Recent Headline Roundups

Monday, August 10, 2020

538 (ABC News)

Headline Roundup

Joe Biden Names Kamala Harris as Running Mate

Kamala Harris Is Biden’s VP Pick — Here’s What It Means For The Election And Beyond

538 (ABC News)

Sen. Kamala D. Harris named as Joe Biden’s running mate

Washington Post

Biden taps Kamala Harris as running mate, setting aside tensions from primary

Fox News Digital

New York Times (News)

Headline Roundup

Russia Announces World’s First COVID-19 Vaccine

Russia Approves Coronavirus Vaccine Before Completing Tests

New York Times (News)

Putin says vaccine has been approved for use

BBC News

Russia’s accelerated COVID-19 vaccine greeted with alarm as experts say Phase 3 trial is essential

MarketWatch

Townhall

Headline Roundup

Seattle Police Chief Resigns After Department Cuts

'Darker Times Are Ahead' in Seattle After Police Chief Resigns

Townhall

Seattle's police chief stepping down after City Council votes to trim department, sources say

CBS News (Online)

Seattle police chief to resign following department cuts

Associated Press

Fox News Digital

Headline Roundup

Uncertainty Surrounds Virus Relief Negotiations

Trump says Schumer, Pelosi 'want to meet to make a deal' on coronavirus relief

Fox News Digital

Stalled stimulus talks could mean thousands of furloughs and halt US immigration system

CNN Digital

State aid emerges as major hurdle to reviving COVID-19 talks

The Hill

Sunday, August 9, 2020

Newsweek

Headline Roundup

Widespread Looting, Violence Hits Downtown Chicago

What Happened in Chicago Last Night? How Looting and Rioting Broke Out

Newsweek

Criminal justice, Chicago, riots, looting, crime, police brutality, police reform

The Daily Caller

Aftermath of looting in downtown Chicago: 13 cops injured, 2 people shot, more than 100 arrests, Mag Mile trashed

Chicago Tribune

Bloomberg

Headline Roundup

Perspectives: A Potential Eviction Crisis in America

A Wave of Evictions Would Be Bad for Everybody

Bloomberg

Republicans warm to tenant protections as evictions loom

Washington Examiner

The Coming Eviction Crisis: ‘It’s Hard to Pay the Bills on Nothing’

New York Times (Opinion)

Associated Press

Headline Roundup

China Sanctions 11 U.S. Lawmakers and Heads of Organizations

China sanctions 11 US politicians, heads of organizations

Associated Press

China Imposes Sanctions on US Lawmakers Over Hong Kong

Newsmax (News)

CNN Digital

Saturday, August 8, 2020

The Boston Globe

Headline Roundup

Trump Signs Series of Executive Actions to Provide Coronavirus Economic Relief

Trump’s pandemic relief orders are likely to face legal challenges

The Boston Globe

What's in President Trump's four coronavirus relief executive orders?

Fox News Digital

Trump signs executive orders enacting $400 unemployment benefit, payroll tax cut after coronavirus stimulus talks stall

USA TODAY

Reason

Headline Roundup

Libertarian Party Candidate's #LetHerSpeak Campaign Is a Bid to Get Her On The Debate Stage

Jo Jorgensen on Black Lives Matter: 'I Think We Should Support the Protesters'

Reason

‘Let Her Speak’ campaign gains steam after candidate is frozen out of presidential debate

Bizpac Review

Let Her Speak event aims to get Jo Jorgensen on debate stage against President Trump, Biden

Houston Chronicle

Friday, August 7, 2020

Chicago Tribune

Headline Roundup

Trump Vows to Cover Pre-existing Conditions; Protections Already Exist Under Obamacare

Fact-checking Trump’s preexisting conditions order boast: It’s literally what Obamacare already does

Chicago Tribune

Trump vows to force insurers to cover preexisting conditions

New York Post (News)

Trump Vows Coverage For Preexisting Conditions — As He Fights To Kill It In Court

HuffPost

Thursday, August 6, 2020

CNN (Opinion)

Headline Roundup

Perspectives: Blast Shocks Lebanon as Some Blame Leaders for Negligence

Don't blame fate for Beirut's cruel tragedy

CNN (Opinion)

Beirut's accidental cargo: how an unscheduled port visit led to disaster

Reuters

Help Lebanon: Remove Hezbollah’s Stranglehold — and Its Dangerous Missile Stockpiles

National Review (News)

Washington Examiner

Headline Roundup

Portland Mayor Condemns Violence From Protesters

Portland mayor condemns rioters for 'attempting to commit murder'

Washington Examiner

Portland protesters cause mayhem again, police officer hurt

Associated Press

Portland Mayor: Violent Rioters ‘Attempting to Commit Murder’

Breitbart News

NPR (Online News)

