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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Times:
How Has Donald Trump Survived? — DONALD TRUMP V. THE UNITED STATES — Inside the Struggle to Stop a President — When a Republican-led Senate committee issued a nearly 1,000-page report in mid-August that detailed the prodigious extent of the contacts between Russian officials and members …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump mulled “settling” with Mueller amid Russia investigation — One of the crazy nuggets in a deeply reported book by the N.Y. Times' Michael Schmidt — “Donald Trump v. the United States,” out tomorrow — is that President Trump mulled the idea of “settling” with special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Biden: Trump is “rooting for chaos” — Joe Biden on Monday gave his most forceful counterargument to President Trump on the issue of law and order, arguing in Pittsburgh there would be more violence in America if the president is re-elected. — What he's saying: “You know me. You know my heart.
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Eric Bradner / CNN:
Biden condemns violence and asks if Americans ‘really feel safe under Donald Trump’
Biden condemns violence and asks if Americans ‘really feel safe under Donald Trump’
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Biden blames Trump for “stoking violence in our cities” in Pittsburgh speech
Biden blames Trump for “stoking violence in our cities” in Pittsburgh speech
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Biden, Denouncing Violence, Will Challenge Trump's Leadership in Speech
2020 Election Live Updates: Biden, Denouncing Violence, Will Challenge Trump's Leadership in Speech
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent
In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Biden criticizes violence while blaming Trump for fomenting it
Biden criticizes violence while blaming Trump for fomenting it
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Leo Shane III / Military Times:
As Trump's popularity slips in latest Military Times poll, more troops say they'll vote for Biden — The latest Military Times poll shows a continued decline in active-duty service members' views of President Donald Trump and a slight but significant preference for former Vice President Joe Biden …
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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Man under investigation in fatal shooting after pro-Trump rally allegedly took loaded gun to earlier Portland protest — A 48-year-old man who was accused of carrying a loaded gun at an earlier downtown Portland protest is under investigation in the fatal shooting Saturday night of a right-wing demonstrator after a pro-Trump rally.
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Man suspected in deadly Portland shooting calls himself ‘100% ANTIFA’ — An ex-military man who calls himself “100% ANTIFA” and ready for “war” is being investigated over the death of Aaron “Jay” Danielson, a “supporter” of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group who was part of a caravan …
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
White House privately warned states of Covid-19 ‘red zone’ threat, records show — Senior Trump administration officials in June privately warned seven states about dangerous coronavirus outbreaks that put them in the highest risk “red zone” while publicly dismissing concerns about a second wave of Covid-19 …
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House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis:
Select Subcommittee Releases Eight Weeks Of Coronavirus Task Force Reports Kept Secret By The White House — Reports Contradict the President's Repeated False Statements — Washington, D.C. (August 31, 2020) — Today, Rep. James E. Clyburn, Chairman of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis …
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
White House ignored warnings as it pushed for reopenings, newly released coronavirus task force reports show
White House ignored warnings as it pushed for reopenings, newly released coronavirus task force reports show
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Raw Story
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Swift Boat mastermind to launch massive super PAC to boost Trump — Senior Republicans are launching a massive super PAC this week to bolster Donald Trump's reelection in the final stretch of the campaign — a move that comes as the president has been pummeled by Joe Biden on TV.
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NBC News:
Poll: Third party voters from 2016 are backing Biden 2-to-1
Poll: Third party voters from 2016 are backing Biden 2-to-1
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The Hill, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA and Slate
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
PPP Poll: Georgia's a toss-up in White House race
PPP Poll: Georgia's a toss-up in White House race
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Political Wire
Washington Post:
New Trump pandemic adviser pushes controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategy, worrying public health officials — One of President Trump's top medical advisers is urging the White House to embrace a controversial “herd immunity” strategy to combat the pandemic, which would entail allowing …
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Media Matters for America, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Vanity Fair, Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, Daily Kos and Political Wire
Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn case does not have to be immediately dismissed, appeals court rules — A federal judge can scrutinize the Justice Department's decision to drop the criminal case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Monday …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Appeals court denies Michael Flynn's request to immediately drop case
Appeals court denies Michael Flynn's request to immediately drop case
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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Court Denies Flynn's Bid to End Case and Renews Fight Over McGahn Subpoena
Court Denies Flynn's Bid to End Case and Renews Fight Over McGahn Subpoena
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Washington Post, Mother Jones, New York Post and UPI
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
From students to our coach, one last huge hug for Big John Thompson — From the front row of the Seattle Kingdome on April 2, 1984, Georgetown students felt like we too were being hugged by John Thompson Jr. — First, the huge coach hugged Fred Brown, the hug that brought a great story full circle.
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Liz Clarke / Washington Post:
John Thompson, coach who built Georgetown basketball into national power, dies at 78
John Thompson, coach who built Georgetown basketball into national power, dies at 78
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Barr's removal of career national security official, weeks before election, raises concerns — A little-known office in the Justice Department has lost its long-time chief. — Current and former national security officials are raising concerns over Attorney General William Barr's recent decision …
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Judge rules Georgia ballots mailed by Election Day must be counted — A federal judge on Monday extended the deadline for absentee ballots to be returned in Georgia, ruling that they must be counted if postmarked by Election Day and delivered up to three days afterward.
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Political Wire and The Hill
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump campaign accepts donations from neo-Nazi leader — In 2017, Trump famously described participants in a white supremacist march as “very fine people.” Now, as the 2020 presidential campaign barrels toward its conclusion, the Trump campaign is accepting thousands in donations …
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
House Oversight Panel Prepares to Issue a Subpoena to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy — Democrats are concerned mail delays will affect voting in the election during the coronavirus pandemic — WASHINGTON—The House Oversight Committee plans to subpoena Postmaster General Louis DeJoy …
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Mike Levine / ABC News:
Melania's ex-friend: Trump family tainted by ‘deceit, deception’ — “It was amateur hour then, and it's amateur hour now.” — A former adviser and close friend of first lady Melania Trump's is now blasting the entire Trump family as a callous clan tainted by “deceit” and “deception,” …
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Wall Street Journal:
How Trump Sowed Covid Supply Chaos. ‘Try Getting it Yourselves.’ — A landmark White House move left states to secure medical equipment themselves, causing problems that still haven't abated — Sergio Melgar, the chief financial officer for the largest health-care system in central Massachusetts …
Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Zombie’ Herman Cain Tweets That Coronavirus ‘Not As Deadly’ As Media Said — The former presidential candidate died of the virus in July, but his family continues to tweet conspiracy theories from his account. — The Twitter account formerly used by the late Herman Cain fired off …
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Randall Roberts / Los Angeles Times:
Mark Mothersbaugh nearly died from COVID-19. FaceTiming with his family kept him alive — As Mark Mothersbaugh lay in a Cedars-Sinai hospital bed in early June after contracting the novel coronavirus, a ventilator tube snaking into his throat to help him breathe, the Devo cofounder …
Bridget Read / The Cut:
The Eco-Yogi Slumlords of Brooklyn How did a couple who built an empire of yoga studios and homes with “living walls” end up as pandemic villains? — The battle of 1214 Dean Street commenced on a warm afternoon in early July. Angie Martinez, a 24-year-old Brooklyn native and barista …