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11:40 AM ET, September 11, 2020

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CNN:
Kayleigh McEnany has crossed a line  —  Joe Lockhart is a CNN political analyst.  He was the White House press secretary from 1998-2000 in President Bill Clinton's administration.  He co-hosts the podcast “Words Matter.”  The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own.  View more opinion at CNN.
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Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Bret Baier Shuts Down Trump Campaign Spokesperson's Lies About Woodward Tapes  —  “He was not saying the same things publicly that he was privately to Bob Woodward,” Fox News anchor Bret Baier said, correcting his guest's attempt to rewrite history.  —  When Fox News isn't running cover …
Wall Street Journal:
Woodward's Non-Revelation  —  There's no need for the tell-all books.  Trump tells us every day.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  The books professing dark revelations about President Trump appear to be lined up from here to Election Day, like aircraft heading into LaGuardia.
Discussion: Raw Story
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:   Why Trump talked, though he feared an ‘atrocious’ book from Woodward
Andrea Shalal / Reuters:
Trump predicts victory in election battleground Michigan as thousands defy coronavirus safety rules
Michael McAuliff / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration secretly withheld millions from FDNY 9/11 health program  —  The Trump administration has secretly siphoned nearly $4 million away from a program that tracks and treats FDNY firefighters and medics suffering from 9/11 related illnesses, the Daily News has learned.
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Lauren Lantry / ABC News:
Ceremonies marking 9/11 look much different due to pandemic  —  Nearly 3,000 lives were lost on 9/11.  191,000 Americans have died from COVID-19.  —  Nineteen years ago Friday, nearly 3,000 American lives were lost when planes were hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center in New York …
Ashley Rodriguez / THE CITY:
How Many 9/11 Survivors Have Died of COVID-19?  At Least 42 — and Likely Many More  —  9/11 survivors who died from the coronavirus.  Photos courtesy of family, NYPD, FDNY and Governor Phil Murphy's Office … Michael Field arrived at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, shortly after the terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers.
Discussion: New York Post
Detroit Free Press:
Trump makes wild claims about revitalizing auto industry at Michigan rally  —  FREELAND, Mich. — President Donald Trump made wildly inaccurate claims at a rally outside Saginaw on Thursday night, suggesting he has revitalized auto manufacturing in the state when it actually lost jobs even before coronavirus hit in March.
Chris Brennan / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Tom Ridge to Trump: You're wrong about voter fraud  —  Tom Ridge has been a member of the U.S. House, governor of Pennsylvania, and the first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.  He has also been a Republican much longer than President Donald Trump.
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jsonline:
Wisconsin Supreme Court says mailing of absentee ballots should be halted while Green Party lawsuit is considered
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
USA Today:
New York Times reporter removed from Trump rally after showing people without masks  —  DETROIT — Kathleen Gray, a longtime political reporter for the Detroit Free Press who now works for the New York Times, said she was removed from President Donald Trump's Michigan rally on Thursday …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
NIH director: 'I'm pretty puzzled and rather disheartened' by Trump rally  —  Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, said Thursday he was “pretty puzzled” and “rather disheartened” by President Donald Trump's crowded campaign rally in Michigan …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Has Bragged to Advisers That He Likely Stopped a Second COVID Wave  —  As the president boasts about crushing the virus, his team is struggling to figure out how to handle a resurgence and acknowledging a vaccine may not be too close.  —  In the last month, President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Raw Story
Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Have Pollsters Figured Out How to Poll the Midwest?  —  In 2016, as I was preparing to write my “Why Hillary Will Win” piece, I decided to have my able then-assistant, David Byler (now of Washington Post fame), do a bit of research.  His job was to look up the share of the electorate …
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
The Children of 9/11 Are About to Vote  —  Twins Arie and Aidan Hiester were born in Indianapolis right around 9 a.m. ET, on September 11, 2001, in between the first crash at the World Trade Center and the moment that a second airliner roared onto TV screens across the country and hit the South Tower.
Faye Flam / Bloomberg:
‘Follow the Science’ Isn't a Covid-19 Strategy  —  Policy makers can follow the same facts to different conclusions.  —  Anyone observing President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. would have good reason to wonder if his administration ever had much of a strategy for handling it.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and ABC News
Jordan Libowitz / CREW:
CREW Files FEC Complaint Against Louis DeJoy  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Washington- Louis DeJoy orchestrated an illegal straw donor scheme to help elect Republicans, according to a complaint filed today by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) with the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
Wall Street Journal:
NYSE Signals It Will Exit New Jersey if State Taxes Stock Trades  —  New York Stock Exchange will temporarily run one exchange from Chicago to show its readiness to move  —  The New York Stock Exchange is signaling that it will move its electronic trading systems out of New Jersey …
Isolde Walters / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: CEO is caught on security camera mercilessly beating his four-month-old puppy named Beachy, grabbing the whimpering dog by the throat and slapping it around at his Santa Monica condo  — CEO Jeffrey Previte was caught on security camera thrashing his defenseless pup Beachy and grabbing the whimpering hound by the throat
Discussion: TMZ.com and Conservative Review
Quint Forgey / Politico:
'We'll put them down very quickly': Trump threatens to quash election night riots  —  President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to “put ... down very quickly” riots on election night should aggrieved Democrats take to the streets in the wake of his potential victory.
Washington Post:
Deepfakes are coming for American democracy.  Here's how we can prepare.  —  Clint Watts is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy.  Tim Hwang is the program chair of COGSEC, a conference focusing …
Steve Beynon / Stars & Stripes:
Biden says US must maintain small force in Middle East, has no plans for major Defense cuts  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden said Thursday that he supports drawing down troops in the Middle East but if elected president would keep a small force there to prevent extremists …
BuzzFeed News:
When They Came To An Oregon Town To Take Pictures Of The Fires, Armed Locals Thought They Were Antifa Arsonists  —  Gabriel Trumbly, a Portland videographer who has spent roughly 90 of the past 100 days capturing the protests, wanted to take footage of the forest fires raging in Oregon.
Discussion: The Intercept
Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Trump's Businesses Raked In $1.9 Billion Of Revenue During His First Three Years In Office  —  An adaptation from White House, Inc: How Donald Trump Turned the Presidency into a Business by Dan Alexander.  —  Donald Trump never really got out of business.  Sure, he handed day-to-day management …
John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The Left Is Setting The Stage For A Coup If Trump Wins  —  Under the guise of planning for right-wing violence if Trump loses, Democrats are gaming out how to steal the election if Trump wins.  —  It's been hard to miss the steady drumbeat of articles and think-pieces over the past few months …
Discussion: NPR, Real Clear Politics and Breitbart
Bob Brigham / Raw Story:
Missouri blasted as ‘classless trash’ after NFL Chiefs fans started booing during moment of silence for racial equality  —  Fans of the Kansas City Chiefs were harshly criticized on Thursday after fans started booing as the team locked arms with the Houston Texans for racial equality …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Democrats build big edge in early voting  —  Democrats are amassing an enormous lead in early voting, alarming Republicans who worry they'll need to orchestrate a huge Election Day turnout during a deadly coronavirus outbreak to answer the surge.  —  The Democratic dominance spreads across …
Olivia Rubin / ABC News:
Record number of absentee ballots requested in key swing states  —  Election officials in Ohio and Michigan said they're flooded with requests.  —  State election officials in Michigan and Ohio — two major swing states — said they've already received a record-breaking number of requests …
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Joe Biden Did Not Have the Guts to Get Osama bin Laden  —  When the time came for a gutsy call, the vice president said 'don't go.'  —  oe Biden wants to run on Barack Obama's record.  Obama himself, speaking at the Democratic convention last month, glossed over Biden's own record …
Discussion: Conservative Review
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon rescinding order to shutter Stars and Stripes paper  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department is rescinding its order to shut down the military's independent newspaper, Stars and Stripes, in the wake of a tweet late last week by President Donald Trump vowing to continue funding the paper.
Washington Post:
Republican worries rise as Trump campaign pulls back from television advertising  —  Fearing a coming cash crunch, President Trump's campaign has pulled back from television advertising over the last month, ceding to Democratic nominee Joe Biden a huge advantage in key states and sparking disagreements …
 
