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USA Today:
The Pentagon has ordered Stars and Stripes to shut down for no good reason — Even for those of us who are all too wearily familiar with President Donald Trump's disdain for journalists, his administration's latest attack on the free press is a bit of a jaw-dropper.
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New York Times:
Trump Faces Uproar Over Reported Remarks Disparaging Fallen Soldiers — A report in The Atlantic said the president called troops killed in combat “losers” and “suckers.” He strenuously denied it, but some close to him said it was in keeping with other private comments he has made disparaging soldiers.
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon orders shutdown of Stars and Stripes newspaper — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, to cease publication at the end of the month, despite Congressional efforts to continue funding the century-old publication.
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Axios, Stars & Stripes and Florida Politics
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
After wild week, Trump looks close to full derailment
After wild week, Trump looks close to full derailment
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Trump Says He Will Reverse Pentagon Plan to Close Newspaper That Informs and Speaks for Troops
Trump Says He Will Reverse Pentagon Plan to Close Newspaper That Informs and Speaks for Troops
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Washington Post:
Trump said U.S. soldiers injured and killed in war were ‘losers,’ magazine reports
Trump said U.S. soldiers injured and killed in war were ‘losers,’ magazine reports
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Bonchie / Redstate:
The Latest Garbage Hit Piece On Trump Begins to Fall Apart as Verifiable Counter Evidence Emerges
The Latest Garbage Hit Piece On Trump Begins to Fall Apart as Verifiable Counter Evidence Emerges
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The Federalist, National Review and NBC News
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Esper defends Trump after article claims he disparaged fallen troops
Esper defends Trump after article claims he disparaged fallen troops
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NBC News, Associated Press, UPI and Washington Times
David Mack / BuzzFeed News:
Trump, Who Definitely Called John McCain A Loser, Is Denying Calling John McCain A Loser
Trump, Who Definitely Called John McCain A Loser, Is Denying Calling John McCain A Loser
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The Daily Caller, New York Times, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Raw Story and Bloomberg
Corey Dickstein / Stars & Stripes:
Bipartisan group of senators urges Esper to keep funding Stars and Stripes
Bipartisan group of senators urges Esper to keep funding Stars and Stripes
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Biden to Trump: My son “wasn't a sucker”
Biden to Trump: My son “wasn't a sucker”
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Two Self-Described “Boogaloo Bois” Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to Hamas — The Justice Department today announced a federal criminal complaint charging Michael Robert Solomon, 30, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, with conspiring and attempting to provide material support …
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The Daily Beast and KRON4
Virginian-Pilot:
Portsmouth police chief ousted amid Confederate monument case — PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene was removed from her position Friday morning, weeks after she announced felony charges against state Sen. Louise Lucas and more than a dozen others stemming from a protest …
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Eric Zorn / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Here's why Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen shooting suspect in Kenosha killings, is likely to get off — Kyle Rittenhouse is going to walk. — This is my conclusion as I emerge, blinking in the light, from the rabbit hole I've been down all week of self-defense law, jury-instruction language …
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Redstate, Rod Dreher, alicublog and Big League Politics
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Courier-Journal:
Thomas Massie praises Kyle Rittenhouse, says he showed ‘incredible restraint’
Thomas Massie praises Kyle Rittenhouse, says he showed ‘incredible restraint’
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
The Lawyer Raising Money for Kyle Rittenhouse Nearly Sank His Own Law Firm
The Lawyer Raising Money for Kyle Rittenhouse Nearly Sank His Own Law Firm
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Law & Crime and INSIDER
Gwynne Hogan / Gothamist:
Video: Pro-Trump Counterprotesters Received NYPD Escort Before Driving Through Black Lives Matter March — The vehicle used by a driver to plow through a crowd of Black Lives Matter marchers in Times Square on Thursday was carrying a group of Trump-supporting counterprotesters who had just received …
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Thomas Tracy / New York Daily News:
Shea: NYPD still investigating if driver who plowed through BLM protesters in Times Square committed crime
Trinady Joslin / The Texas Tribune:
Assistant Texas attorney general loses job after report surfaces racist tweets
Assistant Texas attorney general loses job after report surfaces racist tweets
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Media Matters for America, Dallas Morning News, The Hill and Queerty
New York Times:
Suspect in Fatal Portland Shooting Is Reported Killed as Officers Move In — Michael Forest Reinoehl, an antifa supporter, died when law enforcement went to arrest him. He was being investigated in the fatal shooting of a member of the far-right group Patriot Prayer.
