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Miles Taylor / Washington Post:
At Homeland Security, I saw firsthand how dangerous Trump is for America — Miles Taylor served at the Department of Homeland Security from 2017 to 2019, including as chief of staff. — After serving for more than two years in the Department of Homeland Security's leadership during …
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CNN:
Former senior Trump administration official endorses Joe Biden — (CNN)Miles Taylor, a former senior Trump administration official, endorsed Joe Biden's presidential campaign on Monday, becoming one of the highest-ranking former Trump administration officials to do so.
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Trump's former Homeland Security chief of staff endorses Joe Biden
Trump's former Homeland Security chief of staff endorses Joe Biden
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NBC News:
Trump still has a 50 percent problem in the NBC News/WSJ poll — WASHINGTON — The good news for President Trump in our latest national NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll is that his numbers have improved across the board by about 2 points since July, though that movement is well within the poll's margin of error.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
DeJoy agrees to testify amid Dem fury over Postal Service changes — Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has agreed to House Democrats' request for him to testify next week about his controversial Postal Service changes that have raised hackles around the nation, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
‘Siloed’: NBC/WSJ poll shows how GOP, Dems hold widely different views on voting
‘Siloed’: NBC/WSJ poll shows how GOP, Dems hold widely different views on voting
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New York Post, Washington Times and The Hill
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Biden Heads Into Convention With Diminished but Still Sizable Lead
Biden Heads Into Convention With Diminished but Still Sizable Lead
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Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Two Democrats call for criminal inquiry of postmaster general
Two Democrats call for criminal inquiry of postmaster general
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Cardi B In Conversation With Joe Biden — Cardi B: Oh, snap. Is this real? — Hi, Biden, how are you? — Joe Biden: — How are you? The name's Joe. — CB: Well, hello there, Joe. — Cardi virtually meets Biden's daughter, Ashley, who is a fan. — JB:
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Enthusiasm for Biden grows as former VP holds lead over Trump: Poll — A warm reception for Harris and enthusiasm for Biden mark Trump's challenges. — A welcome reception for Sen. Kamala Harris and rising enthusiasm for Joe Biden mark President Donald Trump's challenges in the 2020 election …
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Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
South Carolina Senate Moves From Likely to Lean Republican — Ever since he launched his underdog bid against veteran GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, former South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman Jaime Harrison has needed a lot of things to go right to be genuinely competitive in a place as heavily Republican as the Palmetto State.
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Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Top Dem says FBI is prioritizing Trump-sought investigations
Top Dem says FBI is prioritizing Trump-sought investigations
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Cook Political Report downgrades Lindsey Graham's re-election chances
Pete Williams / NBC News:
Former CIA officer charged with spying for China — A 15-year veteran of the CIA was charged Monday with selling U.S. secrets to China then unwittingly admitting his spying to the FBI. — The method prosecutors said they used to get him to reveal the nature of his espionage was worthy of a spy novel itself.
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
BLM mob beat white man unconscious after making him crash truck: video — A mob of Portland Black Lives Matter and Antifa militants forced a white man to crash his truck, and then punched and kicked him unconscious, disturbing footage shows. — A series of clips on social media shows …
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Ron Trevino / WBNS-TV:
USPS delivery delays leave 82-year-old Texas man without heart medication for a week — Don White is 82 and says he hasn't had his heart medication for a week even though he said the package has been sitting at a north Houston post office for 10 days. — HOUSTON — Operational changes …
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William H. McRaven / Washington Post:
Trump is actively working to undermine the Postal Service — and every major U.S. institution
Trump is actively working to undermine the Postal Service — and every major U.S. institution
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Raw Story and Outside the Beltway
Robert McCartney / Washington Post:
Here's one way Trump could try to steal the election, voting experts say
Here's one way Trump could try to steal the election, voting experts say
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Fernando Alfonso III / CNN:
Voters in North Carolina have received absentee ballot request forms in the mail with Trump's face on them
Voters in North Carolina have received absentee ballot request forms in the mail with Trump's face on them
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Why Is John Kasich Speaking At The Democratic Convention? — The former Republican presidential candidate will be featured at this week's Democratic National Convention. He sees his inclusion as a testament to Biden's vision. — Copy — John Kasich spent decades trying to shape and reshape his beloved Republican Party.
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
Democrats to kick off convention with show of unity for Biden; some Republicans to speak
Democrats to kick off convention with show of unity for Biden; some Republicans to speak
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Alex Thompson / Politico:
‘Anonymous’ urges a vote for Biden — “Anonymous” is trolling President Donald Trump one more time. — The self-described “senior Trump administration official,” who anonymously trashed the president's leadership in a 2018 op-ed and a 2019 best-selling book, is calling for voters to throw …
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Political Wire
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Epstein Victim Claims He Showed Her Off to Trump When She Was 14 — Jeffrey Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump at Mar-A-Lago when she was underage, and the future president allegedly laughed when Epstein declared, “This is a good one, right?” — BEAST INSIDE
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
US intelligence indicates Iran paid bounties to Taliban for targeting American troops in Afghanistan — US intelligence: Iran paid bounties to Taliban to target US troops — Washington (CNN)US intelligence agencies assessed that Iran offered bounties to Taliban fighters for targeting American …
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Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
A Republican central to Trump's reelection campaign led secret talks to remove him from the 2016 ballot, sources say — Katie Walsh worked as Reince Priebus' chief of staff at the Republican National Committee in 2016 and led secret talks to pull Donald Trump off the presidential ballot, sources told Insider.
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The Daily Beast:
White House Staffers Pissed at a Top National Security Aide—for Wearing a Mask in Front of Trump — Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger has been way out front on the coronavirus. Too out front for some colleagues. — In May, all West Wing staff were briefly ordered to wear masks at work.
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump finalizes drilling plan for iconic Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — Plan clears the way for an oil and gas lease auction on the refuge's 1.6 million-acre coastal plain before Trump's first term ends — The Trump administration finalized plans Monday to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge …
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
New York Has Tamed the Virus. Can It Hold Off a Second Wave? — The sustained low rate of infection has surprised local health officials. But a resurgence may be inevitable, despite the state's and city's best efforts. — Health experts in New York City thought that coronavirus cases would be rising again by now.
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Gothamist
Greg Sargent / Associated Press:
As Trump's efforts to corrupt the election get worse, Biden plans a response — At best, President Trump and his minions are engaged in one of the most brazen and far-reaching voter suppression schemes of the modern era. At worst, depending on how it evolves, they might be hatching a plot …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Why Republicans are failing to govern — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell listens to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on July 20. Doug Mills (Pool)/Getty Images — Does Mitch McConnell want Trump to be a one-term president? — “The single most important thing …