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8:35 PM ET, August 19, 2020

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Robby Soave / Reason:
The GOP Should Shun Laura Loomer  —  Laura Loomer, the far-right gadfly and conspiracy theorist, has prevailed in her bid to become the Republican Party's candidate for Florida's 21st Congressional District.  She will face incumbent Rep. Lois Frankel, a Democrat, in the general election.
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Jacqueline Feldscher / Politico:
Army investigating soldiers who appeared in DNC video  —  The Army is launching an investigation into two soldiers who appeared in uniform during Democratic National Convention coverage Tuesday night, the service announced Wednesday.  —  During the broadcast, two soldiers in uniform flanked officials …
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Obama: 'Donald Trump hasn't grown into the job because he can't'  —  Former President Barack Obama plans to blast his successor as unserious and self-centered during his address Wednesday on the third night of the Democratic National Convention.  —  Obama will portray President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Fox News
Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
DNC 2020, night 3: Harris' big speech, Obama's the closer and more to watch for  —  WASHINGTON — It's Kamala Harris' big night Wednesday as the vice presidential nominee addresses the third night of the all-virtual Democratic National Convention, along with Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Discussion: Reuters, Axios, MSNBC and Fox News
Associated Press:
Far-Right Extremist Laura Loomer Wins Florida Republican Primary  —  She is looking to unseat Democratic Rep. Lois Frankel in a district that includes President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A far-right social media provocateur whose hate speech got her banned …
Discussion: Vanity Fair and Palm Beach Post
Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
She Called Muslims ‘Savages’ And Islam A ‘Cancer.’ Now She's A GOP Nominee.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign to target Hunter Biden in digital ad blitz
Discussion: Spectator USA
James Oliphant / Reuters:
Harris to turn prosecutorial skills on Trump, Clinton urging early voting
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Biden pollster: Campaign building broader coalition than Obama's
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Joe Biden is already planning a failed presidency
Discussion: Vox and The Verge
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Broadcast ratings for second night of Democratic convention off 48 percent from 2016
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Photos appear to show mail sorting machines in parts in US postal facility  —  Images come as controversy grows over post office, mail-in voting.  —  As questions over recent changes implemented at the U.S. Postal Service continue to mount, new images obtained by ABC News appear …
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement After Conversation with Postmaster General  —  San Francisco - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after speaking to Postmaster General DeJoy about his alleged pause in operational changes that are delaying the mail and threatening to disenfranchise voters:
James Brooks / Anchorage Daily News:
In rule change, Postal Service forbids employees from signing absentee ballots as witnesses  —  In a nationwide rule change that went unnoticed this summer, the U.S. Postal Service has forbidden employees from signing absentee ballots as witnesses while on duty.
CREW:
Mnuchin Pushed DeJoy Appointment, USPS Pricing Changes
Washington Post:
Postal Service blocked lawmakers from key evidence on DeJoy's selection, Schumer says
Discussion: Orlando Sentinel
Washington Post:
White House ‘open to looking at’ $25 billion in Postal Service funding, press secretary says
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
NBC News:
QAnon groups hit by Facebook crack down  —  Facebook on Wednesday banned about 900 pages and groups and 1,500 ads tied to the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon, part of a sweeping action that also restricted the reach of over 10,000 Instagram pages and almost 2,000 Facebook groups pushing …
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump embraces QAnon conspiracy because ‘they like me’  —  Tapper: Greene's videos indicate detachment from truth and decency  —  (CNN)After skirting the issue for weeks, President Donald Trump offered an embrace Wednesday of the fringe internet phenomenon QAnon, praising its followers …
Discussion: Politico
About Facebook:
An Update to How We Address Movements and Organizations Tied to Violence  —  Today we are taking action against Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts tied to offline anarchist groups that support violent acts amidst protests, US-based militia organizations and QAnon.
Hallie Jackson / MSNBC:
Ex-DHS Official: Trump wanted to trade Puerto Rico for Greenland  —  A former Chief of Staff with the Department of Homeland Security, Miles Taylor, joins Hallie Jackson to discuss his tenure working in the Trump administration.  Taylor, who has recently begun speaking out about what he witnessed …
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Monica Alba / NBC News:
Clinton to offer ‘sobering indictment’ of Trump
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachel Olding / The Daily Beast:   Trump Once Asked if He Could Swap Puerto Rico for Greenland: Ex-Aide
New York Times:
Trump Administration Pushes Arms Sale to U.A.E. Despite Israeli Worries  —  The Trump White House is quietly planning sales of F-35 stealth fighters and advanced drones to the Emiratis as part of a wider plan to realign the Middle East, but Israel and Congress may object.
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump says US intends to trigger ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions on Iran  —  President Trump on Wednesday announced that the U.S. intends to “snapback” sanctions on Iran, days after the U.N. Security Council failed to extend a soon-to expire arms embargo on Iran.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
U.S. expected to invoke Iran deal “snapback” on Thursday
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Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:   Russiagate Was Not a Hoax  —  Rereading the Mueller report more than a year after its publication …
Danielle Wallace / Fox News:
More than 200 charged with federal crimes, 1,000 arrested in Operation Legend, AG Barr announces  —  Nearly 400 firearms have been seized by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.  —  At least 207 people have been charged with a federal crime, and more than 1,000 arrests …
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
AG Barr announces nearly 1500 arrests so far under ‘Operation Legend’
Discussion: Breitbart
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Harris sets off Democratic donor stampede  —  Kamala Harris is tapping into a new tranche of campaign cash for Joe Biden: money from both big and small donors who were reluctant to give to the white, male and over-70 nominee-in-waiting before she arrived.  —  Biden has turned things around …
Discussion: The Hill, Axios and Breitbart
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Kemp lashes out at coverage of White House COVID report critical of Georgia  —  Gov. Brian Kemp accused The Atlanta Journal-Constitution of playing “pandemic politics” and sparking panic at a testy press conference Wednesday, a day after a confidential report from President Donald Trump's …
Discussion: UPI
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
1.5 Million Antibody Tests Show What Parts of N.Y.C. Were Hit Hardest  —  The data from the city is on a far larger scale than previously released information, and includes all antibody test results reported to the city's Department of Health.  —  New York City on Tuesday released …
Discussion: The Hill
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
The Democratic Convention Is a Reality Check for Trump  —  Democrats turned over their convention keynote speech last night to a split-screen array of 17 diverse young leaders one day after news leaked that Republicans had invited to speak at their convention the white suburban couple …
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
'I'm Only One Human Being': Parents Brace for a Go-It-Alone School Year  —  Just one in five families will have any sort of in-person help, a new survey finds, and parents are feeling stressed and stranded.  —  Parents across America are facing the pandemic school year feeling overwhelmed, anxious and abandoned.
Rasmussen Reports:
White House Watch  —  Biden Leads by Four Convention Week  —  With the Democratic National Convention in full swing and a new running mate by his side, Joe Biden holds a slightly narrower lead over President Trump in the latest Rasmussen Reports' weekly White House Watch survey.
Matt Viser / Washington Post:
Joe Biden has been imagining this moment for more than 50 years.  It's not exactly the triumph he had in mind.  —  A 21-year-old Joe Biden was in the Bahamas for spring break, smitten by the blond woman he saw sunbathing outside the British Colonial Hotel.  —  The beach was open only to guests …
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
Trump says he doesn't know much about QAnon but has heard it likes him  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he doesn't know much about the QAnon conspiracy theory movement but understands it is gaining in popularity and likes him.
Discussion: Breitbart
 
