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Washington Post:
Facebook takes down Russian operation that recruited U.S. journalists, amid rising concerns about election misinformation — The social media giant acted against a small network of pages and accounts that directed users to a fake left-leaning news site called Peace Data
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
As election looms, Russian trolls are targeting Americans again, Facebook says
Barbara Ortutay / Associated Press:
Facebook axes small Russian troll network ahead of election
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
Trump's ‘plane loaded with thugs’ rumor matches months-old conspiracy theory — The conspiracy theory that President Donald Trump pushed on Monday that a plane “almost completely loaded with thugs” was set to disrupt protests was almost identical to a rumor that went viral on Facebook three months ago.
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Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
The Essence of Late Stage Trumpism — “People that you've never heard of. People that are in the dark shadows. People that...” - Donald J. Trump, the actual president of the United States. — World War II began 80 years ago. The day was commemorated by W.H. Auden in a poem named, appropriately enough, “September 1, 1939”.
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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Biden campaign launches official Animal Crossing: New Horizons yard signs — It's the campaign's latest foray into online organizing — Starting today, September 1st, Animal Crossing: New Horizons players will be able to deck out their island homes with official Joe Biden yard signs as part …
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Arizona Stands Out From a Mostly Static Presidential Race in Battleground States — State-level polling trends reveal little recent change in 2020 contest, but Biden now leads by 10 in Arizona — Amid unrest in Kenosha, Wis., Biden leads Trump by 9 points, 52% to 43%.
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Biden Expected to Surpass $300 Million Raised in August, Shattering Record — The fund-raising total would exceed previous monthly hauls and is more than double what the former vice president raised in July. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. is expected to report a record-breaking haul of donations for August …
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The Hill, The Daily Caller, Political Wire and Redstate
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Larry Flynt / The Daily Beast:
My Final Farewell to the Falwells — The Hustler publisher, who won a landmark First Amendment legal battle against Jerry Falwell Sr., writes about Jerry Falwell Jr.'s fall from grace—and the Trump of it all. — When I heard that Jerry Falwell Jr. had resigned the presidency of Liberty University …
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Raw Story
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Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Liberty Will Investigate University's Operations Under Jerry Falwell Jr.
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Liberty News, Raw Story and The National Interest
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Exclusive: Bloomberg group warns Trump will appear to win big on election night — A top Democratic data and analytics firm told “Axios on HBO” it's highly likely that President Trump will appear to have won — potentially in a landslide — on election night, even if he ultimately loses when all the votes are counted.
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The National Pulse, Vanity Fair, Althouse, CounterPunch, Raw Story and The Daily Caller
David Lauter / Los Angeles Times:
Trump has slipped among key groups that backed him in 2016 — President Trump's support has eroded among key groups of voters who backed him in 2016 — a major reason why he continues to trail former Vice President Joe Biden and a prime motivator for the president's reelection strategy …
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POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite and The Hill
Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Trump campaign aide was paid $20,000 a month by Bannon nonprofit linked to alleged fraud — Trump campaign's shell game: No reported payments to campaign manager Bill Stepien or drama-prone aide Jason Miller — Senior Trump campaign official Jason Miller appears to have been paid about $20,000 …
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Political Wire
Jake Gibson / Fox News:
DHS: Portland mayor must ‘prioritize public safety’ or feds will have ‘no choice but to protect’ Americans — Acting Secretary Chad Wolf accused the mayor of standing by ‘passively’ during months of riots — EXCLUSIVE — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf has sent a letter …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
DHS Chief Tells Tucker the Feds Are ‘Working On’ Conspiracy Charges Against BLM Leaders
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The Daily Beast:
Trump White House Warns Colleges: Don't Send Your COVID-Infected Students Home! — In a call on Monday, top officials on the coronavirus task force made it clear that they realize sending students back to school has created a risk of cascading outbreaks. — Top White House officials rang …
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Associated Press, Raw Story and Slate
The Times of Israel:
Pompeo nixed filming campaign ad in Israel after Jerusalem speech furor - report — Commercial said canceled after accusations US secretary of state broke the law by filming message for Republican National Convention while on official trip — Plans were scrapped for US Secretary …
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Meduza.io:
Russian Darkweb shares personal data of nearly every voter in Michigan, plus a million more voters in four other states — Russian Internet users have shared the personal data of nearly every voter in Michigan (7.6 million of the state's 7.8 million voters), as well as the information …
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kommersant.ru, Techdirt and Detroit Metro Times
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Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Most expect quick election results — One in three Americans thinks we'll know who won the presidential election on the night of Nov. 3, and six in 10 expect the winner to be announced within a couple of days, our new poll finds. — Why it matters: The gap between public expectations …
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Outside the Beltway, The Hill and Political Wire
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Sam Baker / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: A harsh verdict for government's coronavirus response
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The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Trump Needs His Own Sister Souljah Moment — The president must condemn those responsible for violence and disavow those who act in his name. Easy, right? — I want to make a prediction about the election in November. — Here it is: If Joe Biden wins, it will be, in part …
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New Republic, Real Clear Politics, Slate, NBC News, CounterPunch, Reuters, Washington Post, The Guardian, The Federalist, Balloon Juice, Redstate, Washington Examiner, The Hill and Townhall
Alana Wise / NPR:
Trump Defends Kenosha Shooting Suspect — President Trump on Monday declined to condemn the actions of the suspected 17-year-old shooter of three protesters against police brutality in Kenosha, Wis., claiming, without evidence, that it appeared the gunman was acting in self defense.
