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Religion News Service:
Jerry Falwell Jr. resigns from Liberty University.  Again.  —  (RNS) — Jerry Falwell Jr., the embattled president of Liberty University and one of President Donald Trump's most vocal supporters, formally resigned from the evangelical Christian university founded by his father Monday evening …
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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.
ABC News:
Jerry Falwell Jr. officially resigns from Liberty University  —  The embattled religious leader says he informed the school Monday night.  —  LIVE NOW  —  After a daylong back and forth, Jerry Falwell Jr. officially resigned from Liberty University Monday night, he told ABC News.
Discussion: Virginia Business and The Week
Politico:
Falwell agreed to resign, then backtracked, Liberty University says  —  Jerry Falwell Jr. said he planned to resign Monday as president and chancellor of Liberty University only to backpedal on that decision several hours later after it had become public, according to a statement from the Christian university.
Associated Press:
Republican Convention takeaways: All Trump, all the time  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump aggressively asserted control over the Republican National Convention on Monday, overshadowing the prime-time speakers, as he made clear he wants voters to focus on him.
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The Daily Beast:
Biden Campaign Hopping Mad at CBS and ABC for Gifting Trump Bonus Airtime  —  The big networks resolved to carry only an hour of the conventions per night, but on Monday they aired portions of an unhinged, daytime Trump speech.  The Biden camp wants answers.
Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Kimberly Guilfoyle's High-Volume Trumpism at the Republican National Convention  —  The first hour or so of the Republican National Convention's prime-time lineup on Monday included dog whistles about defending “Western civilization,” shout-outs to the discredited covid-19 treatment hydroxychloroquine …
Discussion: The Nation and Raw Story
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
RNC speakers paint California as a dangerous dystopia  —  Speakers at the Republican National Convention turned California into a dystopian punchline on Monday, portraying America's most populous state as a dangerous wasteland ruled by liberal politicians who are oblivious to public safety.
Discussion: The Week
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
GOP warns of chaos, danger of Biden presidency: Live analysis  —  Good evening and welcome to POLITICO's Republican National Convention live chat.  —  We've got a great cast of reporters here tonight to talk about the first night of the GOP convention - and what it means for the general election.
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
RNC tries to rewrite pandemic history, casting Trump as decisive leader
Discussion: Breitbart and Axios
Matthew Dowd / ABC News:
Where do we stand now that the DNC is over and the RNC begins?: ANALYSIS
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Was Donald Trump, Jr. ‘coked out of his mind’ during RNC speech?
Discussion: The Wrap and Althouse
Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
Poll: Joe Biden ends Democratic convention with 1-point lead over Donald Trump in Texas
Discussion: The Hill
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Former Trump DHS officials launch anti-Trump group  —  Miles Taylor, the former chief of staff at the Department of Homeland Security in the Trump administration who endorsed Joe Biden last week, has started a group of current and former administration officials and other Republican leaders …
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Michael Cohen stars in new anti-Trump attack ad — to run during RNC Convention
Discussion: Axios
CNN:
Former RNC chair Michael Steele joins anti-Trump group
NBC News:
Biden creates ‘safe harbor’ for renegade Republicans who've dumped Trump
Megan Henney / Fox News:
McCloskeys, St. Louis gun-wielding couple, warn: ‘Your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats’ America'  —  The McCloskeys said the ‘radicals are not content just marching in the streets’  —  Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who garnered national media attention …
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Rob Eshman / The Forward:
The rabbi who is neighbor to Mark and Patricia McCloskey speaks out: ‘They are bullies’
Discussion: BuzzFeed News, Slate and Spectator USA
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Major GOP donor gives emotional speech  —  Maximo Alvarez, owner of Sunshine Gasoline Distributors in Florida, delivered an emotion-filled speech in favor of President Trump and against Democratic nominee Joe Biden.  —  What stands out about Alvarez, aside from his personal story …
Discussion: The 19th, Fox News and The Hill
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New York Times:
Republicans Nominate Trump at RNC, Who Flings Baseless Attacks at Biden  —  President Trump and his party engaged in sweeping revisionism about his management of the coronavirus pandemic, his record on race relations and much else.  And they painted a dystopian picture of what the nation would look like under a Biden administratio
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Full Analysis of Republican National Convention Night 1 Hide, Video
Discussion: Raw Story
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
'He's going to be unleashed': Republican DOJ appointees urge against Trump second term  —  A group of onetime Republican presidential appointees who served as senior ethics or Justice Department aides are endorsing Joe Biden for president, warning that Donald Trump has “weaponized” …
Discussion: Raw Story, WTOP and Associated Press
Marianna Spring / BBC:
Man who believed virus was hoax loses wife to Covid-19  —  A Florida taxi driver, who believed false claims that coronavirus was a hoax, has lost his wife to Covid-19.  —  Brian Lee Hitchens and his wife, Erin, had read claims online that the virus was fabricated, linked to 5G or similar to the flu.
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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New York Times:
F.D.A. ‘Grossly Misrepresented’ Blood Plasma Data, Scientists Say  —  Many experts — including a scientist who worked on the Mayo Clinic study — were bewildered about where a key statistic came from.  —  At a news conference on Sunday announcing the emergency approval of blood plasma …
 
 
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