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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump set to skewer Biden in convention address  —  President Donald Trump will unload on Joe Biden in a blistering convention speech Thursday night, according to two people familiar with the address.  —  Trump is expected to go after the former vice president on everything from the economy to trade.
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Kristen Welker / NBC News:
Harris speech will ‘prosecute the case against Trump,’ aide says  —  Just hours before Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech tonight, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Sen. Kamala Harris, is expected to unleash her harshest criticism yet of the president and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mark Salter / Washington Post:
Why dozens of John McCain aides, including me, are endorsing Joe Biden  —  Mark Salter served as a staff aide and speechwriter for Sen. John McCain.  —  This week, I joined more than 100 aides of the late Sen. John McCain, including former chiefs of staff, senior legislative and campaign workers …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Over 100 Ex-Staff Members for John McCain Endorse Joe Biden  —  The group endorsement of Mr. Biden is the latest effort from anti-Trump Republicans to lure conservatives and moderates away from the president, who often clashed with the former Arizona senator.
Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:   Pence Delivers the Smallest Audience of GOP's Convention So Far
Washington Post:
Pence altered a biblical reference, changing ‘Jesus’ to the American flag in his convention speech
Discussion: Raw Story
Aalok Kanani / Joe Biden for President:
Statement by Vice President Joe Biden on Donald Trump's America
Discussion: Power Line and The Post Millennial
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump to raise $10M before his convention speech
Discussion: Politico and Reuters
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
6 Quick Takeaways From Third Night Of Republican National Convention
Discussion: Washington Post and Instapundit
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement After Conversation with Trump Administration on COVID-19 Relief  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after a 25-minute phone conversation with White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows about the need for coronavirus relief:
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Washington Post:
Room rentals, resort fees and furniture removal: How Trump's company charged the U.S. government more than $900,000  —  The Secret Service had asked for a room close to the president.  But Mar-a-Lago said it was too late.  The room was booked.  Would agents like a room across the street from the president, instead?
Oliver Darcy / CNN:
White House says it is creating ‘very large’ dossier on Washington Post journalist and others  —  New York (CNN Business)The White House said in a story published Thursday that it was compiling a “very large” dossier on a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter and others who it said are a …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and Forbes
Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Pelosi not hopeful of resuming coronavirus relief negotiations
Discussion: Reuters, Politico and Political Wire
Adam Forrest / The Independent:
Trump had public meltdown over missed phone call from Putin, former No 10 aide says  —  ‘If Putin wants a call with me you just put him through,’ US president yelled according to Theresa May's former chief of staff  —  Donald Trump exploded with anger at one of his most senior aides …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
White supremacists and militias have infiltrated police across US, report says  —  A former FBI agent has documented links between serving officers and racist militant activities in more than a dozen states  —  White supremacist groups have infiltrated US law enforcement agencies in every region …
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Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
Could A Backlash Against Black Lives Matter Hurt Biden?  The Two Don't Appear Linked So Far.  —  In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, the popularity of the Black Lives Matter movement skyrocketed.  By early June, 53 percent of registered voters said they supported the movement …
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Is Kenosha a Warning for the Biden Campaign?
Discussion: The Bulwark Podcast
Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Stop Downplaying the Violence in Our Cities
New York Times:
How Chaos in Kenosha Is Already Swaying Some Voters in Wisconsin
New York Times:
Tracking the Suspect in the Fatal Kenosha Shootings  —  Footage appears to show a teenager shooting three people during protests in Wisconsin.  We tracked his movements that night.  —  A teenager who walked among protesters in Kenosha, Wis., carrying a military-style semi-automatic rifle …
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Leon Wolf / TheBlaze:
Charging Kyle Rittenhouse with first-degree murder is facially absurd​  —  The facts of the case simply don't fit that charge  —  Kyle Rittenhouse should not have been patrolling the streets of Kenosha, Wisconsin, Tuesday night.  Whatever failures might have existed on the part …
Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
Man shot by Secret Service officer outside White House apparently was holding a comb, documents show  —  A man, who officials said had announced he was armed before he was shot by a Secret Service officer earlier in the month near the White House, was apparently holding a comb, according to new court documents.
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl Accused of Starting a Voter Suppression Scheme  —  The notorious huckster is allegedly behind a robocall campaign clearly designed to spook people from voting by mail.  —  Michigan state officials are investigating a voter-suppression robocall allegedly tied to blundering conservative operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman.
