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New York Times:
How Trump's Billion-Dollar Campaign Lost Its Cash Advantage — Five months ago, President Trump's re-election campaign had a huge financial edge over Joseph R. Biden Jr.'s. The Times conducted an extensive review of how the Trump team spent lavishly to show how that advantage evaporated.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Trump doubles down on crime message as polls suggest it's a risky gamble
Trump doubles down on crime message as polls suggest it's a risky gamble
Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Michael Cohen explains why Trump likes Putin, and what Trump really thinks of his supporters — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is an authoritarian, racist sexual predator, according to a new book by his former lawyer and confidant, who says Trump admires ruthless dictators and openly mocks …
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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.
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Cohen calls Trump ‘cult leader’ ahead of book release
Cohen calls Trump ‘cult leader’ ahead of book release
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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 …
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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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CNN:
Video shows USPS mail being dumped in a California parking lot. A postal union says USPS employees weren't involved — CNN obtained surveillance video from a Glendale, California, spa showing bags of mail being dumped in a parking lot earlier this month — (CNN)Bags of mail were dumped …
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Politico:
Senate returns with a path to nowhere on coronavirus aid — The Senate returns from its August recess Tuesday with no signs of progress on a new coronavirus relief package — and only days to reach a deal before lawmakers head back home to campaign. — Despite weeks of high-level talks between …
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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
Trump says Pentagon chiefs are accommodating weapons makers
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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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.
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's Net Worth Drops $600 Million In A Year To $2.5 Billion — Senior editor at Forbes, covering Donald Trump's business.
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Political Wire, The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
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 …
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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.
Jason Koebler / VICE:
Hundreds of Americans Planted ‘Chinese Mystery Seeds’ — What I learned by reading thousands of internal emails about the Chinese mystery seeds. — Jason Koebler — In late July, America was briefly enthralled with “Unsolicited Seeds from China,” which started showing up in mailboxes in all 50 states.
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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.”
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 …
Ben Quinn / The Guardian:
Julian Assange warned by judge after outburst during extradition trial — WikiLeaks founder told he faces removal after interjection during lawyers' exchange — Julian Assange has been warned by the judge in his extradition case that he could be removed from court with the case continuing …
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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.
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.
Wall Street Journal:
Will Courts Pick the Next President? — If the election is close, the fallout could make Bush v. Gore look like an ice-cream social. — By The Editorial Board — Georgia's voting deadline is unambiguous: Absentee ballots are due when the polls close on Election Day.