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Robert Laurie / The Cain Gang:
WATCH: New Trump ad hammers Biden/Harris over Joe's endless array of racial gaffes — Expect to see a lot of this as we head into the meat of election season. — Joe Biden's history with race is a minefield. It's been fodder for both Republicans and Democrats for years.
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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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John F. Harris / Politico:
The Epic Blandness of the Joe Biden Campaign
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters and New York Post
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Left wing rankled by choice of Harris for VP
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Reuters, Associated Press, Breitbart and Fox News
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Kamala Harris receives strong marks as Joe Biden's VP: POLL
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FiveThirtyEight, Washington Times and The Week
Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Kamala Harris Showed Swagger, and It Will Drive Republican Men Nuts
Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
Kamala Harris' Indian American Identity Is Finally in the Spotlight
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Washington Post, New York Times and ProPublica
Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Rudy Giuliani's daughter announces her support for Biden/Harris
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Politico, The Moderate Voice and The Daily Caller
Scott Whitlock / Newsbusters:
NewsBusters EXCLUSIVE: Tara Reade Demands Press Ask Harris About Biden Accusers
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson's mangling of Kamala Harris's name was all about disrespect
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Redstate
Matt Purple / The American Conservative:
Why Did It Have to Be Kamala? — The most vapid of the 2020 Dems gets the vice presidential nod.
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National Review, The Christian Post and Redstate
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
‘Extraordinarily nasty’: Trump hurls one of his favorite insults at a new target in Kamala Harris
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The Hill, Raw Story, The Moderate Voice, New York Times and Twitchy
David Byler / Washington Post:
Harris is a small-c conservative, party-friendly pick — which makes her just right for Biden
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Daily Kos, Forbes, Twitchy, BuzzFeed News and Los Angeles Times
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
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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CNN:
CNN Exclusive: Details, title and cover revealed for Bob Woodward's upcoming book on Trump — (CNN)First it was fear, now it's rage. — Following up on his 2018 best-selling book “Fear,” legendary investigative journalist Bob Woodward's new book on President Donald Trump — titled “Rage” …
Rebecca Klar / The Hill:
New Bob Woodward book will include details of 25 personal letters between Trump and Kim Jong Un — Journalist Bob Woodward's new book, his second on the Trump presidency, will include 25 personal letters exchanged between President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un, according to details …
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Associated Press and Axios
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say — Democrats call on watchdog to investigate USPS changes — (CNN)Postmaster General Louis DeJoy continues to hold a multimillion-dollar stake in his former company XPO Logistics …
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Washington Post, Raw Story and The Dispatch
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Igor Derysh / Salon:
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 …
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Postal Service could halt special treatment of ballots, congressional Democrats warn
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The Guardian and Axios
Denise Lu / New York Times:
The True Coronavirus Toll in the U.S. Has Already Surpassed 200,000 — Estimated deaths above normal, March 1 to July 25 — Note: Data is most likely an undercount for some states in recent weeks. — Nationwide, 200,000 more people have died than usual since March.
The Intercept:
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
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's quiet acceptance of QAnon has become something bigger — After Tuesday's runoff elections in Georgia, President Trump extended a seemingly pro forma note of congratulations to one of the winners. — “Congratulations to future Republican Star Marjorie Taylor Greene …
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Reuters, The Daily Beast, Politico, The Hill, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Politico:
McCarthy faces QAnon squeeze
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Esquire, Daily Kos, Washington Post and Rolling Stone
Camila Domonoske / NPR:
QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress
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The Bulwark, ABC News, The Daily Beast and Mediaite
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Trump's Q Endorsement — She says Trump can help defeat a “global cabal of Satan-worshiping pedophiles.”
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The Week, New York Times and CNN, more at Techmeme »
Steve Cortes / American Greatness:
Political Football Is No Substitute For the Real Thing … The most material political news that broke this week was not the selection of Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) as Joe Biden's running mate, but the disastrous decision of major college football conferences to cancel their 2020 seasons.
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National Review and Redstate
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New York Times:
Ohio State Football Is Canceled. Will Trump Take the Hit? — The Big Ten Conference's decision to cancel its football season reverberated across Ohio, where the Buckeyes' football program looms large. Some voters blamed President Trump's handling of the virus.
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The Week
Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
‘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 …
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
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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Fortune, ABC News, Daily Kos and Morning Consult
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Newsweek:
Editor's Note: Eastman's Newsweek Column Has Nothing to Do With Racist Birtherism — Some of our readers have reacted strongly to the op-ed we published by Dr. John Eastman, assuming it to be an attempt to ignite a racist conspiracy theory around Kamala Harris' candidacy.
Tina Sfondeles / Business Insider:
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.
Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Payroll-Tax Deferral Plans Spur Confusion — President's temporary change to Social Security tax collection poses challenges, uncertainty to employers — WASHINGTON—President Trump's gambit to defer Social Security payroll taxes for the rest of the year and pressure Congress …
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Randall Lane / Forbes:
Inside Kanye West's “Almost Daily” Chats With Jared Kushner—And Whether The White House Exploits His Mental State — Exclusive new details on the ongoing conversations between the rap-and-sneaker mogul and “my boy,” the president's son-in-law, just as his spoiler campaign heats up.
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Mediaite, The Week, Washington Post, Sputnik News and Vanity Fair
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
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, Los Angeles Times, Law & Crime and The Guardian
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
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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CNBC, Orlando Sentinel and The Wrap, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
D.C., Maryland lawmakers grill health officials over coronavirus response, data — Lawmakers in Maryland and D.C. grilled top health officials in their jurisdictions Wednesday over responses to the coronavirus pandemic. — While D.C. Council members questioned the city's progress …
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