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White House eyes executive orders to upend virus negotiations — The White House is considering a trio of executive orders aimed at shaking up coronavirus relief negotiations with Democrats, a sign of frustration within the Trump administration at the sluggish pace of the talks …
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Endangered Republicans to McConnell: Don't leave town — Vulnerable Republicans have a clear message for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: no deal, no recess. — With talks between the White House and Democratic leadership at an impasse, Senate Republicans up in November are pressing …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Republicans Lead Senate Races in Alabama, Kentucky and Texas, With South Carolina Tied — Polling underscores roadblocks to a filibuster-proof majority for Democrats — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) leads Democrat Amy McGrath by 17 points, 53% to 36%.
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Ginger Gibson / NBC News:
McConnell says he will likely rely on Democratic votes for coronavirus aid package
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Washington Post:
White House, Democrats agree to try for coronavirus relief deal on evictions, unemployment by week's end
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Howard Koplowitz / al.com:
Poll: Tommy Tuberville leads Doug Jones by 17 points in Alabama Senate race
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The 9 Wildest Answers in Trump's Interview With Jonathan Swan — President Trump's campaign spent the past several weeks trying to center the presidential campaign on cogency. His message has combined spreading baseless claims that Joe Biden is trying to get out of debating him and offering …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How to interview a serial liar and narcissist who is unfit to be president — President Trump's peculiar brew of relentless dishonesty and utter shamelessness often acts as a shield against his interviewers. The lies tumble out at such a furious pace, and the display of corrupt motives is so blatant …
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Raw Story, The Bulwark, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Law & Crime
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Mainstream media: Stop admiring good interviews and reform your approach
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Axios, The Daily Beast and The Hill
Associated Press:
Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands — BEIRUT (AP) — A massive explosion rocked Beirut on Tuesday, flattening much of the city's port, damaging buildings across the capital and sending a giant mushroom cloud into the sky. More than 70 people were killed and 3,000 injured …
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Nearly 50 people killed and more than 2,750 injured in Beirut explosions, health minister says — BEIRUT — At least two massive explosions shook Beirut on Tuesday, injuring and killing hundreds of people, strewing devastation across multiple neighborhoods and shattering windows for miles around.
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Trump campaign mum after aide confirms he'll debate Biden 3 times — A Donald Trump campaign spokeswoman said Tuesday that the president has agreed to participate in three scheduled debates against Joe Biden organized by an independent commission. — Trump spokeswoman Erin Perrine appeared …
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Michael Gryboski / The Christian Post:
Biden campaign faith director talks Christian beliefs, outreach to evangelicals and systemic racism
Gabby Orr / Politico:
‘Never Trump’ Republicans team with progressives to convert the president's religious base
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Raw Story
CNN:
German ambassador pick disparaged immigrants and refugees, called for martial law at US-Mexico border — (CNN)President Donald Trump's nominee to become the US ambassador to Germany has a history of making xenophobic and racist comments about immigrants and refugees in both Germany and the US.
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Politico:
Trump's bag of tricks comes up empty against Biden — On a Saturday in late July, Rudy Giuliani was having lunch with Donald Trump at the president's golf course in Virginia. Both men were in unusually good spirits. Giuliani, the president's sometimes lawyer who is representing Trump …
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Daily Kos, Washington Monthly, Balloon Juice, POLITICUSUSA, Progress Pond, Washington Post and Raw Story
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump actually doesn't appear to understand how bad the pandemic is
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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:
With bad coronavirus news at home, Trump points misleadingly to rising cases abroad
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Inae Oh / Mother Jones:
The 3 Worst Moments From Trump's Newest Axios Interview
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Jessica Porter / TheDenverChannel.com:
Aurora police detain Black family after mistaking their vehicle as stolen — AURORA, Colo. — Police detained and handcuffed a Black mother and several children after mistaking their SUV for a stolen motorcycle from another state. — It happened in the parking lot of a shopping center off …
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Washington Post:
Republicans consider South Lawn of the White House for Donald Trump's convention speech — Republican National Convention planners are considering the White House South Lawn as the site of President Trump's nationally televised nomination acceptance speech later this month, according to a Republican familiar with the discussions.
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Wall Street Journal:
Saudi Arabia, With China's Help, Expands Its Nuclear Program — Kingdom harbors hopes for a civilian nuclear power program, but U.S. critics worry about its ambitions for nuclear weapons — WASHINGTON—Saudi Arabia has constructed with Chinese help a facility for extracting uranium yellowcake …
James LaPorta / Associated Press:
Navy SEALs cut ties with museum over Colin Kaepernick video — DELRAY BEACH — The commander of the Navy SEALs said the unit will suspend its support of the National Navy SEAL Museum, a nonprofit organization not overseen by the military after videos surfaced online of dogs attacking …
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Task & Purpose, Axios and The Daily Caller
Coloradoan Online:
CSU athletes, staff say athletic administration covering up COVID-19 health threat — CSU football players and university athletic department staff say coaches have told players not to report COVID-19 symptoms, threatened players with reduced playing time if they quarantine and claim CSU …
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Breitbart, Sports Illustrated and Lawyers, Guns & Money
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
N.Y.C. Health Commissioner Resigns After Clashes With Mayor Over Virus — The resignation of Dr. Oxiris Barbot, the commissioner since 2018, came after Mayor Bill de Blasio stripped her agency of a key virus tracing program. — New York City's health commissioner, Dr. Oxiris Barbot …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Karen Bass eulogized Communist Party USA leader — When Rep. Karen Bass' “friend and mentor” died three years ago, she eulogized the community organizer's passing in remarks she inserted into the Congressional Record. — The California Democrat described Oneil Marion Cannon as a one-man force …
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Nick Gillespie / Reason:
Kindergarten Cop Is Canceled, Likened to Birth of a Nation — It's come to this: Kindergarten Cop, a banal 1990 comedy-action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as a police detective who masquerades as a teacher, has been canceled and likened to the explicitly racist silent film Birth of a Nation.
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Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Becerra charges Los Angeles DA's husband for pulling gun on Black Lives Matter protesters — OAKLAND — Attorney General Xavier Becerra has filed charges against the husband of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey in connection with the March incident in which he allegedly pulled …
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James Queally / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. County D.A. Jackie Lacey's husband charged with assault in gun-waving incident
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The Hill
Jim DeFede / CBS Miami:
Exclusive: Gov. Ron DeSantis Acknowledges State's Unemployment System Was Built With ‘Pointless Roadblocks’ To Pay Out ‘Least Number Of Claims’ — MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Gov. Ron DeSantis is acknowledging or the first time that the state unemployment system was deliberately designed to frustrate people …
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Raw Story and Florida Politics
NBC News:
U.S. has two weeks to get mail voting right to avoid a mess on Election Day, expert says … On June 23, Suraj Patel challenged incumbent Rep. Carolyn Maloney in New York's Democratic primary. Six weeks after Election Day, Patel is still a candidate — because there are so many absentee ballots uncounted …
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Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Judge orders New York State to count previously invalidated mail-in ballots
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Monica Torres / HuffPost:
Instead Of Saying ‘Hey, Guys!’ At Work, Try These Gender-Neutral Alternatives … “Hey, guys!” It's the greeting that launched a thousand meetings and Zoom calls. — Etymologists trace the term “guys” to the historical figure Guy Fawkes. It's evolved from the name of one man who attempted …
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