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Barack Obama / Medium:
My Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis — America is a constant work in progress. What gives each new generation purpose is to take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further — to speak out for what's right, to challenge an unjust status quo, and to imagine a better world.
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80 — Images of his beating at Selma shocked the nation and led to swift passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act; he was called the conscience of the Congress. — Representative John Lewis, a son of sharecroppers and an apostle …
Joe Biden:
Statement by Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis — We are made in the image of God, and then there is John Lewis. — How could someone in flesh and blood be so courageous, so full of hope and love in the face of so much hate, violence, and vengeance?
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New York Times:
The Radical Resistance of John Lewis — Willingness to risk his life for civil rights was essential to the quest for justice. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
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CNN:
Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dead at 80
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Chad Pergram / Fox News:
John Lewis, civil rights icon, congressman for 33 years, dead at 80
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Laurence I. Barrett / Washington Post:
John R. Lewis, front-line civil rights leader and eminence of Capitol Hill, dies at 80
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David Cohen / Politico:
John Lewis, civil rights icon and longtime congressman, dies
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Tamar Hallerman / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
John Lewis, civil rights hero, Georgia congressman, dies at 80
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Common Dreams
Calvin Woodward / Associated Press:
Remembering John Lewis, rights icon and ‘American hero’
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Slate
Ari Berman / Mother Jones:
John Lewis' Legacy Is the Right to Vote. And It's Under Attack.
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The Hill
New York Times:
Inside Trump's Failure: The Rush to Abandon Leadership Role on the Virus — The roots of the nation's current inability to control the pandemic can be traced to mid-April, when the White House embraced overly rosy projections to proclaim victory and move on.
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Caitlin McCabe / Wall Street Journal:
Face Masks Really Do Matter. The Scientific Evidence Is Growing. — New research suggests that face coverings help reduce the transmission of droplets, though some masks are more protective than others — Face masks are emerging as one of the most powerful weapons to fight the novel coronavirus …
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NPR:
DHS Official On Reports Of Federal Officers Detaining Protesters In Portland, Ore. — NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with acting Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli about reports of federal officers using unmarked vehicles to detain protesters in Portland, Ore. — SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST:
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DHS Under Boss: We're Taking This National — When asked about calls for an investigation into DHS police tactics in Portland, Oregon, Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli tells NPR not only are they not going to stop but they want to take the tactics nationwide.
Washington Post:
Portland officials decry aggressive tactics of federal agents in their city
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Fox News
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
50 Nights of Unrest in Portland
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UPI, Law & Crime, NPR and The Gateway Pundit
Des Moines Register:
Joni Ernst: If Trump has a Supreme Court nominee, Senate should hold hearings — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Friday that the Senate should hold hearings on any Supreme Court nomination President Donald Trump might make this year, even if he loses November's election.
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Iowa Starting Line
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Promotes Caricature of What Conservatives Want — A series of events during his White House tenure has made clear that Mr. Trump views the voters he calls “my people” through the lens of what he imagines they like. — Standing in the White House colonnade this week …
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Twitter:
An update on our security incident — As we've been informing via the @TwitterSupport account, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, we detected a security incident at Twitter and took immediate action. As we head into the weekend, we want to provide an overview of where we are.
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Christo Grozev / bellingcat:
World's Most Wanted Man Jan Marsalek Located in Belarus; Data Points to Russian Intel Links — It can safely be assumed that Jan Marsalek is currently one of the most hunted-for persons on earth. The company he oversaw operationally, Germany's Wirecard, collapsed overnight last month …
Associated Press:
Trump's trouble in suburbs key to suddenly competitive Ohio — CINCINNATI (AP) — During a background briefing with reporters in December, President Donald Trump's reelection campaign team gave only passing mention of Ohio. Certainly no one suggested a full-scale fall advertising strategy …
Washington Post:
From ‘Sleepy Joe’ to a destroyer of the ‘American way of life,’ Trump's attacks on Biden make a dystopian shift — President Trump has launched a slash-and-burn campaign against an exaggerated caricature of his Democratic opponent, casting former vice president Joe Biden as a destroyer …
Eugene Scott / Washington Post:
Trump may finally be facing the political consequences of his untrustworthiness — Concerns about President Trump's dishonesty began before he entered the White House, but the consequences of his not being trustworthy are now fully evident. — Trump surpassed 20,000 false or misleading claims …
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Karen Tumulty / Washington Post:
The Trump campaign is the grift that keeps on grifting
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Surging Democrats expand Senate targets to GOP states — WASHINGTON (AP) — It's come to this for Republicans straining to defend their Senate majority in November's elections: They're air-dropping millions of dollars into races in Alabama, Kentucky and other red states where Donald Trump coasted during …
Washington Post:
Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing, and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill — White House posture angers GOP senators who are trying to include money in bill — The Trump administration is trying to block billions of dollars for states to conduct testing …
MSNBC:
Trump falsely claims Joe Biden would ‘abolish the suburbs’ — Amid another daily record of covid-19 cases, Trump turned a Rose Garden appearance into a campaign rant, claiming Biden aims to “abolish the suburbs.” The Morning Joe panel discusses.
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Fox host Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump claim Biden wants to defund police
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Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden, citing intelligence briefings, warns that Russia, China are engaged in election interference — Joe Biden, citing intelligence briefings that he is now receiving, warned Friday night that Russia and China were both actively engaged in trying to sow doubt in the American electoral system.
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