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Donald Trump.

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Predicting American democracy's zero hour

What Trump 2024 could wreak

COVID-19 vaccination site.

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Daily briefing

10 things you need to know today: August 3, 2021

U.S. reaches Biden's vaccination goal a month late, White House urges states to prevent evictions, and more

Bernie Sanders.

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The Democratic Party's self-sabotage

Dividing the left is a GOP dream. Democrats shouldn't help it come true.

Tucker Carlson.

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Tucker Carlson's Budapest pilgrimage

Speed Reads

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Trump didn't spend 'single penny' in first half of 2021 fulfilling two fundraising promises

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Trump's vaccine 'architect' calls vaccine hesitancy a 'frustrating irony'

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Poll: 11 percent of unvaccinated Americans blame Trump for new COVID-19 wave

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Simone Biles wins Olympic bronze in balance beam finals

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Lake Tahoe closes some areas due to plague-infected chipmunks

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Fox News 'parted ways' with Judge Napolitano after sexual harassment probe

Controlling Delta

A COVID patient.

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America's troubling pandemic reality

The plague.

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The 'natural' fallacy

A cross.

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Fearing the doctor

Lindsey Graham, Joe Manchin.

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the coronavirus crisis

Graham reportedly on Manchin's houseboat before COVID-19 diagnosis

Politics

A COVID mask dropper.

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Bonnie Kristian

How COVID hypocrisy invites revolt

Nancy Pelosi.

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The big risk of the Democrats' infighting

A handshake.

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3 cheers for the bipartisan infrastructure deal

Julius Caesar.

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Contemplating an 'American Caesar'

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Simone Biles.

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Simone Biles' storybook ending?

Medals.

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In praise of third place

Simone Biles

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GOAT

Simone Biles wins Olympic bronze in balance beam finals

Rich Fury/Getty Images

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Daily gossip

The daily gossip: August 2, 2021

Cartoons

Business & Tech

Wall Street.

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Top grads are avoiding Wall Street

The Capitol.

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James Pethokoukis

Lessons of the GDP report

The Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.

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amazon v. union

Citing misconduct, official recommends new union election at Alabama Amazon warehouse

Signs in Tokyo.

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Disappointment for sponsors and hosts at Tokyo Olympics

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Damon Linker

Trump walks to White House.

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Opinion

Trump's path back to the presidency

Donald Rumsfeld.

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Opinion

The war Donald Rumsfeld won

A lonely person.

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Opinion

The politics of loneliness

A flag.

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Opinion

The civil war of 2024?

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Gianmarco Tamberi, Mutaz Barshim.

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A tie for gold led to one of the most joyful celebrations at the 2020 Olympics

Sharon Alroy-Preis.

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Israeli data suggest infected, vaccinated individuals have low chance of spreading COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccination.

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3.the coronavirus crisis

How sociology shows 'policy makers have been looking at vaccine refusal all wrong'

Tom Brady, Joe Biden

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4.Quotables

Tom Brady's 'gentle' roast of Trump at Biden's White House: 'Deeply vicious'?

5.missed it by a month

U.S. finally hits 70 percent vaccination threshold

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Simone Biles will compete in final Tokyo Olympics gymnastic event

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Afghan special visa applicant says U.S. withdrawal left him to make 'life-or-death decision'

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Bonnie Kristian

Biden's Iran miscalculation

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Tucker Carlson.

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Tucker Carlson's Budapest pilgrimage

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Donald Trump.

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money matters

Trump didn't spend 'single penny' in first half of 2021 fulfilling two fundraising promises

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Alex Azar.

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safe and effective

Trump's vaccine 'architect' calls vaccine hesitancy a 'frustrating irony'

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