Byron York
Chief political correspondent, Washington Examiner, Fox News contributor, author of The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy
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Byron York's Daily Memo: A president, a big investigation, and the pardon power
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@AndrewCMCarthy None of that makes what Trump did right or wrong. But people around Washington should stop acting like it's something they've never seen before. 10/10 End.
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But does anyone remember Susan McDougal? Bill Clinton Whitewater partner was convicted of fraud, more. Independent counsel Starr raised possibility of reduced sentence if McDougal testified against Clintons. 3/10
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Many Democrats, media, some Republicans expressing outrage at Trump commutation of Roger Stone sentence. Mitt Romney: 'Unprecedented, historic corruption.' 1/10
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Republican nightmare: Trump vote-by-mail demonizing driving down GOP participation
President Trump’s extreme opposition to mail-in ballots is more likely hurting him and down-ballot Republicans than it is helping him.
A Challenger of the Woke ‘Company Policy’
Glenn Loury, the Brown economist, on his winding journey from South Side Chicago to Reagan Republican, to the left and back to the right.
NBC said their contributor had coronavirus - he didn't | 7.9.20
It's clear now NBC's medical expert who was 'battling COVID-19' never actually had it
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This is pretty bad. From @SteveKrak 'NBC tracked their medical expert's "coronavirus battle" - but he never had it.' us20.forward-to-friend.com/forward/previe… pic.twitter.com/q4G12itL7u
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Bloomberg - Are you a robot?
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From @opinion_joe 'Why Isn't California Criticized Like Florida on Covid-19?' It has taken some of the same actions dealing with the virus and shutdowns, yet states with Republican governors seem to receive more criticism. bloomberg.com/opinion/articl… pic.twitter.com/XyU0MrGmJi
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NBC 4 New York/Marist Poll Results & Analysis
Cuomo’s Job Performance Rating at New High, Buoyed by Governor’s Handling of COVID-19 and Economy…
Doubts About Reopening Public Schools
New Transcripts Detail Last Moments for George Floyd
“They’ll kill me. They’ll kill me,” Mr. Floyd said, according to a body camera transcript in court filings by Thomas Lane, a former officer who wants the charges against him dismissed.
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The New York Times says 'one autopsy report' found George Floyd had 'traces of illegal drugs' in his system. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner noted 'fentanyl intoxication.' nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/… pic.twitter.com/HzXLLdvHzM
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I Cited Their Study, So They Disavowed It
If scientists retract research that challenges reigning orthodoxies, politics will drive scholarship.
The Inside Story of Why Mary Trump Wrote a Tell-All Memoir
President Trump’s niece was a family outcast. Her new book casts a cold light on the relatives she describes as dysfunctional.
No Americans Are Known to Have Died in Russian Bounty Scheme, U.S. General Says
A top U.S. military official confirmed that U.S. intelligence assessed that Russia offered to pay the Taliban to kill American soldiers, but said there was no evidence the payment scheme resulted in any U.S. troop deaths.
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From WSJ: 'No Americans Are Known to Have Died in Russian Bounty Scheme, U.S. General Says; Mideast commander calls intelligence ‘worrisome,’ but says officials haven’t connected U.S. casualties to payments to Taliban by Moscow.'
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Biden Should Not Debate Trump Unless …
Here are two conditions the Democrat should set.
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Friedman column an early public statement of fear Biden will not do well in debate, suggestion of excuse for Biden to cancel while still blaming Trump. We'll see who picks up on it.
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NYT columnist Friedman urges Biden to refuse to debate Trump unless two conditions are met: 1) Trump release recent tax returns, and 2) statements are fact-checked on air during debate.
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Artists and Writers Warn of an ‘Intolerant Climate.’ Reaction Is Swift.
An open letter published by Harper’s, signed by luminaries including Margaret Atwood and Wynton Marsalis, argued for openness to “opposing views.” The debate began immediately.
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First they take a bold stand against cancel culture. Then they think about it a little more... nytimes.com/2020/07/07/art… pic.twitter.com/pFS59wgL44
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A Letter on Justice and Open Debate | Harper's Magazine
The below letter will be appearing in the Letters section of the magazine’s October issue. We welcome responses at [email protected] Our cultural institutions are facing a moment of trial. Powerful protests for racial and social justice are...
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Bunch of writers, academics sign letter: We're supposed to be resisting Trump, not shooting ourselves in the foot...
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Investors Start to Ask: What if Biden Becomes President?
While the pandemic remains the key mover of stocks, investors are beginning to worry about the implications of a Biden win in November.
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'The market is starting to worry that Trump will not be re-elected.' From NYT: 'investors are beginning to worry about the implications of a Biden win in November.'
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Byron York's Daily Memo: More on Trump at Mount Rushmore
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Coverage/commentary of Trump Mount Rushmore gets even worse. Washington Post editorial board says Trump 'plumbed new depths of depravity' in July 3 speech. 1/6
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Extra points to Washington Post for 'burst of bloodshed' reference -- had a Trumpian, 'American carnage' ring to it, all while denouncing Trump for noting the burst of bloodshed. 6/6 End.
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And what about Trump's reference to 'a wave of violent crime in our cities'? Has anyone at the Washington Post editorial board looked at the Washington Post front page? 4/6
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64 Shot, 10 Dead: Spike in Gun Violence Alarms an On-Edge N.Y.C.
The victims included a young father who was shot while holding hands with his 6-year-old daughter in the Bronx.
Sharing Knowledge and “Microbubbles”: Epistemic Communities and Insularity in US Political Journalism - Nikki Usher, Yee Man Margaret Ng, 2020
This article examines the peer-to-peer dynamics of Washington political journalists as Communities of Practice (CoPs) to better understand how journalists conne...
On the Redskins' name, it's Corporate America and the liberal media against Native Americans
Would you be surprised if multinational corporations and wealthy, powerful, mostly white commentators in New York and D.C. got their way over the will of Native Americans on an issue that is mostly about Native Americans?
Remarks by President Trump at South Dakota’s 2020 Mount Rushmore Fireworks Celebration | Keystone, South Dakota | The White House
Keystone, South Dakota 8:50 P.M. MDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much. And Governor Noem, Secretary Bernhardt -- very much appreciate it -- membe
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Read Trump's Mount Rushmore speech: ow.ly/kN4Y50ApVDo And then read the Washington Post account of it: ow.ly/pvS850ApVHD
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Read Trump's Mount Rushmore speech: ow.ly/l8kp50ApU9S And then read the New York Times news account of it: ow.ly/l2rg50ApU9Z
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