Times:

Susan Rice Wants to Run for Office. Will Her First Campaign Be for V.P.? — The former national security adviser is on the short list to be Joe Biden's running mate. She has never been elected to public office, but in 2018 she took a close look at running for the Senate — and at her own political strengths and vulnerabilities.

Theodore Schleifer / Vox:

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is searching for new political allies. He's found one in Kansas. — Kris Kobach and Peter Thiel have struck an unlikely alliance. Drew Angerer/Getty Images; Adam Jeffery/NBC/Getty Images — A Silicon Valley outsider has spent almost $1 million to reshape a US Senate race in America's heartland.