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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Most Tremendous Reelection Campaign in American History Ever Inside the chaotic, desperate, last-minute Trump 2020 reboot. — For the two and a half years that he was in charge, a Brad Parscale sighting was always news at Trump campaign headquarters in Rosslyn, Virginia.
Washington Post:
House accelerates oversight of Postal Service as uproar grows, demanding top testify at ‘urgent’ hearing — The House Oversight Committee announced a hearing for Aug. 24, inviting Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and Postal Service board of governors Chairman Robert M. Duncan
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi, Schumer, Maloney, Peters Statement Calling on Postmaster General and Chairman of the Postal Service Board of Governors to Testify About Postal Service Sabotage — Washington, D.C. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Chairwoman Carolyn B. Maloney …
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Talking Points Memo, Axios, Daily Kos and HillReporter.com
House Committee on Oversight and Reform:
Oversight Committee Calls Postmaster General to Testify at “Urgent” Hearing on Sweeping Operational and Organizational Changes — “Over the past several weeks, there have been startling new revelations about the scope and gravity of operational changes you are implementing at hundreds …
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New York Times, POLITICUSUSA, Sputnik News and Daily Kos
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump's coup-by-mail is underway. America can't wait until November to fight back
Trump's coup-by-mail is underway. America can't wait until November to fight back
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Lawyers, Guns & Money and New York Times
John McCormick / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Leads Trump, 50% to 41%, in Poll Ahead of Party Conventions — President struggles to reach job approval that would make re-election more likely, while opponent draws soft support that could present turnout challenges — President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden start …
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Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden remains ahead of Trump nationally on eve of conventions in NBC News/WSJ poll — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump continues to trail Democratic challenger Joe Biden nationally as more than 60 percent of voters say America's response to the coronavirus has been unsuccessful …
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The Hill, Axios and Washington Times
Gary Langer / ABC News:
54% approve of Harris selection, including 1 in 4 Republicans: POLL — More Americans approve than disapprove by a 25-point margin. — More Americans approve than disapprove of Joe Biden's choice of Sen. Kamala Harris for the 2020 Democratic ticket by a 25-point margin, 54-29%, in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll.
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Allie Bice / Politico:
Sanders defends Harris as vice presidential pick
Sanders defends Harris as vice presidential pick
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Reuters, The Hill and One America News Network
NBC News:
Trump eyes Putin meeting before November election, say four people familiar with discussions — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has told aides he'd like to hold an in-person meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the November election, according to four people familiar with the discussions.
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Axios, POLITICUSUSA and Bloomberg
CBS News:
Biden solidifies Democratic base support ahead of convention — Battleground Tracker poll — Helped by a party that seems unified behind him, Joe Biden leads in our current estimate of the Electoral College — the only count that will matter — as his nominating convention begins.
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Biden heads into the conventions in a historically strong position
Biden heads into the conventions in a historically strong position
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Mediaite
Shibley Telhami / Brookings:
The Biden factor in the UAE-Israel deal — On the face of it, the deal announced by President Donald Trump on the normalization of Israel-United Arab Emirates (UAE) ties was something that his administration can claim as an achievement. From the point of view of the administration's project in the Middle East, it is.
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Emily Shugerman / The Daily Beast:
Suburban Housewives Take a Hard Pass on Trump's Cringeworthy Ploy — After Trump tweeted that “suburban housewives” would be voting for him, those same housewives mobilized against him the best way they knew how—on Facebook. — Earlier this week, President Donald Trump tweeted what many saw …
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Raw Story
Mark Townsend / The Guardian:
Facebook algorithm found to ‘actively promote’ Holocaust denial … Facebook's algorithm “actively promotes” Holocaust denial content according to an analysis that will increase pressure on the social media giant to remove antisemitic content relating to the Nazi genocide.
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New York Post
James Altucher:
NYC Is Dead Forever... Here's Why — I love NYC. When I first moved to NYC, it was a dream come true. Every corner was like a theater production happening right in front of me. So much personality, so many stories. — Every subculture I loved was in NYC. I could play chess all day and night.
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Althouse
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
‘Hidden’ Trump Voters Exist. But How Much Impact Will They Have? — Republicans insist that millions of Americans want to vote for Trump but won't admit it. Polling experts tell a different story. — MOORESVILLE, N.C. — It wasn't the most obvious spot for a flag that people usually buy to make a big statement.
USA Today:
Trump has a plan to steal the election and it's not clear Democrats have a plan to stop him — My only wish for the 2020 election was that it not turn out to be anything like the disaster that was 2016. Yet as we head into the Democratic National Convention, we've already seen almost everything …
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Washington Monthly
David Wasserman / NBC News:
Here are the Trump battleground states that Harris can help Biden retake … It's too early to tell how much Joe Biden's historic selection of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate will help boost support for the Democratic ticket among African American voters.
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Politico
Rachel M. Cohen / The Intercept:
Progressive Boston Doctor Seeks to Unseat “Do-Nothing Moderate Democrat” in Congress … With just over two weeks left until the Massachusetts Democratic primary, progressives across the country are focused on the high-profile primaries of Sen. Ed Markey, who is fending off a challenge from Rep. Joe Kennedy …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Robert S. Trump, the President's Younger Brother, Dies at 71 — A loyal spokesman for the family, he shunned the spotlight and had “zero sense of entitlement.” — Robert S. Trump, the younger brother of President Trump, died on Saturday night at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.
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Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Robert Trump, younger brother of President Trump who filed lawsuit against niece, dies at 71
Robert Trump, younger brother of President Trump who filed lawsuit against niece, dies at 71
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Politico:
Esper eyes $2.2 billion cut to military health care — Pentagon officials working on Defense Secretary Mark Esper's cost-cutting review of the department have proposed slashing military health care by $2.2 billion, a reduction that some defense officials say could effectively gut …
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Stacey Abrams, 16 Rising Stars to Keynote Democratic Meeting — Coveted speaking spot often reserved for one emerging leader — House members in tight re-election campaigns among the group — Seventeen rising Democratic stars will together give the keynote address at the party's convention …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
QAnon Incited Her to Kidnap Her Son and Then Hid Her From the Law — ON THE RUN — Beguiled by far-right conspiracy theories that foster care was a front for child sex-trafficking, Cyndie Abcug allegedly planned to kidnap her son. Then she went on the run. — Part Two of a Two-Part Series