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Justice News:
Leaders Of ‘We Build The Wall’ Online Fundraising Campaign Charged With Defrauding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Donors  —  Brian Kolfage, Stephen Bannon, and Two Others Alleged to Have Funneled Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars From the Organization to Kolfage; All Four Defendants Allegedly Profited From Their Roles in the Scheme
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon arrested on charges of defrauding donors in fundraising scheme  —  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been arrested after being charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors through their campaign “We Build the Wall.”
Discussion: TheBlaze
NBC New York:
Former Trump Campaign Boss Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud in NY  —  What to Know  — Former Trump campaign CEO and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is among four people indicted for fraud in New York  — Federal prosecutors allege key figures behind the “We Build the Wall” …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Stephen Bannon, three others charged with defrauding donors to online fundraising campaign for border wall  —  Federal prosecutors in New York on Thursday unsealed criminal charges against Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist, and three other men they alleged defrauded hundreds …
Discussion: Politico
Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Steve Bannon arrested and charged with fraud  —  Former Trump administration chief strategist Steve Bannon was charged on Thursday with fraud by federal prosecutors in New York and taken into custody.  —  The state of play: Bannon, along with three others, allegedly defrauded donors …
Discussion: Redstate, National Review, NPR and UPI
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Charged in Alleged Border Wall Fundraising Scheme  —  The former Trump adviser and three others indicted in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign known as ‘We Build the Wall’  —  Former senior Trump adviser Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday and charged …
Discussion: Townhall
New York Times:
Steve Bannon Is Charged With Fraud in ‘We Build the Wall’ Campaign  —  Mr. Bannon and three others are accused in a scheme to use funds raised for construction to pay for personal expenses.  —  Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's former top adviser, was charged on Thursday in New York …
Fox News:
Steve Bannon, ‘We Build The Wall’ organizers arrested, charged with defrauding donors  —  Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, was among four suspects arrested Thursday and indicted in connection with an online fundraising campaign that allegedly defrauded investors of hundreds …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Each of the three people who led Trump's 2016 campaign has now faced criminal charges  —  The first time one of the people leading Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign faced criminal charges was in March of that year.  It was not the last time.  —  Back then, it was Corey Lewandowski …
CNN:
Steve Bannon, three others charged with fraud in border wall fundraising campaign
Discussion: The US Sun
Wall Street Journal:
Fundraising at Company Tied to Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui Faces Probe
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Obama torches Trump like American democracy depends on it  —  Barack Obama went high.  —  On the third night of the Democratic convention — a word that seems increasingly absurd to describe what is really just two hours of nightly programming from the DNC — the former president delivered …
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Richard Wolffe / The Guardian:
Obama returned to torment Trump in ways that only a member of the Oval Office club can … Like bankruptcy, political influence moves gradually, then suddenly.  On the penultimate night of this unconventional Democratic convention, the pace of that transition visibly accelerated.
Philip Klein / Washington Examiner:   What will NeverTrumpers do if Biden and Harris win?
