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2020 Election Live Updates: After Harris Pick, Sexist and Racist Attacks From Trump and Fox News Hosts — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are expected to make their first appearance as running mates today. In Tuesday's primaries, Ilhan Omar beat back a challenge and a QAnon supporter prevailed in Georgia.
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Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, TMZ.com, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Mediaite, The Federalist, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, IJR, SFist, Law & Crime, TheBlaze, New York Post, National Review, POLITICUSUSA, Sputnik News, ABC News, Mother Jones, The Hill, Talking Points Memo, Washington Monthly, MyNorthwest.com, The Root, Morning Consult, Redstate, Rolling Stone, The Guardian, Columbia Journalism Review, New Republic, Essence, Associated Press, Just The News and EW.com
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‘Antifa’ website cited in conservative media attack on Biden is linked to — wait for it — Russia — WASHINGTON — At his press briefing Wednesday, President Trump, as he usually does, — called for a question from Chanel Rion, the chief White House correspondent for the conservative …
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Tucker Carlson's mangling of Kamala Harris's name was all about disrespect — When I was a young reporter I had an editor who was a stickler for getting people's middle initials correct in news stories. — “If you get the name wrong, there's no reason for anyone to trust anything else you write,” he'd say.
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Redstate
Amanda Seitz / Associated Press:
Kamala Harris is eligible to serve as president — CLAIM: If Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as his running mate she will not be eligible to serve as president because her mother is from India and her father is from Jamaica. That means, if Biden is unable to serve a full term as president …
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Washington Post
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Left wing rankled by choice of Harris for VP — Kamala Harris wasn't left-wing Democrats' first choice for Joe Biden's running mate — and not just because of her policies. — In the final days of Biden's decision-making process, several prominent progressives said privately they hoped …
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“She'll Scare the S—t Out of Suburban Women”: Inside Trumpworld's Anti-Kamala Harris Attack Plan
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New York Times, POLITICUSUSA, Politico, The Dispatch, Washington Post, Raw Story, Breitbart, Balloon Juice and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Trump Has Nearly Eliminated Intelligence Briefings From His Schedule Entirely
Trump Has Nearly Eliminated Intelligence Briefings From His Schedule Entirely
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The Week
The Daily Beast:
Fox News Insists That Joe Biden Didn't Really Pick Kamala Harris
Fox News Insists That Joe Biden Didn't Really Pick Kamala Harris
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CNN, The Hill, The Nation and BuzzFeed News
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: What Kamala Harris and Marjorie Taylor Greene tell us about 2020
POLITICO Playbook PM: What Kamala Harris and Marjorie Taylor Greene tell us about 2020
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Mediaite, Mashable, Associated Press and National Review
David Byler / Washington Post:
Harris is a small-c conservative, party-friendly pick — which makes her just right for Biden
Harris is a small-c conservative, party-friendly pick — which makes her just right for Biden
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Forbes, Daily Kos, BuzzFeed News and Twitchy
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Crystallizes Trump's View of Women: They're ‘Nasty’ or Housewives
Kamala Harris Crystallizes Trump's View of Women: They're ‘Nasty’ or Housewives
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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, The Slot, Vanity Fair, IJR, Talking Points Memo and Daily Kos
David A. Hopkins / New York Times:
What the Kamala Harris Pick Tells Us About Joe Biden
What the Kamala Harris Pick Tells Us About Joe Biden
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Honest Graft, The Bulwark, NBC News, Washington Post and LGBTQ Nation
Scott Whitlock / Newsbusters:
NewsBusters EXCLUSIVE: Tara Reade Demands Press Ask Harris About Biden Accusers
NewsBusters EXCLUSIVE: Tara Reade Demands Press Ask Harris About Biden Accusers
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
‘Extraordinarily nasty’: Trump hurls one of his favorite insults at a new target in Kamala Harris
‘Extraordinarily nasty’: Trump hurls one of his favorite insults at a new target in Kamala Harris
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Twitchy
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Mail sorting equipment being “removed” from post offices, leaving mail to “pile up”: union leader — A union chief says the changes, which have been more drastic than people realize, are costing more money — not less — Mail sorting equipment is being removed from U.S. Postal Service …
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HuffPost, Raw Story, The Atlantic, NPR, BuzzFeed News and Vox
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Postal Service could halt special treatment of ballots, congressional Democrats warn — Lawmakers urged the agency not to abandon long-standing practices for election mail processing to ensure the timely delivery of ballots. — Congressional Democrats intensified calls on Wednesday …
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Axios and Bangor Daily News
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say
Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say
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Raw Story and The Dispatch
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College Democrat Chats Reveal Year-Old Plan to Engineer and Leak Alex Morse Accusations … The leadership of the UMass Amherst College Democrats began discussing an operation they believed could sink the campaign of Alex Morse for Congress as far back as last October, a plan they then helped engineer …
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LGBTQ Nation, HuffPost, Union-News and The Daily Beast
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AOC will have just 60 seconds to deliver her remarks next week at the Democratic National Convention — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has one minute to give her speech on Tuesday during the second day of the Democratic National Convention. She's pre-recording her remarks from New York.
