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• Trump Announces Payroll Tax Holiday, Extends $400/Week for Unemployed
  
  Working around congressional gridlock, President Donald Trump announced four executive orders to help Americans amid the global coronavirus pandemic, most notably a payroll tax holiday through the end of the year.
• John Gizzi: St. Louis the Latest Leftist Hub
  
  Results in the Missouri's Democratic primary Tuesday night provided solid evidence St. Louis is, like San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon, a capital city of the radical left.
• Kansas Health Secretary Used Deceptive Data to Get State Mask Mandate
  
  The secretary for the Kansas Department of Health and Education is in hot water for deceiving public officials in the state to get a statewide mask mandate instituted.
• Back Pedal: Campaign Clarifies Biden Hasn't Picked VP
  
  Joe Biden's presidential campaign said Saturday he has not picked a running mate after Biden was asked during a bike ride, saying he had made his decision before joking about who the pick was.
• NPR: TikTok to Sue Trump Administration Over Ban
  
  TikTok is preparing to sue the Trump administration as early as Tuesday after President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday effectively banning the Chinese-owned app from the United States, according to a source who reported to NPR.
• Hillary Jabs NY Times Writer Dowd for Erroneous Claim
  
  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poked fun at The New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd for writing a man and woman had not run at the same time on the Democratic presidential ticket in 36 years.
• Bikers Descend on Sturgis Rally with Few Signs of Pandemic
  
  The coronavirus may be changing the world, but there aren't many signs of the pandemic at the massive annual motorcycle rally being held this week at a small city along Interstate 90 in western South Dakota.The scene Saturday at the 80th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was...
• Judge Orders Release of Body Cam Footage in Floyd Case
  
  Recorded by police officers charged in the May 25 death of George Floyd, a Minnesota judge has ordered the release of body camera footage.
• Fed Member Advocates 6-Week Lockdown to Beat Virus
  
  The United States needs a full economic shutdown for up to six weeks to halt the infection spike of COVID-19, "and get it right this time," according to Minneapolis Federal Reserve head Neel Kashkari.
• White Michigan Official Won't Stop Using N-Word in Public
  
  A Michigan official, who continues to use the N-word to refer to black people, refuses to resign from his position.
• COVID-19 Makes Us Clean Freaks, Study Finds
  
  People have become clean freaks at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, and found it had a calming effect, a new study showed.
• Joe Theismann to Newsmax TV: Change Brings Opportunity
  
  In all change, like the team's forced move to be called Washington Football Team, comes opportunity, according to former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann on Newsmax TV.
• Dr. Fauci: Chances of Developing a Highly Effective Coronavirus Vaccine 'Not Great'
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday said it's highly unlikely a coronavirus vaccine with 98 percent effectiveness will be developed.
• Pat Robertson to Newsmax TV: US Has Climate of Death, Instead of Life
  
  The rejection of faith has led to America's breakdown of society, evangelical leader Pat Robertson told Newsmax TV's "Saturday Report."
• US Intel: China Wants Trump Out, Russia Wants Him In
  
  China "prefers" to move President Donald Trump out of the White House in 2021, while Russia is working to keep him there by denigrating the campaign of Joe Biden, the U.S.'s top counterintelligence official warned Friday.
• California County to Pay $1,250 to Residents Who Contract Coronavirus
  
  Residents in Alameda County, California who test for coronavirus could get paid $1,250 if they isolate for two weeks, according to Washington Examiner.
• Maxine Waters: 'We're Going To Have a Black Woman VP'
  
  California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters says Joe Biden "can't go home" without selecting a Black woman as his running mate.
• Liberal Group Sends 800,000 Voters Mail-In Ballot Apps, Many With Wrong Info
  
  A political organization founded by a Democratic campaign veteran and an affiliated group has sent 800,000 applications for mail-in ballots to potential voters in numerous states, but many contain numerous flaws, the Washington Examiner reports.
• Massachusetts Gov Restores Some Virus Restrictions
  
  Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is dialing back his state's reopening and putting in place new restrictions on large public gatherings to curb coronavirus flair ups."While we've seen a decrease in #COVID19MA cases + hospitalizations since May, there's been a slight uptick...
• Federal Union Survey Details Racism Issues at VA
  
  A federal union representing hundreds of thousands of Veterans Affairs workers said a new survey found more than three-quarters of its members think racism is a problem at the federal government's second-largest organization. According to the survey by the American...
• Joe Arpaio Loses Sheriff’s Race in 2nd Failed Comeback Bid
  
  Joe Arpaio on Friday was narrowly defeated in his bid to win back the sheriff's post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 years before being voted out in 2016 amid voter frustrations over his taxpayer-funded legal bills, his penchant for self-promotion and a defiant streak...
• Trump Will Host Iraqi Prime Minister at WH Aug 20
  
  President Donald Trump will host a visit of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi to the White House on Aug. 20 to discuss challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic as well as security, energy and economic issues, the White House said in statement on Friday. Al-Kadhimi...
• Trump Working on Health Insurance Order on Preexisting Conditions
  
  President Donald Trump said on Friday he would be working over the next couple of weeks on an executive order to require health insurers to cover preexisting conditions. Insurance companies were prohibited from denying coverage to people with preexisting conditions under the...
• Human F-16 Pilot Versus AI in Upcoming Contest
  
  In this 21st century dogfight, it'll be human versus machine.An artificial intelligence algorithm will face off against a human F-16 fighter pilot in an aerial combat simulation Aug. 20, officials announced Friday.
• Cowboys for Trump Resists Reveal of Financial Contributors
  
  The support group Cowboys for Trump and its founder Couy Griffin are resisting pressure to disclose financial contributors in what could be a test case of a 2019 New Mexico state law that requires greater disclosures of independent political spending.

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