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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 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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Washington Post:
Jerry Falwell Jr. agrees to resign from Liberty University — Jerry Falwell Jr. has agreed to resign as president of Liberty University on Monday, according to a school official. The move came after a series of personal scandals rocked the evangelical university he has led since 2007.
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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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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.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Limited, Modified Jerry Falwell Hang Out
Limited, Modified Jerry Falwell Hang Out
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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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Eric Lach / New Yorker:
Kimberly Guilfoyle's High-Volume Trumpism at the Republican National Convention — The first hour or so of the Republican National Convention's prime-time lineup on Monday included dog whistles about defending “Western civilization,” shout-outs to the discredited covid-19 treatment hydroxychloroquine …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 …
Matthew Dowd / ABC News:
Where do we stand now that the DNC is over and the RNC begins?: ANALYSIS
Where do we stand now that the DNC is over and the RNC begins?: ANALYSIS
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Politico:
Republicans warn of chaos if Biden wins: Key moments from the convention's first night
Republicans warn of chaos if Biden wins: Key moments from the convention's first night
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Biden, Harris to get routine virus testing, a notable change
Biden, Harris to get routine virus testing, a notable change
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Matt Gaetz: “Biden knows failure”
Matt Gaetz: “Biden knows failure”
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Pompeo shattering precedent, sparking fury with RNC speech
Pompeo shattering precedent, sparking fury with RNC speech
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Donald Trump Jr.'s dark prediction: Silent majority could become “silenced majority”
Donald Trump Jr.'s dark prediction: Silent majority could become “silenced majority”
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Corpus Christi Caller-Times:
Poll: Joe Biden ends Democratic convention with 1-point lead over Donald Trump in Texas
Poll: Joe Biden ends Democratic convention with 1-point lead over Donald Trump in Texas
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Associated Press:
AP-NORC poll: Trump faces pessimism as GOP convention opens
AP-NORC poll: Trump faces pessimism as GOP convention opens
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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 …
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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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Dan Merica / CNN:
Michael Cohen to attack former boss Trump in ads for Democratic group
Michael Cohen to attack former boss Trump in ads for Democratic group
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USA Today:
I never thought I would leave the Republican Party, but I'm voting Biden-Harris this fall
I never thought I would leave the Republican Party, but I'm voting Biden-Harris this fall
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NBC News:
Biden creates ‘safe harbor’ for renegade Republicans who've dumped Trump
Biden creates ‘safe harbor’ for renegade Republicans who've dumped Trump
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Chandelis Duster / CNN:
More than two dozen former Republican lawmakers endorse Joe Biden on first day of GOP convention
More than two dozen former Republican lawmakers endorse Joe Biden on first day of GOP convention
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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 …
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.
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 …
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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
Full Analysis of Republican National Convention Night 1 Hide, Video
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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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Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Bill Barr Reportedly Pressed Rupert Murdoch To ‘Muzzle’ Trump Critic Judge Napolitano On Fox News — Napolitano called Trump's pressure on Ukraine's president to investigate baseless accusations against Joe Biden “criminal and impeachable.” — Attorney General William Barr met last year …
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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