Headline Roundup

July Jobs Report

Long Road To Recovery: Hiring Slows In July, As U.S. Employers Add 1.8 Million Jobs

NPR (Online News)

US Economy Added 1.8 Million Jobs In July, Unemployment At 10.2%

The Daily Caller

Economy added back 1.763 million payrolls in July, unemployment rate fell to 10.2%

Yahoo News

Washington Post

Headline Roundup

Trump Issues Executive Order Against TikTok, Senate Bans App From Government Devices

Trump issues executive order against TikTok parent, effective in 45 days

Washington Post

Senate Votes to Ban TikTok on Government-Issued Phones

Wall Street Journal (News)

Trump Issues Ban on Transactions With TikTok's Chinese Owner

Newsmax (News)

Wednesday, August 5, 2020

The Guardian

Headline Roundup

New York Sues National Rifle Association For Corruption

NRA lawsuit: who are the four leaders accused of corruption?

The Guardian

NY Attorney General Files Lawsuit to Dissolve the NRA, Trump Offers This Advice to Gun Group

CBN

New York sues to break up NRA, accuses it of corruption

Reuters

Washington Examiner

Headline Roundup

Polarization Distorts Views of Hydroxychloroquine, Healthcare

Hydroxychloroquine: Evidence suggests it is relatively safe

Washington Examiner

Hydroxychloroquine being 'discarded prematurely', say scientists

BBC News

Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 prevention? How to separate science from partisanship

NBC News Digital

Wall Street Journal (News)

Headline Roundup

U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 1.2 Million

U.S. Jobless Claims Fell to 1.2 Million in Aug. 1 Week

Wall Street Journal (News)

1.2 million seek jobless aid after $600 federal check ends

Washington Times

For 20th straight week, more than 1 million Americans filed jobless claims even as enhanced benefits expired

Washington Post

Newsmax (News)

Headline Roundup

Former MSNBC Producer Says Cable News 'Blocks Diversity of Thought' In Resignation Letter

MSNBC Producer Rips Network as 'Cancer' in Resignation Letter

Newsmax (News)

Ariana Pekary: MSNBC Producer Quits, Calling Cable News a ‘Cancer’

Heavy.com

MSNBC producer Ariana Pekary slams network as ‘cancer’ after quitting job

New York Post (News)

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

NPR (Online News)

Headline Roundup

Sally Yates Clashes with Republicans In Hearing On Russia Probe

Sally Yates, DoJ Boss At Close Of Obama Era, Due In Senate Hearing Wednesday

NPR (Online News)

Gregg Jarrett: Sally Yates says James Comey went 'rogue,' but she was just as unscrupulous

Fox News Digital

Sally Yates, Under Attack by Republicans, Defends Flynn Investigation

New York Times (News)

Breitbart News

Headline Roundup

Trump Encourages Voting by Mail in Florida

Donald Trump Declares Florida Vote-by-Mail ‘Safe and Secure’

Breitbart News

Trump encourages mail voting in key battleground Florida

Associated Press

Trump Encourages Floridians to Vote by Mail After Saying Practice Leads to 'Massive Cheating'

Newsweek

Associated Press

Headline Roundup

Perspectives: Biden's VP Search Nears End

Smile more? Some critics see sexism in debate over Biden VP

Associated Press

GOP is licking its chops over Biden’s veep shortlist

Washington Examiner

Biden should pick a Black woman for VP. Here are 6 great options

CNN (Opinion)

Newsmax (News)

Headline Roundup

Trump Considering Giving Convention Speech From White House

Trump Considering Giving Convention Speech from White House

Newsmax (News)

Trump says he will 'probably' give Republican nomination speech from White House

Reuters

Trump confirms he's considering delivering convention speech from White House

Politico

Monday, August 3, 2020

The Daily Wire

Headline Roundup

Explosion Rocks Lebanese Capital, Killing Dozens

Massive Explosion Reported In Beirut, Lebanon

The Daily Wire

'It's like Hiroshima': Massive explosion rocks Beirut, causing thousands of injuries and widespread damage

NBC News Digital

Beirut Explosion Caused by Fire Kills Dozens, Injures Thousands

Wall Street Journal (News)

Washington Post

Headline Roundup

Trump Avoids Praising John Lewis in Interview

‘I don’t know John Lewis’: Trump bashes deceased civil rights leader for skipping his inauguration

Washington Post

Trump withholds praise for John Lewis, notes he 'didn't come to my inauguration'

Fox News Digital

Exclusive: Trump declines to praise John Lewis, citing inauguration snub

Axios

U.S. News & World Report

Headline Roundup

Congressional Republicans Investigate Foreign Donations to Universities

Colleges and Universities Fail to Report Billions in Foreign Donations

U.S. News & World Report

EXCLUSIVE: China, Russia, and Other Foreign States Have Given U.S. Universities $10 Billion

