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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump antagonizes GOP megadonor Adelson in heated phone call  —  When President Donald Trump connected by phone last week with Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson — perhaps the only person in the party who can cut a nine-figure check to aid his reelection — the phone call unexpectedly turned contentious.
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump aides exploring executive actions to curb voting by mail  —  This past spring, President Donald Trump began a full-fledged assault on voting by mail, tweeting, retweeting and railing about massive fraud and rigged elections with scant evidence.  —  Then the Republican apparatus got to work backing up the president.
Nancy Cook / Politico:
‘Like Groundhog Day’: Republicans fret over Trump's fading fortunes  —  President Donald Trump is in an August, coronavirus-induced slump — and his team is feeling it.  —  The White House's negotiations with Capitol Hill over a fourth economic stimulus package fell apart on Friday …
Jonathan Lemire / Associated Press:
Trump seems ready, willing to bypass lawmakers on virus aid  —  BEDMINSTER, N.J. (AP) — Ready and willing to bypass elected lawmakers, President Donald Trump seemed set to claim the power to defer payroll taxes and extend expired unemployment benefits after negotiations with Congress on a new coronavirus rescue package collapsed.
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Washington Post:
Trump signs four executive orders after economic relief talks with Democrats collapsed  —  The orders aim to temporarily extend unemployment aid and eviction protections  —  President Trump on Saturday signed several executive orders that he said would provide economic relief to millions of Americans …
Discussion: The Wrap, Slate and Raw Story
New York Times:
Pelosi Is Playing Hardball on Coronavirus Relief. She Thinks She'll Win.
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
Fact check: At his golf club, Trump nonsensically accuses Democrats of election ‘cheating’
Discussion: Vox, KRON4 and UPI
Katherine Faulders / ABC News:
Trump expected to sign executive orders on coronavirus relief
Discussion: Reuters
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Trump orders $400-per-week unemployment payments amid COVID crisis, hits Dems for stonewalling
Jeff Mason / Reuters:
Trump to sign executive orders for coronavirus stimulus
Discussion: Breitbart
New York Times:
How Kristi Noem, Mt. Rushmore and Trump Fueled Speculation About Pence's Job  —  After Ms. Noem, the South Dakota governor, flew to Washington on Air Force One, speculation about her ambitions ensued.  She made a second trip to smooth things over with Mike Pence.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
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Mark Walker / New York Times:
‘If We Get It, We Chose to Be Here’: Despite Virus, Thousands Converge on Sturgis for Huge Rally  —  Back  —  TRANSCRIPT  —  Despite Pandemic, Thousands Attend Sturgis Motorcycle Rally  —  Bikers gathered in the western South Dakota community for the annual 10-day motorcycle rally …
Discussion: Daily Kos and New York Post
Robert Draper / New York Times:
Unwanted Truths: Inside Trump's Battles With U.S. Intelligence Agencies  —  Last year, intelligence officials gathered to write a classified report on Russia's interest in the 2020 election.  An investigation from the magazine uncovered what happened next.  —  In early July of last year …
Discussion: Washington Post, Raw Story and The Week
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
No Wrist Corsages, Please  —  Has America grown since 1984, or will the knives still be out for Biden's running mate?  —  WASHINGTON — On the cusp of Joe Biden teaming up with a woman, I am casting back to my time covering the first woman who was a serious contender for veep.
Jon Queally / Salon:
“Friday Night Massacre” at US Postal Service: Postmaster General boots top brass ahead of election  —  The Postmaster General — a major Trump donor — suddenly ousted the Postal Service's top officials … Government watchdogs, Democratic lawmakers, and pro-democracy advocates declared it a …
Discussion: Greensboro, Raw Story and Mediaite
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David Dayen / American Prospect:
Unsanitized: Federal Benefit Extension Looks Remote as Anger Mounts
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
The Economist:   The postal service has become vital to America's elections
Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
Calling it a ‘peaceful protest,’ Trump flouts coronavirus guidelines with golf club gathering  —  The Debrief: An occasional series offering a reporter's insights  —  BEDMINSTER, N.J. — Just before 7 p.m. Friday evening, members of President Trump's private golf club here began streaming into a gilded ballroom by the dozens.
