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12:15 AM ET, August 11, 2020

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New York Times:
Biden's V.P. Pick Is Said to Be Imminent  —  Joe Biden's advisers are planning an announcement for the middle of the week as his search concludes, people briefed on the selection process said.  —  WILMINGTON, Del. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. has told allies that he has interviewed every finalist …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
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Douglas Schoen / The Hill:
Why Joe Biden needs Kamala Harris  —  Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, is set to announce his running mate this week.  The reveal has been highly anticipated as Biden promised to select a woman as vice president if he won the nomination.  Given the significant role …
Paul Mirengoff / Power Line:
Willie Brown to Kamala Harris: Don't join Biden's ticket
Discussion: Reuters and Spectator USA
jsonline:
Ron Johnson on stimulus negotiations: ‘I hope the talks remain broken down’  —  MADISON - U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson would rather see no new coronavirus stimulus bill than one that includes new spending, the Oshkosh Republican said Friday.  —  Johnson said in a Friday interview with Breitbart News Tonight …
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Washington Post:   New Trump chief of staff drew hard line during relief talks, challenging Democrats' approach
George Conway / Washington Post:
I (still) believe the president, and in the president  —  I believe the president Made America Great Again.  I believe we need him reelected to Make America Great Again Again.  —  I believe Joe Biden is “Sleepy” and “weak.”  I believe Biden could “hurt God” and the Bible.
Discussion: Raw Story and CNN
NBC News:
QAnon groups have millions of members on Facebook, documents show  —  An internal investigation by Facebook has uncovered thousands of groups and pages, with millions of members and followers, that support the QAnon conspiracy theory, according to internal company documents reviewed by NBC News.
Politico:
Trump: Executive order on pre-existing conditions is ‘a signal’  —  President Donald Trump on Monday acknowledged a prospective executive order he's considering to make insurers cover pre-existing conditions amounted to political messaging — and that Obamacare already offered such protections.
Discussion: Reuters and Political Wire
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Have Female Reporters Got Trump on the Run?
Discussion: Raw Story
Rong-Gong Lin II / Los Angeles Times:
Swarm of Salton Sea earthquakes sparks worry about the San Andreas fault  —  A swarm of small earthquakes in California, close to the Mexican border, is being closely monitored as to whether it might raise the chance of a much larger event on the San Andreas fault.
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New York Times:   Trump Considers Banning Re-entry by Citizens Who May Have Coronavirus
Chicago Tribune:
Chicago police return fire as looters hit Mag Mile, smashing windows and confronting officers  —  Hundreds of people swept through the Magnificent Mile and other parts of downtown Chicago early Monday, smashing windows, looting stores, confronting police and at one point exchanging gunfire with officers, authorities said.
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump claims he would have not called for Obama to resign over 160,000 virus deaths  —  President Trump claimed at a press briefing Monday that he would not have called for President Obama to resign if 160,000 Americans had died on his watch, despite tweeting in 2014 that Obama should resign …
Discussion: Political Wire
Esther Wang / The Slot:
My Dark Journey Into the Soul of a Model Young Republican Candidate  —  Graphic: Graphic: Jezebel (Photos: Screenshot via Foxnews.com)  —  Madison Cawthorn is a handsome guy, if your tastes run towards toothy, muscled blondes.  In interviews, the 25-year-old Republican practically gleams …
Institute of Politics and Public Service:
Battleground Poll  —  The August 2020 Battleground Poll gave strong evidence that three months out from the 2020 election, President Trump faces eroding support on the economy, and major challenges with Independent, suburban, and middle class voters.  Americans trust Vice President Joe Biden …
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Institute of Politics and Public Service:
Three Months Out From The Election, President Trump Faces Eroding Support On The Economy, Major Challenges with Independent, Suburban, And Middle Class Voters
Discussion: Raw Story
Eilish O'Sullivan / The Daily Dot:
Was this antifa recruitment site actually created by Ben Shapiro?  —  Shapiro was tied to the site through its source code.  —  An antifa recruitment website is raising eyebrows, not just for its overall sketchy nature, but because Ben Shapiro was tied to the site through its source code.
Discussion: Twitchy
Joe Biden:
My Statement on Elections in Belarus  —  Democracies are built on the simple concept that citizens have a right to elect their leaders and have a say in their country's future.  After suffering systematic repression for the past 26 years under the authoritarian regime of President Alexander Lukashenka …
Coral Davenport / New York Times:
E.P.A. to Lift Obama-Era Controls on Methane, a Potent Greenhouse Gas  —  The reversal is the latest move in the Trump administration's ongoing effort to weaken environmental rules, but it could be quickly undone after the November election.  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration …
Discussion: The Week
Detroit Free Press:
Sources: Big Ten expected to cancel football season for fall; no games for Michigan, Michigan State in 2020  —  UPDATE: Future of Big Ten football in fall drags into Tuesday  —  The Big Ten is expected to cancel its fall college football season in a historic move that stems from concerns related …
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ESPN:
Sources: Power 5 conferences talking about no fall football
Ezra Klein / Vox:
A devastating indictment of the Republican Party from a GOP insider  —  President Trump holds a Bible while visiting St. John's Church across from the White House on June 1, 2020, after the area was cleared of people protesting the death of George Floyd.  Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Bill O'Reilly is on the verge of landing a new show on radio station owned by a Trump ally  — Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly is on the brink of landing his own radio show at a station owned by longtime Trump ally John Catsimatidis.  — O'Reilly, according to his attorney Fred Newman …
Discussion: Mediaite
Max Boot / Washington Post:
If these leaders define the future of the Republican Party, it doesn't deserve to have a future  —  With President Trump trailing in the polls, there is palpable hope in some quarters that the Republican Party will get back to “normal” before long.  That means a Reaganesque agenda of tax cuts …
Discussion: Raw Story and Axios
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Do we even need the Republican Party?
