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conspiring with other high-level union officials to embezzle over $1 million of union dues. Some 
money went toward lavish expenses, including more than $13,000 on cigars for high-level 
officials. He's cooperating as part of his plea." 
WDIV-TV Detroit (8/27, Meloni, Kelly, 460K) reports, "Court documents claim more than 
$22,000 in union money was used to rent a villa for Williams for a four-month period in 2016-
17. Williams allegedly had taken more that $71,000 in union money. `The level of greed and 
disrespect and treatment of workers like they really don't matter - because you've decided to 
take their money and use it on cigars and booze and airfare and expensive lavish villas - it's 
disheartening," US Attorney Schneider said. 
Forbes (8/27, Robinson-Jacobs, 9.71M) reports, "In a statement, the UAW called Thursday 
a `sad day for UAW members,' but chose to focus on the future, saying: `we are aware of 
criminal charges filed against former UAW President Dennis Williams,' but adding that it plans to 
`focus on comprehensively reviewing and strengthening our union's financial and ethical policies 
and controls." Forbes adds, "A conviction of Williams could be used to pressure the UAW to 
agree to federal oversight aimed at eliminating corruption." 
US Charges Former Illinois Road Commissioner With Taking Kickbacks. 
The AP (8/27, Hwang) reports from Chicago, "A suburban Chicago road commissioner was 
indicted Thursday on federal charges alleging he took kickbacks from an excavation company to 
which he steered business over eight years." According to the AP, "The indictment alleges 
Robert Czerek, 69. the elected head of the Bloomingdale Township Road District, knew Bulldog 
Earth Movers didn't do much of the work for which it billed the township. Federal prosecutors 
allege Czernek took more than $280,000 in kickbacks from excavation company owner Debra 
Fazio, 63, and her employee, Mario Giannini, 58. In return, they said Czernek helped steer 
more than $700,000 from Bloomingdale Township to Bulldog Earth Movers." 
The Chicago Tribune (8/27, Meisner, 2.65M) reports that Czernek "was charged in a 20-
count indictment made public Thursday with taking the kickbacks from" Fazio, "owner of 
Bloomingdale-based Bulldog Earth Movers Inc., over a period of more than eight years," and "in 
exchange, Czemek used his official position to approve more than $700,000 in payments for 
stone delivery, dump leveling, and storm sewer invoices submitted by Fazio's company to 
Bloomingdale Township, according to the indictment. Czernek approved the invoices knowing 
that much of the work and services had not actually been performed, the indictment states." 
The Chicago Sun-Times (8/27, Seidel, 875K) reports, "Czernek, 69, has become the 
Chicago-area's latest elected official to face federal criminal charges." Czernek, Fazio and 
Giannini "have all been charged with 14 counts of honest services wire fraud. Fazio also faces 
six counts of money laundering." 
Former Ohio House Speaker Accused Of Campaign Violations. 
The Cincinnati Enquirer (8/27, Balmert, 223K) reports, "Former Ohio Speaker Larry 
Householder faces 162 violations of state campaign finance laws in connection with allegations 
of a nearly $61 million bribery scheme." On Thursday, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose 
"referred the alleged violations to the Ohio Elections Commission. Most violations are connected 
to Householder's bid to become speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, helping to elect 
candidates in 2018 and 2020." 
The Cleveland Plain Dealer (8/27, Caniglia, 895K) reports, "Steve Arndt says he 
remembers the conversation clearly: A lobbyist for FirstEnergy Corp. told Arndt, then a member 
of the Ohio House, that he needed to sponsor a bill to help a FirstEnergy subsidiary. The 
lobbyist, Arndt said, gave him an ultimatum: Put your name on the bill or your political future is 
over. Arndt refused," and "later, he suffered through a negative campaign, fueled by what he 
believes was dark money, that hit his district of Ottawa and Erie counties with fliers and radio 
ads, attacking his record as a Republican legislator. `They wield a very heavy hand,' Arndt said 
of Akron-based FirstEnergy and its affiliates. 'They have a lot of political might. [Former House 
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Speaker] Larry Householder and FirstEnergy are of the same ilk. They'll do whatever they have 
to get the job done." 
Virginia Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Coronavirus PPP. 
Inside NoVa (VA) (8/27, 8K) reports, "An Ashburn man pleaded guilty Wednesday to defrauding 
the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), a federal initiative designed to help businesses pay 
their employees and meet their basic expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic." Tarik Jaafar, 
42, "who lists addresses in both Ashburn and the Occoquan area, conspired with his wife, 
Monika Magdalena Jaworska, to create four shell companies, according to court documents filed 
at the U.S. District Court in Alexandria. The companies conducted no legitimate business and 
existed solely as a means to execute the scheme to defraud, federal prosecutors said. From 
April 13 to May 6, Jaafar and Jaworska applied for 18 separate PPP loans in the names of the 
four shell companies valued at approximately $6.6 million, falsely claiming, among other things, 
that the businesses had employees and they needed the loans to pay their employees' salaries." 
Maryland Man Charged With Plotting To Sell Fake COVID-19 Disinfectant. 
The AP (8/15) reports from Baltimore, "A Maryland man sold unregistered and misbranded 
pesticides falsely advertised as a government-approved disinfectant for the coronavirus, 
investigators said." Marek Majtan, 35, of Frederick, Maryland "was charged Tuesday in a 
criminal complaint that accuses him of repackaging pesticides with his own handmade labels 
and marketing it on the internet as a product that `Kills 99.9% Bacterias & Viruses' and Kills 
Covid 19 & Seasonal Flu.' Majtan, who was not authorized by the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency to manufacture or distribute any pesticides, used a false EPA registration number on his 
products, according to a special agent with the EPA's Criminal Investigation Division." 
Federal Prosecutors: Indiana Mayor, Wife Skimmed $225,000 From Campaign For 
Gambling Debts, Personal Expenses. 
The Times of Northwest Indiana (8/27, Cross, 254K) reports according to federal prosecutors, 
Whiting, Indiana, Mayor Joe Stahura "illegally spent $255,000 in campaign money to fuel his 
and his wife's gambling habits, pay down debts and support his adult daughter." US Attorney 
Thomas Kirsch, said, "Mr. Stahura, an elected official for over 35 years, illegally used his 
campaign funds for personal activities and expenditures and lied about it on his publicly filed 
campaign reports and tax returns. He knew his conduct was illegal, yet he persisted in it for 
over five years." 
WLS-TV Chicago (8/27, 391K) reports Stahura "has been charged with wire fraud and 
filing a false income tax return." Kirsch said that Stahura "has entered into a plea agreement, 
indicating his intent to plead guilty to both charges. ... His wife Diane Stahura, 64, also of 
Whiting, entered into a deferred prosecution agreement wherein she acknowledges that the 
government has sufficient evidence to charge her with wire fraud." 
Former South Dakota Tribal Official Pleads Guilty To Federal Bribery Charge. 
The Aberdeen (SD) News (8/27, Sand, 44K) reports Daniel Thomas White of Peever, South 
Dakota, a former official with the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Sioux tribe, "has admitted to a 
federal bribery charge." White "pleaded guilty at the Aberdeen federal courthouse this week. ... 
At the time of the bribery scheme, White served as the director of the Dakota Nations 
Development Corporation, an entity of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Sioux Tribe." 
Par Funding Officials Will Not Fight SEC's Demand For Continued Receivership 
Operation. 
The Inquirer (ILA) (8/27, Distefano, Roebuck, 347K) reports, "Top officials of Par Funding have 
agreed not to fight the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission's demand that a receiver 
continue to run their Philadelphia lending company until they face a civil trial on charges of 
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orchestrating a $500 million fraud." According to the Inquirer, "The firm along with the business 
of King of Prussia financial adviser Dan Vagnozzi, one of several outside salesmen who 
drummed up investors for the company, were put under the control of an outside receiver last 
month under a temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge." The Inquirer adds, "One 
of the Par Funding officials to drop opposition to the receivership was Joseph LaForte, an owner 
and founder of the company. He is behind bars, awaiting trial in an unrelated case — federal 
authorities have charged him with illegal possession of firearms." 
Former Alabama City Official Sentenced For Theft, Money Laundering. 