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Let it flow: Trump Administration eases showerhead rules — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump Administration wants to change the definition of a showerhead to let more water flow, addressing a pet peeve of the president who complains he isn't getting wet enough.
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Reuters and Law & Crime
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It's Way Too Soon To Count Trump Out — Joe Biden currently has a robust lead in polls. If the election were held today, he might even win in a landslide, carrying not only traditional swing states such as Florida and Pennsylvania but potentially adding new states such as Georgia and Texas to the Democratic coalition.
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Kanye flops among Black voters — Rapper and former Donald Trump supporter Kanye West is running for president with the backing of a handful of GOP operatives who are betting he can pull Black voters from former Vice President Joe Biden. — But Democrats aren't sweating West at this point …
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Breitbart, Reuters, Washington Times, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Reason, Raw Story, Fox News, Political Wire and The Federalist
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The Daily News Is Now a Newspaper Without a Newsroom — Tribune Publishing said that it was permanently closing the tabloid's office in Lower Manhattan. As its journalists work remotely during the pandemic, plans for a future workplace are uncertain. — A tabloid once famous for its bustling …
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Orlando Sentinel and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
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‘This is no longer a debate’: Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks — On Tuesday, as Florida set a daily record for covid-19 deaths, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods prohibited his deputies from wearing masks at work. His order, which also applies to visitors to the sheriff's office …
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Tampa Bay Times, Mediaite, Daily Kos, The Hill, New York Post, Marion County Sheriff' … and Ocala.com
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Austin L. Miller / Ocala.com:
Marion County deputies ordered not to wear masks
Marion County deputies ordered not to wear masks
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Townhall, ABC News, The Daily Caller, NPR, IJR, Fox News, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Talking Points Memo, Law & Crime, TheBlaze and Raw Story
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Trump adds coronavirus adviser who echoes his unscientific claims — (CNN)Moments before President Donald Trump entered the room for his recently reinstated daily coronavirus briefing Monday, three aides preceded him: Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, budget chief Russell Vought and a new face.
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Raw Story
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Ron Johnson says committee Republicans blocking Comey, Brennan subpoenas — Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Ron Johnson suggested Wednesday that fellow Republicans on his committee were blocking him from subpoenaing former FBI Director James Comey …
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The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, The Hugh Hewitt Show and National Review
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Bob Woodward obtains letters between Trump and Kim Jong-un for new book Rage — Bob Woodward's second book on the Trump White House has a title, Rage, and promises to reveal the secrets of “25 personal letters exchanged between [Donald] Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un that have not been public before”.
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U.S. reports highest number of covid-19 deaths in one day since mid-May — As the United States reported its highest number of deaths from the novel coronavirus in a single day since mid-May, President Trump on Wednesday continued to press for the nation's schools to bring children into classrooms …
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The Nation Wanted to Eat Out Again. Everyone Has Paid the Price. — Governments and restaurant owners wanted to get back to business. But bars and restaurants have become a focal point for clusters of Covid infections. — Across the United States this summer, restaurants and bars …
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SFist
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Trump's Q Endorsement — She says Trump can help defeat a “global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles.” Trump calls her a “future Republican star.” — Let's be honest. Many Republicans in politics, the media, and corporate America were really hoping that Bernie Sanders would be the Democratic presidential nominee.
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CNN, The American Independent and Politico
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's quiet acceptance of QAnon has become something bigger
Trump's quiet acceptance of QAnon has become something bigger
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Politico and The Daily Beast
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Why I am not sending my kids back to school — (CNN)One of the questions I am getting more than any other: Am I going to send my children back to school? As a father of three teen and preteen girls, this has been a constant discussion in our household, and it hasn't been easy.
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The Hill, Washington Post and Balloon Juice
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Tennessee legislature cracks down on protesters, making it a felony to camp overnight outside Capitol — As protesters continued their two-month, round-the-clock demonstration just outside Capitol doors, the Tennessee legislature on Wednesday approved a bill that will make it easier for state troopers to file charges against the group.
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The Fandom Around R.B.G. Is Out of Step With Reality — When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed last month that she had been treated for cancerous lesions on her liver, a YouTube video whispered across the liberal internet like a prayer. The video, titled “Hang On Ruthie!” …
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Reason
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‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air — Airborne virus plays a significant role in community transmission, many experts believe. A new study fills in the missing piece: Floating virus can infect cells. — Skeptics of the notion that the coronavirus spreads through …
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Sean Hannity says he ‘dug in his heels’ with newest book — Sean Hannity. Shy, retiring, voice barely heard above a jackhammer, he's written a book — “Live Free or Die: America (and the World) on the Brink.” It's Simon & Schuster, No. 1 on Amazon, has been promoted everywhere …
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Rudy Giuliani's daughter announces her support for Biden/Harris — The daughter of former NYC Mayor and current Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani has endorsed Joe Biden's presidential bid. — Caroline Rose Giuliani, 31, tweeted a photo of herself with Harris on Tuesday with the caption …
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Politico, The Moderate Voice and The Daily Caller
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Another illegal Trump administration policy, and yet another premature Trump administration victory lap — It's never a good sign when a president announces five versions of the same policy within 48 hours and still doesn't land on one that's legal. — The Trump administration unveiled …
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Daily Kos, Morning Consult and ABC News