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9:05 PM ET, August 11, 2020

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Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate — Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he has chosen Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as his running mate — the first Black woman to be named to a major-party U.S. presidential ticket, and potentially the first woman vice president if Biden defeats President Trump.

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New York Times:

2020 Election Live Updates: Joe Biden Picks Kamala Harris to Be His Running Mate — In a new national poll, Mr. Biden leads President Trump by 10 points. In Minnesota, Ilhan Omar faces a stiff primary challenge, while a QAnon supporter has a shot at a Georgia House seat.

Sahil Kapur / NBC News:

Harris VP pick creates dilemma for Trump campaign, which lobs conflicting attacks … WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's selection of Kamala Harris as his running mate creates a conundrum for which President Donald Trump's campaign didn't have an immediate answer: How to run against her.

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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:

Wall Street executives are glad Joe Biden picked Kamala Harris to be his VP running mate — Wall Street leaders on Tuesday cheered Joe Biden's selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate in the presidential election. — Finance executives, confident the ticket has what it takes …

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CNN:

Why Kamala Harris won the VP contest — David Axelrod, a senior CNN political commentator and host of “The Axe Files,” was senior adviser to President Barack Obama and chief strategist for the 2008 and 2012 Obama presidential campaigns. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his.

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Maureen Lee Lenker / EW.com:

Maya Rudolph reacts to Kamala Harris VP pick: ‘Oh s—’ — Rudolph said she is ready to return as Harris on Saturday Night Live. — It's official: Joe Biden has selected Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate in the 2020 election. And Maya Rudolph, who played Harris during …

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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:

Why Joe Biden Picked Kamala Harris — If Joe Biden is elected in November, his presidency will likely be defined by history-shaping decisions made after long, deliberative, some might say operatic processes. Biden's selection of Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate …

Kevin D. Williamson / National Review:

On Kamala Harris — Joe Biden has named his 2020 running mate: authoritarianism. — American prosecutors wield awesome and terrible powers that lend themselves easily to abuse, and Senator Kamala Harris, formerly the attorney general of California, is an enthusiastic abuser of them.

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Nardine Saad / Los Angeles Times:
‘Yes, We Kam!’ Hollywood is fired up over Kamala Harris as Biden's VP pick

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Alexandra Petri / Washington Post:
Team Biden wishes it had known something was slightly wrong with every woman before promising a female VP

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Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review: Kamala Harris's Anti-Catholic Bigotry

The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Playbook: Paint Kamala as ‘Ruthless’ and ‘Power-Hungry’

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USA Today:
Andrew Yang on Democratic National Convention: ‘I kind of expected to speak’

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Scott Detrow / NPR:
In Historic Pick, Joe Biden Taps Kamala Harris To Be His Running Mate

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Amanda Erickson / Washington Post:
Sen. Kamala D. Harris named as Joe Biden's running mate

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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Biden taps Kamala Harris as running mate, setting aside tensions from primary

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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Trump says men may be “insulted” by Biden picking a woman for VP

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Deepa Shivaram / NBC News:
Joe Biden selects Kamala Harris as his running mate

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
First look: New Trump ad doubles down on radical left frame for Biden

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New York Times:

Retail Chains Abandon Manhattan: 'It's Unsustainable' — Some national chains, both retail and restaurants, are closing outlets in New York City, which are struggling more than their branches elsewhere. — For years, Bryant Park Grill & Cafe in Midtown Manhattan has been one of the country's …

New York Times:

A Bible Burning, a Russian News Agency and a Story Too Good to Check Out — WASHINGTON — For some of President Trump's loudest cheerleaders, it was a story too good to check out: Black Lives Matters protesters in Portland, Ore., had burned a stack of Bibles, and then topped off the fire with American flags.

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CNBC:

Government lawyer suggests Attorney General Barr had secret reasons for dropping Michael Flynn criminal case — Attorney General William Barr may have had secret information that led the Justice Department to seek to drop its criminal case against Michael Flynn, a government lawyer said Tuesday.

