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10:50 AM ET, July 23, 2020

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Gillian Flaccus / Associated Press:
Mayor of Portland, Oregon, tear gassed by federal agents  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear gassed by the U.S. government late Wednesday as he stood at a fence guarding a federal courthouse during another night of protest against the presence of federal agents sent …
Discussion: Portland Police, Reason and Oregonian
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Mike Baker / New York Times:
Federal Officers Hit Portland Mayor With Tear Gas  —  Mayor Ted Wheeler denounced federal officers for an “egregious overreaction.”  Some protesters mocked him, recalling the city police's use of tear gas on demonstrators.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Ted Wheeler …
Alta Spells / CNN:
Portland mayor tear gassed after speaking with protesters on presence of federal agents  —  (CNN)Mayor Ted Wheeler was tear gassed in downtown Portland early Thursday morning, according to video and posts on Twitter from a New York Times journalist.  —  “It stings.  It's hard to breathe.
Marissa Lang / Washington Post:
Amid a tense meeting with protesters, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler tear-gassed by federal agents  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — Mayor Ted Wheeler choked on tear gas late Wednesday as he stood outside the federal courthouse in downtown Portland, where federal agents set off explosives and fired chemicals into a crowd of hundreds.
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Portland mayor tear-gassed at protests by federal law enforcement
Discussion: The Hill, Axios and Breitbart
Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:   From the Administration that Brought You Kids-in-Cages, It's Tear-Gassed-Moms
ACLU:
ACLU Sues Feds, Portland Police for Attacking Medics at Protests
Discussion: UPI, Axios and The Hill
Catherine Thorbecke / ABC News:
Another 1.4 million workers filed for unemployment insurance last week  —  The tally has been over a million each week since March.  —  Another 1.4 million U.S. workers filed for unemployment insurance last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.  —  This marks the 18th straight week that weekly jobless claims surpassed 1 million.
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Weekly claims turn higher as coronavirus jobs crisis continues  — The Labor Department said Thursday initial jobless claims came in at 1.416 million for the week ending July 18.  — Economists polled by Dow Jones expected a print of 1.3 million.  — That marks the 18th straight week …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and The Week
Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Rose to 1.4 Million Last Week  —  Data suggests labor market's recovery could be cooling because of an uptick in coronavirus cases  —  Filings for weekly unemployment benefits rose for the first time in nearly four months as some states rolled back reopenings because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Rebecca Rainey / Politico:
New unemployment claims rose last week to 1.4M, ending months of declines  —  Unemployment claims rose to 1.4 million last week, up about 100,000 from the week before, the Labor Department reported, ending 15 weeks of consecutive declines in new applications.
Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Latest poll of Florida: Joe Biden 50%, Donald Trump 44%  —  A new survey shows Joe Biden's support on the rise in the Sunshine State.  —  If the presidential election were held today, 50% of Florida voters would pick Biden and 44% would vote for Donald Trump, according to fresh numbers from St. Pete Polls.
Discussion: The Hill
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Comeback: Trump neck and neck with Biden, 45%-47%, approval equal with Obama's in 2012
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Times
HuffPost:
Russian Allies Helping Trump Win Reelection Have A Partner In Wisconsin Republican
Discussion: Redstate and NBC News
Washington Post:
Biden says Trump is America's first ‘racist’ president
Washington Post:
Republicans scrap Trump's demand for payroll tax cut as they cobble together draft coronavirus bill  —  Trillion-dollar legislation to include direct checks, school funding, limited unemployment insurance extension  —  Senate Republicans have cast aside one of President Trump's key demands …
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USA Today:
Passing a new stimulus measure should not be that hard  —  The congressional debate over the next stimulus measure should be fought along the normal lines.  It is almost reassuring that Democrats want more spending, Republicans less.  Despite COVID-19, at least some things stay the same.
Politico:
Senate GOP preps Covid relief bill but problems remain over unemployment payments
Discussion: Axios
CNBC:
GOP considers extending unemployment benefit at reduced level of $100 a week through December  — Republicans are considering extending the enhanced unemployment insurance through the end of the year at a drastically reduced level of $400 per month, or $100 a week.
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Jacob Pramuk / CNBC:
Mnuchin says GOP plan for unemployment extension will be based on ‘70% wage replacement’
Discussion: The Week
Politico:
State Department Insiders Ask: What Is Susan Pompeo Really Up To?  —  Five years ago, a young Kansan named Jakob Provo had almost gotten a job working for ambitious Congressman Mike Pompeo.  He'd aced the interview, he thought, and he was certainly qualified.
