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NBC News:
Biden campaign makes $280 million in ad reservations for fall stretch — WILMINGTON, Del. — Joe Biden's presidential campaign is leveraging its growing war chest to go big on the airwaves and online this fall, announcing that it has reserved $280 million for advertising nationally and across more than a dozen battleground states.
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden's campaign plans a $280 million ad campaign for the final three months of the presidential race
Anita Kumar / Politico:
‘She is absolutely our No. 1 draft pick’: GOP pines for Rice as Biden VP
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Raw Story
Daniel Marans / HuffPost:
Progressive Challenger Cori Bush Unseats Rep. Lacy Clay In Missouri — The “Squad” is about to get bigger. — Progressive challenger Cori Bush defeated Rep. William Lacy Clay in the Democratic primary for Missouri's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, adding to the activist left's winning streak.
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Mother Jones and Jewish Insider
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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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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, Jewish Insider and Axios
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Down Goes Clay: Cori Bush Knocks Off Half-Century Dynasty
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Common Dreams
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Longtime Rep. William Lacy Clay loses Democratic primary in Missouri
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Slate and New York Times
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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Reuters, Associated Press and The Hill
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Elena Moore / NPR:
Conservative Kris Kobach Loses Kansas GOP Senate Primary
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Power Line and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Kris Kobach Loses Kansas Senate Primary, Easing Republican Worries
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Washington Post
Alex Rogers / CNN:
Kansas picks Rep. Roger Marshall to be Republican nominee in crucial US Senate race
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Talking Points Memo, Townhall and Associated Press
Ginger Gibson / NBC News:
McConnell says he will likely rely on Democratic votes for coronavirus aid package
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MSNBC, Breitbart and New York Times
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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POLITICUSUSA, Informed Comment, Slate, TheBlaze, The Gateway Pundit and Mediaite
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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The Hill, Raw Story and The US Sun
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Politico:
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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Reuters, Common Dreams, The Hill, Fox News, Talking Points Memo and Breitbart
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Mark Meadows isn't saving Trump. He's sabotaging the country.
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National Review
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
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Poll: Majority support voting by mail, bucking Trump — Most voters approve of voting by mail ahead of a presidential election plagued by coronavirus concerns, and an overwhelming majority agree the contest should proceed as scheduled on Nov. 3, according to the latest POLITICO/Morning Consult poll.
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Reuters and Political Wire
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Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Trump campaign sues Nevada over bill expanding mail-in voting for general election
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Fox News, The Hill, Politico, IJR and Common Dreams
Kevin Freking / Associated Press:
Trump encourages mail voting in Florida, but sues in Nevada
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ABC News
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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Breitbart
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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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 …
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
US coronavirus mortality rate not lowest in world, despite Trump claim: FACT CHECK — The president has made false statements about the virus's mortality rate. — President Donald Trump and his White House have repeatedly claimed this week, falsely, that the United States has the lowest novel coronavirus mortality rate in the world.
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One America News Network, New York Times, FactCheck.org and The Rush Limbaugh Show
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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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Fox News, Raw Story, The Hill and New York Times
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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