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Steven G. Calabresi / New York Times:
Trump Might Try to Postpone the Election. That's Unconstitutional. — He should be removed unless he relents. — Mr. Calabresi is a co-founder of the Federalist Society and a professor at Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law. — I have voted Republican …
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Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Trump Attacks an Election He Is at Risk of Losing — Mr. Trump has become a heckler in his own government, failing to marshal leaders in Washington to form a robust response to the health and economic crises. Instead, he is raising doubts about holding the election on time.
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IJR, Political Wire and The Hill
New York Times:
Trump Defends ‘Delay the Election’ Tweet, Even Though He Can't Do It — Trailing badly in the polls, President Trump baselessly suggested that the November election would be fraudulent. Former President Barack Obama called for sweeping changes to expand voting rights. … Here's what you need to know:
Washington Post:
Postal Service backlog sparks worries that ballot delivery could be delayed in November — The U.S. Postal Service is experiencing days-long backlogs of mail across the country after a top Trump donor running the agency put in place new procedures described as cost-cutting efforts …
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Political Wire, The American Independent and The Intercept
New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Republicans Reject Trump's Suggestion to Delay Election, Something He Cannot Do — Trailing badly in the polls, the president baselessly suggested that the November election would be fraudulent. No major Republicans have stepped forward to defend him.
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Trump's Election-Date Tweet Is a Classic Gaslighting Move — He's doing it again. — MADISON, WI - APRIL 07: A NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER WORKS ON ELECTION DAY AT A POLLING LOCATION ON APRIL 7, 2020 IN MADISON, WISCONSIN. RESIDENTS IN WISCONSIN WENT TO THE POLLS A DAY AFTER THE U.S. SUPREME COURT VOTED …
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POLITICUSUSA, National Review and NBC News
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Federalist Society co-founder calls Trump's tweet about delaying election “fascistic” — Steven Calabresi, co-founder of the Federalist Society, called President Trump's suggestion to delay the November election “fascistic” and grounds for the president's impeachment, in a New York Times op-ed on Thursday.
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Fox News, Washington Post and Raw Story
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Republicans flat-out reject Trump's suggestion to delay election
Republicans flat-out reject Trump's suggestion to delay election
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New York Times, Reason, The Hill, Reuters and The NM Political Report
Associated Press:
Q&A: Questions stirred by Trump's idea of an election delay
Q&A: Questions stirred by Trump's idea of an election delay
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Politico, MyNorthwest.com, Chicago Sun-Times and Reuters
Ed Kilgore / New York Magazine:
Trump's Two-Pronged Strategy to Demonize Voting By Mail
Trump's Two-Pronged Strategy to Demonize Voting By Mail
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NBC News, WTOP and Associated Press
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Trump's suggestion to delay the election is the most anti-democratic thing any president ever said
Trump's suggestion to delay the election is the most anti-democratic thing any president ever said
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National Review, BuzzFeed News and Talking Points Memo
Washington Post:
Trump encounters broad pushback to his suggestion to delay the Nov. 3 election
Trump encounters broad pushback to his suggestion to delay the Nov. 3 election
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New York Times, CNN, Slate, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, The Hill and Axios
Katherine Eban / Vanity Fair:
How Jared Kushner's Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air” — This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control. So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response?
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
DHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked documents — The Department of Homeland Security has compiled “intelligence reports” about the work of American journalists covering protests in Portland, Ore., in what current and former officials called an alarming use …
Dan Calabrese / Herman Cain:
We're heartbroken, and the world is poorer: Herman Cain has gone to be with the Lord — You're never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning. But we have no choice but to seek and find God's strength and comfort to deal with it. — Herman Cain - our boss, our friend …
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Bill Hoffmann / Newsmax:
Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus at 74
Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus at 74
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John Lewis / New York Times:
Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation — Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe. — Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, to be published upon the day of his funeral.
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Jada Yuan / Washington Post:
Documenting John Lewis's last public appearance
Documenting John Lewis's last public appearance
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New York Times, NBC News and The Guardian
NBC News:
Trump campaign hits pause on TV ad spending for ‘review’ of messaging strategy — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's campaign has virtually disappeared from the airwaves as it undertakes “a review and fine-tuning of the campaign's strategy” as an official put it after the replacement of campaign manager Brad Parscale.
