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The Daily Beast:
Has Any American Killed More Americans Than Donald Trump? — In this episode of The New Abnormal, Rick and Molly discuss Trump's COVID complicity and chat with a Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter about Bill Barr's motives. — So Donald Trump copped to it.
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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
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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Raw Story, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Redstate, IJR, Conservative Review, Townhall, Mediaite, Fox News and Breitbart
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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Douglas County Sheriff' …, New York Times and The Hill
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New York Times:
In Oregon, a Year of Political Tumult Extends to Devastating Wildfires — A tumultuous summer of protests has become a complication in the wildfires raging around Portland. — MOLALLA, Ore. — Ralph Mitchell's neighbors were fleeing. Ash rained from the sky.
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Tampa Bay Times
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 …
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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The American Independent, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Daily Kos, Task & Purpose and Raw Story
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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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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans scramble to contain fallout from Woodward bombshell — Senate Republicans hoping to go on offense this week found themselves instead playing defense once again because of controversial remarks by President Trump — this time to Watergate reporter Bob Woodward.
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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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Vanity Fair, Talking Points Memo, Poynter, The Daily Beast, Fox News and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
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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New Yorker and The Nation
BuzzFeed News:
Peter Thiel Met With The Racist Fringe As He Went All In On Trump — The venture capitalist and Facebook board member staked his reputation on a Trump presidency. Now what does he have to show for it? — Copy — Four years ago, billionaire venture capitalist and Facebook board member Peter Thiel …
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
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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Mediaite, The American Independent, Daily Kos, Raw Story and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
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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Washington Monthly, Associated Press, STAT, Raw Story, NBC News, Washington Post, Jacobin and Fox News
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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ABC News, The Daily Caller, New York Post and Political Wire
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 …
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.
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Raw Story
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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, The Signorile Report, Vanity Fair and 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 …
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.
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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Politico, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Roll Call and Raw Story
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.
Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
The people freaking out about ‘Cuties’ should try it. They might find a lot to like. — If I had the power to issue a single dictatorial edict, it would be this: If you want to talk nonsense about a movie on the Internet, you have to prove that you've actually seen it.
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Townhall, Twitchy, Variety, The Wrap, TheJournal.ie, Mediaite and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
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 …
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Conservative Review
Sister Toldjah / Redstate:
Paul Krugman Gets the Epic Dunking He Deserves After Appalling Series of 9/11 Anniversary Hot Takes — If someone would have told me yesterday that Paul Krugman was going to post 9/11 anniversary hot takes that were extremely inappropriate and unhinged - even for him, I would have told …
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Mediaite
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
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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Jacob Kornbluh / Jewish Insider:
What Joe Biden told donors at a J Street fundraiser — JOE'S STREET — The Democratic presidential nominee told the group that ‘Netanyahu knows and the Israelis know my position’ against annexation — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden addressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …
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The Times of Israel and Breitbart
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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