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Politico:
Trump shatters norms on second night of convention: Key moments — President Donald Trump staged a norm-busting show on the second night of the Republican National Convention, pardoning a convicted bank robber, hosting a naturalization ceremony, and providing a primetime platform to Americans …
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Washington Post:
Focus on Trump's official White House actions as part of Republican convention programming raises Hatch Act concerns — The decision by the Republican National Convention to feature President Trump conducting official business inside the White House underscores how he is leveraging the powers …
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Republicans revel in Trump's prime-time convention surprises — President Donald Trump trails former vice president Joe Biden in polls nationwide and in key battleground states. The majority of Americans say they dislike the president and believe the country is on the wrong track.
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Bloomberg, Vanity Fair and Forbes
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Melania Trump goes where other Republicans won't in convention address — Melania Trump pushed for racial unity during her keynote on the second night of the Republican National Convention, offering a far more conciliatory address than other speakers who used their lecterns to bombastically promote the president.
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New York Times, The Daily Beast, Reuters, One America News Network, Twitchy and The Guardian
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: ‘This is absolutely not how it works’ — DRIVING THE DAY — OK, SORRY ... WE KNOW the convention was Tuesday night, but this was too good to bury. THE USPS is looking for a VP of government affairs and public policy. It might be smart to poke around …
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NPR, Townhall and The Daily Beast
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.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Brought out to bolster Trump's campaign, Pam Bondi offered numerous reminders of its flaws
Brought out to bolster Trump's campaign, Pam Bondi offered numerous reminders of its flaws
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Spectator USA, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, Raw Story, The Hill and Washington Times
Washington Post:
Trump is going out of his way to blow off the Hatch Act this week
Trump is going out of his way to blow off the Hatch Act this week
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The Hill, The Week, Deadline and Slate, more at Mediagazer »
Karol Markowicz / Spectator USA:
The most memorable RNC speakers are not the stars
Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump's Convention Flops As Biden DNC Drew 3 Million More Viewers
Trump's Convention Flops As Biden DNC Drew 3 Million More Viewers
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Politico, Los Angeles Times, Raw Story and New York Post
New York Times:
Melania Trump's Unique Role at the R.N.C.: Expressing Sympathy on the Virus
Melania Trump's Unique Role at the R.N.C.: Expressing Sympathy on the Virus
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Washington Post and Reuters
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Registered Foreign Agent Pam Bondi Says Biden Is Corrupt
Registered Foreign Agent Pam Bondi Says Biden Is Corrupt
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Politico, Raw Story and NBC Connecticut
Fox News:
Trump announces pardon of Jon Ponder ahead of GOP convention appearance
Trump announces pardon of Jon Ponder ahead of GOP convention appearance
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The Hill, Associated Press, VICE, New York Post, Axios and Reuters
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Sean Hannity receives special White House access for Republican convention
Sean Hannity receives special White House access for Republican convention
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New York Times, Bloomberg, WISC-TV, Vanity Fair, Deadline and Breitbart, more at Mediagazer »
NBC News:
Full text of Donald Trump Jr.'s speech at the 2020 RNC
Full text of Donald Trump Jr.'s speech at the 2020 RNC
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Associated Press, The Hill, Breitbart and TalkLeft
Ezra Klein / Vox:
A loyalty test for the GOP, a reality test for the country
A loyalty test for the GOP, a reality test for the country
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New York Magazine, Bangor Daily News, MSNBC, New York Times, Townhall, Sputnik News, The Daily Caller and New York Post
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Melania Trump urges end to unrest, calls on country to ‘come together’ in convention address
Melania Trump urges end to unrest, calls on country to ‘come together’ in convention address
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Associated Press
Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
This Isn't a Convention—It's a Republican Funeral Pyre
This Isn't a Convention—It's a Republican Funeral Pyre
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Raw Story
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
RNC Speaker Cancelled After Boosting QAnon Conspiracy Theory About Jewish Plot to Enslave the World — Mary Ann Mendoza, an “angel mom,” was set to speak on Tuesday night. But then she took to Twitter to encourage followers to read a thread about the Rothschilds.
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Amanda Becker / The 19th:
On eve of suffrage centennial milestone, RNC to feature speaker supporting policies barring women from voting — Anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson has advocated for a head-of-household voting system that has historically barred women and people of color from casting ballots.
