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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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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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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:
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.
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Pelosi not hopeful of resuming coronavirus relief negotiations
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The White House Says It's Assembling a “Dossier” on a Washington Post Reporter
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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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Kristen Welker / NBC News:
Harris speech will ‘prosecute the case against Trump,’ aide says — Just hours before Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech tonight, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris, is expected to unleash her harshest criticism yet of the president and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Aalok Kanani / Joe Biden for President:
Statement by Vice President Joe Biden on Donald Trump's America
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Pence altered a biblical reference, changing ‘Jesus’ to the American flag in his convention speech
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Biden to troll Trump with 2-minute ad set to run during renomination speech
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
What if Facebook Is the Real ‘Silent Majority’? — Right-wing influencers are dominating the political discussion on Facebook, raising questions about whether it will translate into electoral success in November. — Listen, liberals. If you don't think Donald Trump can get re-elected in November …
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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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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 …
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Is Kenosha a Warning for the Biden Campaign?
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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 …
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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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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News host Tucker Carlson stuns with comment on Kenosha shootings
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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 …
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Leon Wolf / TheBlaze:
Charging Kyle Rittenhouse with first-degree murder is facially absurd
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New York Times:
Tracking the Suspect in the Fatal Kenosha Shootings
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
Viral pro-Trump tweets came from fake African American spam accounts, Twitter says — Twitter has taken action to stop a spam operation that pushed messages from fake accounts about Black people abandoning the Democratic Party. — The company removed two fake accounts and deleted the account …
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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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Walmart Joins Microsoft's Pursuit of TikTok — Microsoft bid seen as front-runner for potential deal that could be announced within a week; TikTok asking $30 billion for its U.S. operations — The race to capture TikTok's U.S. operations took a sharp turn on Thursday …
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
TikTok Is Said to Wrestle With Two Competing Offers
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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.
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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 …
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Nina Agrawal / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. teacher flees home amid threats after wearing 'I can't breathe' T-shirt to online class
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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.
Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden plans modified return to campaign trail — Joe Biden announced plans on Thursday to start traveling to swing states, promising not to violate “state rules about how many people can in fact assemble.” — Why it matters: Biden's announcement comes after Axios first reported that the campaign …
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Mark Salter / Washington Post:
Why dozens of John McCain aides, including me, are endorsing Joe Biden
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Over 100 Ex-Staff Members for John McCain Endorse Joe Biden
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Brandon Ambrosino / Politico:
‘She was the aggressor’: Former Liberty student alleges sexual encounter with Becki Falwell — A former Liberty University student says Becki Falwell, the wife of the university's then-President Jerry Falwell Jr., jumped into bed with him and performed oral sex on him while he stayed …
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Former Army Green Beret confessed to contact with Russian intelligence, feds say — A former Army Green Beret accused of conspiring to spy for Russia admitted to contacts with Russian intelligence agents in a written statement in the past year, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
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 …
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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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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.
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 …
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