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FBI declassified documents in Trump-Russia probe reveal pattern of duplicity

The FBI has rung up a striking record of falsehoods and misleading testimony during the bureau’s Russia investigation of Donald Trump, according to a public records examination. The stakes on FBI misconduct hit a new high last week when Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican and Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, denounced the agency. He said…

Bernie Sanders backers wary of Joe Biden tested at DNC

Pete D’Alessandro counters with what could be called the Stalin test when liberal activists question how he justifies supporting Joseph R. Biden after being all-in for Sen. Bernard Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary. The former Sanders campaign adviser points out that President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Soviet Premier Josef Stalin put aside their differences…

Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by 9 points on eve of DNC, national poll says

Likely Democratic presidential nominee Joseph R. Biden held a 9-point lead over President Trump among registered voters, according to a national poll released on Sunday ahead of Democrats’ modified convention this week. The 9-point, 50% to 41% lead for Mr. Biden in the NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll is down slightly from an 11-point lead…

Americans reject media portrayal of Biden as centrist, still see him as liberal: poll

The news media has launched a persistent effort to portray Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden as a moderate in an effort to boost his appeal among moderates, or centrists, who make up the largest portion of the voting public. Time magazine described Mr. Biden as the “middle of the road” candidate on Saturday, while the…

‘Ballot harvesting’ battle rages amid new voting laws

LAS VEGAS — As President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign challenged Nevada’s new voting law in court, the president and Republicans argued the rules would facilitate fraud and illegal voting. Chief among their criticisms was a provision allowing “ballot harvesting.” The Nevada lawsuit highlighted a practice that has long fueled Republicans’ suspicions about mail-in voting. Although…

Trump says postal support held up by broader coronavirus wrangling

President Trump on Saturday said Democrats aren’t getting money for widespread mail-in voting because they are insisting on funding for states and localities as part of coronavirus relief deliberations. Mr. Trump has characterized the local money as a bailout for poorly managed blue states, while Democrats say states and towns across the board are suffering…

Newsweek apologies for Kamala Harris op-ed questioning potential VP’s eligibility for office

Newsweek apologized Friday over an editorial it published recently about Sen. Kamala D. Harris and the California Democrat’s eligibility to run on the party’s presidential ticket. An editor’s note was added to the article days after its publication quickly propelled conspiracy theories about Mr. Harris, the presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee. “This op-ed is being…

FDA gives emergency approval to ‘game changer’ COVID-19 saliva test

The Food and Drug Administration gave emergency approval Saturday to a saliva test for COVID-19 that doesn’t require swabs or chemicals that have been prone to shortages, alleviating the strain on diagnostic capacity the U.S. fights the deadly pandemic. SalivaDirect was developed by the Yale School of Public Health in partnership with a program that…

Durham builds case against Obama DOJ: ‘This is how you work your way up the ladder’

President Trump and legal scholars say the first prosecution from U.S. Attorney John Durham’s review of the Russian collusion probe has set the stage for more dramatic revelations, though the guilty plea in the first case didn’t add much to what was already known about the Obama administration’s Justice Department. Former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith…