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New York Times:
‘The Photo Does Not Look Good’: Georgia School's Crowded Halls Go Viral — A student was suspended for five days for posting images of packed hallways at North Paulding High School, her mother said. — The widely circulated photo from North Paulding High School in Dallas, Ga. …
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Lauren Strapagiel / BuzzFeed News:
A Georgia High School Suspended Two Students For Posting Photos Of Crowded Hallways — At least two students have been suspended at North Paulding High School in Georgia for posting photos of crowded hallways that went viral on Twitter. — The photos show students packed into hallways between classes …
Hon. Rudolph W. Giuliani / Commission …:
CPD Statement — Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. 1300 N. 17th Street — Dear Mayor Giuliani: — Thank you for your letter dated August 5. We are pleased that President Trump and Vice President Biden both have agreed to participate in the debates the Commission on Presidential Debates …
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The Hill, Axios and The Daily Caller
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Commission rejects Trump campaign request for 4th debate
Commission rejects Trump campaign request for 4th debate
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Breitbart, New York Post, Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast, The US Sun and Raw Story
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Commission rejects Trump push for add debate against Biden
Commission rejects Trump push for add debate against Biden
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Talking Points Memo
S.E. Cupp / New York Daily News:
My vote for Biden hinges on his veep pick — The job of the vice president hasn't gotten much respect over the years. — Benjamin Franklin is rumored to have suggested that the title be renamed “His Superfluous Excellency.” Vice President John Nance Garner — aka, “who?”
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Meghan McCain Won't Commit to Voting Biden Over Trump
Meghan McCain Won't Commit to Voting Biden Over Trump
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Raw Story
New York Times:
Iran Envoy Brian Hook, a ‘Survivor’ on Trump's Team, to Quit — The exit of Brian Hook, the State Department's special envoy for Iran, most likely rules out nuclear diplomacy with Tehran before November. — Brian Hook, the State Department's special envoy for Iran and one of the few …
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump's foreign policy team is hedging against a Biden win — The Trump foreign policy team is racing the clock to establish facts on the ground on a range of issues. One key aim: to make it as difficult as possible for a potential Biden administration to undo the Trump team's actions.
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Reuters
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Let's not ignore the serial foreign policy failures of this administration
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump's Iran envoy quits administration as US pushes embargo
Trump's Iran envoy quits administration as US pushes embargo
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Reuters, Breitbart, Radio Free Europe and One America News Network
Tim Mak / NPR:
New York Attorney General Moves To Dissolve The NRA After Fraud Investigation — The Attorney General of New York took action today to dissolve the National Rifle Association, following an 18-month investigation that found evidence the powerful gun rights group is “fraught with fraud and abuse.”
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NY State Attorney General, National Review, TheBlaze, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, The Daily Caller, The Hill and Political Wire
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA in suit accusing gun rights group of wide-ranging fraud and self-dealing
New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA in suit accusing gun rights group of wide-ranging fraud and self-dealing
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Politico, NBC News, Fox News, ABC News, New Republic, The Daily Beast, Los Angeles Times, Breitbart, IJR, Raw Story, Common Dreams, Rolling Stone, The Hill and Axios
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
New York Attorney General Sues N.R.A. and Seeks Its Closure
New York Attorney General Sues N.R.A. and Seeks Its Closure
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The Federalist, CNBC, Common Dreams, Raw Story, Washington Free Beacon, Slate and Law & Crime
Randall Lane / Forbes:
Exclusive: Kanye West Indicates That His Spoiler Campaign Is Indeed Designed To Hurt Biden — In an exclusive interview, the billionaire rapper says he's “walking for president” as GOP operatives work to get him on state ballots. — Amid various reports that Republican …
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ABC News, Deadline, Bloomberg, The US Sun, Daily Kos, CNN and Associated Press
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NBC News:
Facebook removes troll farm posing as African-American support for Donald Trump — Facebook removed hundreds of accounts on Thursday from a foreign troll farm posing as African-Americans in support of Donald Trump and QAnon supporters. It also removed thousands of fake accounts linked …
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Snopes.com and About Facebook, more at Mediagazer »
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Madeline Charbonneau / The Daily Beast:
Facebook Removes Troll Farm Pretending to Be African-Americans in Support of Trump
New York Times:
Former Saudi Official Accuses the Crown Prince of Trying to Kill Him — Saad Aljabri, a former top intelligence official, filed suit in Washington alleging that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman sent a team of agents to Canada to kill him. — BEIRUT — A former top Saudi intelligence …
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National Review:
Why Trump's Losing — How COVID magnifies his flaws — President Trump pulled an inside straight to win in 2016, and now he needs another one. — The good news for Trump is that his approval rating has stopped falling recently. The bad news is that it has stabilized in the low 40s.