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Washington Post, Politico and Rewire.News
Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fact check: Sen. Rand Paul on Trump's Iraq War opposition — “Joe Biden voted for the Iraq War, which President Trump has long called the worst geopolitical mistake of our generation,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said on Tuesday night. — This is true, though it omits some key context.
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Carter Sherman / VICE:
An RNC Speaker Said Cops Would Be ‘Smart’ to Racially Profile Her Own Son
An RNC Speaker Said Cops Would Be ‘Smart’ to Racially Profile Her Own Son
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Skyler Swisher / Sun-Sentinel:
Congressman's old social media posts about sex with 15-year-old girls, rape surface in South Florida re-election fight — South Florida Congressman Brian Mast joked about rape and referenced sex with 15-year-old girls in old Facebook comments to a friend who is now his campaign manager.
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Florida Politics, Raw Story and The Hill
NBC News:
2 dead, 1 injured, in Wisconsin protests over shooting of Jacob Blake — Two people were killed and one was injured as shots rang out during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, just before midnight Tuesday, according to the city's police department, amid anger over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man.
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Angelica Stabile / Fox News:
Kenosha congressman responds to riots over Jacob Blake shooting, calls for order to be restored ‘now’
Kenosha congressman responds to riots over Jacob Blake shooting, calls for order to be restored ‘now’
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One America News Network, NBC Chicago and Breitbart
Jason Whitlock / OutKick:
LeBron James Is A Bigot
LeBron James Is A Bigot
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Breitbart, Chicago Sun-Times and WISC-TV
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Aaron Coleman's Ex-Girlfriend Says He Slapped and Choked Her in the Past Year … When Taylor Passow first met Aaron Coleman last November, she was impressed by his drive and his passion for a better world. “I had never been with somebody who seemed so focused on a career, and how he wanted to change the country.
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Fox News
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Lindsay Beyerstein / Slate:
Nobody Is Entitled to Be an Elected Official
Nobody Is Entitled to Be an Elected Official
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Washington Free Beacon, The Hill, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Atlantic
Kyle Hopkins / ProPublica:
Alaska's Attorney General Resigns Hours After We Published “Uncomfortable” Texts He Sent to a Younger Colleague — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — Alaska Attorney General Kevin …
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Anchorage Daily News, Fox News and Washington Times
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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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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Pelosi calls Pompeo's convention address from Jerusalem ‘appalling’
Pelosi calls Pompeo's convention address from Jerusalem ‘appalling’
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Chicago Sun-Times, Washington Post, Jewish Insider, The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller, Sean Hannity, TheBlaze and New York Times
Fredrick Kunkle / Washington Post:
Protesters target D.C. diners, triggering backlash after heckling woman — Lauren Victor refused to go along with raising her fist — although she supports the movement — A demonstration that began Monday evening in the District to protest the shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin wound …
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The American Conservative and blogTO
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Washington Post:
Jerry Falwell Jr. confirms he has resigned as head of Liberty University — Jerry Falwell Jr. on Tuesday confirmed his resignation as president of Liberty University, ending back-to-back Falwell leadership eras at an evangelical institution that is a major power center for conservative Christians and politicians.
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The Week, Political Flare, TheBlaze, New York Post, Fox News, Religion Unplugged, Gothamist, Politico, CBS Baltimore, Rewire.News and IJR
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
They tried to get Trump to care about right-wing terrorism. He ignored them. — Officials at the Department of Homeland Security waged a yearslong internal struggle to get the White House to pay attention to the threat of violent domestic extremists. They ended up quitting in frustration.
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Raw Story
Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's electoral vulnerabilities were visible in 2018, internal RNC report showed — President Trump's dimming reelection prospects were visible before the 2018 midterm elections, according to an internal Republican National Committee report seen by the Washington Examiner.
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Fort Hood soldier likely found dead, attorney says, after disappearance, sexual assault claims — A soldier assigned to Fort Hood who was missing was likely found dead on Tuesday, his family's attorney said, adding to the toll of soldiers at the Texas installation who have vanished or died in recent months.
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Task & Purpose, CBS Boston, ABC News and MyNorthwest.com