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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: More than 100 Bush-McCain-Romney alums go for Biden — DRIVING THE DAY — IT'S THURSDAY, and President DONALD TRUMP will close the Republican convention this evening from the White House. And, as the GOP seeks to rally around TRUMP 68 DAYS before Election Day, here's what the world looks like:
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Over 100 Ex-Staff Members for John McCain Endorse Joe Biden — The group endorsement of Mr. Biden is the latest effort from anti-Trump Republicans to lure conservatives and moderates away from the president, who often clashed with the former Arizona senator.
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Wall Street Journal:
Immigrants in Trump-Led Ceremony Didn't Know They Would Appear at RNC — Two women say they didn't mind being featured as they became citizens; critics accuse president of using them, politicizing government functions — Sudha Narayanan and Neimat Awadelseid looked forward to Tuesday …
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New York Times:
How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin — As residents see fires and looting, some worry that local Democratic leaders are failing to keep control of the situation. — John Geraghty, a 41-year-old worker in a tractor factory, has barely paid attention to the presidential race or the conventions.
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Mark Salter / Washington Post:
Why dozens of John McCain aides, including me, are endorsing Joe Biden — Mark Salter served as a staff aide and speechwriter for Sen. John McCain. — This week, I joined more than 100 aides of the late Sen. John McCain, including former chiefs of staff, senior legislative and campaign workers …
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Townhall, POLITICUSUSA, Data For Progress, American Greatness and Spectator USA
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
'It's playing into Trump's hands': Dems fear swing-state damage from Kenosha unrest
'It's playing into Trump's hands': Dems fear swing-state damage from Kenosha unrest
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National Review and Fox News
Politico:
Bush, McCain and Romney presidential staffers unite behind effort to elect Joe Biden
Bush, McCain and Romney presidential staffers unite behind effort to elect Joe Biden
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Mediaite, American Greatness, POLITICUSUSA and Real Clear Politics
McCain Alums / McCain Alums for Joe Biden:
McCain Alums endorse Joe Biden for President
McCain Alums endorse Joe Biden for President
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Fox News, POLITICUSUSA, IJR, The Hill and 43 Alumni for Biden
BuzzFeed News:
The Kenosha Shooting Suspect Was In The Front Row Of A Trump Rally In January — The law-enforcement obsessed 17-year-old who was charged with shooting and killing two people and injuring another in Kenosha during protests for Jacob Blake appeared in the front row at a Donald Trump rally in January.
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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 …
Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed News:
RNC Video Showing Rioters In “Biden's America” Is Actually Spain
RNC Video Showing Rioters In “Biden's America” Is Actually Spain
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Reason and Talking Points Memo
Dan Mihalopoulos / NPR:
Kenosha Shooting Suspect Fervently Supported ‘Blue Lives,’ Joined Local Militia
Kenosha Shooting Suspect Fervently Supported ‘Blue Lives,’ Joined Local Militia
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Mashable
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
An inescapable echo between Trump's campaign rhetoric and the deaths of protesters in Kenosha
An inescapable echo between Trump's campaign rhetoric and the deaths of protesters in Kenosha
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: Trump and GOP go all in on law-and-order message as Kenosha protests continue
Power Up: Trump and GOP go all in on law-and-order message as Kenosha protests continue
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CNN:
Pence reinvents Trump's presidency on a disorienting night of crises — (CNN)Only voters can decide the political fate of Donald Trump. But the evidence of a dark, dispiriting election year suggests unequivocally that the President has failed to find answers equal to the magnitude …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
3 takeaways from the third night of the Republican National Convention
3 takeaways from the third night of the Republican National Convention
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway: Hurricane adds uncertainty to Trump speech
Kellyanne Conway: Hurricane adds uncertainty to Trump speech
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Axios:
Trump's former spy chief: Being called a “nationalist” is not an insult
Trump's former spy chief: Being called a “nationalist” is not an insult
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Washington Post, Politico, Breitbart and ABC News
New York Times:
Republicans Insist Only Trump Can Stop This Chaos. But He's in Charge Now.
