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Internal USPS Documents Outline Plans to Hobble Mail Sorting — ‘This will slow mail processing,’ a union official wrote on one of the documents announcing the machine removals. — Aaron Gordon — The United States Postal Service proposed removing 20 percent of letter sorting machines …
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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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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 …
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Just How Far Will Trump Go? — The president has dramatically accelerated the pace of his efforts to weaponize the federal government to his advantage. — President Donald Trump's open admission yesterday that he's sabotaging the Postal Service to improve his election prospects crystallizes …
Jayati Ramakrishnan / Oregonian:
USPS removes mailboxes in Portland and Eugene, cites ‘declining mail volume’
USPS removes mailboxes in Portland and Eugene, cites ‘declining mail volume’
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Columbia Journalism Review, Washington Post, Real Clear Politics and KOIN-TV
Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Obama: Trump trying to ‘actively kneecap’ Postal Service to affect 2020 election
Obama: Trump trying to ‘actively kneecap’ Postal Service to affect 2020 election
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Palm Beach Post, MSNBC, The Week and Washington Post
Dan Merica / CNN:
Obama: Trump is trying to ‘actively kneecap’ and ‘starve’ the postal service
Obama: Trump is trying to ‘actively kneecap’ and ‘starve’ the postal service
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Raw Story, IJR, Daily Kos and The Floridian
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Postal workers union endorses Biden, warns that ‘survival’ of USPS is at stake
Postal workers union endorses Biden, warns that ‘survival’ of USPS is at stake
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Axios
Dennis Romero / NBC News:
U.S. Postal Service warns Pennsylvania that mail-in ballots may be delivered too late
U.S. Postal Service warns Pennsylvania that mail-in ballots may be delivered too late
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CNN, The Daily Caller, Daily Kos and Slate
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
What Really Scares Voting Experts About the Postal Service
What Really Scares Voting Experts About the Postal Service
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Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Daily Kos
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Ex-F.B.I. Lawyer Expected to Plead Guilty in Review of Russia Inquiry — Prosecutors did not reveal any evidence of the kind of broad anti-Trump conspiracy among law enforcement officials that the president has long alleged. — WASHINGTON — A former F.B.I. lawyer intends to plead guilty …
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Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in Durham look at Russia probe — WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer will plead guilty to making a false statement in the first criminal case arising from U.S. Attorney John Durham's investigation into the probe of ties between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign.
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Former FBI lawyer set to plead guilty to altering email during Russia investigation — (CNN)An FBI lawyer who worked on the surveillance warrant of former Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page plans to plead guilty Friday to making a false statement in an email as part of an investigation into the Russia investigation.
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Trump presses Barr to target his perceived enemies before election
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Sean Davis / The Federalist:
Kevin Clinesmith, Corrupt FBI Attorney Who Falsified Carter Page FISA Warrant, Expected To Plead Guilty
Kevin Clinesmith, Corrupt FBI Attorney Who Falsified Carter Page FISA Warrant, Expected To Plead Guilty
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Durham probe: Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in first criminal case arising from review, sources say
Durham probe: Ex-FBI lawyer to plead guilty in first criminal case arising from review, sources say
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Washington Post:
Ex-FBI lawyer, accused of falsifying document in probe of Trump's campaign, to plead guilty
Ex-FBI lawyer, accused of falsifying document in probe of Trump's campaign, to plead guilty
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Washington Examiner and The Hill
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Ex-FBI Lawyer To Plead Guilty In Durham Probe To Altering Email About Carter Page
Ex-FBI Lawyer To Plead Guilty In Durham Probe To Altering Email About Carter Page
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
In first criminal case from Durham probe, former FBI lawyer to plead guilty for altering document
In first criminal case from Durham probe, former FBI lawyer to plead guilty for altering document
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Fox News, Reuters and Vanity Fair
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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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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, Washington Times, Right Wing Watch, Big League Politics, Hell World, Axios, Media Matters for America, Washington Post, Slate and The Hill
Declan Garvey / The Dispatch:
Marjorie Greene Is Already Causing Problems for the GOP
Marjorie Greene Is Already Causing Problems for the GOP
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Top DHS officials Wolf and Cuccinelli are not legally eligible to serve in their current roles, congressional watchdog agency finds — The appointments of the top two officials at the Department of Homeland Security violated federal law, the Government Accountability Office said on Friday.
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GAO finds Chad Wolf, Ken Cuccinelli are ineligible to serve in their top DHS roles — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf and Acting Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli were invalidly appointed to their positions and are ineligible to serve, a congressional watchdog determined Friday.
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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 …
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The Hill and The Daily Caller
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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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Trump brother hospitalized in New York: Sources — President expected to visit brother, Robert Trump, sources said. — Robert Trump, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, has been hospitalized in New York, sources told ABC News, a development confirmed by the White House.
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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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Israel-UAE breakthrough proves Trump's critics wrong — again
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One America News Network, Wall Street Journal and The Federalist
Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
Trump wins the Nobel Prize for Israel-UAE peace deal (not)
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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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Trump and first lady request mail-in ballots despite attacks
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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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HBO Max Adds “Proper Social Context” Intro to ‘Blazing Saddles’ — The disclaimer is similar to the one the streamer added before ‘Gone With the Wind.’ — Blazing Saddles is currently streaming on HBO Max, along with a new introduction that automatically plays before the Mel Brooks classic begins.
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NME, /Film and The Daily Caller
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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, No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Times
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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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President Trump to Be Featured Each Day of GOP Convention — Plan is a departure from previous nominating events when candidates were showcased on the final night — WASHINGTON—President Trump will be featured each day of the Republican National Convention, say officials involved in planning it …
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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 Reporter's ‘Analysis’ of Harris Is One Long Press Release
CNN Reporter's ‘Analysis’ of Harris Is One Long Press Release
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How To Vote In The 2020 Election — A state-by-state guide to voting in the age of COVID-19 — How easy — or difficult — absentee voting is in each state — Everyone can vote absentee, and ballots are automatically mailed to voters Everyone can vote absentee, and absentee-ballot applications …