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8:34 PM ET, July 30, 2020

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Steven G. Calabresi / New York Times:
Trump Might Try to Postpone the Election.  That's Unconstitutional.  —  He should be removed unless he relents.  —  Mr. Calabresi is a co-founder of the Federalist Society and a professor at Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law.  —  I have voted Republican …
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Washington Post:
McConnell and other top Republican officials rebuff Trump suggestion to delay the Nov. 3 election  —  President Trump drew immediate rebukes from across the political spectrum Thursday after floating the prospect of delaying the November election and claiming without evidence …
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Trump Attacks an Election He Is at Risk of Losing  —  Mr. Trump has become a heckler in his own government, failing to marshal leaders in Washington to form a robust response to the health and economic crises.  Instead, he is raising doubts about holding the election on time.
Discussion: Political Wire, IJR and The Hill
New York Times:
Trump Defends ‘Delay the Election’ Tweet, Even Though He Can't Do It  —  Trailing badly in the polls, President Trump baselessly suggested that the November election would be fraudulent.  Former President Barack Obama called for sweeping changes to expand voting rights. … Here's what you need to know:
New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Republicans Reject Trump's Suggestion to Delay Election, Something He Cannot Do  —  Trailing badly in the polls, the president baselessly suggested that the November election would be fraudulent.  No major Republicans have stepped forward to defend him.
Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Federalist Society co-founder calls Trump's tweet about delaying election “fascistic”  —  Steven Calabresi, co-founder of the Federalist Society, called President Trump's suggestion to delay the November election “fascistic” and grounds for the president's impeachment, in a New York Times op-ed on Thursday.
Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Trump's Election-Date Tweet Is a Classic Gaslighting Move
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Breitbart and NBC News
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Trump's suggestion to delay the election is the most anti-democratic thing any president ever said
CNN:
Republicans openly challenge Trump's tweet on delaying election
Discussion: CBS News, The Hill and IJR
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Donald Trump's Weak, Self-Defeating Call for Delaying the Election
Katherine Eban / Vanity Fair:
How Jared Kushner's Secret Testing Plan “Went Poof Into Thin Air”  —  This spring, a team working under the president's son-in-law produced a plan for an aggressive, coordinated national COVID-19 response that could have brought the pandemic under control.  So why did the White House spike it in favor of a shambolic 50-state response?
Discussion: Mediaite and Raw Story
Shane Harris / Washington Post:
DHS compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists who published leaked documents  —  The Department of Homeland Security has compiled “intelligence reports” about the work of American journalists covering protests in Portland, Ore., in what current and former officials called an alarming use …
Dan Calabrese / Herman Cain:
We're heartbroken, and the world is poorer: Herman Cain has gone to be with the Lord  —  You're never ready for the kind of news we are grappling with this morning.  But we have no choice but to seek and find God's strength and comfort to deal with it.  —  Herman Cain - our boss, our friend …
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Bill Hoffmann / Newsmax:
Herman Cain Dies From Coronavirus at 74
Reuters:
Herman Cain, ex-presidential candidate who refused to wear mask, dies after COVID-19 diagnosis
Discussion: Twitchy
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus
Discussion: NBC Los Angeles and TalkLeft
John Lewis / New York Times:
Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation  —  Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.  —  Mr. Lewis, the civil rights leader who died on July 17, wrote this essay shortly before his death, to be published upon the day of his funeral.
Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn case to be reheard by full federal appeals court in D.C.  —  A federal appeals court in Washington will take a second look a judge's effort to scrutinize the Justice Department's decision to drop its case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:   Appeals Court Erases Order to End Michael Flynn Case, Sets New Arguments
Luke Winkie / On Posting:
On Media-Thirst Guys, and the horrifying knowledge that you can only relate with people just as brain-sick as you.  —  My girlfriend almost ghosted me after our second date.  The reason was simple; we talked too much about the media.  Becca works at Vox, I'm a freelancer …
USA Today:
Delay the election?  Take Trump seriously.  Laws and the Constitution haven't stopped him yet.  —  Moments after President Donald Trump tweeted that perhaps this year's election should be delayed, a wave of responses suggested that his public musing should be dismissed.
