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New York Times:
Mary Trump's Book Accuses the President of Embracing ‘Cheating as a Way of Life’  —  The president's niece, Mary L. Trump, is the first to break ranks with the family and release a tell-all memoir.  —  Mary L. Trump, President Trump's niece, plans to publish a tell-all family memoir next week …
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Lachlan Cartwright / The Daily Beast:
Mary Trump Book Claims Trump Praised Her Breasts and His Own Sister Called Him a Clown  —  Mary Trump's explosive tell-all about the president details her uncle's comments about her body, his cheating on the SAT's, and how his own sister called him a clown.  —  Mary Trump's book …
Washington Post:
Trump's worldview forged by neglect and trauma at home, his niece says in new book  —  A tell-all book by President Trump's niece describes a family riven by a series of traumas, exacerbated by a daunting patriarch who “destroyed” Donald Trump by short-circuiting his “ability to develop …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Mary Trump book: How she leaked Trump financials to NYT  —  In her new memoir, President Trump's niece reveals how she leaked hordes of confidential Trump family financial documents to the New York Times in an effort to expose her uncle, whom she portrays as a dangerous sociopath.
Discussion: Political Wire, The Sun and Politico
CNN:
Mary Trump levels scathing criticism of President in new book obtained by CNN  —  (CNN)Donald Trump's niece Mary Trump levels scathing criticism of the President in her forthcoming book, accusing him of being a “sociopath” and charging that Trump's “hubris and willful ignorance” dating back to his early days threatens the country.
Discussion: The Week
Daniel Bates / Daily Mail:
Donald Trump was a victim of ‘child abuse’ at the hands of his father, who ‘caused him terror that would scar him for life’, President's niece will claim in her explosive memoir about her family  — Donald Trump suffered ‘child abuse’ at the hands of his father Fred Trump Sr …
Chris Megerian / Los Angeles Times:
Trump's niece writes that his failings ‘threaten us all’
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Donald Trump's behavior was shaped by his ‘sociopath’ father, niece writes in bombshell book
Discussion: ABC News, Raw Story and Balloon Juice
Elliot Ackerman / Harper's:
A Letter on Justice and Open Debate  —  We welcome responses at letters@harpers.org  —  Our cultural institutions are facing a moment of trial.  Powerful protests for racial and social justice are leading to overdue demands for police reform, along with wider calls for greater equality …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Mulvaney: Trump faces ‘real headwinds’ if election turns into ‘referendum’ on him  —  Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Tuesday conceded that if November's general election becomes a “referendum” on President Donald Trump, the Republican incumbent will face “real headwinds” …
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Maybe This Isn't Such a Good Time to Prosecute a Culture War  —  Trump has gone to the well one time too many.  —  Donald Trump made his name in Republican Party politics as a “birther,” a true believer in — and an evangelist for — the racist conspiracy theory that Barack Obama was a foreign-born, illegitimate president.
Ben Popken / NBC News:
Here are some of the billionaires who got PPP loans while small businesses went bankrupt  —  Billionaire property developer Joe Farrell, a prominent Republican fundraiser, received up to $1 million in taxpayer coronavirus relief funds, according to federal data released Monday.
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Peter S. Goodman / New York Times:
Sweden Has Become the World's Cautionary Tale  —  Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage — a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.  —  LONDON — Ever since the coronavirus emerged in Europe …
Terrence McCoy / Washington Post:
Brazil's Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus  —  RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian President Bolsonaro, who has sought repeatedly to minimize the coronavirus as he urges the country back to work, has tested positive for covid-19, he told reporters on Tuesday.
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New York Times:
Coronavirus Live Updates: Brazil's President Tests Positive After Dismissing Precautions
Discussion: Vanity Fair
ESPN:
Eagles' DeSean Jackson says he doesn't hate Jewish community after posting anti-Semitic messages  —  Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson said he has no hatred toward the Jewish community after posting anti-Semitic messages on social media Monday that he attributed to Adolf Hitler and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Breitbart
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson suggests Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who lost her legs in Iraq, hates America  —  Before launching a broadside against Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Fox News host Tucker Carlson acknowledged that it's not easy to go after a Purple Heart recipient who lost both her legs while serving her country in Iraq.
Tim Miller / Rolling Stone:
What 9 GOP Campaign Consultants Really Think About Republicans' Chances in November  —  The mood in MAGA-land: “Every shred of evidence points to a likely ass kicking”  —  Shooting rubber bullet grenades at protesting priests.  Catastrophically botching the pandemic response, resulting in a public health and economic calamity.
Discussion: Chicago Sun-Times and The Hill
Judd Gregg / The Hill:
The coming Biden coup  —  It is more than a possibility, and slightly less than a likelihood, that Joe Biden will be elected president in November.  —  Biden has made it clear that a woman will be his running mate.  —  What is becoming equally apparent is that he may be cornered into choosing …
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David A. Hopkins / Honest Graft:
Were Democratic Voters Right About Biden's Electability?
Discussion: Bloomberg and Washington Post
Matthew Goldstein / New York Times:
Deutsche Bank Settles Over Ignored Red Flags on Jeffrey Epstein  —  The German lender repeatedly overlooked suspicious transactions, including payments to people a New York regulator described as his co-conspirators.  —  Payments to his alleged co-conspirators.  Money wired to Russian models.
Discussion: Law & Crime
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Politico:
Republicans in danger of losing huge portion of their women senators  —  Senate Republicans could lose nearly half of the women currently in their caucus come November after recently making painstaking gains — the latest potential blow to the party in the Trump era.
Discussion: Raw Story and Scripting News
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Hogan, Maryland Governor, Plans Book Tour as He Eyes 2024 White House Run  —  Larry Hogan, the Republican governor of a solidly Democratic state, who has drawn attention for his criticism of President Trump's coronavirus response, writes at length about the experience.
