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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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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump mulled “settling” with Mueller amid Russia investigation — One of the crazy nuggets in a deeply reported book by the N.Y. Times' Michael Schmidt — “Donald Trump v. the United States,” out tomorrow — is that President Trump mulled the idea of “settling” with special counsel Robert Mueller.
Peter Hasson / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Alice Johnson Accosted By Demonstrators Outside White House
EXCLUSIVE: Alice Johnson Accosted By Demonstrators Outside White House
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Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn case does not have to be immediately dismissed, appeals court rules
Michael Flynn case does not have to be immediately dismissed, appeals court rules
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Politico, NBC News, ABC News, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Talking Points Memo, New York Post, Fox News, CNBC, Townhall, Daily Kos, Washington Times and UPI
Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
U.S. appeals court denies House bid to enforce subpoena to ex-White House lawyer McGahn
U.S. appeals court denies House bid to enforce subpoena to ex-White House lawyer McGahn
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New York Times, UPI, Bloomberg and Axios
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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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Biden, Denouncing Violence, Will Challenge Trump's Leadership in Speech
2020 Election Live Updates: Biden, Denouncing Violence, Will Challenge Trump's Leadership in Speech
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BuzzFeed News, Townhall, Althouse, Crooked Media, The Hill and Mediaite
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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Axios, Chicago Sun-Times, New York Post, The Hill, Just The News, Daily Kos, The Daily Beast, Politico, CNBC, Reuters, Townhall and Mediaite
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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The Hill, Political Wire, National Review, Deadline and IJR
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent
In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent
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Washington Times, Fox News and Politico
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Biden criticizes violence while blaming Trump for fomenting it
Biden criticizes violence while blaming Trump for fomenting it
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Washington Post, CNN, Fox News, ABC News, Redstate, Reason, Bangor Daily News, Mediaite and Twitchy
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
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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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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Axios, UPI and GovExec.com
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
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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Daily Kos and Political Wire
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 …
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Trump urges keeping tax returns away from Manhattan's top prosecutor
Trump urges keeping tax returns away from Manhattan's top prosecutor
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Axios, Associated Press, Breitbart and One America News Network
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
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, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Vanity Fair, Talking Points Memo and Political Wire
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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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Melania's ex-friend: Trump family tainted by ‘deceit, deception’
Melania's ex-friend: Trump family tainted by ‘deceit, deception’
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Associated Press, POLITICUSUSA, The US Sun and Raw Story
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 …
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
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 …
Russell Contreras / Associated Press:
Ailing Kenosha on edge as Trump visit looms amid tensions — KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Some residents in Kenosha fear a planned visit by President Donald Trump after unrest over the police shooting of Jacob Blake may stir more emotions and cause more violence and destruction …
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John Parkinson / ABC News:
Democrats warn Trump's visit to Kenosha ‘fanning the flames’
Democrats warn Trump's visit to Kenosha ‘fanning the flames’
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The Hill and Florida Politics
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Judge rules Georgia ballots mailed by Election Day must be counted — A federal judge on Monday extended the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned in Georgia, ruling that they must be counted if postmarked by Election Day and delivered up to three days afterward.
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Bloomberg, Political Wire and The Hill
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, Politico and courthousenews.com
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
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Swift Boat mastermind to launch massive super PAC to boost Trump — Senior Republicans are launching a massive super PAC this week to bolster Donald Trump's reelection in the final stretch of the campaign — a move that comes as the president has been pummeled by Joe Biden on TV.
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NBC News, Washington Post, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Times, Daily Kos, Just The News, The Daily Caller, Raw Story and Political Wire
Wall Street Journal:
How Trump Sowed Covid Supply Chaos. ‘Try Getting it Yourselves.’ — A landmark White House move left states to secure medical equipment themselves, causing problems that still haven't abated — Sergio Melgar, the chief financial officer for the largest health-care system in central Massachusetts …
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 and ABC30