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10:30 AM ET, August 22, 2020

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Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:
McCollister endorses Biden, invites other Nebraska Republicans to join  —  Sen. John McCollister of Omaha said Friday he's joining a number of fellow Republicans in deciding to formally endorse Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in his bid to unseat Republican President Donald Trump.
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Michelle Obama won the Democratic convention  —  No speaker at the Democratic National Convention came close to generating as much online enthusiasm as Michelle Obama, according to NewsWhip data shared exclusively with Axios.  —  Why it matters: By these measures, the most effective messenger …
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Biden's campaign says it raised $70 million during DNC watched live by 122 million people  —  Biden: ‘Light is more powerful than dark’  —  (CNN)Joe Biden's campaign, the Democratic National Committee and their joint fundraising committees raised $70 million over the party's four-day convention this week …
Meghan Roos / Newsweek:
GOP Vermont Gov. Says He Won't Vote for Trump But ‘Would Consider’ Supporting Biden
Washington Post:
Ex-CIA director John Brennan questioned for 8 hours in U.S. Attorney John Durham's probe, a Brennan adviser says  —  Former CIA director John Brennan was interviewed for eight hours Friday by the federal prosecutor specially assigned by Attorney General William P. Barr to review …
Discussion: Breitbart and Twitchy
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Olivia Gazis / CBS News:
Former CIA Director John Brennan interviewed for 8 hours in Durham probe  —  Former CIA Director John Brennan was interviewed for eight hours on Friday by U.S. Attorney John Durham as part of Durham's ongoing review of the origins of the investigation launched into Russia's 2016 election interference …
Discussion: Politico and The Gateway Pundit
Ben Jacobs / New York Magazine:
Kanye West's Presidential Campaign Is Both Proceeding and Unraveling  —  The last 48 hours have presented a series of new challenges for Kanye West's haphazard campaign for president.  —  In a span of two days, West was booted from the ballot in five states: Illinois, Montana, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.
The Daily Beast:
National Enquirer Chief David Pecker Out After AMI Merger  —  The tabloid king has been dethroned as the financially troubled American Media Inc. merges with a company that markets face masks and vitamin supplements.  —  American Media Inc.'s longtime chairman and chief executive David Pecker …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Associated Press:
David Pecker out as CEO of National Enquirer parent company
Ben Smith / New York Times:
National Enquirer Chief David Pecker Loses Top Job in Company Merger
Discussion: Variety
U.S. Department of Justice:
Former Army Special Forces Officer Charged in Russian Espionage Conspiracy  —  Former Green Beret Allegedly Conspired to Provide National Defense Information to Russian Intelligence  —  A Gainesville, Virginia, man was arrested today for conspiring with Russian intelligence operatives …
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CNN:
Appeals court sets September 1 hearing on deadline for Trump's financial records subpoena  —  (CNN)A federal appeals court denied President Donald Trump's attempt to halt the enforcement of a subpoena for his financial records but at the same time set a rapid schedule for oral arguments in the case …
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KASW-TV:
McSally asks supporters to ‘fast a meal’ so they can donate to her campaign  —  In an audio clip, Sen. Martha McSally asked supporters to “fast a meal” so they can donate to her campaign but her people said it was just a joke.
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Dennis Welch / KASW-TV:
Sen. McSally urges supporters to donate to her campaign instead of buying a meal
Kylie Atwood / CNN:
Trump remains largely silent on reported poisoning of Russian dissident as Europe, US lawmakers offer support  —  (CNN)The Trump administration has not made any substantial statement on the suspected poisoning of Russian opposition leader, Alexey Navalny, in sharp contrast to European reaction …
Discussion: New York Post and The Week
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Financial Times:
Alexei Navalny given all clear to be evacuated from Russia
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW Gets Hope Hicks' Financials  —  Late on Friday, CREW received Hope Hicks' financial disclosure forms filed when she reentered the Trump administration.  The forms show that her time away from the White House was lucrative for the once and future senior Trump aide.
John Verhovek / ABC News:
Biden to ABC's David Muir: ‘I would shut [country] down’ to prevent spread of COVID-19 if scientists recommended  —  Biden, Harris' first joint interview airs Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on ABC  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden said in an exclusive interview with ABC “World News Tonight” …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
‘It was great’: In leaked audio, Trump hailed low Black turnout in 2016  —  In a private meeting inside Trump Tower days before his inauguration, Donald Trump told a group of civil rights leaders something most Republicans wouldn't dare publicly acknowledge: lower turnout among Black voters did …
Discussion: Mediaite, The Hill and Raw Story
