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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 — A 48-year-old man who was accused of carrying a loaded gun at an earlier downtown Portland protest is under investigation in the fatal shooting Saturday night of a right-wing demonstrator after a pro-Trump rally.
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Man suspected in deadly Portland shooting calls himself ‘100% ANTIFA’ — An ex-military man who calls himself “100% ANTIFA” and ready for “war” is being investigated over the death of Aaron “Jay” Danielson, a “supporter” of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group who was part of a caravan …
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The Federalist and Reason
Andy Ngo / The Post Millennial:
‘I am 100% Antifa’: Alleged Portland shooter was previously arrested—and released—for bringing illegal loaded gun to a riot
‘I am 100% Antifa’: Alleged Portland shooter was previously arrested—and released—for bringing illegal loaded gun to a riot
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The Gateway Pundit, Big League Politics, Twitchy and The Federalist
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
BLM ‘activists’ celebrated as Trump supporter was killed
BLM ‘activists’ celebrated as Trump supporter was killed
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The US Sun, Washington Times, Raw Story, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, Townhall and TheBlaze
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 …
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Mother Jones, The Guardian, The Hill, Raw Story, Axios, Bloomberg, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Times, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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, Vanity Fair and The Guardian
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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.
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Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
U.S. appeals court denies House bid to enforce subpoena to ex-White House lawyer McGahn — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Democratic-led House of Representatives panel seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn.
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Axios
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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Russell Contreras / Associated Press:
Ailing Kenosha on edge as Trump visit looms amid tensions
Ailing Kenosha on edge as Trump visit looms amid tensions
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The Daily Caller, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, NBC Chicago, POLITICUSUSA, New York Post and Associated Press
Politico:
Biden forced to play on Trump's turf as campaign turns to racial strife
Biden forced to play on Trump's turf as campaign turns to racial strife
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Patterico's Pontifications, New York Post, Fox News, Washington Times, CNBC, Balloon Juice and Redstate
ABC News:
White House claims Trump trip to Kenosha ‘unifying,’ says he will tour damaged businesses
White House claims Trump trip to Kenosha ‘unifying,’ says he will tour damaged businesses
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Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Why Kenosha Police Officers' Use Of Force On Jacob Blake Was Justified
Why Kenosha Police Officers' Use Of Force On Jacob Blake Was Justified
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The Nation
Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn case does not have to be immediately dismissed, appeals court rules — A federal judge can scrutinize the Justice Department's decision to drop the criminal case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Monday …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Appeals court denies Michael Flynn's request to immediately drop case
Appeals court denies Michael Flynn's request to immediately drop case
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court deals setback to Flynn's attempt to end DOJ case against him
Appeals court deals setback to Flynn's attempt to end DOJ case against him
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NBC News, Power Line, New York Post, Washington Times and UPI
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:
Poll: Third party voters from 2016 are backing Biden 2-to-1 — WASHINGTON — One of the major differences between 2016 and 2020 is that this year's presidential contest features a smaller third-party vote than four years ago, and Gary Johnson/Jill Stein voters from 2016 are breaking more toward Joe Biden than they are Donald Trump.
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The Hill, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA and Slate
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
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, Vanity Fair, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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
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Liz Clarke / Washington Post:
John Thompson, coach who built Georgetown basketball into national power, dies at 78
John Thompson, coach who built Georgetown basketball into national power, dies at 78
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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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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
White House privately warned states of Covid-19 ‘red zone’ threat, records show — The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released eight weeks of previously confidential reports obtained from the White House coronavirus task force. — Chair Rep. Jim Clyburn listens …
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Fox News and Political Wire
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump campaign accepts donations from neo-Nazi leader — In 2017, Trump famously described participants in a white supremacist march as “very fine people.” Now, as the 2020 presidential campaign barrels toward its conclusion, the Trump campaign is accepting thousands in donations …
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Daily Kos and Political Wire
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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 …
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Zombie’ Herman Cain Tweets That Coronavirus ‘Not As Deadly’ As Media Said — The former presidential candidate died of the virus in July, but his family continues to tweet conspiracy theories from his account. — The Twitter account formerly used by the late Herman Cain fired off …
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The Western Journal, CNN, The Hill, Mediaite, Gothamist and Political Wire
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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Fox News, Financial Times and Politico
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
I'm Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can't Defend Him. — He's one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades, but he's shadowed by a 1994 magazine cover story that claimed to show a link between race and I.Q. — PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — The only restaurant open late …
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Columbia Journalism Review, Outside the Beltway and Althouse, more at Mediagazer »
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Melania's ex-friend: Trump family tainted by ‘deceit, deception’ — “It was amateur hour then, and it's amateur hour now.” — A former adviser and close friend of first lady Melania Trump's is now blasting the entire Trump family as a callous clan tainted by “deceit” and “deception,” …
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Good Morning America, The Hill, The US Sun, Mercury News, POLITICUSUSA, IJR and Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oversight panel set to subpoena DeJoy amid clash over Postal Service — The House Oversight Committee is preparing to issue a subpoena for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, accusing him of ignoring the panel's demand for documents related to Postal Service mail delays and contacts with White House officials or the Trump campaign.
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Voice of America Journalists: New CEO Endangers Reporters, Harms U.S. Aims — A group of veteran journalists for the Voice of America delivered a letter of protest Monday denouncing their parent agency's new CEO, Michael Pack, and alleging Pack's remarks in a recent interview prove …
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