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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
William Barr told Murdoch to ‘muzzle’ Fox News Trump critic, new book says  —  The attorney general, William Barr, told Rupert Murdoch to “muzzle” Andrew Napolitano, a prominent Fox News personality who became a critic of Donald Trump, according to a new book about the rightwing TV network.
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
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Danika Fears / The Daily Beast:
AG Barr Asked Rupert Murdoch to ‘Muzzle’ Fox News' Judge Napolitano for Criticizing Trump: Book  —  ‘INCENSED’  —  At Donald Trump's behest, Attorney General William Barr asked Rupert Murdoch to “muzzle” Fox News' Judge Andrew Napolitano after he began criticizing the president on air, according to a new book.
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Biden Gets No Immediate Convention Bounce, but Still Leads Trump  —  Democratic nominee earns best favorability ratings yet in post-DNC poll  — In a post-convention poll, former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 9 points among likely voters, compared with an 8-point margin earlier in the week.
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Colleen Long / Associated Press:
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's distortion on Dems and the pledge  —  FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2020, file image from video, grandchildren of Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, including Finnegan Biden, Hunter Biden, Natalie Biden, Naomi Biden and Maisy Biden …
Harry Enten / CNN:
Young voters prefer Biden, but they may not vote  —  (CNN)There is good news for former Vice President Joe Biden when it comes to younger voters.  He's no longer underperforming where Hillary Clinton ended up in the final 2016 polls.  —  The big question coming out of the Democratic National Convention …
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 …
Don Walton / Lincoln Journal Star:   McCollister endorses Biden, invites other Nebraska Republicans to join
Kathleen Parker / Washington Post:
The party of Trump is already a convention of ghoulish clowns
New York Times:
Trump's Approval Rating, Biden's Low Bar: This Week in the 2020 Race
Meghan Roos / Newsweek:
GOP Vermont Gov. Says He Won't Vote for Trump But ‘Would Consider’ Supporting Biden
Discussion: Townhall and HillReporter.com
New York Times:
Mnuchin Paved Way for Postal Service Shake-Up  —  At President Trump's behest, the Treasury Secretary sought out appointees who would restructure the United States Postal Service.  —  WASHINGTON — In early February, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin invited two Republican members …
Discussion: Breitbart, Forbes and Raw Story
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House Committee on Oversight and Reform:
New Postal Service Documents Show Nationwide Delays Far Worse Than Postal Service Has Acknowledged  —  Internal “PMG Briefing” Shows Alarming Delays Across the Board— First-Class, Marketing, Periodicals, and Priority Mail  —  “After being confronted on Friday with first-hand reports …
Discussion: The Guardian, The Hill and Fox News
Jenna Grande / CREW:
CREW Letter Details DeJoy's Conflict of Interest Breaches
Discussion: Forbes
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.
Discussion: Slate
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Trump is leading Republicans to an unwanted record in the popular vote  —  (CNN)American elections tend to swing on a pendulum.  No one party usually holds power for too long.  Since 1952, for example, only once has a party won the presidency three elections in a row.
Discussion: Raw Story
Joe Mario Pedersen / Orlando Sentinel:
Once in a lifetime: two hurricanes, same time, same place  —  As if the 2020 hurricane season needed another reason to be remembered, meteorologists are now predicting two hurricanes may hit near the same location at about the same time.  —  The phenomenon is one that has never been recorded before …
Discussion: Twitchy
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.
Discussion: The Week
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Tennessee governor signs bill increasing punishments for certain protests  —  Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) quietly signed a bill into law ramping up punishments for certain kinds of protests, including losing the right to vote.  —  The GOP-controlled state General Assembly passed the measure …
Discussion: Townhall and Fox News
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Washington Post:
Trump looks to Republican convention for optimistic campaign reboot  —  Republicans will open their national convention Monday with an urgent mission: To convince voters pessimistic about the state of a country battered by the coronavirus pandemic, economic recession and racial upheaval …
Seth Cohen / Forbes:
The Real Reason Alyssa Milano Attracts Such Fierce Animosity From The Right  —  If you spend time reading or listening to conservative media outlets these days, you would think that the United States faces a far greater threat than Covid-19, global warming, racial injustice, or economic inequality.
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: NBC News
Dan Evon / Snopes.com:
Did Democrats Omit ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance?  —  Claim  —  The Democratic National Convention omitted the phrase “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance in 2020.  —  Rating  —  What's True  —  The phrase “under God” was omitted from at least two recitations of the Pledge …
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Daniel Funke / @politifact:
The DNC did not omit ‘one nation under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance
Discussion: The Guardian
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.
Discussion: Raw Story, HillReporter.com and DSCC
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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 …
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.
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Spruced-up White House Rose Garden set for first lady speech  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Rose Garden has been spruced up in time for its moment in the campaign spotlight.  —  First lady Melania Trump will deliver her Republican National Convention speech Tuesday night from the garden …
Discussion: The Hill, ABC News and UPI
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump accuses FDA of thwarting coronavirus response, after admin limits testing oversight  —  President Trump on Saturday baselessly accused the Food and Drug Administration — which he likened to the “deep state, or whoever” — of making it harder for drug companies to distribute coronavirus treatments and vaccines.
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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
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