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2:30 PM ET, July 31, 2020

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CNN:
Joe Biden narrows down his VP list, with Karen Bass emerging as one of several key contenders  —  Bass on VP talk: ‘willing to serve’ however I can  —  (CNN)Joe Biden heads into the weekend weighing the biggest decision of his presidential campaign so far, and people close to the process tell CNN …
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New York Times:
Lobbying Intensifies Among V.P. Candidates as Biden's Search Nears an End  —  Two women, Representative Karen Bass and Susan Rice, the former national security adviser, are among the most formidable contenders on Joe Biden's list.  —  WASHINGTON — Joseph R. Biden Jr. has entered the final stage …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
When Karen Bass Went to Work in Castro's Cuba
Discussion: Breitbart and CBS Sacramento
Sandy Banks / Politico:
The Karen Bass Los Angeles Knows
Discussion: Washington Post
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Newspaper editorial board run by former Harris aide endorses Bass for VP
Discussion: Fox News
Gabriel T. Rubin / Wall Street Journal:
Florida's Scott Has One Eye on 2022—and Another on 2024
Discussion: Bloomberg
Washington Post:
Postal Service backlog sparks worries that ballot delivery could be delayed in November  —  The U.S. Postal Service is experiencing days-long backlogs of mail across the country after a top Trump donor running the agency put in place new procedures described as cost-cutting efforts …
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David Siders / Politico:
‘Rigged election’ goes from Trump complaint to campaign strategy
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Raw Story
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump just told us how mail delays could help him corrupt the election
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Trump ordered federal forces to quell Portland protests.  But the chaos ended as soon as they left.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — After President Trump ordered federal law enforcement officers into Portland, Ore., earlier this month, the protests largely ended the same way for days: with tear gas, rubber bullets and arrests.
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Associated Press:
Protests live updates: Calm returns to Portland protests as federal forces pull back  —  Sporadic protests continued across the United States this week, while Attorney General William P. Barr defended the federal response to unrest in Portland, Ore., and the federal agents there began to withdraw.
Discussion: Reuters, The Hill and National Review
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Senate leaves without coronavirus deal  —  OVER THE CLIFF — It happened.  The Senate left town knowing that failed negotiations would ensure the expiration of enhanced jobless benefits for millions of Americans laid off and furloughed amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Politico:
Pelosi and McConnell resist testing for lawmakers as anxiety spikes
ABC News:
Fauci, White House COVID-19 task force officials testify on Capitol Hill
Discussion: Reuters, Politico and The Hill
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Calls Barack Obama a ‘Greasy Politician’ Who ‘Desecrated’ John Lewis' Funeral  —  ‘CAN YOU IMAGINE?’  —  After Barack Obama eulogized the late Georgia Congressman John Lewis, Fox News host Tucker Carlson said the former president was “greasy” for “desecrating a funeral with campaign slogans.”
Discussion: The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and Breitbart
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
Barack Obama's Ugly Filibuster Hypocrisy
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Wall Street Journal:   Obama's Filibuster Swipe
Stephen Collinson / CNN:   Obama warns that Trump's actions threaten US democracy
Peter Baker / New York Times:
More Than Just a Tweet: Trump's Campaign to Undercut Democracy  —  Floating the idea of delaying the election was the latest step in the president's running effort to discredit the election, risking long-term damage to public trust in the system.  —  Nothing in the Constitution gives President Trump …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Trump Is the Election Crisis He Is Warning About  —  When a sitting President threatens to delay a sacrosanct American ritual, you'd better listen.  —  On Thursday morning, minutes after the worst U.S. economic data in seventy years were released and barely two hours before an American hero …
New York Times:
Republicans and White House at Odds Over Kansas Senate Race  —  Some in the G.O.P. want President Trump to endorse the opponent of Kris Kobach, who they worry could cost them a traditionally safe Senate seat.  So far, the White House has declined to do so.  —  WASHINGTON — As the Kansas …
Discussion: Politico, National Review, CNN and NBC News
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Sky Palma / Raw Story:
Pompeo hit with subpoena after he's caught assisting Senate GOP's political smear of Biden  —  According to a press release from the House's Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) “issued a subpoena to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as part of the committee's investigation …
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
House committee subpoenas Pompeo for records on Biden investigations
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
House Foreign Affairs Committee:
Engel Subpoenas Records from Pompeo-Senate GOP Smear Campaign against Bidens
Discussion: Reuters
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Trump in trouble as nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of his handling of COVID-19, protests, Russia: POLL  —  Trump is underwater on his handling of the coronavirus, protests and Russia.  —  Nearly two-thirds of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump's handling …
Discussion: Reuters, Breitbart and Power Line
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Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:   None dare call it treason, but perhaps one day they will
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Germany's economy fared worse than the US economy, but Trump-hating journalists are mangling numbers to convince you otherwise  —  Germany's economy did worse than the U.S. economy last quarter, but liberal journalists are convincing the public otherwise by playing number games.