Alabama Live (8/27, Thornton, 734K) reports, "A former City of Prichard chief of staff has been 
sentenced in federal court to a year and a day in prison and ordered to pay more than 
$200,000 in restitution to the city." James Antuan Blackman, 33, of Mobile, Alabama, was 
sentenced on Thursday by Chief US District Judge Kristi K. DuBose after pleading guilty in 
February "to one count of theft concerning programs receiving federal funds and one count of 
money laundering. According to Blackman's plea, during his time as Prichard chief of staff and 
administrative assistant from November 2016 to January 2018, he used his position to divert 
money and property to himself." Blackman "said he falsified city invoices, deposited city checks 
to his own account, and used his position to divert three pieces of property from the city to his 
own benefit," and "then, Blackman laundered money through a $39,200 wire transfer from a 
bank account under his control to a title company to buy property." 
CYBER DIVISION 
DO) To Seize 280 Cryptocurrency Accounts "Tied To North Korean Hacks." 
The Hill (8/27, Miller, 2.98M) reports the Justice Department filed "forfeiture charges Thursday 
against 280 cryptocurrency accounts for assisting in laundering millions of dollars stolen during 
two North Korean hacking incidents." The US alleges that the "cryptocurrency accounts were 
used to launder $272,000 in cryptocurrency stolen in June 2019 from a virtual currency 
exchange by a hacker with ties to North Korea, with the funds then converted into other forms 
of cryptocurrency and funneled through some of the accounts." An additional 100 
cryptocurrency accounts "were allegedly used to launder $2.5 million in virtual currency stolen 
by North Korean hackers during an attack on a U.S. company in September 2019, according to 
the Justice Department." The forfeiture complaint was filed "the day after multiple federal 
agencies, including the FBI, put out an alert warning that North Koreans hackers were targeting 
banks in several countries as part of a scheme to enable ATM withdrawals." The investigation 
into the "cryptocurrency accounts also involved the FBI, U.S. Cyber Command and the Internal 
Revenue Service (IRS)." 
The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Talley, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) and Reuters (8/27, 
Venkat) also report. 
FBI Seeks Information On Man Accused Of Hacking New York Student's Snapchat 
Account. 
The Batavia (NY) Daily News (8/28, Leader, 38K) reports from Manhattan, "The FBI is asking 
for the public's help as it continues to investigate a New York City man arrested Thursday on 
charges of hacking into multiple people's Snapchat accounts, stealing nude photos and then 
sending those photos to other Snapchat users to try to get them to send nude photos to him in 
return." David Mondore, 29, "was arrested in Manhattan Thursday morning on charges of 
unauthorized access to computer systems in furtherance of any criminal act in violation of state 
law, unauthorized access to a protected computer in furtherance of fraud and aggravated 
identity theft. According to the criminal complaint against him, Mondore is accused of hacking 
into two people's Snapchat accounts - one a female student at SUNY Geneseo, the other a male 
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resident of the Northern District of New York, a 32-county region that stretches from New York's 
border with Massachusetts and New Hampshire, west to Cayuga County." 
Musk Confirms "Serious" Cyberattack On Nevada Tesla Factory. 
Reuters (8/28, Acharaya) reports Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the company's Nevada factor "was a 
target of a 'serious' cybersecurity attack, confirming a media report that claimed an employee 
of the company helped the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) thwart the attack." Teslarati 
"said that the electric carmaker was the unnamed company in a statement issued by the U.S. 
Department of Justice on Tuesday about a Russian national's arrest, in connection with a 
planned attack on an unidentified company." But the employee "alerted the FBI, who were 
successful in thwarting the attack, a complaint filed by the FBI's Las Vegas Field Office showed." 
Bloomberg (8/27, Pettersson, 4.73M) reports the Justice Department "said in a statement 
Tuesday that Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, 27, had tried to recruit an employee at a unidentified 
company to introduce malware in the company's computer system." The malware was "intended 
to extract data from the network and to seek ransom from the company, according to the 
Justice Department." Kriuchkov promised the employee "he would get $1 million after the 
malware was introduced into the computer network, according to the Justice Department." 
Mashable (8/27, Morse, 986K) also reports. Engadget (8/27, Fisher, 437K) reports the 
employee "immediately informed Tesla, and the company contacted the FBI, which launched a 
sting operation." Agents arrested Kriuchkov "in Los Angeles as he was attempting to leave the 
US." Engadget says "as Electrek points out, during the sting operation, FBI agents obtained info 
about previous attacks led by Kriuchkov's associates." 
New US Army Cyber Command Deputy Named. 
C4ISR & Networks (8/27, Pomerleau) reports Brig. Gen. Paul Stanton will serve as US Army 
Cyber Command's "new deputy commanding general of operations, according to an Aug. 27 
Department of Defense release." Stanton, who is currently "serving as the deputy director of 
operations, J-3 at U.S. Cyber Command, will return to Fort Gordon, Georgia, the new home of 
Army Cyber Command, where he previously served as the commander of the Army's Cyber 
Protection Brigade." Stanton played a "large role at Cyber Command in helping mature and 
onboard cloud computing systems such as the Big Data Platform, Unified Platform and planning 
tools such as Project IKE, sources have said." 
DHS Election Security "War Room" May Run For More Than A Week In November. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Marks, 14.2M) reports a DHS "war room" run on the "night of the 
2018 midterms where election and campaign officials, social media companies and voting-
machine vendors compared notes about possible cyberattacks and disinformation campaigns." 
In November, "that same war room could be in operation for a week or longer as officials ward 
off attacks aimed at undermining early voting, counting late-arriving mail ballots and knocking 
back phony rumors that try to erode faith in the election's outcome." It will include "in-person 
meetings in Washington to hash through classified and unclassified information and an online 
'situational awareness room' open to election officials across the nation." A senior official at 
DHS's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said, "That will remain in place, frankly, 
until the election community says, 'Okay, you can stand down now. We're in good shape." 
Intelligence Officials Say Mail-In Ballots Not Susceptible To Widespread Fraud. 
ABC News (8/27, 2.97M) reports that as intelligence officials have "concluded that mail-in 
ballots are not susceptible to widespread fraud." A senior FBI official told reporters on a 
conference call Wednesday, "We're fully aware that COVID-19 and the expectation of the 
increased mail-in ballots has created a new environment for this election cycle." However, the 
official added, "we have not seen to date a coordinated national voter fraud effort during a 
major election. It would be extraordinarily difficult to change a federal election outcome 
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through this type of fraud alone, given the range of processes that we need to be affected or 
compromised by an adversary, at the local level." 
Rosen: Foreign Influence Fears "Shouldn't Stop Voters." MeriTalk (8/27, 
Weingarten) reports Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen urged Americans this week "to 
participate fully in the democratic process and realize that the fear of 'malign influence' on 
elections are as old as the country itself." Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International 
Studies, Rosen said, "Every American can control who they vote for" and explained the 
"distinction between voting infrastructure and the somewhat more elusive malign influence 
activities." He "said the former, which includes polling places and printed ballots, has been well 
protected historically, and even more so through increased security efforts over the past few 
years." 
Similarly, The Washington Times (8/27, Lovelace, 492K) reports Rosen on Thursday 
"accused left-leaning news organizations of deliberately spreading 'disinformation' about the 
Trump administration's views of the dangers from mail-in voting and foreign influence in the 
2020 elections." The resulting confusion has "helped create an opening for America's 
adversaries like Russia and China to exploit, Mr. Rosen told The Washington Times." Rosen "said 
new efforts by the Justice Department, FBI, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and 
other federal agencies have overhauled how the government addresses foreign influence efforts 
and what it makes public." 
Opinion: US Should "Enlist The Security Community" To Safeguard Election. In a 
piece for SC Magazine (8/27, Camp), ESET security researcher Cameron Camp writes that the 
US should "enlist security experts - such as those at SANS - to focus on election security 
between now and November." Camp says the security community can help "assume an 
imminent breach of integrity and develop a meaningful response plan," begin a "long-term plan 
to build a secure election stack," develop training for poll workers, work with voting equipment 
makers, and engage voters. 
Russian LinkedIn, Dropbox Hacker Argues Trial Was Flawed. 
Law360 (8/27, Subscription Publication, 8K) reports a Russian man found guilty of 
"orchestrating the 2012 cyberattacks against LinkedIn and Dropbox has urged a California 
federal judge to acquit him on all charges, arguing that his conviction rested on unreliable 
circumstantial evidence." On Tuesday, counsel for "32-year-old Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin 
argued that evidence did not support the jury's conviction of computer intrusion, identity theft 
and other charges stemming from the attack that compromised 100 million users' data. Nikulin 
urged a California federal judge to grant him acquittal or, alternatively, a new trial." 