Republicans Insist Only Trump Can Stop This Chaos. But He's in Charge Now.
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Issues & Insights, Fox News, Forbes, ABC News and Breitbart
David Harsanyi / National Review:
‘Factcheckers’ Keep Lying about Biden's Abortion Position
‘Factcheckers’ Keep Lying about Biden's Abortion Position
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Washington Examiner, The Week and Talking Points Memo
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Pence addresses Kenosha in RNC speech: “The violence must stop”
Pence addresses Kenosha in RNC speech: “The violence must stop”
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Paul Wiseman / Associated Press:
More than 1 million Americans file for unemployment, again — FILE - In this April 30 ,2020 file photo, a barber shop shows closed and hiring sign during the COVID-19 in Chicago. On Thursday, Aug. 27, just over 1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week …
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Another million applied for jobless benefits as coronavirus pandemic's economic toll rises
Another million applied for jobless benefits as coronavirus pandemic's economic toll rises
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The Week
Sarah Chaney / Wall Street Journal:
Unemployment Claims Remain Historically High
Unemployment Claims Remain Historically High
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The Daily Caller
Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News:
China Secretly Built A Vast New Infrastructure To Imprison Muslims — China rounded up so many Muslims in Xinjiang that there wasn't enough space to hold them. Then the government started building. — Copy … China has secretly built scores of massive new prison and internment camps …
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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.
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Alex Nitzberg / Just The News:
Wisconsin authorities say there was knife in Jacob Blake's vehicle — Blake admitted he had a knife in his possession, which was found in the driver's side floorboard, police say. — Jacob Blake, the man wounded by a police officer In Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday, had a knife in his car …
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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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Axios, The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump calls for drug tests before Biden debate — President Trump says he will call for drug tests for both former Vice President Joe Biden and himself before the first candidates' debate on Sept. 29. In an Oval Office interview Wednesday, the president expressed suspicion at what he said was a sudden …
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Des Moines Register:
Iowa counties can't set up drop box systems for absentee ballots, secretary of state says — The Iowa Secretary of State's Office says county auditors cannot set up drop boxes to accept absentee ballots this fall — something several auditors say they did during this year's primary election.
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Lawfare
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff / New York Magazine:
Melania Trump's Ex-BFF Tells (Almost) All An insider's account of falling out with the First Lady. — Excerpted from Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With the First Lady, by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff — I'd heard Melania Trump speak before. But I'd never heard her sound like this.
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Facebook chose not to act on militia complaints before Kenosha shooting — Multiple users reported the account for inciting violence, but were told it did not violate platform policy — In the wake of an apparent double murder Tuesday night in Kenosha, Facebook has faced a wave of scrutiny …
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HuffPost:
Trump's White House Convention May Be Coercing Staffers Into Violating The Hatch Act — While Trump is exempt from the law banning political activity by government workers in government facilities, hundreds of White House employees are not. — WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump's insistence …
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Doreen St. Félix / New Yorker:
The Special Hypocrisy of Melania Trump's Speech at the Republican National Convention
The Special Hypocrisy of Melania Trump's Speech at the Republican National Convention
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New Republic
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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Raw Story
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Why This Pro-Life Conservative Is Voting for Biden — Since I announced publicly that I will be voting for Joe Biden in November, I've received a few communications from puzzled readers. “How can you, a supposedly pro-life woman, support someone who believes in killing babies?”
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New Republic, Raw Story and Politico
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Trump says election workers, not USPS, could lead to 2020 miscount — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is shifting his focus from the U.S. Postal Service in his concerns about potential fraud in mail-in voting, claiming problems with mailed ballots lie with local elections officials who are “going to count them wrong.”
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James Arkin / Politico:
‘Still a fresh wound’: 2016 loss fuels Senate Democrats' 2020 takeover strategy — Even as the environment looks optimistic for Democrats in the Senate, the party is focusing resources on a core group of races. — In one of this year's top Senate races, Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is trying to oust Sen. Steve Daines.
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