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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
RNC Speaker Boosts QAnon Conspiracy Theory About Jewish Plot to Enslave the World  —  Mary Ann Mendoza, an “angel mom,” is set to speak on Tuesday night.  Beforehand, she took to Twitter to encourage followers to read a thread about the Rothschilds.  —  Hours before she was set to speak …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Carter Sherman / VICE:
An RNC Speaker Said Cops Would Be ‘Smart’ to Racially Profile Her Own Son  —  “Statistically, my brown son is more likely to commit a violent offense over my white sons,” anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson said in a YouTube video earlier this year.  —  CS
Will Thorne / Variety:
Republican National Convention Night 1 Down on DNC in Early Numbers  —  The first night of the Republican National Convention was down a touch in total viewership on the first night of the Democratic National Convention, at least according to early numbers.  —  Across the three broadcast networks …
Discussion: Decider and New York Post
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump's Convention Flops As Biden DNC Drew 3 Million More Viewers  —  Another troubling sign for Trump as night one of the Republican convention drew 3.2 million fewer viewers than night one of the DNC.  —  Via The LA Times: … Trump demanded a blockbuster convention after seeing …
John Podhoretz / New York Post:
First night of RNC 2020 was very effective, to media's dismay  —  The first night of the Republican National Convention was, all in all, sensationally effective — and effective in ways that the mainstream media and its Twitter chatterers clearly found it impossible to understand.
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
If the case for Trump is strong, why isn't the truth good enough?  —  To hear Republicans tell it, the 2020 presidential election is effectively a no-brainer: Donald Trump has been a great success, the argument goes, and Joe Biden is a failure pushing ideas that would take the country backward.
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
First night of GOP convention delivers nearly six times more views than start of Democrats' event on C-SPAN livestream
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Sean Hannity receives special White House access for Republican convention  —  New York (CNN Business)When representatives from all the major TV networks visited the White House's South Lawn on Monday, part of what's known as a “walkthrough” to prepare for President Trump's Thursday night speech there …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Deadline, Breitbart and Raw Story
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump aims RNC speech at erasing memories of 2016  —  (CNN)In 2016, first lady Melania Trump rejected at least two drafts of speeches provided by seasoned political speechwriters, opting instead to rely on a woman who worked in New York for the Trump Organization, also an occasional ghostwriter for some of Donald Trump's books.
Discussion: ABC7, The Guardian and WTOP
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   Hope Hicks landed lucrative gigs after her first stint at the Trump White House
USA Today:   I never promised you a rose garden: Melania Trump's renovation of a national treasure
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
FDA commissioner says he overstated effects of virus therapy  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Responding to an outcry from medical experts, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn on Tuesday apologized for overstating the life-saving benefits of treating COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma.
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Administration Insider: President Wanted to ‘Maim’ Migrants  —  Miles Taylor, former DHS chief of staff, recalls the moment he said to himself “what the f*ck is happening” during a Trump meeting.  Plus, the gang shits on night one of the RNC.  —  You thought what happened on-screen during …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Pompeo stirs up outrage among some diplomats over speech to RNC  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will make history Tuesday night when he addresses the Republican National Convention, a move that critics say violates a long-standing State Department policy that draws a line between diplomacy and politics.
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Michael Starr Hopkins / The Hill:
Why Democrats cannot bank on moderate Republicans this year  —  Democrats made a concerted effort to reach out to Republicans with the national convention last week.  Conservatives and independents like John Kasich, Colin Powell, and Michael Bloomberg had popular speaking roles …
Discussion: Sean Hannity
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Clare Proctor / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jacob Blake's father says son's paralyzed from waist down after police shooting in Kenosha  —  In this September 2019 selfie photo taken in Evanston, Ill., Adria-Joi Watkins poses with her second cousin Jacob Blake.  He is recovering from being shot multiple times by Kenosha police on Aug. 23.
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump Has Now Moved $2.3 Million Of Campaign-Donor Money Into His Private Business  —  Senior editor at Forbes, covering Donald Trump's business.  —  Donald Trump continued to shift money from his donors to his business last month, as his reelection campaign paid his private companies for rent …
Discussion: Raw Story
James Dawson / NPR:
Unmasked Protesters Push Past Police Into Idaho Lawmakers' Session  —  In Boise, the first day of Idaho's special legislative session erupted into chaos before it began.  Dozens of unmasked protesters, some of them armed, shoved their way past state troopers to pack the gallery overlooking the state's House of Representatives.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Fox News Editor Thought Their Disastrous Seth Rich Story Would Be ‘Vindicated’  —  A top editor was convinced their conspiracy theory item would be proven right, weeks after it blew up in the network's face.  —  As Fox News scrambled to contain the damage from its discredited reporting …
Rob Eshman / The Forward:
The rabbi who is neighbor to Mark and Patricia McCloskey speaks out: ‘They are bullies’  —  When Rabbi Susan Talve heard that Patricia and Mark McCloskey would be among the speakers addressing the Republican National Convention, she decided she could no longer stay quiet.