Discussion: Slate, IJR, The Hill, The Daily Beast and Twitchy
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Calum Best / The Bulwark:
Jerry Falwell's Zipper Has Been Down for Years  —  His bizarre Instagram picture is just the latest in a long line of bad decisions that have harmed Liberty University.  —  The board of trustees of Liberty University announced on Friday that the president and chancellor of the university …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
This Is Exactly What Susan Rice Feared  —  A few days before Donald Trump's inauguration, then-National Security Adviser Susan Rice held a press briefing in her office to talk about the threats she saw on the horizon as Barack Obama's presidency drew to a close.
Discussion: Fox News and The Week
David Slotnick / Task & Purpose:
The Air Force just awarded a contract to develop a hypersonic Air Force One  —  Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Business Insider.  —  The Air Force One of the future might get a major speed boost.  —  An aerospace company called Hermeus on Thursday announced a contract …
Discussion: The Drive
Politico:
Democrats see payoff from pressure campaign on intelligence community  —  Congressional Democrats — stung by the Obama administration's soft-pedaled approach to Russian election interference in 2016 — have a plan to prevent a repeat under President Donald Trump: make as much noise as possible, early and often.
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump says US will be ‘very careful’ after intel community warns of election interference from rival nations
Discussion: Politico
Amanda Mull / The Atlantic:
America's Authoritarian Governor  —  America has botched its coronavirus response in so, so many ways since the pandemic began.  Even in a country that stands apart from the world for its horrific failures, there have been as many leadership bungles as there are states: Some failed to heed early warnings.
Beth Fukumoto / Washington Post:
I was a Republican, and I drew my red line too late.  I'll answer for my choices for years to come.  —  Beth Fukumoto served three terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives and is a fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation.
commercialappeal:
Memphis woman, who said she is recovering from COVID-19, evicted in Raleigh  —  Leslie Nelson, a 56-year-old Raleigh resident, was evicted from her home of several years Thursday.  Nelson, who struggled to breathe while talking to The Commercial Appeal, said she is recovering from COVID-19.
New York Times:
Chris Dodd, an Insider From Biden's Past, Is Helping Him Pick His Future  —  As Biden works to win over progressive voters, he has empowered a Washington uber-veteran long trailed by allegations of personal and financial indiscretion.  —  Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. knew how to flatter an old friend.
Discussion: Politico
Matthew Keyes / Campus Reform:
Clemson prof: Trump and ‘anyone who still calls themselves a Republican’ is ‘racist’  — A Clemson University professor wrote that Trump and “anyone who still calls themselves a Republican” is “xenophobic and racist.”  — The professor also asked for the home address for the author …
Discussion: Power Line
Steven Levy / Wired:
Bill Gates on Covid: Most US Tests Are ‘Completely Garbage’  —  The techie-turned-philanthropist on vaccines, Trump, and why social media is “a poisoned chalice.”  —  For 20 years, Bill Gates has been easing out of the roles that made him rich and famous—CEO, chief software architect …
New York Times:
Away From Gridlock in Washington, Trump Puts on a Show for His Club  —  The president held what was billed as a news conference.  But there was almost no news, he again said the virus would disappear and his audience seemed at times less the nation than his golf club members.
Discussion: Twitchy
 
 
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Nicole Hong / New York Times:
E. Jean Carroll, Who Accused Trump of Rape, Can Go Forward With Suit
CNBC:
Dr. Anthony Fauci says chance of coronavirus vaccine being highly effective is ‘not great’
Jon Levine / New York Post:
NYC Councilman Paul Vallone credits Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 recovery
Discussion: TheBlaze
Reuters:
Polish police detain 48 people after LGBT protest
Dave Trabert / The Sentinel:
KDHE doctored a COVID case chart to justify mask mandates
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
There's been a big gray area when it comes to cable news contributors dabbling in political campaigns
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Washington Post:
Trump tries to muscle through changes in presidential debates to gain advantage
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite and The Hill
Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Biden risks alienating young Black voters after race remarks
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BuzzFeed News:
Dozens Of NYPD Officers Swarmed The Home Of A BLM Protester But Didn't Make An Arrest
Discussion: The Hill and New York Times
Richard Blumenthal / Washington Post:
The threat to U.S. elections is real, and frightening. The public has a right to know.
Discussion: CBS News and ODNI Newsroom
New York Times:
Bernard Bailyn, Eminent Historian of Early America, Dies at 97
Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal:
How Tim Cook Made Apple His Own
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
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Matthew Weaver / The Guardian:
The BBC cancels a planned Boris Johnson interview after presenter Laura Kuenssberg says she accidentally sent the former UK prime minister her briefing notes

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