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10:50 AM ET, July 15, 2020

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USA Today:
Anthony Fauci has been wrong about everything I have interacted with him on: Peter Navarro  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci has a good bedside manner with the public, but he has been wrong about everything I have interacted with him on.  —  In late January, when I was making the case on behalf …
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NBC News:
Inside the Trump campaign's struggle to land a punch on Biden
Discussion: MSNBC
Peter Baker / New York Times:
The White House Called a News Conference.  Trump Turned It Into a Meandering Monologue.  —  The president spoke in the Rose Garden for 63 minutes.  He spent only six of those minutes answering questions from reporters.  —  WASHINGTON — In theory, President Trump summoned television cameras …
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Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Elder Abuse at the White House  —  Tuesday's Rose Garden press conference was . . . something else.  —  What did we just see?  And who thought this would be a good idea?  —  Donald Trump is sinking in the polls, failing spectacularly at the worst crisis of his presidency …
Discussion: Rev and Althouse
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Asked why Black Americans are killed by police, Trump responds, “So are White people”  —  Watch more from Catherine Herridge's interview with President Trump on the “CBS Evening News” at 6:30 p.m. ET, and on “CBS This Morning” from 7 to 9 a.m. ET.  —  Washington — In an interview with CBS News …
Gabby Orr / Politico:
Threat of a Trump without rallies triggers fears across GOP  —  In the days after President Donald Trump's poorly attended rally in Tulsa, Okla., senior campaign aides repeatedly assured their optics-obsessed boss it was a one-off debacle.  —  They demoted a longtime staffer who had managed logistics for the failed campaign comeback.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Biden maintains lead over Trump in 2020 swing states, new CNBC/Change Research poll says  — Joe Biden continues to lead President Donald Trump in a poll of swing states Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, according to a CNBC/Change Research poll.
Michael Tesler / FiveThirtyEight:
Why Trump — Not Biden — Might Have An Enthusiasm Problem
Discussion: Raw Story and HillReporter.com
Jodi Rudoren / The Forward:
I don't recognize the NYT that Bari Weiss quit  —  I do not recognize the New York Times that Bari Weiss describes in her resignation letter, and it terrifies me.  —  This is not to say I do not believe Bari's description of her experience, nor that I did not see some of what she laments …
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Emily Jashinsky / The Federalist:
Bari Weiss's Arc Represents The Media's Failed Pivot After 2016
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Bari Weiss Was Too Honest for the New York Times
Discussion: Spectator USA and The Federalist
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:   Bari Weiss exposes how The Times has gone astray
Tiffany Littler / KSNT-TV:
3 felony criminal charges filed against Steve Watkins  —  TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) - Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay announced Tuesday he's filed criminal charges against Kansas Rep. Steve Watkins.  This follows an investigation by the Shawnee County Sheriff's Office.
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Steve Benen / MSNBC:
GOP congressman faces felony charges over alleged voter fraud
Washington Post:
Kansas Republican charged with three felonies in voter fraud investigation
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Florida GOP doctors Trump tweet to solve mail-in voting problem  —  MIAMI — President Donald Trump's harsh rhetoric against mail-in voting is causing a big problem for Florida Republicans, who once dominated the practice here.  —  So the state GOP came up with a solution …
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Em Steck / CNN:
Senior Trump campaign lawyer critical of mail-in ballots voted by mail three times
Discussion: The Hill
Katie Pavlich / Townhall:
EXCLUSIVE: President Trump Explains the ‘Most Dangerous’ Thing Facing the 2020 Election
Discussion: Fox News
Nathaniel Meyersohn / CNN:
Walmart will start requiring all customers to wear masks  —  New York (CNN Business)Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is the latest national chain to require all customers to wear masks.  —  The change will start next week.  Starbucks (SBUX)said last week that it will require customers …
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
CDC Director Warns Fall, Winter Will Likely Be 'One of the Most Difficult Times We've Experienced …
Discussion: Geoff Shackelford
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Trump Administration Strips C.D.C. of Control of Coronavirus Data  —  Hospitals have been ordered to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and send all patient information to a central database in Washington, raising questions about transparency.
John McWhorter / The Atlantic:
The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility  —  I must admit that I had not gotten around to actually reading Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility until recently.  But it was time to jump in.  DiAngelo is an education professor and—most prominently today—a diversity consultant who argues …
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Mark Hemingway / The Federalist:
What To Read Instead Of ‘White Fragility’
Discussion: Instapundit
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The rise and humiliating fall of Jeff Sessions, a cautionary tale for other Republicans  —  If there was one establishment figure in Washington who understood Trumpism, it was Jeff Sessions.  But Sessions is also the Washington figure who most clearly paid a political price for not seeming loyal enough to President Trump.
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Washington Post:
Sessions loses runoff in Alabama as Trump helps vanquish a key supporter he came to despise
Discussion: Reuters, Mediaite and al.com
Allison McCann / New York Times:
64 Videos Show the N.Y.P.D. Meeting Protesters With Fists, Clubs and Body Slams  —  The videos below contain scenes of graphic violence.  Scroll to watch or skip ahead.  —  Punches, tackles, beatings and shoves.  —  At the height of the recent Black Lives Matter marches in New York City …
Washington Post:
Trump wants the CIA to cooperate with Russia.  We tried that.  It was a disaster.  —  Putin doesn't want a constructive relationship with the United States.  He just wants to beat us.  —  There has been justifiable outrage after news reports surfaced about Russian intelligence services paying the Taliban …
Discussion: Business Insider
Mike Levine / ABC News:
President Trump's ‘dysfunctional’ upbringing created ‘dangerous situation’ for America, niece claims  —  Mary Trump says Donald and siblings were taught to view people as “expendable.”  —  President Donald Trump grew up in a “dysfunctional” family that believed “money stood in” …
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
A message for President Donald Trump from his niece: ‘Resign’
Discussion: IJR, The Week, Raw Story and The Hill
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Guardian announces plans to cut 180 jobs  —  Revenues expected to be down by more than £25m as effects of pandemic hit media industry  —  The Guardian has announced plans to make job cuts in both editorial and commercial roles, as the economic shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the media industry.
Alicia Adamczyk / CNBC:
Minimum wage workers cannot afford rent in any U.S. state  —  Full-time minimum wage workers cannot afford a two-bedroom rental anywhere in the U.S. and cannot afford a one-bedroom rental in 95% of U.S. counties, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition's annual “Out of Reach” report.
Jordan Moreau / Variety:
Nick Cannon Dropped by ViacomCBS After Making Anti-Semitic Comments … In the June 30 episode of “Cannon's Class,” the actor and TV host interviewed Professor Griff, a rapper who was a part of Public Enemy before leaving the group after making anti-Semitic remarks.
Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:
Missouri governor says Trump is ‘getting involved’ in case of St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters  —  Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Tuesday that President Trump would be “getting involved” in the case of the St. Louis couple who pointed guns at a group of protesters passing outside …
Jerry Zremski / Buffalo News:
As pandemic rages in U.S., border stays closed - and Canadians approve  —  WASHINGTON - The closure of the U.S.-Canadian border, which is about to be extended for another month, is a tale of two countries: one that has failed to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, and one that fears that visitors …
Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks  —  The Central Intelligence Agency has conducted a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets since winning a secret victory in 2018 when President Trump signed what amounts to a sweeping authorization …
Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Trump sporting more natural gray hairdo amid the pandemic  —  WASHINGTON — As the rest of the nation endures missed appointments with their hairdressers and beauticians, President Trump has also started sporting a more natural look.  —  At a briefing in the Rose Garden on Tuesday …
Eleanor Watson / CBS News:
Trump heads to Georgia, one of the new 2020 battleground states  —  President Trump will be visiting Georgia on Wednesday to talk about infrastructure, but like his recent trips to Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin, this happens to be to a battleground state his reelection campaign is eager to keep in the “win” column in November.
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
South Dakota Is Sharing Driver's License Info To Help Find Out Who's A Citizen  —  To help figure out the U.S. citizenship status of every adult living in the country, the Trump administration has been accumulating driver's license information from states including South Dakota, NPR has learned.
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Breonna Taylor protesters sat on the Kentucky attorney general's lawn.  Police charged 87 with felonies.  —  Sitting on the green grass of Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's front lawn, dozens of peaceful protesters in matching face masks and T-shirts on Tuesday afternoon chanted, “Breonna Taylor, say her name!”
Discussion: Reason
 
