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Today's Top News Compilation - Friday, July 10, 2020

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Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:

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Biden campaign: Trump abused authority by commuting Roger Stone's sentence
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Democrats blast Trump for commuting Roger Stone: 'The most corrupt president in history'
Trump's campaign to open schools provokes mounting backlash even from GOP
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Trump commutes Roger Stone's sentence
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Trump commutes Roger Stone's sentence, days before prison term set to begin
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Trump commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence after he was convicted of covering up for the president
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Trump commutes Roger Stone's sentence
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President Trump commutes sentence of longtime friend, adviser Roger Stone
Trump commutes longtime adviser Roger Stone's prison sentence
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Trump expected to commute Roger Stone sentence, as prison term set to begin, Fox News has learned
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As cases rise, Trump hits historic low on handling coronavirus
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After court loss, Trump's N.Y. tax case back to judge who called immunity claim 'repugnant'
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Trump undercuts health experts -- again -- in schools debate
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EXCLUSIVE: Chinese virologist accuses Beijing of COVID cover-up after escape
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Trump continues to ignore pandemic during trip to hotspot of Florida
Trump declares Democrats ‘party of socialism and worse’ during trip to Florida...

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Judge denies AP's request for restored access to presidential events

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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A federal judge denied an emergency motion to restore access for Associated Press reporters and photographers to White House events Monday, pending a fuller briefing and another hearing before he rules.

The Associated Press sued three Trump administration officials — White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich, and press secretary Karoline Leavitt — last week, arguing its reporters were unconstitutionally banned in retaliation for the news company's refusal to change its style from the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf...
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OPM says Musk's ultimatum is voluntary after a weekend of confusion

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Confusion continued Monday as Elon Musk’s deadline for federal workers to detail their accomplishments from the previous week continues to be met with mixed messages.
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Noem ends Biden-era use of controversial app to allow migrants to board flights, except to self-deport

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is ending the use of the controversial CBP One app to allow migrants to board domestic flights – unless it is being used for their self-deportation.

"Secretary Noem is reversing the horrendous Biden-Era policy that allowed aliens in our country illegally to jet around our country and do so without identification," a DHS spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

"Under President Trump, TSA and DHS will no longer tolerate this. Aliens in our country illegally can no longer fly unless it is out of our...
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Ramaswamy officially launches gubernatorial campaign in Ohio: 'Best days are still yet ahead'

  • News source: FOX News
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Vivek Ramaswamy formally declared his candidacy for Ohio governor on Monday during a rally in his hometown of Cincinnati where he outlined his plan to "revive our conviction" in the state of Ohio, where he says the "best days are still yet ahead."

Ramaswamy, a multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate, for weeks has been moving towards launching a gubernatorial campaign in the 2026 race to succeed GOP Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio, who is term-limited and cannot seek re-election.

"I will lead Ohio to become the...
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Ted Cruz slaps blue state authority with subpoena over sheltering migrants at airport: 'Reckless'

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EXCLUSIVE: The chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee is subpoenaing the Massachusetts Port Authority for documents requested last year related to the sheltering of migrants in Boston Logan International Airport, calling the practice "reckless and offensive."

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who is chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, intends to subpoena Massport for documents Republicans on the committee requested last year about the use of facilities to allow migrants to shelter at the airport.

"Donald Trump put a stop to Biden’s open border...
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Grassley, Johnson demand NARA turn over Biden records relating to email aliases, family business dealings

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley and Sen. Ron Johnson are demanding the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) turn over records relating to former President Joe Biden’s use of a personal email address to conduct official government business and relating to his family’s financial dealings.

Grassley, R-Iowa, and Johnson, R-Wis., penned a letter to the acting general counsel of NARA demanding the records, which they have been seeking from the agency since 2021.

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Top Harris surrogate makes major admission about Trump while mocking Dems: 'Can’t sell worth s---'

  • News source: FOX News
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Mark Cuban admitted this weekend that "Democrats can’t sell" and that President Donald Trump is a master at marketing, saying he is better than Paris Hilton and Dennis Rodman.

Cuban, who during the 2024 presidential campaign served as one of former Vice President Kamala Harris’ top allies and campaign surrogates, also revealed he told Harris advisors to "not even try" advising him on messaging.

"Donald Trump is a great salesperson, he really is a great marketer," he said.

Motioning with his hands, Cuban continued: "I’d put him up there, Donald...
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'If you don't answer ... you're fired': Trump stands behind Musk's DOGE productivity email

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump warned that federal employees who don’t follow new guidance requiring them to report personal productivity could lose their jobs.

The effort stems from an email that SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk spearheaded that asked federal workers to send an email Monday detailing a summary of what tasks they accomplished the previous week. Musk is heading up the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that aims to reduce government waste and fraud.

"I thought it was great," Trump told reporters of the initiative...
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'Overwhelmingly popular': Elon Musk touts Americans' DOGE support

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Elon Musk is taking his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for a victory lap, touting a new poll that suggests massive support for the Trump administration initiative.

The Harvard CAPS-Harris poll revealed a majority of Americans support reducing wasteful government spending. Most voters agree there should be a government agency dedicated to efficiency and that DOGE is helping to make major spending cuts, the nonprobability-based poll found.

"Polls show that @DOGE is overwhelmingly POPULAR and that government spending should be reduced by...
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Ethics watchdog flags senator helping wife rake in millions for nonprofit

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is being accused of violating ethics rules after backing laws that financially benefited his wife's environmental organization.

The Democratic senator and climate hawk voted for key laws that provided funding for grants to the environmental non-profit group that works with his wife, Sandra Whitehouse, and pays her through a consulting firm.

The ethics watchdog, the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), is asking the Senate Select Committee on Ethics Chairman James Lankford, R-Okla...
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Fake video of Trump kissing Musk's feet displayed at HUD office in Washington

  • News source: David Ingram and Laura Strickler | NBC News
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Some employees at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development were greeted by an unusual sight in their offices Monday: a fake video of President Donald Trump with his mouth on the toes of his billionaire adviser Elon Musk.

The video was displayed on internal television monitors at the HUD headquarters in Washington, D.C., according to two HUD employees who confirmed the prank to NBC News.

The video appeared to have been created with the help of artificial intelligence and poked fun at the power dynamic between Musk and Trump. It showed...
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Federal agencies can ignore "What did you do last week?" email, officials say

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The office that asked federal workers to document five things they accomplished over the past week told executive branch officials on Monday that individual agencies can decide how to respond, despite a threat from Elon Musk that employees who refused could lose their jobs.

Two officials said that the Office of Personnel Management, or OPM, held a call with the heads of human capital at federal agencies and said it's up to each entity to determine how they want to handle the directive employees received Saturday.

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NYC congestion pricing collects $48.66M in 1st month as Trump admin moves to kill it

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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From Jan. 5, the first day of the program, to Jan. 31, tolls from the congestion pricing program generated $48.66 million, according to the MTA.
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More rain on the way after flash flooding slams Pacific Northwest

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A series of storm systems fueled by an atmospheric river brought flash flooding to the Pacific Northwest this weekend -- and more rain is on the way.
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