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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Kimberly Guilfoyle, Top Fund-Raising Official for Trump Campaign, Tests Positive for Coronavirus — She is the third person in proximity of President Trump known to have contracted the virus. — Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of President Trump's eldest son and a top fund-raising official …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Uses Mount Rushmore Speech to Deliver Divisive Culture War Message — Down in the polls and failing to control a raging pandemic, the president cast himself as waging battle against a “new far-left fascism” that imperils American values and seeks to erase history.
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Liberty Unyielding, Outside the Beltway, Townhall, Raw Story, The Guardian and The Week
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump tries to drag America backward on a very different July 4th — (CNN)On a very different Fourth of July holiday, when many Americans are wrestling with the racist misdeeds of the country's heroes and confronting an unrelenting pandemic with surging cases, their commander-in-chief …
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Ryan Taylor / Rev:
Donald Trump Speech Transcript at Mount Rushmore 4th of July Event — Donald Trump gave a speech on July 3 at a Fourth of July firework event at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. Read the full speech transcript here. … Well, thank you very much. Governor Noem, Secretary Bernhardt, we very much appreciate it.
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CNN:
Kimberly Guilfoyle — Donald Trump Jr.'s girlfriend and top Trump campaign official — tests positive for coronavirus — (CNN)Kimberly Guilfoyle has tested positive for coronavirus, a person familiar with the matter and a campaign source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN.
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Raw Story
Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
At Mt. Rushmore, Trump uses Fourth of July celebration to stoke a culture war — President Trump used an elaborate fireworks display and Air Force One flyover at Mt. Rushmore on Friday night to rally his base, ushering in Fourth of July celebrations a day early with accusations that a …
Associated Press:
Trump pushes racial division, flouts virus rules at Rushmore
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Leaders Pivot as Daily U.S. Cases Pass 50,000
Coronavirus Live Updates: Leaders Pivot as Daily U.S. Cases Pass 50,000
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Fox News, Forbes and The Daily Caller
Washington Post:
At Mount Rushmore, Trump exploits social divisions, warns of 'left-wing cultural revolution …
At Mount Rushmore, Trump exploits social divisions, warns of 'left-wing cultural revolution …
John Santucci / ABC News:
Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr.'s girlfriend, tests positive for coronavirus
Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr.'s girlfriend, tests positive for coronavirus
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The Guardian
NBC News:
‘We need to live with it’: White House readies new message for the nation on coronavirus — WASHINGTON — After several months of mixed messages on the coronavirus pandemic, the White House is settling on a new one: Learn to live with it. — Administration officials are planning to intensify …
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Alan Dershowitz / Spectator USA:
The Ghislaine Maxwell I know — My wife and I were introduced to Ghislaine Maxwell by Sir Evelyn and Lady Lynne de Rothschild, and we subsequently met her on several occasions — generally in the presence of prominent people such as Bill and Hillary Clinton, Nobel Prize-winning scientists …
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Eric Trump Deletes Tweet of Bill Clinton With Ghislaine Maxwell After Twitter Buries Him With Photos of Her With His Father — Eric Trump tweeted, and then deleted, a photo of former President Bill Clinton with Jeffrey Epstein's alleged partner-in-crime Ghislaine Maxwell …
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CANNONFIRE and Raw Story
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Alan Dershowitz Declares the Case Against Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Far From Over,’ Tears Into Epstein Accusers
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Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
“Kill 'em.” Houston GOP powerbroker Steve Hotze left Greg Abbott a voicemail requesting National Guard “shoot to kill” rioters — Hotze, a staunch critic of Abbott's coronavirus response, left a voicemail with the governor's chief of staff in early June with the incendiary instruction.
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Patrick Svitek / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's statewide mask mandate exempts voting sites and churches
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's statewide mask mandate exempts voting sites and churches
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New York Times:
How the Republican Convention Created Money Woes in Two Cities — Donors are wondering why they gave to a Charlotte event that has mostly been scrapped. And Jacksonville fund-raisers find money is on hold because of concerns about the surge in virus cases.
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Raw Story
The White House:
Executive Order on Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes — By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: — Section 1. Purpose. America owes its present greatness to its past sacrifices.
New York Post:
Michael Cohen caught at NYC restaurant — and it could land him back in prison — Michael Cohen could soon be back to chowing down in a prison cafeteria. — The recently sprung jailbird was caught by The Post dining out on Manhattan's Upper East Side — and the meal may cost him his freedom, legal experts said Friday.
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Breitbart and The Daily Caller
Isabel Hilton / Financial Times:
Beijing's Hong Kong takeover is a masterclass in creating fear — If cash injections do not ease worries about the city's financial future, coercion will — The writer is a London-based writer and broadcaster — In Chinese official media, Hong Kong's new national security law is a huge success.
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CNN:
At least 8 Secret Service agents stuck in Phoenix with coronavirus after Pence trip — (CNN)At least eight Secret Service agents are currently holed up in a hotel in Phoenix, some suffering the flu-like coronavirus symptoms after coming down with the disease while preparing for a visit …
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POLITICUSUSA
New York Times:
New Administration Memo Seeks to Foster Doubts About Suspected Russian Bounties — Criticized for its inaction, the Trump administration commissioned a new look at a months-old intelligence assessment. It emphasizes gaps. — A memo produced in recent days by the office …
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Politico and Political Wire
Washington Post:
Facebook is working to persuade advertisers to abandon their boycott. So far, they aren't impressed. — More than 750 advertisers are boycotting Facebook, asking for better policing of hateful content. Facebook's concessions so far haven't won them over.
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Nancy Scola / Politico:
Inside the Ad Boycott That Has Facebook on the Defensive
