Walter Cronkite, legendary anchorman and the “most trusted man in America,” died this evening at the age of 92. [CBS News]
fourth of july
Trump Is Throwing a Mount Rushmore Fireworks Show. What Could Go Wrong?
THE FEED
john lewis
John Lewis’s Lifelong Struggle for Voting Rights Isn’t Over
interesting times
Andrew Sullivan: China Is a Genocidal Menace
coronavirus
Coronavirus Hot Spot States by the Numbers
the top line
To Reopen the Economy, Close the Bars
vision 2020
Is Biden’s Lead Strong Enough to Make Texas Competitive?
vision 2020
Rove Giving Trump Advice He Cannot Take
ghislaine maxwell
Will Ghislaine Maxwell’s Arrest Make Boldface Names Nervous?
foreign interests
Please Don’t Prolong a Pointless War Just to Show Russia Who’s Boss
california
Affirmative Action and Voting Rights Are on California’s November Ballot
Just a couple months late on this one
*TEXAS GOVERNOR IMPOSES MANDATORY FACE MASK REQUIREMENT
—@jeneps
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
• 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
vision 2020
Trump Believes That He Is Losing Because He Hasn’t Been Racist Enough
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
New York City Schools to Reopen in September, de Blasio Says
jeffrey epstein
Ghislaine Maxwell Arrested on Sex-Abuse Charges Related to Jeffrey Epstein
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
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
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
the top line
The Good News and the Bad News in the Latest Jobs Report
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
Biden 53%
Trump 41%
—–
Men: Biden 48-46%
Women: Biden 57-36%
White, non-college: Trump 57-37%
White, college+: Biden 63-33%https://t.co/DPwPUqFP30
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
You can say that again
Trump: “Things are happening like nobody would have thought possible.”
—@ddale8
A major development in the Jeffrey Epstein saga
NBC News: Ghislane Maxwell, the long-time friend and confidante of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, has been arrested by the FBI and charged by federal prosecutors in New York
—@JesseRodriguez
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
Considerably better-than-expected numbers
JUST IN: US economy adds 4.8 million jobs in June. Jobless rate falls to 11.1%.
—@kaylatausche
cityscape
For Blue-Sky Urban Ideas, It May Be Now or Never
power
HUD Proposal Cuts Protections for Unhoused Trans People
republicans
Actually, D.C. Is Full of ‘Real People’
Good news for many still-foundering businesses
The U.S. House passed, by unanimous consent, the extension of the Paycheck Protection Program to Aug. 8.
It now heads to the President’s desk for his signature.
—@Phil_Mattingly
It now heads to the President’s desk for his signature.
Surprising no one, Putin gets his way again
Russian voters approved changes to the constitution that will allow President Vladimir Putin to potentially hold power until 2036, but the weeklong plebiscite that concluded Wednesday was tarnished by widespread reports of pressure on voters and other irregularities.
With three-fourths of all precincts counted, 77.6% voted for the constitutional amendments, according to election officials.
For the first time in Russia, polls were kept open for a week to bolster turnout without increasing crowds casting ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic — a provision that Kremlin critics denounced as an extra tool to manipulate the outcome.
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