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Joe Biden narrows down his VP list, with Karen Bass emerging as one of several key contenders — Bass on VP talk: ‘willing to serve’ however I can — (CNN)Joe Biden heads into the weekend weighing the biggest decision of his presidential campaign so far, and people close to the process tell CNN …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
When Karen Bass Went to Work in Castro's Cuba
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Newspaper editorial board run by former Harris aide endorses Bass for VP
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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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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump just told us how mail delays could help him corrupt the election — It's telling that after President Trump was widely rebuked for suggesting a delay of the election, he wasn't remotely chastened. Instead, he floated another scenario that could help him accomplish the same goal of avoiding a free and fair election:
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Video resurfaces of Trump struggling to vote in person in 2004 as he ramps up attacks on mail-in voting
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David Siders / Politico:
‘Rigged election’ goes from Trump complaint to campaign strategy
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Kirby Wilson / Tampa Bay Times:
Donald Trump suggests the election should be delayed, but DeSantis says Florida is ‘ready to go’
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Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Calls Barack Obama a ‘Greasy Politician’ Who ‘Desecrated’ John Lewis' Funeral — ‘CAN YOU IMAGINE?’ — After Barack Obama eulogized the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, Fox News host Tucker Carlson said the former president was “greasy” for “desecrating a funeral with campaign slogans.”
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
Barack Obama's Ugly Filibuster Hypocrisy
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The Daily Caller
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Trump ordered federal forces to quell Portland protests. But the chaos ended as soon as they left. — PORTLAND, Ore. — After President Trump ordered federal law enforcement officers into Portland, Ore., earlier this month, the protests largely ended the same way for days: with tear gas, rubber bullets and arrests.
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Associated Press:
Protests live updates: Calm returns to Portland protests as federal forces pull back
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Oregonian:
Portland protests draw thousands Thursday, no state, federal police in sight
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Wall Street Journal
Ryan Saavedra / The Daily Wire:
Portland Rioters Set Pig Head With Police Hat On Fire While On Top Of American Flag
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Townhall, Breitbart, Washington Post, KATU-TV and Redstate
New York Times:
Republicans and White House at Odds Over Kansas Senate Race — Some in the G.O.P. want President Trump to endorse the opponent of Kris Kobach, who they worry could cost them a traditionally safe Senate seat. So far, the White House has declined to do so. — WASHINGTON — As the Kansas …
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Washington Post:
White House willing to cut a stimulus deal without ‘liability shield,’ breaking with McConnell
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Jim Tankersley / New York Times:
Does Trump Want to Save His Economy?
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Peter Baker / New York Times:
More Than Just a Tweet: Trump's Campaign to Undercut Democracy — Floating the idea of delaying the election was the latest step in the president's running effort to discredit the election, risking long-term damage to public trust in the system. — Nothing in the Constitution gives President Trump …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump Is the Election Crisis He Is Warning About — When a sitting President threatens to delay a sacrosanct American ritual, you'd better listen. — On Thursday morning, minutes after the worst U.S. economic data in seventy years were released and barely two hours before an American hero …
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Pandemic Is Damaging the GOP Brand Everywhere — Although hardly any of the governors grappling with the fiercest coronavirus outbreaks are on the ballot this fall, voters' verdicts about their performance loom heavily over another electoral battle with enormous implications for the balance …
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Trump in trouble as nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of his handling of COVID-19, protests, Russia: POLL — Trump is underwater on his handling of the coronavirus, protests and Russia. — Nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling …
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Mia Jankowicz / Business Insider:
Kushner's axed coronavirus team shied away from a national strategy, believing that the virus was hitting Democratic states hardest and that they could blame governors, report says — Foto: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Jared Kushner. — Some members of Jared Kushner's coronavirus task force believed …
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Katherine Eban / Vanity Fair:
How Jared Kushner's Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Germany's economy fared worse than the US economy, but Trump-hating journalists are mangling numbers to convince you otherwise — Germany's economy did worse than the U.S. economy last quarter, but liberal journalists are convincing the public otherwise by playing number games.
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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 …
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
House committee subpoenas Pompeo for records on Biden investigations — Rep. Eliot Engel (D-N.Y., the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Friday subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for records related to the State Department's involvement in attempts …
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Max Cohen / Politico:
Acting ICE chief announces retirement following clashes with Trump officials — The acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Matthew Albence, is leaving the government. — A career law enforcement officer who filled a number of positions within the Department of Homeland Security agency …
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CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Fearing Trump interference, FBI agents hid copies of Russia investigation docs — (CNN)Adapted from “TRUE CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS: The Investigation of Donald Trump,” by Jeffrey Toobin. Copyright © 2020. Available from Doubleday. — In the hours after President Donald …
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Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Mark Skoneki / Orlando Sentinel:
DeSantis' popularity plummets in another Florida poll — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' job rating has plunged since March, according to a Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy poll released Friday, the second such survey in a week with similar findings. — The survey of 625 registered Florida voters …
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The Hill
ABC News:
Fauci, White House COVID-19 task force officials testify on Capitol Hill — The hearing comes amid growing tension between the doctor and the president. — LIVE NOW — As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute …
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Krystie Lee Yandoli / BuzzFeed News:
Dozens Of Former “Ellen Show” Employees Say Executive Producers Engaged In Rampant Sexual Misconduct And Harassment — Being asked to join the control room inside The Ellen DeGeneres Show is a coveted spot in Hollywood, but according to dozens of men and women who work behind the scenes …
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Census Door Knocking Cut A Month Short Amid Pressure To Finish Count — The Census Bureau is cutting short critical door-knocking efforts for the 2020 census amid growing concerns among Democrats in Congress that the White House is pressuring the bureau to wrap up counting soon for political gain, NPR has learned.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Senate leaves without coronavirus deal — OVER THE CLIFF — It happened. The Senate left town knowing that failed negotiations would ensure the expiration of enhanced jobless benefits for millions of Americans laid off and furloughed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Caitlin Emma / Politico:
House clears $1.3T spending bill with $210B in emergency cash — The House approved a colossal $1.3 trillion spending package today that includes $210 billion in emergency money to help federal agencies fight the coronavirus pandemic, in addition to funding other priorities.
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