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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Man under investigation in fatal shooting after pro-Trump rally allegedly took loaded gun to earlier Portland protest  —  A 48-year-old man who was accused of carrying a loaded gun at an earlier downtown Portland protest is under investigation in the fatal shooting Saturday night of a right-wing demonstrator after a pro-Trump rally.
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Man suspected in deadly Portland shooting calls himself ‘100% ANTIFA’  —  An ex-military man who calls himself “100% ANTIFA” and ready for “war” is being investigated over the death of Aaron “Jay” Danielson, a “supporter” of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group who was part of a caravan …
Discussion: Reason and The Federalist
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
As Trump's popularity slips in latest Military Times poll, more troops say they'll vote for Biden  —  The latest Military Times poll shows a continued decline in active-duty service members' views of President Donald Trump and a slight but significant preference for former Vice President Joe Biden …
Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn case does not have to be immediately dismissed, appeals court rules  —  A federal judge can scrutinize the Justice Department's decision to drop the criminal case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Monday …
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNBC and IJR
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Appeals court denies Michael Flynn's request to immediately drop case  —  The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an 8-2 ruling on Monday denying former national security adviser Michael Flynn's petition to force a federal judge to immediately drop his criminal case, as requested by the Justice Department.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge deals setback to Flynn's attempt to end DOJ case against him
Washington Post:
New Trump pandemic adviser pushes controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategy, worrying public health officials  —  One of President Trump's top medical advisers is urging the White House to embrace a controversial “herd immunity” strategy to combat the pandemic, which would entail allowing …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Swift Boat mastermind to launch massive super PAC to boost Trump  —  Senior Republicans are launching a massive super PAC this week to bolster Donald Trump's reelection in the final stretch of the campaign — a move that comes as the president has been pummeled by Joe Biden on TV.
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Biden's edge
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Zombie’ Herman Cain Tweets That Coronavirus ‘Not As Deadly’ As Media Said  —  The former presidential candidate died of the virus in July, but his family continues to tweet conspiracy theories from his account.  —  The Twitter account formerly used by the late Herman Cain fired off …
Discussion: Gothamist, Mediaite and Political Wire
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CNN:
Twitter removes QAnon supporter's false claim about coronavirus death statistics that Trump had retweeted
Associated Press:
In Pittsburgh, Biden to blame Trump for violence nationwide  —  PIITSBURGH, Pa. (AP) — Joe Biden is mounting a more aggressive offense against President Donald Trump with a rare public appearance in Pittsburgh on Monday, where he's expected to say Trump is contributing to the violence in the streets nationwide.
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump mulled “settling” with Mueller amid Russia investigation  —  One of the crazy nuggets in a deeply reported book by the N.Y. Times' Michael Schmidt — “Donald Trump v. the United States,” out tomorrow — is that President Trump mulled the idea of “settling” with special counsel Robert Mueller.
Discussion: Politico and The Hill
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Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
U.S. appeals court denies House bid to enforce subpoena to ex-White House lawyer McGahn
Discussion: Associated Press and Axios
Ben Smith / New York Times:
I'm Still Reading Andrew Sullivan.  But I Can't Defend Him.  —  He's one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades, but he's shadowed by a 1994 magazine cover story that claimed to show a link between race and I.Q.  —  PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — The only restaurant open late …
Wall Street Journal:
How Trump Sowed Covid Supply Chaos.  ‘Try Getting it Yourselves.’  —  A landmark White House move left states to secure medical equipment themselves, causing problems that still haven't abated  —  Sergio Melgar, the chief financial officer for the largest health-care system in central Massachusetts …
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump campaign accepts donations from neo-Nazi leader  —  In 2017, Trump famously described participants in a white supremacist march as “very fine people.”  Now, as the 2020 presidential campaign barrels toward its conclusion, the Trump campaign is accepting thousands in donations …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Knowingly Accepting Contributions From Notorious Neo-Nazi Morris Gulett and Other Racists
Discussion: Raw Story
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oversight panel set to subpoena DeJoy amid clash over Postal Service  —  The House Oversight Committee is preparing to issue a subpoena for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, accusing him of ignoring the panel's demand for documents related to Postal Service mail delays and contacts with White House officials or the Trump campaign.
