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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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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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Fox News, Washington Post, Reuters, Raw Story, CANNONFIRE, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos, Talking Points Memo, Foreign Policy, Mediaite and POLITICUSUSA
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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Political Wire, IJR and The Hill
Associated Press:
Q&A: Questions stirred by Trump's idea of an election delay — ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump has raised the radical prospect of delaying a presidential election, contending the expansion of voting by mail will lead to history's most fraudulent U.S. election.
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Republicans flat-out reject Trump's suggestion to delay election — President Donald Trump on Thursday faced resounding, near-universal opposition from Republicans to his suggestion that the November election should be delayed due to unsubstantiated claims of mail-in voter fraud.
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Reuters, Washington Post, The Hill, BuzzFeed News, NBC News and The Daily Signal
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Federalist Society co-founder calls Trump's tweet about delaying election “fascistic”
Federalist Society co-founder calls Trump's tweet about delaying election “fascistic”
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Washington Post and Los Angeles Times
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, Talking Points Memo and Vanity Fair
Jim Swift / The Bulwark:
Where Does Joe Biden Go to Get His Apology?
Where Does Joe Biden Go to Get His Apology?
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CNN, Raw Story, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller and Mediaite
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump raises idea of delaying election
Trump raises idea of delaying election
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Reuters, The Dispatch, National Review, Bloomberg, The American Independent, Breitbart, Chicago Sun-Times, Politico, IJR and Althouse
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
President Trump Suggests Delaying Election Until Americans Can Vote in Person
President Trump Suggests Delaying Election Until Americans Can Vote in Person
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BuzzFeed News, Vox, Redstate and No More Mister Nice Blog
JONATHAN TURLEY:
“Delay the Election”: Trump Fuels New Questions Over The Holding Of The Presidential Election
“Delay the Election”: Trump Fuels New Questions Over The Holding Of The Presidential Election
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American Bridge PAC and New Republic
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?
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.
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Reuters:
Herman Cain, ex-presidential candidate who refused to wear mask, dies after COVID-19 diagnosis
Herman Cain, ex-presidential candidate who refused to wear mask, dies after COVID-19 diagnosis
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Twitchy
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus
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NBC Los Angeles and TalkLeft
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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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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The Rush Limbaugh Show and Redstate
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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
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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Bladeira / USAGM:
CEO Pack launches investigation into pro-Biden VOA content, U.S. election interference
CEO Pack launches investigation into pro-Biden VOA content, U.S. election interference
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Politico
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 …
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 …
House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative David Schweikert — Pursuant to House Rule XI Clause 3(q)(2)(D), today the Chairman of the Committee on Ethics, Representative Theodore E. Deutch, and the Ranking Member, Representative Kenny Marchant …
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Fox News
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Ethics Committee reprimands Schweikert for slew of violations
Ethics Committee reprimands Schweikert for slew of violations
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Raw Story
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
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 …
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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Caterina Andreano / ABC News:
Dr. Fauci: Wear goggles or eye shields to prevent spread of COVID-19; flu vaccine a must — The nation's top infectious disease expert spoke to ABC News live on Instagram. — Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested Wednesday that Americans should consider wearing goggles or a face shield in order to prevent spreading or catching COVID-19.
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Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Fauci urges Americans to wear goggles for added COVID-19 protection
Fauci urges Americans to wear goggles for added COVID-19 protection
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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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.
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Washington Post, The Hill, Raw Story, Washington Times and Political Wire
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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The Daily Caller and Liberty Unyielding
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.
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Board of Governors … and IJR
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
How the DHS Can Still Arrest Journalists in Portland — In spite of a federal restraining order, a leaked document describes when DHS agents can still arrest journalists and legal observers. — While issues of press freedom are widely debated in abstract terms, the Department of Homeland Security …
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Law Enforcement Today, The Federalist, NPR, ABC News and New York Post
Sam Brodey / The Daily Beast:
House Dems Challenge GOP Lawmakers on Trump's Election Tweet — ‘STRONGLY CONDEMNS’ — A group of House Democrats is responding to President Donald Trump's suggestion to delay the 2020 elections by trying to force their Republican counterparts to go on the record about Trump's comments.