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New York Times:
Trump's Bank Was Subpoenaed by N.Y. Prosecutors in Criminal Inquiry — The subpoena, sent to Deutsche Bank, suggests that the inquiry into President Trump's business practices is more wide-ranging than previously known. — The New York prosecutors who are seeking President Trump's tax records …
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Heather Kelly / Washington Post:
For the first time, Facebook removes post by Trump containing coronavirus misinformation — The company is has faced pressure to better moderate its site amid a massive advertiser boycott. — Facebook on Wednesday said it removed President Trump's post of a video clip from a Fox News interview …
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Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Facebook removes Trump post over coronavirus misinformation
Facebook removes Trump post over coronavirus misinformation
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Rand Paul: Republicans should apologize to Obama for complaining about spending — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) tore into his fellow Republicans on Fox News Wednesday for considering a coronavirus relief package that could cost more than $1 trillion, calling on them to apologize to President Obama …
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Politico:
‘I want to get an outcome’: McConnell defends strategy as he faces GOP grumbling — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell knows where he needs to take his fellow Republicans on coronavirus relief — but he's not sure how many will follow him there. — Facing a deeply divided Senate GOP conference …
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Megan Henney / Fox News:
Pelosi blasts Trump for saying he may deliver convention speech from White House: 'He can't do that'
Pelosi blasts Trump for saying he may deliver convention speech from White House: 'He can't do that'
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Megan Henney / Fox News:
McConnell open to extending $600 unemployment boost in coronavirus stimulus deal
McConnell open to extending $600 unemployment boost in coronavirus stimulus deal
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump confirms he's considering delivering convention speech from White House
Trump confirms he's considering delivering convention speech from White House
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ABC News:
Search and rescue continues as Beirut wakes up to effects of devastating explosion — At least 100 people have been killed and 4000 injured by the blast. — LONDON and PARIS — Search and rescue efforts continued in the Lebanese capital of Beirut as the city woke up to the devastating effects …
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Associated Press:
Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion
Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion
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Faysal Itani / New York Times:
Lebanon's Mushroom Cloud of Incompetence
Lebanon's Mushroom Cloud of Incompetence
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Alarm at Trump's unsubstantiated claim that Beirut blast was an ‘attack’
Alarm at Trump's unsubstantiated claim that Beirut blast was an ‘attack’
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Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Hezbollah stockpiled chemical behind Beirut blast in London and Germany
Hezbollah stockpiled chemical behind Beirut blast in London and Germany
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Axios:
Exclusive: Trump campaign seeks early September presidential debate — The Trump campaign is asking the Commission on Presidential Debates to move up the last presidential debate to the first week in September to get ahead of an expected surge in early voting.
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New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump Campaign Raises $165 Million With Party, Outpacing Biden
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Trump's campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden's knocks on zero.
Trump's campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden's knocks on zero.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Member of Conservative Think Tank Takes On Reporter Duties on Air Force Two — Instead of a member of the White House press corps, the role of pool reporter was filled by Robert B. Bluey, a vice president at the Heritage Foundation. — WASHINGTON — When Vice President Mike Pence traveled …
BuzzFeed News:
The Truth Behind A Viral Picture Of A Reopening School Is Worse Than It Looked — An alarming photo of a hallway crowded by mostly maskless students in a Georgia high school raises issues with reopening schools all around the country. — Copy … Behind a viral photo of a crowded hallway …
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CBS News:
Georgia second grader tests positive for coronavirus after first day of school, forcing class to quarantine — Two suburban Atlanta school districts that began in-person classes Monday with mask-optional policies face more questions about COVID-19 safety protocols after on-campus pictures showed students packed shoulder-to-shoulder.
Allan Lichtman / New York Times:
He Predicted Trump's Win in 2016. Now He's Ready to Call 2020. — Most historians just study the past. But Allan Lichtman has successfully predicted the future. — This is professor Allan Lichtman. He's taught history at American University for almost 50 years. He's a former steeplechase champion.
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Liz Essley Whyte / Center for Public Integrity:
White House warns 10 local areas about coronavirus numbers in private call — Family gatherings could cause “superspreader events,” Dr. Deborah Birx tells officials. — The White House Coronavirus Task Force sees troubling coronavirus numbers in 10 local areas across the country …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump and his spinners are suddenly freaking out about Florida. Here's why. — After spreading endless lies about vote-by-mail's supposed susceptibility to fraud, President Trump and his family members — who often double as his propagandists — are suddenly scrambling to reassure voters …
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Joe Sutton / CNN:
Trump campaign sues Nevada over plan to mail ballots to all registered voters
Trump campaign sues Nevada over plan to mail ballots to all registered voters
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Yates says Obama, Biden didn't influence Flynn investigation — Former Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates told lawmakers Wednesday that neither President Barack Obama nor Vice President Joe Biden attempted to influence the FBI's investigation of incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn during …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Our nation is in a free fall. But sure, let's talk about Hillary's emails again.
