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Lynn Berry / Associated Press:
Biden slams Trump over reported bounties placed on US troops
Discussion: Axios
Sean Colarossi / POLITICUSUSA:   House Dem Calls Trump ‘Rotten To The Core’ For Doing Nothing As Russia Puts Bounty On US Troops
U.S. Department of Justice:
Four Men Charged in Federal Court for Attempting to Tear Down Statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square Amid Protests  —  WASHINGTON - Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of Washington, D.C.; Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland; and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump tweets “wanted” images as 4 charged over bid to topple Andrew Jackson statue  —  Four men have been charged with destruction of federal property for allegedly trying to tear down the Andrew Jackson statue outside the White House this week, the Department of Justice said in a statement on Saturday night.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump admits it: He's losing  —  Donald Trump knows he's losing.  —  The president has privately come to that grim realization in recent days, multiple people close to him told POLITICO, amid a mountain of bad polling and warnings from some of his staunchest allies that he's on course to be a one-term president.
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and The Federalist
Washington Post:
Workers removed thousands of social distancing stickers before Trump's Tulsa rally, according to video and a person familiar with the set-up  —  In the hours before his rally in Tulsa, President Trump's campaign directed the removal of thousands of “Do Not Sit Here, Please!” …
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Dave Brooks / Billboard:
In Tulsa, Trump Campaign Subverted Social Distancing One Sticker at a Time
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Kayleigh Skinner / Mississippi Today:
‘Historic moment’: Lawmakers clear difficult hurdle to consider bill that would remove the Mississippi state flag  —  The House and Senate are expected to act quickly this weekend to remove the Mississippi state flag, the last in the nation containing the Confederate battle emblem, after clearing the procedural path on Saturday.
Discussion: TheBlaze
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Brie Stimson / Fox News:
Mississippi closer to removing Confederate battle emblem from state flag
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
‘The Flag is Coming Down’: Lawmakers Vote to Change Mississippi State Flag
Discussion: Axios and Mississippi Today
Austin Ramzy / New York Times:
1 Dead After Man Shoots Into Crowd at Breonna Taylor Protest Park  —  Video footage showed a man firing more than a dozen shots at a park in Louisville, Ky., where protesters had gathered to call for justice for Ms. Taylor, who was killed by the police in March.
Discussion: The Week
Kate Linthicum / Los Angeles Times:
In ‘God, guns and Trump’ country, simmering doubts about the president  —  In this dry stretch of northwestern Arizona, Trump campaign signs dot the desert landscape, and Trump flags fly from the backs of dusty pickup trucks.  —  Last fall, an event called “Trumpstock” …
New York Times:
After Asking Americans to Sacrifice in Shutdown, Leaders Failed to Control Virus  —  As Covid-19 cases surge, it is clear many governors underestimated the coronavirus and rushed to reopen before their states were ready.  —  WASHINGTON — More than four months into fighting the coronavirus …
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Co-founder of Maryland group that protested for state to reopen tests positive for coronavirus  —  (CNN)The co-founder of a Maryland group that protested the state's stay-at-home order and has pressured Republican Gov. Larry Hogan to ease restrictions amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic says he has tested positive for Covid-19.
Washington Post:
With Trump leading the way, America's coronavirus failures exposed by record surge in new infections  —  Six months after the novel coronavirus was first detected in the United States, a record surge in new cases is the clearest sign yet of the country's historic failure to control the virus …
Discussion: Mediaite
Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:
Biden campaign is 35% people of color and 53% female, new diversity data shows  —  Thirty-five percent of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign operation are people of color and just over half are women, according to figures released Saturday under public prodding …
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New York Times:
Biden Campaign Says Just Over a Third of 2020 Staff Members Are People of Color
Discussion: Politico
Shannon Najmabadi / The Texas Tribune:
Want a coronavirus test in Texas?  You may have to wait for hours in a car.  —  Months into the pandemic, demand for coronavirus tests is soaring.  Texans report problems with almost every facet of the testing process, starting with the glitching websites and unanswered phone lines used …
Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Tammy Duckworth is Biden's Best Running Mate Pick  —  She, more than anyone, can get under Trump's skin.  —  Whatever his wobbles, Joe Biden has, from the start of his presidential campaign, got one thing exactly right: The 2020 election is a battle for the soul of America.  That's not just a pretty slogan.
Andrew Court / Daily Mail:
High school student sparked a coronavirus cluster in New York after they travelled from Florida for a graduation ceremony, Governor Cuomo reveals  — Student returned from Florida before attending ‘drive-in graduation’ in Westchester County last Saturday  — The unidentified individual arrived …
Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Cases Pass 10 Million Globally  —  U.S. records more than 42,000 new infections  —  Coronavirus cases world-wide passed 10 million, and deaths approached half a million, as cases continued to surge in the U.S. and some states took steps to reverse their reopenings.
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Trump's dilemma: How to prevent super-spreading churches  —  One month after President Donald Trump ordered the nation's governors to immediately reopen churches, his administration is facing a difficult dilemma.  —  Clusters of Covid-19 cases are surfacing in counties across the U.S …
Clay Travis / Outkick:
CDC Now Estimates There Have Been Over 20 Million Coronavirus Cases  —  Coronavirus data has been, in a word, maddening since the initial outbreak began in China.  Beginning with initial reports from the WHO and China, it's been very hard for the average person to know what is truth and what is fiction.
NBC News:
New U.S. coronavirus cases break record; Pence cancels campaign events in Arizona, Florida  —  The U.S. set a new grim record in the number of new coronavirus cases in a single day, with reports of nearly 46,000 on Friday.  —  The 45,942 single-day increase was driven by more than 8,000 …
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Evan Semones / Politico:
Pence postpones Florida, Arizona campaign events as coronavirus cases spike
Discussion: The Hill
Andrew J. Campa / Los Angeles Times:
Orange County Democrats condemn ‘racist’ comments by John Wayne, call for airport to drop his name  —  Orange County's Democratic Party is hoping sundown is on the horizon for the Duke.  —  This week, officials passed an emergency resolution condemning film legend John Wayne's …
Sheena Jones / CNN:
Patrons are asked to self-quarantine after about 85 people who visited a Michigan bar get Covid-19  —  (CNN)People who visited a bar in East Lansing, Michigan, are being asked to self-quarantine because roughly 85 people contracted Covid-19 after visiting the establishment this month, a health official says.
 
 
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Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
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 Earlier Items: 
Trevor Potter / Fox News:
Trump and Barr make baseless and harmful claims about mail-in ballot fraud
USA Today:
When Black lives matter to Democrats, and when they don't
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida Democrats recoil at Karen Bass VP float
Discussion: Fox News, Townhall and New York Post
Monica Hesse / Washington Post:
Making men feel manly in masks is, unfortunately, a public-health challenge of our time
Meena Venkataramanan / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Republicans move forward with plans for an indoor convention in Houston, the state's biggest coronavirus hot spot
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Ben Domenech / The Federalist:
Trump Calls For Tougher Republican Response To ‘Political War’
Discussion: Bloomberg
Princeton University News:
President Eisgruber's message to community on removal of Woodrow Wilson name from public policy school …