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Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn case to be reheard by full federal appeals court in D.C. — A federal appeals court in Washington will take a second look a judge's effort to scrutinize the Justice Department's decision to drop its case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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Luke Winkie / On Posting:
On Media-Thirst Guys, and the horrifying knowledge that you can only relate with people just as brain-sick as you. — My girlfriend almost ghosted me after our second date. The reason was simple; we talked too much about the media. Becca works at Vox, I'm a freelancer …
USA Today:
Delay the election? Take Trump seriously. Laws and the Constitution haven't stopped him yet. — Moments after President Donald Trump tweeted that perhaps this year's election should be delayed, a wave of responses suggested that his public musing should be dismissed.
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National Review
CNN:
Trump tells associates on Air Force One he will not intervene in Kansas' US Senate GOP primary — (CNN)President Donald Trump indicated to associates during a flight on Air Force One on Wednesday that he would not intervene in the US Senate Republican primary in Kansas despite …
Anna Palmer / Politico:
The congressional underclass erupts in fury after Gohmert gets Covid-19 — The revelation Wednesday that Texas Republican Louie Gohmert, a renegade lawmaker known for stalking the halls of Congress without a mask, tested positive for Covid-19 has unleashed a fusillade of anger on Capitol Hill …
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The Hill, Washington Post, Political Wire, New York Times and ArkansasTimes
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
‘If you can talk, you can breathe,’ Arkansas officer tells man who later dies in police custody — As he begged police to stop using a Taser on him on a supermarket's floor, Lionel Morris's cries echoed through the produce section of the store in Conway, Ark., for 6½ minutes.
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump global media chief probes pro-Biden VOA content — WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of U.S.-funded global media has ordered an investigation into the posting of a video package featuring former Vice President Joe Biden on a Voice of America website and affiliated social media accounts.
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Politico, more at Mediagazer »
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The Daily Beast:
'He's Terrified of Losing'—Trump Goes Into Hyperdrive to Delegitimize The Election — Trump has no power to delay the election. But he has the ability to normalize rejecting its results - something GOP politicians who condemned his tweets talked past. — As much of the political world went …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Intel Dems press Nunes for details on anti-Biden package from Ukrainian official — Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, this week declined to answer a colleague's question about whether he had received derogatory information about Vice President Joe Biden …
Mitch McKinley / Law Enforcement Today:
Missouri AG intervenes in case against St. Louis couple who defended their home with guns — Editor note: A previous version of this story suggested all charges were dropped against the couple. Now legal sources in the city say that is not yet formally the case. The Missouri AG is still seeking to dismiss the case.
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Twitchy and Power Line
Ina Fried / Axios:
Senate adjourns without extending expiring unemployment benefits — The Senate has adjourned until 3 p.m. on Monday, as Congress failed to reach an agreement on extending unemployment benefits that are set to expire on Friday. — Why it matters: Tens of millions of Americans are out of work …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Ethics Committee reprimands Schweikert for slew of violations — GOP Rep. David Schweikert on Thursday was formally reprimanded by the House Ethics Committee and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for misusing official funds after a two-year probe. — The bipartisan ethics panel found …
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Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Ilhan Omar Paid Her Husband's Firm $600,000 in Three Weeks — Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) funneled an additional $606,000 to her husband's firm in the first three weeks of July alone, according to new campaign filings. — Federal Election Commission records released Thursday show …
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New York Times:
The Economy Is in Record Decline, but Not for the Tech Giants — Even though the tech industry's four biggest companies were stung by a slowdown in spending, they reported a combined $28 billion in profits on Thursday. — A day after lawmakers grilled the chief executives of the biggest tech companies …
Politico:
Trump revisits his playbook for disastrous news: An explosive spectacle — President Donald Trump's go-it-alone presidency crested on Thursday with a suggestion that the country delay the November election. — The idea undercut allies and aides who months ago accused Joe Biden of promoting …
Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:
‘George Floyd All Over Again’: ICE Guard Drove Knee Into Detainee — A guard at an ICE detention center drove his knee into the upper back of a detainee, Carlos Rivas Monsano, eyewitnesses say. They haven't seen the man in the two weeks since. — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement guard …
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Raw Story