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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 …
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Wall Street Journal:
Woodward's Non-Revelation — There's no need for the tell-all books. Trump tells us every day.
Woodward's Non-Revelation — There's no need for the tell-all books. Trump tells us every day.
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Raw Story
Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Why Trump talked, though he feared an ‘atrocious’ book from Woodward
Why Trump talked, though he feared an ‘atrocious’ book from Woodward
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The Nation
William Saletan / Slate:
Trump's Excuse for His Coronavirus Lies Is Even More Incriminating
Trump's Excuse for His Coronavirus Lies Is Even More Incriminating
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The Daily Caller, Spectator USA, The Signorile Report and Raw Story
Susan Glasser / New Yorker:
Bob Woodward Finally Got Trump to Tell the Truth About COVID-19
Bob Woodward Finally Got Trump to Tell the Truth About COVID-19
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Raw Story, Bangor Daily News, Los Angeles Times and New York Times
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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James Hohmann / Washington Post:
The Daily 202: Taliban prisoners linked to killing U.S. troops are released ahead of 9/11 anniversary
The Daily 202: Taliban prisoners linked to killing U.S. troops are released ahead of 9/11 anniversary
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Defense One, Just The News and One America News Network
Ashley Rodriguez / THE CITY:
How Many 9/11 Survivors Have Died of COVID-19? At Least 42 — and Likely Many More
How Many 9/11 Survivors Have Died of COVID-19? At Least 42 — and Likely Many More
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New York Post
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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The White House, New York Magazine and The Bulwark
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
For a President Who ‘Needs to Touch the Flame,’ Bob Woodward Was Irresistible
For a President Who ‘Needs to Touch the Flame,’ Bob Woodward Was Irresistible
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans scramble to contain fallout from Woodward bombshell
Senate Republicans scramble to contain fallout from Woodward bombshell
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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.
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Julie Kelly / American Greatness:
The Resistance War Games a Post-Election Civil War … Consider yourselves warned, America. — Cancel the Election Night party and forget the long-awaited moment when George Stephanopoulos announces, in the late hours of November 3, the official winner. And buckle up for an election-year nightmare …
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New York Times, Mother Jones and Bloomberg
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The Left Is Setting The Stage For A Coup If Trump Wins
The Left Is Setting The Stage For A Coup If Trump Wins
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NPR, Breitbart, The Daily Signal and Instapundit
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 …
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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 …
Washington Post:
ICE flew detainees to Virginia so the planes could transport agents to D.C. protests. A huge coronavirus outbreak followed. — The Trump administration flew immigrant detainees to Virginia this summer to facilitate the rapid deployment of Homeland Security tactical teams to quell protests in Washington …
Christina Maxouris / CNN:
Americans need to ‘hunker down’ this fall and winter as Covid-19 pandemic will likely worsen, Fauci says — (CNN)Nearly 30 US states are reporting downward trends in Covid-19 cases, but the pandemic will likely worsen again, according to the country's leading infectious disease expert.
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Wall Street Journal:
In Worst-Hit Covid State, New York's Cuomo Called All the Shots — Governor overrode mayor on shutdown timing, faced criticism for nursing home moves; 'It's not your call' — New York City was locking down. Gov. Andrew Cuomo wanted to say when and how it would happen.
New York Times:
Wildfires Live Updates: 500,000 Under Evacuation Orders in Oregon — The mayor of Portland declared a state of emergency as fires burned toward the city. California and Washington State are battling growing fires, too. — RIGHT NOW The National Weather Service said a huge cloud of smoke …
Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters:
Biden joins Pence, Cuomo at masked New York 9/11 memorial in crisis year — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, Vice President Mike Pence, and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, all masked, joined New York's somber 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the site of the destroyed World Trade Center.
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Lauren Lantry / ABC News:
Ceremonies marking 9/11 look much different due to pandemic
Ceremonies marking 9/11 look much different due to pandemic
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Fox News, The Hill, Breitbart and Associated Press
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.
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 …
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Raw Story
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.
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Raw Story
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
911 dispatchers slammed with calls about QAnon-backed false claims about wildfires — New York (CNN Business)Authorities in Oregon are pleading with the public to only trust and share information verified by official sources about the unprecedented wildfires sweeping the state.
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Tampa Bay Times, Douglas County Sheriff' …, New York Times and The Hill
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 …
Associated Press:
Trump, struggling to define Biden, steps up Harris attacks — SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Donald Trump barely mentioned Tim Kaine when he was the Democratic vice presidential nominee in 2016. But four years later, the president has plenty to say about Kamala Harris.
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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 …
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National Review, The Daily Caller, Axios, The Atlantic and Washington Times
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.
Axios:
Congress lacks urgency for more economic stimulus — One of the pandemic's few silver linings came in late March, when elected officials put aside partisan differences to quickly pass a massive, across-the-board economic stimulus. Six months later, we're back to the old normal — even though many remain desperate for assistance.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's dubious tax gambit fizzles, as even red states balk — For weeks, President Trump has waited in vain as Congress has failed to reach a deal on coronavirus relief that he hoped would include a payroll tax cut. — So he resorted to what critics derided as a gimmick …
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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.
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The Daily Caller and ABC News
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.
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