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4:30 PM ET, September 4, 2020

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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.
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.
Discussion: Axios, Stars & Stripes and KTLA
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
After wild week, Trump looks close to full derailment  —  Washington (CNN)There have been many weeks when the Trump train has looked like it's going to jump the tracks.  But in the seven days since the Republican convention, the President has come perhaps as close as he ever has to a full derailment.
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Trump Administration Closing Military Newspaper That Informs Troops, and Speaks for Them  —  Stars and Stripes will cease print and online publication at the end of the month.  A bipartisan group of senators says the Pentagon should find money in its huge budget to continue funding.
Washington Post:
Trump said U.S. soldiers injured and killed in war were ‘losers,’ magazine reports
Corey Dickstein / Stars & Stripes:
Bipartisan group of senators urges Esper to keep funding Stars and Stripes
Discussion: NPR, Daily Kos and IJR
Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg:
Biden Lights Into Trump for Reportedly Calling War Dead ‘Losers’
New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Biden Campaign Hits Trump Over Report He Called Fallen Soldiers ‘Losers’
James Laporta / Associated Press:
Report: Trump disparaged US war dead as ‘losers,’ ‘suckers’
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 …
Discussion: Blue Virginia
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Gary A. Harki / Virginian-Pilot:   Entrenched racist culture at heart of Portsmouth's police department, officers and former chief say
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:   Prosecutor Fights Cop's ‘Bad Faith’ Bid To Usurp Authority In Confederate Statue Cases
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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U.S. Department of Justice:   Statement by Attorney General William P. Barr on the Tracking Down of Fugitive Michael Forest Reinoehl
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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Jesselyn Cook / HuffPost:
Trump Campaign Running Photo Ads Edited To Make Joe Biden Appear Older
Discussion: Politico
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.
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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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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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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Paul Kengor / The American Spectator:
Biden-Harris Have a Big Problem in Pennsylvania
Discussion: Breitbart
Courier-Journal:
Thomas Massie praises Kyle Rittenhouse, says he showed ‘incredible restraint’  —  Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie in a radio interview Thursday defended the 17-year-old who fatally shot two protesters and injured a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last week, saying he acted in self-defense and 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
Discussion: Law & Crime and INSIDER
Jack Brewster / Forbes:
Trump-Backed QAnon Candidate Posts Meme Showing Off Gun And Urging ‘Going On The Offense’ Against AOC, The Squad  —  Marjorie Taylor Greene, the House candidate and professed QAnon acolyte whom President Trump called “a future Republican star,” posted a photo of herself holding a gun she plans to raffle off …
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Washington Post:
GOP candidate poses with rifle, says she's targeting ‘socialist’ congresswomen
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Trump's rhetoric on protests seen as detrimental by majority of Americans: POLL  —  Even Republicans are divided on his approach, a new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds.  —  A significant majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump's rhetoric on the unrest in parts of the country …
 
 
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Kimberly Bookman / WHDH-TV:
Woman accused of hurling racial slurs at group of women, children, nearly running them over in Swampscott
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Biden confirms virus test, says he'll be tested regularly
Discussion: Fox News, Bloomberg, The Hill and Mediaite
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
Spokane Protester: I Was Abducted By Unidentified Officers, Put In Unmarked Van
Chris Sommerfeldt / New York Daily News:
‘A downright dirty plan’: Trump admin quietly pulls funding for disinfecting N.Y. subways, schools
Clay Travis / OutKick:
Washington Post Strikes Out In Hit Piece Attempt
Discussion: Washington Post
Alanna Durkin Richer / Associated Press:
Judge OKs extradition for men accused of aiding Ghosn escape
Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
Postal Service police block Florida congresswoman from touring USPS plants
Discussion: Forbes
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Journalist to appeal ruling that Telegraph apology over her Melania Trump reporting was not defamatory
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
CBP chief has no evidence of black-clad Antifa protesters taking planes to protests, says spokesman
David Brooks / New York Times:
What Will You Do if Trump Doesn't Leave?  —  Playing out the nightmare scenario.
Discussion: Althouse
Pew Research Center:
A majority of young adults in the U.S. live with their parents for the first time since the Great Depression
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
A Self-Proclaimed GOP ‘Bad Guy’ Says He's Trying to Turn Christians Against Trump
Tim Craig / Washington Post:
‘The United States is in crisis’: Report tracks thousands of summer protests, most nonviolent
Discussion: Mashable, Twitchy, IJR, Vox and The Hill
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden lags among Florida Hispanic voters
 

 
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John Koblin / New York Times:
NBC names Craig Melvin as Hoda Kotb's successor on Today, teaming up with Savannah Guthrie, starting January 13; Melvin has been Today's news anchor since 2018

Katie Kilkenny / The Hollywood Reporter:
On Fox News, LA Times owner Patrick Soon-Shiong discussed his new approach to publish “views from both sides”, and said the paper had conflated news and opinion

Mia Sato / The Verge:
Facebook makes Views its primary metric for content, bringing it in line with Instagram; each time a piece of content appears on a screen, it counts as a View
 
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