Britain's Cyberintelligence "Targeted By Lockdown Phishing Email." 
The Telegraph (UK) (8/27, Wright, 956K) reports Britain's cyber spy chief was targeted "by 
email scammers during lockdown, he has revealed, adding that GCHQ has received more than 
two million reports from the public of online crime during that time." Ciaran Martin, who heads 
the agency's "public-facing branch, known as the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), said 
he received a phishing email telling him he had to pay a £35 fine after he had been spotted 
breaking lockdown rules." Mr Martin, who is stepping down "from his post next month, said the 
email highlighted how cyber criminals had used the pandemic to try and exploit people's fears." 
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 
Canada Offers To Join Lebanon Blast Probe. 
Reuters (8/27) reports, "Canada has offered to join Lebanon's investigation into the Beirut port 
explosion on condition that it is credible and transparent, the visiting foreign minister said on 
Thursday." Lebanese President Michel Aoun "initially promised a swift investigation into why 
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highly explosive material stored unsafely for years detonated on Aug. 4, killing at least 180 
people and injuring some 6,000. But he later said the process would take time. Canadian 
Foreign Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said after meeting Aoun that Ottawa was ready 
to assist under conditions that would be defined." Beirut "has said France and the United States' 
FBI are helping investigate the explosion that wrecked the port and swathes of the city, 
compounding an economic meltdown." 
OTHER FBI NEWS 
Bethlehem, New York In Talks With FBI Over Proposed Training Facility. 
The Albany (NY) Spotlight News (8/27, Hallisey, 130K) reports from South Bethlehem, New 
York, "Bethlehem is working with the FBI to upgrade its shooting range into a $1.75 million 
training facility." The Bethlehem Police Department "has used the current shooting range on Old 
Quarry Road for more than 30 years. It was once a stone quarry previously owned by Callanan 
Industries before it donated the land to the town in December 2013. According to a 
memorandum from Bethlehem Police Cmdr. Adam Hornick, the FBI will fund the construction of 
the new facility. It is to include a new building with classroom space and restroom amenities." 
OTHER WASHINGTON NEWS 
Kushner, Ross Praise Administration's Pandemic Response. 
CNBC's Squawk BoxVi (8/27, 245K) interviewed White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner 
about the Administration's pandemic response. Kushner said, "The pandemic is in a more 
controlled state. Hospitalizations [are] down by 30%. Test positivity [is) down to 5% 30 days 
ago. Cases are down and the economy is opening up, obviously at a prudent pace. ... I do think 
we're making great progress on the vaccine. The fastest vaccine was 13 months. Thanks to 
Operation Warp Speed, we achieved the first vaccine in four months. In a week, we'll have six 
trials being mass produced, and President Trump is on pace to achieve what is a very ambitious 
goal of having 100 million doses by the end of this year." 
Kushner said on Politico Playbook (8/27, 4.31M) that "people were much less critical in 
the beginning when this was in full-blown crisis mode. You had a lot of, you know, governors 
who were asking for things they didn't need, creating a lot of panic, and quite frankly, we were 
there every step of the way, bailing them out, and getting them the resources they need." 
Commerce Secretary Ross said on Bloomberg Markets: Balance of PowerVi (8/27) that 
while "there is a lot to worry about" in China's "handling of the coronavirus," it is "very clear, on 
a national basis, that incidents of new cases is coming down quite a bit." Ross said, "Every day 
we're having announcements about a potential cure. Every day we're having announcements 
about a potential vaccine. We're going to get there, and we're going to get there pretty quickly. 
We will get this ugly monster under control." 
Biden: Trump "Seems To Be Incompetent" To Deal With Corona virus. Joe Biden 
said on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell ReportsVi (8/27, 1.25M), "Did you ever see any 
Administration put so much pressure on the FDA? ... There's no bounds to what this guy does 
and his team does. We should listen to the scientists. ... Look, right from the beginning, I laid 
out a plan as to how to proceed — all the way back in January, and then again in March and 
April...all the way down the line. ... This guy doesn't believe in science, or at least if he heard it, 
he doesn't understand it. He just seems to be incompetent to deal with these things." 
WTimes Analysis: RNC Message On Virus A Stark Contrast To Democrats. The 
Washington Times (8/27, Howell, 492K) reports that "people who watched the Republican and 
Democratic national conventions a mere week apart could be forgiven for thinking they lived in 
two different countries, each with its own reality." Vice President Pence "described a lightning-
fast response" to the virus, "one week after Democrats said the effort to beat back the 
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coronavirus was a failure across the board." To the Times, "which side the American people see 
as credible could decide the election, as voters take stock of the virus...and the man who is 
best equipped to lead the nation out of the pandemic's shadow." 
White House Announces $760M Deal To Provide 150M Rapid Tests. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Bernstein, Kim, 14.2M) reports the White House announced a $760 
million deal Thursday with Abbott Laboratories to produce 150 million rapid coronavirus tests 
that will allow users to obtain results in 15 minutes. The announcement "came just hours 
before President Trump was scheduled to deliver his nomination speech at the close of the 
Republican National Convention." White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany tweeted, "This 
is a major development that will help our country to remain open, get Americans back to work, 
and kids back to school!" To the Post, the move "is the federal government's biggest step into 
testing." 
FDA Grants Emergency Authorization To Abbott Rapid Test. The CBS Evening 
NewsVi (8/27, story 6, 1:40, O'Donnell, 4.26M) reported, "There's a new, simple, cheap and 
fast coronavirus test just approved by the FDA and is being hailed as a game changer." CBS' 
Manuel Bojorquez added, "The FDA gave Abbott's $5 antigen test emergency approval and 
results in 15 minutes could help screen who could board a plane or enter a classroom. But 
antigen tests are generally less sensitive than lab tests and that can increase the risk of a false 
negative." 
CDC Clarifies Testing Guidelines Amid Outcry. 
NBC Nightly NewsVi (8/27, story 7, 1:45, Holt, 5.69M) reported, "The CDC is walking back its 
new guidelines on who should be tested for coronavirus after an outcry from public health 
officials." NBC's Anne Thompson added, "Pummeled by criticism, today the CDC clarifying the 
new testing guidelines. In a statement, saying testing may be considered for all close contacts 
of confirmed or probable COVID-19 patients, walking back yesterday's recommendation — still 
on the CDC website - that people exposed to COVID but without symptoms do not necessarily 
need a test." 
On the CBS Evening NewsVi (8/27, story 6, 1:40, O'Donnell, 4.26M), Manuel Bojorquez 
likewise reported that "amid sharp criticism," CDC Director Redfield "tried to clarify" the new 
guidelines, "saying testing those individuals may be considered." 
The Hill (8/27, Wilson, 2.98M) quotes Redfield as saying, "Testing is meant to drive 
actions and achieve specific public health objectives. Everyone who needs a COVID-19 test, can 
get a test. Everyone who wants a test does not necessarily need a test; the key is to engage 
the needed public health community in the decision with the appropriate follow-up action." 
On ABC World News TonightVi (8/27, story 5, 2:20, Muir, 6.48M), Steve Osunsami said, 
"Several states that are finally seeing the good side of their COVID numbers say they won't be 
listening to the CDC and will continue to order tests for anyone who is exposed, even if they 
have no symptoms. ... In a joint statement tonight, the governors of New York, New Jersey, 
and Connecticut say they're not following these guidelines either. They accuse the 
Administration of substituting 'sound science-based public health guidance with the President's 
misinformation,' and say that it's widespread testing that has helped them reduce infections." 
Asked about the decision by California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) not to follow the CDC's 
guidance on KBAK-TVVI Bakersfield, CA (8/27, 7K), White House Coronavirus Task Force 
Coordinator Deborah Birx said, "We are happy when governors tailor recommendations. We do 
see the increased testing in California, we are happy that that is happening, we need to see 
more of that, particularly in the Central Valley." Birx also appeared on KGET-7VVI Bakersfield, 
CA (8/27, 15K), KGET-TVVi Bakersfield, CA (8/27, 15K), KGPE-TVVi Fresno, CA (8/27, 14K) 
and KSEE-TVVi Fresno, CA (8/27, 11K). 
