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10:55 PM ET, August 26, 2020

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BuzzFeed News:
The Kenosha Shooting Suspect Was In The Front Row Of A Trump Rally In January  —  The law-enforcement obsessed 17-year-old who was charged with shooting and killing two people and injuring another in Kenosha during protests for Jacob Blake appeared in the front row at a Donald Trump rally in January.
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Facebook chose not to act on militia complaints before Kenosha shooting  —  Multiple users reported the account for inciting violence, but were told it did not violate platform policy  —  In the wake of an apparent double murder Tuesday night in Kenosha, Facebook has faced a wave of scrutiny …
Discussion: Vox, Gizmodo, TechCrunch and Reuters
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Kenosha gunman Kyle Rittenhouse arrested for murder after cops let him flee out of state  —  An Illinois teenager has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a demonstrator in Kenosha, Wisconsin.  —  Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, of Antioch, was charged Wednesday …
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Kyle Rittenhouse, charged in Kenosha protest homicides, considered himself militia  —  Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with shooting three people — two of them fatally — during a Kenosha protest Tuesday night, considered himself a militia member trying to protect life and property …
Wall Street Journal:
Wisconsin Identifies Officer Who Shot Jacob Blake  —  Police provide more details of Kenosha incident in which the 29-year-old Black man was shot in the back by a white police officer, Rusten Sheskey  —  KENOSHA, Wis.—The state agency charged with investigating the police shooting …
New York Times:
How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin  —  As residents see fires and looting, some worry that local Democratic leaders are failing to keep control of the situation.  —  John Geraghty, a 41-year-old worker in a tractor factory, has barely paid attention to the presidential race or the conventions.
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Facebook takes down ‘call to arms’ event after two shot dead in Kenosha  —  ‘Any patriots willing to take up arms and defend our city tonight from the evil thugs?’ asked the Facebook group  —  The killing of two protestors in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Tuesday night may have emerged in response …
U.S. Department of Justice:
U.S. Department of Justice Confirms Federal Civil Rights Investigation Into Shooting of Mr. Jacob Blake  —  Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, and Eric S. Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice …
Discussion: Axios
Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Arrest in Overnight Shooting During Unrest in Kenosha, Wis.
jsonline:
2 shot dead and 1 injured in Kenosha during protests; police looking for man armed with a long gun
Washington Post:
Two dead and one wounded in Kenosha shootings during Jacob Blake protests
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Trump calls for drug tests before Biden debate  —  President Trump says he will call for drug tests for both former Vice President Joe Biden and himself before the first candidates' debate on Sept. 29.  In an Oval Office interview Wednesday, the president expressed suspicion at what he said was a sudden …
CNN:
CDC was pressured ‘from the top down’ to change coronavirus testing guidance, official says  —  (CNN)A sudden change in federal guidelines on coronavirus testing came this week as a result of pressure from the upper ranks of the Trump administration, a federal health official close to the process tells CNN.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta / CNN:
Fauci says he was in surgery when task force discussed CDC testing guidelines  —  (CNN)White House Coronavirus Task Force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said he was undergoing surgery and not part of the discussion during the August 20 task force meeting when updated US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines were discussed.
Discussion: Forbes, Raw Story, The Week, CNBC and Mediaite
New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Top U.S. Officials Instructed the C.D.C. to Change Testing Guidelines  —  New York City's transit agency warned of major cuts to the subway without $12 billion in federal aid.  Kenya's president extended a nationwide nightly curfew for another 30 days.
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Fauci says he was having surgery when CDC testing changes were approved
Discussion: Reason, Politico and Washington Post
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Reports: Trump Sabotaged Coronavirus Testing to Keep Numbers Low
Discussion: New York Times and MyNorthwest.com
Wall Street Journal:
Immigrants in Trump-Led Ceremony Didn't Know They Would Appear at RNC  —  Two women say they didn't mind being featured as they became citizens; critics accuse president of using them, politicizing government functions  —  Sudha Narayanan and Neimat Awadelseid looked forward to Tuesday …
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Don Jr. robocall urges supporters to vote by mail  —  Donald Trump Jr. is urging voters to cast absentee ballots in robocalls detected across the nation Wednesday — even as his father continues to rail against widespread mail-in voting.  —  The robocalls, which reference …
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Coronavirus concerns fall and Trump approval ticks higher in swing states, CNBC/Change Research poll finds  — Serious concerns about the coronavirus fell in six 2020 swing states, while approval of President Donald Trump's handling of Covid-19 rose, according to a new CNBC/Change Research poll.
