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11:26 AM ET, August 26, 2020

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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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: ‘This is absolutely not how it works’  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  OK, SORRY ... WE KNOW the convention was Tuesday night, but this was too good to bury.  THE USPS is looking for a VP of government affairs and public policy.  It might be smart to poke around …
Discussion: New York Times, Daily Kos and Politico
David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Why the Fuck is the Secretary of State Talking, From Israel, at the Republican National Convention?  —  Violating norms, standards, ethical guidelines, rules, laws and common sense is nothing new for Pompeo, but his speech Tuesday night will break new ground.  —  BEAST INSIDE
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 …
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 …
CNN:
Republicans' fake feminism might have worked
Discussion: The Guardian
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Kayleigh McEnany to share personal story in Republican National Convention address
Discussion: The Hill
Karol Markowicz / Spectator USA:   The most memorable RNC speakers are not the stars
Rebecca Ballhaus / Wall Street Journal:
Melania Trump, Mike Pompeo and a Pardon: Takeaways From the RNC's Second Night
Discussion: Washington Post and Roll Call
Stuart Anderson / Forbes:
A Review Of Trump Immigration Policy
Discussion: Raw Story
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jsonline:
2 shot dead and 1 injured in Kenosha during protests; police looking for man armed with a long gun  —  Kenosha Police said early Wednesday morning that two people had been shot and killed and a third injured during protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake; authorities were looking for a man armed with a long gun.
Washington Post:
Two dead and one wounded in Kenosha shootings during Jacob Blake protests  —  KENOSHA, Wis. — Two people were killed and one was seriously wounded by gunfire late Tuesday at a protest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake Jr., Kenosha police said early Wednesday.
jsonline:
White House says Gov. Tony Evers turned down federal help to quell Kenosha disturbances  —  White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Tuesday night that Gov. Tony Evers turned down an offer of federal help from President Donald Trump to help quell the outbreak of violence in Kenosha.
Discussion: The Hill and Althouse
Star Tribune:
2 people shot to death during protest over Kenosha shooting  —  KENOSHA, Wis. — Two people were shot to death and another was wounded during a third night of protests in Kenosha over the police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake, and authorities Wednesday hunted for a possible vigilante seen …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Snopes.com
Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Coronavirus concerns fall and Trump approval ticks higher in swing states, CNBC/Change Research poll finds  — Serious concerns about the coronavirus fell in six 2020 swing states, while approval of President Donald Trump's handling of Covid-19 rose, according to a new CNBC/Change Research poll.
Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
Yale Law Professor Jed Rubenfeld Has Been Suspended for Sexual Harassment  —  On Monday morning, members of the Yale Law School faculty received a terse message from their provost informing them that Professor Jed Rubenfeld “will leave his position as a member of the YLS faculty for a two-year period …
Fredrick Kunkle / Washington Post:
Protesters target D.C. diners, triggering backlash after heckling woman  —  Lauren Victor refused to go along with raising her fist — although she supports the movement  —  A demonstration that began Monday evening in the District to protest the shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin wound …
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The BLM Mob Doesn't Just Want You To Raise Your Fist, It Wants To Rule You
Axios:
How Trump could pull off another upset  —  It feels like August of 2016 all over again.  Polls show Donald Trump losing big.  Pundits proclaim he can't win.  Reporters sneer at Trump voters on Twitter and cable.  —  Why it matters: There are several signs that should give the Trump-is-toast self-assured pause.
Discussion: Reuters, The Week, Al Jazeera and Raw Story
Washington Post:
Lewd cheerleader videos, sexist rules: Ex-employees decry Washington's NFL team workplace  —  In “Beauties on the Beach,” the official video chronicling the making of the Washington NFL team's 2008 cheerleader swimsuit calendar, the women frolic in the sand, rave about their custom bikinis …
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.
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
They tried to get Trump to care about right-wing terrorism.  He ignored them.  —  Elizabeth Neumann spent March 13 and 14 of 2019 at a conference in the picturesque Spanish port city of Málaga.  The topic: terrorism.  Western leaders were deeply worried about the dangers foreign …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Fort Hood soldier likely found dead, attorney says, after disappearance, sexual assault claims  —  A soldier assigned to Fort Hood who was missing was likely found dead on Tuesday, his family's attorney said, adding to the toll of soldiers at the Texas installation who have vanished or died in recent months.
Katherine J. Wu / New York Times:
C.D.C. Now Says People Without Covid-19 Symptoms Do Not Need Testing  —  The revision prompted confusion and alarm from experts, who called the move “potentially dangerous.”  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly modified its coronavirus testing guidelines this week …
Discussion: CNN, ABC News and Gothamist
U.S. Department of Commerce:
Commerce Department Adds 24 Chinese Companies to the Entity List for Helping Build Military Islands in the South China Sea  —  The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) in the Department of Commerce (Commerce) added 24 Chinese companies to the Entity List for their role in helping …
Discussion: Bloomberg
 
 
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Lincoln Project co-founder predicts Trump will lose New Hampshire
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and The Hill
ProPublica:
Hundreds of Thousands of Nursing Home Residents May Not Be Able to Vote in November Because of the Pandemic
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
RNC Speaker Facing Federal Charges Of Insider Trading
Discussion: CNBC
Paul Kane / Washington Post:
Senate GOP incumbents caught in a vise — not Trumpian enough for president's backers, too loyal for other voters
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News
Politico:
How Mike Pence slowed down the coronavirus response
Discussion: Raw Story
Hans von Spakovsky / The American Mind:
Democrats Versus the Vote
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Caleb Parke / Fox News:
Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron, after RNC speech, ensures justice against ‘lawlessness and chaos’
Discussion: IJR and Breitbart
 Earlier Items: 
Paige Winfield Cunningham / Washington Post:
The Health 202: British schools reopened with little covid-19 spread, new data show
Discussion: The Daily Beast, Vox and The Week
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Democracy without Integrity Is Impossible
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Eric Felten / RealClearInvestigations:
Top Kerry Aide, Key Conduit for Steele Dossier, Once Worked for Russian Oligarch, as Did Its Author
Discussion: Real Clear Politics
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Trump is hosting the Greatest Reality Show on Earth
Discussion: Power Line
William Wan / Washington Post:
Natalie Harp said Trump saved her life. Experts doubt that's true.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal, IJR and Reason
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Aaron Coleman's Ex-Girlfriend Says He Slapped and Choked Her in the Past Year