Kyle Sammin / The Federalist:
Kamala Harris Nod Tells Blue-Collar Workers Democrats Are Done With Them
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:   In Dark and Divisive Speech, Obama Seeks to Turn Back Clock on America
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line
Discussion: TheGrio and Associated Press
John Whitesides / Reuters:
After half-century in politics, Joe Biden to accept Democratic presidential nomination
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Democratic convention live updates: Biden poised to accept nomination; Trump to stage event beforehand
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Watch Obama's Full Speech at the Democratic National Convention
Discussion: Washington Post and Politico
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Judge throws out Trump's effort to block subpoena for financial records  —  A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from President Trump that sought to block Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's subpoena for his financial records.  —  Why it matters: The Supreme Court ruled …
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New York Times:
Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns to D.A., Judge Rules  —  A federal judge rejected the president's argument that a subpoena seeking eight years of his tax returns was ‘wildly overbroad.’  —  A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Trump's latest effort to block the Manhattan district attorney …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Christopher J. Sprigman / New Republic:
A Constitutional Weapon for Biden to Vanquish Trump's Army of Judges
Discussion: Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge tosses Trump's attempt to block subpoena from Manhattan prosecutors for financial docs
Discussion: Reuters
Aaron Gordon / VICE:
USPS Headquarters Tells Managers Not to Reconnect Mail Sorting Machines, Emails Show  —  “We are not to reconnect any machines that have previously been disconnected.”  —  Aaron Gordon  —  Shortly after USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued a public statement saying he wanted to …
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Mila Mimica / KGW-TV:
Seven USPS mail sorting machines dismantled in Portland
Discussion: WOOD-TV
The Daily Beast:
Putin Critic Alexey Navalny Allegedly Poisoned by Toxin in His Tea  —  The Russian anti-corruption activist was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state on Thursday morning, according to his press secretary.  —  MOSCOW—Vladimir Putin's nemesis, corruption fighter Aleksey Navalny …
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New York Times:
Aleksei Navalny Hospitalized in Russia in Suspected Poisoning
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Alexei Navalny, Rival to Putin, in Critical Condition After Suspected Poisoning
Discussion: National Review
Brian Stelter / Vanity Fair:
“Hannity Has Said to Me More Than Once, 'He's Crazy'”: Fox News Staffers Feel Trapped in the Trump Cult  —  Inside the network staffers are cringing, and even Trump's “shadow chief of staff” has his doubts.  “If you were hearing what I'm hearing, you'd be vaping too,” Sean Hannity told a colleague during Trump's early days.
Discussion: The Week, Raw Story and Political Wire
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
For the Democrats' sake, I hope the DNC viewership is low  —  I almost gave tonight's DNC performance a miss. How could they top the fey chap pretending to be a bat while miming to a poor rendition of Buffalo Springfield's 'For What It's Worth' as a collage of kneeling athletes in ‘Black Lives Matter’ t-Shirts flitted by behind him?
Discussion: American Greatness
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Nana-Séntuo Bonsu / WTKR-TV:
Portsmouth community leaders asking for Police Chief Angela Greene to resign immediately after felony charges against Sen. Louise Lucas, 13 others  —  PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Community members in Portsmouth have some questions.  “Why is it that they are attacking our leaders?”
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Ganesh Setty / CNN:   Virginia state senator turns herself in to face charges in connection with the dismantling of a Confederate monument
New York Times:
The Trump Campaign Accepted Russian Help to Win in 2016.  Case Closed.  —  “Cooperation” or “collusion” or whatever.  It was a plot against American democracy.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The Senate just dropped a massive Russia bombshell (and most people missed it)
Discussion: Washington Post
Aris Folley / The Hill:
Fauci undergoes surgery for vocal cord polyp  —  Anthony Fauci, the country's leading infectious diseases expert, underwent surgery to have a polyp removed from his vocal cord on Thursday morning.  —  Fauci, who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and has been helping …
Discussion: Politico, CNN, ABC News and Breitbart
Lee Moran / Yahoo News:
Susan B. Anthony Museum Rejects Trump Pardon, Tells How He Can Really Honor Her  —  Susan B. Anthony has on her behalf declined President  —  Donald Trump's pardon of the late women's suffrage leader.  —  The  —  National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, New York …
 
 
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Olivia B. Waxman / TIME:
The Story Behind TIME's ‘The New American Revolution’ Cover
Discussion: The Root
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund:
LDF and Public Citizen File Lawsuit on Behalf of the NAACP Against the USPS to Suspend Implementation of Postal Service Changes Ahead of the November Election
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Trump, Iraqi leader discuss IS, US troops and Iran
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
Why Trump's GOP isn't going anywhere
American Family Association:
Lockdowns Don't Work. Period.
Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal:
Unemployment Benefit Claims Declining, Still at Historical Highs
Discussion: CNBC, National Review and The Week
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Fearing coronavirus, a Michigan college is tracking its students with a flawed app
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
If we don't dispel the falsehood of an election ‘delay’ now, we risk chaos in November
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Jon Meacham to speak on Democratic convention's last night
Discussion: Penguin Random House and The Hill
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
How Voters View the Major Parties' Competence Has Hardly Changed Since 2016
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Pompeo's housing request set off legal alarm bells, memo shows
Amanda Jackson / CNN:
A 1,000 square foot mosaic of Ida B. Wells is being installed at Union Station in DC
Discussion: Washingtonian
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp lashes out at coverage of White House COVID report critical of Georgia
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and UPI