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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Times:
How Has Donald Trump Survived? — DONALD TRUMP V. THE UNITED STATES — Inside the Struggle to Stop a President — When a Republican-led Senate committee issued a nearly 1,000-page report in mid-August that detailed the prodigious extent of the contacts between Russian officials and members …
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Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Newsbusters and Vanity Fair
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Trump urges keeping tax returns away from Manhattan's top prosecutor — NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday urged a federal appeals court on Monday not to let Manhattan's top prosecutor get eight years of his tax returns, saying the handover would cause him irreparable harm.
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Political Wire, Axios, Associated Press, Breitbart and One America News Network
Martin J. Sheil / Just Security:
Does Cy Vance Already Have the Trump Organization Tax Returns? — This term, the Supreme Court declined President Donald Trump's attempts to shield personal financial records from congressional and judicial subpoena. The ruling's impacts on executive powers and attorney-client privilege …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
House mounts last-ditch bid for Trump's financial records
House mounts last-ditch bid for Trump's financial records
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Washington Post, Raw Story and Roll Call
Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Man under investigation in fatal shooting of right-wing demonstrator in Portland was outside mayor's condo night before with daughter — Michael Reinoehl in front of Ted Wheelers residence, August 28, 2020 — Michael Forest Reinoehl, the 48-year-old man under investigation …
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CANNONFIRE, Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Man under investigation in fatal shooting after pro-Trump rally allegedly took loaded gun to earlier Portland protest
Man under investigation in fatal shooting after pro-Trump rally allegedly took loaded gun to earlier Portland protest
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Man suspected in deadly Portland shooting calls himself ‘100% ANTIFA’
Man suspected in deadly Portland shooting calls himself ‘100% ANTIFA’
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The Federalist, The Gateway Pundit, The US Sun, Breitbart, Reason and The Post Millennial
Joe Barrett / Wall Street Journal:
Police Investigating Antifa Supporter Michael Reinoehl in Portland Shooting
Police Investigating Antifa Supporter Michael Reinoehl in Portland Shooting
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The Daily Caller
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Biden: Trump is “rooting for chaos” — Joe Biden on Monday gave his most forceful counterargument to President Trump on the issue of law and order, arguing in Pittsburgh there would be more violence in America if the president is re-elected. — What he's saying: “You know me. You know my heart.
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Charles Creitz / Fox News:
Trump blasts Portland leaders as ‘terrible,’ ‘incompetent’ after latest violence, says residents ‘tired of it’
Trump blasts Portland leaders as ‘terrible,’ ‘incompetent’ after latest violence, says residents ‘tired of it’
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Politico, The Hill, Political Wire, Deadline, IJR and National Review
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's rhetoric about Joe Biden and violence doesn't make sense
Trump's rhetoric about Joe Biden and violence doesn't make sense
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New York Post, Breitbart, The Hill, Just The News, Daily Kos, ABC News, The Daily Beast, One America News Network, Politico, CNBC, Townhall, Reuters and Mediaite
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Joe Biden smacks down Trump in Pittsburgh
Joe Biden smacks down Trump in Pittsburgh
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Associated Press, New York Times, NBC News, Fox Business, The Hill, Breitbart, Townhall, Raw Story, Fox News, CBS Pittsburgh, Consequence of Sound and Just The News
Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Biden blames Trump for “stoking violence in our cities” in Pittsburgh speech
Biden blames Trump for “stoking violence in our cities” in Pittsburgh speech
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CNN, Politico, Mother Jones, Washington Times, Fox News, Al Jazeera, The Gateway Pundit, Daily Kos, The Daily Caller, Snopes.com, Redstate, Twitchy, Crooked Media and New York Post
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
Journalist Quits Kenosha Paper in Protest of Its Jacob Blake Rally Coverage — Daniel Thompson, an editor at The Kenosha News, resigned over a headline that highlighted a speaker who made a threat during a peaceful protest. — A journalist resigned on Saturday from his job at The Kenosha News …
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Axios, Redstate, CNBC and The Gateway Pundit
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
As Trump's popularity slips in latest Military Times poll, more troops say they'll vote for Biden — The latest Military Times poll shows a continued decline in active-duty service members' views of President Donald Trump and a slight but significant preference for former Vice President Joe Biden …
Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
White House privately warned states of Covid-19 ‘red zone’ threat, records show — Senior Trump administration officials in June privately warned seven states about dangerous coronavirus outbreaks that put them in the highest risk “red zone” while publicly dismissing concerns about a second wave of Covid-19 …
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Washington Times, The Hill, Roll Call, Fox News and Political Wire
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House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis:
Select Subcommittee Releases Eight Weeks Of Coronavirus Task Force Reports Kept Secret By The White House
Select Subcommittee Releases Eight Weeks Of Coronavirus Task Force Reports Kept Secret By The White House
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UPI, Axios and GovExec.com
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Barr's removal of career national security official, weeks before election, raises concerns — A little-known office in the Justice Department has lost its long-time chief. — Current and former national security officials are raising concerns over Attorney General William Barr's recent decision …
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The Guardian, Daily Kos and Political Wire
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
U.S. Faces A ‘Perfect Storm’ Of Political Violence Heading Into November Election — There have been nearly 11,000 demonstrations in the U.S. this summer — as well as a rising tide of state repression and vigilante violence. — Law enforcement and other authorities used force while intervening …
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Marlow Stern / The Daily Beast:
John Oliver Rips Tucker Carlson, Trump, and the McCloskeys Over Kenosha Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse
John Oliver Rips Tucker Carlson, Trump, and the McCloskeys Over Kenosha Shooting Suspect Kyle Rittenhouse
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Mediaite, Contemptor and Breitbart
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
HHS bids $250 million contract meant to ‘defeat despair and inspire hope’ on coronavirus — As the presidential election fast approaches, the Department of Health and Human Services is bidding out a more than $250 million contract to a communications firm as it seeks to “defeat despair and inspire hope” …
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Financial Times
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
From students to our coach, one last huge hug for Big John Thompson — From the front row of the Seattle Kingdome on April 2, 1984, Georgetown students felt like we too were being hugged by John Thompson Jr. — First, the huge coach hugged Fred Brown, the hug that brought a great story full circle.
