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11:00 PM ET, August 23, 2020

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Washington Post:
Trump to announce emergency authorization of convalescent plasma as covid-19 treatment  —  The FDA action will be highlighted at a news conference later Sunday afternoon.  —  On the eve of the Republican National Convention where President Trump hopes to revive his flagging political fortunes …
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Politico:
FDA authorizes plasma treatment despite scientists' objections  —  TThe Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency authorization for blood plasma as a coronavirus treatment, the agency and President Donald Trump announced Sunday — one day after Trump attacked the drug regulator for moving too slowly to back the treatment.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Axios Sneak Peek  —  Welcome to Sneak Peek, our weekly look ahead from both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue, plus our best scoops.  —  Today's newsletter is 1,845 words, a 7-minute read.  —  1 big thing: GOP convention is a Trumpian production  —  This week's Republican National Convention …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:   Trump echoes Peter Navarro's “deep state” rhetoric about the FDA
Associated Press:
Trump pushes for COVID-19 treatments, claims slowdown at FDA
Erin Banco / The Daily Beast:
Revealed: Jared Kushner's Private Channel With Putin's Money Man  —  DIRECT LINE  —  More than a dozen Trump administration officials, current and former, described a clandestine relationship between Jared Kushner and the CEO of a Kremlin sovereign wealth fund.
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How Zeynep Tufekci Keeps Getting the Big Things Right  —  Ms. Tufekci, a computer programmer who became a sociologist, sounded an early alarm on the need for protective masks.  It wasn't the first time she was right about something big.  —  When the Centers for Disease Control …
Amy Davidson Sorkin / New Yorker:
Did the Democratic National Convention Go Too Smoothly?  —  An in-person event might have exposed conflicts in the Party, but it also might have offered a chance to address them.  —  Last week, when the Democratic National Convention, in its virtual state, nominated Joseph R. Biden …
Discussion: ABC News, Axios, The US Sun and The Hill
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
The Republican convention will be The Trump Show from start to finish  —  This week's Republican National Convention will be The Trump Show from start to finish, aiming for ratings-juicing stunts, attention-grabbing speeches from MAGA stars, and executive power as performance art, people familiar with the plans tell Axios.
ABC News:
Police arrest 5 during RNC protests in Charlotte
Discussion: Associated Press and The Hill
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Kellyanne Conway to leave the White House at the end of the month, citing the need to focus on her family  —  Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to President Trump and one of his longest-serving aides, is leaving the White House at the end of the month.  —  Conway, whose title is counselor …
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
The first job of a Biden administration: Getting to, and telling, the truth
Discussion: Raw Story
David Bauder / Associated Press:
‘Hoax’ book reveals extent of internal unease at Fox  —  FILE - This combination of photo shows, from left, Tucker Carlson, host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Laura Ingraham, host of “The Ingraham Angle,” and Sean Hannity, host of “Hannity” on Fox News.  Brian Stelter, who wrote “Hoax …
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David Enrich / New York Times:   The Incestuous Relationship Between Donald Trump and Fox News
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Trump is 'Fox's Frankenstein,' insiders told CNN's Brian Stelter — and here's the toll it's taken
CBS News:
Republicans see U.S. as better off now than 4 years ago ahead of convention — Battleground Tracker poll  —  It was mostly Democrats who watched last week's convention, and they liked what they saw.  Now, as the Republicans begin theirs, we find a Republican Party whose voters not only hold …
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Katia Dmitrieva / Bloomberg:   GOP Voters Say Economy, Covid-19 Response Good in CBS Poll
Wall Street Journal:
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Stoked Washington's Fears About TikTok  —  Social-media tycoon emphasized threat from Chinese internet companies as he worked to fend off U.S. regulation of Facebook  —  When Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg delivered a speech about freedom of expression …
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Arielle Mitropoulos / ABC News:
Biden to ABC's David Muir on raising taxes: ‘No new taxes’ for anyone making less than $400,000  —  Biden: ‘No new taxes’ will be raised for anyone making under $400K  —  In the first joint interview with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris …
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Ali Harb in / Middle East Eye:
EXCLUSIVE: Biden aides apologise privately over attack on Linda Sarsour  —  In a private call with community activists, a recording of which was obtained by MEE, Biden campaign officials said statements against Sarsour were an ‘egregious misstep’  —  Top aides to presidential candidate Joe Biden …
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Financial Times:
Trump considers fast-tracking UK Covid-19 vaccine before US election  —  FDA could use emergency authorisation rules despite fears over high-profile resignations due to safety concerns  —  The Trump administration is considering bypassing normal US regulatory standards to fast-track …
Discussion: Slate, CNBC and Bloomberg
Grant Stern / Washington Press:
Trump Campaign Sr. Advisor Jason Miller potentially facing criminal contempt of court charges  —  The Trump campaign's senior advisor and top national spokesman is facing a hearing in which a Florida judge will decide about the appointment of a special prosecutor to pursue criminal contempt of court charges against him.
Discussion: Mediaite
Donald J. Trump for President:
Trump Campaign Announces President Trump's 2nd Term Agenda: Fighting for You!  —  Building on the incredible achievements of President Donald J. Trump's first term in office, the President's re-election campaign today released a set of core priorities for a second term under the banner of “Fighting for You!”
Kate Conger / New York Times:
Twitter Flags Trump Tweet for Dissuading Voting  —  The social media service hid the president's post about ballot drop boxes, saying it violated Twitter's election integrity rules.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter hid one of President Trump's tweets behind a notice warning users …
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Ohio, a Father and Stepdaughter Show the Political Shifts in the Trump Era  —  He's a union worker and former Democrat now solidly behind President Trump.  She's a onetime Republican now worried about her sons growing up in the Trump era.  Family get-togethers can be difficult.
Discussion: CBS Philly
Peter Baker / New York Times:
After Another Week of Setbacks, Trump Looks to Change the Story Line  —  The president heads into the Republican National Convention after a string of bad news, including the arrest of a former top aide and a damning reminder of Russia's interference in the last election.
Discussion: Fox News and Washington Press
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New York Times:
Biden and Harris Say They've Moved Past Their Differences
Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
More than 500,000 mail ballots were rejected in the primaries.  That could make the difference in battleground states this fall.  —  More than 540,000 mail ballots were rejected during primaries across 23 states this year — nearly a quarter in key battlegrounds for the fall …
Discussion: NPR
 
