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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.
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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” …
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Was Donald Trump, Jr. ‘coked out of his mind’ during RNC speech? — Donald Trump, Jr. addressed the Republican National Committee on Monday, urging Americans to trust his father with four more years in office. — But instead of focusing on the words coming out of his mouth …
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.
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 …
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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detroitnews:
James at GOP convention: Democracy is ‘all or nothing proposition’ — Republican U.S. Senate candidate John James pitched his vision for democracy as an “all or nothing proposition” during a pre-recorded address shown Monday during the Republican National Convention.
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.
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Politico:
A GOP convention surprise: Trump goes all-in on race
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
I Was Wrong About Trump. He Didn't Destroy the GOP, He Saved It
Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Kimberly Guilfoyle's High-Volume Trumpism at the Republican National Convention
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Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
RNC speakers paint California as a dangerous dystopia
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Mirror-Image Convention — The first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention …
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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
I Thought I'd Be Mocking the McCloskeys. Boy, Was I Wrong.
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Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
GOP Convention Embraces Anger And Fear, Despite Being Billed As ‘Optimistic’
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
GOP makes compelling pitch to black voters during first night of RNC 2020
Matthew Dowd / ABC News:
Where do we stand now that the DNC is over and the RNC begins?: ANALYSIS
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Biden, Harris to get routine virus testing, a notable change
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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.
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CNN:
Fact check: First night of the Republican National Convention features more dishonesty than four nights of DNC — Washington (CNN)The Republican National Convention started off with a parade of dishonesty, in stark contrast with last week's Democratic convention.
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Washington Post:
Fact-checking the first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention — The first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention was a fire hose of false or misleading claim, mostly drawn from President Trump's arsenal of falsehoods. Here are 19 claims that caught our attention.
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New York Times:
Republicans Nominate Trump at RNC, Who Flings Baseless Attacks at Biden
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Megan Henney / Fox News:
McCloskeys, St. Louis gun-wielding couple, warn: ‘Your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats’ America'
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Full Analysis of Republican National Convention Night 1 Hide, Video
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Raw Story
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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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.
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Aram Roston / Reuters:
Business partner of Falwells says affair with evangelical power couple spanned seven years
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Clare Proctor / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jacob Blake's father says son paralyzed from waist down after police shooting in Kenosha — Doctors don't yet know if the injury is permanent. “I want to put my hand on my son's cheek and kiss him on his forehead, and then I'll be OK,” Blake's father says.
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Stephen Maturen / Reuters:
Wisconsin city center burns amid protests over police shooting of Black man
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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Fires in Kenosha Reflect Anger After Police Shooting of Jacob Blake
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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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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
The Eyes Have It: Junior Just Wants Daddy's Love — Donald Trump Jr. may be a disgusting racist, but he's a disgusting racist trying desperately to get a narcissist to love him. — BEAST INSIDE — It's never a good sign when someone gives a speech and people's reaction is to talk about something other than the words.
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Donald Trump Jr.'s dark prediction: Silent majority could become “silenced majority”
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
GOP warns of chaos, danger of Biden presidency: Live analysis
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Michael Kruse / Politico:
Trump's Scare Tactics Aren't Working on Women in the Suburbs — CORNELIUS, N.C. — A few years back, in the middle of the day in the middle of a week in the spring, in the parking garage of an upscale mall in Charlotte half an hour south from her house here in the suburbs, Susan Sandler was attacked.
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Arizona Republic:
California is a failed state. How do we know? They're moving to Arizona in droves — Driving across Arizona, it's hard not to notice a surge in California license plates. The reason for this is becoming more apparent every day. California is a failed state.
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