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8:40 AM ET, August 28, 2020

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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
In photos: Over 1,000 Trump guests pack into White South lawn for RNC  —  President Trump will officially accept the Republican nomination for president before a crowd of more than 1,000 people on the White House South Lawn Thursday night.  Meanwhile, demonstrators gathered outside in Lafayette Park to protest his administration.
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Tom Cotton accuses Biden of aiding China's rise for 50 years
Tim Alberta / Politico:
What Donald Trump couldn't bring himself to say: Takeaways from RNC night 4
Discussion: CNN
Chris King / St. Louis American:
David Dorn's daughters oppose father's widow speaking at RNC  —  'She should not politicize our father's death for Trump's agenda'  —  David Dorn's daughters want it known that their late father did not support President Donald Trump and would not want his name or image to be used to further Trump's political agenda.
Discussion: Washington Post, ABC News, Vox and Breitbart
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
TV audience dips to 17.3 million on Night 3 of Republican convention
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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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Malign Fantasy of Donald Trump's Convention  —  Using the White House as his prop, the President makes war on Joe Biden, and pretends the pandemic is all but defeated.  —  For four years, Donald Trump has been asking us to believe the unbelievable, to accept the unthinkable, to replace harsh realities with simple fantasies.
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump — defiant and dark as ever — claims Biden would destroy America
Motoko Rich / New York Times:
Shinzo Abe, Japan's Longest-Serving Leader, to Resign Because of Illness  —  Mr. Abe has been prime minister for nearly eight consecutive years, a significant feat in a country accustomed to high turnover in the top job.  —  TOKYO — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan will resign because of ill health …
Discussion: The Diplomat and PanARMENIAN.Net
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CNN:
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns for health reasons  —  Tokyo (CNN)Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving Japanese prime minister in history, has resigned, citing health reasons.  —  “Even though there is one year to go in my tenure and there are challenges to be met …
Discussion: Sputnik News, Variety, Japan Times and UPI
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Giuliani slams de Blasio on NYC crime, warns Biden election would bring ‘lawlessness’  —  ‘Today, my city is in shock,’ he says  —  Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani slammed New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during the final night of the Republican National Convention …
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Angelica Stabile / Fox News:
Coons insists Biden finds police brutality ‘unacceptable,’ ‘is eager to debate Donald Trump’
Discussion: IJR and Breitbart
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Giuliani rails against Black Lives Matter, Antifa and De Blasio in RNC speech
Kristen Welker / NBC News:
Harris speech will ‘prosecute the case against Trump,’ aide says
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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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 …
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 …
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 …
Robert Tracinski / The Bulwark:
Biden Needs a Sister Souljah Month  —  Democrats need to convince voters that they really are against riots.  —  I suggested a little while ago that Joe Biden needs a Sister Souljah moment, a reference to an incident in the 1992 presidential campaign when Bill Clinton criticized a race-baiting black rapper.
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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 …
Michael Brendan Dougherty / National Review:
Against Self-Doubt  —  It took me until the last night, but I finally figured out the theme of this convention.  And it's not really “American Carnage 2.0.” The riots were mentioned but not by a yelling cop like Sheriff Clarke.  Instead, it was by Melania Trump.  —  There were some hard-edged messages at the RNC.
Emma Parry / The US Sun:
BUMMED OUT Melania Trump ‘refused to move to White House until the Obamas’ toilet had been ripped out & a new one installed'  —  MELANIA Trump refused to move into the White House until a new toilet was installed in the Obamas' former bedroom, according to a new book.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
In 2016, Trump Promised to Make America Safe Again.  He Failed.  —  At his convention acceptance speech in 2016, President Trump had a clear promise: “The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end.  Beginning on January 20th, 2017, safety will be restored.”
Saeed Shah / Wall Street Journal:
Chinese Covid-19 Vaccine Maker in Talks With Countries on Early Approval  —  Executive at CanSino Biologics says it is asking nations to agree to distribute vaccine before final phase of clinical trials is complete  —  A Chinese pharmaceutical maker is in talks with several countries …
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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Paul Krugman / New York Times:
April Was Trump's Cruelest Month
Michael Kranish / Washington Post:
Secretly recorded audio of Trump's sister prompts new call for investigation into his admission to Penn
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Nicole Gaudiano / Politico:
DeVos out of sight even as her signature school issue gets top billing at RNC
Discussion: Political Wire
Washington Post:
Congress left town and let jobless benefits lapse. Unemployed Americans say they won't forget it.
Discussion: Politico and Forbes
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
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