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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
RNC Speaker Cancelled After Boosting QAnon Conspiracy Theory About Jewish Plot to Enslave the World — Mary Ann Mendoza, an “angel mom,” was set to speak on Tuesday night. But then she took to Twitter to encourage followers to read a thread about the Rothschilds.
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Washington Post:
Focus on Trump's official White House actions as part of Republican convention programming raises Hatch Act concerns — The decision by the Republican National Convention to feature President Trump conducting official business inside the White House underscores how he is leveraging the powers …
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Politico:
Trump shatters norms on second night of convention: Key moments — President Donald Trump staged a norm-busting show on the second night of the Republican National Convention, pardoning a convicted bank robber, hosting a naturalization ceremony, and providing a primetime platform to Americans …
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Melania Trump goes where other Republicans won't in convention address — Melania Trump pushed for racial unity during her keynote on the second night of the Republican National Convention, offering a far more conciliatory address than other speakers who used their lecterns to bombastically promote the president.
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Amanda Becker / The 19th:
On eve of suffrage centennial milestone, RNC to feature speaker supporting policies barring women from voting — Anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson has advocated for a head-of-household voting system that has historically barred women and people of color from casting ballots.
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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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Fox News:
Trump announces pardon of Jon Ponder ahead of GOP convention appearance — President Trump on Tuesday announced a pardon of Jon Ponder ahead of the convicted bank robber's appearance at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night. — Ponder, who founded the nonprofit Hope For Prisoners …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Brought out to bolster Trump's campaign, Pam Bondi offered numerous reminders of its flaws — Over the course of six minutes on Tuesday night, former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi was supposed to prosecute an airtight case against former vice president Joe Biden.
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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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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
Fact check: Sen. Rand Paul on Trump's Iraq War opposition — “Joe Biden voted for the Iraq War, which President Trump has long called the worst geopolitical mistake of our generation,” Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said on Tuesday night. — This is true, though it omits some key context.
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Trump's Convention Flops As Biden DNC Drew 3 Million More Viewers
Trump's Convention Flops As Biden DNC Drew 3 Million More Viewers
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Karol Markowicz / Spectator USA:
The most memorable RNC speakers are not the stars
Nancy Cook / Politico:
Republicans revel in Trump's prime-time convention surprises
Republicans revel in Trump's prime-time convention surprises
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Will Thorne / Variety:
Republican National Convention Night 1 Down on DNC in Early Numbers
Republican National Convention Night 1 Down on DNC in Early Numbers
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Melania Trump urges end to unrest, calls on country to ‘come together’ in convention address
Melania Trump urges end to unrest, calls on country to ‘come together’ in convention address
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Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Pompeo stirs up outrage among some diplomats over speech to RNC
Pompeo stirs up outrage among some diplomats over speech to RNC
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Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Pelosi calls Pompeo's convention address from Jerusalem ‘appalling’
Pelosi calls Pompeo's convention address from Jerusalem ‘appalling’
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump aims RNC speech at erasing memories of 2016
Melania Trump aims RNC speech at erasing memories of 2016
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
House Democrat opens investigation into Pompeo's RNC speech
House Democrat opens investigation into Pompeo's RNC speech
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Rick Wilson / The Daily Beast:
This Isn't a Convention—It's a Republican Funeral Pyre
This Isn't a Convention—It's a Republican Funeral Pyre
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Washington Post:
Trump uses powers of government in service of reelection, with pardoning and naturalization ceremonies
Trump uses powers of government in service of reelection, with pardoning and naturalization ceremonies
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Kyle Balluck / The Hill:
First night of GOP convention delivers nearly six times more views than start of Democrats' event on C-SPAN livestream
First night of GOP convention delivers nearly six times more views than start of Democrats' event on C-SPAN livestream
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
Political stunts, missed opportunities, and compassionate conservatism
Political stunts, missed opportunities, and compassionate conservatism
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Hillary Clinton to Biden: Don't concede if the election is close — Hillary Clinton is predicting Donald Trump's reelection effort will be a messy affair, and the former Democratic candidate has some advice for Joe Biden: If the race is close, don't concede.
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William Saletan / Slate:
The Republican Coronavirus Strategy: Lie About Everything
The Republican Coronavirus Strategy: Lie About Everything
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
If the case for Trump is strong, why isn't the truth good enough?
If the case for Trump is strong, why isn't the truth good enough?
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NBC News:
Full text of Donald Trump Jr.'s speech at the 2020 RNC
Full text of Donald Trump Jr.'s speech at the 2020 RNC
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
A loyalty test for the GOP, a reality test for the country
A loyalty test for the GOP, a reality test for the country
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Skyler Swisher / Sun-Sentinel:
Congressman's old social media posts about sex with 15-year-old girls, rape surface in South Florida re-election fight — South Florida Congressman Brian Mast joked about rape and referenced sex with 15-year-old girls in old Facebook comments to a friend who is now his campaign manager.
Kyle Hopkins / ProPublica:
Alaska's Attorney General Resigns Hours After We Published “Uncomfortable” Texts He Sent to a Younger Colleague — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — Alaska Attorney General Kevin …
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Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Aaron Coleman's Ex-Girlfriend Says He Slapped and Choked Her in the Past Year … When Taylor Passow first met Aaron Coleman last November, she was impressed by his drive and his passion for a better world. “I had never been with somebody who seemed so focused on a career, and how he wanted to change the country.
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Lindsay Beyerstein / Slate:
Nobody Is Entitled to Be an Elected Official
Nobody Is Entitled to Be an Elected Official
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
‘Obvious lie after obvious lie’: Biden campaign blasts RNC as ‘incoherent charade’ — WASHINGTON — The Democratic presidential nominee shared media fact checks on Tuesday about the GOP convention on health care, crime and COVID-19. — “Last night's incoherent charade was sad, underwhelming …
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Michael Starr Hopkins / The Hill:
Why Democrats cannot bank on moderate Republicans this year
Why Democrats cannot bank on moderate Republicans this year
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
Trump's “Shut It Down” Self-Own
Trump's “Shut It Down” Self-Own
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Washington Post:
Jerry Falwell Jr. confirms he has resigned as head of Liberty University — Jerry Falwell Jr. on Tuesday confirmed his resignation as president of Liberty University, ending back-to-back Falwell leadership eras at an evangelical institution that is a major power center for conservative Christians and politicians.
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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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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 …
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump's electoral vulnerabilities were visible in 2018, internal RNC report showed — President Trump's dimming reelection prospects were visible before the 2018 midterm elections, according to an internal Republican National Committee report seen by the Washington Examiner.
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Whip cracking, drinking and profanity-laced threats: Government office in charge of etiquette plagued by etiquette problems, watchdog finds — When the United States hosts foreign leaders and dignitaries, a little-known office at the State Department is in charge of sweating every detail …
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William Wan / Washington Post:
Natalie Harp said Trump saved her life. Experts doubt that's true. — Under the bright lights of the Republican National Convention on Monday night, California entrepreneur Natalie Harp said President Trump literally saved her life. — “When I failed the chemotherapies that were on the market …
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