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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Favorite COVID Doctor Believes in Alien DNA, Demon Sperm, and Hydroxychloroquine — A Houston doctor who praises hydroxychloroquine and says that face masks aren't necessary to stop transmission of the highly contagious coronavirus has become a star on the right-wing internet …
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Dark money and PAC's coordinated ‘reopen’ push are behind doctors' viral hydroxychloroquine video — A dozen doctors delivered speeches in front of the U.S. Capitol on Monday to a small crowd, claiming without evidence that the coronavirus could be cured and that widely accepted efforts …
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Bobby Lewis / Media Matters for America:
Fox reporter John Roberts: “The president may have a legitimate argument” …
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New York Times:
Misleading Virus Video, Pushed by the Trumps, Spreads Online
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CNN:
Social media giants remove viral video with false coronavirus claims that Trump retweeted
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Reed Richardson / Mediaite:
Trump Goes on Hydroxychloroquine Twitter Binge, Retweets Anti-Mask Conspiracies and False Claims …
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Associated Press:
Source: US, Oregon in talks about pulling agents in Portland — PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Trump administration has started talks with the Oregon governor's office and indicated that it would begin to draw down the presence of federal agents sent to quell two months of chaotic protests …
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New York Times:
From the Start, Federal Agents Demanded a Role in Suppressing Anti-Racism Protests — Twin government memos show how a gung-ho federal law enforcement response to anti-racism protests may have been driven by a shaky understanding of the demonstrations' roots.
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USA Today:
21 former security leaders: We oppose militarized DHS deployment in Portland — As a bipartisan group of veterans and leaders of the homeland security enterprise, we join together in opposition to the manner of deployment of Department of Homeland Security law enforcement personnel to Portland, Oregon.
Associated Press:
Biden's notes: ‘Do not hold grudges’ against Kamala Harris — WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Joe Biden was uncharacteristically tight-lipped on Tuesday about the final stretch of his search for a vice president. But the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee seemed prepared to talk …
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Libor Jany / Star Tribune:
Police: ‘Umbrella Man’ was a white supremacist trying to incite George Floyd rioting — Police say the suspect has been identified, but no charges had been filed as of Tuesday afternoon. — TEXT SIZE — A masked man who was seen in a viral video smashing the windows …
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Dara Lind / ProPublica:
“Defendant Shall Not Attend Protests”: In Portland, Getting Out of Jail Requires Relinquishing Constitutional Rights — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.
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Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Trump Is Now Openly Defying the Supreme Court — The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it will continue to defy a federal court order compelling the full restoration of DACA, the Obama-era program that allows 700,000 immigrants to live and work in the United States legally.
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Michael Crowley / New York Times:
‘Nobody Likes Me,’ Trump Complains, Renewing Defense of Dubious Science — The president lamented that his poll numbers were lower than those of his top science advisers. “It can only be my personality,” he said. — President Trump devolved into self-pity during a White House coronavirus briefing …
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Allum Bokhari / Breitbart:
Election Interference: Google Purges Breitbart from Search Results — A few days after the 2016 election, at an internal meeting later leaked to Breitbart News, top Google executives, including Sundar Pichai, Sergey Brin, and Kent Walker lamented Trump's victory, comparing Trump voters to …
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Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
Barr dings Nadler after sparring over whether to take a hearing break: 'You're a real class act' — 'I haven't had lunch,' Barr said — Attorney General Bill Barr's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday became so heated that lawmakers were even sparring over Barr's request to take a five minute break.
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Opening Statement of Attorney General William P. Barr Before the House Judiciary Committee
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Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
“He's Lying.” New Book Reveals Havoc Bill Barr Wrought Inside Congress
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Vanity Fair, CNN and Raw Story
Melissa Quinn / CBS News:
Attorney General William Barr testifies before House Judiciary Committee - watch live
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Lauren Kaori Gurley / VICE:
Customers Who Refused Masks Assault Trader Joe's Workers, Send One to the Hospital — The men pummeled one employee with a wooden paddle, ripped off another employee's mask, and pulled the hair of a third worker, according to an NYPD spokesperson. — LK — On July 14, two customers entered …
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Raw Story
Politico:
'It's a mess': Republican senators deride key proposals in GOP virus package — Senate Republicans complained on Tuesday about key provisions in the GOP-authored coronavirus relief bill one day after its unveiling, as Democrats panned the proposal as a non-starter.
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Julian E. Barnes / New York Times:
Russian Intelligence Agencies Push Disinformation on Pandemic — Declassified U.S. intelligence accuses Moscow of pushing propaganda through alternative websites as Russia refines techniques used in 2016. — WASHINGTON — Russian intelligence services have been spreading disinformation …
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Michelangelo Signorile / The Signorile Report:
Mary Trump grew up gay in a family that hates difference — Sometimes that's exactly what sets you free — Welcome to The Signorile Report, where you'll read hard-hitting political commentary and exposés; ,find interviews with newsmakers; hear me “engage” with right-wingers who call …
Alex Samuels / The Texas Tribune:
Conservative think tank leader says schools should reopen since most Texans dying from COVID-19 are elderly or Hispanic — In an interview, Vance Ginn said the intention of his Twitter thread was to outline the more thorough data provided by the state. He also said his tweet with a GIF was …
jsonline:
Police departments begin to withdraw from security agreements for 2020 DNC, some citing directive on crowd munitions — At least 100 law enforcement agencies have withdrawn agreements to send personnel to next month's Democratic National Convention, some of them citing orders to Milwaukee's police chief …
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden says he'll name a running mate next week — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he'll announce his running mate “the first week in August.” — The big picture: Last week, Biden seemed to back away from his timeline of early August, but he recommitted to it Tuesday …
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Arizona Republic:
Twitter limits Arizona GOP Chair Kelli Ward's account for spreading COVID-19 misinformation — Twitter has “temporarily limited” the account features of Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward after determining she violated its policy on spreading misleading and “potentially harmful” information about the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New York Times:
E.P.A. Inspector General to Investigate Trump's Biggest Climate Rollback — The agency's watchdog office said Monday it would investigate whether the reversal of Obama-era fuel efficiency standards violated government rules. — WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog …
Daniel Schwammenthal / Wall Street Journal:
To America, From a Worried European Friend — A country convinced that it is irredeemably racist can't lead the world as the ‘indispensable nation.’ — History and evolutionary biology teach us that the normal course of human affairs is tribalism, oppression and poverty.
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Maya Wiley Is Leaving MSNBC to Weigh Run for N.Y.C. Mayor — Ms. Wiley, who once led the city's police oversight board, would enter a mayoral race that has been reshaped by Black Lives Matter protests. — Maya D. Wiley, a former top counsel for Mayor Bill de Blasio, is leaving her role …
William Kristol / The Bulwark:
Three Tests for the Future of the Republican Party — The least we can expect from a responsible political party and political movement. — Life is a learning experience. Even the three months before a presidential election. So it might make sense to ask a question:
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Andrew Solender / Forbes:
Gallup Poll: Fewer Americans Identifying As Conservatives, More As Liberals Since Outbreak Began
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Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
GOP tucks $8 billion for military weaponry in virus bill — WASHINGTON (AP) — A new $1 trillion COVID-19 response package by Senate Republicans is supposed to give the government more weapons to battle the surging coronavirus pandemic. But GOP lawmakers have more than just the “invisible enemy” in mind.
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