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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump raises idea of delaying election  —  President Trump on Thursday suggested delaying the 2020 elections, something he does not have the power to do unilaterally, as he levied fresh attacks against mail-in voting.  —  Trump, who is badly trailing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden …
JONATHAN TURLEY:   “Delay the Election”: Trump Fuels New Questions Over The Holding Of The Presidential Election
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump raises possibility of delaying the election - but that power rests in Congress
Kevin Robillard / HuffPost:   Donald Trump's Campaign Is Pretending There's No Pandemic
David Wasserman / NBC News:   Democrats are strongly pushing mail voting. But its pitfalls could boost Trump.
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 — the maverick American business czar and Republican presidential candidate who campaigned for a sweeping tax reform plan called 9-9-9 — died Thursday morning after a monthlong battle with the coronavirus.  He was 74.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus  — Herman Cain, a former presidential hopeful who was once considered by President Donald Trump for the Federal Reserve, has died after being hospitalized with the coronavirus.  He was 74.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Herman Cain dead after battle with coronavirus
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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NBC News:
For Biden's running mate, the safest pick might be the safe bet
Discussion: Breitbart
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Pelosi fights back tears during tribute to Lewis
Wesley Lowery / GQ:
John Lewis's Final Fights
Discussion: New York Times, The Hill and KTLA
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.
Discussion: Redstate
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Full Appeals Court Agrees to Hear Request to End Michael Flynn Case  —  The decision means that the legal saga over the criminal charge against the former national security adviser will continue.  —  WASHINGTON — The entire Federal Appeals Court in Washington said on Thursday …
Reuters:
U.S. appeals court to rehear arguments over ex-Trump aide Flynn  —  (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday agreed to rehear arguments over whether the judge assigned to the criminal case against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, must grant a request to dismiss it.
Discussion: Politico and Associated Press
Fadel Allassan / Axios:   Full D.C. appeals court to rehear Michael Flynn case
New York Times:
Obama Unleashes on Trump Privately as He Raises $24 Million for Biden  —  Barack Obama has spoken candidly about President Trump to party donors, bringing up the sexual assault allegations against Mr. Trump and warning of his efforts to push “nativist, racist, sexist” fears.
Washington Post:
U.S. economy contracted at fastest quarterly rate on record from April to June as coronavirus walloped workers, businesses  —  Data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday is another reminder of the pain felt this year as the nation went into an economic shutdown.
U.S. Department of Justice:
Operation Legend Expanded to Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee  —  Today, the expansion of Operation Legend was announced in Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee.  Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work …
Politico:
Senate stalemate means millions on the verge of losing $600 weekly federal benefit  —  With federal unemployment benefits expiring on Friday — a serious blow to millions of Americans who lost jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic — the Senate became bogged down in partisan fighting and prepared …
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
John F. Harris / Politico:
Why Trump Might Quit  —  The purpose of the nationally televised Oval Office address was to announce new peace initiatives in Vietnam, but Lyndon B. Johnson saved the most startling news until the end of his speech on March 31, 1968.  With his country badly divided over a grinding war …
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Texas Idiocracy  —  Are you surprised?  —  With the news that Representative Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) has tested positive for the coronavirus, there is a temptation to be less than gracious.  —  I intend to give in to that temptation.  —  This is not to say that we do not wish him a speedy recovery and …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Burn It All Down, Redux  —  What if Trumpism *is* the “reformed” version of the Republican party?  —  We have two more entries in the big anti-Trump schism concerning the wisdom/morality/what have you of seeing Trump-supporting senators who acted dishonorably sent packing.
David Mattingly / WAVE-TV:
Kentucky town hires social workers instead of more officers - and the results are surprising  —  ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (WAVE) - Faced with a tight budget and rising demands on its 17 officer police department, the City of Alexandria in Campbell County tried something different.
Ryan Heath / Politico:
Trump plans to address United Nations General Assembly in person  —  President Donald Trump is likely to be the only world leader speaking live from New York at this year's United Nations General Assembly debate, scheduled to take place Sept. 22 to 25.  —  Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. …
Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
He held a BLM sign in what he called 'America's most racist town.' The result?  A viral video of abuse.  —  As a gray Buick SUV approached the man holding a Black Lives Matter sign on a street in Harrison, Ark., the driver slowed down.  —  “What about White lives?” the woman in the passenger's seat yelled out.
Joe Biden:
My Statement on Q2 Economic GDP and UI Filings  —  Today, we learned that the last three months were the worst period for economic growth our nation has experienced in the 70 years since we started measuring it — a drop of nearly 33 percent.  And the already unthinkably high numbers …
Discussion: Breitbart
 
 
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Pompeo tells lawmakers the ‘tide is turning’ against China
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Senate cancels confirmation hearing for Pentagon nominee Tata as GOP senator says he'll vote no
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Man knifed in back at Portland protest: ‘I was stabbed for being a conservative journalist’
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Half-Century After Wallace, Trump Echoes the Politics of Division
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Harriet Torry / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Economy Contracts to Record 32.9%, Jobless Claims Rise to 1.43 Million
Mike Memoli / NBC News:
Biden campaign launches first TV ads in Ohio
CNN:
The voters who are still backing Trump
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Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Born-again fiscal conservatives are sign of Trump's weakening hand in Congress
 

 
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Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks
 
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