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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 …
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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?
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:
Discussion: Axios, Daily Kos, Politico and Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
White House: Reporters Can't Even Ask How Much Taxpayer Money Trump Is Pocketing  —  President Trump has engaged in flagrant corruption by retaining control of his private business empire while holding public office and refusing to disclose his financial information.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Keith L. Alexander / Washington Post:
Man shot by Secret Service officer outside White House apparently was holding a comb, documents show
Discussion: Sputnik News
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
The White House Says It's Assembling a “Dossier” on a Washington Post Reporter
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Pelosi not hopeful of resuming coronavirus relief negotiations
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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.
USA Today:   Pence and Republicans used to be pro-life. Now they are pro-afterlife.
Washington Post:
Pence altered a biblical reference, changing ‘Jesus’ to the American flag in his convention speech
Discussion: Raw Story and The Nation
Clare Proctor / Chicago Sun-Times:
Jacob Blake handcuffed to hospital bed, father says  —  “He can't go anywhere,” his father said, speaking of his son's paralysis.  “Why do you have him cuffed to the bed?”  —  When Jacob Blake's father visited him in the hospital Wednesday, he said his son was handcuffed to the bed.
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Nina Agrawal / Los Angeles Times:
L.A. teacher flees home amid threats after wearing 'I can't breathe' T-shirt to online class
Discussion: The Root
Ciara O'Rourke / @politifact:   No, BLM protesters didn't burn down a Black church in Kenosha
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Is Kenosha a Warning for the Biden Campaign?
Discussion: The Bulwark Podcast
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
Tess Owen / VICE:
Alleged Kenosha Killer Loved Cops, Guns, Trump, and ‘Triggering the Libs,’ Former Classmates Say  —  The 17-year-old was only enrolled at Lakes Community High School for a year but he left an impression.  —  TO  —  Kyle Rittenhouse loved cops, guns, President Trump, and “triggering the libs …
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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:
Praise for alleged Kenosha shooter proliferates on Facebook despite supposed ban  —  One fundraiser for Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, was shared more than 17,700 times by groups with more than 3.9m aggregate followers  —  Fundraisers, messages of support and celebratory memes for the alleged Kenosha …
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
What if Facebook Is the Real ‘Silent Majority’?  —  Right-wing influencers are dominating the political discussion on Facebook, raising questions about whether it will translate into electoral success in November.  —  Listen, liberals.  If you don't think Donald Trump can get re-elected in November …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Instead of Evolving as President, Trump Has Bent the Job to His Will  —  In a 40-minute phone call this week, Mr. Trump struggled to describe how he has changed in office.  “I think I've just become more guarded than I was four years ago,” he said.  —  WASHINGTON — For a man on the edge of history …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
Ben Collins / NBC News:
Viral pro-Trump tweets came from fake African American spam accounts, Twitter says  —  Twitter has taken action to stop a spam operation that pushed messages from fake accounts about Black people abandoning the Democratic Party.  —  The company removed two fake accounts and deleted the account …
Brandon Ambrosino / Politico:
‘She was the aggressor’: Former Liberty student alleges sexual encounter with Becki Falwell  —  A former Liberty University student says Becki Falwell, the wife of the university's then-President Jerry Falwell Jr., jumped into bed with him and performed oral sex on him while he stayed …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Trump DOJ Targets Democratic Governors For COVID-19 Outbreaks In Veterans Homes  —  “This really does smell,” said one former Civil Rights Division official who worries the Justice Department is weaponizing its power for political purposes.  —  President Donald Trump's top civil rights official …
Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
TV audience dips to 17.3 million on Night 3 of Republican convention  —  Viewing of the Republican National Convention dropped on Wednesday to 17.3 million people for the address by Vice President Mike Pence.  —  The figure provided by Nielsen is down 11% from the 19.4 million viewers …
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Will Thorne / Variety:
Republican National Convention Night 3 Dips 13%
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
TikTok Is Said to Wrestle With Two Competing Offers  —  The sale of the video app's U.S. operations is entering its final stages, with two groups having submitted bids.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — The race to buy TikTok's U.S. operations has entered its final stages, with two groups submitting bids …
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Wall Street Journal:
Walmart Joins Microsoft's Pursuit of TikTok
Discussion: National Review
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.
David Byler / Washington Post:
The GOP is strapped to a ticking time bomb  —  The Republican Party's intellectual crisis was on full display during the GOP convention.  On Monday, the party announced that it wouldn't publish a new platform: Instead, its members promised to support “the President's America-first agenda” and threw out some half-baked bullet points.
Discussion: ABC News and The Guardian
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Four Years Later, It's Still All About the Base  —  As the RNC convention comes to a close, the biggest question is whether it can give Pres. Trump the bounce he needs to catch up to former Vice President Joe Biden.  Trump came into the convention trailing the Democratic nominee by 8-9 points in national polling.
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 …
 
 
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Garry Kasparov / CNN:
The poisoning of critic who exposed Putin regime's corruption
Discussion: Washington Post
Matthew J. Peterson / The American Mind:
The Democrat Party's Riots
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
Former Army Green Beret confessed to contact with Russian intelligence, feds say
Richard Roeper / Chicago Sun-Times:
Sharp documentary ‘#Unfit’ makes a case that Donald Trump suffers multiple mental disorders
Discussion: Raw Story
The Boston Globe:
Louis DeJoy must resign. Now
Discussion: The Hill
Akela Lacy / The Intercept:
Protesters in Multiple States Are Facing Felony Charges, Including Terrorism
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Biden is selling hand sanitizer with his Covid-19 plan printed on it.
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