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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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Politico:
Trump hits back at Biden's accusation of ‘darkness in America’: Key moments — President Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday night, directly countering Joe Biden's own convention address, as the sound of racial justice protesters echoed in the background.
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Matthew Continetti / Washington Free Beacon:
A Trump In Full — President Trump accepted the Republican nomination Thursday night …
A Trump In Full — President Trump accepted the Republican nomination Thursday night …
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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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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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Charlie Mahtesian / Politico:
With the White House as a backdrop, Trump accepts GOP nomination: Live analysis
With the White House as a backdrop, Trump accepts GOP nomination: Live analysis
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Giuliani slams de Blasio on NYC crime, warns Biden election would bring ‘lawlessness’
Giuliani slams de Blasio on NYC crime, warns Biden election would bring ‘lawlessness’
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Aaron Morrison / Associated Press:
Black National Convention puts spotlight on police brutality
Black National Convention puts spotlight on police brutality
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The Daily Beast and The Root
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Giuliani rails against Black Lives Matter, Antifa and De Blasio in RNC speech
Giuliani rails against Black Lives Matter, Antifa and De Blasio in RNC speech
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Tom Cotton accuses Biden of aiding China's rise for 50 years
Tom Cotton accuses Biden of aiding China's rise for 50 years
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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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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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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
White House: Reporters Can't Even Ask How Much Taxpayer Money Trump Is Pocketing
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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
Man shot by Secret Service officer outside White House apparently was holding a comb, documents show
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Sputnik News
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.
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
3 winners and 4 losers from the final night of the Republican National Convention
3 winners and 4 losers from the final night of the Republican National Convention
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Townhall, The Nation and The Hill
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
TV audience dips to 17.3 million on Night 3 of Republican convention
TV audience dips to 17.3 million on Night 3 of Republican convention
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One America News Network
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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Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Widow of retired Black officer killed in St. Louis protest speaks at RNC
Widow of retired Black officer killed in St. Louis protest speaks at RNC
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Breitbart
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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NBC News:
Kamala Harris, citing ‘sickening’ Blake shooting, pledges to tackle police reform
Kamala Harris, citing ‘sickening’ Blake shooting, pledges to tackle police reform
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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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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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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 …
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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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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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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
No, BLM protesters didn't burn down a Black church in Kenosha
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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Praise for alleged Kenosha shooter proliferates on Facebook despite supposed ban — One fundraiser for Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was shared more than 17,700 times by groups with more than 3.9m aggregate followers — Fundraisers, messages of support and celebratory memes for the alleged Kenosha …
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Tess Owen / VICE:
Alleged Kenosha Killer Loved Cops, Guns, Trump, and ‘Triggering the Libs,’ Former Classmates Say
Alleged Kenosha Killer Loved Cops, Guns, Trump, and ‘Triggering the Libs,’ Former Classmates Say
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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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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.
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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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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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.
Angelica Stabile / Fox News:
Coons insists Biden finds police brutality ‘unacceptable,’ ‘is eager to debate Donald Trump’ — ‘Joe Biden has a long record on supporting appropriate community policing,’ Coons says — Some Democrats are becoming fed up with Joe Biden neglecting to more forcefully condemn police brutality …
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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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Washington Post:
Pence altered a biblical reference, changing ‘Jesus’ to the American flag in his convention speech — BALTIMORE — Vice President Pence closed out his speech before the Republican National Convention on Wednesday evening with a mash-up of Bible references, into which he inserted American symbols and ideals.
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