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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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John F. Harris / Politico:
The Epic Blandness of the Joe Biden Campaign — Back in early 2019, a group of about 15 campaign journalists took part in an informal survey of who they expected to be the Democratic presidential nominee. — These reporters and editors, I happen to know, are all smart and well-connected.
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New York Times, Reuters, New York Post and Wall Street Journal
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 …
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Kamala Harris receives strong marks as Joe Biden's VP: POLL — Kamala Harris steps into her new role on a relative high note. — Sen. Kamala Harris steps into her new role as Joe Biden's vice presidential nominee on a relative high note. Harris receives strong marks as the pick …
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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 — The case Harris constructed against Trump on the virus was just pulverizing. An American is dying every 80 seconds on his watch. — BEAST INSIDE — Well—she was great. — Kamala Harris has swagger.
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
Left wing rankled by choice of Harris for VP
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Reuters, Associated Press, Breitbart and Fox News
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
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
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.
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John C. Eastman / Newsweek:
Some Questions for Kamala Harris About Eligibility — , PROFESSOR OF LAW, CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY AND SENIOR FELLOW, CLAREMONT INSTITUTE — Editor's note: Some readers reacted strongly to this essay, seeing it as an attempt to ignite a racist conspiracy theory. That is entirely inaccurate, as this Note explains.
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 …
Sumantra Maitra / The Federalist:
Why Kamala Harris's Stealth Radicalism Is Worse Than Bernie Democrats' Open Radicalism
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National Review, The Independent and New Yorker
Nitish Pahwa / Slate:
Kamala Harris' Indian American Identity Is Finally in the Spotlight
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Washington Post, ProPublica and New York Times
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.
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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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
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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
U.S. Chamber of Commerce:
U.S. Chamber Letter to Secretary Mnuchin on Implementation of the Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster — RE: Implementation of the Executive Order Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster
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Wall Street Journal
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Richard Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Payroll-Tax Deferral Plans Spur Confusion
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Associated Press
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, The Bulwark and Raw Story
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Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Qwazy for QAnon — No fewer than 60 current or former congressional candidates …
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Politico:
McCarthy faces QAnon squeeze
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No More Mister Nice Blog, Washington Post, Daily Kos, CNN and Rolling Stone
Camila Domonoske / NPR:
QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress
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ABC News, The Daily Beast, Esquire, Daily Kos and Mediaite
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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STAT:
The Trump administration haphazardly gave away millions of Covid-19 masks — to schools, broadcasters, and large corporations — Hundreds of millions of cloth face masks shipped to U.S. agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private companies by the Trump administration appear to have been allocated …
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Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Another illegal Trump administration policy, and yet another premature Trump administration victory lap
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Fortune, ABC News, Daily Kos and Morning Consult
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
Politico:
As a grim fall approaches, Trump team feels increasingly confident — A pandemic summer marked by testing delays, supply shortages and continued spread of the coronavirus has set the stage for a disheartening start to the fall across much of the U.S., with the shuttering of schools …
Sarah Chaney / Wall Street Journal:
Weekly Unemployment Claims Drop Below One Million for First Time Since March — Worker filings for jobless assistance remain historically high as layoffs continue five months into the coronavirus pandemic — U.S. unemployment claims fell to less than one million last week for the first time since …
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National Review
The Moscow Times:
Thousands Form Human Chains in Minsk Against Police Violence — Thousands of Belarusians formed human chains in the capital Minsk on Thursday in a peaceful wave of demonstrations over the harsh police crackdown following a disputed weekend election. — For the second day in a row …
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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Axios:
When and how to vote in all 50 states — Millions of Americans who normally vote in person on election day will turn to early voting or mail-in ballots this fall — but that only works if you understand your state's election rules, deadlines and how to ensure your vote is counted.
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