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Over 190 law enforcement officials endorse Biden — Over 190 law enforcement officials on Friday endorsed Joe Biden for president, per a campaign statement. — Why it matters: The endorsements rebut a theme of the Trump re-election campaign, which has falsely claimed that Biden wants to defund the police.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
More than 175 current, former law enforcement officials endorse Joe Biden, slam Trump as ‘lawless’ president
More than 175 current, former law enforcement officials endorse Joe Biden, slam Trump as ‘lawless’ president
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Politico, The Hill, Mediaite, Raw Story, The Nation, Japan Times, The Daily Beast and IJR
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
'Who's Putting These Ideas in His Head?' — Fate offered Peter Strzok a place in history that he never sought. The son of an Army officer, Strzok also served in the United States military before joining the FBI's counterintelligence operation in 1996. He excelled at his job: In 2001 …
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Talking Points Memo, The Daily Caller and The Hill
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
With Two Months To Go, a Steady Presidential Race — These last two weeks provided Pres. Trump the best opportunity to change the trajectory of this race. His GOP convention offered a rosy (and inaccurate) portrayal of a president who effectively tackled the coronavirus pandemic.
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NBC News, Wall Street Journal and Townhall
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The latest polling suggests Trump's ugliest campaign strategy may be imploding — As a new wave of unrest breaks out, some commentators have cracked open their well-worn pundit handbooks and recited a trusty old trope: Violence simply must help the “law and order” candidate.
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Trump's rhetoric on protests seen as detrimental by majority of Americans: POLL
Trump's rhetoric on protests seen as detrimental by majority of Americans: POLL
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Parker Yesko / APM Reports:
Charges against Curtis Flowers are dropped — The Mississippi man who was tried six times for the same crime and whose case was the subject of Season 2 of the APM Reports podcast In the Dark sees his two-decade saga come to an end. — At long last, Curtis Flowers is free.
Em Steck / CNN:
Political group tied to Kanye West campaign law firm sent misinformation on Biden with mail-in ballot applications to battleground state voters — This mailer was sent by a dark money group to Pennsylvania voters last month. — (CNN)An Ohio-based political advocacy group that shares …
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Political Wire
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Paul Kengor / The American Spectator:
Biden-Harris Have a Big Problem in Pennsylvania
Biden-Harris Have a Big Problem in Pennsylvania
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Breitbart
BuzzFeed News:
Here's Why BuzzFeed News Is Calling QAnon A “Collective Delusion” From Now On — What is QAnon? — It's not easy to describe, but one thing we know to be true: It's not a conspiracy theory — it's bigger. — What started as a thread on the anonymous message board 4chan has long since entered …
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Politico:
Trump team plots how to bust Biden in the debates — During the 2016 presidential campaign, then-candidate Donald Trump blew off his first round of debate prep. — He refused to do a mock debate with a fake lectern, didn't want any single person to play Hillary Clinton and wouldn't simulate …
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
A Self-Proclaimed GOP ‘Bad Guy’ Says He's Trying to Turn Christians Against Trump — Steve Goldberg created push polls for Dole and wrote racist “hate speech” for Netanyahu. Now he says he's asking voters to “trust your faith in Jesus... and vote for Joe Biden.”
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Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
The Metastasizing Cancer Of Trump — Vote as soon as you can. Vote Biden. — 2 hr … The Uighur women in exile in Istanbul are the fortunate ones. They managed to escape the control of the Chinese Communist regime, thanks to relatives who found ways to get them out of the country.
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Reuters:
How Jerry Falwell Jr mixed his personal finances with his university's — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After parting ways with President Jerry Falwell Jr in the wake of personal scandals, Liberty University has hired a firm to investigate “all facets” of Falwell's tenure, including the school's financial and real estate operations.
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Raw Story
USA Today:
South Dakota dismisses ‘elite class of so-called experts,’ carries on with state fair after Sturgis rally fueled COVID-19 surge — South Dakota is one of the nation's hot spots for COVID-19 infections. That didn't stop another large-scale event from kicking off Thursday.
Kimberly Bookman / WHDH-TV:
Woman accused of hurling racial slurs at group of women, children, nearly running them over in Swampscott — LYNN, MASS. (WHDH) - A Lynn woman who came “dangerously close” to running over a group of women and children before hurling a slew of racial slurs at them during an incident outside …
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Raw Story