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Trump goes all in and defends White violence
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Wall Street Journal, Joe Biden for President, Breitbart, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA, Fox News, Daily Kos, IJR, Twitchy, Mediaite and Washington Times
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Biden's GOP endorsements show the cracks in Trump's coalition — (CNN)Joe Biden is attracting more crossover endorsements from prominent members of the opposing party than any other presidential candidate from either side in decades. That doesn't guarantee the former vice president victory in November …
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Washington Post, Fox News, Bloomberg, The Hill, Newsbusters, American Prospect, CounterPunch, New York Post, Political Wire and Daily Kos
Ben Jacobs / VICE:
Kanye West's Campaign Is Filled to the Brim With GOP Operatives — A lawyer linked to the campaign worked to make women have vaginal ultrasounds before getting an abortion. Another shared “White Lives Matter” content. — BJ — Kanye West's presidential campaign still hasn't filed …
New York Times:
It Has Come to This: Ignore the C.D.C. — The agency's new guidelines are wrong, so states have to step up on their own to suppress the coronavirus. — Harold Varmus is a former director of the National Institutes of Health. Rajiv Shah is the president of the Rockefeller Foundation.
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National Review
Isaac Arnsdorf / ProPublica:
Now in Government Food Aid Boxes: A Letter From Donald Trump — Democrats say the letter violates the law against using government resources to campaign. It's just the latest example of President Trump using his office to boost his reelection hopes.
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FiveThirtyEight and Political Wire
Julie Zauzmer / Washington Post:
D.C. committee recommends stripping the names of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Francis Scott Key and others from city government buildings — A committee reporting to D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser recommends renaming dozens of public schools, parks and government buildings in the nation's capital …
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Townhall
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Pence was on standby to ‘take over’ during Trump's unannounced Walter Reed visit, new book reports — Washington (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence was put on standby to temporarily assume the powers of the presidency during President Donald Trump's unannounced visit to Walter Reed hospital in November 2019 …
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David Siders / Politico:
An unlikely state tightens up — Minnesota, which once looked like a vanity project for Donald Trump, is suddenly emerging as a critical test of his effort to turn his campaign around. — Interviews with more than a dozen officials and strategists from both parties in recent days depict …
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The Federalist, The Hill and FiveThirtyEight
Dave Levinthal / Business Insider:
Legal insiders brace for a world where Trump loses in November and the ex-president faces down a slew of reinvigorated court fights — More than a dozen legal experts and practitioners tell Insider that President Donald Trump's many legal fights are primed to cause him headaches should he lose the 2020 presidential election.
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Over and over, Trump has focused on Black Lives Matter as a target of derision or violence — He's done so since before he was elected. — During his time in politics, President Trump has frequently been accused of criticizing his opponents for things of which he himself is guilty.
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Redstate, HuffPost, National Review, Vanity Fair, One America News Network, Raw Story and WisPolitics.com
Mackenzie Mays / Politico:
California lawmaker brings newborn to Assembly floor after being denied proxy vote — SACRAMENTO — While remote voting was allowed in the California State Senate on Monday, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, who gave birth in late July, said Assembly leadership denied her request to vote by proxy despite Covid-19 concerns.
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The Hill
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
Trump's IRS Chief Has Made Hundreds of Thousands from Trump Properties While in Office — Charles Rettig, the Trump-appointed IRS Commissioner who has refused to release President Trump's tax returns, has made hundreds of thousands of dollars renting out Trump properties while in office, according to documents obtained by CREW.
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KTLA, NPR and Wall Street Journal
David Reddish / Queerty:
oh lord Gay Trumper Richard Grenell lands new job...working for an anti-LGBTQ legal group — Not long after declaring Donald Trump the most pro-gay president in American history (yeah, right), former US Ambassador Richard Grenell has announced his latest employment gig.
New York Times:
As Guns Get Drawn at Protest Sites, Demonstrators Fear a Volatile New Phase — As right-wing groups increasingly move to confront unrest in cities, clashes are breaking out between demonstrators with starkly different views on how to keep cities safe. — PORTLAND, Ore. — For months …
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NBC News:
Last 24 hours reveal the stark differences between Trump and Biden — WASHINGTON — In one of the most revealing 24 hours of the general election and the sprint to Election Day, one presidential nominee condemned violence and destruction from all sides of the political spectrum.
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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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