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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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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 …
Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
First night of GOP convention delivers nearly six times more views than start of Democrats' event on C-SPAN livestream — C-SPAN's livestream of the first night of the Republican National Convention has attracted nearly 440,000 views, marking a substantial increase over the start …
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
I Was Wrong About Trump. He Didn't Destroy the GOP, He Saved It — At the RNC four years ago, I thought Trump couldn't win the White House and that his nomination would destroy the Republican Party. I was wrong. — When the Republican Party formally nominated Donald Trump four years ago …
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Washington Post, Raw Story, The Guardian and National Review
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
GOP Convention Scores First Night Hit [Updated]
GOP Convention Scores First Night Hit [Updated]
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Instapundit and ABC News
Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
The Mirror-Image Convention — The first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention …
The Mirror-Image Convention — The first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention …
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Real Clear Politics
NBC News:
Diplomats aghast as Pompeo set to address GOP convention from Jerusalem
Diplomats aghast as Pompeo set to address GOP convention from Jerusalem
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The Hill, The American Independent, POLITICUSUSA, WTOP, Daily Kos, The Week, Axios, Project On Government … and Politico
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
RNC speakers paint California as a dangerous dystopia
RNC speakers paint California as a dangerous dystopia
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Breitbart and New York Times
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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Vox, BuzzFeed News, Slate, Spectator USA and The 19th
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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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Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
I Thought I'd Be Mocking the McCloskeys. Boy, Was I Wrong. — You may not believe me if you're a liberal Democratic who lives in a cosmopolitan area, but they came across as people many viewers could identify with. — BEAST INSIDE — If you fear Donald Trump, you should be afraid …
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Raw Story, Althouse, Politico, Breitbart and Associated Press
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 …
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Raw Story and POLITICUSUSA
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Former Trump DHS officials launch anti-Trump group
Former Trump DHS officials launch anti-Trump group
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Adam Harris / The Atlantic:
The Battle for the Future of the GOP Is No Contest
The Battle for the Future of the GOP Is No Contest
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Wall Street Journal, Vox, American Prospect, The Hill and Redstate
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
It's Nikki Haley vs. Don Jr. for the soul of the GOP
Clare Proctor / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jacob Blake's father says son's paralyzed from waist down after police shooting in Kenosha — The police shooting of Jacob Blake, 29, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is drawing national attention, including this protest Monday in Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed by police earlier this year.
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Stephen Maturen / Reuters:
Wisconsin city center burns amid protests over police shooting of Black man
Wisconsin city center burns amid protests over police shooting of Black man
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Al Jazeera, Redstate, TheBlaze, en and Task & Purpose
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Fires in Kenosha Reflect Anger After Police Shooting of Jacob Blake
Fires in Kenosha Reflect Anger After Police Shooting of Jacob Blake
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Twitchy, The Root, The Post Millennial, The Daily Caller, CBS New York and Althouse
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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Los Angeles Times, Gothamist, Raw Story, The Week, Washington Post and CNBC
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
FDA commissioner says he overstated effects of virus therapy
FDA commissioner says he overstated effects of virus therapy
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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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David Frum / The Atlantic:
The Platform the GOP Is Too Scared to Publish — Republicans have decided not to publish a party platform for 2020. — This omission has led some to conclude that the GOP lacks ideas, that it stands for nothing, that it has shriveled to little more than a Trump cult. — This conclusion is wrong.
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National Review and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
Melania Trump is about to give her biggest speech in four years. The Trump campaign hopes she can be its secret weapon. — On the eve of her big speech headlining the second night of the Republican National Convention, first lady Melania Trump appeared in front of the White House to talk up her husband's record on women.
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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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Associated Press, AFP, The American Spectator, POLITICUSUSA and 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.
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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
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Gail Sheehy, Journalist, Author and Social Observer, Dies at 83 — In a raft of books, notably “Passages,” she examined cultural transformations as well as the interior lives of public figures. — Gail Sheehy, a journalist who plumbed the interior lives of public figures for clues …
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Variety
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump says he'll nominate Chad Wolf to be DHS secretary — President Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he will nominate acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf to be the permanent head of the agency. — Why it matters: It's been more than 500 days since a Senate-confirmed secretary led …
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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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.
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Martha Mendoza / Associated Press:
Redwoods survive wildfire at California's oldest state park — BOULDER CREEK, Calif. (AP) — When a massive wildfire swept through California's oldest state park last week it was feared many trees in a grove of old-growth redwoods, some of them 2,000 years old and among the tallest living things on Earth, may finally have succumbed.
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CBS San Francisco, CBS Sacramento and The Hill