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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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Reason and The Federalist
Andy Ngo / The Post Millennial:
‘I am 100% Antifa’: Alleged Portland shooter was previously arrested—and released—for bringing illegal loaded gun to a riot — The man being investigated by police in the fatal shooting of a Trump supporter in Portland identifies as Antifa and is an ardent Black Lives Matter supporter.
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The Gateway Pundit, Big League Politics and Twitchy
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
BLM ‘activists’ celebrated as Trump supporter was killed
BLM ‘activists’ celebrated as Trump supporter was killed
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The US Sun, Washington Times, Raw Story, WCCO | CBS Minnesota, Townhall and TheBlaze
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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The Guardian, The Hill, Axios, Raw Story, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA, Washington Times, Political Wire and Bloomberg
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, Talking Points Memo, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Political Wire
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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The Hill, The Daily Caller, Just The News, Raw Story and Political Wire
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NBC News:
Poll: Third party voters from 2016 are backing Biden 2-to-1 — WASHINGTON — One of the major differences between 2016 and 2020 is that this year's presidential contest features a smaller third-party vote than four years ago, and Gary Johnson/Jill Stein voters from 2016 are breaking more toward Joe Biden than they are Donald Trump.
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POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Axios and The Hill
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
PPP Poll: Georgia's a toss-up in White House race — Also: Most Democrats plan to vote early — A poll commissioned by Stacey Abrams' voting rights group found President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are neck-and-neck in Georgia and that most Democrats plan to vote early rather than cast their ballots on Election Day.
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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 — The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an 8-2 ruling on Monday denying former national security adviser Michael Flynn's petition to force a federal judge to immediately drop his criminal case, as requested by the Justice Department.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge can move forward with Flynn hearing, appeals court says
Judge can move forward with Flynn hearing, appeals court says
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NBC News
Bloomberg:
Trump to Talk Civil Unrest With Barr, Wolf Before Kenosha Trip — Wisconsin governor has asked president not to visit city — Cuccinelli says Homeland Security agents ready for deployment — President Donald Trump will discuss civil unrest with the government's top law enforcement officials …
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ABC News and Political Wire
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Associated Press:
In Pittsburgh, Biden to blame Trump for violence nationwide
In Pittsburgh, Biden to blame Trump for violence nationwide
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Washington Times, KTLA, The Hill, Bloomberg, Breitbart, DCReport.org, Forbes, The US Sun and NBC News
Russell Contreras / Associated Press:
Ailing Kenosha on edge as Trump visit looms amid tensions
Ailing Kenosha on edge as Trump visit looms amid tensions
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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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Gothamist, Mediaite and Political Wire
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CNN:
Twitter removes QAnon supporter's false claim about coronavirus death statistics that Trump had retweeted
Twitter removes QAnon supporter's false claim about coronavirus death statistics that Trump had retweeted
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Mercury News, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, The Post Millennial, No More Mister Nice Blog, Outside the Beltway, KOIN-TV, Reason, OutKick, Townhall and Twitchy
Jack Davis / The Western Journal:
CDC Now Says 94% of COVID Deaths Had an Underlying Condition
CDC Now Says 94% of COVID Deaths Had an Underlying Condition
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NPR, Activist Mommy, The US Sun, Informed Comment, Axios, The Gateway Pundit and KCLO-TV
Ben Smith / New York Times:
I'm Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can't Defend Him. — He's one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades, but he's shadowed by a 1994 magazine cover story that claimed to show a link between race and I.Q. — PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — The only restaurant open late …
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Columbia Journalism Review and Outside the Beltway, more at Mediagazer »
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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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump offered FBI director job to John Kelly, asked for loyalty
Trump offered FBI director job to John Kelly, asked for loyalty
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Vanity Fair, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Raw Story and CANNONFIRE
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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Political Wire
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent — Edward Markey, 74, entered Congress before Joseph Kennedy III was born. But in their Senate race he has harnessed the energy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the ascendant left, much to Mr. Kennedy's frustration.
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Fox News and Financial Times
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Liz Clarke / Washington Post:
John Thompson, coach who built Georgetown basketball into national power, dies at 78 — John Thompson, the Washington native who elevated Georgetown University basketball to national prominence, earned Hall of Fame honors and carved a place in history as the first African American coach …
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USA Today:
Don't get too excited about Biden's lead in the polls: a close election is dangerous — Imagine how you will feel on January 20, 2021 watching Donald Trump getting sworn in for a second term. Many of those arrayed around him on the dais on the West Front of the Capitol are familiar faces …
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Wall Street Journal and Breitbart
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 …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Voice of America Journalists: New CEO Endangers Reporters, Harms U.S. Aims — A group of veteran journalists for the Voice of America delivered a letter of protest Monday denouncing their parent agency's new CEO, Michael Pack, and alleging Pack's remarks in a recent interview prove …
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Associated Press and Axios, more at Mediagazer »
Ben White / Politico:
Trump tries to dance around a devastating backdrop — In the nine weeks left in the 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump has an especially daunting task: Convince a skeptical American public that the coronavirus-ravaged U.S. economy is actually roaring back and will soon return to the status …
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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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Biden's edge — The Cook Political Report's Amy Walter shows, in a piece that's well worth your time, that President Trump is trailing “not because he's losing his 2016 base, but because he has never expanded beyond it.” — By the numbers: Walter dug into the most recent national poll …
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Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Globes Online:
Sheldon Adelson set to buy US Ambassador's Herzliya home — The US billionaire is in advanced talks to buy the residence for NIS 300 million, which would make it Israel's most expensive home. — Exclusive: US billionaire Sheldon Adelson is in advanced talks to buy the US Ambassador …
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Why Kenosha Police Officers' Use Of Force On Jacob Blake Was Justified — Most people have no understanding of what constitutes ‘reasonable force’ for police. Yes, it sometimes includes shooting a man, in broad daylight, in the back seven times. — A week ago Sunday …
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The Nation and Fox News
Jane Calderwood / Portsmouth Herald:
OPINION/GUEST VIEW: I can no longer support Sen. Susan Collins — I was raised to believe I should cast my vote for the person with the best ideas, regardless of their party. My father took me down to Bangor City Hall when I turned 18 to get me registered to vote.