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Bloomberg:
Trump Weighs Putting Up to $100 Million of His Cash Into Race  — Discussions follow heavy spending by campaign earlier in year  — Biden reported record $365 million fundraising haul in August  —  President Donald Trump has discussed spending as much as $100 million of his own money …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Politico:
The 8 states where 2020 will be won or lost: A POLITICO deep dive  —  Within each of these swing states, the roadmap ahead for President Donald Trump and Joe Biden is clear.  Polling, however, is not.  —  POLITICO Illustration  —  Minnesota's Iron Range.  Wisconsin's “WOW” counties.
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Trump to announce SCOTUS list as early as Wednesday  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  HAPPY BEGINNING TO THE END of the summer 2020 — did it even happen at all? — and thanks to Blake Hounshell for taking the wheel for a few days.  —  NEW ... TWO WHITE HOUSE HAPPENINGS for your radar …
Stephen Rodrick / Rolling Stone:
Michael Cohen Says Sorry.  (And That His Ex Boss Is an Asshole)  —  Michael Cohen is making the rounds, well, as much as one can make the rounds while under house arrest in Manhattan.  His book Disloyal is out today and it's already lurking near Amazon's Top Ten based on leaks to the Washington Post and Associated Press.
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Michael Cohen explains why Trump likes Putin, and what Trump really thinks of his supporters
Anastasia Tsioulcas / NPR:
Trump Fired A ‘Faux-Bama,’ Michael Cohen Says In Tell-All Memoir
Discussion: Raw Story and UPI
Isaac Stone Fish / Washington Post:
Why Disney's new ‘Mulan’ is a scandal  —  The most devastating part of “Mulan,” Disney's much-anticipated live-action remake of the 1998 animated film, isn't the story.  It's the credits.  The film retells the ancient Chinese tale of Hua Mulan, a filial daughter who dresses as a man to join the army …
Yael Halon / Fox News:
John Bolton denies claim Trump disparaged fallen American soldiers in France: ‘Simply false’  —  ‘The main issue was whether or not weather conditions permitted the president to go’  —  Former national security adviser John Bolton disputed the main thesis of The Atlantic's recent report alleging …
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Christopher Bedford / The Federalist:   3 Crucial Breakdowns In Journalistic Standards That Explain The Atlantic's Trump Political Hit Piece
CBS News:
Probe launched after bags of mail dumped in 2 spots in L.A. area  —  An investigation was underway after surveillance video captured bags of mail being dumped in the parking lot of a Glendale spa, CBS Los Angeles reports.  The video, taken outside of 7Q salon, shows a Budget box truck backed into the parking lot.
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CNN:
Video shows USPS mail being dumped in a California parking lot. A postal union says USPS employees weren't involved
Discussion: Breitbart
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
The Left Secretly Preps for MAGA Violence After Election Day  —  DOOMSDAY SCENARIOS  —  The progressive coalition Fight Back Table has been meeting to game out what happens if Joe Biden doesn't win by a landslide.  It's not pretty.  —  Last week, a coalition of leading progressive groups gathered …
CNN:
Trump launches unprecedented attack on military leadership he appointed  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump launched an unprecedented public attack against the leadership of the US military on Monday, accusing them of waging wars to boost the profits of defense manufacturing companies.
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Trump says Pentagon chiefs are accommodating weapons makers
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:   ‘Unprecedented public attack’: Widespread shock as Trump blasts the Pentagon — from the White House
Gray Rohrer / Orlando Sentinel:
DeSantis itching to reopen just about everything but Florida's government  —  TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to reopen Florida to help the state emerge from the coronavirus shutdown, but the government he oversees remains largely closed.  —  There hasn't been an in-person Cabinet meeting since February.
Kanye West / TMZ.com:
President Trump Autographed Bible for Sale  —  Here's a shocker for 54 percent of the country ... President Trump opened a Bible (that's not the shocker), signed his name in it, and now the good book could now be worth nearly $40k.  There it is.  —  Yes, as Trump would almost certainly put it …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
House Oversight Committee will investigate Louis DeJoy following claims he pressured employees to make campaign donations  —  House Democrats are launching an investigation of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and called for his immediate suspension following accusations that he reimbursed former employees …
Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
‘Not The Same Joe Biden’: White House Stenographer Says Former VP's ‘Mental Acuity’ Has Deteriorated  —  Joe Biden's former White House stenographer said the vice president's public speaking ability has deteriorated significantly since leaving office to the point where he's “not the same Joe Biden.”
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Something's Happening Here: Democrats laying foundation for action with their post-Election Day doomsday warnings  —  In Politico interview, Bernie leaves open the option of calling his supporters into the streets.  —  Democrats are setting the stage for something, what it is isn't yet exactly clear.
Discussion: Redstate and Politico
Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Several deaths have been connected to protests, but the story is more complicated  —  Personal disputes and looting linked to some of the deaths.  —  The images are stark — people clashing with police, buildings on fire, vandalism, shootings and even killings.
John Ismay / New York Times:
At Least 37 Million People Have Been Displaced by America's War on Terror  —  A new report calculates the number of people who fled because of wars fought by the United States since Sept. 11, 2001.  —  At least 37 million people have been displaced as a direct result of the wars fought …
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
A battleground haunted by the ghosts of 2016  —  KENOSHA — Republicans here admit they're battling intense energy on the Democratic side.  After a dropoff in turnout four years ago, Democrats came roaring back in the 2018 midterms and held strong in this year's local elections.
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New York Times:
Pence and Harris Vie for Wisconsin as Trump Vents From the White House
Evan Walker / Surveys:
Missouri Statewide General Election Survey Results  —  We Ask America, a nationally recognized polling firm, today released its second statewide survey analyzing the Missouri Presidential and Gubernatorial races this November and gauged voters' attitudes toward protesting that has occurred in cities across the country.
Naomi Kresge / Bloomberg:
Drugmakers Pledge to Avoid Safety Shortcuts on Covid Vaccine  — Companies will wait for key data to seek marketing approval  — Merck, Pfizer, Glaxo say patient safety is “top priority”  —  Drugmakers racing to produce Covid-19 vaccines pledged to avoid shortcuts on science as they face pressure to rush a shot to market.
 
 
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's Net Worth Drops $600 Million In A Year To $2.5 Billion
Discussion: Political Wire and The Hill
Eugene Robinson / Washington Post:
Trump is shouting his racism. He must be stopped.
Richard Wolffe / The Guardian:
John Kerry on Biden's foreign policy: 'He'd never lavish praise on dictators'
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Trump's Kosovo show: No big deal
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How Covid-19 made New Jersey's Phil Murphy the most powerful governor in America
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Tax the Ultrarich? Cuomo Resists, Even With a $14 Billion Budget Gap
Mike Florio / ProFootballTalk:
As season approaches, there's been zero interest in Colin Kaepernick
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US Ambassador to rent Herzliya residence from Adelson
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Workers Reveal Disney Is Covering Up Its COVID Cases
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