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8:15 PM ET, September 2, 2020

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CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden's lead persists post-conventions  —  (CNN)After two political conventions unlike any the United States had seen before, Joe Biden maintains an advantage over Donald Trump in the race for the presidency, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.  —  Among registered voters, 51% back Biden, 43% Trump.
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Presidential Race Tightens  —  Democrats lead in other state contests  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden holds a 4-point lead over Donald Trump among all registered voters in Pennsylvania according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.  Among likely voters, the race is a tight 1 to 3 points …
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
No bounce in support for Trump as Americans see pandemic, not crime, as top issue: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's attempt to make civil unrest a central theme of his re-election campaign has yet to boost his political standing, as most Americans …
Grinnell College:
Joe Biden Leads Donald Trump in Latest Grinnell College National Poll
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Biden raises a record-shattering $364 million in August
USA Today:
Exclusive: The conventions over, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by a narrower 50%-43% in USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump among likely voters in key states  —  Democrat Joe Biden is ahead in three key states that President Donald Trump won in 2016, according to new Fox News statewide surveys of Arizona, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.  —  Support for reelecting Trump falls below his 2016 vote share in each state.
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Trump encourages North Carolina residents to vote twice to test mail-in system  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump suggested that people in North Carolina should vote twice in the November election, once by mail and once in-person, escalating his attempts to cast confusion and doubt on the validity of the results.
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San Francisco Chronicle:
Speaker Pelosi calls salon visit a ‘set-up,’ refuses to apologize  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declined to apologize Wednesday for her controversial visit to a San Francisco hair salon, calling it “a set up” and suggesting that she had been tricked by the business owner.
Commission on Presidential Debates:
Kristen Welker, Co-Anchor Weekend TODAY, White House Correspondent, NBC News  —  Thursday, October 22, Belmont University, Nashville, TN  —  Fahrenkopf, Ridings and Wollack said that, “We are grateful to these experienced journalists, who will help ensure that the general election presidential …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: New Poll Shows Biden's Lead Over Trump Narrowing in Pennsylvania
jsonline:
Joe Biden to visit Kenosha on Thursday, making his first campaign visit to Wisconsin
New York Times:
C.D.C. Tells States How to Prepare for Covid-19 Vaccine by Early November  —  As Trump pushes the possibility of a vaccine this year, the C.D.C. has outlined technical scenarios to state public health officials for an unidentified “Vaccine A” and “Vaccine B.”
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
CDC letter urges governors to prepare for coronavirus vaccine distribution in ‘fall of 2020’
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Trump orders review to defund NYC, other ‘anarchist’ cities  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump is ordering the federal government to begin the process of defunding New York City and three other cities where officials allowed “lawless” protests and cut police budgets amid rising violent crime, The Post can exclusively reveal.
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Clay Higgins Threatens To Shoot Armed Protesters: 'I'd Drop Any 10 Of You'  —  His social media post, which was removed by Facebook, had a photo of armed Black men.  —  Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) said he'd be more than willing to shoot any armed demonstrators in Louisiana …
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ABC News:
Facebook removes congressman's post over ‘incitement’
Discussion: Reuters
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump-loving GOP lawmaker endorses shooting Black demonstrators — and Facebook removes his post
Discussion: Mother Jones and Daily Kos
Washington Post:
First covid-19 death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota  —  The case, involving a biker in his 60s, is one of at least 260 infections traced to the event last month where many declined to wear masks.  —  A Minnesota biker who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally …
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump told Sarah Sanders to ‘take one for the team’ after Kim Jong-un wink  —  Donald Trump told Sarah Sanders she would have to “go to North Korea and take one for the team”, after Kim Jong-un winked at the then White House press secretary during a summit in Singapore in June 2018.
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Sanders Says Trump Joked About Her ‘Taking One for the Team’ With Kim Jong-un
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: Trump in Kenosha  —  Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter.  —  Was this email forwarded to you?  Sign up here to receive the newsletter.  —  TRUMP IN KENOSHA.  President Trump wasn't on the ground in Wisconsin for very long, but it was long enough to show …
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Is this really all Trump has to offer on violent protests?
Discussion: Fox News, TheBlaze and Raw Story
Axios:
Barr says “epidemic” of police brutality against Black people is “false narrative”  —  Attorney General Bill Barr denied Wednesday that there are “two justice systems” for Black and white people in the U.S., claiming in a wide-ranging interview on CNN that the idea that there is an “epidemic” …
Discussion: Politico, New York Post and Mediaite
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Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump melts down after Lincoln Project ad mocks his RNC TV ratings: ‘We have FAR more people!’  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw a tantrum about a new Lincoln Project ad that mocked him for scoring lower television ratings for the Republican National Convention than Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and IJR
ABC News:
DHS withheld July intelligence bulletin calling out Russian attack on Biden's mental health  —  The Trump campaign has repeatedly engaged in a similar line of attack.  —  In early July the Department of Homeland Security withheld publication of an intelligence bulletin warning law enforcement agencies …
Michael J. Sandel / New York Times:
Disdain for the Less Educated Is the Last Acceptable Prejudice  —  It's having a corrosive effect on American life — and hurting the Democratic Party.  —  Mr. Sandel is a political philosopher.  —  Joe Biden has a secret weapon in his bid for the presidency: He is the first Democratic nominee …
Meg O'Connor / The Appeal:
HIS BROTHER CALLED FOR HELP AFTER HE WAS ACTING STRANGELY.  POLICE KNELT ON HIM UNTIL HE WAS BRAIN DEAD.  —  Body camera video shows that Daniel Prude was complying with police when they knelt on his back and pushed his face to the ground for so long that he stopped breathing.
Discussion: Associated Press
Grace Panetta / Business Insider:
5 mistakes that can disqualify your November mail ballot and how to avoid them  — More states and counties than ever are allowing Americans to vote from home with a paper ballot mailed to their house this fall.  — But voting by mail can be more prone to human error than voting in person …
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
‘So skeptical’: Sen. Joni Ernst echoes conspiracy theory questioning coronavirus death count  —  When a man in the crowd of her Iowa campaign stop told Sen. Joni Ernst (R) on Monday that he believed the number of U.S. coronavirus deaths had been overcounted, Ernst replied that she too was “so skeptical.”
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CNN:
Georgia likely removed nearly 200k from voter rolls wrongfully, report says  —  (CNN)The state of Georgia has likely removed nearly 200,000 Georgia citizens from the voter rolls for wrongfully concluding that those people had moved and not changed the address on their voter registration …
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
This Is Democrats' Doomsday Scenario for Election Night  —  What if early results in swing states on Nov. 3 show President Trump ahead, and he declares victory before heavily Democratic mail-in votes, which he has falsely linked with fraud, are fully counted?
Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
Alexei Navalny poisoned with Novichok, says German government … The German government has said toxicological exams at Berlin's Charité hospital have yielded “unequivocal proof” that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.
Yashar's Newsletter:
Scoop: Andrew Gillum and his wife, R. Jai Gillum, To Sit Down With Tamron Hall For First Television Interview  —  It would mean so much to me if you would subscribe to my newsletter by clicking the button above or the button at the end of this post.  You can subscribe for free …
Discussion: Political Wire
Mitchell Byars / Denver Post:
Woman assaults 12-year-old boy in Boulder over Trump yard sign, police say  —  Boulder police are investigating a report that a 12-year-old boy was assaulted over a President Donald Trump yard sign.  —  According to Boulder police, the assault occurred at 3 p.m. Monday at Folsom Street and Glenwood Drive.
Jonathan Guyer / American Prospect:
A Cartoon of Peace and Outrage  —  Kushner can't paper over the unpopularity of the Emirati-Israel accord in the Arab world.  —  Kushner's flight of fancy from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi  —  The headlines in the Emirati papers proclaimed peace.  “Salam, Shalom,” read one.
Mike Dennison / KTVQ-TV:
Trump, state and nat'l GOP sue to stop all-mail ballots in MT  —  The Trump campaign, national Republicans and the Montana Republican Party filed suit Wednesday to overturn Gov. Steve Bullock's August order allowing Montana counties to conduct the Nov. 3 election with mail ballots.
Discussion: ABC News and courthousenews.com
Washington Post:
In latest Trump-Bowser fight, Republicans accuse D.C. of wanting to relocate the Jefferson Memorial  —  In a summer when President Trump has picked fights with liberal mayors of American cities, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser gave him ammunition Tuesday with a surprising gesture …
 