Kyle Hopkins / ProPublica:
Alaska's Attorney General on Unpaid Leave After Sending Hundreds of “Uncomfortable” Texts to a Young Colleague  —  Kevin Clarkson texted a much-younger state employee to come to his house at least 18 times, often using kiss emoji and commenting on her appearance.
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Whip cracking, drinking and profanity-laced threats: Government office in charge of etiquette plagued by etiquette problems, watchdog finds  —  When the United States hosts foreign leaders and dignitaries, a little-known office at the State Department is in charge of sweating every detail …
Discussion: Political Wire
Jeremy Pelzer / Plain Dealer:
Articles of impeachment drawn up against Gov. Mike DeWine over coronavirus orders  —  COLUMBUS, Ohio—Three Ohio House Republicans have drafted articles of impeachment against Gov. Mike DeWine, claiming many of his administration's coronavirus orders are unconstitutional and violate Ohioans' civil liberties.
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
This Isn't a Convention—It's a Republican Funeral Pyre  —  His worshippers just occupied the party's temple, threw out its sacraments and put in a personal oath of loyalty.  For good measure, he replaced the priests with his family members.  —  BEAST INSIDE
Discussion: Raw Story
KREX:
UPDATE* Machine thrown out at Grand Junction USPS annex was not new  —  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — *UPDATE* We reported Monday that a local USPS annex employee said a brand new mail sorting machine was being thrown out.  We got that information from a viewer who called in, but there is more to the story.
Discussion: Twitchy
Lauren Sarner / New York Post:
‘West Wing’ reunion starring original cast coming to HBO Max  —  President Josiah Bartlet will soon return to the small screen.  —  That's because “The West Wing” reunion special is in the works at HBO Max.  No date has been announced yet, but according to the Hollywood Reporter, it will air in the fall.
Discussion: The Week
Lindsay Beyerstein / Slate:
Nobody Is Entitled to Be an Elected Official  —  On Aug. 4, 19-year-old Aaron Coleman eked out a surprise win in the Kansas Democratic primary against incumbent Stan Frownfelter, capturing his party's nomination to represent the 37th District in the state House of Representatives.
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Hillary Clinton to Biden: Don't concede if the election is close  —  Hillary Clinton is predicting Donald Trump's reelection effort will be a messy affair, and the former Democratic candidate has some advice for Joe Biden: If the race is close, don't concede.
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
A Black Vice Mayor In Virginia Urged A Police Chief's Firing.  Now She Faces Charges.  —  A white Portsmouth resident filed the charges against Lisa Lucas-Burke, who called for the ouster of city Police Chief Angela Greene.  —  A mounting political and racial controversy stemming …
Discussion: Blue Virginia and The Root
Jason Rantz / MyNorthwest.com:
Rioters tried to burn Seattle police alive, sealed door during fire at East Precinct  —  Seattle rioters used a substance suspected to be quick-dry concrete to seal shut the door to the East Precinct, the Seattle Police Department has confirmed.  At the same time, the rioter attempted to set fire to the building.
Discussion: SPD Blotter
Greg Myre / NPR:
Ex-Intel Chief: ‘I Wish We Had Taken More Action’ Against Russian Meddling  —  Toggle more options  —  In August 2016, during the run-up to the last presidential election, U.S. intelligence officials began briefing congressional leaders on what they described as unprecedented Russian interference efforts.
New York Times:
Republican Convention: Best and Worst Moments From Night 1  —  Our columnists and contributors give their rankings.  —  By The New York Times Opinion  —  Welcome to Opinion's commentary for Night 1 of the Republican National Convention.  In this special feature, Times Opinion writers rank …
 
 
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Lawrence Mower / Tampa Bay Times:
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Roberto Ferdman / VICE:
5 Cops Involved in Breonna Taylor's Case Were Also Part of a Botched Raid in 2018
Mike Hayes / Gothamist:
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Andrea Eger / Washington Post:
He's a gay 21-year-old, watching the RNC — and loving its critique of ‘identity politics’
Discussion: Associated Press
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Crisis That Democrats Dare Not Mention
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Republican Party Must Be Saved From the Conservative Movement
Discussion: National Review and Daily Kos
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Gail Sheehy, Journalist, Author and Social Observer, Dies at 83
Discussion: Variety
Debra Kamin / New York Times:
Black Homeowners Face Discrimination in Appraisals
Washington Post:
Melania Trump will give her biggest speech in four years. Can she convince skeptical women to vote for her husband?
Discussion: The Week and Florida Politics
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

New York Times:
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