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WPost: CDC, FDA Allowing Trump To "Undermine" Public Health, "Humiliate" 
Them. The Washington Post (8/27, Editorial Board, 14.2M) editorializes that the CDC and FDA 
"should be at the forefront of public trust in battling the coronavirus pandemic. But in the past 
week, both agencies, and their leaders, allowed themselves to be undermined and humiliated 
by President Trump and his reckless management of the pandemic response." Citing the FDA's 
approval of convalescent plasma and the CDC's revised testing guidelines, the Post argues that 
"in both cases, the core difficulty" is that Trump "clings to wishful notions that the virus will 
vanish or a miracle cure will appear, and these fallacies generate negligence and errors by 
people who should know better." 
FDA Warns Some Manufacturers Packaging Hand Sanitizers In Food Or Drink 
Containers. 
The Washington Times (8/27, Tan, 492K) reports the FDA on Thursday issued a warning that 
"alcohol-based hand sanitizers that are packaged in food and drink containers and could put 
consumers 'at risk of serious injury or death' if ingested." The FDA said that "some hand 
sanitizers are being packaged in beer cans, vodka bottles, water bottles, juice bottles and 
children's food pouches," and are sometimes given "food flavors such as chocolate or 
raspberry." FDA Commissioner Hahn said, "Manufacturers should be vigilant about packaging 
and marketing their hand sanitizers in food or drink packages in an effort to mitigate any 
potential inadvertent use by consumers." 
Senators Call For Investigation Of Hydroxychloroquine Use In Nursing Homes. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Cenziper, 14.2M) reports Sens. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA), Elizabeth 
Warren (D-MA), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) are calling for an investigation into how 
hydroxychloroquine has been used in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic. The 
three senators "are calling on federal authorities to determine whether providers improperly 
treated patients, failed to disclose serious side effects or faced any repercussions from 
regulators responsible for oversight of the industry." 
Scientists Say Parameters For Social Distancing, Time Of Exposure Are Not Certain. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Guarino, 14.2M) reports, "Public health experts are reevaluating 
guidelines for safe social distancing" contending in an article in the BMJ that six feet is 
insufficient, and that greater distances are "almost always better, especially in poorly ventilated 
areas indoors." The Post says that six feet is due to 19th century work by German biologist Carl 
FICigge. One expert said that the time of exposure is also not clear. He said, "People talk about 
five to 15 minutes, but there's still not enough science to say." 
Pelosi: If Biden Wins, Democrats Will Release Trump's Tax Returns. 
The Washington Times (8/27, Munoz, 492K) reports House Speaker Pelosi on Thursday said 
that if Joe Biden wins in November, House Democrats will request President Trump's tax returns 
from the new Administration. 
Politico (8/27, Faler, 4.29M) reports Pelosi "said Thursday that if Democrats take the 
White House in November, they will unilaterally release" Trump's tax returns. Pelosi told 
reporters, "When we win this election, and we have a new president of the United States in 
January, and we have a new secretary of the Treasury, and Richie Neal asks for the President's 
returns, then the world will see what the President has been hiding all of this time." 
US Detaining More Migrant Children In Hotels. 
The AP (8/27, Merchant, Sanon) reports the Administration has "sharply increased its use of 
hotels to detain immigrant children as young as 1 before expelling them from the United States 
during the coronavirus pandemic." Federal authorities said "detained 577 unaccompanied 
children in hotels through the end of July, up from 240 in April, May and June, according to a 
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report published late Wednesday from a court-appointed monitor for detained immigrant 
youth? 
New Unemployment Claims Down Slightly To 1.OO6M. 
Reuters (8/27, Mutikani) reports on Thursday the Labor Department reported that "initial claims 
for state unemployment benefits fell 98,000 to a seasonally adjusted 1.006 million for the week 
ended Aug. 22." That was in line with economists polled by Reuters who estimated 1.0 million 
claims. The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Chaney, Kiernan, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) also 
reports claims declined but remained high compared to pre-pandemic claims of around 
200,000. The Commerce Department reported that Q2 GDP fell at a 31.7% annualized rate, 
lower than the 32.9% earlier reported. 
USA Today (8/27, Jones, 10.31M) says "out-of-work Americans continued to seek 
assistance last week, as the economy remained in limbo amid spikes in coronavirus cases," and 
adds "that latest surge means just over 58 million have sought aid for the first time in just 23 
weeks." The AP (8/27, Wiseman), meanwhile, casts the numbers as "a sign that the coronavirus 
outbreak continues to threaten jobs even as the housing market, auto sales and other 
segments of the economy rebound from a springtime collapse." The New York Times (8/27, 
Casselman, 18.61M) quotes Julia Pollak, a labor economist at the employment site ZipRecruiter, 
as saying, "It's devastating how stubbornly high initial claims are. ... There are still huge 
numbers of layoffs taking place." 
The AP (8/27, Wiseman) also reports, "Home sales are booming. Stocks are setting record 
highs. Industrial production is clambering out of the ditch it fell into early this year. And yet the 
economy is nowhere close to regaining the health it achieved...before the coronavirus paralyzed 
the country in March." 
Meadows, Pelosi Resume Talks, But Chances For Aid Deal Remain Slim. 
The AP (8/27, Mascaro) reports Chief of Staff Meadows and House Speaker Pelosi resumed 
talks Thursday over a coronavirus aid package, but "the outlook for any swift resolution 
appeared bleak as President Donald Trump's team and congressional Democrats have been 
unable to agree on a compromise." Pelosi told reporters she told Meadows that Democrats 
would "meet them in the middle" at $2.2 trillion, which is "a slight reduction from her last 
proposal before talks collapsed earlier this month. The White House, which has stuck with its 
initial $1 trillion offer, had no immediate response." 
The Washington Times (8/27, Munoz, 492K) says Pelosi "doubled down on her insistence 
that White House negotiators move their top-line numbers if there's going to be any hope of 
reaching a comprehensive COVID-19 relief deal." Reuters (8/27, Morgan, Heavey) reports that 
before the call with Meadows, Pelosi "said the White House must agree to spend more money 
on coronavirus aid." She said, "We're not budging. Understand this. They have to move. ... 
They're just going to have to come up with more money." 
On its website, CNBC (8/27, Pramuk, 3.62M) says the conversation "failed to crack [the] 
stalemate." CQ Roll Call (8/27, Lerman, 154K) says Pelosi and Meadows "spoke by phone for 25 
minutes," but "there was no indication after the call that either side had given any ground." 
Pelosi said in a statement, "This conversation made clear that the White House continues to 
disregard the needs of the American people as the coronavirus crisis devastates lives and 
livelihoods. ... The Administration's continued failure to acknowledge the funding levels that 
experts, scientists and the American people know is needed leaves our nation at a tragic 
impasse." 
Kudlow Says Another Relief Bill Is Not Necessary. Meanwhile, the Washington 
Examiner (8/27, Krishan, 448K) reports NEC Director Kudlow "said on Thursday that another 
pandemic relief package from Congress is not necessary." Kudlow was asked during a virtual 
event for the Republican National Convention "if the economy is strong enough to go without 
more fiscal stimulus from the federal government." Kudlow said, "I think we are." 
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Politico (8/27, Oprysko, 4.29M) reports that Kudlow "said...the Trump administration 
would be willing to compromise with Democrats on a new coronavirus relief package, but 
continued to draw a red line at the multitrillion-dollar price tag House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has 
pushed for." Kudlow told Politico, "There has to be a limit." He "suggested that he thought the 
economy would scrape by without another relief package." 
White House, Treasury Debate Has Delayed Guidance On Payroll Tax Suspension. 
The New York Times (8/27, Rappeport, 18.61M) reports, "A debate between the White House 
and the Treasury Department over President Trump's payroll tax suspension has delayed crucial 
information about how the executive order will be carried out, according to people familiar with 
the matter." The White House "wants the Treasury guidance to ensure that companies, not 
workers, are held liable for paying the employee portion of the tax when the tax holiday ends. 
It is unclear why the Treasury Department has not been willing to issue such guidance, but 
businesses, which have been fielding questions from their employees about when the tax cuts 
will begin, would prefer that Congress legislate any changes to tax policy." The Post adds that it 
is unclear "that the White House would have the legal authority to shift the tax burden in such a 
manner." 
Much Of $454B Congress Gave To Treasury For Coronavirus Relief Remains Unused. 
