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Anita Kumar / Politico:
‘She is absolutely our No. 1 draft pick’: GOP pines for Rice as Biden VP — Joe Biden still may be undecided about whom to pick for a running mate, but Donald Trump's team knows exactly whom it wants: Susan Rice. — Trump's aides and allies accuse Rice — without delving too deeply into the evidence …
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
Trump's campaign knocks on a million doors a week. Biden's knocks on 0. — Donald Trump's campaign says it knocked on over 1 million doors in the past week alone. — Joe Biden's campaign says it knocked on zero. — The Republican and Democratic parties — from the presidential candidates on down …
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden's campaign plans a $280 million ad campaign for the final three months of the presidential race — Joe Biden's presidential campaign is planning a robust $280 million advertising effort for the final three months before Election Day, expanding its television presence as he attempts …
Lahav Harkov / Jerusalem Post:
Hezbollah stockpiled chemical behind Beirut blast in London and Germany — The Beirut explosion took place at a warehouse that held 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been confiscated from a ship. — Hezbollah kept three metric tons of ammonium nitrate, the explosive thought to be behind …
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CNN:
US defense officials contradict Trump: No indication yet of attack in Beirut — (CNN)Three US Defense Department officials told CNN that as of Tuesday night there was no indication that the massive explosions that rocked Beirut on Tuesday were an “attack,” contradicting an earlier claim from President Donald Trump.
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Associated Press:
Lebanese confront devastation after massive Beirut explosion — BEIRUT (AP) — Residents of Beirut confronted a scene of utter devastation Wednesday, a day after a massive explosion at the port rippled across the Lebanese capital, killing at least 100 people, wounding thousands …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Cori Bush Defeats William Lacy Clay in a Show of Progressive Might — The upset of the veteran congressman from St. Louis sent tremors though the Democratic establishment in Missouri and Washington, D.C. — ST. LOUIS — Cori Bush, a progressive activist and a leader of the swelling protest movement …
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Talking Points Memo, Essence, Jewish Insider and Axios
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Ally Mutnick / Politico:
Progressive challenger Cori Bush beats Rep. Lacy Clay in primary — Liberal challenger Cori Bush defeated Rep. Lacy Clay (D-Mo.) in a primary for his St. Louis-based House seat on Tuesday — a huge win for the left and a seismic loss for the Congressional Black Caucus, which has tried to snuff out challenges from younger candidates.
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Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Progressive Challenger Cori Bush Unseats Rep. Lacy Clay In Missouri
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Tlaib leading establishment primary challenger as votes trickle in
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Down Goes Clay: Cori Bush Knocks Off Half-Century Dynasty
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Common Dreams and New York Times
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay loses Democratic primary in Missouri
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Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Trump campaign sues Nevada over bill expanding mail-in voting for general election — President Donald Trump's campaign has sued Nevada over a contentious bill recently approved in the ongoing special session of the Nevada Legislature that expands mail-in voting for the 2020 general election …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Poll: Majority support voting by mail, bucking Trump
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Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Trump encourages mail voting in Florida, but sues in Nevada
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Majority of registered voters oppose U.S. election delay: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump notes GOP governor when asked why he backs mail-in voting in Florida
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New York Times:
Republicans Aid Kanye West's Bid to Get on the 2020 Ballot — At least three people involved in the effort to get Kanye West's name before voters in several states have G.O.P. connections, renewing questions about the aim of his campaign. — At least three people who have been active …
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Politico:
Republicans dodge Kansas nightmare as Marshall defeats Kobach — Rep. Roger Marshall won the GOP primary for an open Senate seat in Kansas on Tuesday, turning aside the controversial Kris Kobach — to the relief of Republicans concerned that Kobach could put not just the state but the party's Senate majority at risk this fall.
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Alex Rogers / CNN:
Kansas picks Rep. Roger Marshall to be Republican nominee in crucial US Senate race
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Mark Meadows isn't saving Trump. He's sabotaging the country. — This is what happens when you put a saboteur in charge of governing. — On Capitol Hill, talks for a new pandemic relief package are going nowhere fast, even though enhanced unemployment benefits have already lapsed …
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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
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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Raw Story
Vivian Yee / New York Times:
I Was Bloodied and Dazed. Beirut Strangers Treated Me Like a Friend. — In a land conditioned by calamity, people knew what to do, including helping wounded people they didn't know. — BEIRUT — I was just about to look at a video a friend had sent me on Tuesday afternoon …
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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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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Husband of Los Angeles district attorney charged with pointing a gun at BLM protesters — On March 2, David Lacey, the husband of Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, emerged from their home to point a gun at Black Lives Matter protesters on his front porch, telling them …
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Bass corrects explanation for appearing at Scientology event
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Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Digital Revenue Exceeds Print for 1st Time for New York Times Company — The pandemic squeezed advertising for the web as well as print, but subscription growth was the best ever for a quarter. — Over a three-month period dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and a slowdown in advertising …
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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New York Times:
Will Bill Barr Try to Help Trump Win the Election? — Two investigations appear to be potential fodder for pre-election political machinations. — Mr. Goodman, editor in chief of Just Security, and Mr. Weissmann, a senior prosecutor in the Mueller investigation, teach law at N.Y.U.
Travis Andrews / Washington Post:
Many thought Trump's Axios interview felt like ‘Veep.’ The showrunner says, 'We're being outdone regularly.' — Almost as soon as President Trump's tense interview with Axios's Jonathan Swan aired, Twitter accounts started comparing it to HBO's political satire “Veep.”
Brittany Shepherd / Yahoo News:
Biden pushes back on cognitive test question: ‘Why the hell would I take a test?’ — WASHINGTON — Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden shrugged off a question Tuesday about taking a cognitive assessment test, which President Trump has challenged him to do — while misrepresenting what the test measures.
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