 
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Jason Whitlock / OutKick:
COVID-19 And BLM Canceled The Joy Of Patrick Mahomes And Deshaun Watson
Joe Scarborough / Washington Post:
Trump is destroying the Republican Party. Why won't any of his peers speak up?
Discussion: Raw Story and Los Angeles Times
Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Proclamation on Patriot Day, 2020  —  In 2001, our Nation, united under God …
Discussion: Breitbart and Mediaite
Hannah Gilberstadt / Pew Research Center:
Voters' Attitudes About Race and Gender Are Even More Divided Than in 2016
Andrew Atterbury / Politico:
Florida schools defy DeSantis order to keep virus stats under wraps
Discussion: Florida Politics
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Cdcmmwr / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Community and Close Contact Exposures Associated with COVID-19 Among Symptomatic Adults ≥18 Years in 11 Outpatient Health Care Facilities — United States, July 2020
Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
UK, France and Germany agree to reject US demand for Iran snapback sanctions
Discussion: TASS
Orlando Sentinel:
Florida to reopen bars starting Monday after monthslong COVID-19 shutdown
Greg Jaffe / Washington Post:
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Liam Scott / Voice of America:
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UnHerd:
Scientific American EIC Laura Helmuth is stepping down, following criticism for her social media posts suggesting Trump voters were racist, sexist, and fascist

 
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