Our nation is in a free fall. But sure, let's talk about Hillary's emails again.
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New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and Redstate
Craig Chamberlain / News Bureau:
Journalists' Twitter use shows them talking within smaller bubbles — CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Journalists in Washington, D.C., have long been accused of living in a “Beltway bubble,” isolated from the broader public, talking too much to each other. — Their interactions on Twitter, however …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Former clients of acting Homeland Security chief Chad Wolf received millions in department contracts — Several former lobbying clients of Chad Wolf, now the acting secretary of Homeland Security, have received millions of dollars' worth of government contracts while he has held senior positions within the department.
NBC News:
Republicans in at least four states are helping Kanye West gain ballot access — WASHINGTON — Republicans in at least four states, including a crucial swing state, appear to be helping music superstar Kanye West gain ballot access for November's election, actions that raise new questions about the hip-hop star's presidential bid.
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Jessie Balmert / Associated Press:
Kanye West submits paperwork to make the Ohio ballot in U.S. president race
Kanye West submits paperwork to make the Ohio ballot in U.S. president race
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US Congressman Rodney Davis:
Davis Statement on His Positive COVID-19 Test — f t # e — U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Ill) released the following statement on his positive COVID-19 test:
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
State Department watchdog resigns in another shake-up at IG's office — The internal State Department watchdog, whom President Trump installed after the previous inspector general was abruptly fired, has resigned, the department said in a statement, marking another significant shake …
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Samantha Masunaga / Los Angeles Times:
If you're in love with Trader Joe's, its stances can also break your heart — Grocery chain Trader Joe's has built a devoted following that other brands might only dream of. — It has a podcast. It prints an old-timey newsletter called the Fearless Flyer that makes readers laugh out loud.
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Noah Higgins-Dunn / CNBC:
Asked if the U.S. has the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world, Dr. Fauci says: 'The numbers don't lie' — White House coronavirus advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci agreed on Wednesday that the United States has the worst coronavirus outbreak in the world. — “Yeah, it is quantitatively if you look at it, it is.
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Ella Torres / ABC News:
Students at school touted by Pence for reopening must quarantine due to COVID-19 — Vice President Mike Pence said the school was ‘in the forefront’ for reopening. — Fourth graders at a school in North Carolina have been asked to quarantine for 14 days after a student there tested positive for COVID-19.
Max Cohen / Politico:
Biden hits back at reporter asking if he took a cognitive test: ‘Are you a junkie?’ — Joe Biden rebuked a reporter who asked if the former vice president had taken a cognitive test, claiming that asking the question was similar to asking the interviewer if he was using cocaine.
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Biden says he hasn't taken a cognitive test: “Why the hell would I take a test?”
Biden says he hasn't taken a cognitive test: “Why the hell would I take a test?”
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Larry McShane / New York Daily News:
Legendary journalist and writer Pete Hamill dead at 85 after fall — Pete Hamill, the Brooklyn-born bard of the five boroughs and eloquent voice of his beloved hometown as both newspaper columnist and best-selling author, died Wednesday morning. He was 85.
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Jennifer Smith / Daily Mail:
Cuomo begs wealthy New Yorkers to come back to save the city and pleads 'I'll buy you a drink!' as he fights off calls to raise their taxes - which he fears may scare them away forever — Cuomo said on Tuesday that he speaks to the city's wealthiest residents ‘every day’, begging them to come back
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Miles Klee / MEL Magazine:
Why Your Boomer Parents Are Obsessed With Sarah Cooper — More than anything, older Democrats and #Resistance types want to ‘trigger’ the president — Sarah Cooper has an outstanding résumé. Apart from her background as a standup comedian, she's worked at Google …
Politico:
CIA steers clear of Senate Republican probe into Bidens — The Central Intelligence Agency has ignored requests to brief senators as part of a Republican-led investigation that targets presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son Hunter, according to sources familiar …
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Politico:
The summer of spread is here — TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey went from being one of the country's worst Covid-19 hot spots to a model of how to flatten the curve. — Now, two months into the first summer of the pandemic, it's backsliding. New cases are way up and the state's rate …