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5:30 PM ET, July 31, 2021

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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
WATCH: Mark Meadows Says Trump Meeting with ‘Cabinet Members’ at Jersey Golf Club About ‘Moving Forward in a Real Way’  —  Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said that former President Donald Trump has been meeting with “cabinet members” at his New Jersey golf resort …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Axios:
1 big thing: Biden's quick-trigger COVID problem  —  The Biden administration's handling of the Delta surge has left Americans confused and frustrated, fueling media overreaction and political manipulation.  — Why it matters: The past year and a half have left Americans cynical …
Discussion: RedState, Gothamist and Breitbart
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Sarah Kliff / New York Times:
New Rule Raises Question: Who'll Pay for All the Covid Tests?
Discussion: NBC New York
Houston Keene / Fox News:
White House walks back previous statement on possibility of new COVID lockdowns
Discussion: Page Array
Joel Burgess / Asheville Citizen Times:
Rep. Madison Cawthorn tried to board plane with gun; could face fine, status loss  —  ASHEVILLE - U.S. House member Madison Cawthorn had his gun taken by airport police and will likely face a federal fine and loss of a special security status, local and federal officials said.
Discussion: Insider
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Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Chart: Less than 0.1% of vaccinated Americans infected with COVID-19  —  Of the 164 million vaccinated Americans, less than 0.1% have been infected with the coronavirus, and 0.001% have died, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Caroline Anders / Washington Post:
A lawyer hoped history books would help her Capitol riot clients grow.  She was called a traitor — and worse.  —  Defense attorney Heather Shaner said her first client from Jan. 6 wanted to invoke “the Constitution from 1776.″ When she tried to explain that the document was ratified years later …
Washington Post:
‘A rush to get shots’  —  Vaccine holdouts in coronavirus hot spots including Louisiana, Arkansas, and Missouri are rolling up their sleeves as the delta variant hits home.  —  They were unmoved by the urgings of President Biden to get vaccinated.  They've spurned calls from the nation's leading doctors …
David J. Neal / Miami Herald:
Florida sets a record with 21,683 new COVID-19 cases reported Saturday, the CDC says  —  Saturday, the state of Florida reported more new COVID-19 cases to the Centers for Disease Control than any previous day in the coronavirus pandemic, 21,683.  —  That's a jump over the previous record …
Mujib Mashal / New York Times:
Body of Reuters Photographer Was Mutilated in Taliban Custody, Officials Say  —  The body of Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner killed in Afghanistan, was unrecognizable when it was brought to a Kandahar hospital, one official said.  —  NEW DELHI — The body of Danish Siddiqui …
Discussion: Current Industry and The US Sun
Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Activist Shaun King lives lavishly in lakefront New Jersey home  —  Shaun King has built his image on being a champion of the poor and disenfranchised, but the controversial civil rights activist lives like a one-percenter in a sprawling lakefront home, records show.
Discussion: BizPac Review
Abby Luby / The Examiner News:
Local Outrage at Trump Winged Foot Gala Goes National  —  Protests Expected Over Westchester Golf Club Flap  —  Larchmont resident Jenny Geer may see a security detail of cars snaking its way past her house heading to the nearby Winged Foot Golf course next Wednesday, August 4.
New York Times:
Who Are the Unvaccinated in America?  There's No One Answer.  —  One segment of people who have avoided shots is vehemently opposed to the idea.  But there is a second group, surveys suggest, that is still deciding.  —  As coronavirus cases rise across the United States …
Discussion: Trending Politics
Zaid Jilani / MSN:
Progressives' New Racialism Isn't Just Repulsive.  It's Dangerous  —  This week, a bipartisan group of Senators came to an agreement over a new infrastructure bill that totals $550 billion, offering some hope to Americans that excessive partisanship won't doom the legislation America needs …
Politico:
McConnell stirs GOP intrigue with support for Biden's infrastructure bill  —  Moments before the Senate took a pivotal vote on its bipartisan infrastructure deal, negotiators zeroed in on the most important undecided member: Mitch McConnell.  —  The Senate minority leader stayed quiet …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Maher: Maybe the “woke Olympics” shouldn't have taken its cues from the Oscars  —  Is that why the ratings for this Summer Olympiad have fallen to nearly half of those for the Rio Olympics in 2016?  Bill Maher diagnoses wokery as the culprit, but he has a tough slog bringing his audience along on the argument.
Discussion: The Hill, MSN and Insider
Tara Todd / WVIR-TV:
Augusta County School Board votes against VDoE transgender model policies  —  AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - The Augusta County School Board voted unanimously Thursday night not to adopt model policies for the treatment of transgender students put forth by the Virginia Department of Education.
Discussion: Townhall and Washington Examiner
Jon Levine / New York Post:
AOC has spent thousands on security, including $4k-plus to ex-Blackwater contractor  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez paid thousands for personal security to a former Blackwater contractor, a review of Federal Election Commission records shows.  —  AOC's campaign dropped at least $4,636 …
Discussion: TheBlaze, Page Array and Lucianne
Fox News:
Sen. Ron Johnson: CDC, other US health agencies have lost American public's trust  —  The Republican spoke out during Friday night's edition of “The Ingraham Angle”  —  Sen. Ron Johnson says the CDC's COVID messaging 'doesn't make sense'  —  U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. …
Discussion: Insider
Fraternal Order of Police:
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE  —  NATIONAL PRESIDENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR  —  Thank you for your outreach - it is appreciated.  —  Even with the changes incorporated into your most recent draft, I believe that the provisions in this CJS bill could have a disastrous effect on the ability …
Discussion: Townhall and Fox News
Will Wright / The Charlotte Observer:
Trump's candidate lost a Texas special election.  NC political operatives were watching.  —  The loss of a Donald Trump-backed candidate in a Texas special election is giving pause to some political operatives in North Carolina's Senate race.  —  On Tuesday, a Navy veteran supported …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Eclectablog:
All hands on deck for democracy - with special guest Marcy Wheeler  —  Marcy Wheeler's website: EmptyWheel.net  —  Marcy Wheeler at EmptyWheel.net: DOJ unimpressed by Mo Brooks' kickass conspiracy defense  —  Marcy Wheeler at EmptyWheel.net: Like all his co-conspirators, Donald Trump would be charged for obstruction, not incitement
Matt Mcnulty / Daily Mail:
Biden appoints Muslim Gold Star father to religious freedom post after he gave speech to Dems about his dead Army Captain son and Trump attacked him  — Biden announced Friday the appointment the Muslim father of a Gold Star veteran whose son died while fighting in Iraq to a religious freedom post
Washington Post:
Glenn Youngkin's economic plan would run Virginia ‘into a ditch’  —  As Virginia Democrats have run the table in every statewide election since 2009, Republican gubernatorial aspirants have reverted to the same failed three-step playbook:  — Declare the state's economy is in a tailspin.
Discussion: Blue Virginia
 
 
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Oregonian:
Masks, vaccines could stop COVID delta variant spike within two weeks, CDC director says
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A Once-Forgotten Port Of Italy Is Alive With A Diverse Cultural And Literary Legacy
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Emails Show UM Officials' Concern Over Fired Historian Criticizing Private Prison Ties
Washington Examiner:
The dark side of transgenderism: Moral monsters are mutilating children without parental involvement
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David Sacks / Common Sense with Bari Weiss:
Get Ready for the ‘No-Buy’ List
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Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:
Require the vaccine. It's time to stop coddling the reckless.
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Caitlin Owens / Axios:
Vaccine mandates are popular
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Mike Lindell is now hoping Supreme Court allows a do-over election: 'Maybe that's a thing'
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