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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  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama painted a unsparing portrait of American democracy on the brink if President Donald Trump wins in November, warning in a scathing, and at times emotional, address Wednesday …
Discussion: Associated Press
CNN:
Transcript: Barack Obama's DNC speech  —  (CNN)Read former President Barack Obama's speech to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, as prepared for delivery:  —  Good evening, everybody.  As you've seen by now, this isn't a normal convention.  It's not a normal time.
Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Obama issues a dire warning about American democracy in stunning rebuke of Trump  —  (CNN)From the Philadelphia ground where the American experiment was born, one former president — in a stunning prime-time address to the nation he once led — warned that his successor was on the cusp of destroying democracy itself.
Discussion: Axios, American Greatness and Mashable
Politico:
‘Our worst impulses unleashed’: Obama assails Trump as a threat to democracy  —  Former President Barack Obama delivered his sharpest broadside yet against President Donald Trump, blasting his successor as unserious and self-centered and cautioning that core democratic institutions have been imperiled by the Trump presidency.
Reuters:
Kamala Harris makes U.S. history, accepts Democrats' vice presidential nod
Discussion: Fox News and Breitbart
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Obama's Convention Speech Is the First Time I Have Seen Him Scared
Discussion: Talking Points Memo, Townhall and IJR
Elizabeth Drew / The Atlantic:   Conflict Between Kamala Harris and Joe Biden Is Inevitable
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Gun control takes center stage at Democratic convention
Discussion: The Hill, Politico and Reuters
Jess Bidgood Globe / The Boston Globe:   Warren touts Biden's economic plans in convention speech to help lure progressives
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
To Put America Back Together, Biden Must Ditch Bipartisanship
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
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Alexei Navalny, Rival to Putin, in Critical Condition After Suspected Poisoning  —  Opposition leader is breathing with the help of a ventilator at a Siberian hospital, according to his spokeswoman  —  MOSCOW—Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin …
Discussion: National Review
BBC:
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny ‘poisoned’
Discussion: The Week
Daria Litvinova / Associated Press:   Russia's Navalny in coma in ICU after alleged poisoning
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Jon Meacham to speak on Democratic convention's last night  —  For the finale of the Democratic National Convention, historian Jon Meacham will speak from Nashville, urging Americans to remember that “history, which will surely be our judge, can also be our guide. ...
Discussion: Penguin Random House and The Hill
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Steve Beynon / Stars & Stripes:   DOD investigates two soldiers who appeared in uniform as part of the Democratic National Convention
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
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: Lawyers, Guns & Money and UPI
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
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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Christopher Mathias / HuffPost:
She Called Muslims ‘Savages’ And Islam A ‘Cancer.’ Now She's A GOP Nominee.
Discussion: Washington Post, Reason, Vanity Fair and CNN
Scott Thistle / Press Herald:
Mail-order chicks are arriving dead, costing Maine farmers thousands of dollars  —  Several Maine poultry farms have received shipments of hundreds of chicks that died while being delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, either because the shipments were delayed or mishandled.  —  RELATED COVERAGE
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Rand Paul: No incentive to open economy “if you soften the amount of suffering”  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told Fox News Wednesday that he opposes Congress passing more stimulus funding because “if you give people money and you make it less painful to be in a recession,” governors “will not have an incentive” to reopen the economy.
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
Amanda Jackson / CNN:
A 1,000 square foot mosaic of Ida B. Wells is being installed at Union Station in DC  —  (CNN) — It's been 100 years since American women were granted the right to vote.  To commemorate this milestone, a massive mosaic of suffragist and civil rights leader, Ida B. Wells …
Discussion: Washingtonian
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.
Anthee Carassava / Voice of America:
US Warship Arrives in Crete as Greece-Turkey Standoff Escalates  —  ATHENS, GREECE - The massive American warship, the USS Hershel Woody Williams, has arrived in the Greek island of Crete, on a mission to keep an eye on escalating tensions between NATO allies Greece and Turkey over energy rights in the eastern Mediterranean.
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
How Voters View the Major Parties' Competence Has Hardly Changed Since 2016  —  Nearly four years after Trump's election, voters remain slightly more likely to deem Democrats capable of governing and tackling big issues  — 48% of voters said the Democratic Party is capable of governing …
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 …
Corey A. DeAngelis / Reason:
School Reopenings Linked to Union Influence and Politics, Not Safety  —  School closures have affected over 55 million K-12 students in the U.S. since March as the nation deals with the coronavirus pandemic.  Although numerous private schools and day care centers have adjusted to the pandemic and reopened …
CREW:
Mnuchin Pushed DeJoy Appointment, USPS Pricing Changes  —  Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin met with the United States Postal Service Board of Governors in February to discuss the search for a new Postmaster General as part of his larger campaign to exert influence over the USPS, according to documents obtained by CREW.
Discussion: New York Times, NBC News and Raw Story
Maria Cramer / New York Times:
Kansas Democrat, 19, Who Admitted to Revenge Porn, Ekes Out Primary Win  —  Aaron Coleman defeated a seven-term incumbent for a state House seat by 14 votes, alarming Democrats who worry he will hurt other candidates in the general election.  —  Aaron Coleman admitted that he harassed girls online when he was in middle school.
Miles Parks / NPR:
Trump, While Attacking Mail Voting, Casts Mail Ballot Again  —  President Trump cast a vote-by-mail ballot in Florida this week after months of questioning the security of the method of voting, and in doing so he returned it to election officials using a technique many Republicans say should be illegal.
Discussion: Politico
 
 
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
State Dept. ends three agreements with Hong Kong, over Chinese crackdown on freedoms
USA Today:
DNC: Trump makes politics exciting — but terrifying. Democrats bore — but govern.
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Republicans quietly push mail-in voting despite Trump claims
Discussion: The Hill
Sam Sutton / Politico:
New Jersey's Phil Murphy rules out serving in a Biden administration
Discussion: The Hill
Pat Reavy / Deseret News:
Utah Sen. Derek Kitchen accused of helping pay for paint used by protesters
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.
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
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CBS News:
Donald Trump Jr. appeared in promotion for gun company run by prominent member of polygamous group
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Harris sets off Democratic donor stampede
Joseph Goldstein / New York Times:
1.5 Million Antibody Tests Show What Parts of N.Y.C. Were Hit Hardest
Discussion: The Hill
Claire Cain Miller / New York Times:
'I'm Only One Human Being': Parents Brace for a Go-It-Alone School Year