 
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New York Post:
Hungry New Yorkers form quarter-mile line for free food in Queens
Discussion: Fox News
USA Today:
The threat to Postal Service is a threat to US values. Harmful changes must be reversed: Ex-official
Washington Post:
Debt, eviction and hunger: Millions fall back into crisis as stimulus and safety nets vanish
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Access Denied: Trying to report from a covid convention and angry protests
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
In Portland, a Prosecutor Must Decide: Which Protesters Should Go to Jail?
Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Former Lt. Gov. John H. Hager dies
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
QAnon giving America a scary look at what a ‘Biden resistance’ would look like in 2021
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
We're doing our best with Zoom. But we'll still need offices — and each other.
 Earlier Items: 
The Tennessean:
Pastor Greg Locke's Mt. Juliet church vandalized ahead of Roger Stone appearance
Discussion: Breitbart and The Gateway Pundit
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Billions in Hospital Virus Aid Rested on Compliance With Private Vendor
NBC News:
Full Mark Warner: Intelligence community should ‘lay out more of the facts’ on election interference
Billy Witz / New York Times:
Doctors Enter College Football's Politics, but Maybe Just for Show
Sarah Mucha / CNN:
Biden's campaign to run ad seizing on Trump's Goodyear comments
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
Alex Morse Was Accused, Condemned and Then Vindicated. Will His Experience Change Anything?
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: the new iPad Pro may launch with an M4 chip, kicking off Apple's AI strategy that will be expanded at WWDC; the new Pencil will have haptic feedback

Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers, TikTok staff, and others detail how TikTok lost the war in Washington, including due to CEO Shou Zi Chew's failure to build support on Capitol Hill

Scott Nover / Fast Company:
AI is making Meta's apps basically unusable, as the company adds Meta AI everywhere and viral user-generated AI images proliferate on Facebook and Instagram
 
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