Joe Nocera / Bloomberg:
I Was Wrong About Florida's Response to Covid-19  —  I gave Governor Ron DeSantis more credit than he deserved for the low death rate in his state.  —  A little after 11 a.m. each weekday, I receive an email alert from the Miami Herald.  It contains the latest Covid-19 numbers for Florida.
New York Times:
2 Cafeterias Used by White House Staff Close After Employee Contracts the Virus  —  The cafeterias are in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and the New Executive Office Building, which are part of the White House complex.  —  Two cafeterias used by White House staff members were closed …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
House Democrats Considered 10 Impeachment Articles Before Narrowing Their Case Against Trump  —  The question of what to include in the case against President Trump is at the heart of a new book by Norm Eisen, a lawyer working with House Democrats in the impeachment effort.
Discussion: Mediaite
Andrew Pantazi / Florida Times Union:
RNC plans in jeopardy as Jacksonville council president opposes city bill  —  With a month to go until the Republican National Convention, or RNC, comes to Jacksonville, City Council President Tommy Hazouri threw a wrench in the convention's plans, announcing his opposition unless …
Kyle Kondik / Sabato's Crystal Ball:
House Rating Changes  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — Recently-released fundraising reports indicate a mismatch between the best-funded GOP candidates and the districts in which they are competing.  — At this point, Democrats are more likely to net House seats than Republicans …
Kurt Schlichter / Townhall:
Enough Whining About Trump's Mean Tweets  —  You should be eternally grateful that the worst thing you can really say about Donald Trump is that he's mean to knuckleheads on social media - and that literally is the worst thing you can say about Donald Trump without stepping into the territory of my new book …
Katherine Clarke / Wall Street Journal:
Jeffrey Epstein's New York, Palm Beach Homes to List for $110 Million  —  The late disgraced financier's Manhattan mansion hits the market for $88 million, while his Palm Beach estate is asking nearly $22 million  —  The New York City and Palm Beach homes of the late disgraced financier …
Jeremy Roebuck / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Former congressman Ozzie Myers, caught in 1970s Abscam sting, has been indicted again — this time for election fraud  —  A former congressman convicted in the 1970s Abscam investigation was charged Thursday with new allegations that he bribed a poll worker to stuff ballot boxes in local elections.
Brent Orrell / The Bulwark:
What the Conservative Version of Cancel Culture Looks Like  —  It's love Trump or get lost.  —  It is hard to think of a major sector of the culture-shaping industries and institutions of American life—Hollywood, news media, universities, arts, publishing, music, advertising, and so on …
Washington Post:
At least % of American voters can cast ballots by mail in the fall  —  N.H.  —  Vt.  —  Mass.  —  R.I.  —  Conn.  —  N.J.  —  Del.  —  Md.  —  D.C.  —  States that made a change due to covid-19.  —  *"Can vote by mail" includes states that don't require any excuse …
Betsy Woodruff Swan / Politico:
Blocked gun sales skyrocket amid coronavirus pandemic  —  Internal FBI data reveal a jarring new stat: The number of people trying to buy guns who can't legally own them has skyrocketed.  That came as part of a surge in gun purchases in the first three months of 2020, compared to the same time period in 2019.
Amanda Borschel-Dan / The Times of Israel:
Huge Kingdom of Judah government complex found near US Embassy in Jerusalem  —  Among the 2,700-year-old finds: 120 inscribed seal impressions on jars at storage facility holding food collected as taxes for kings Hezekiah, Menashe in First Temple times  —  One of the largest collections …
Matthew Conlen / New York Times:
The Rise in Testing Is Not Driving the Rise in U.S. Virus Cases  —  20,00040,00060,000 cases per dayMarch 1July 21April 1May 1June 1July 1  —  Seven-day average of new reported cases  —  About 21,000 coronavirus cases were reported per day in early June, when the positive test rate was 4.8 percent.
Discussion: Washington Post
Brentin Mock / Bloomberg:
Philadelphia's Top Prosecutor Is Prepared to Arrest Federal Agents  —  After numerous reports and lawsuits in Portland regarding un-badged and un-uniformed federal officers arresting, beating, and detaining people in unmarked vehicles, the Trump administration's response is that they're going to do it even more, and in more cities.
Washington Post:
Republican feuding this week represents broader reckoning over party's future as Trump sinks in the polls  —  Tensions among congressional Republicans fueled by the party's diminishing electoral fortunes broke out into the open this week — as GOP lawmakers sparred over the shape …
Discussion: Mediaite, Political Wire and Vox
Ben Geman / Axios:
Big Oil lobbying dropped in Q2  —  Big Oil's aggregate lobbying dipped in the second quarter, newly available public filings show.  —  Why it matters: They provide a guide to specific bills and topics companies lobbied on, and an overall look at money spent.
 
 
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