Discussion: National Review, Redstate and Breitbart
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Wall Street Journal:   The Lockdown's Destruction
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Pandemic Is Damaging the GOP Brand Everywhere  —  Although hardly any of the governors grappling with the fiercest coronavirus outbreaks are on the ballot this fall, voters' verdicts about their performance loom heavily over another electoral battle with enormous implications for the balance …
Andrea Morris / Forbes:
Please Don't Objectify Sex Robots  —  “She understands COVID-19,” says sex robot beta tester, Brick Dollbanger.  “That just came out in the build.”  Dollbanger sometimes refers to the robots as “dolls” based on the removable, animatronic head affixed to the inanimate, life-sized, Barbie-like doll with special parts.
Caitlin Emma / Politico:
House clears $1.3T spending bill with $210B in emergency cash  —  The House approved a colossal $1.3 trillion spending package today that includes $210 billion in emergency money to help federal agencies fight the coronavirus pandemic, in addition to funding other priorities.
Discussion: Reuters
Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Burn the Republican Party Down?  —  It would damage the country, and those who say yes bear some blame for the president's rise.  —  Where did Donald Trump come from?  Where is the GOP going?  Should the whole thing be burned down?  A lot had to go wrong before we got a President Trump.
Max Cohen / Politico:
Acting ICE chief announces retirement following clashes with Trump officials  —  The acting chief of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Matthew Albence, is leaving the government.  —  A career law enforcement officer who filled a number of positions within the Department of Homeland Security agency …
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Anna Giaritelli / Washington Examiner:
Exclusive: Trump's ICE chief Matt Albence leaving post
Discussion: The Hill, Fox News and IJR
CNN:
EXCLUSIVE: Fearing Trump interference, FBI agents hid copies of Russia investigation docs  —  (CNN)Adapted from “TRUE CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS: The Investigation of Donald Trump,” by Jeffrey Toobin.  Copyright © 2020.  Available from Doubleday.  —  In the hours after President Donald …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Mark Skoneki / Orlando Sentinel:
DeSantis' popularity plummets in another Florida poll  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' job rating has plunged since March, according to a Mason-Dixon Polling & Strategy poll released Friday, the second such survey in a week with similar findings.  —  The survey of 625 registered Florida voters …
Discussion: The Hill
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 …
 
 
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U.S. sanctions China's paramilitary in Xinjiang
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Mark Heimingway / Real Clear Politics:
‘Peaceful Riots’? Journalism Bows to the Woke Mob
Oregonian:
Portland protests draw thousands Thursday, no state, federal police in sight
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Krystie Lee Yandoli / BuzzFeed News:
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Hollywood Reporter:
NBC Insiders Say Entertainment Boss Fostered Toxic Culture, Under Investigation
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 Earlier Items: 
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Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
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Discussion: Washington Post
Conrad Black / American Greatness:
Clouds of Summer Obscure the Coming Thunder of November
Kathryn Varn / Tampa Bay Times:
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Discussion: Breitbart and The Hill
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Census Door Knocking Cut A Month Short Amid Pressure To Finish Count