The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Kiernan, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that as talks 
continue over the next coronavirus relief bill, more than half of the $454 billion Congress gave 
the Treasury Department in March to support Federal Reserve lending to businesses and state 
and local governments is still unused. According to the Journal, five months after those funds 
were approved, $259 billion remains uncommitted. 
WPost: Unemployed Americans "Furious" Congress Let $600 A Week Benefit Expire. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Al, Rosenberg, Long, 14.2M) reports that Congress "split town in 
August after letting the $600-a-week unemployment bonus that millions of people...have been 
relying on expire," and "millions of desperate Americans, many of whom have never relied on 
emergency government assistance before, are flabbergasted and furious, believing they have 
been cut loose by a Washington political structure that doesn't care about their predicament 
during the pandemic." The Post "spoke to 20 people who have lost their livelihoods in recent 
months, and all said they felt immense pressure to stay afloat without the extra $600." In 
addition, "every person interviewed said they were furious at Washington policymakers for 
letting such a critical benefit lapse amid the nation's worst economic crisis in a century. Often 
the anger was directed at Republicans, who control the White House and the Senate, although a 
few credited President Trump for at least trying to take action on his own." 
United Airlines Says It Will Furlough 2,850 Pilots Without More Federal Aid. 
The Chicago Tribune (8/27, Zumbach, 2.65M) reports, "United Airlines will furlough 2,850 pilots 
this fall as it faces a sharp decline in travel because of the coronavirus pandemic." United "still 
hopes furloughs can be avoided if the federal government gives airlines additional funding to 
help cover labor costs," but "we need to prepare and plan for the future should an extension 
not be granted,' Bryan Quigley, senior vice president of flight operations, said in a message to 
pilots Thursday." 
Reuters (8/27, Rucinski)recalls that "airlines received $25 billion in US government 
stimulus funds in March meant to cover payrolls and protect jobs through September," but "as 
the money runs out without a travel recovery in sight, airlines and unions have lobbied 
Washington for another $25 billion." Fox Business (8/27, Manfredi, 1.73M) recounts that 
"furlough notices will be mailed via United States Postal Service to affected pilots over the 
coming days, with effective dates ranging from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, 2020," and Bloomberg (8/27, 
Bachman, 4.73M) that "in a memo to pilots, the United chapter of the Air Line Pilots Association 
called the cuts 'devastating news." 
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Trump To Visit Gulf Coast In Wake Of Hurricane Laura. 
Reuters (8/27, Mason) reports President Trump said Thursday he will visit the Gulf Coast states 
of Louisiana and Texas this weekend in the wake of Hurricane Laura. At a briefing at FEMA 
headquarters, Trump "told reporters he would probably visit Texas and Louisiana on Saturday or 
Sunday and the trip could also include an additional stop." 
Coverage of Hurricane Laura led all three networks last night, with a total of 16 minutes of 
airtime dedicated to the storm. NBC Nightly NewsVi (8/27, lead story, 2:25, Holt, 5.69M) 
reported the storm made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 4 with "150 mile-an-hour winds," 
killing at least six people. According to the CBS Evening NewsVi (8/27, story 2, 1:45, 
O'Donnell, 4.26M), among the dead is a 14-year-old girl who was "killed overnight by a fallen 
tree" in Leesville, Louisiana. 
In its lead story, the CBS Evenina NewsVI (8/27, lead story, 4:00, O'Donnell, 4.26M) said 
the storm left "entire towns under water. ... Along the coast, the destruction goes on for miles. 
From above you can see what's left of Cameron, Louisiana, where the storm came ashore, 
sending a storm surge more than 10-feet high over homes and businesses." 
ABC World News TonightVi (8/27, lead story, 4:50, Muir, 6.48M) reported Hurricane Laura 
was "one of the strongest hurricanes ever to strike that part of the country." Across Louisiana, 
"at least six people now confirmed dead, but with many areas hard for rescuers to reach, the 
full casualty count remains to be seen." 
The AP (8/27, Herbert, Deslatte, Plaisance) reports a "full assessment of the 
damage...was likely to take days, and the threat of additional damage loomed as new tornado 
warnings were issued after dark in Arkansas and Mississippi" as the storm moves north. Despite 
the damage, Reuters (8/27, Nouvelage, Scheyder) reports Laura "inflicted...far less than what 
forecasters predicted." The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Al, Bauerlein, Elliott, Findell, Subscription 
Publication, 7.57M) likewise says the damage could have been far worse. 
In a series of interview Thursday, FEMA Administrator Gaynor also suggested the damage 
caused by Laura was less than feared. On ABC's Good Morning AmericaVi (8/27, 2.99M), 
Gaynor said, "As the sun rises this morning, we'll start to do damage assessments. I think 
we're in a fortunate place when we think about surge. I think it was less than we had 
forecasted, but we'll see significant wind damage to buildings and structures and so once it's 
safe to do so we'll go out and start doing damage assessments and getting more situational 
awareness about the extent of the damage both this Texas and Louisiana and obviously as it 
moves inland, obviously into Arkansas." 
On CBS This MorningVi (8/27, 2.28M), Gaynor said, "We are worried about Cameron 
Parish. I think that was dead center on the track of Laura." The surge is "probably less than ten 
feet right now, which is a good sign." Gaynor similarly told CNNVI (8/27, 617K), "We're also 
understanding that the surge is not as bad as we thought it was, which I think is a good sign." 
Gaynor said on Fox News (8/27, 896K) that "We've been staged for many days now, so 
whether it's Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Arkansas, we have not only FEMA resources, but 
great supporters, great partners like DoD, the National Guard, American Red Cross, and many 
others, Coast Guard, that are out there, ready to do what they do best, save lives, minimize the 
suffering, and then again, start that recovery as soon as we can." 
Acting DHS Secretary Wolf said on KFOX-TVVI El Paso, TX (8/27, 3K), "We have 
prepositioned teams not only throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, to 
make sure that we're able to respond as the sun rises today. The next 48 hours are really going 
to be critical from a life safety standpoint. So we have Coast Guard assets, we have 
CBP...assets...ready to respond, along with DoD assets." 
Acting Deputy DHS Secretary Ken Cuccinelli said on WFLA-AMVi Tampa Bay, FL (8/27, 8K) 
that the Administration "prepositioned 500,000 meals, 200,000 liters of water, and numerous 
teams to be prepared to respond" to Hurricane Laura and "all our teams are in action right 
now." He said, "The federal government are supportive, that's our role, is to support the state 
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and local responses" and "we're prepared to do an awful lot of work to help keep folks safe 
there and to help those communities recover." 
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Fox News (8/27, 896K) that "this 
President's monitoring this closely. ... He knows how to respond to hurricanes, he's done it 
before, and he will do the same again with Hurricane Laura as we hold Texas and Louisiana 
close to our hearts this morning." Asked about FEMA's capacity to handle the emergency amid 
other crises, including the California wildfires and COVID-19, she said, "FEMA is up to the task," 
adding that "they are ready, they are equipped, and they are going to be there for both states." 
Biden: "We Weren't Prepared Enough" For Storm. Joe Biden said on MSNBC's 
Andrea Mitchell ReportsVI (8/27, 1.25M), "Our main concern that we weren't prepared enough 
for this brutal hurricane and Donald Trump keeps saying we're going to be safe, but we'll see. I 
just hope and pray people get through this." 
Brouilette: Energy Infrastructure Sustained "Very Little Damage." Energy 
Secretary Brouillette said on Newsmax TVVi (8/27) that "we're cautiously optimistic" and that 
"the actual operations, the energy infrastructure, the operations of the refineries" in Louisiana 
"appear to have sustained just very little damage." 
Many Residents Ignored Evacuation Orders Amid Coronavirus Fears. NBC Nightly 
NewsVI (8/27, story 3, 1:45, Holt, 5.69M) reported, "More than 500,000 people were ordered 
to evacuate" as Hurricane Laura approached," but many chose to stay" amid "concerns about 
coronavirus in shelters." 
Gas Leak Sparks Fire At Lake Charles Chemical Plant. On NBC Nightly NewsVi 
(8/27, story 2, 1:35, Holt, 5.69M), Catie Beck reported, "Hours after Hurricane Laura ripped 
through Lake Charles, daybreak brought another ominous sight: a nearby chemical plant 
engulfed in a raging fire." The fire poses "a health hazard for the thousands who live in the 
area, all under order to shelter in place." The fire was caused by "a chlorine gas leak as the 
hurricane tore through in overnight hours." NBC Nightly NewsVi (8/27, lead story, 2:25, Holt, 
5.69M) and the CBS Evening NewsVi (8/27, lead story, 4:00, O'Donnell, 4.26M) both briefly 
reported on the fire in their lead stories. 