 
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OHCHR:
UN human rights experts: Belarus must stop torturing protesters and prevent enforced disappearances
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg
Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Pompeo defends controversial RNC speech from Israel as ‘lawful’
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Leaked document warns of ‘serious errors’ in census data under fast-tracked timeline
ABC News:
Alleged ‘boogaloo’ member arrested for mailing threats to California public health official
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
Prince Harry and Meghan Sign Megawatt Netflix Deal
Madeline Peltz / Media Matters for America:
HHS spokesperson Michael Caputo pushed COVID-19 conspiracy theories and praised white supremacists in unearthed podcast
Kevin Portteus / The American Mind:
The War on America  —  BLM and Antifa are determined to bring the country to its knees.
 Earlier Items: 
Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Three years ago, an officer was filmed beating up a handcuffed Black man. Now, he's the police chief.
Discussion: The Root
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
Rubio says Senate Intel will get election briefings despite Ratcliffe order
Aimee Green / Oregonian:
Pro-Trump supporter who shot paintballs into downtown Portland crowd is sued for $250,000
Discussion: Raw Story
Jimi Famurewa / British GQ:
John Boyega: 'I'm the only cast member whose experience of Star Wars was based on their race'
Katie Way / VICE:
The Little Cards That Tell Police 'Let's Forget This Ever Happened'
Discussion: Gothamist
David Folkenflik / NPR:
At Voice of America, Trump Appointee Sought Political Influence Over Coverage
Ben Jordan / TMJ4:
Kenosha business owner declines President Trump photo-op, former owner replaces him
 

 
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
In his amended lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk names new defendants including Microsoft, Reid Hoffman, and ex-OpenAI board member and Microsoft VP Dee Templeton

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+

Yifan Yu / Nikkei Asia:
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