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Washington Post:
Room rentals, resort fees and furniture removal: How Trump's company charged the U.S. government more than $900,000  —  The Secret Service had asked for a room close to the president.  But Mar-a-Lago said it was too late.  The room was booked.  Would agents like a room across the street from the president, instead?
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
White House says it is creating ‘very large’ dossier on Washington Post journalist and others  —  New York (CNN Business)The White House said in a story published Thursday that it was compiling a “very large” dossier on a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter and others who it said are a …
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Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
Man shot by Secret Service officer outside White House apparently was holding a comb, documents show  —  A man, who officials said had announced he was armed before he was shot by a Secret Service officer earlier in the month near the White House, was apparently holding a comb, according to new court documents.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump set to skewer Biden in convention address  —  President Donald Trump will unload on Joe Biden in a blistering convention speech Thursday night, according to two people familiar with the address.  —  Trump is expected to go after the former vice president on everything from the economy to trade.
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Aalok Kanani / Joe Biden for President:
Statement by Vice President Joe Biden on Donald Trump's America  —  Last night, Vice President Mike Pence stood before America and with a straight face said, “You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America.”  —  His proof?  —  The violence you're seeing in Donald Trump's America.
Discussion: Axios and The Post Millennial
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden is considering a modified return to the campaign trail after Labor Day
Kristen Welker / NBC News:
Harris speech will ‘prosecute the case against Trump,’ aide says
Clare Proctor / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, father says  —  “He can't go anywhere,” his father said, speaking of his son's paralysis.  “Why do you have him cuffed to the bed?”  —  When Jacob Blake's father visited him in the hospital Wednesday, he said his son was handcuffed to the bed.
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Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
Could A Backlash Against Black Lives Matter Hurt Biden?  The Two Don't Appear Linked So Far.  —  In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, the popularity of the Black Lives Matter movement skyrocketed.  By early June, 53 percent of registered voters said they supported the movement …
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
White supremacists and militias have infiltrated police across US, report says  —  A former FBI agent has documented links between serving officers and racist militant activities in more than a dozen states  —  White supremacist groups have infiltrated US law enforcement agencies in every region …
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
We Need to Talk About the GOP's ‘Black Friends’  —  The Republican National Convention has been all about using Black people to convince white people it's OK to vote for a bigot.  —  In between the lies and the fear mongering and the stories about having intimate conversations with Jesus …
Nina Agrawal / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. teacher flees home amid threats after wearing 'I can't breathe' T-shirt to online class
Discussion: The Root
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Is Kenosha a Warning for the Biden Campaign?
Discussion: The Bulwark Podcast
Adam Forrest / The Independent:
Trump had public meltdown over missed phone call from Putin, former No 10 aide says  —  ‘If Putin wants a call with me you just put him through,’ US president yelled according to Theresa May's former chief of staff  —  Donald Trump exploded with anger at one of his most senior aides …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement After Conversation with Trump Administration on COVID-19 Relief  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after a 25-minute phone conversation with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows about the need for coronavirus relief:
Discussion: Axios and Raw Story
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New York Times:
Tracking the Suspect in the Fatal Kenosha Shootings  —  Footage appears to show a teenager shooting three people during protests in Wisconsin.  We tracked his movements that night.  —  A teenager who walked among protesters in Kenosha, Wis., carrying a military-style semi-automatic rifle …
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Tess Owen / VICE:
Alleged Kenosha Killer Loved Cops, Guns, Trump, and ‘Triggering the Libs,’ Former Classmates Say  —  The 17-year-old was only enrolled at Lakes Community High School for a year but he left an impression.  —  TO  —  Kyle Rittenhouse loved cops, guns, President Trump, and “triggering the libs …
Leon Wolf / TheBlaze:
Charging Kyle Rittenhouse with first-degree murder is facially absurd​  —  The facts of the case simply don't fit that charge  —  Kyle Rittenhouse should not have been patrolling the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Tuesday night.  Whatever failures might have existed on the part …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
TV audience dips to 17.3 million on Night 3 of Republican convention  —  Viewing of the Republican National Convention dropped on Wednesday to 17.3 million people for the address by Vice President Mike Pence.  —  The figure provided by Nielsen is down 11% from the 19.4 million viewers …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump to raise $10M before his convention speech
Discussion: Axios, Politico and Reuters
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump DOJ Targets Democratic Governors For COVID-19 Outbreaks In Veterans Homes  —  “This really does smell,” said one former Civil Rights Division official who worries the Justice Department is weaponizing its power for political purposes.  —  President Donald Trump's top civil rights official …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl Accused of Starting a Voter Suppression Scheme  —  The notorious huckster is allegedly behind a robocall campaign clearly designed to spook people from voting by mail.  —  Michigan state officials are investigating a voter-suppression robocall allegedly tied to blundering conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman.
