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Aram Roston / Reuters:
Business partner of Falwells says affair with evangelical power couple spanned seven years — Giancarlo Granda says his sexual relationship with the Falwells began when he was 20. He says he had sex with Becki Falwell while Jerry Falwell Jr, head of Liberty University and a staunch supporter of President Trump, looked on.
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Washington Post:
Jerry Falwell Jr. agrees to resign from Liberty University — Jerry Falwell Jr. has agreed to resign as president of Liberty University on Monday, according to a school official. The move came after a series of personal scandals rocked the evangelical university he has led since 2007.
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Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Mediaite and The Hill
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Limited, Modified Jerry Falwell Hang Out — Yesterday, Jerry Falwell Jr., fresh off getting bounced from running his dad's university, finally came forward to admit — or perhaps better to say “claim” — that his wife Becki Falwell had indeed had an affair with pool boy Giancarlo Granda.
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New York Post, Raw Story and The Week
CNN:
Former RNC chair Michael Steele joins anti-Trump group — (CNN)Former chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele is joining the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans working to prevent President Donald Trump's re-election. — “Today is the day where things should matter …
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The Hill, Axios, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story and Althouse
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Jeff Flake joins over two-dozen former GOP members of Congress to launch ‘Republicans for Biden’ — Announcement comes on the first day of the Republican National Convention — EXCLUSIVE: More than two-dozen former Republican members of Congress threw their support behind a “Republicans for Biden” …
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Pompeo shattering precedent, sparking fury with RNC speech — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a joint statement to the press with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their meeting, in Jerusalem, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (Debbie Hill/Pool via AP)
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Breitbart and One America News Network
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: UAE cancels Israel meeting after Netanyahu opposes F-35 arms deal — The United Arab Emirates canceled a planned trilateral meeting with the U.S. and Israel last Friday to send a message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his opposition to a pending arms deal between the U.S. and UAE …
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Bloomberg, Breitbart and Sputnik News
Alex Ward / Vox:
Mike Pompeo's RNC speech will place him as the most partisan secretary of state in decades
Mike Pompeo's RNC speech will place him as the most partisan secretary of state in decades
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Bloomberg, New York Times, Washington Post and Raw Story
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The Republicans who won't be speaking at the convention, and what that says about the GOP
The Republicans who won't be speaking at the convention, and what that says about the GOP
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Reuters, Politico, ABC News, Al Jazeera, The Daily Caller, The Moderate Voice, New York Post and Redstate
Chandelis Duster / CNN:
More than two dozen former Republican lawmakers endorse Joe Biden on first day of GOP convention
More than two dozen former Republican lawmakers endorse Joe Biden on first day of GOP convention
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Fox News, Al Jazeera, Daily Kos, Reuters, Associated Press and NBC Los Angeles
David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
New York attorney general files legal action against Trump Organization, revealing state investigation into the company's financial dealings — The New York attorney general is investigating President Trump's private business for allegedly misleading lenders by inflating the value of its assets …
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Fox News, Politico, The Root, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Gothamist, POLITICUSUSA, WTOP, Balloon Juice, One America News Network, IJR, The Hill, UPI, The Week and Bloomberg
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Jason Zengerle / New York Times:
Donald Trump Jr. Is Ready. But for What, Exactly? — Of all the president's children, he has the strongest connection to the politics, voters and online disinformation ecosystem that put his father in the White House. What will he do with it? — To hear more audio stories from publishers …
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Politico, NPR, Political Flare, Raw Story and New York Post
USA Today:
I never thought I would leave the Republican Party, but I'm voting Biden-Harris this fall — Four and a half years ago I considered myself a Republican, but then Donald Trump became the Republican nominee for president. Once his nomination was secured and it was clear the GOP would welcome …
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Raw Story and New York Post
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Reed Galen / Roll Call:
To my Republican friends in Washington
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
Poll: Joe Biden ends Democratic convention with 1-point lead over Donald Trump in Texas — AUSTIN — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden emerged from his national convention with a 1 percentage point lead in Texas over Republican President Donald Trump, a poll scheduled for wide release on Tuesday shows.