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Politico:
Emboldened Pelosi takes hard line as relief talks drag on — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stood up before a room full of Senate Republicans noshing on lunch Tuesday, compelled to make a declaration about Speaker Nancy Pelosi. — “There were press reports that Mark is indecisive and I'm owned by Nancy …
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Reuters, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, Axios, Louder With Crowder, The American Independent, TheBlaze, New York Times, Washington Post and Breitbart
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
McConnell and Pelosi expect a coronavirus relief deal — but huge differences remain
McConnell and Pelosi expect a coronavirus relief deal — but huge differences remain
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IJR, POLITICUSUSA and Twitchy
New York Times:
The Unique U.S. Failure to Control the Virus — Slowing the coronavirus has been especially difficult for the United States because of its tradition of prioritizing individualism and missteps by the Trump administration. — By David LeonhardtGraphics by Lauren Leatherby
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Outside the Beltway
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Biden raises eyebrows with remark contrasting African American, Latino diversity — He made the comments during an interview that aired at the NAHJ and NABJ convention — Former Vice President Joe Biden raised eyebrows Thursday with comments comparing the African American and Latino communities.
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Associated Press, The Hill, NBC News, TheBlaze and Breitbart
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Tom Elliott / Grabien News:
Biden: Unlike the Black Community, the Latino Community Is ‘Incredibly Diverse’
Biden: Unlike the Black Community, the Latino Community Is ‘Incredibly Diverse’
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Breitbart, The US Sun, The Root, New York Post and Twitchy
BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Fired An Employee Who Collected Evidence Of Right-Wing Pages Getting Preferential Treatment — Facebook employees collected evidence showing the company is giving right-wing pages preferential treatment when it comes to misinformation. And they're worried about how the company …
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The Verge, The Week and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
The Hill:
Republicans fear disaster in November — Republicans are privately fearing the worst possible outcome in November, one that could leave them without the White House or a majority in either chamber of Congress next year. — House Republicans face numerous, almost insurmountable obstacles …
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Progress Pond, National Review and The US Sun
Robby Soave / Reason:
Tulane Canceled a Talk by the Author of an Acclaimed Anti-Racism Book After Students Said the Event Was ‘Violent’ — Life of a Klansman: A Family History of White Supremacy is the latest book by Edward Ball, whose award-winning 1998 book Slaves in the Family traces the histories of people enslaved by Ball's own ancestors.
Washington Post:
Ukrainian who made appearance in Trump impeachment saga accused by U.S. of stealing, laundering billions — The Justice Department on Thursday accused a Ukrainian oligarch who has been considered an ally of that country's president of stealing billions of dollars from a bank he once owned …
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Even Asymptomatic People Carry the Coronavirus in High Amounts — Researchers in South Korea found that roughly 30 percent of those infected never develop symptoms yet probably spread the virus. — Of all the coronavirus's qualities, perhaps the most surprising has been that seemingly healthy people can spread it to others.
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The Week
The Daily Beast:
Before Biden Backed Out of Speech, COVID Was Detected at Convention Site — Three individuals had positive test results this week, a convention aide confirmed. They are now self-isolating. — The same week that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden formally canceled plans to give …
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2020 Democratic National …
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Senator launches investigation into Postal Service delays — WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic senator said Thursday he is launching an investigation into changes at the U.S. Postal Service that are causing delays in mail deliveries across the country just as big volume increases are expected for mail-in election voting.
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
One tweet tried to identify a cop — then five people were charged with felony harassment … A New Jersey police department is pursuing cyber harassment charges against five people in connection with a protest photo uploaded to Twitter in June. Complaints were served against the original tweeter …
HuffPost:
Trump Finds A Big-Dollar Underwriter For His Campaign: The American Taxpayer — The president is openly using ‘official’ events, Air Force 1 and federal employees to attack Democrats and spread his reelection message. — MIDLAND, Texas - Air Force cargo jets hauled in armored SUVs …
Matt Blitz / DCist:
In DC, An ‘Increasing Number’ Of Infectious People Ate In Restaurants — Contact tracing has revealed that an “increasing number” of individuals have dined at D.C. restaurants while infectious with COVID-19 in recent weeks. In addition, tracing has shown that a number of individuals …
Jesse Newman / Wall Street Journal:
More Farmers Declare Bankruptcy Despite Record Levels of Federal Aid — Coronavirus pandemic adds strain to agricultural economy already reeling from trade fights, commodity glut — More U.S. farmers are filing for bankruptcy, as federal payments projected to reach record levels …
Mercedes Schlapp / Real Clear Politics:
CNN's Dishonesty on Universal Vote-by-Mail — Most of the mainstream media say the same thing when it comes to voter fraud — it's too rare to be consequential. In endlessly repeating this line, the media is now doing more than just slinging mud at President Trump.
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Raw Story, The Daily Beast, Mediaite and TheBlaze
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Judge dismisses House GOP lawsuit against Pelosi's proxy voting system — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by House Republicans against Speaker Nancy Pelosi that sought to invalidate a resolution that allows members to vote via proxy during the coronavirus pandemic.
Detroit Free Press:
Biden campaign ad spills beans on GM's secret Corvette plans — In the course of “vetting” a vice presidential running mate, U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden might have accidentally spilled General Motors' future product plans. — In an 80-second campaignspot posted …
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Trump tells Geraldo Rivera that Biden and Dems are ‘against the Bible’ — ‘That may be a little harsh, him being against the Bible,’ Rivera responded — President Trump told Fox News correspondent-at-large Geraldo Rivera on Thursday that Joe Biden and Democrats are “against the Bible.”