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Aram Roston / Reuters:
Business partner of Falwells says affair with evangelical power couple spanned seven years  —  Giancarlo Granda says his sexual relationship with the Falwells began when he was 20.  He says he had sex with Becki Falwell while Jerry Falwell Jr, head of Liberty University and a staunch supporter of President Trump, looked on.
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Religion News Service:
Jerry Falwell resigns from Liberty University.  Again.  —  (RNS) — Jerry Falwell Jr., the embattled president of Liberty University and one of President Donald Trump's earliest and most vocal supporters, has withdrawn his resignation from the evangelical Christian university founded by his father.
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.
Discussion: The Week
Politico:
Falwell agreed to resign, then backtracked, Liberty University says  —  Jerry Falwell Jr. said he planned to resign Monday as president and chancellor of Liberty University only to backpedal on that decision several hours later after it had become public, according to a statement from the Christian university.
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.
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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.
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
RNC speakers paint California as a dangerous dystopia  —  Speakers at the Republican National Convention turned California into a dystopian punchline on Monday, portraying America's most populous state as a dangerous wasteland ruled by liberal politicians who are oblivious to public safety.
Discussion: The Week
Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
GOP warns of chaos, danger of Biden presidency: Live analysis  —  Good evening and welcome to POLITICO's Republican National Convention live chat.  —  We've got a great cast of reporters here tonight to talk about the first night of the GOP convention - and what it means for the general election.
Discussion: The Hill
Joanne Kenen / Politico:
RNC tries to rewrite pandemic history, casting Trump as decisive leader  —  The Republican National Convention put President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic front and center on opening night, depicting him as a decisive leader who marshaled resources …
Discussion: Breitbart and UPI
Matthew Dowd / ABC News:
Where do we stand now that the DNC is over and the RNC begins?:  ANALYSIS  —  ABC News Chief Political Analyst Matthew Dowd assesses what's been learned.  —  What have we learned and where do we stand today, after the Democratic National Convention, on the day the Republican National Convention begins?
Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Kimberly Guilfoyle's High-Volume Trumpism at the Republican National Convention
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Matt Gaetz: “Biden knows failure”
Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
Poll: Joe Biden ends Democratic convention with 1-point lead over Donald Trump in Texas
Discussion: The Hill
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Nikki Haley and Tim Scott Make Case for Trump on Convention Night 1
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The Republicans who won't be speaking at the convention, and what that says about the GOP
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 …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
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CNN:
Former RNC chair Michael Steele joins anti-Trump group  —  (CNN)Former chairman of the Republican National Committee Michael Steele is joining the Lincoln Project, a group of Republicans working to prevent President Donald Trump's re-election.  —  “Today is the day where things should matter …
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 …
NBC News:
Biden creates ‘safe harbor’ for renegade Republicans who've dumped Trump
David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
New York attorney general files legal action against Trump Organization, revealing state investigation into the company's financial dealings  —  The New York attorney general is investigating President Trump's private business for allegedly misleading lenders by inflating the value of its assets …
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Marianna Spring / BBC:
Man who believed virus was hoax loses wife to Covid-19  —  A Florida taxi driver, who believed false claims that coronavirus was a hoax, has lost his wife to Covid-19.  —  Brian Lee Hitchens and his wife, Erin, had read claims online that the virus was fabricated, linked to 5G or similar to the flu.
New York Times:
Republicans Nominate Trump at RNC, Who Flings Baseless Attacks at Biden  —  President Trump and his party engaged in sweeping revisionism about his management of the coronavirus pandemic, his record on race relations and much else.  And they painted a dystopian picture of what the nation would look like under a Biden administratio
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Full Analysis of Republican National Convention Night 1 Hide, Video
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
Jim Inhofe caught in decades-long corruption scandal to get government contracts to his close associates  —  Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) turns 86 this year, and it's unclear if he's forgotten the promise he made to his voters to root out corruption in Washington.
Wall Street Journal:
New Details of China's Efforts to Remove Critic in U.S. Revealed in Hawaii Court  —  Case details work of GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy, and the alleged fraud mastermind who paid him  —  A senior Chinese government official enlisted the help of a top fundraising official …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Megan Henney / Fox News:
McCloskeys, St. Louis gun-wielding couple, warn: ‘Your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats’ America'  —  The McCloskeys said the ‘radicals are not content just marching in the streets’  —  Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who garnered national media attention …
Reuters:
Exclusive: Fauci says rushing out a vaccine could jeopardize testing of others  —  CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top U.S. infectious diseases expert is warning that distributing a COVID-19 vaccine under special emergency use guidelines before it has been proved safe and effective in large trials …
Discussion: Gizmodo and Washington Post
 
 
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First-Time Gun Buyers Grow to Nearly 5 Million in 2020
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
DeJoy spars with Democrats: “Get me the billion and I'll put the machines in”
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Donald Trump Jr. Pictured at ‘We Build the Wall’ Event With Neo-Nazi Collaborator Jack Posobiec
Walter Shaub / CREW:
National Park Service Releases Trump Propaganda Video, In Violation of the Law
Jeffrey S. Solochek / Tampa Bay Times:
School reopening lawsuit: Judge rules in favor of Florida teachers
Discussion: Axios
The Times:
Pride, prejudice and a problem that struck at Corbyn's core
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