Alex Nitzberg / Just The News:
BREAKING: Wisconsin authorities say there was knife in Jacob Blake's vehicle  —  Blake admitted he had a knife in his possession, which was found in the driver's side floorboard, police say.  —  Jacob Blake, the man wounded by a police officer In Kenosha, Wis., on Sunday, had a knife in his car …
Discussion: INSIDER and The Hill
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Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Jacob Blake's devastated family displayed the full range of Black Americans' emotions
Discussion: The Hill, Axios and blogTO
Axios:
25-year-old GOP candidate: “In times of peril, young people saved this country”  —  Addressing the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, GOP candidate Madison Cawthorn detailed his personal journey of recovering from a car accident that left him in a wheelchair at age 20 and going on to run for Congress at age 25.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway undermined the truth like no other Trump official. And journalists enabled her.
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff / New York Magazine:
Melania Trump's Ex-BFF Tells (Almost) All An insider's account of falling out with the First Lady.  —  Excerpted from Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship With the First Lady, by Stephanie Winston Wolkoff  —  I'd heard Melania Trump speak before.  But I'd never heard her sound like this.
Discussion: Political Wire
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Trump pops to 52%: ‘Best job approval rating on record,’ up with blacks, even Democrats  —  Buoyed by blacks and independent voters, as well as urban dwellers shocked by the Black Lives Matter protest violence raging in some cities, President Trump's approval rating has hit a new high, according to a survey heavy with minority voters.
Discussion: Power Line, Breitbart and Townhall
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USA Today:
Herschel Walker on supporting President Trump: ‘Losing friends has been a big cost’
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
U.S. Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Requesting Data From Governors of States that Issued COVID-19 Orders that May Have Resulted in Deaths of Elderly Nursing Home Residents  —  Data will help inform whether the Department of Justice will initiate investigations under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act …
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Bernard Condon / Associated Press:
DOJ seeks data about COVID nursing home deaths from 4 states
Discussion: Fox News
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Border Officials Weighed Deploying Migrant ‘Heat Ray’ Ahead of Midterms  —  Even as the Republican convention tries to soften President Trump's image, he has made it clear that the extreme immigration policies of his first four years will be central to his re-election pitch.
John Kruzel / The Hill:
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to reinstate abortion pill rule  —  The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to reinstate a rule mandating that abortion-inducing drugs be taken in the presence of a doctor after a lower court lifted the requirement amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington Post:
Lewd cheerleader videos, sexist rules: Ex-employees decry Washington's NFL team workplace  —  In “Beauties on the Beach,” the official video chronicling the making of the Washington NFL team's 2008 cheerleader swimsuit calendar, the women frolic in the sand, rave about their custom bikinis …
Politico:
U.S. service members injured in Syria after skirmish with Russian forces  —  U.S. service members were injured after an altercation with Russian forces in northeast Syria on Wednesday, according to a draft military statement and a person familiar with the matter.
Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed News:
RNC Video Showing Rioters In “Biden's America” Is Actually Spain  —  On the first night of the Republican National Convention, the party aired a segment featuring Catalina and Madeline Lauf warning of dire consequences if Democratic candidate Joe Biden is elected president.
Matt Flegenheimer / New York Times:
Ted Cruz Didn't Get a Convention Invite.  He Still Has Plenty to Say.  —  In 2016, the Texas senator addressed his fellow Republicans but declined to explicitly endorse Donald Trump.  One close Senate race and many conciliatory public comments later, he is on the sidelines this year.
 
 
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New York Times:
How Trump's Convention Has Become a Crucial Play for the Suburbs
Discussion: The Hill
Washington Post:
The Russians infiltrated Trump's 2016 campaign. We may never know exactly what happened.
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Rep. Dan Crenshaw honors front-line workers in RNC speech
Discussion: Axios
Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
Don Lemon turns anti-riot now that they poll poorly for the Democrats
Discussion: Redstate, Townhall and The Federalist
Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Buttigieg blasts Trump as ‘master of chaos’ with no ‘interest in justice or peace’
Discussion: Breitbart
Gwynne Hogan / Gothamist:
Three Murders On One Flatbush Street, But Neighbors Disagree On Whether More Police Will Help
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Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
The RNC Has Made a Compelling Case for America's Imminent Collapse
Discussion: Mother Jones and Common Dreams
E. Jean Carroll / The Atlantic:
‘I Moved on Her Very Heavily’: Part 1
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
‘I Fear That We Are Witnessing the End of American Democracy’
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
FiveThirtyEight:
Is The Electoral Map Changing?
Discussion: Raw Story
Irin Carmon / New York Magazine:
Yale Law Professor Jed Rubenfeld Has Been Suspended for Sexual Harassment