Bill O’Reilly and the Rise of the Machines

Can Trump Pull Off an Upset Like Harry Truman’s in 1948?

The more you look at Truman’s shocker, the less it looks like anything Trump can duplicate.

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David Horowitz’s Book Predicting a Trump Victory Was Not Well-Timed

By Jonathan Chait

“As this book was in its final stages and heading for the printer, America and the world were struck by a deadly virus.” Uh-oh.

Trump Is Throwing a Mount Rushmore Fireworks Show. What Could Go Wrong?

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By Adam K. Raymond

Between the coronavirus and potential for wildfires, experts are warning that the Friday night’s event could spell trouble.

John Lewis’s Lifelong Struggle for Voting Rights Isn’t Over

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Once it looked like Obama’s election represented the culmination of John Lewis’s career. A new documentary shows battles for old causes persist.

Andrew Sullivan: China Is a Genocidal Menace

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By Andrew Sullivan

It’s time we treat the country as the rogue dictatorship that it is.

Coronavirus Hot Spot States by the Numbers

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By Matt Stieb and Adam K. Raymond

A rundown of states — like Arizona, Florida, and Texas — facing alarming summer outbreaks, including closures, caseloads, and hospitalizations.

To Reopen the Economy, Close the Bars

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By Josh Barro

Areas that reopened bars may have increased the spread of the coronavirus and made the public more afraid to engage in activities unrelated to bars.

Is Biden’s Lead Strong Enough to Make Texas Competitive?

By Gabriel Debenedetti

A once unthinkable electoral map comes into focus.

Rove Giving Trump Advice He Cannot Take

The Boy Genius seems to be explaining in advance why Trump lost.

Will Ghislaine Maxwell’s Arrest Make Boldface Names Nervous?

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By Benjamin Hart and Matthew Schneier

Almost a year after Jeffrey Epstein’s death, his longtime fixer is in custody.

Please Don’t Prolong a Pointless War Just to Show Russia Who’s Boss

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By Eric Levitz

A bipartisan group in the House just made it harder for Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. That’s a mistake.

Affirmative Action and Voting Rights Are on California’s November Ballot

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As always, the California airwaves will be full of ads for ballot measures that have nothing to do with who wins what office.

7/2/2020

Just a couple months late on this one

*TEXAS GOVERNOR IMPOSES MANDATORY FACE MASK REQUIREMENT

—@jeneps

7/2/2020

Just staggering numbers

Two-week percent change in coronavirus cases:

• Idaho: 467%
• Montana: 268%
• Florida: 218%
• Kansas: 186%
• Texas: 156%
• Nevada: 150%
• Oklahoma: 148%
• Wyoming: 144%
• Arizona: 131%
• South Carolina: 120%
• Georgia: 117%

Latest: https://t.co/lhRmRBeTEk pic.twitter.com/6PfFpLqs3b

—@NBCNews

Trump Believes That He Is Losing Because He Hasn’t Been Racist Enough

By Eric Levitz

On the one hand, all available evidence suggests this is wrong. On the other hand, Tucker Carlson suggests it is right.

7/2/2020

It is unclear whether he had the virus while attending

NEW: Herman Cain announces he’s been hospitalized with COVID-19–less than two weeks after he attended Pres. Trump’s rally in Tulsa.

—@alexsalvinews

New York City Schools to Reopen in September, de Blasio Says

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By Adam K. Raymond

A survey of parents found that 75 percent want their children to return to school in September. The mayor says they’ll get their wish.

Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested on Sex-Abuse Charges Related to Jeffrey Epstein

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By Adam K. Raymond

Long accused of recruiting underage girls for the late sex offender, Maxwell was arrested Thursday in New Hampshire.

7/2/2020

Quite the turn of phrase here

At SDNY press conference, FBI Asst. Director William F. Sweeney, Jr. described Ghislaine Maxwell as “one of the villains of this investigation.” She had “slithered away to a gorgeous property” in Bradford, New Hampshire, where she was arrested “without incident” this morning

—@MatthewSchneier

7/2/2020

Doesn’t seem ideal

With a population of 21 million, Florida announced 10,109 new covid cases today.

With a combined population of 2.6 billion, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Australia, and the European Union are averaging 6,760 new cases. pic.twitter.com/B5zHka3oNn

—@ObsoleteDogma

The Good News and the Bad News in the Latest Jobs Report

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By Josh Barro

The economy added a record 4.8 million workers. But there are also some warning signs.

7/2/2020

For now, it’s smooth sailing in Bidenland

Monmouth national poll

Biden 53%
Trump 41%

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Men: Biden 48-46%
Women: Biden 57-36%

White, non-college: Trump 57-37%
White, college+: Biden 63-33%https://t.co/DPwPUqFP30

—@SteveKornacki

7/2/2020

A loss for Democrats

BREAKING: Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump administration bid to keep seal on confidential materials from the Mueller investigation. That all but ensures Democrats and the public won’t see them before the election.

—@GregStohr

7/2/2020

You can say that again

Trump: “Things are happening like nobody would have thought possible.”

—@ddale8

7/2/2020

The coronavirus’s resurgence means the jobs report is by no means a complete picture of what’s happening

Reason to be cautious about today’s headline jobs #’s: leisure and hospitality accounted for about two-fifths of the gain in total jobs. That’s a mid-June snapshot though – since then, a number of states have re-closed bars, restaurants, indoor entertainment, etc.

—@crampell

7/2/2020

Considerably better-than-expected numbers

JUST IN: US economy adds 4.8 million jobs in June. Jobless rate falls to 11.1%.

—@kaylatausche