Breitbart News

House Republicans seek information about Chinese funding from Harvard, Yale, and other universities

Washington Examiner

Newsmax (News)

Headline Roundup

Trump Says Treasury Should Get A Cut From TikTok Sale

Trump: US Should Get 'Substantial Portion' of TikTok Operations Sale Price

Newsmax (News)

Donald Trump: US Treasury should get cut of TikTok deal

BBC News

TikTok, Trump and an Impulse to Act as C.E.O. to Corporate America

New York Times (News)

Sunday, August 2, 2020

New York Times (Opinion)

Headline Roundup

Democrats Split on Biden Attending the Presidential Debates

Let’s Scrap the Presidential Debates

New York Times (Opinion)

Trump Campaign Manager: We Want More Biden Debates, Sooner

Newsmax (News)

Clock is ticking on Trump comeback as early voting nears

Associated Press

The Texas Tribune

Headline Roundup

El Paso Shooting Anniversary Prompts Reflections on Hate, Violence

Who should prosecute the El Paso Walmart shooting suspect? A year after the massacre, local and federal prosecutors still face hard decisions

The Texas Tribune

Attacks against Latinos in the US didn't stop after El Paso mass shooting

CNN Digital

One year later, El Paso reflects on the hate behind Walmart shooting

USA TODAY

Washington Post

Headline Roundup

White House Considering Unilateral Action if No Coronavirus Deal is Reached with Congress

Trump administration examining options for unilateral action if no coronavirus deal is reached with Congress

Washington Post

White House considering unilateral actions with coronavirus aid bill stuck in Congress

Fox News Digital

White House Explores Trump Acting on His Own on Virus Relief

Bloomberg

Saturday, August 1, 2020

CNN Digital

Headline Roundup

White House to Increase Immigration Costs, Impose Asylum Fee

US to raise naturalization application fees by $500

CNN Digital

Trump administration to increase immigration fees, impose fee for asylum claims

Fox News Digital

U.S. to Raise Cost for Citizenship Applications, Impose Fee for Asylum Seekers

Wall Street Journal (News)

Friday, July 31, 2020

Associated Press

Headline Roundup

TikTok To Cut Ties with Chinese Parent Company After Trump Says He'll Ban TikTok in the U.S.

Trump says he’ll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday

Associated Press

Microsoft shares do a little jig on possible TikTok acquisition

MarketWatch

Exclusive: TikTok's Chinese Owner Offers to Forego Stake to Clinch U.S. Deal-Sources

New York Times (News)

Thursday, July 30, 2020

NBC News Digital

Headline Roundup

$600 Jobless Benefits Set to Expire

$600-a-week unemployment benefits expire, posing fresh danger to Trump's re-election

NBC News Digital

Mark Meadows slams Democrats for rejecting offers to extend unemployment boost

New York Post (News)

Congress leaves town without a coronavirus stimulus deal, allowing $600 unemployment benefit to end

USA TODAY

The Hill

Headline Roundup

Coronavirus Vaccine Slowly Coming Into Focus

Fauci 'cautiously optimistic' coronavirus vaccine will be ready before end of 2020

The Hill

When a Vaccine Arrives, People Will Ignore the Anti-Vaxxers

The Atlantic

Sanofi, GSK coronanvirus vaccine to get up to $2.1 billion from U.S. government

MarketWatch

National Review (News)

Headline Roundup

Report Says Kavanaugh Discouraged Other Justices From Siding in Politicized Cases

Gorsuch and Kavanaugh Stake Out Their Independence from Trump

National Review (News)

How Brett Kavanaugh tried to sidestep abortion and Trump financial docs cases

CNN Digital

Kavanaugh urged Supreme Court to avoid decisions on Trump finances, abortion: report

The Hill

NBC News Digital

Headline Roundup

Unsealed Records Detail Alleged Abuses, Accomplices of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell

Unsealed documents show Epstein, Maxwell correspondence in 2015

NBC News Digital

Bill Clinton visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, unsealed court documents suggest

Fox News Digital

NPR (Online News)

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Forbes

Headline Roundup

Perspectives: Record Quarterly Drop in GDP Drives Economic Speculation, Stimulus Talks

GDP Plunged 32.9%: Here's Why It Matters

Forbes

The worst of the coronavirus recession is past. Now what?