Discussion: National Review
Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Trump global media chief probes pro-Biden VOA content  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of U.S.-funded global media has ordered an investigation into the posting of a video package featuring former Vice President Joe Biden on a Voice of America website and affiliated social media accounts.
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Bladeira / USAGM:
CEO Pack launches investigation into pro-Biden VOA content, U.S. election interference
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
CNN:
Trump tells associates on Air Force One he will not intervene in Kansas' US Senate GOP primary  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump indicated to associates during a flight on Air Force One on Wednesday that he would not intervene in the US Senate Republican primary in Kansas despite …
House Committee on Ethics:
Statement of the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics Regarding Representative David Schweikert  —  Pursuant to House Rule XI Clause 3(q)(2)(D), today the Chairman of the Committee on Ethics, Representative Theodore E. Deutch, and the Ranking Member, Representative Kenny Marchant …
Discussion: Fox News
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Ethics Committee reprimands Schweikert for slew of violations
Discussion: Raw Story
Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
‘If you can talk, you can breathe,’ Arkansas officer tells man who later dies in police custody  —  As he begged police to stop using a Taser on him on a supermarket's floor, Lionel Morris's cries echoed through the produce section of the store in Conway, Ark., for 6½ minutes.
Mitch McKinley / Law Enforcement Today:
Missouri AG intervenes in case against St. Louis couple who defended their home with guns  —  Editor note: A previous version of this story suggested all charges were dropped against the couple.  Now legal sources in the city say that is not yet formally the case.  The Missouri AG is still seeking to dismiss the case.
Discussion: Twitchy and Power Line
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Intel Dems press Nunes for details on anti-Biden package from Ukrainian official  —  Rep. Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, this week declined to answer a colleague's question about whether he had received derogatory information about Vice President Joe Biden …
Discussion: Raw Story and Breitbart
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
In Lewis eulogy, Obama issues forceful call to action on voting rights, racial equality  —  President Barack Obama hailed the late Rep. John Lewis as a modern-day founding father of a more perfect union that has not yet come to fruition — and challenged Americans to carry on Lewis' legacy.
Discussion: Reuters, ABC News and The Hill
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The Daily Beast:
'He's Terrified of Losing'—Trump Goes Into Hyperdrive to Delegitimize The Election  —  Trump has no power to delay the election.  But he has the ability to normalize rejecting its results - something GOP politicians who condemned his tweets talked past.  —  As much of the political world went …
Joe Schoffstall / Washington Free Beacon:
Ilhan Omar Paid Her Husband's Firm $600,000 in Three Weeks  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) funneled an additional $606,000 to her husband's firm in the first three weeks of July alone, according to new campaign filings.  —  Federal Election Commission records released Thursday show …
New York Times:
The Economy Is in Record Decline, but Not for the Tech Giants  —  Even though the tech industry's four biggest companies were stung by a slowdown in spending, they reported a combined $28 billion in profits on Thursday.  —  A day after lawmakers grilled the chief executives of the biggest tech companies …
Yaron Steinbuch / New York Post:
Fauci urges Americans to wear goggles for added COVID-19 protection  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested that people wear goggles or face shields as an added measure of protection against contracting the coronavirus, according to a report.  —  “If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it …
Discussion: Redstate, The Hill, Townhall, Breitbart and CNBC
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Anna Palmer / Politico:
The congressional underclass erupts in fury after Gohmert gets Covid-19  —  The revelation Wednesday that Texas Republican Louie Gohmert, a renegade lawmaker known for stalking the halls of Congress without a mask, tested positive for Covid-19 has unleashed a fusillade of anger on Capitol Hill …
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
How the DHS Can Still Arrest Journalists in Portland  —  In spite of a federal restraining order, a leaked document describes when DHS agents can still arrest journalists and legal observers.  —  While issues of press freedom are widely debated in abstract terms, the Department of Homeland Security …
 
 
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Nicole Narea / Vox:
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US government drops effort to silence Trump's ex-lawyer
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
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