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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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Stars & Stripes, Axios, Florida Politics, ABC30 and The Daily Caller
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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Wall Street Journal, Balloon Juice, Axios, Associated Press, Washingtonian and New York Post, more at Mediagazer »
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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Breitbart, Fox News, The US Sun and Washington Times
Reuters:
Pentagon chief says Trump has respect for troops after report he made disparaging comments about war dead
Pentagon chief says Trump has respect for troops after report he made disparaging comments about war dead
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The Hill, One America News Network and Task & Purpose
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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Bloomberg, New York Times, Washington Post, John Zogby Strategies, COURIER, Snopes.com, Fox News, Mediaite and Political Wire
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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The Hill, Reuters, One America News Network, WisPolitics.com, Mediaite and Twitchy
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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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The Daily Caller, The Hill, Mediaite, Raw Story, Politico, The Nation, Japan Times, The Daily Beast and IJR
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democratic group American Bridge launches $4M Midwest ad buy hitting Trump on vets
Democratic group American Bridge launches $4M Midwest ad buy hitting Trump on vets
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Redstate, Washington Post, New York Times, Raw Story and Bloomberg
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Fox News confirms shocking story on Trump's contempt for American troops — after the president argued it was ‘fake’ — Fox News has joined the Associated Press and The Washington Post in confirming shocking details from the bombshell report in The Atlantic on President Donald Trump's contempt for American troops.
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The Daily Caller, Twitchy and IJR
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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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Breitbart, emptywheel, The Federalist, The Daily Caller, The US Sun, Axios, KTLA and POLITICUSUSA
NBC News:
Biden blasts Trump as ‘disgusting’ over report he called U.S. war dead ‘losers’
Biden blasts Trump as ‘disgusting’ over report he called U.S. war dead ‘losers’
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Politico, ABC News, Associated Press, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, Just The News, Florida Politics, Breitbart and Mediaite
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.
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The Wrap
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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Blue Virginia
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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
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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New Republic
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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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Mediaite, Forbes, Washington Post, Commentary Magazine, POLITICUSUSA, FiveThirtyEight and Daily Kos
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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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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WISC-TV, Slate, The Root, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, INSIDER, The Hill, New York Post, Raw Story and WNYC News
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Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
DHS draft document: White supremacists are greatest terror threat — White supremacists present the gravest terror threat to the United States, according to a draft report from the Department of Homeland Security. — Two later draft versions of the same document — all of which were reviewed …
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Raw Story
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
Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Vaccine Developers Prepare Joint Pledge on Safety, Standards — Industry rivals come together to reassure public that urgency to develop coronavirus vaccine won't compromise scientific, regulatory rigor — Several drug makers developing Covid-19 vaccines plan to issue a public pledge …
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Bloomberg and FactCheck.org
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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New York Times, more at Mediagazer »
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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Townhall, POLITICUSUSA, EA WorldView, The Daily Caller, The Hill and Mediaite
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
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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BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Says Trump's Misleading Post About Mail-In Voting Is OK. Employees Say It's Not. — “Facebook is broken. Another performative announcement by leadership not intended to address any issues.” — Copy — Facebook employees are outraged over the company's “shameful” and …
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Input, Bangor Daily News, Axios and New York Times
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Jeremy B. Merrill / ProPublica:
Facebook's Political Ad Ban Also Threatens Ability to Spread Accurate Information on How to Vote
Facebook's Political Ad Ban Also Threatens Ability to Spread Accurate Information on How to Vote
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TheBlaze, Input and Engadget, more at Mediagazer »
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
CBP chief has no evidence of black-clad Antifa protesters taking planes to protests, says spokesman — WASHINGTON — In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Customs and Border Protection chief Mark Morgan said that “groups like Antifa” are sending organized protestors by plane to cities around the country to incite violence.
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.
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
‘A downright dirty plan’: Trump admin quietly pulls funding for disinfecting N.Y. subways, schools — Transit systems, schools and other public facilities in New York could soon become a whole lot dirtier because of a policy change enacted by the Trump administration that'll strip millions …
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