Justine Coleman / The Hill:
Kushner: NBA players are ‘fortunate’ to have wealth to take night off  —  Jared Kushner on Thursday commented on NBA players boycotting playoff games the night before, saying they are “fortunate” to have enough wealth to “take a night off from work” while saying he wants “actual action” in the racial justice movement.
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
We Need to Talk About the GOP's ‘Black Friends’  —  The Republican National Convention has been all about using Black people to convince white people it's OK to vote for a bigot.  —  In between the lies and the fear mongering and the stories about having intimate conversations with Jesus …
Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“QAnon Is Batshit Crazy”: Lindsey Graham Talks TikTok, Online Conspiracies, and Why He's Sticking With Trump  —  The South Carolina senator, facing a tough reelection fight, recalls warning Trump not to shut down TikTok after getting calls from Hannity, Petraeus, and his niece …
David Corn / Mother Jones:
New Hot-Mic Video: What Trump Told His Lawyer When He Didn't Know a Camera Was Rolling  —  For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis and more, subscribe to Mother Jones' newsletters.  —  On December 10, 2015, Donald Trump took time off from campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination …
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Turmoil consumes Chamber of Commerce as it backs Democrats  —  The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is poised to endorse nearly two dozen freshmen House Democrats for reelection, triggering a revolt within the right-leaning organization and drawing fierce pushback from the group's powerful GOP donors.
Discussion: Big League Politics and Raw Story
Ryan Glasspiegel / OutKick:
Max Kellerman: Trump Base in SEC Seems Susceptible to Low Quality Information and Easy to Propagandize  —  Max Kellerman, speaking in a segment on First Take today about what all of the ongoing protests in the NBA and canceled practices mean in the NFL, said that President Donald Trump's base voters …
Nick Statt / The Verge:
Ronald Reagan sends you to do war crimes in the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer  —  He's one of the new characters in the game  —  Activision and its development studios, Treyarch and Raven Software, debuted a new trailer for the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War …
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Melania Trump's Ex-BFF Tells (Almost) All An insider's account of falling out with the First Lady.  —  I'd heard Melania Trump speak before.  But I'd never heard her sound like this.  I was sitting at the end of the dining-room table in the Park Avenue home of Stephanie Winston Wolkoff …
Megha Rajagopalan / BuzzFeed News:
China Secretly Built A Vast New Infrastructure To Imprison Muslims  —  China rounded up so many Muslims in Xinjiang that there wasn't enough space to hold them.  Then the government started building.  —  Copy … China has secretly built scores of massive new prison and internment camps …
Discussion: New York Post
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Pelosi says Biden shouldn't debate Trump: 'I wouldn't legitimize a conversation with him'  —  House speaker says Trump would ‘belittle’ the presidential debates  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested Thursday that former Vice President Joe Biden cancel his three scheduled debates …
Jeff Williamson / WSLS-TV:
Virginia Senate passes bill allowing assaulting a police officer to be a misdemeanor  —  Bill removes mandatory jail sentence  —  RICHMOND, Va. - A controversial bill is moving forward during the current Virginia General Assembly special session.  —  On Wednesday, the Virginia Senate voted 21-15 …
 
 
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CREW:
Trump Has Made 500 Visits to His Properties While In Office
Discussion: Mother Jones and Politico
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
Don Lemon Opens Up About CNN's Coverage of Trump, The Host He Watches on Fox News, and Protesting Racial Injustice on The Interview
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
Coming soon to a courtroom near you - election-year chaos
Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
U.S. Mulls Repercussions for Europe's Alliance With Iran
Cameron Joseph / VICE:
Kanye West Is Breaking Campaign Finance Law and Keeping His GOP Backers a Secret
Discussion: Political Wire and The Week
jsonline:
Kenosha County sheriff's 2018 comments that some people 'aren't worth saving' resurface after violence
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Theresa Vargas / Washington Post:
Ivanka Trump shared a video of her meeting a homeless D.C. woman. That woman says she's still waiting for her to keep a promise.
Discussion: Political Flare and Raw Story
Arizona Republic:
Weekly Gilbert pro-police rallies escalate to violence as attendees look for ‘antifa’
Discussion: Raw Story
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
2 George W. Bush Cabinet secretaries endorse Biden
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
States of Play: North Carolina
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Why This Pro-Life Conservative Is Voting for Biden
Discussion: National Review, Raw Story and The Hill
Kathleen Gray / New York Times:
In Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Some Cracks Emerge in the Pro-Trump Wall
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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