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Justice News:
Leaders Of ‘We Build The Wall’ Online Fundraising Campaign Charged With Defrauding Hundreds Of Thousands Of Donors  —  Brian Kolfage, Stephen Bannon, and Two Others Alleged to Have Funneled Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars From the Organization to Kolfage; All Four Defendants Allegedly Profited From Their Roles in the Scheme
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon arrested on charges of defrauding donors in fundraising scheme  —  Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been arrested after being charged with defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors through their campaign “We Build the Wall.”
Discussion: TheBlaze
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Stephen Bannon, three others charged with defrauding donors to online fundraising campaign for border wall  —  Federal prosecutors in New York on Thursday unsealed criminal charges against Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's former chief strategist, and three other men they alleged defrauded hundreds …
Discussion: Politico
NBC New York:
Former Trump Campaign Boss Steve Bannon Indicted for Fraud in NY  —  What to Know  — Former Trump campaign CEO and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is among four people indicted for fraud in New York  — Federal prosecutors allege key figures behind the “We Build the Wall” …
Shane Savitsky / Axios:
Steve Bannon arrested and charged with fraud  —  Former Trump administration chief strategist Steve Bannon was charged on Thursday with fraud by federal prosecutors in New York and taken into custody.  —  The state of play: Bannon, along with three others, allegedly defrauded donors …
Discussion: National Review and UPI
Corinne Ramey / Wall Street Journal:
Steve Bannon Charged in Alleged Border Wall Fundraising Scheme  —  The former Trump adviser and three others indicted in connection with an online crowdfunding campaign known as ‘We Build the Wall’  —  Former senior Trump adviser Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday and charged …
Discussion: Townhall
Fox News:
Steve Bannon, ‘We Build The Wall’ organizers arrested, charged with defrauding donors  —  Steve Bannon, a former adviser to President Trump, was among four suspects arrested Thursday and indicted in connection with an online fundraising campaign that allegedly defrauded investors of hundreds …
New York Times:
Steve Bannon Is Charged With Fraud in ‘We Build the Wall’ Campaign  —  Mr. Bannon and three others are accused in a scheme to use funds raised for construction to pay for personal expenses.  —  Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's former top adviser, was charged on Thursday in New York …
NBC News:
Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon arrested on charges of defrauding donors to ‘Build the Wall’ campaign … Federal prosecutors on Thursday indicted one-time presidential aide Steve Bannon and three others on charges of taking money donated to help build a wall along the southern border, authorities said.
Discussion: Rolling Stone and The Cain Gang
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Each of the three people who led Trump's 2016 campaign has now faced criminal charges  —  The first time one of the people leading Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign faced criminal charges was in March of that year.  It was not the last time.  —  Back then, it was Corey Lewandowski …
CNN:   Steve Bannon, three others charged with fraud in border wall fundraising campaign
Wall Street Journal:
Fundraising at Company Tied to Steve Bannon and Guo Wengui Faces Probe
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Obama torches Trump like American democracy depends on it  —  Barack Obama went high.  —  On the third night of the Democratic convention — a word that seems increasingly absurd to describe what is really just two hours of nightly programming from the DNC — the former president delivered …
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line
Discussion: TheGrio and Associated Press
Andrew Stiles / Washington Free Beacon:   In Dark and Divisive Speech, Obama Seeks to Turn Back Clock on America
Kyle Sammin / The Federalist:
Kamala Harris Nod Tells Blue-Collar Workers Democrats Are Done With Them
Roger Kimball / Spectator USA:
For the Democrats' sake, I hope the DNC viewership is low
Discussion: American Greatness
Ann Coulter:
The Jared Kushner Achievement Award Goes to ... Kamala!