Evan Simko-Bednarski / CNN:
Court orders Donald Trump to pay legal fees in Stormy Daniels suit  —  (CNN)A California Superior Court judge has ordered President Donald Trump to pay $44,100 to Stephanie Clifford, also known as Stormy Daniels, to reimburse her attorneys' fees in the legal battle surrounding her nondisclosure agreement.
Mariam Khan / ABC News:
House set to vote on USPS bill amid mail-in voting controversy  —  Pelosi: “In a time of a pandemic, the Postal Service is Election Central.”  —  The House is set to vote on a bill related to the ailing U.S. Postal Service in an unusual Saturday session amid an ongoing political controversy over mail-in voting.
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Jenna Grande / CREW:   CREW Letter Details DeJoy's Conflict of Interest Breaches
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
A Glimmer of Hope for Trump?  How Bush Mounted a Comeback in 1988  —  For Biden, a cautionary tale.  For Trump, a search for his own Willie Horton.  —  George H.W. Bush was in trouble.  It was July 1988 and Michael Dukakis, the Democratic candidate for president, was on a roll after his party's convention in New York.
Michael Casagrande / al.com:
New restrictions coming to Alabama campus, Greek houses amid ‘significant’ COVID increase  —  University of Alabama Fall 2020 First Day  —  Changes are coming to the University of Alabama COVID-19 plan three days into the new semester.  —  The school on Friday announced a moratorium …
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Harmeet Kaur / CNN:
Covid-19 cases tied to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota have reached across state lines  —  (CNN)Coronavirus cases linked to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota last week have now reached across state lines to Nebraska, public health officials said.
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
President Trump's attempt to bypass Congress on stimulus is offering only limited economic relief  —  Just two weeks after President Trump approved executive actions aimed at bypassing stalled stimulus negotiations with Congress, only one state has said it is paying new jobless benefits …
Thomas Barrabi / Fox Business:
Navy SEAL banned by Delta over mask flap wants meeting with CEO  —  Robert O'Neill, the retired Navy SEAL credited with killing terrorist Osama Bin Laden, said Friday he would like the opportunity to speak with Delta CEO Ed Bastian Bastian to reach a resolution after the airline banned …
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
‘Severe inhumanity’: California prisons overwhelmed by Covid outbreaks and approaching fires … California's raging wildfires have created a crisis at multiple state prisons, where there are reports of heavy smoke and ash making it hard to breathe, unanswered pleas for evacuation …
detroitnews:
Michigan election officials call Detroit's primary voting problems ‘appalling,’ ‘alarming’  —  Lansing — All four members of the State Board of Canvassers on Friday blasted problems with counting ballots in Detroit's primary election as “alarming” and “concerning,” and one asked whether Secretary …
Pam Fessler / NPR:
More Than 550,000 Primary Absentee Ballots Rejected In 2020, Far Outpacing 2016  —  Audio will be available later today.  —  An extraordinarily high number of ballots — more than 550,000 — have been rejected in this year's presidential primaries, according to a new analysis by NPR.
Discussion: The Hill and NBC News
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
Trump campaign fails to show evidence of vote-by-mail fraud, filing reveals  —  Donald Trump's campaign failed to produce any evidence of vote-by-mail fraud in Pennsylvania after a federal judge ordered it do so, according to a 524-page court filing obtained by the Guardian.
Discussion: HillReporter.com and Mother Jones
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Push to Defund the Police Faces Headwinds in Some Poor, Black Neighborhoods
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Lena H. Sun / Washington Post:
Rhode Island's successful reopening of child-care programs shows ‘there is a path,’ CDC director says
Discussion: New York Times and UPI
Cam Edwards / Bearing Arms:
Even In Anti-Gun States Like New Jersey, Interest In 2A At Record Highs
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
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Jacqueline Thomsen / LAW.com:
After Admitting to False Statements in Court, Trump DOJ Agrees to $200K Settlement With Arnold & Porter
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Associated Press:
Mounting US deaths reveal an outsize toll on people of color
Discussion: The Marshall Project
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Brayden Harrington says DNC appearance boosted his confidence, wants to help others who stutter
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Some VOA journalists forced to leave US soon as visas expire
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Disney board members are exploring fresh candidates in their search for a successor to Bob Iger, including EA CEO Andrew Wilson

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Nicholas Carlson unveils Dynamo, a video-focused company that aims to make “cinematic” stories, and raised $3.4M from Henry Blodget, Jessica Lessin, and others

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Meta plans to ask Facebook and Instagram users in Europe if they want to get “less personalized ads” and cuts subscription prices by 40%, a concession to the EU

 
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