 
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Raphael Satter / Reuters:
Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier
Rose Garden / The White House:
Remarks by President Trump in Press Conference
Discussion: National Review
Alanna Vagianos / HuffPost:
Leaving The Pandemic Response To States Doomed The Country To Fail Together
Marc Tracy / New York Times:
A Media Critic Focuses on the Crisis in Local News
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump posts photo holding Goya beans, draws criticism for using her position to promote a product
Eric Hananoki / Media Matters for America:
A Trump official went on a QAnon show to recruit campaign volunteers
Discussion: New Republic
R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr / Washington Times:
Insignificant Never Trumpers have no reason to vote for Biden
Jason Farago / New York Times:
Andrew Cuomo Ascends to the Mountaintop With His Pandemic Poster
 Earlier Items: 
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Loving Cartoonist Sues The Anti-Defamation League for Defamation
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Pro-Biden super PAC American Bridge hires Mike Bloomberg's digital firm Hawkfish
Discussion: Politico
Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Mondaire Jones Rides Insurgent Wave to a House Primary Win in N.Y.
Ben S. Bernanke / New York Times:
Give States Billions, and You Help the Entire Country
Wall Street Journal:
Apple Wins Major Tax Battle Against EU
Emily Cochrane / New York Times:
Sara Gideon Wins Nomination to Challenge Susan Collins in Maine
Discussion: ABC News and Daily Kos
 

 
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Lauren Feiner / The Verge:
The US Senate passes the TikTok divestment bill by a margin of 79-18; the legislation now heads to President Biden, who has committed to sign it into law

Chris Morris / Fortune:
Taylor Swift's new album smashed streaming records; Spotify says it had 300M+ streams on launch day and became 2024's most-streamed album within just 12 hours

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
Spotify Q1: revenue up 20% YoY to €3.6B, MAUs up 19% to 615M, vs. 617.9M est., subscribers up 14% to 239M, and a €168M operating income; SPOT closes up 11.41%

 
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