 
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Wall Street Journal:
Fundraising at Company Tied to Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui Faces Probe
Maria Cramer / New York Times:
Kansas Democrat, 19, Who Admitted to Revenge Porn, Ekes Out Primary Win
CBS News:
Donald Trump Jr. appeared in promotion for gun company run by prominent member of polygamous group
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Ben Carson says it's premature to promote latest unproven coronavirus treatment
Discussion: Forbes, Snopes.com and Washington Post
Donna St. George / Washington Post:
Pandemic parents: Why can child-care open in schools that won't allow classes?
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
McEnany: Trump will ‘see what happens’ before accepting the results of the election
Discussion: Raw Story
Jim Halterman / TV Insider:
Tuesday's TV Ratings: 'America's Got Talent' Topples 2020 DNC Night 2
Discussion: The Federalist and CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Tim Ahmann / Reuters:
Unusual for any company that acquires TikTok to give funds to U.S. Treasury: White House aide
Greg Iacurci / CNBC:
Nearly 40% of cash-strapped Americans can't last a month on savings
Discussion: The Hill
Jason Whitlock / OutKick:
Breonna Taylor's Death And BLM Fear-Mongering Wrong Fixations For LeBron, Lakers And Black People
Asawin Suebsaeng / The Daily Beast:
Trump Allies Fear That He's Ditched the Working Class for ‘Boaters’ and Housewives
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Pareene / New Republic:
Madison Cawthorn Is the Future of the Republican Party
Discussion: Culture Study
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI about using its technology to power some features in iOS 18; talks with Google on using Gemini remain ongoing

William Brown / Firstyear's blog-a-log:
Google and Apple use passkeys to capture users by locking credentials into their platforms and have made the UX of passkeys worse than that of password managers

Karen Weise / New York Times:
Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet disclosed that they had spent $32B+ combined on data centers and other capital expenses in Q1, as they accelerate AI spending

 
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