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10:40 PM ET, September 12, 2020

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Timothy Johnson / Media Matters for America:

Roger Stone calls for Trump to seize total power if he loses the election — Stone also said federal authorities should seize all Nevada ballots, federal agents and GOP state officials should “physically” block voting, that Trump should nationalize police forces, and that Trump should order widespread arrests

Discussion: Mediaite, Raw Story and Political Wire

New York Times:

Trump Onslaught Against Biden Falls Short of a Breakthrough — President Trump has leveled scathing law-and-order attacks on Joseph Biden for weeks. But a new poll shows Mr. Biden ahead in three states Mr. Trump hopes to pick up, and maintaining a lead in Wisconsin. — THE NEW YORK TIMES / SIENA COLLEGE POLL

Discussion: The Nevada Independent, Outside the Beltway, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA, Politico, The Signorile Report, The Daily Caller, The Hill and Raw Story

Mary Papenfuss / Yahoo News:

Roger Stone Calls For Trump To ‘Declare Martial Law’ To Seize Power If He Loses — Roger Stone said that the president should declare “martial law” to seize power if he loses what Stone characterized as an already corrupt election. — The results will only be legitimate if the “real winner” …

Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:

Trump tries his luck in Nevada — WASHINGTON — As the clock ticks down to Election Day, President Donald Trump is spending valuable time this weekend in Nevada — a state he lost in 2016, but that his campaign sees as a critical part of a backup path to re-election, as his current electoral odds continue …

Discussion: Reuters, Raw Story and The Guardian

Harry Enten / CNN:
If nothing matters, Biden likely wins

Discussion: The National Interest and Twin Cities

Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:

A Secret Recording Reveals Oil Executives' Private Views on Climate Change — At a meeting last year, industry leaders contradicted public claims that emissions of climate-warming methane are under control — Last summer, oil and gas-industry groups were lobbying to overturn federal rules …

Rebecca Hersher / NPR:

Longtime Climate Science Denier Hired At NOAA — David Legates, a University of Delaware professor of climatology who has spent much of his career questioning basic tenets of climate science, has been hired for a top position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Meerah Powell / opb:

Clackamas County deputy placed on leave after sharing antifa wildfire rumors in online video — A Clackamas County sheriff's deputy was placed on administrative leave Saturday after a video was posted online of the deputy claiming anti-fascist activists had been starting fires in the area.

Discussion: Oregonian, KOIN-TV and The Daily Beast

New York Times:
Wildfires Live Updates: Dozens Missing as States Look to Weather for Relief

Discussion: Associated Press and New York Post

Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Debunked ‘Antifa’ Wildfire Rumors Spread on Facebook Overload 911, Spur Calls to Violence

Discussion: NPR, 6abc and Talking Points Memo

Annie Karni / New York Times:

Trump to Visit California After Criticism Over Silence on Wildfires — The announcement came after the president acknowledged a wildfire season that so far has claimed 17 lives and destroyed millions of acres of land in California, Oregon and Washington. — WASHINGTON — After weeks …

Discussion: Daily Kos, Los Angeles Times and Conservative Review

Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Trump to visit California amid criticism for silence on fires

Discussion: CBS San Francisco, Mother Jones, Axios and NBC Bay Area

Elex Michaelson / FOX 11 Los Angeles:
Exclusive: President Trump to visit California Monday

Discussion: TheBlaze and Mercury News

Scott Bauer / Star Tribune:

Judge: Kanye West stays off ballot in battleground Wisconsin — MADISON, Wis. — Rapper Kanye West does not qualify to be on the presidential ballot in battleground Wisconsin after missing a filing deadline, a judge ruled late Friday, upholding a bipartisan decision by the state elections commission.

Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court Has Already Begun to Sabotage Absentee Voting

Discussion: Washington Monthly, Howie Hawkins for President and The Nation

Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Pending Wisconsin Supreme Court decision on whether to add Green Party ticket to the presidential ballot upends election preparations

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money

Lauren Dezenski / CNN:

An epically bad week for Trump — (CNN)Now that we're in the post-Labor Day sprint toward Election Day, the incumbent president should, in theory, have the upper hand in the news cycle. But a series of stories have shaken President Donald Trump's narrative.

Meredith Deliso / ABC News:

All Michigan State students asked to quarantine due to ‘exponential growth’ of COVID-19 — Cases rose once students returned to the area for the fall, officials said. — All local Michigan State University students have been asked to self-quarantine immediately for the next two weeks to contain the …

Discussion: The Hill

Sean Sullivan / Washington Post:

Bernie Sanders expresses concerns about Biden campaign — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is privately expressing concerns about Joe Biden's presidential campaign, according to three people with knowledge of the conversations, urging Biden's team to intensify its focus on pocketbook issues and appeals to liberal voters.

