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Trump to announce emergency authorization of convalescent plasma as covid-19 treatment — The FDA action will be highlighted at a news conference later Sunday afternoon. — On the eve of the Republican National Convention where President Trump hopes to revive his flagging political fortunes …
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FDA authorizes plasma treatment despite scientists' objections — TThe Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for blood plasma as a coronavirus treatment, the agency and President Donald Trump announced Sunday — one day after Trump attacked the drug regulator for moving too slowly to back the treatment.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Axios Sneak Peek — Welcome to Sneak Peek, our weekly look ahead from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, plus our best scoops. — Today's newsletter is 1,845 words, a 7-minute read. — 1 big thing: GOP convention is a Trumpian production — This week's Republican National Convention …
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Nicholas Florko / STAT:
FDA, under pressure from Trump, authorizes blood plasma as Covid-19 treatment
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Associated Press:
Trump pushes for COVID-19 treatments, claims slowdown at FDA
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Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Revealed: Jared Kushner's Private Channel With Putin's Money Man — DIRECT LINE — More than a dozen Trump administration officials, current and former, described a clandestine relationship between Jared Kushner and the CEO of a Kremlin sovereign wealth fund.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How Zeynep Tufekci Keeps Getting the Big Things Right — Ms. Tufekci, a computer programmer who became a sociologist, sounded an early alarm on the need for protective masks. It wasn't the first time she was right about something big. — When the Centers for Disease Control …
Amy Davidson Sorkin / New Yorker:
Did the Democratic National Convention Go Too Smoothly? — An in-person event might have exposed conflicts in the Party, but it also might have offered a chance to address them. — Last week, when the Democratic National Convention, in its virtual state, nominated Joseph R. Biden …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The Republican convention will be The Trump Show from start to finish — This week's Republican National Convention will be The Trump Show from start to finish, aiming for ratings-juicing stunts, attention-grabbing speeches from MAGA stars, and executive power as performance art, people familiar with the plans tell Axios.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Last-minute confusion: Many Republicans still in the dark about convention
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Trump obliterates lines between governing and campaigning in service of his reelection
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ABC News:
Police arrest 5 during RNC protests in Charlotte
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Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway to leave the White House at the end of the month, citing the need to focus on her family — Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to President Trump and one of his longest-serving aides, is leaving the White House at the end of the month. — Conway, whose title is counselor …
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Washington Post:
Trump's family members, conservative allies dominate GOP convention lineup
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The first job of a Biden administration: Getting to, and telling, the truth
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
‘Hoax’ book reveals extent of internal unease at Fox — FILE - This combination of photo shows, from left, Tucker Carlson, host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Laura Ingraham, host of “The Ingraham Angle,” and Sean Hannity, host of “Hannity” on Fox News. Brian Stelter, who wrote “Hoax …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump is 'Fox's Frankenstein,' insiders told CNN's Brian Stelter — and here's the toll it's taken
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CBS News:
Republicans see U.S. as better off now than 4 years ago ahead of convention — Battleground Tracker poll — It was mostly Democrats who watched last week's convention, and they liked what they saw. Now, as the Republicans begin theirs, we find a Republican Party whose voters not only hold …
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Wall Street Journal:
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Stoked Washington's Fears About TikTok — Social-media tycoon emphasized threat from Chinese internet companies as he worked to fend off U.S. regulation of Facebook — When Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg delivered a speech about freedom of expression …
Arielle Mitropoulos / ABC News:
Biden to ABC's David Muir on raising taxes: ‘No new taxes’ for anyone making less than $400,000 — Biden: ‘No new taxes’ will be raised for anyone making under $400K — In the first joint interview with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris …
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Kamala Harris to ABC's Robin Roberts: Revisiting primary debate clash is a ‘distraction’
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Ali Harb in / Middle East Eye:
EXCLUSIVE: Biden aides apologise privately over attack on Linda Sarsour — In a private call with community activists, a recording of which was obtained by MEE, Biden campaign officials said statements against Sarsour were an ‘egregious misstep’ — Top aides to presidential candidate Joe Biden …
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Financial Times:
Trump considers fast-tracking UK Covid-19 vaccine before US election — FDA could use emergency authorisation rules despite fears over high-profile resignations due to safety concerns — The Trump administration is considering bypassing normal US regulatory standards to fast-track …
Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Trump Campaign Sr. Advisor Jason Miller potentially facing criminal contempt of court charges — The Trump campaign's senior advisor and top national spokesman is facing a hearing in which a Florida judge will decide about the appointment of a special prosecutor to pursue criminal contempt of court charges against him.
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Mediaite
Donald J. Trump for President:
Trump Campaign Announces President Trump's 2nd Term Agenda: Fighting for You! — Building on the incredible achievements of President Donald J. Trump's first term in office, the President's re-election campaign today released a set of core priorities for a second term under the banner of “Fighting for You!”
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Twitter Flags Trump Tweet for Dissuading Voting — The social media service hid the president's post about ballot drop boxes, saying it violated Twitter's election integrity rules. — OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter hid one of President Trump's tweets behind a notice warning users …
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Twitter flags Trump tweet about mail drop boxes for violating election rules
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Ohio, a Father and Stepdaughter Show the Political Shifts in the Trump Era — He's a union worker and former Democrat now solidly behind President Trump. She's a onetime Republican now worried about her sons growing up in the Trump era. Family get-togethers can be difficult.
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
After Another Week of Setbacks, Trump Looks to Change the Story Line — The president heads into the Republican National Convention after a string of bad news, including the arrest of a former top aide and a damning reminder of Russia's interference in the last election.
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
More than 500,000 mail ballots were rejected in the primaries. That could make the difference in battleground states this fall. — More than 540,000 mail ballots were rejected during primaries across 23 states this year — nearly a quarter in key battlegrounds for the fall …
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