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The Hill
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Matthew Dowd / ABC News:
Where do we stand now that the DNC is over and the RNC begins?: ANALYSIS
Where do we stand now that the DNC is over and the RNC begins?: ANALYSIS
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The Nation, Axios, Washington Post, Fox News, Bloomberg, Morning Consult, IJR, Politico and BillMoyers.com
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden, Harris to Get Regular COVID-19 Testing Ahead of Election
Biden, Harris to Get Regular COVID-19 Testing Ahead of Election
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Fox News, Associated Press, Washington Examiner, Axios, Chicago Sun-Times, The Hill and Washington Post
Ewan Palmer / Newsweek:
Richard Spencer Backs Joe Biden, Says ‘MAGA/Alt-Right Moment is Over’
Richard Spencer Backs Joe Biden, Says ‘MAGA/Alt-Right Moment is Over’
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Redstate, Washington Free Beacon, The Gateway Pundit and The Root
Tim Alberta / Politico:
The Grand Old Meltdown — Earlier this month, while speaking via Zoom to a promising group of politically inclined high school students, I was met with an abrupt line of inquiry. “I'm sorry, but I still don't understand,” said one young man, his pitch a blend of curiosity and exasperation.
Heather Barmore / Joe Biden for President:
Statement by Vice President Joe Biden on the Shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin — Yesterday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, Jacob Blake was shot seven times in the back as police attempted to restrain him from getting into his car. His children watched from inside the car and bystanders watched in disbelief.
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Vanity Fair, CNN, Forbes, Breitbart, Kenosha News and New York Post
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Jerry Seinfeld / New York Times:
So You Think New York Is ‘Dead’ — Mr. Seinfeld is a comedian. — When I got my first apartment in Manhattan in the hot summer of 1976, there was no pooper-scooper law, and the streets were covered in dog crap. — I signed the rental agreement, walked outside, and my car had been towed.
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New York Post, Breitbart, Fox News, CBS New York, The Hill, National Review, The American Spectator, Mediaite, TMZ.com, Deadline, The Week, Page Six, The Wrap and Axios
Robby Soave / Reason:
Yes, Black NYU Students Demanded Segregated Housing. No, the University Didn't Agree to It. — Two black students at New York University created a petition calling on the administration to designate racially-segregated housing for black and “black-identifying” students.
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Fox News, The Federalist and The Post Millennial
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Karsten Schneider / en:
New York University moves to implement racial segregation in student dorms
New York University moves to implement racial segregation in student dorms
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Twitchy
Wall Street Journal:
New Details of China's Efforts to Remove Critic in U.S. Revealed in Hawaii Court — Case details work of GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy, and the alleged fraud mastermind who paid him — A senior Chinese government official enlisted the help of a top fundraising official …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo
Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Trump faces pessimism as GOP convention opens — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is promising to outline an optimistic vision for America at this week's Republican convention. But he'll be speaking to a public deeply pessimistic about the direction of the country …
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Raw Story, Florida Politics, The Hill and NBC New York
Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Donald Trump Jr. Pictured at ‘We Build the Wall’ Event With Neo-Nazi Collaborator Jack Posobiec — Donald Trump Jr., who will serve as the headline speaker at the 2020 Republican National Convention (RNC) Monday, appeared in a photograph with One America News Network (OANN) …
Walter Shaub / CREW:
National Park Service Releases Trump Propaganda Video, In Violation of the Law — The National Park Service may have violated federal law by using taxpayer money to create what looks like a campaign ad for President Trump. — The slick video, which includes an urgent musical score and dramatic images …
The Times:
Pride, prejudice and a problem that struck at Corbyn's core … Questionable rhetoric and overt hatred towards Jews had always found a happy home on the outermost edges of the organised left, where anti-imperialism often meets conspiracy. Under Jeremy Corbyn's leadership …
Jessica Valenti / GEN:
The Left's Misogyny Problem — The Aaron Coleman saga shows how for too many ‘progressive’ men, women's well-being takes a backseat to political convenience — All sexism is bad, but there's nothing quite as frustrating as sexism from supposed progressives.
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New York Times, The Daily Beast and Fox News
Joshua Nelson / Fox News:
McCloskeys warn violence and riots will come ‘to a neighborhood near you’ — ‘We have a God-given right to defend ourselves.’ McCloskey said. — Violence and riots won't be confined to America's cities, said Mark McCloskey alongside his wife, Patricia, on Monday opening up about their support …
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