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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump raises idea of delaying election  —  President Trump on Thursday suggested delaying the 2020 elections, something he does not have the power to do unilaterally, as he levied fresh attacks against mail-in voting.  —  Trump, who is badly trailing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden …
JONATHAN TURLEY:   “Delay the Election”: Trump Fuels New Questions Over The Holding Of The Presidential Election
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit:
President Trump Suggests Delaying Election Until Americans Can Vote in Person
David Edwards / Raw Story:
‘We will not delay the election’: GOP senator rebukes Trump for trying to derail November vote
David Wasserman / NBC News:   Democrats are strongly pushing mail voting. But its pitfalls could boost Trump.
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump raises possibility of delaying the election - but that power rests in Congress
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  —  Herman Cain — the maverick American business czar and Republican presidential candidate who campaigned for a sweeping tax reform plan called 9-9-9 — died Thursday morning after a monthlong battle with the coronavirus.  He was 74.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Former GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain dies after battle with coronavirus
Discussion: TalkLeft
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Herman Cain dies from coronavirus
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.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: A peek inside the Playbook inbox: Boiling over with rage  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  PEOPLE IN THE CAPITOL ARE SICK AND TIRED.  —  QUITE LITERALLY.  —  SICK: THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS — the legislature for the most powerful country on Planet Earth …
NBC News:
For Biden's running mate, the safest pick might be the safe bet
Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
ABC News:
Rep. John Lewis funeral updates: Obama delivers eulogy
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  —  The decision means that the legal saga over the criminal charge against President Trump's former national security adviser will continue.  —  WASHINGTON — The entire Federal Appeals Court in Washington said on Thursday …
Reuters:
U.S. appeals court to rehear arguments over ex-Trump aide Flynn
Discussion: ABC News, Politico, Associated Press and IJR
Fadel Allassan / Axios:   Full D.C. appeals court to rehear Michael Flynn case
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
In Lewis eulogy, Obama issues forceful call to action  —  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.  —  In a 40-minute eulogy …
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Obama, joined by fellow past presidents, eulogizes Rep. John Lewis at MLK's Atlanta church
Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and HuffPost
John F. Harris / Politico:
Why Trump Might Quit  —  The purpose of the nationally televised Oval Office address was to announce new peace initiatives in Vietnam, but Lyndon B. Johnson saved the most startling news until the end of his speech on March 31, 1968.  With his country badly divided over a grinding war …
Discussion: Raw Story
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
New York Times:
Obama Unleashes on Trump Privately as He Raises $24 Million for Biden  —  Barack Obama has spoken candidly about President Trump to party donors, bringing up the sexual assault allegations against Mr. Trump and warning of his efforts to push “nativist, racist, sexist” fears.
Washington Post:
U.S. economy contracted at fastest quarterly rate on record from April to June as coronavirus walloped workers, businesses  —  Data released by the Commerce Department on Thursday is another reminder of the pain felt this year as the nation went into an economic shutdown.
Politico:
Senate stalemate means millions on the verge of losing $600 weekly federal benefit  —  With federal unemployment benefits expiring on Friday — a serious blow to millions of Americans who lost jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic — the Senate became bogged down in partisan fighting and prepared …
Discussion: Reuters, Associated Press and The Hill
Washington Post:
Trump pledges case of slain Army soldier Vanessa Guillén won't be ‘swept under the rug’  —  President Trump on Thursday pledged “a very strong investigation” into the death of Army Spec.  Vanessa Guillén, whose remains were discovered two months after she went missing at Fort Hood in Texas …
Discussion: NBC News and The Hill
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.
David Mattingly / WAVE-TV:
Kentucky town hires social workers instead of more officers - and the results are surprising  —  ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (WAVE) - Faced with a tight budget and rising demands on its 17 officer police department, the City of Alexandria in Campbell County tried something different.
Charles Sykes / The Bulwark:
Texas Idiocracy  —  Are you surprised?  —  With the news that Representative Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) has tested positive for the coronavirus, there is a temptation to be less than gracious.  —  I intend to give in to that temptation.  —  This is not to say that we do not wish him a speedy recovery and …
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Burn It All Down, Redux  —  What if Trumpism *is* the “reformed” version of the Republican party?  —  We have two more entries in the big anti-Trump schism concerning the wisdom/morality/what have you of seeing Trump-supporting senators who acted dishonorably sent packing.
Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:
US government drops effort to silence Trump's ex-lawyer  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government dropped its effort to silence President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying it will no longer demand that Michael Cohen not speak with the media in the weeks before his book critical of his former boss is released.
Discussion: Reuters
U.S. Department of Justice:
Operation Legend Expanded to Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee  —  Today, the expansion of Operation Legend was announced in Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee.  Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work …
Jaclyn Peiser / Washington Post:
He held a BLM sign in what he called 'America's most racist town.' The result?  A viral video of abuse.  —  As a gray Buick SUV approached the man holding a Black Lives Matter sign on a street in Harrison, Ark., the driver slowed down.  —  “What about White lives?” the woman in the passenger's seat yelled out.
 
 
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Andrew McDonald / Politico:
Leader of Scottish Conservatives resigns
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Ryan Heath / Politico:
Trump plans to address United Nations General Assembly in person
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Senate cancels confirmation hearing for Pentagon nominee Tata as GOP senator says he'll vote no
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Donald Trump's Campaign Is Pretending There's No Pandemic
Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Half-Century After Wallace, Trump Echoes the Politics of Division
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A baseless US conspiracy theory found a foothold in Europe. New research shows how
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
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