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9:40 PM ET, July 21, 2020

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New York Times:
Trump's Request of an Ambassador: Get the British Open for Me  —  Woody Johnson, the N.F.L. owner, Trump donor and ambassador to Britain, was warned not to get involved in trying to move the tournament to a Trump resort in Scotland, but he raised the idea anyway — and he failed.
Discussion: Raw Story, Mediaite and The Hill
Rick Rouan / The Columbus Dispatch:
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case  —  Rick Rouan The Columbus Dispatch Randy Ludlow The Columbus Dispatch  —  Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and several others on Tuesday in connection with a $60 million bribery case.
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Laura A. Bischoff / dayton-daily-news:
BREAKING NEWS: FBI agents are at Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's farm  —  Police activity is being reported at Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder's farm in Perry County and the U.S. Attorney's office said it is holding a 2:30 p.m. press conference today related to $60 million in bribes paid to a state official and associates.
Cincinnati.com:
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case
Laurel Wamsley / NPR:
Ohio House Speaker Arrested In Connection With $60 Million Bribery Scheme
Discussion: Politico, Above the Law and fox8.com
Mike Lillis / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: 'That kind of confrontation hasn't ever happened to me'  —  Tensions flared on Capitol Hill this week when a Republican lawmaker challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on issues of crime and policing in an unusual …
John L. Micek / Pennsylvania Capital-Star:
Former Gov./DHS boss Ridge: 'It'd be a cold day in hell' before he'd let ‘uninvited’ federal agents into Pa.  —  The nation's first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security had sharp words for his former agency Tuesday, condemning the Trump administration's decision to send federal officers …
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James B. Comey / Washington Post:
Is televised conflict Trump's goal?  —  James B. Comey is a former director of the FBI and former deputy attorney general.  —  Each day brings more images of dark-green-clad, helmeted figures striking and spraying unarmed protesters on the streets of Portland, Ore. The figures are federal officers …
New York Times:
As Trump Pushes Into Portland, His Campaign Ads Turn Darker
Discussion: Raw Story
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
The Border War in Portland
Politico:   Trump administration weighs a show of force in more cities
NBC News:
Twitter bans 7,000 QAnon accounts, limits 150,000 others as part of broad crackdown  —  Twitter announced Tuesday that it has begun taking sweeping actions to limit the reach of QAnon content, banning many of the conspiracy theory's followers because of problems with harassment and misinformation.
Washington Post:
White House, GOP in disarray over coronavirus spending plan as deadline nears on expiring emergency aid  —  ‘What in the hell are we doing?’  Sen. Cruz asked White House officials and GOP colleagues at a planning lunch  —  A major intraparty rift widened between the White House …
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NBC News:
‘What in the hell are we doing?’ Senate Republicans clash over coronavirus relief
Discussion: Political Wire
Reuters:
Next U.S. coronavirus bill to include more money for unemployed, spending: lawmakers
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell paid $25K to fake news purveyor Jacob Wohl to ‘smear Epstein victims and to get SDNY prosecutor Geoffrey Berman fired in attempt to stall sex trafficking investigation against her’  — Ghislaine Maxwell hired Jacob Wohl to smear alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein and her …
Discussion: Law & Crime and naked capitalism
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
WSJ Journalists Ask Publisher for Clearer Distinction Between News and Opinion Content  —  Letter to publisher Almar Latour cites concerns about Opinion section's accuracy and transparency  —  A group of journalists at The Wall Street Journal and other Dow Jones NWS .71% staffers sent …
ABC News:
Pandemic probably will ‘get worse before it gets better’: A solo Trump holds 1st coronavirus briefing in months  —  Changing tone, he also advised Americans to “get a mask, wear a mask.”  —  President Donald Trump held his first press briefing focused on the coronavirus crisis in nearly three months …
Discussion: The Cut, CNN, Politico, POLITICUSUSA, IJR and The Hill
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Lauren Egan / NBC News:   Trump says coronavirus crisis will probably ‘get worse before it gets better,’ repeats it will ‘disappear’
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Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
U.S. reports over 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time since May  —  The U.S. reported more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday for the first time since May 29, according to the COVID-19 Tracking Project.  —  Why it matters: Deaths from COVID-19 had slowed after months of lockdowns …
Discussion: New York Post
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Washington Post:   Live updates: U.S. reports more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths in a day for first time since early June
Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Maine brewery cancels Trump campaign event, saying it was misled over details  —  This story will be updated.  —  A veteran-owned Freeport brewery canceled a Wednesday campaign event for President Donald Trump that was to be headlined by the president's daughter-in-law after an owner …
Carrie Mumah / Planned Parenthood of Greater New York:
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Announces Intent to Remove Margaret Sanger's Name from NYC Health Center  —  Contact: Carrie Mumah, [email protected], 212-274-7294 … NEW YORK - Today, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced its plans to remove Margaret Sanger's name …
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Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
Hostage siege ends after Ukrainian president endorses Joaquin Phoenix film  —  Gunman surrenders after video recommending 2005's Earthlings posted on Facebook  —  A gunman in Ukraine armed with an automatic rifle and grenades has surrendered to police and released 13 hostages …
ABC News:
The Note: Trump changes course as COVID-19 response faces critical tests  —  Trump is looking to resume task-force briefings with himself as the focal point  —  You don't have to believe in pivots to see the big moments piling up.  —  President Donald Trump is looking to resume task-force briefings …
Discussion: Fox News and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
How Donald Trump Moved Millions From His Campaign Donors To His Private Business  —  Millions from his campaign, millions from the RNC, millions from committees.  While other billionaires spend big on the election, the Donald is raking it in.  —  Donald Trump has not given a dime …
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Simon Lewis / Reuters:
Biden announces $15 million ad buy after fundraising surge
Peter Wehner / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Is a Broken Man  —  The most revealing answer from Donald Trump's interview with Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace came in response not to the toughest question posed by Wallace, but to the easiest.  —  At the conclusion of the interview, Wallace asked Trump how he will regard his years as president.