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Hill, MyNorthwest.com, Bloomberg and Viking Pundit

Olga Khazan / The Atlantic: Is This the Secret to Selling Joe Biden?

Matthew Brown / Associated Press:

Pence drops plan to go to fundraiser hosted by QAnon backers — BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has canceled plans to attend a Trump campaign fundraiser in Montana following revelations that the event's hosts had expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory.

Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story, Mother Jones, Axios and Talking Points Memo

Marshall Cohen / CNN:

Fact-check: Trump White House promotes misleading expectations for election night results — Washington (CNN)While election officials across the country try to prepare Americans for the chance of a prolonged vote-counting process this year, President Donald Trump and his allies have drawn …

Jim VandeHei / Axios:

All of the biggest threats to America are unfolding before our eyes — All the biggest threats to America — most of them predicted, if not known well in advance — are unfolding before our eyes, in real-time, in unmistakable ways. — Why it matters: It's as if God or the galaxy …

Discussion: New York Times

BBC:

Navid Afkari: Iran executes young wrestler despite global outcry — Iran has executed a wrestler accused of murder, defying international appeals for him to be spared. — Navid Afkari, 27, was sentenced to death over the murder of a security guard during a wave of anti-government protests in 2018.

Discussion: Townhall, TheBlaze, Just The News, The Hill and TMZ.com

New York Times:
Iran Executes Wrestler Accused of Murder After He Took Part in 2018 Protests

Discussion: NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth and Fox News

Jon Levine / New York Post:

Andrew Giuliani considering run for NYC mayor in 2021 — Mayor Giuliani? Yes it could happen again. — While the 76-year-old former occupant of Gracie Mansion won't be returning to his old job, his 34-year-old son Andrew is taking a hard look at running for mayor in 2021.

Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:

Trump Campaign Solicits Donations With Desperate Text Claiming Antifa Will ‘Attack Your Homes’ if Biden Wins — ‘ANTIFA ALERT’ — President Donald Trump's campaign solicited donations Saturday with a fear-mongering text warning of impending violent attacks by anti-fascist activists under …

Discussion: Mediaite and Political Wire

Siena College Research Institute:

Biden Favorability Rating Outpaces Trump's in Four States — The New York Times / Siena College Battleground Polls: — Minnesota: Biden 50% - Trump 41% — Nevada: Biden 46% - Trump 42% — New Hampshire: Biden 45% - Trump 42% — Wisconsin: Biden 48% - Trump 43%

Discussion: Washington Post, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy

Maureen Dowd / New York Times:

All the President's Insecurities — Donald Trump is his own whistle-blower. — WASHINGTON — During his 2016 bid, Donald Trump would sometimes pause from bashing elites and the media to speak with awe about a phone call he had with a Very Important Journalist.

Liam Brennan / Just Security:

Dannehy Resignation Confirms Barr's Intent to Use Durham Probe for Political Ends — On Friday, the Hartford Courant reported that Assistant United States Attorney Nora Dannehy had resigned in protest from the Department of Justice's inquiry into the origins of the Russia probe.

Discussion: Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Redstate, JustOneMinute and The Gateway Pundit

CNN:

Fact check: the Trump campaign's newest attack ad - CNN Video — Attacks ads are nothing new, but the Trump campaign's use of manipulation is in a class of its own, says CNN's Daniel Dale. He deconstructs the Trump team's newest, egregious ad and takes a look at some of the tricks the campaign uses over and over again.

Discussion: Mediaite

New York Times:

Trump Pressed for Plasma Therapy. Officials Worry, Is an Unvetted Vaccine Next? — New details of how the president has demanded faster action from health agencies help explain the intensifying concern that he could demand pre-Election Day approval of a vaccine.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and ABC News

Los Angeles Times:

Op-Ed: With global heating, expect inferno seasons in the American West — More than 3.1 million acres have burned in California this year — some 3% of the state — with many wildfires still at zero containment and months of fire season left to go. This far exceeds the previous record set in 2018 …

NBC News:

A major American city may soon allow 16-year-olds to vote — and others could follow suit — San Francisco residents will be casting ballots in November to determine not just who should be in the White House, but if the city should be allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in local elections.

Discussion: The Hill and Conservative Review