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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
USPS says Pennsylvania mail ballots may not be delivered on time, and state warns of ‘overwhelming’ risk to voters — The United States Postal Service warned Pennsylvania that mail ballots may not be delivered on time to be counted because the state's deadlines are too tight for its …
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Sen. Elizabeth Warren demands ‘corruption’ probe after report of Amazon options purchase by Postal Service chief Louis DeJoy — Sen. Elizabeth Warren demanded that the U.S. Postal Service's internal ethics watchdog investigate alleged “corruption by” Postmaster General Louis DeJoy …
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Mashable, Law & Crime, The Verge, Daily Kos, NBC News and Mother Jones
USA Today:
Trump is determined to rig this election, defraud voters and thwart the will of the people — We can no longer trust that our federal government will oversee fair elections this November. The repeated statements and actions of the president, his attorney general and leaders in the Republican Party …
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
The Postal Service Can Handle the Election—If It's Allowed To
The Postal Service Can Handle the Election—If It's Allowed To
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Los Angeles Times, Daily Kos and New York Times
USA Today:
President Trump requests mail-in ballot for upcoming Florida primary, despite rhetoric — For the second time as a Palm Beach County voter, President Donald Trump has requested a vote-by-mail ballot ahead of Florida's primary election on Tuesday. — And the president who has just spent …
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CNN:
Trump and first lady request mail-in ballots despite attacks — Trump claims funding USPS will lead to ballot fraud — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump requested mail-in ballots for Florida's primary election on Tuesday, according to Palm Beach County records …
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump Requests Mail-In Ballot Even as He Assails Voting by Mail
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump Requests Mail-In Ballot Even as He Assails Voting by Mail
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Palm Beach Post, NBC News and VICE
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Judge orders Trump campaign to produce evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania
Judge orders Trump campaign to produce evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania
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The Guardian, UPI, Associated Press and Raw Story
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
A Geopolitical Earthquake Just Hit the Mideast — The Israel-United Arab Emirates deal will be felt throughout the region. — For once, I am going to agree with President Trump in his use of his favorite adjective: “huge.” — The agreement brokered by the Trump administration …
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Richard Grenell / The Hill:
Israel-UAE breakthrough proves Trump's critics wrong — again — For nearly four years, Washington foreign policy experts and Obama administration alumni warned that the Trump administration was jeopardizing any prospects for Middle East peace. By withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal …
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One America News Network, Wall Street Journal and The Federalist
Issues & Insights:
Joe Biden's Mask Mandate Is Only The Beginning — At a briefing on Thursday, Joe Biden called for a nationwide mask-wearing mandate “for the next three months at a minimum.” Never mind that such a federal mandate is likely unconstitutional, this is just one of a multitude of areas where Biden …
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CNN:
Biden campaign says it has raised more than $34 million since Harris joined the ticket
Biden campaign says it has raised more than $34 million since Harris joined the ticket
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The Guardian
Reuters:
Biden campaign raises $48 million in 48 hours after naming Kamala Harris as VP choice
Biden campaign raises $48 million in 48 hours after naming Kamala Harris as VP choice
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NBC News, Politico, Washington Post, The Hill, Associated Press and Fox News
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris deploy the Charlottesville hoax to stir up racial pain and anger.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris deploy the Charlottesville hoax to stir up racial pain and anger.
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Rev and Instapundit
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump assails, misrepresents Biden on mask mandate in partisan White House briefing
Trump assails, misrepresents Biden on mask mandate in partisan White House briefing
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Reuters
Ben Collins / NBC News:
How QAnon rode the pandemic to new heights — and fueled the viral anti-mask phenomenon — In February, five months before she became known as “QAnon Karen,” there was no one more terrified of the coming pandemic than Melissa Rein Lively. — “I bought the N-95 masks. I bought the hazmat suit,” she said.
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Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:
QAnon Booms on Facebook as Conspiracy Group Gains Mainstream Traction
QAnon Booms on Facebook as Conspiracy Group Gains Mainstream Traction
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CNN and New York Times
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Black Like Kamala — Republican efforts to deny Senator Harris's identity as an African-American and turn her into a noncitizen are destined to fail. — It was probably inevitable that Kamala Harris becoming Joe Biden's running mate would result in controversy over her heritage.
