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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Exclusive: Falwell says ‘Fatal Attraction’ threat led to depression — Jerry Falwell Jr., suspended as president of Virginia's Christian-focused Liberty University after a string of embarrassing acts, today said that he has suffered depression caused by a former family friend who had an affair …
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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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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Kellyanne Conway announces she's leaving the White House and George Conway is stepping away from Lincoln Project — Washington (CNN)White House counselor Kellyanne Conway announced Sunday evening she will leave her post at the end of the month while her husband, George Conway …
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
First lady opens student art exhibit on women's suffrage
First lady opens student art exhibit on women's suffrage
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Politico, The Hill, New York Times, Al Jazeera and Redstate
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.
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.
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” …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Jeff Flake, other former GOP Congress members endorse Biden ahead of RNC
Jeff Flake, other former GOP Congress members endorse Biden ahead of RNC
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Politico:
The enduring mystery: What would Trump do in a second term? — As a reality TV star, Donald Trump seized the White House with an unusual slate of Republican pledges: take on China, tear up trade deals, restrict immigration. But as president, Trump has faced warnings from a long line …
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Scott McKay / The American Spectator:
A Potential Landslide Agenda
A Potential Landslide Agenda
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Donald J. Trump for President:
Trump Campaign Announces President Trump's 2nd Term Agenda: Fighting for You!
Trump Campaign Announces President Trump's 2nd Term Agenda: Fighting for You!
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump campaign launches massive digital ad buy for convention week
Trump campaign launches massive digital ad buy for convention week
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jsonline:
Kenosha emergency curfew in place after police shoot man; video appears to show officer firing several shots into man's back — Kenosha police shot a man Sunday evening, setting off unrest in the city after a video appeared to show the officer firing several shots at close range into the man's back.
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Kenosha News:
WATCH NOW: State DOJ will probe officer-involved shooting; man in serious condition
WATCH NOW: State DOJ will probe officer-involved shooting; man in serious condition
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Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
Video shows Wisconsin police shooting a Black man multiple times as he enters a car
Video shows Wisconsin police shooting a Black man multiple times as he enters a car
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Bonchie / Redstate:
Joe Biden's Campaign Apologizes to Anti-Semite Linda Sarsour in Pathetic Reversal — Apologizing to anti-Semites for telling the truth about them is not a good look, but according to a new report, that's what the Biden campaign did Sunday evening. — The backstory is that Palestinian …
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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 …
Molly Redden / HuffPost:
Trump's Handpicked Postal Service Chair Has A Long History Of Voter Suppression — Robert Duncan chaired the RNC during the party's unprecedented escalation of voter disenfranchisement efforts in swing states. — President Donald Trump's selection for a key Postal Service position …
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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.
Ina Fried / Axios:
TikTok is expected to take the Trump administration to court over its plan to ban the app — TikTok is expected to sue the Trump administration Monday over its move to ban the app, in what's likely to be an explosive and closely watched court battle. — Why it matters: The Trump administration …
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Peter Wehner / New York Times:
For Conservatives to Have Any Hope, Trump Has to Lose — After what we have seen during the president's first term, any true conservative should be appalled by the prospect of a second. — “You're a traitor to the cause.” — In one form or another, that's the charge most often …
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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 …
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Last-minute confusion: Many Republicans still in the dark about convention — The majority of Republican politicians and operatives will learn about the details of this week's convention in the same manner most Americans do — by watching it unfold on TV. — The lack of information …
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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 …
Michael C. Bender / Wall Street Journal:
The Supporters Buoying Trump's Spirits: Boat Owners — Parades of seagoing Trump fans have been touted by the president and his campaign in the absence of his signature campaign rallies — Trish Willis hasn't returned to her nursing job in Atlanta since the outbreak of Covid-19, and still won't get on an airplane.
Washington Post:
Prominent Russian opposition activist Navalny was poisoned, German doctors say — BERLIN — Alexei Navalny, the prominent Russian opposition figure and Kremlin critic, was poisoned, Berlin's Charité Hospital said in a statement Monday, citing clinical results confirmed by independent laboratories.
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Fla GOP including LG Nunez get spotlight at RNC — Hannity gave advice to Gaetz over Cohen tweet — Newspaper apologizes over coverage of ‘Ax Handle Saturday’ — A Florida Playbook change — Hello and welcome to Monday. — The daily rundown — Between Saturday and Sunday …
Just Security:
Manafort's Reward: Sen. Ron Johnson and the Ukraine Conspiracy Investigation: Part II — After three years of insisting that unvetted information should never form the basis for an investigation into an active presidential candidate, Republican members of the Senate would never attempt to do such a thing themselves, right?
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Washington Post
Anders Hagstrom / The Daily Caller:
Biden Again Quotes Chinese Dictator Chairman Mao In Campaign Appearance — Former Vice President Joe Biden quoted former Chinese dictator Mao Zedong for at least the second time in a campaign appearance Sunday. — The moment came in an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts …
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Redstate, National Review and ABC News
Emma Newburger / CNBC:
Trump administration grants emergency authorization for coronavirus plasma treatment — The FDA said it was granting the emergency authorization because it is reasonable to believe that convalescent plasma may be effective in treating Covid-19 patients. — The announcement came …
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