AP Analysis: Hurricane Laura Further Strains FEMA. The AP (8/27, Fox) reports 
Hurricane Laura is "testing an already-stretched Federal Emergency Management Agency in 
what is shaping up to be a unprecedentedly disastrous year." In addition to COVID-19, "which 
prompted emergency declarations for all U.S. states and territories for the first time, the 
agency has deployed personnel to help with the wildfires in the west and the damaging series 
of recent storms in Iowa." Steven Reaves, president of the FEMA employees union, said, "The 
only thing we can liken this to is 2017, which was one of our busiest years in decades. This is 
far eclipsing 2017." 
Law Professors Allege Pompeo Committed "Egregious Violation" Of Hatch Ad. 
The AP (8/27, Slodysko) reports that two law professors have filed a complaint with the State 
Department's inspector general alleging that Secretary of State Pompeo's speech to the RNC 
was an "egregious violation" of the Hatch Act. The AP says "the speech shattered longstanding 
State Department precedent and even went against the guidance Pompeo issued to American 
diplomats last month." 
WPost Style Column Considers Conway's Use Of "Excuse Me." 
Monica Hesse pens a Washington Post (8/27, 14.2M) "Style" column about Kellyanne Conway's 
use of "excuse me" to assert herself in interviews and appearances. Hesse comments, "She is 
brilliant. She is terrifying." 
WPost: Trump Organization Has Been Paid More Than $900K By Government. 
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The Washington Post (8/27, Fahrenthold, Dawsey, Partlow, 14.2M) reports according to its 
count, President Trump "has now visited his own properties 270 times as president," and has 
"brought the Trump Organization a stream of private revenue from federal agencies and GOP 
campaign groups." The Post says "taxpayers have paid Trump's businesses more than $900,000 
since he took office," and "at least $570,000 came as a result of the president's travel." The 
Post describes the Secret Service is "a kind of captive customer, required to follow Trump 
everywhere." 
Deere Says Administration Compiling "Dossier" Of "False" Articles Published 
About Trump. The Daily Caller (8/27, Datoc, 716K) reports Deputy White House Press 
Secretary Judd Deere told the Washington Post that the Administration is compiling a "dossier" 
of "false" articles published about President Trump. Asked to comment on a Post story titled 
"Room Rentals, Resort Fees And Furniture Removal: How Trump's Company Charged The U.S. 
Government More Than $900,000," Deere said, "The Washington Post is blatantly interfering 
with the business relationships of the Trump Organization, and it must stop. ... Please be 
advised that we are building up a very large `dossier' on the many false David Fahrenthold and 
others stories as they are a disgrace to journalism and the American people." The Daily Caller 
says when it asked Deere to clarify, he said he had "nothing to add." 
Study Suggests Dropping Old Missile Categories In Favor Of More Precise 
Descriptions. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Sonne, 14.2M) reports the Aerospace Corporation has issued a 
study contending that missile developments mean "that the old conventions for naming them 
no longer suffice" and that "descriptors like cruise, ballistic and hypersonic" should be dropped 
in favor of "a more precise taxonomy for characterizing both U.S. and foreign missiles." The 
Post adds that the study argues that "classification of missiles influences not only arms control 
negotiations with foreign powers but also the U.S. military's missile warning protocols, missile 
defense systems and contingency plans." 
WPost Report: USPS Delivering False Messages To Customers. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Zauzmer, 14.2M) reports that the US Postal Service has been 
alerting package addressees that their packages "are being held at a post office `at the request 
of the customer" even if they did not make such a request. The Post says this is due to "broad 
changes Postmaster General Louis DeJoy has implemented" and in the case of a mail carrier 
being unable to "deliver a package on the day it was scheduled...the system sometimes 
generates a misleading `held at the request of the customer' message." But, the Post reports, 
"the mail carrier will deliver the package, sometimes the next day." The Post also says that 
some said the messages have "undermined their faith in mail delivery leading up to the 2020 
election." 
Rep. Collins May Have Violated Ethics Rules By Borrowing Official Website Language 
For Campaign. 
CQ Roll Call (8/27, Marquette, 154K) reports Rep. Doug Collins (R-GA), "who is in a tightly 
contested race" against Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), "used exact language describing his anti-
abortion position from his official House website for use on his campaign page, seemingly a 
violation of House Ethics rules. Members are allowed to use materials originally prepared by the 
official office for campaigning purposes if those materials have been `exhausted, but because 
Collins' stance on abortion is still laid out on his official House website, it would be prohibited 
from being directly copied for his Senate campaign." 
INTERNATIONAL NEWS 
Putin Touts Russia's Vaccine As Safe And Effective. 
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The AP (8/27, Litvinova) reports Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday "praised" his 
nation's coronavirus vaccine "as effective and safe, a clear bid to address international 
skepticism about the shots that have only been studied for two months in a few dozen people." 
In an interview with the state Rossiya 24 TV, Putin insisted that the vaccine was approved "in 
strict accordance with Russian laws" that are in line with "international practice and 
regulations." 
Germany Pauses Reopening As Cases Rise. 
The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Boston, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports Germany has 
paused its reopening because of growth in infections and is seeking to more universally test 
people coming from elsewhere. Chancellor Angela Merkel said, "A lot is open, a lot of things are 
still possible. But now we know where we have to focus our attention." Merkel is urging the 
German states to more vigorously combat the virus so as to prevent a lockdown. 
France Calls For Local Action To Reduce Infections As Daily Cases Pass 5,000. 
The AP (8/27, Charlton) reports that mask wearing "will now be required for everyone in Paris" 
yet, "the government is determined to reopen schools next week, get workers back on the job 
and kick off the Tour de France cycling race on Saturday." Prime Minister Jean Castex "urged 
local authorities to impose new restrictions to slow infections." Castex said that France "must do 
everything to avoid a new confinement." Daily infections have grown from "a few hundred" daily 
in May and June to over 5,000 on Wednesday. 
Poll Finds People In Most Wealthy Countries Think Their Government Handled 
Pandemic Well. 
The Washington Post (8/27, Taylor, 14.2M) reports, "A poll of 14 developed nations found 
majorities in most countries were pleased with how their governments had handled the novel 
coronavirus pandemic." The exceptions were "the United States and Britain" as in the US, 52% 
"said they thought their government had done poorly," and 54% in Britain said the same. Also 
in the poll, 77% of US responders said that the pandemic "had heightened political divisions," 
while in Spain the response was 59%. The poll was conducted "using nationally representative 
surveys of 14,276 adults from June 10 through Aug. 3." 
One-Third Of Schoolchildren Globally Lack Access To Remote Learning. 
Reuters (8/27, Bhalla) reports "one in three schoolchildren across the world have been unable 
to access remote learning during coronavirus school closures, the U.N. children's agency said on 
Thursday," warning of a "global education emergency." The Washington Post (8/27, Berger, 
Farzan, 14.2M) reports UNICEF also cautioned the real number may be "significantly higher 
than estimated." 
Tourist Spots Offering Remote-Work Visas. 
The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Kamin, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that tourist hot 
spots like Bermuda and Barbados are offering visas to remote workers that allow them to work 
tax-free in the nation. According to the Journal, areas that rely heavily on tourism have been 
hit hard by the pandemic and are looking to draw in long-term visitors to help their economies. 
Passenger Removed From Ryanair Flight After Testing Positive. 
ABC World News TonightVi (8/27, story 6, 0:15, Muir, 6.48M) reported briefly about what it 
called a "coronavirus scare onboard a Ryanair flight overseas. The plane about to take off from 
London to Italy, authorities in Hazmat gear boarding to remove a passenger and companion 
moments after a text message revealed that passenger tested positive. The airline says 
everyone onboard was wearing masks." 
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US Mulls Repercussions For Europeans Over Iran Policy. 