USA Today:
Duckworth on Russia bounties: How dare Trump still call himself our commander in chief?  —  While President Donald Trump has spent the past couple of weeks golfing, campaigning and making sure the buck stopped anywhere but with him, American service members in hot spots around the world likely …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
A high-risk Florida teen who died from covid-19 attended a huge church party, then was given hydroxychloroquine by her parents, report says  —  At just 17, Carsyn Leigh Davis had already experienced more challenges than most people face in their entire lives.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Loeffler opposes WNBA's plan to spread ‘Black Lives Matter’ message  —  U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler objected to the WNBA's plans to honor the Black Lives Matter movement, warning Tuesday that subscribing to a “particular political agenda undermines the potential of the sport and sends a message of exclusion.”
Discussion: Chicago Sun-Times, NPR and The Guardian
E. Alex Jung / Vulture:
In Conversation: Thandie Newton After decades onscreen, nothing surprises the Westworld actress, though what she's ready to share will surprise you.  —  As outspoken as Thandie Newton has been throughout her career, there are still stories she's been holding off on telling.
Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Trump could sink the House GOP in suburbia  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump's continuing erosion among well-educated voters looms as perhaps the most imposing headwind to Republican hopes of recapturing the House of Representatives in November — or even avoiding further losses in the chamber.
Discussion: Political Wire
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: White House searches for intel leakers  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  GOOD TUESDAY MORNING — a few interesting nuggets from the White House world:  — SEARCHING FOR LEAKERS ... THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION has opened an internal investigation to try to uncover who leaked intelligence …
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Pompeo: Trump administration is “looking at” TikTok ban  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News' Laura Ingraham on Monday that the Trump administration is “looking at” a ban on Chinese social media app TikTok.  —  Why it matters: Lawmakers have long expressed fears that the Chinese government …
Mairead McArdle / National Review:
Georgia Governor Declares State of Emergency, Deploys National Guard after July 4th Weekend Violence  —  Georgia Governor Brian Kemp on Monday issued an executive order declaring a state of emergency and activating up to 1,000 National Guard members after Atlanta was wracked with violence over Independence Day weekend.
Arizona Republic:
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego says federal government denied requests for COVID-19 testing help  —  The Federal Emergency Management Agency denied multiple requests for a mega-COVID-19 testing site in Phoenix, according to Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego.  —  Gallego said her office asked FEMA …
Discussion: The Hill
Sam Baker / Axios:
Trump may lose swing voters by asking SCOTUS to strike down the ACA  —  President Trump's decision to ask the Supreme Court to throw out the Affordable Care Act may alienate the independent voters who can swing the presidential election.  That could be especially important in battleground states.
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Beinart / Jewish Currents:
Yavne: A Jewish Case for Equality in Israel-Palestine  —  WHAT MAKES SOMEONE A JEW—not just a Jew in name, but a Jew in good standing—today?  In Haredi circles, being a real Jew means adhering to religious law.  In leftist Jewish spaces, it means championing progressive causes.
Nicole Gaudiano / Politico:
White House leans on CDC, pediatricians to argue for reopening schools  —  The White House is hammering a message of reopening schools even as coronavirus cases spike throughout the country, insisting it's OK to move ahead and that decisions last spring to close doors came from states rather than health experts at the CDC.
Stephanie Ebbs / ABC News:
CDC says meatpacking facilities still present challenge to containing COVID-19  —  Eighty-seven percent of infected workers were racial or ethnic minorities.  —  As COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the country this summer, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
‘McCongressman’ Gets a Large Order of PPP  —  Representative Kevin Hern pushed to make it easier for franchises to get federal loans.  A company he controls did just that.  So did businesses that operate in buildings owned or controlled by the Trump family.  —  It's almost always an advantage to have a seat at the table.
Laura Belin / Bleeding Heartland:
Iowa Republicans may regret blocking statewide absentee ballot mailing  —  July 6 was the first day Iowans can request an absentee ballot for the 2020 general election.  Under normal circumstances, I prefer voting early in person and have encouraged others to do the same.
Discussion: Iowa Starting Line
 
 
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Biden promises to up US production of key medical equipment
Discussion: Axios
Cristina Cabrera / Talking Points Memo:
Top Pence Aide Says Efforts To Make Her ‘More Compassionate’ In Child Separation Crisis 'Didn't Work'
Discussion: Balloon Juice
USA Today:
Biden, Trump and the Gingrich effect: Democrats must toughen up to win the 2020 election
Bloomberg:
Stone Asks Trump for Clemency Ahead of July 14 Prison Date
Discussion: Washington Times
Roger Clegg / National Review:
Seven Thoughts for 7/7  — Symmetrical cowardice …
Discussion: Power Line
Stuart Rothenberg / Roll Call:
With Trump trailing, should down-ballot Republicans ready a ‘no blank check’ strategy?
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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Jonathan Tamari / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Joe Biden has hired top aides to run his Pennsylvania campaign
Discussion: Politico
Bloomberg:
White House Wants Stimulus by August Recess With $1 Trillion Cap
Emma Gray / HuffPost:
Is This The Beginning Of The End Of White-Centric Identity Politics In America?
Reuters:
UN slams Donald Trump for killing Iranian General Soleimani because there was 'insufficient evidence …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Ed Yong / The Atlantic:
The Pandemic Experts Are Not Okay
Sharon Bernstein / Reuters:
Hospitalizations jump 50% in California as coronavirus infections soar
Adam Marcus / Retraction Watch:
Authors of study on race and police killings ask for its retraction, citing “continued misuse” in the media