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New York Times:
Trump Makes First Public Appearance Since Leaving Walter Reed — The president continued to play down the threat of the virus, but the event that the White House had previewed as a huge “peaceful protest for law and order” was uncharacteristically brief. — WASHINGTON — The White House physician …
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ABC News:
Candace Owens' BLEXIT group pays for some attendees' travel to Trump's White House event — Attendees were told they “must” wear a BLEXIT shirt, according to emails. — Trump plans to resume in-person events at White House — Just a week after he was hospitalized for COVID-19 …
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump keeps things brief in first public address since hospitalization — President Donald Trump on Saturday made his first public appearance since returning from a three-day hospitalization due to coronavirus, addressing hundreds of Black and Latino supporters crowded together on the White House lawn.
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Breitbart, The Daily Beast, TheBlaze and Eschaton
Associated Press:
Doctor says Trump no longer at risk of transmitting virus
Doctor says Trump no longer at risk of transmitting virus
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Breitbart, Slate and Chicago Sun-Times
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Hours after Trump's dark and divisive White House speech, his doctor still won't say if he's tested negative
Hours after Trump's dark and divisive White House speech, his doctor still won't say if he's tested negative
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NPR, USA Today, Washington Times, Washington Post, The Hill, Boston Herald, WHDH-TV, WHYY, KFOR-TV, Bloomberg and Talking Points Memo
New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: White House Doctor Says Trump Is No Longer Contagious
Covid-19 Live Updates: White House Doctor Says Trump Is No Longer Contagious
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ABC News, Politico, Redstate, Political Wire, Mediaite, Deadline and New York Post
New York Times:
How Long Should Trump Be in Isolation?
How Long Should Trump Be in Isolation?
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Vox, Daily Kos and The Post Millennial
Denver Post:
One dead after gunfire at downtown Denver rallies; private security guard on contract by 9News in custody — A Denver Post staff member witnessed the fatal confrontation. This story was updated after authorities called into question the accuracy of that journalist's report concerning the affiliation of the shooter.
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Townhall, Associated Press, MyNorthwest.com, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Big League Politics and Raw Story
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Jennifer Campbell-Hicks / KUSA-TV:
1 dead, security guard in custody after shooting near dueling Denver rallies — A “Patriot Rally” and a “BLM-Antifa Soup Drive” took place at Civic Center Saturday afternoon. — DENVER — A private security guard is being held as a suspect in a deadly shooting near the Denver Art Museum …
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Redstate, Fox News, TheBlaze, The Guardian, Townhall, The Hill, The Gateway Pundit, The Right Scoop, Breitbart, Colorado Newsline and The Colorado Sun
New York Times:
The Swamp That Trump Built — A businessman-president transplanted favor-seeking in Washington to his family's hotels and resorts — and earned millions as a gatekeeper to his own administration. — It was springtime at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, and the favor-seekers were swarming.
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Lawyers, Guns & Money, ABC News, Raw Story, The Real Deal New York, Bloomberg and Axios
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump to Host In-Person Event at White House Less Than a Week After Being Hospitalized for Covid-19 — The Trump campaign sent over 2,000 invitations to an event at the White House on Saturday, raising concerns from health experts over the possible spread of the coronavirus there.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Federal judge in Pennsylvania denies Trump campaign voting policy challenges in major ruling
Federal judge in Pennsylvania denies Trump campaign voting policy challenges in major ruling
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Washington Post, Bloomberg and Axios
Nicholas Riccardi / MSN:
GOP's Supreme Court push may box in Cory Gardner — DENVER (AP) — Six years ago, Colorado Democrats failed to convince enough voters to reject Cory Gardner's bid for the U.S. Senate. Their warnings that the Republican could, someday, be the confirming vote for a Supreme Court justice …
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Fox News, The Colorado Sun and KFOR-TV
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Politico:
Senate Republicans lambaste potential coronavirus deal — Senate Republicans lashed out at a potential framework for a new coronavirus deal between the Trump administration and Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a conference call Saturday, warning that there was little support for a big spending bill right before the election.
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WCHS-TV:
Records: Williamson nurse charged after shooting woman in abdomen — A Williamson woman who made headlinesafter she traveled to New York to help treat COVID-19 patients has been charged after court records said she shot another woman. Amy Jolene Thorn, 39, of Williamson is charged …
Los Angeles Times:
Strapped for cash, Trump yanks TV ads in key states as Biden spending surges — President Trump stopped all of his television and radio advertising in three states and substantially reduced it in four others in recent weeks after his lackluster fundraising left him unable to match a surge …
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Biden hits Trump on economy in critical Pennsylvania county
Biden hits Trump on economy in critical Pennsylvania county
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Sami Yousafzai / CBS News:
The Taliban on Trump: “We hope he will win the election” and withdraw U.S. troops — President Trump's reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban. — Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News in a phone interview …
Eli Saslow / Washington Post:
‘What are we so afraid of?’ … When President Trump got sick, I had this moment of deja vu back to when I first woke up in the hospital. I know what it's like to be humiliated by this virus. I used to call it the “scamdemic.” I thought it was an overblown media hoax. I made fun of people for wearing masks.
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Manic Panic on the Potomac — Will Mitch ditch the Donald? — WASHINGTON — At long last, a top Republican is distancing himself from Donald Trump. — Literally. — Mitch McConnell has been boasting to colleagues and to reporters in Kentucky that he knew better than to go to the Amy …
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The Week, Washington Post and FOX 5 San Diego
David Nakamura / Washington Post:
‘A Dear Leader approach’: Trump's critics compare his shows of strength around coronavirus to authoritarian tactics — President Trump was boarding Marine One at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for a televised flight back to the White House on Monday when CNN analyst Brian Stelter called …
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Brad Lendon / CNN:
North Korea unveils massive new ballistic missile in military parade
North Korea unveils massive new ballistic missile in military parade
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Associated Press, New York Times, The Week, NPR, Foreign Policy, UPI, The Daily Caller and Reuters
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg endorses Biden — Teen climate change activist Greta Thunberg has endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. — “I never engage in party politics. But the upcoming US elections is above and beyond all that,” Thunberg tweeted.
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Reuters, Axios, New York Post and The Post Millennial
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Taking Page From Authoritarians, Trump Turns Power of State Against Political Rivals — President Trump took a step even Richard M. Nixon avoided in his most desperate days: openly ordering direct immediate government action against specific opponents, timed to serve his re-election campaign.
Discussion:
Raw Story
USA Today:
Trump's COVID prognosis: 3 scenarios based on sparse facts from an opaque White House — The president's health matters. But we can only speculate because his doctor has hidden behind confidentiality laws to withhold negative information. — At a minimum, there will be 3.5 months between …
Philip Athey / Marine Corps Times:
Two men arrested in plot to kidnap Michigan governor were Marine veterans — Two of the 13 men arrested in an alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were Marine veterans, according to Marine officials. — Joseph Morrison was a Marine reservist …
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Larry Nassar / The Detroit News:
Chatfield calls out Whitmer for not informing lawmakers of alleged plot
Chatfield calls out Whitmer for not informing lawmakers of alleged plot
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Daily Kos
Tamara Lush / Associated Press:
A senior warning sign for Trump: ‘Go Biden’ cry at Villages — THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Sara Branscom's golf cart whizzed down the smooth asphalt path that winds through The Villages, the nation's largest retirement community, an expanse of beautiful homes, shops and entertainment venues …
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Florida Politics and Bloomberg