The Washington Free Beacon (8/27, Kredo, 78K) reports, "Multiple European nations' diplomatic 
priorities may be on the line as the Trump administration examines a range of options to 
pressure these countries after their refusal to back the United States in its efforts to expand 
sanctions on Iran, according to current and former U.S. officials." Multiple sources "who spoke 
to the Washington Free Beacon outlined a range of European priorities the administration could 
leverage in this pressure campaign, including a free trade agreement sought by the British, 
increased coordination on Lebanon needed by the French, and a range of items the Germans 
have sought to revive ties with America." 
Sources: Iranian Vessel Loads With Venezuelan Alumina. 
Reuters (8/27, Ramirez, Cohen) reports that "an Iranian-flagged vessel loaded a cargo of 
alumina in Venezuela this month after delivering supplies for an Iranian supermarket in the 
South American nation, three sources familiar with the shipment said." Reuters says it "could 
not determine who the customer for the alumina cargo was, nor where it was destined." 
US, Russia Trade Blame Over Skirmish In Syria. 
Politico (8/27, Seligman, 4.29M) reports that a "top Russian general is blaming the U.S. military 
for a clash in northeast Syria this week that injured four U.S. service members, claiming that 
American troops attempted to block a Russian patrol 'in breach of the existing agreements,' 
according to the Russian embassy." The Russian account, however, "contrasts sharply with a 
Wednesday statement from the White House, which blamed Russia for ramming the vehicle 
carrying coalition troops." 
US Embassy Defends Canada After Navarro Slams Country's Military Service In 
Afghanistan. 
The Hill (8/27, Gstalter, 2.98M) reports the US Embassy in Ottawa on Thursday "issued a rare 
statement praising Canada's military service in Afghanistan after White House trade adviser 
Peter Navarro sharply criticized Canadian policies in a new book." Richard Mills, the Embassy's 
chargé d'affaires, said that the US "deeply values the service and sacrifice of our Canadian 
allies in support of the defense of freedom and global security." The "unusual statement" comes 
after Navarro was quoted in a new book, "The Madman Theory" by CNN's Jim Sciutto, as 
saying, "Were they doing us a favor, or were they brought into the idea they needed to do that 
as part of the global effort against terrorists? I mean, if they were just doing us a favor, maybe 
their government should have been thrown out of office. I mean, every time that a Canadian 
shows up in a uniform, it's doing us a favor? How's that work?" 
Kushner Touts Administration's Mideast Peace Strategy. 
Asked on Politico Playbook (8/27, 4.31M) about the Administration's Mideast peace strategy, 
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner said, "President Trump has laid out a great vision for 
them," including "a proposal on the table for Palestinian state from Israel," which has "never 
been done before in the history of the negotiation." Kushner added, "We've built a full business 
plan that could take their economy and double their GDP, create a new, million new jobs, and 
reduce their poverty by 50%," adding that "if they show courage and if they're willing to take a 
little bit of risk, I think under this President, he's shown that by doing things in an 
unconventional way, incredible things are possible." 
US, China Trade Jibes As Military Tensions Escalate. 
Reuters (8/27, Blanchard) reports the US and China "traded jibes as military tensions grow" 
between the two nations, with Defense Secretary Esper vowing not to "cede an inch" in the 
Pacific and "China saying Washington was risking soldiers' lives." During talks with US allies in 
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Hawaii, Esper said, "To advance the CCP's agenda, the People's Liberation Army continues to 
pursue an aggressive modernisation plan to achieve a world class military by the middle of the 
century." This, he added, "will undoubtedly involve the PLA's provocative behaviour in the South 
and East China Seas, and anywhere else the Chinese government has deemed critical to its 
interests." China's Defense Ministry "shot back," saying "certain U.S. politicians" damaging Sino-
US ties in the run-up to the November election for their own gain. 
The Washington Examiner (8/27, Mahshie, 448K) reports that in Hawaii, Esper "met 
virtually with the chiefs of defense from 29 Pacific nations, and in a public shift, the defense 
secretary has begun to speak of building partnerships with smaller and further dispersed Pacific 
nations." Said Esper, "We are also looking to expand our engagement with new and emerging 
partners throughout South and Southeast Asia. Assisting countries across the region to develop 
their national security policies, strategies, plans, and laws is critical." 
China Fires Missiles Into South China Sea. The New York Times (8/27, Myers, 
Bradsher, 18.61M) reports China on Wednesday "fired a barrage of medium-range missiles 
across considerable distances into the South China Sea, Beijing's latest move to demonstrate its 
strategic dominance and sovereignty over the disputed waters, an American defense official 
said." Senior Col. Wu Qian, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of National Defense, "did not 
mention the missiles on Thursday but confirmed that China had carried out long-planned drills 
over an area that stretched from Qingdao in northeastern China to disputed islands in the 
South China Sea known as the Spratlys." Col. Wu said, "The above exercises are not directed at 
any country." 
The Washington Times (8/27, Glenn, 492K) reports the Chinese maneuvers drew criticism 
Thursday from the Pentagon, which called them "the latest in a long string of actions to assert 
unlawful maritime claims." 
WPost: China Not Interested In Preserving Online "Freedom." The Washington
Post (8/27, 14.2M) editorializes that when China imposed "a sweeping new national security 
law, onlookers wondered whether President Xi Jinping would impose his digital authoritarianism 
on the island state - or whether some sort of compromise would emerge leaving online life less 
free than before, but still free enough to use the word 'freedom:" Now, the Post says, "we have 
an answer: China is not interested in compromise." Hong Kong, it argues, "is the latest frontier 
in a fight over Internet freedom that is occurring around the world." 
Russian Prosecutors Do Not Plan To Investigate Navalny's Suspected Poisoning. 
The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Simmons, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports that Russian 
prosecutors said that they are not planning to investigate the poisoning or illness of Alexei 
Navalny as they have no evidence a crime was committed. 
Trump Has Yet To Condemn Poisoning. The Washington Post (8/27, Taylor, 14.2M) 
reports, "The suspected poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has drawn global 
condemnation" but President Trump "has not added his condemnation to the list." To the Post, 
"Trump's silence is easy fuel for his critics." 
Putin Says Prepared To Help Lukashenko If Belarus Protests Turn Violent. 
The AP (8/27, Karmanau, Isachenkov) reports on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin 
"warned that he stands ready to send police to Belarus if protests there turn violent" and 
"Belarusian police dispersed a protest in the capital with renewed vigor Thursday, detaining 
about 180 people and raising pressure on the opposition." Putin said Belarusian President 
Alexander Lukashenko "asked him to prepare a Russian law enforcement contingent to deploy 
to Belarus if necessary." Putin said, "We have agreed not to use it until the situation starts 
spinning out of control and extremist elements acting under the cover of political slogans cross 
certain borders and engage in banditry and start burning cars, houses and banks or take over 
administrative buildings." 
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The New York Times (8/27, Higgins, 18.61M) called it "an ominous warning...to protesters 
in Belarus not to push too hard to topple their country's embattled president," while the 
Washington Post (8/27, Khurshudyan, 14.2M) calls Putin's statement "the most definitive 
indication that Moscow is backing its longtime ally Lukashenko after nearly three weeks of mass 
protests calling for the strongman's ouster." 
Intelligence Officials Say US To Offer Little Support For Belarusian Protesters. 
TIME (8/27, Walcott, 18.47M) reports that demonstrators in Belarus "can expect little more 
than rhetorical support from the United States, Trump administration officials say." While some 
US diplomats "have argued for imposing sanctions on Lukashenko's regime, U.S. intelligence 
officials have concluded he is likely to remain in power despite this month's allegedly rigged 
election because he retains the support of the leadership of the nation's military, internal 
security, government-controlled news media, and intelligence services." In addition, intelligence 
officials "in the US and Western Europe say, Russia's foreign and military intelligence agencies 
have," in the words of one European official, "thoroughly penetrated or intimidated their 
comrades in Belarus." 
Citing Health, Abe Announces Resignation. 
The New York Times (8/28, Rich, 18.61M) reports Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe 
announced Friday "he will resign because of ill health...just four days after he exceeded the 
record for the longest consecutive run as leader in Japanese history." The Japanese news media 
had been speculating about Abe's health "for weeks, particularly after he significantly dialed 
back public appearances as a new wave of coronavirus infections erupted in clusters throughout 
the country. When Mr. Abe visited a hospital twice in the span of a week, the rumor mill went 
into overdrive." 
EU Leaders Divided Amid Rising Turkish, Greek Tensions. 