Discussion: Townhall, Twitchy and New York Times
Helen Branswell / STAT:
Winter is coming: Why America's window of opportunity to beat back Covid-19 is closing  —  The good news: The United States has a window of opportunity to beat back Covid-19 before things get much, much worse.  —  The bad news: That window is rapidly closing.  And the country seems unwilling or unable to seize the moment.
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
GOP Aides: Trump Nom for German Ambassador ‘Dead on Arrival’  —  The Trump administration's nominee to assume a critical ambassadorship in Germany is “dead on arrival,” according to three senior Republican congressional aides who pointed to Douglas Macgregor's insinuation that a cadre …
Isabelle Khurshudyan / Washington Post:
Belarusan President Lukashenko wins sixth term in widely disputed election  —  Belarusan President Alexander Lukashenko has easily won reelection, according to official preliminary results released Monday, but the outcome has been widely disputed amid opposition accusations of vote-rigging.
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New York Times:   Belarus Says Longtime Leader Is Re-elected in Vote Critics Call Rigged
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Secret Service escorts Trump from briefing room after shooting outside White House  —  The president was interrupted mid-sentence when an agent whispered to him.  —  LIVE NOW  —  President Donald Trump was rushed out of the White House briefing room Monday evening and later said the Secret Service had shot someone nearby.
Hanna Scott / MyNorthwest.com:
Seattle City Council approves historic cuts to police department budget  —  Seattle City Councilmembers have officially approved legislation enacting sizable cuts to the police department's budget.  —  What does it mean when protesters call to defund the police?
Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:
Untangling the Media Myths of Covid-19  —  They're countless.  States that reporters shamed have done the best, and the U.S. is average among its peers.  —  Has there been in recent history a more tendentious, hysterical, data-denying and frankly disreputable exercise in misdirection …
Politico:
Newsom indicates California health officer's abrupt departure related to test data problem  —  SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom took responsibility Monday for California's coronavirus test data problems and hinted that the abrupt departure late Sunday of his state public health officer was related to the information blunder.
Discussion: Reuters
Reuters:
Exclusive: Lebanon's leaders warned in July about explosives at port - documents  —  BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese security officials warned the prime minister and president last month that 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate stored in Beirut's port posed a security risk and could destroy the capital …
Eric Boehlert / PRESS RUN:
Trump's now using reporters as campaign props  —  Walk away from “press conferences” … Subscribe to PRESS RUN  —  When assembled country club golfers started booing reporters and cheering references to “fake news” at Trump's Friday “press conference” held in Bedminster, N.J. …
Discussion: Poynter
Alex Abad-Santos / Vox:
Performative masculinity is making American men sick  —  American men are failing the pandemic.  —  Fellas, is it gay to not die of a virus that turns your lungs into soggy shells of their former selves, drowning you from the inside out?  Is wearing a mask to avoid death part of the feminization of America?
Discussion: The Wrap and Liberty Unyielding
 
 
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Trump says G7 summit will be delayed until after the election
William Saletan / Slate:
The Trump Pandemic  —  On July 17, President Donald Trump sat for a Fox News interview at the White House.
Discussion: Balloon Juice
House Foreign Affairs Committee:
Engel Statement on State Department's Pre-Spin of OIG Arms Sales Report
Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Biden mulls his VP pick from his beach house, as Trump supporters dot the boardwalk
Discussion: The Week
Jeff Schogol / Task & Purpose:
5th time's the charm? Pentagon has yet another civilian leader of special operations in 3 years
Stephen Fowler / Georgia Public Broadcasting:
Georgia State Election Board Approves Absentee Ballot Process Improvements
Discussion: electionlawblog.org
Jason Whitlock / OutKick:
Why is Gregg Popovich Lying About Michael Brown And Stirring Racial Animus?
Discussion: Twitchy
Miranda Green / NBC News:
Federal agency to reopen 53 Native American schools despite coronavirus fears
 Earlier Items: 
Arlette Saenz / CNN:
Jill Biden plans to continue to teach if she becomes first lady
Discussion: Fox News and CBS News
Catherine Rampell / Washington Post:
Trump's inadvertent tax hike
Discussion: The Daily Beast
ProPublica:
ICE Is Making Sure Migrant Kids Don't Have COVID-19 — Then Expelling Them to “Prevent the Spread” of COVID-19
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
It's possible that Trump actually isn't the hardest-working president in history
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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