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Washington Post:
As Trump leans into attacks on mail voting, GOP officials confront signs of Republican turnout crisis — President Trump's unfounded attacks on mail balloting are discouraging his own supporters from embracing the practice, according to polls and Republican leaders across the country …
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Raw Story and Popular Information
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump threatens lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada — President Donald Trump threatened legal action Monday after Nevada's legislature passed a bill to mail ballots to all active voters, suggesting the measure would make it impossible for Republicans to win there in November's general election.
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Talking Points Memo, Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Hill, Common Dreams, POLITICUSUSA and The American Independent
David Siders / Politico:
Trump campaign nears point of no return — Time is running out on Donald Trump. — While there are still 92 days until Election Day, the president has as little as half as much time to begin closing the gap with Joe Biden, according to interviews with nearly two dozen Republican and Democratic Party officials and strategists.
Sam Metz / KRNV:
Nevada passes bill to mail all voters ballots amid pandemic
Discussion:
Fox News, Mediaite, Raw Story and CANNONFIRE
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
These Conservatives Have a Laser Focus: ‘Owning the Libs’ — On The Federalist and in Fox News appearances, some of President Trump's supporters don't really defend him. They attack the critics. — When President Trump ran for office four years ago, a conservative writer …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How the Media Could Get the Election Story Wrong — We may not know the results for days, and maybe weeks. So it's time to rethink “election night.” — Picture this Thanksgiving: Turkey, football (maybe), tenser-than-usual interactions with relatives. And perhaps a new tradition …
Discussion:
Breitbart and Twitchy, more at Mediagazer »
detroitnews:
Republican Michigan senator critical of Gretchen Whitmer tests positive for COVID-19 — Lansing — A Michigan senator who has been a vocal critic of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's handling of COVID-19 says he tested positive for the virus after going through a screening process because of his service in the Army National Guard.
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Raw Story
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Trump Slides, Biden Advantage Expands Over 270 Votes — Loading... It's hard to believe that the hole President Trump dug for himself could get deeper, but it has. — A record and widening majority of Americans disapprove of the job he's doing when it comes …
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The Guardian
Arlinda Smith Broady / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
COVID cases, exposure have 260 Gwinnett school employees not working — The largest school district in the state reported Sunday that 260 employees have tested positive for the coronavirus or are in quarantine because of possible exposure as they prepare for the new school year.
Washington Post:
Trump administration examining options for unilateral action if no coronavirus deal is reached with Congress — Negotiations continue on Capitol Hill, but the parties are far apart — The Trump administration is looking at options for unilateral actions it can take to try to address …
Discussion:
Mediaite, POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos, Wall Street Journal, KOIN-TV, New York Times and KRON4
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Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
A coronavirus vaccine won't change the world right away — Soaring hopes for a shot may spark resistance to simple strategies that can tamp down transmission — In the public imagination, the arrival of a coronavirus vaccine looms large: It's the neat Hollywood ending to the grim …
CBS News:
Biden increases Texas staff and resources in bid to win Lone Star state — Everything's bigger in Texas — including, as of Monday, Joe Biden's campaign staff. — On Monday the Biden campaign announced a slate of staff hires aimed at flipping the historically conservative Lone Star state …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Houston Chronicle:
Thousands of Texans are getting rapid-result COVID tests. The state isn't counting them. — The government's official data on the coronavirus outbreak is startling: More than 4.6 million cases in the U.S. More than 440,000 in Texas. More than 70,000 in Harris County.
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Washington Post
The Official Microsoft Blog:
Microsoft to continue discussions on potential TikTok purchase in the United States — Following a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and President Donald J. Trump, Microsoft is prepared to continue discussions to explore a purchase of TikTok in the United States.
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Liz Peek / Fox News:
Biden's VP choice - this is why he's dithering — The contenders on Biden's short list all have impressive bios - and serious shortcomings — Joe Biden is dithering. He was supposed to tap his running mate the first week of August, but has now postponed the announcement to Aug. 10.
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Another fake Pelosi video goes viral on Facebook — New York (CNN)Facebook's fact-checkers on Sunday labeled as “partly false” a video that it said was manipulated to make it appear as if House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was drunk or drugged. The video had been circulating on Facebook since Thursday …
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
How the Pandemic Defeated America — Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. — Image above: A masked worker cleans a New York City subway entrance. — How did it come to this?
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Republicans prep for leadership battle if Trump goes down — The maneuvering for power in a possible post-Trump world has already broken out among House Republicans — a worrisome preview for the GOP of potentially chaotic leadership fights this fall. — The party's long-simmering divides …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Matt Taibbi / Reporting:
Kansas Should Go F— Itself — Author Thomas Frank predicted the modern culture war, and he was right about Donald Trump, but don't expect political leaders to pay attention to his new book about populism — The People, No: A Brief History of Anti-Populism
Matthew Haag / New York Times:
One-Third of New York's Small Businesses May Be Gone Forever — Small-business owners said they have exhausted federal and local assistance and see no end in sight after months of sharp revenue drops. Now, many are closing their shops and restaurants for good.
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
The Blind Oracle of Noonan — The wistful, naïve pronouncements of the speechwriter-turned-columnist. — Good news! All of us who are worried about President Trump and the future of the Republican party can pack it up. Peggy Noonan, our cherished Reaganic oracle …
Jon Hilsenrath / Wall Street Journal:
Homicide Spike Hits Most Large U.S. Cities — Journal analysis shows double-digit increases in 36 of 50 biggest cities amid pandemic, though other types of violent crime fell — A sharp rise in homicides this year is hitting large U.S. cities across the country, signaling …
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CANNONFIRE
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Poll: Trump Takes Lead over Biden — A new poll released this weekend shows President Donald Trump, the incumbent GOP president, has taken a national and battleground states lead over his Democrat challenger presumptive nominee former Vice President Joe Biden.
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David Maddox / Daily Express:
Donald Trump in US election polls surge as voters trust him to revive COVID-19 hit economy
Discussion:
Big League Politics and The Gateway Pundit
Scott Bixby / The Daily Beast:
Trump's New Adviser Steve Cortes Thinks He Hasn't Been ‘Fascist’ Enough — The conservative pundit turned campaign operative believes BLM is a George Soros front and that Trump should have been tougher at Lafayette Square. — President Donald Trump's political fortunes took a nosedive …
Discussion:
Raw Story
Ryan Browne / CNN:
Controversial Pentagon nominee placed into position after nomination failed — (CNN)A controversial Trump administration pick for a top Pentagon post, retired Army Brig. Gen. Anthony Tata, has been placed into a senior role days after his nomination hearing was canceled amid bipartisan opposition to his nomination.
Discussion:
The American Independent
Dylan Scott / Vox:
Kansas, of all places, is shaping up to be an important 2020 battleground — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach with his wife Heather in Topeka, Kansas on November 6, 2018. Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images — The most important Kansas primary elections, briefly explained.
Discussion:
Roll Call and The Atlantic
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