Washington Examiner

We won’t ignore the horrible economic numbers

Jennifer Rubin

Daily Beast

Headline Roundup

Trump Suggests Delaying November Election, Citing Voter Fraud Concerns

Trump Comes Out and Says It: Maybe We Should Delay the Presidential Election

Daily Beast

Trump suggests delaying elections to avoid 'great embarrassment' from mail-in vote fraud

Washington Times

Trump floats delaying election over mail-in voting, legal experts say that power rests with Congress

USA TODAY

CNN Digital

Headline Roundup

1.4 Million More Americans File for Unemployment

Unemployment claims rise for second week in a row

CNN Digital

1.4 Million Seek Jobless Aid as Virus Keeps Forcing Layoffs

Newsmax (News)

U.S. weekly jobless claims rise for a second straight week, total 1.434 million

CNBC

Washington Times

Headline Roundup

Trump Campaigns, Visits Texas Oil Rig After State's Polls Favor Biden

In Texas, Trump warns that a Biden presidency would demolish state's energy industry

Washington Times

Trump to discuss energy, tour oil rig, raise money in Texas

Associated Press

Newsweek

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Reason

Headline Roundup

Big Tech CEOs Face Antitrust Hearing

Congress Used the Antitrust Hearing To Peddle Petty Grievances Against Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google

Reason

Tech's major powers face heat during House antitrust hearing

Axios

Big Tech CEOs face off with Congress

Washington Post

NBC News Digital

Headline Roundup

Oregon Governor Announces Federal Officers Leaving, but DHS Disagrees

Oregon governor says feds to leave Portland, but feds say they're staying

NBC News Digital

Federal agents to begin leaving Portland’s downtown: DHS, Oregon governor

Fox News Digital

Oregon governor says US agents will start leaving Portland

Associated Press

Christian Science Monitor

Headline Roundup

Senate GOP Works to Unify Around Coronavirus Aid Plan

Coronavirus relief: GOP caught between ideals and economic reality

Christian Science Monitor

White House, Dems Tangle Over Virus Relief Bill

Newsmax (News)

Republicans far from agreement on their own $1 trillion coronavirus relief bill

ABC News (Online)

Politico

Headline Roundup

Trump to Reject New DACA Applications, Renew Current Protections

Trump administration rejects new DACA applications as it works to end program

Politico

Trump Administration Says it Will Reject New DACA Applicants as it Considers Ending Program Entirely

Townhall

Trump to extend current DACA protections, reject new applications after Supreme Court knockdown

USA TODAY

Monday, July 27, 2020

Business Insider

Headline Roundup

Social Media Platforms Censor Doctors Purportedly Spreading Coronavirus Misinformation

Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter removed a COVID-19 video tweeted by Trump due to false coronavirus information — but millions had already viewed it

Business Insider

Facebook, Google/YouTube, Twitter Censor Viral Video of Doctors’ Capitol Hill Coronavirus Press Conference

Breitbart News

Twitter Suspends Donald Trump Jr. for Tweeting COVID-19 Misinformation

Vice

Mediaite

Headline Roundup

Biden Reportedly Turns Down Interview Request From Chris Wallace

Chris Wallace Calls Out Joe Biden for Turning Down Interview a Week After Trump Sit-Down: ‘We’ll Keep Asking’

Mediaite

Fox's Chris Wallace says Biden campaign turned down interview request: 'We'll keep asking'

The Hill

Chris Wallace Says Biden ‘Not Available’ for Interview

National Review (News)

Reuters

Headline Roundup

Attorney General Appears Before House Judiciary Committee

Attorney General Barr faces House scrutiny on handling of protests, cases involving Trump allies

Reuters

Democrats to press defiant attorney general on response to protests, intervention in high-profile cases

Washington Post

Attorney General William Barr Testifies Before House Judiciary Committee

Breitbart News

Washington Times

Headline Roundup

Coronavirus Outbreaks Spread as Public Gatherings Return

71% of churches meeting for in-person worship, study finds

Washington Times

More than a hundred coronavirus cases in Nevada linked to casino

The Hill

How many positive COVID-19 tests would it take to shut down sports again?

Los Angeles Times

Sunday, July 26, 2020

The Boston Globe

Headline Roundup

Moderna, NIH Advance Coronavirus Vaccine Trials

Late-stage clinical trial for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine is launched at Brigham and Women’s

The Boston Globe

How to volunteer for a coronavirus vaccine trial

CNET

Moderna Funding Nears $1 Billion as Vaccine Study Starts

Newsmax (News)

Daily Beast

Headline Roundup

Cotton Defends Remarks on Slavery

Tom Cotton Cries ‘Fake News’ When ‘Fox & Friends’ Directly Quotes Him on Slavery

Daily Beast

US Senator Tom Cotton defends slavery remarks

BBC News

Sen. Tom Cotton says reports he called slavery a ‘necessary evil’ are ‘the definition of fake news’ — here’s his original quote

MarketWatch

Politico

Headline Roundup

Trump's National Security Advisor Tests Positive for COVID-19

National security adviser Robert O'Brien tests positive for Covid-19

Politico

National security adviser Robert O'Brien tests positive for coronavirus

Washington Examiner

Trump national security advisor Robert O’Brien tests positive for coronavirus

CNBC

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