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6:45 PM ET, July 6, 2020

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ICE:
SEVP modifies temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester  —  WASHINGTON - The Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) announced modifications Monday to temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online classes due to the pandemic for the fall 2020 semester.
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Max Cohen / Politico:
Trump administration bars international college students if their school's classes are all online  —  International students who attend college in the United States on visas will be barred from staying in the country if their school's classes are entirely online during the fall semester, the Trump administration said Monday.
fas.harvard.edu:
Decision for 2020-21 Academic Year  —  After careful deliberation and informed by extensive input from our community, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced plans to bring up to 40% of our undergraduates to campus, including all first-year students, for the fall semester.
CNN:   International students may need to leave US if their universities transition to online-only learning
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Trump Camp Vows to Protect Brazil's Most Iconic Statue From Left Wing Mobs  —  A new ad warns that the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is under threat.  It's unclear if this is even true or how the president would actually save it.  —  President Donald Trump's determination …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Advisers Wonder: ‘Is the Statue Shit Going to Work?’  —  Shockingly, there are some in Trump's political orbit who aren't convinced his strategy will move voters as much as he seems to think it will.  —  With four months left to salvage his re-election campaign against presumptive …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump and Biden campaigns shift focus to coronavirus as pandemic surges  —  The Trump and Biden presidential campaigns now see the coronavirus response as the preeminent force shaping the results of November's election, prompting both camps to try to refocus their campaigns more heavily on the pandemic …
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Defends Confederate Flag in Latest Race-Based Appeal to White Voters  —  President Trump implied that NASCAR's decision to prohibit Confederate flags at its races was a mistake while also falsely asserting that a top Black driver, Bubba Wallace, had engaged in a hoax involving a noose found in his stall.
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
McEnany defends Trump's tweet about Bubba Wallace and Confederate flag
Washington Post:
Trump plumbed new depths of depravity this Fourth of July
Discussion: Breitbart, Townhall and Al Jazeera
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Media Matters Takes Millions In PPP Aid While Criticizing Trump Coronavirus Response  —  Media Matters raked in as much as $2 million in coronavirus relief loans as the left-wing blog slammed the Trump administration's coronavirus response, according to federal records released on Monday.
Discussion: Twitchy
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Ryan Tracy / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Releases Names of Biggest PPP Borrowers
Ben Brody / Bloomberg:
Norquist's Anti-Spending Group Took Small Business Relief
Discussion: UpNorthNews
Travis Gettys / Raw Story:
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Justices rule states can bind presidential electors' votes  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states' popular vote winner in the Electoral College.  —  The ruling, just under four months before the 2020 election …
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
States May Curb ‘Faithless Electors,’ Supreme Court Rules
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Max Boot / Washington Post:
What if Trump loses but insists he won?
Discussion: Raw Story
Des Moines Register:
Chuck Grassley will skip the Republican National Convention for the first time in 40 years, citing coronavirus  —  Citing concerns about the coronavirus, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said he will not attend this year's Republican National Convention, marking the first time he has sat …
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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Sen. Grassley says he will skip Republican convention due to coronavirus concerns
Discussion: WJAX
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
Trump's Job Approval Rating Steady at Lower Level  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's approval rating is holding steady at a lower level after a sharp drop in late May and early June, with 38% of Americans currently approving of the job he is doing.
The Daily Beast:
Trump's Small Biz Rescue Bailed Out Kushner's Family, Obama's Aides and Other Political Elite  —  The PPP program was designed to help small businesses.  And it has.  But some of the most connected figures in politics also cashed in.  —  When the Trump administration began implementing …
Discussion: The Intellectualist
The Daily Beast:
Former Melania Trump Confidant To Release an ‘Explosive’ Tell-All Before the Election  —  Another blockbuster Trump book is set to hit shelves next month and contain “explosive” revelations about First Lady Melania Trump.  —  Following months of legal dramas, threats, and public controversy …
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Raw Story
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Publisher moves up release of book by Trump niece
Discussion: Washington Post and The Guardian
USA Today:
Mary Trump's family tell-all book publication date moved up to July 14, two weeks early
Discussion: NBC News and Law & Crime
CNN:
The mask decision that will haunt Trump's reelection bid  —  (CNN)As coronavirus cases surge and governors begin agitating for a national mandate on wearing masks, President Donald Trump is showing few signs he'll budge on an issue that has come to epitomize a national pandemic response rooted …
Discussion: NBC News
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
As Trump gaslights America about coronavirus, Republicans face a critical choice
Discussion: Washington Times
Benjamin Wallace / Vulture:
Is Anyone Watching Quibi?  The streaming platform raised $1.75 billion and secured a roster of A-list talent, but it can't get audiences to notice.  —  The Emmy race has begun!  Vulture is taking a close look at the contenders until nomination-round voting closes on July 13.
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump's intel briefer breaks her silence  —  A career CIA officer explained in rare public remarks on Monday what she's learned about adapting intelligence briefings to the unique style of a particular “customer” — in her case, President Donald Trump.  —  Beth Sanner, a senior official …
Michael Powell / New York Times:
Are Protests Unsafe?  What Experts Say May Depend on Who's Protesting What  —  Public health experts decried the anti-lockdown protests last spring as dangerous gatherings in a pandemic.  Health experts seem less comfortable doing so now that the marches are against racism.
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WSB-TV:
Police search for shooter who killed 8-year-old girl near burned Wendy's
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Colin Kaepernick Signs First-Look Deal With Walt Disney … Under terms of the pact, announced Monday, Disney and Ra Vision will emphasize scripted and unscripted stories that deal with race, social injustice and the quest for equity, and work to showcase directors and producers of color.
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Rob Gillies / Associated Press:
Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemic  —  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Thursday, June 18, 2020.  (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
Discussion: IJR and The Intellectualist
Argus Leader:
Former political operative Paul Erickson sentenced to federal prison  —  A Sioux Falls man who used his connections in the conservative movement to help his Russian girlfriend gain political access was sentenced Monday to serve seven years in federal prison.
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Race-Hustler-in-Chief  —  When the last president waded into race matters, conservative media were harshly critical.  But Trump's race-baiting earns nary a peep.  —  This morning Donny from the Dixie Borough of Queens fired off a random shot at the most prominent black NASCAR driver …
Al Goodman / CNN:
Spain's coronavirus antibodies study adds evidence against herd immunity  —  Madrid (CNN)Spain's large-scale study on the coronavirus indicates just 5% of its population has developed antibodies, strengthening evidence that a so-called herd immunity to Covid-19 is “unachievable,” the medical journal the Lancet reported on Monday.
Discussion: Balloon Juice and Scripting News
 
 
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Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Egyptian American medical student freed from Egyptian prison after more than a year
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STAT:
Data show panic and disorganization dominate the study of Covid-19 drugs
Caitlin Emma / Politico:
Democrats raise the stakes in Confederate statue fight via funding bill
Discussion: The Hill
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp to deploy 1,000 National Guard troops after violent weekend
Corey Jones Tulsa / Tulsa World:
Contact tracers ‘inundated’ as virus spikes locally, with possible influx from rally evident this week
Lucian K. Truscott IV / New York Times:
I'm a Direct Descendant of Thomas Jefferson. Take Down His Memorial.
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Companies That Boycott Facebook Continue to Advertise on Russian Social Media Platform
Austin Ramzy / New York Times:
Bubonic Plague Found in a Herder in Inner Mongolia, China Says
Associated Press:
Supreme Court upholds cellphone robocall ban
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Fox News Apologizes, Says It Mistakenly Cropped Trump Out of Jeffrey Epstein Photo (UPDATE)
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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