Discussion: Axios, Reuters and Raw Story
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Melania's ex-friend: Trump family tainted by ‘deceit, deception’  —  “It was amateur hour then, and it's amateur hour now.”  —  A former adviser and close friend of first lady Melania Trump's is now blasting the entire Trump family as a callous clan tainted by “deceit” and “deception,” …
Liz Clarke / Washington Post:
John Thompson, coach who built Georgetown basketball into national power, dies at 78  —  John Thompson, the Washington native who elevated Georgetown University basketball to national prominence, earned Hall of Fame honors and carved a place in history as the first African American coach …
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
PPP Poll: Georgia's a toss-up in White House race  —  Also: Most Democrats plan to vote early  —  A poll commissioned by Stacey Abrams' voting rights group found President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are neck-and-neck in Georgia and that most Democrats plan to vote early rather than cast their ballots on Election Day.
Discussion: Political Wire
USA Today:
Don't get too excited about Biden's lead in the polls: a close election is dangerous  —  Imagine how you will feel on January 20, 2021 watching Donald Trump getting sworn in for a second term.  Many of those arrayed around him on the dais on the West Front of the Capitol are familiar faces …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent  —  Edward Markey, 74, entered Congress before Joseph Kennedy III was born.  But in their Senate race he has harnessed the energy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the ascendant left, much to Mr. Kennedy's frustration.
Discussion: Fox News and Financial Times
Bloomberg:
Trump to Talk Civil Unrest With Barr, Wolf Before Kenosha Trip  — Wisconsin governor has asked president not to visit city  — Cuccinelli says Homeland Security agents ready for deployment  —  President Donald Trump will discuss civil unrest with the government's top law enforcement officials …
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
Ben White / Politico:
Trump tries to dance around a devastating backdrop  —  In the nine weeks left in the 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump has an especially daunting task: Convince a skeptical American public that the coronavirus-ravaged U.S. economy is actually roaring back and will soon return to the status …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Voice of America Journalists: New CEO Endangers Reporters, Harms U.S. Aims  —  A group of veteran journalists for the Voice of America delivered a letter of protest Monday denouncing their parent agency's new CEO, Michael Pack, and alleging Pack's remarks in a recent interview prove …
Aiden Pink / The Forward:
U.S. pro-Israel groups failed to disclose grants from Israeli government  —  More than half of all American states have passed laws designed to combat the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.  No advocacy group was more important to this push than the Israel Allies Foundation …
Globes Online:
Sheldon Adelson set to buy US Ambassador's Herzliya home  —  The US billionaire is in advanced talks to buy the residence for NIS 300 million, which would make it Israel's most expensive home.  —  Exclusive: US billionaire Sheldon Adelson is in advanced talks to buy the US Ambassador …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump leans into his ‘180,000 deaths is a statistic’ reelection strategy  —  The White House is increasingly obvious about shrugging at the coronavirus  —  In the hours after President Trump accepted the Republican Party's nomination, public attention was largely centered …
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Washburn Law School Removes Statues Of Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson  —  U.S. News & World Report, Statues Of Jefferson, Franklin Removed From Washburn Campus:  —  Statues of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin have been removed from the Washburn University campus after protests …
 
 
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Jack Beyrer / Washington Free Beacon:
As a Young Senator, Biden Supported Keeping ‘Boat People’ Out of the U.S.
Discussion: Instapundit
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Bill Barr's Hidden Truths About Justice Department's Rule of Forbearance in an Election
Discussion: Raw Story
Jeff Brady / NPR:
Black Americans Worry Postal Changes Could Disrupt History Of Secure Jobs
The Daily Beast:
How Saudi Prince MBS Played Trump and Got the Keys to the Kingdom
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
New York Trump Investigations Appear to Be at Critical Junctures
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Why Kenosha Police Officers' Use Of Force On Jacob Blake Was Justified
Discussion: The Nation and Fox News
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
In Trump, much of the world sees an act that's wearing thin
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Jane Calderwood / Portsmouth Herald:
OPINION/GUEST VIEW: I can no longer support Sen. Susan Collins
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Wisconsin Man Who Says He Marched With Rittenhouse in Kenosha Was Immersed in White Supremacist Propaganda
 

 
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