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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 …
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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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Washington Monthly, Washington Post and Progress Pond
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
I Was Wrong About Trump. He Didn't Destroy the GOP, He Saved It
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National Review, Redstate, New York Times, Washington Post, Republican National Convention, Raw Story and Washington Times
Bridget Todd / We Are UltraViolet:
News Outlets: Don't help the GOP spread harmful disinformation. Tape delay the Republican National Convention
News Outlets: Don't help the GOP spread harmful disinformation. Tape delay the Republican National Convention
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Raw Story, Axios, The Hill and Washington Times, more at Mediagazer »
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
GOP Convention Scores First Night Hit [Updated]
GOP Convention Scores First Night Hit [Updated]
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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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Reason
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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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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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
NBC News:
Miles Taylor, other former and current admin officials form anti-Trump group
Miles Taylor, other former and current admin officials form anti-Trump group
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Axios
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Former Trump DHS officials launch anti-Trump group
Former Trump DHS officials launch anti-Trump group
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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
Fact check: First night of the Republican National Convention features more dishonesty than four nights of DNC
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Sean Hannity receives special White House access for Republican convention — New York (CNN Business)When representatives from all the major TV networks visited the White House's South Lawn on Monday, part of what's known as a “walkthrough” to prepare for President Trump's Thursday night speech there …
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USA Today:
I never promised you a rose garden: Melania Trump's renovation of a national treasure — On Tuesday, First Lady Melania Trump will address the Republican National Convention from the newly renovated Rose Garden at the White House, a personal project of hers.
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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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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Michael Hiltzik / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Thanks to Trump, the FDA just had the worst day in its history
Column: Thanks to Trump, the FDA just had the worst day in its history
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Axios, Wall Street Journal, NPR, Daily Kos and CNBC
Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Fact Check: CNN's Jake Tapper Falsely Claims Don Jr. Defended ‘Confederate’ Statues — CLAIM: Donald J. Trump Jr., said “keep the Confederate statues up” in his speech at the Republican National Convention. — VERDICT: FALSE. He specifically defended the “Founders” and defended “monuments” in general, not Confederate ones.
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Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Was Donald Trump, Jr. ‘coked out of his mind’ during RNC speech?
Was Donald Trump, Jr. ‘coked out of his mind’ during RNC speech?
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Althouse
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP distills its attack on Biden: He'll roll over for the left
The GOP distills its attack on Biden: He'll roll over for the left
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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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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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Associated Press:
Jacob Blake's dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting
Jacob Blake's dad says son left paralyzed by police shooting
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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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Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and Redstate
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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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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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump Has Now Moved $2.3 Million Of Campaign-Donor Money Into His Private Business — Senior editor at Forbes, covering Donald Trump's business. — Donald Trump continued to shift money from his donors to his business last month, as his reelection campaign paid his private companies for rent …
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
A Black Vice Mayor In Virginia Urged A Police Chief's Firing. Now She Faces Charges. — A white Portsmouth resident filed the charges against Lisa Lucas-Burke, who called for the ouster of city Police Chief Angela Greene. — A mounting political and racial controversy stemming …
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CNN:
GOP candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene spread conspiracies about Charlottesville and ‘Pizzagate’ — Trump praises GOP candidate despite her QAnon support — (CNN)In the years before she ran for office, GOP congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote two conspiracy-laden blog posts speculating …
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Political Wire, The Guardian and The Bulwark
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 …
Robert hagan / KREX:
New mail sorting machine at Grand Junction USPS annex thrown out — GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — *UPDATE* We reported Monday that a local USPS annex employee said a brand new mail sorting machine was being thrown out. We got that information from a viewer who called in, but there is more to the story.