Discussion: Washington Post and Breitbart
Allyson Chiu / Washington Post:
Tucker Carlson claimed the New York Times planned to expose his address.  Then his fans doxed the reporter.  —  On Monday night, Fox News host Tucker Carlson made a surprising accusation: the New York Times, he said, was trying to endanger him and his family by revealing where they live in an upcoming story.
ABC News:
Some guests, employees at Trump properties flout face-covering mandates  —  Guests and employees have ignored local rules, even internal guidelines.  —  As the coronavirus surges across the country, several properties owned by President Donald Trump have continued to host gatherings with guests …
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN and The Hill
Hannah Natanson / Washington Post:
Fairfax, Loudoun superintendents scrap earlier learning plans, call for all-virtual start to school year  —  In a major reversal, the superintendents of public schools in Fairfax and Loudoun counties are calling for the two Northern Virginia districts to start the fall semester all virtual …
Discussion: The Hill and Eduwonk
Chrissy Clark / Washington Free Beacon:
Michigan School Fires Popular Teacher For Saying ‘Trump Is Our President’  —  A Michigan school district fired a popular high school teacher and coach after he pointed out that “Trump is our president” on social media.  —  Varsity baseball coach and social studies teacher Justin Kucera …
Hamed Aleaziz / BuzzFeed News:
“Disturbing And Demoralizing”: DHS Employees Are Worried The Portland Protest Response Is Destroying Their Agency's Reputation  —  The Department of Homeland Security's response to anti-police brutality protests in Portland, Oregon, has disturbed and angered many employees …
Sridhar S / The Lancet:
Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary report of a phase 1/2, single-blind, randomised controlled trial … Background  —  The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) might be curtailed by vaccination.
Allison Gordon / CNN:
People are using honest obituaries to blame governors for coronavirus deaths and invite them to their loved ones' funerals  —  Isabelle Papadimitriou, 64, died of the coronavirus in Texas.  Her daughter blamed Gov. Greg Abbott and invited him to her mother's burial.
Jennifer Senior / New York Times:
I Spoke to Anthony Fauci.  He Says His Inbox Isn't Pretty.  —  An interview with the man who has an important message for you, if he can get it out.  —  Americans may have lost faith in their most cherished institutions — the presidency, Congress, the media, perhaps even democracy itself …
Discussion: Raw Story
Ben Casselman / New York Times:
End of $600 Unemployment Bonus Could Push Millions Past the Brink  —  A weekly supplement has helped the jobless to pay their bills and cushioned the economy.  As it expires, Congress will determine what comes next.  —  When millions of Americans began losing their jobs in March …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBER
CNN:
Susan Collins withholds support from Trump despite endorsing previous GOP presidential nominees  —  (CNN)Sen. Susan Collins declined last week to back President Donald Trump for reelection, saying she would focus on her own race while suggesting that she only picked sides in 2016 because she was not on the ballot.
Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
With No Final Say, Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats  —  President Trump is signing a memorandum Tuesday that calls for an unprecedented change to the constitutionally mandated count of every person living in the country — the exclusion of unauthorized immigrants …
Russell Brandom / The Verge:
Peter Thiel is spending $850,000 to bring ‘Muslim registry’ architect to the Senate … An upcoming primary in Kansas has been upended by billionaire Peter Thiel, who is pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into a PAC supporting the hard-line anti-immigration candidate.
 
 
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Valerie Insinna / Defense News:
It's official: US Air Force to buy Turkish F-35s
Discussion: Politico, UPI and Bloomberg
Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
San Francisco Giants manager, several team members take a knee during national anthem
Discussion: New York Post, Breitbart and IJR
Linda Givetash / NBC News:
Polar bears could disappear by 2100 due to melting ice, climate change, study says
Discussion: WHDH-TV
Martin Matishak / Politico:
Senate Republicans: No reason for Biden to ‘sound the alarm’ on Russia
Discussion: Washington Post
David Weigel / Washington Post:
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Julia Johnson / The College Fix:
She called institutional racism a ‘myth.’ Syracuse won't punish students threatening her, she claims.
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Nicholas Florko / STAT:
In unusual arrangement, deputy HHS secretary's wife has been lobbying the agency on behalf of health care companies
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
A black woman faces prison for a voting mistake. Prosecutors just doubled the charges
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR may be ‘public’ radio, but it's feeling the economic pain of the pandemic.  More trouble lies ahead.
Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Lincoln Project founders have ties to Russia and tax troubles, docs reveal
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