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Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Trump promotes false claim that Harris might not be a natural-born U.S. citizen
Trump promotes false claim that Harris might not be a natural-born U.S. citizen
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National Review, Vox, Newsweek, The Week and HuffPost
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Encourages Racist Conspiracy Theory About Kamala Harris
Trump Encourages Racist Conspiracy Theory About Kamala Harris
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Brandy Zadrozny / NBC News:
House GOP candidate known for QAnon support was ‘correspondent’ for conspiracy website — Before running for office, Republican congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote dozens of articles as a “correspondent” for a conspiracy news website, according to archived web pages uncovered by NBC News.
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Raw Story, Axios, Media Matters for America, Big League Politics and The Bulwark
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Domenico Montanaro / NPR:
Poll: Biden Expands Lead, A Third Of Country Says It Won't Get Vaccinated — Toggle more options — Democrat Joe Biden's lead has expanded to double-digits against President Trump in the presidential election, an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds. Biden now leads Trump 53% to 42%, up from an 8-point advantage at the end of June.
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Bloomberg, Washington Times and No More Mister Nice Blog
Rachael Bade / Washington Post:
Discontent with McCarthy rises as GOP considers a possible post-Trump world — Discontent with Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is on the rise in the House, as Republicans increasingly fearful of a loss by President Trump on Election Day gear up for an intraparty war over the future of the GOP.
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Reuters
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump confesses to voter suppression — President Trump has admitted to intentional voter suppression. The Post reports, “President Trump said Thursday that he does not want to fund the U.S. Postal Service because Democrats are seeking to expand mail-in voting during the coronavirus pandemic …
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Real Clear Politics, Raw Story, NBC News and Mother Jones
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Besieged on all sides, Ron Johnson says his probe ‘would certainly’ help Trump win reelection — Sen. Ron Johnson this week said his probe of Obama-era intelligence agencies would help President Donald Trump win reelection, igniting fury from Democrats who say it was an explicit admission he's using …
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New York Times:
How Biden Chose Harris: A Search That Forged New Stars, Friends and Rivalries — Joe Biden winnowed a large list of candidates to four finalists before settling on Kamala Harris, in a process shaped by questions of loyalty. He is eyeing other contenders for top administration jobs.
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Nikita Telizhenko / Telegraph:
“People lay like a living carpet in pools of blood” — How detainees at protests are beaten in jails in Belarus. Scary Znak.com report — this material is a raw translation of the original text in Russian — Znak.com correspondent Nikita Telizhenko was detained on the evening of August 10 …
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The Guardian and Meduza.io
Lois K. Solomon / Sun-Sentinel:
Principal who made Holocaust comments should not have been fired, judge rules — The former Boca Raton principal who generated a national uproar for his comments about the Holocaust should not have been fired, a judge ruled Thursday. — The Palm Beach County School District …
Heather Long / Washington Post:
The recession is over for the rich, but the working class is far from recovered — The stock market and home values are back at record levels, while jobs remain scarce for those earning less than $20 an hour — U.S. stocks are hovering near a record high, a stunning comeback since March …
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Axios:
Dodger Stadium to become a voting center in November — Dodger Stadium will become a voting center in November, with more teams expected to make dormant arenas and stadiums available soon, AP reports. — How it works: Any registered voter in Los Angeles County will be able to visit the stadium over a five-day period.
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Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Dodgers, LeBron James team up to make Dodger Stadium a polling site
Dodgers, LeBron James team up to make Dodger Stadium a polling site
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Fox News
Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘The President Was Not Encouraging’: What Obama Really Thought About Biden — Behind the friendship was a more complicated relationship, which now drives the former vice president to prove his partner wrong. — The way Joe Biden explained it on the campaign trail in Iowa …
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Barr Says Results of Probe Into Russia Investigation Could Come by Election — Attorney General William Barr says Justice Department will ‘use our prudent judgement’ in deciding when to release the findings — CHEYENNE, Wyo.—Attorney General William Barr said Thursday he could reveal …
Chicago Business:
Macy's exiting Water Tower Place? — An anchor of the Mag Mile mall since its inception, the retailer—unhappy with the police response to recent looting, according to a source close to the situation—now is looking to shrink or vacate its space there. — Buffeted by changing retail trends …