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ESPN, WJLA-TV and The Daily Caller
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Alice Johnson Accosted By Demonstrators Outside White House — Alice Johnson was accosted by demonstrators outside the White House following her appearance at the Republican National Convention (RNC), the Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
PPP Poll: Georgia's a toss-up in White House race
PPP Poll: Georgia's a toss-up in White House race
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Political Wire
New York Times:
In Steve Bannon Case, Prosecutors Have ‘Voluminous’ Emails — Documents found in email accounts will be used to help link the president's former aide to a fraudulent scheme to build a border wall, the government said. — Federal prosecutors have seized “voluminous” emails and other communications …
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Political Wire, NBC New York, ABC News and ABC30
Washington Post:
New Trump pandemic adviser pushes controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategy, worrying public health officials — One of President Trump's top medical advisers is urging the White House to embrace a controversial “herd immunity” strategy to combat the pandemic, which would entail allowing …
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Media Matters for America, Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Vanity Fair, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
E.P.A. Relaxes Rules Limiting Toxic Waste From Coal Plants — The agency weakened Obama-era rules meant to keep metals and other pollution out of rivers and streams, saving industry tens of millions of dollars. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday relaxed strict Obama-era standards …
Randall Roberts / Los Angeles Times:
Mark Mothersbaugh nearly died from COVID-19. FaceTiming with his family kept him alive — As Mark Mothersbaugh lay in a Cedars-Sinai hospital bed in early June after contracting the novel coronavirus, a ventilator tube snaking into his throat to help him breathe, the Devo cofounder …
New York Times:
Trump Books Keep Coming, and Readers Can't Stop Buying — White House memoirs, journalistic exposés, full-throated defenses of the president: Publishers are producing books for every partisan and wondering if the gravy train ends on Election Day. — Since it was released in May …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Hawaii Businesswoman Pleads Guilty to Facilitating Back-channel Lobbying Campaign to Drop 1MDB Investigation and Remove a Foreign National to China — An American businesswoman with international ties pleaded guilty today for her role in facilitating an unregistered lobbying campaign …
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Associated Press
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent — Edward Markey, 74, entered Congress before Joseph Kennedy III was born. But in their Senate race he has harnessed the energy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the ascendant left, much to Mr. Kennedy's frustration.
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Washington Times, Fox News and Politico
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's vile tweetstorm reveals the ugly core of his ‘law and order’ campaign — “Law and order” without the rule of law is neither “law” nor “order.” And any news organization that uncritically describes President Trump's reelection campaign as premised on “law and order” appeals …
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New Republic and Politico
Good Morning America:
Melania's ex-friend: Trump family tainted by ‘deceit, deception’ — “It was amateur hour then, and it's amateur hour now,” said Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, formerly a close friend of Melania Trump.
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ABC News, The Daily Caller, The Hill, IJR, Mercury News, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
Ashe Schow / The Daily Wire:
EXCLUSIVE: Man Arrested For Stalking, Threatening Devin Nunes' Wife, An Elementary School Teacher — A California man was arrested earlier this month for sending threatening messages to Elizabeth Nunes, wife of Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA), who is the ranking member on the powerful House Intelligence committee …
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TheBlaze
Peter Jamison / Washington Post:
A 26-year-old film editor's descent into coronavirus vaccine conspiracy theories — It began as a freelance job. Micah Conrad would wake up midmorning, check his email and begin downloading videos that had arrived while he slept. He would brew coffee, drinking it on the narrow patio …
Slate:
The DOJ's COVID-19 Nursing Home Inquiry Is Nakedly Corrupt — Last week, the Department of Justice sent widely publicized letters to the governors of four states—Michigan, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania—seeking information about nursing homes and coronavirus infections.