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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:
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
White House: Reporters Can't Even Ask How Much Taxpayer Money Trump Is Pocketing — President Trump has engaged in flagrant corruption by retaining control of his private business empire while holding public office and refusing to disclose his financial information.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
Man shot by Secret Service officer outside White House apparently was holding a comb, documents show
Man shot by Secret Service officer outside White House apparently was holding a comb, documents show
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Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The White House Says It's Assembling a “Dossier” on a Washington Post Reporter
The White House Says It's Assembling a “Dossier” on a Washington Post Reporter
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Washington Post, Raw Story and Forbes
Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Pelosi not hopeful of resuming coronavirus relief negotiations
Pelosi not hopeful of resuming coronavirus relief negotiations
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Roll Call, Talking Points Memo and Reuters
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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Politico:
Trump's lightning-rod aides get primetime billing: Key moments from the final night — President Donald Trump will formally accept the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday night, breaking norms by doing so from a packed White House lawn during a pandemic.
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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.
Could A Backlash Against Black Lives Matter Hurt Biden? The Two Don't Appear Linked So Far.
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Fox News, National Review, Washington Times, Snopes.com and Washington Free Beacon
Kristen Welker / NBC News:
Harris speech will ‘prosecute the case against Trump,’ aide says
Harris speech will ‘prosecute the case against Trump,’ aide says
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
We Need to Talk About the GOP's ‘Black Friends’
We Need to Talk About the GOP's ‘Black Friends’
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Aalok Kanani / Joe Biden for President:
Statement by Vice President Joe Biden on Donald Trump's America
Statement by Vice President Joe Biden on Donald Trump's America
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Biden to troll Trump with 2-minute ad set to run during renomination speech
Biden to troll Trump with 2-minute ad set to run during renomination speech
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Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Is Kenosha a Warning for the Biden Campaign?
Is Kenosha a Warning for the Biden Campaign?
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Clare Proctor / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, father says — Jacob Blake's father, also named Jacob Blake, speaks at a press conference Tuesday afternoon. On Thursday, Blake's father said his son has been handcuffed to his hospital bed. Pat Nabong/Sun-Times — “He can't go anywhere,” …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Fox News host Tucker Carlson stuns with comment on Kenosha shootings
Fox News host Tucker Carlson stuns with comment on Kenosha shootings
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Sam Levin / The Guardian:
White supremacists and militias have infiltrated police across US, report says
White supremacists and militias have infiltrated police across US, report says
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Ciara O'Rourke / @politifact:
No, BLM protesters didn't burn down a Black church in Kenosha
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Instead of Evolving as President, Trump Has Bent the Job to His Will — In a 40-minute phone call this week, Mr. Trump struggled to describe how he has changed in office. “I think I've just become more guarded than I was four years ago,” he said. — WASHINGTON — For a man on the edge of history …
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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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 …
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 …
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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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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Praise for alleged Kenosha shooter proliferates on Facebook despite supposed ban
Praise for alleged Kenosha shooter proliferates on Facebook despite supposed ban
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Leon Wolf / TheBlaze:
Charging Kyle Rittenhouse with first-degree murder is facially absurd
Charging Kyle Rittenhouse with first-degree murder is facially absurd
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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 …
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden snags ‘Keep America Great’ domain in latest act of Trump trolling — After trolling Republicans throughout their convention, the Biden campaign has pulled its final act of the week: acquiring the web domain KeepAmericaGreat.com. — When Trump launched his reelection campaign last year …
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Marlene Lenthang / Daily Mail:
Wisconsin AG reveals police recovered a knife from the driver's side floor of Jacob Blake's car and says ONE cop shot him seven times as they responded to 911 call from Blake's girlfriend — Jacob Blake, the black man shot in the back seven times by Wisconsin police, had a knife in his posession …
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CNN:
Top White House officials dismiss significance of NBA boycotts
Top White House officials dismiss significance of NBA boycotts
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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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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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Nina Agrawal / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. teacher flees home amid threats after wearing 'I can't breathe' T-shirt to online class — On the first day of class at El Camino Real Charter High School, an English teacher appeared before her ninth-grade students online wearing a T-shirt with the words “I can't breathe” written across the front in big block letters.
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David Byler / Washington Post:
The GOP is strapped to a ticking time bomb — The Republican Party's intellectual crisis was on full display during the GOP convention. On Monday, the party announced that it wouldn't publish a new platform: Instead, its members promised to support “the President's America-first agenda” and threw out some half-baked bullet points.
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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.
USA Today:
Pence and Republicans used to be pro-life. Now they are pro-afterlife. — Last night Vice President Pence accepted his party's nomination for vice president at the Republican National Convention, which prompts the question: What is the point of Pence? — Donald Trump picked Pence …
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
TikTok Is Said to Wrestle With Two Competing Offers — The sale of the video app's U.S. operations is entering its final stages, with two groups having submitted bids. — SAN FRANCISCO — The race to buy TikTok's U.S. operations has entered its final stages, with two groups submitting bids …
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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