Discussion: Townhall
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
Watch Obama's Full Speech at the Democratic National Convention
Discussion: Washington Post
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Judge throws out Trump's effort to block subpoena for financial records  —  A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from President Trump that sought to block Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance's subpoena for his financial records.  —  Why it matters: The Supreme Court ruled …
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New York Times:
Trump Must Turn Over Tax Returns to D.A., Judge Rules  —  A federal judge rejected the president's argument that a subpoena seeking eight years of his tax returns was ‘wildly overbroad.’  —  A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Trump's latest effort to block the Manhattan district attorney …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
The Daily Beast:
Putin Critic Alexey Navalny Allegedly Poisoned by Toxin in His Tea  —  The Russian anti-corruption activist was rushed to the hospital in an unconscious state on Thursday morning, according to his press secretary.  —  MOSCOW—Vladimir Putin's nemesis, corruption fighter Aleksey Navalny …
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New York Times:
Aleksei Navalny Hospitalized in Russia in Suspected Poisoning  —  The prominent opposition leader was reported to be in “serious condition” in intensive care in Siberia after his flight to Moscow was forced to make an emergency landing.  —  MOSCOW — Aleksei A. Navalny …
Discussion: Foreign Policy
Brian Stelter / Vanity Fair:
“Hannity Has Said to Me More Than Once, 'He's Crazy'”: Fox News Staffers Feel Trapped in the Trump Cult  —  Inside the network staffers are cringing, and even Trump's “shadow chief of staff” has his doubts.  “If you were hearing what I'm hearing, you'd be vaping too,” Sean Hannity told a colleague during Trump's early days.
Discussion: Raw Story and Political Wire
Aaron Gordon / VICE:
USPS Headquarters Tells Managers Not to Reconnect Mail Sorting Machines, Emails Show  —  “We are not to reconnect any machines that have previously been disconnected.”  —  Aaron Gordon  —  Shortly after USPS Postmaster General Louis DeJoy issued a public statement saying he wanted to …
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Mila Mimica / KGW-TV:
Seven USPS mail sorting machines dismantled in Portland
Discussion: WOOD-TV
Nana-Séntuo Bonsu / WTKR-TV:
Portsmouth community leaders asking for Police Chief Angela Greene to resign immediately after felony charges against Sen. Louise Lucas, 13 others  —  PORTSMOUTH, Va. - Community members in Portsmouth have some questions.  “Why is it that they are attacking our leaders?”
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Ganesh Setty / CNN:   Virginia state senator turns herself in to face charges in connection with the dismantling of a Confederate monument
New York Times:
The Trump Campaign Accepted Russian Help to Win in 2016.  Case Closed.  —  “Cooperation” or “collusion” or whatever.  It was a plot against American democracy.  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.
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Chris Cillizza / CNN:
The Senate just dropped a massive Russia bombshell (and most people missed it)
Discussion: Washington Post
Christopher J. Sprigman / New Republic:
A Constitutional Weapon for Biden to Vanquish Trump's Army of Judges  —  We are now less than 90 days away from an election that President Donald Trump is openly attempting to steal.  From that vantage, it may seem premature—bordering on presumptuous—for Democrats to start worrying now about what will happen if Joe Biden wins.
Discussion: Raw Story
Lee Moran / Yahoo News:
Susan B. Anthony Museum Rejects Trump Pardon, Tells How He Can Really Honor Her  —  Susan B. Anthony has on her behalf declined President  —  Donald Trump's pardon of the late women's suffrage leader.  —  The  —  National Susan B. Anthony Museum and House in Rochester, New York …
Nahal Toosi / Politico:
Pompeo's housing request set off legal alarm bells, memo shows  —  In his early months on the job, Mike Pompeo sought an unusual perk for a secretary of State: permission to rent a Washington, D.C.-area house that was controlled by the U.S. military.  —  Pompeo and his aides initially tried …
 
 
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Eric Morath / Wall Street Journal:
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Mike Allen / Axios:
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A 1,000 square foot mosaic of Ida B. Wells is being installed at Union Station in DC
Discussion: Washingtonian
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Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
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