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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, 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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Associated Press, Politico, The Hill and Raw Story
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, The Gateway Pundit and Reason
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, Axios, Bloomberg, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Times, Raw Story, Daily Kos and Political Wire
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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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 Hill, The Daily Caller, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, NBC Chicago, POLITICUSUSA, New York Post and Associated Press
Andrew O'Reilly / Fox News:
White House blasts Democratic mayors for unrest during protests: ‘Secure your streets’
White House blasts Democratic mayors for unrest during protests: ‘Secure your streets’
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Associated Press and Washington Times
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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BuzzFeed News, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, ABC News, Redstate, Axios, CNN, Reuters, Breitbart, IJR, Financial Times, Press Herald, Bloomberg and Balloon Juice
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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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 — Reports Contradict the President's Repeated False Statements — Washington, D.C. (August 31, 2020) — Today, Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis …
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Axios and GovExec.com
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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Washington Times, The Hill, Just The News, Raw Story, The Daily Caller and Political Wire
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NBC News:
Poll: Third party voters from 2016 are backing Biden 2-to-1
Poll: Third party voters from 2016 are backing Biden 2-to-1
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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, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, 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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Sports Illustrated, NPR, ABC News, KTLA, Snopes.com, New York Post, The US Sun, TMZ.com and Associated Press
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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Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Associated Press, CNBC and IJR
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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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Townhall, BuzzFeed News, ABC News, Power Line, Associated Press, National Review, Fox News, Reuters, Talking Points Memo, The Rush Limbaugh Show, Breitbart, KTLA and Just The News
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, Financial Times, Washington Times, New York Post and UPI
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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Political Wire
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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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, Talking Points Memo, The US Sun, The Hill, Mercury News, POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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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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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Political Wire
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
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 …
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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Vox, The Guardian, Axios and Associated Press, more at Mediagazer »
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 »
USA Today:
Don't get too excited about Biden's lead in the polls: a close election is dangerous — Imagine how you will feel on January 20, 2021 watching Donald Trump getting sworn in for a second term. Many of those arrayed around him on the dais on the West Front of the Capitol are familiar faces …
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Wall Street Journal and Breitbart
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 …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Chris Cillizza's new book to focus on presidents' love of sports — CNN's Chris Cillizza has inked a book deal with Twelve to write a book — aimed for Father's Day 2022 or sooner — about how the sports presidents played, and watched, help us understand the men who have run our country.
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