The New York Times (8/27, Erlanger, 18.61M) reports that an "escalating dispute between 
Greece and Turkey over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean is fast becoming 
militarized, raising the risks of a clash among NATO allies." German Foreign Minister Heiko 
Maas, "who visited Greece and Turkey this week urging dialogue, warned both governments 
against further military escalation." As Germany tries to mediate, France, Greece, Cyprus and 
Italy are "engaged in military exercises involving ships and planes off the Cypriot coast" to 
"deter Turkey from further energy exploration in disputed waters." 
Mali Coup Leaders Send President Home. 
The New York Times (8/27, Maclean, Diouara, 18.61M) reports that coup leaders in Mali 
released President Ibrahim Boubacar KeIta and "a heavy security escort took Mr. Keita to his 
house in Sebeninkoro, a residential neighborhood of Bamako." 
World Bank Halts Report On National Competitiveness Rankings. 
The Wall Street Journal (8/27, Zumbrun, Subscription Publication, 7.57M) reports the World 
Bank on Thursday announced it is halting publication of its annual report on business 
competitiveness amid concerns about data irregularities. 
THE BIG PICTURE 
Headlines From Today's Front Pages. 
Wall Street Journal: 
RNC 2020: Trump Contrasts 'Two Visions' In Convention Speech
Fed Approves Shift On Inflation Goal, Ushering In Longer Era Of Low Rates 
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Hurricane Laura Exacts Lethal Toll, Causes Widespread Damage 
Walmart Joins Microsoft's Pursuit Of TikTok 
Mission Impossible: Convincing A Polish Town To Let Tom Cruise Destroy Its Bridge 
TikTok's Founder Wonders What Hit Him 
New York Times: 
Trump Heads Into General Election He Casts As A Crusade For Law And Order 
Instead Of Evolving As President, Trump Has Bent The Job To His Will 
TikTok Is Said To Wrestle With Two Competing Offers 
Fed Chair Sets Stage For Longer Periods Of Lower Rates 
Suspect In Kenosha Killings Lionized The Police 
Hurricane Laura Carves Destructive Path Across Louisiana 
One NBA Team Walked Out. A Generation Of Athletes Followed. 
Washington Post: 
Laura Decimates Louisiana As Storm Cuts A Narrow Path 
Unemployed Americans Feel Sting Of Abandonment 
In Prime Time, An Alternate Reality That Bolsters A Flagging Campaign 
Brutal Contest Shaping Up Over Pandemic, Race And The Economy 
Financial Times: 
Russia Ready To Deploy Police In Belarus If Situation Worsens 
Fed To Tolerate Higher Inflation In Policy Shift 
Von der Leyen Confronts Trade Policy Deficit As Hogan Resigns 
Walmart Enters Race For TikTok US With Microsoft Partnership 
Washington Times: 
`People's President': Trump Blasts 'Extreme' Biden, Touts American Comeback 
Biden, Dems Rethink Riots Response As Law-And-Order Message Lifts Trump 
'Two Wholly Different Narratives': RNC Message On Virus A Stark Contrast To Dems 
Critical Shortage: Overburdened Drone Pilots Driven Out Of Air Force, GAO Warns 
Kamala Harris' Marijuana 'Joy' Far Removed From 'Just Say No' 
Kenosha Shooting Fuels Fears Of Vigilante Violence: 'It Doesn't Help' 
Story Lineup From Last Night's Network News: 
ABC: Hurricane Laura; Wisconsin-Jacob Blake Shooting; NBA-Boycott; RNC; Coronavirus-CDC; 
Coronavirus-Ryan Air; Coast Guard-Shark Scare; Texas-Reilience. 
CBS: Hurricane Laura; Hurricane Laura-Death; Wisconsin-Jacob Blake Shooting; NBA-Boycott; 
RNC; Coronavirus-Testing; Georgia-Missing Children; Couple Donates Food From Their Wedding 
To Homeless Shelter. 
NBC: Hurricane Laura; Hurricane Laura-Fire; Hurricane Laura-Preparations; Wisconsin-Jacob 
Blake Shooting; RNC; Biden/Harris-RNC Retort; Coronavirus-CDC; NBA-Boycott; Woman 
Celebrates 102 Birthday. 
Network TV At A Glance: 
Hurricane Laura - 16 minutes, 20 seconds 
RNC - 8 minutes, 25 seconds 
Wisconsin-Jacob Blake Shooting - 6 minutes, 55 seconds 
NBA-Boycott - 6 minutes, 05 seconds 
Coronavirus - 6 minutes, 0 seconds 
Story Lineup From This Morning's Radio News Broadcasts: 
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ABC: RNC-Trump; RNC-Ivanka Trump; RNC-Ben Carson; DC-Protesters; Wisconsin-Jacob Blake 
Shooting; Hurricane Laura. 
CBS: RNC-Trump; Hurricane Laura; Wisconsin-Jacob Blake Shooting; Tennis Star-Boycott; 
Florida-Prisoner Released. 
FOX: RNC-Trump; Sen. Harris-Trump Criticism; Hurricane Laura; Stocks. 
NPR: RNC-Trump; RNC-Themes; Wisconsin-Jacob Blake Shooting; Hurricane Laura. 
WASHINGTON'S SCHEDULE 
Today's Events In Washington. 
White House: 
• President Trump — Delivers remarks in Manchester, NH 
• Vice President Pence — Speaks at Workers for Trump event 
US Senate: 
• Senate convenes for  pro forma session - Senate convenes for pro forma session * Chamber 
on recess from 7 Aug - 8 Sep 
Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC; 2:00 PM 
US House: 
• House meets in  pro forma session — House of Representatives meets in pro forma session * 
Chamber on recess from 31 Jul - 7 Sep 
Location: U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC; 9:00 AM 
• House Homeland Security Committee virtual hearing on 'Ensuring Every Vote Counts' -
Virtual hearing on 'Protecting America's Democracy: Ensuring Every Vote Counts', with 
testimony from Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson; American Postal Workers Union 
President Mark Dimondstein; Democracy Fund Senior Advisor for Elections Tammy Patrick; 
and Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams; 12:00 PM 
• Economic Opportunity Subcommittee oversight hearing on Coordinating Transition 
Resources'; 1:00 PM 
• Hearing on 'Voting Safely In A Pandemic', held via Cisco Webex; 1:00 PM 
Cabinet Officers: 
• Secretary of State Pompeo concludes Israel / Sudan / Bahrain / United Arab Emirates / 
Oman trip - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo concludes trip to Israel, Sudan, Bahrain, the 
United Arab Emirates, and Oman, with agenda including meeting Israeli Prime Minister 
Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss 'regional security issues related to Iran's malicious 
influence, establishing and deepening Israel's relationships in the region, and cooperation in 
protecting the U.S. and Israeli economies from malign investors'; meeting Sudanese Prime 
Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Sovereign Council Chair General Abdel Fattah el-Burhan to 
discuss continued U.S. support for the civilian-led transitional govt and support for 
deepening the Sudan-Israel relationship; meeting Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin 
Hamad Al Khalifa; meeting Emirati Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister 
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan to discuss the Abraham Accords agreement with Israel 
and other regional issues; and meeting Omani Sultan Haitham bin Tarik Al Said 'to promote 
unity among the Gulf Cooperation Council' 
Visitors: 
• No visitors scheduled 
This Town: 
• 'Get Your Knee Off Our Necks' Commitment March on Washington - 'Get Your Knee Off Our 
Necks' Commitment March on Washington, organized by the National Action Network and 
the family of George Floyd to demonstrate their 'commitment to fighting for policing and 
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criminal justice'. The march, which takes place on the 57th anniversary of the March on 
Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, was announced by 
National Action Network founder and President Rev. Al Sharpton during a memorial service 
for Floyd, whose 25 May death while in police custody in Minneapolis led to protests around 
the world. Speakers include the families of Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Eric Gamer 
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• USCC call on Hurricane Laura and California wildfires - `Hurricane Laura and Califomia 
Wildfires Coordination Call' hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, with partners who 
have been directly impacted and are actively responding assessing the damages from these 
recent events and discuss how sheltering needs are being managed under coronavirus 
(COVID-19) restrictions; 1:00 PM 
• Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Awards - 2020 Secretary of Defense 
Employer Support Freedom Award ceremony, for the highest honor given by the U.S. Govt 
to employers for support of National Guard and Reserve employees 
Location: The Pentagon, Arlington, VA 
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