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Robby Soave / Reason:
The GOP Should Shun Laura Loomer — Laura Loomer, the far-right gadfly and conspiracy theorist, has prevailed in her bid to become the Republican Party's candidate for Florida's 21st Congressional District. She will face incumbent Rep. Lois Frankel, a Democrat, in the general election.
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Jacqueline Feldscher / Politico:
Army investigating soldiers who appeared in DNC video — The Army is launching an investigation into two soldiers who appeared in uniform during Democratic National Convention coverage Tuesday night, the service announced Wednesday. — During the broadcast, two soldiers in uniform flanked officials …
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
DNC 2020, night 3: Harris' big speech, Obama's the closer and more to watch for — WASHINGTON — It's Kamala Harris' big night Wednesday as the vice presidential nominee addresses the third night of the all-virtual Democratic National Convention, along with Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Associated Press:
Far-Right Extremist Laura Loomer Wins Florida Republican Primary — She is looking to unseat Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel in a district that includes President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. — WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A far-right social media provocateur whose hate speech got her banned …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign to target Hunter Biden in digital ad blitz
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Obama: 'Donald Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't'
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Biden pollster: Campaign building broader coalition than Obama's
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Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Madison Cawthorn Is the Future of the Republican Party
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Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
The Republican Party of Florida is backing Laura Loomer, a “proud Islamophobe” who said she's in favor of “more” migrant deaths
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Broadcast ratings for second night of Democratic convention off 48 percent from 2016
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Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Photos appear to show mail sorting machines in parts in US postal facility — Images come as controversy grows over post office, mail-in voting. — As questions over recent changes implemented at the U.S. Postal Service continue to mount, new images obtained by ABC News appear …
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement After Conversation with Postmaster General — San Francisco - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after speaking to Postmaster General DeJoy about his alleged pause in operational changes that are delaying the mail and threatening to disenfranchise voters:
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James Brooks / Anchorage Daily News:
In rule change, Postal Service forbids employees from signing absentee ballots as witnesses — In a nationwide rule change that went unnoticed this summer, the U.S. Postal Service has forbidden employees from signing absentee ballots as witnesses while on duty.
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CREW:
Mnuchin Pushed DeJoy Appointment, USPS Pricing Changes
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Washington Post:
Postal Service blocked lawmakers from key evidence on DeJoy's selection, Schumer says
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Aaron Gordon / VICE:
DeJoy's USPS Policy Rollbacks Don't Appear to Change Much
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NBC News:
QAnon groups hit by Facebook crack down — Facebook on Wednesday banned about 900 pages and groups and 1,500 ads tied to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon, part of a sweeping action that also restricted the reach of over 10,000 Instagram pages and almost 2,000 Facebook groups pushing …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump embraces QAnon conspiracy because ‘they like me’ — Tapper: Greene's videos indicate detachment from truth and decency — (CNN)After skirting the issue for weeks, President Donald Trump offered an embrace Wednesday of the fringe internet phenomenon QAnon, praising its followers …
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About Facebook:
An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence — Today we are taking action against Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts tied to offline anarchist groups that support violent acts amidst protests, US-based militia organizations and QAnon.
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Politico, Axios, It's Going Down, Mashable, Financial Times, The Daily Beast, Forbes, Deadline and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Hallie Jackson / MSNBC:
Ex-DHS Official: Trump wanted to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland — A former Chief of Staff with the Department of Homeland Security, Miles Taylor, joins Hallie Jackson to discuss his tenure working in the Trump administration. Taylor, who has recently begun speaking out about what he witnessed …
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Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:
Trump Once Asked if He Could Swap Puerto Rico for Greenland: Ex-Aide
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Ex-Aide: Trump told DHS secretary, ‘Get your ass to the border’
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HillReporter.com, Raw Story, Sputnik News and Forbes
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
As it turns out, there really was collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia — The investigation by special counsel Robert S. Mueller III ended anticlimactically. Although Mueller's report detailed evidence of Russian interference and the Trump team's welcome receipt of help from Moscow …
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Balloon Juice, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Washington Monthly
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Max Cohen / Politico:
Trump calls for Goodyear boycott after company bans MAGA attire among employees — President Donald Trump on Wednesday promoted a boycott of Goodyear, angrily reacting to a viral company policy that banned employees from wearing “MAGA Attire.” — “Don't buy GOODYEAR TIRES - They announced a BAN ON MAGA HATS.
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Lia Eustachewich / New York Post:
Portland beatdown victim posted anti-George Floyd meme hours before assault
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Betsy Klein / CNN:
Trump ‘cancels’ Goodyear tires as he campaigns against ‘cancel culture’
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump says US intends to trigger ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions on Iran — President Trump on Wednesday announced that the U.S. intends to “snapback” sanctions on Iran, days after the U.N. Security Council failed to extend a soon-to expire arms embargo on Iran.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. expected to invoke Iran deal “snapback” on Thursday — President Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he had asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to notify the UN Security Council that the U.S. intends to initiate “snapback” sanctions on Iran. The formal request is expected on Thursday, Israeli officials told Axios.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Harris sets off Democratic donor stampede — Kamala Harris is tapping into a new tranche of campaign cash for Joe Biden: money from both big and small donors who were reluctant to give to the white, male and over-70 nominee-in-waiting before she arrived. — Biden has turned things around …
Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
More than 200 charged with federal crimes, 1,000 arrested in Operation Legend, AG Barr announces — Nearly 400 firearms have been seized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. — At least 207 people have been charged with a federal crime, and more than 1,000 arrests …
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
AG Barr announces nearly 1500 arrests so far under ‘Operation Legend’
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Democratic Convention Is a Reality Check for Trump — Democrats turned over their convention keynote speech last night to a split-screen array of 17 diverse young leaders one day after news leaked that Republicans had invited to speak at their convention the white suburban couple …
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
1.5 Million Antibody Tests Show What Parts of N.Y.C. Were Hit Hardest — The data from the city is on a far larger scale than previously released information, and includes all antibody test results reported to the city's Department of Health. — New York City on Tuesday released …
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Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
'I'm Only One Human Being': Parents Brace for a Go-It-Alone School Year — Just one in five families will have any sort of in-person help, a new survey finds, and parents are feeling stressed and stranded. — Parents across America are facing the pandemic school year feeling overwhelmed, anxious and abandoned.
USA Today:
Two women say ex-Washington RB Derrius Guice raped them at LSU when he was a freshman — Two former Louisiana State University students said recently released Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice raped them months apart in 2016, when he was a rising star freshman on the LSU football team.
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Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ben Carson says it's premature to promote latest unproven coronavirus treatment — Cabinet official says extract, pitched to president, needs clinical trials. — Housing Secretary Ben Carson said today it was premature to promote an unproven treatment for coronavirus …
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CBS News:
Donald Trump Jr. appeared in promotion for gun company run by prominent member of polygamous group — Amid a series of campaign appearances in Utah on July 24, Donald Trump Jr. took time to shoot Desert Tech rifles and appeared in promotional images for the company, which is owned by a prominent member of a polygamous sect.
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