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Pete Williams / NBC News:
Appeals court likely to let judge decide whether to drop Michael Flynn charges

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Michael S. Schmidt / Penguin Random House:

Donald Trump v. The United States — Buy the Audiobook Download: — Apple- Audible- downpour- eMusic- audiobooks.com — ABOUT DONALD TRUMP V. THE UNITED STATES — With unparalleled reporting, a Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter continues to break news …

Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
Trump: If Biden Wins, You'll ‘Have To Learn To Speak Chinese’

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Big Ten Conference:

Big Ten Statement on 2020-21 Fall Season — ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the postponement of the 2020-21 fall sports season, including all regular-season contests and Big Ten Championships and Tournaments, due to ongoing health and safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sports Illustrated:
First Power 5 Dominoes Fall as Big Ten, Pac-12 Pull Plug on Fall Season

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Pew Research Center:

About One-in-Four U.S. Hispanics Have Heard of Latinx, but Just 3% Use It — Young Hispanic women among the most likely to use the term — For this analysis we surveyed 3,030 U.S. Hispanic adults in December 2019 as part of the 2019 National Survey of Latinos.

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Vladimir Isachenkov / Associated Press:

Russia clears virus vaccine despite scientific skepticism — MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Tuesday became the first country to clear a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated.

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Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Russia claims a win in the vaccine race. But would you take a vaccine from Vladimir Putin?

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Anne Gearan / Washington Post:

End of an era? Trump says he won't hold rallies with empty seats. — The Trump rally may be a thing of the past. — At the least, the signature stew of tribal politics, showmanship, insults, outrage, humor and hero worship that propelled Donald Trump's improbable victory four years ago …

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John Nagl / Defense One:

“. . . All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic”: An Open Letter to Gen. Milley — If the commander in chief attempts to ignore the election's results, you will face a choice. — Dear General Milley: — As chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, you are well aware of your duties in ordinary times …

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Ross Douthat / New York Times:

The Revolt of the Republican Strategists — What the Trump era has revealed about the people who used to run Republican campaigns. — Last week I found myself reading “It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump,” the new book by Stuart Stevens, the longtime Republican operative …

Discussion: Washington Monthly

Sister Toldjah / Redstate:

BREAKING: Seattle's First Black Female Police Chief Resigns After Council Caves to BLM, Reporters Note Irony — Thanks to the Seattle City Council's Monday vote to cut her salary and gut the police department, Police Chief Carmen Best is resigning, effective September 2nd.

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CBS News:
Seattle's police chief stepping down after City Council votes to trim department

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Mike O'Sullivan / Voice of America:

Mike Pence: Backing up a Demanding Boss — Sorry, but your browser cannot support embedded video of this type, you can download this video to view it offline. — Download File — U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has weathered storms that have shaken the Trump White House …

Danny M. Lavery / Slate:

Help! I Can't Believe My Son's Friend Fed Him Indian Food Without Calling Me First. — Slate is now asking those who read the most to support our journalism more directly by subscribing to Slate Plus. Learn more. — Danny is online weekly to chat live with readers.

Wall Street Journal:

TikTok Tracked User Data Using Tactic Banned by Google — The tactic, which experts in mobile-phone security said was concealed through an unusual added layer of encryption, appears to have violated Google policies — TikTok skirted a privacy safeguard in Google's Android operating system …

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Vicky Prodeline / Polls:

Election Meddling Concerns — Democrats suspect Russia, Republicans point finger at the Democrats — West Long Branch, NJ - American voters are simultaneously confident and concerned about the integrity of the upcoming election. While many Democrats are worried about Russian meddling …

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Tony Romm / Washington Post:

An economic crisis in Kentucky has workers, businesses furious with McConnell — Joblessness is high, benefits are running out and local leaders say they need the kind of aid that the Senate's most powerful figure has yet to endorse — The parade of cars honked incessantly as they crawled past …

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Bangor Daily News:

A hard path for Susan Collins and 5 other takeaways from the BDN's Maine poll — Democrats are leading in Maine's major races, according to a Bangor Daily News-Digital Research poll conducted in late July and early August. — House Speaker Sara Gideon held a 5-point lead …

Discussion: The Hill

Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:

How we stop Trump from stealing 11/3 by mail | Will Bunch Newsletter — For two nights I was a happy camper in the deep woods of Massachusetts, and like Henry David Thoreau I'm back with some new thoughts on resisting a corrupt American government. If you're as worried about Trump …

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