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Four Years Later, It's Still All About the Base  —  As the RNC convention comes to a close, the biggest question is whether it can give Pres. Trump the bounce he needs to catch up to former Vice President Joe Biden.  Trump came into the convention trailing the Democratic nominee by 8-9 points in national polling.
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“QAnon Is Batshit Crazy”: Lindsey Graham Talks TikTok, Online Conspiracies, and Why He's Sticking With Trump  —  The South Carolina senator, facing a tough reelection fight, recalls warning Trump not to shut down TikTok after getting calls from Hannity, Petraeus, and his niece …
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Trump appeal to delay subpoena for tax returns will fail: Manhattan DA  —  (Reuters) - Manhattan's top prosecutor told a federal appeals court on Thursday he should be allowed to enforce a subpoena for eight years of Donald Trump's tax returns, saying the U.S. president's appeal …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
New Hot-Mic Video: What Trump Told His Lawyer When He Didn't Know a Camera Was Rolling  —  For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones' newsletters.  —  On December 10, 2015, Donald Trump took time off from campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Turmoil consumes Chamber of Commerce as it backs Democrats  —  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is poised to endorse nearly two dozen freshmen House Democrats for reelection, triggering a revolt within the right-leaning organization and drawing fierce pushback from the group's powerful GOP donors.
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Biden is selling hand sanitizer with his Covid-19 plan printed on it.  —  Sometimes campaign stores are not just about selling merchandise.  Sometimes they are about making political statements.  —  That is what Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s campaign is doing with the release on Tuesday …
Akela Lacy / The Intercept:
Protesters in Multiple States Are Facing Felony Charges, Including Terrorism … Prosecutors and lawmakers in several states have responded to mass protests against police brutality by charging demonstrators with committing felonies, including terrorism charges.
Nick Statt / The Verge:
Ronald Reagan sends you to do war crimes in the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer  —  He's one of the new characters in the game  —  Activision and its development studios, Treyarch and Raven Software, debuted a new trailer for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War …
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Ryan Glasspiegel / OutKick:
Max Kellerman: Trump Base in SEC Seems Susceptible to Low Quality Information and Easy to Propagandize  —  Max Kellerman, speaking in a segment on First Take today about what all of the ongoing protests in the NBA and canceled practices mean in the NFL, said that President Donald Trump's base voters …
 
 
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 More Items: 
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
G.O.P. Convention Skims Over Trump's ‘Unfinished Business’ in Foreign Policy
Discussion: Politico
CREW:
Trump Has Made 500 Visits to His Properties While In Office
Discussion: Mother Jones
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Don Lemon Opens Up About CNN's Coverage of Trump, The Host He Watches on Fox News, and Protesting Racial Injustice on The Interview
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
Pence altered a biblical reference, changing ‘Jesus’ to the American flag in his convention speech
Discussion: Raw Story and The Nation
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Pence Delivers the Smallest Audience of GOP's Convention So Far
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Kanye West Is Breaking Campaign Finance Law and Keeping His GOP Backers a Secret
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
 Earlier Items: 
jsonline:
Kenosha County sheriff's 2018 comments that some people 'aren't worth saving' resurface after violence
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
CDC director walks back change in coronavirus testing guidelines
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Pelosi says Biden shouldn't debate Trump: 'I wouldn't legitimize a conversation with him'
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
2 George W. Bush Cabinet secretaries endorse Biden
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
States of Play: North Carolina
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs
 
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