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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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Aaron Gordon / VICE:
The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election — Good thing nobody's predicting a huge surge in mail any time soon. — Aaron Gordon — The United States Postal Service is removing mail sorting machines from facilities around the country without …
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Law & Crime, Yahoo News, Wall Street Journal, Defense One, Redstate, The Verge, The Nation, Politico, The Guardian, Outside the Beltway, Washington Post, Twitchy, NBC News and The Week
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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The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, New York Times and Law & Crime
Senator Susan Collins:
Senator Collins Calls on USPS to Address Delays in Mail Delivery
Senator Collins Calls on USPS to Address Delays in Mail Delivery
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The Hill, The Week and Bangor Daily News
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump openly admits to sabotaging Post Office to boost his re-election chances
Trump openly admits to sabotaging Post Office to boost his re-election chances
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The Daily Caller, The Floridian and The Moderate Voice
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Trump Encourages Racist Conspiracy Theory About Kamala Harris — President Trump said he heard that Ms. Harris, the presumptive Democratic vice-presidential nominee born in California, was not eligible for the ticket, repeating a theory that is rampant among his followers.
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Associated Press:
Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday gave credence to a false and racist conspiracy about Kamala Harris' eligibility to be president, fueling an online misinformation campaign that parallels the one he used to power his rise into politics.
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Salvador Rizzo / Washington Post:
Trump promotes false claim that Harris might not be a U.S. citizen
Trump promotes false claim that Harris might not be a U.S. citizen
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HuffPost, Vox and ImmigrationProf Blog
Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Biden says all U.S. governors should mandate masks to slow pandemic
Biden says all U.S. governors should mandate masks to slow pandemic
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Breitbart
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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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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CNN:
Biden campaign says it has raised more than $34 million since Harris joined the ticket — Kamala Harris takes aim at Trump in first campaign speech — Washington (CNN)Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's campaign announced Thursday that it raised over $34 million since Sen. Kamala Harris joined the ticket.
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The Guardian, The Hill and ABC News
Jack Shafer / Politico:
The Media's Sudden Crush on Kamala Harris
The Media's Sudden Crush on Kamala Harris
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Reuters, New York Times, HuffPost, Redstate, The Hill and The Federalist
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 …
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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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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Rogerlsimon / theepochtimes.com:
Trump Again Proves He Cares More for Israel Than Most American Jews
Trump Again Proves He Cares More for Israel Than Most American Jews
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Foreign Policy, Power Line, The Floridian and KRON4
Noga Tarnopolsky / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Peace Plan Rescues Benjamin Netanyahu. For Now.
Trump's Peace Plan Rescues Benjamin Netanyahu. For Now.
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Haaretz, The White House, Wall Street Journal and Fox News
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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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters pick Biden, yet more think their neighbors back Trump
Fox News Poll: Voters pick Biden, yet more think their neighbors back Trump
Eli Stokols / Los Angeles Times:
Trump admits to blocking Postal Service funding to undercut voting by mail
New York Post:
Trump plans to deliver RNC speech on White House lawn — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday confirmed to the The Post he intends to give his Republican National Convention speech from the White House lawn, defying critics who said the location was inappropriate.
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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
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Mike Bloomberg to speak at DNC as Democrats wonder whether he will spend big for Biden
Mike Bloomberg to speak at DNC as Democrats wonder whether he will spend big for Biden
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Daily Kos, The Daily Caller and Business Insider
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
GOP-backed House candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene: The Obama administration used MS-13 to assassinate Seth Rich — Greene's smear echoes a QAnon conspiracy theory post — Republican House candidate and right-wing commentator Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is a QAnon supporter and a 9/11 conspiracy theorist …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Michael Cohen releases excerpt, cover from Trump tell-all book — President Trump's former fixer Michael Cohen on Thursday released the cover and a 3,700-word foreword from his upcoming tell-all book, “Disloyal.” — Why it matters: Cohen, who pleaded guilty to lying to Congress on Trump's behalf …
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Raw Story, New York Times, Breitbart and One America News Network
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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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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 …
New York Post:
Trump says spike in crime, high taxes could help him win New York in 2020 election — President Trump said during an exclusive Oval Office interview on Thursday that his campaign is “putting New York in play” against Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
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Melissa Korn / Wall Street Journal:
Yale Discriminated by Race in Undergraduate Admissions, Justice Department Says — Federal officials give university two weeks to agree to adjust practices or face lawsuit after probe finds white, Asian-American applicants rejected based on race — The Justice Department said Yale University …
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National Review, The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Justice Department Finds Yale Illegally Discriminates Against Asians and Whites in Undergraduate Admissions in Violation of Federal Civil-Rights Laws
Justice Department Finds Yale Illegally Discriminates Against Asians and Whites in Undergraduate Admissions in Violation of Federal Civil-Rights Laws
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Just The News, Associated Press, The College Fix, UPI, The Federalist, Law & Crime, NBC News, New York Post and Axios
New York Post:
Trump: ‘A lot of people’ think Edward Snowden ‘not being treated fairly’ — President Trump polled his aides on Thursday about whether he should let anti-surveillance whistleblower and leaker Edward Snowden return to the US from Russia without going to prison, saying he was open to it.
Joshua Goodman / Associated Press:
Officials: U.S. seizes Iranian gas heading for Venezuela — MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration has seized the cargo of four tankers it was targeting for transporting Iranian fuel to Venezuela, U.S. officials said Thursday, as it steps up its campaign of maximum pressure against the two heavily sanctioned allies.
Deepa Seetharaman / Wall Street Journal:
QAnon Booms on Facebook as Conspiracy Group Gains Mainstream Traction — Data show average membership soaring in past few months — Groups espousing conspiracy theories associated with the group QAnon have exploded in popularity on Facebook Inc. FB .54% and its Instagram unit since the start …
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New York Times
Jeff Passan / ESPN:
Dodgers, LeBron James team up to make Dodger Stadium a polling site — Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James' voting-rights group has partnered with the Los Angeles Dodgers to make Dodger Stadium a polling place for the November general election, marking the first time a Major League Baseball team …
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