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CBS News:
Biden gains edge in Arizona over Trump and has big lead in Minnesota — Battleground Tracker poll — Every four years it can seem like the path to the presidency runs through the same list of well-trodden battleground states. But this time, we're on some newer turf: Democrats are contesting …
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden-Trump a 5-point race in post-convention poll — Both tickets have secured the backing of their key voting blocs — The Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket is ahead of the Donald Trump-Mike Pence ticket by a 51-46 percent margin. That 5 percentage-point advantage sits right …
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The Gateway Pundit, New York Post and The Hill
Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Deep skepticism for Trump's coronavirus response endures: POLL — Trump's approval on the coronavirus lands at 35% in a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. — Most Americans are skeptical of President Donald Trump's performance on the coronavirus pandemic — disapproving of his response …
Chris Jackson / Ipsos:
Ipsos - News & Polls : News - Most Americans say President Trump moved too slowly on coronavirus pandemic — A new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds that in the wake of reports about the President knowingly downplaying the deadliness of the pandemic, majorities of Americans believe the President moved …
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Political Wire and The Hill
Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg to spend at least $100 million in Florida to benefit Joe Biden — Former New York mayor Mike Bloomberg plans to spend at least $100 million in Florida to help elect Democrat Joe Biden, a massive late-stage infusion of cash that could reshape the presidential contest in a costly toss …
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Axios:
Bloomberg to spend $100 million to help Biden win Florida — Billionaire Mike Bloomberg plans to spend at least $100 million to help Joe Biden win Florida in November's election, the Washington Post reports. — Why it matters: Taking Florida would be a knockout blow for Biden …
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NBC News, Washington Post, New York Post, NPR and Raw Story
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Bloomberg to spend up to $100 million to beat Trump in Florida
Bloomberg to spend up to $100 million to beat Trump in Florida
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NBC News, Denver Post, Florida Politics and TMZ.com
Politico:
Mormons rejected Trump as blasphemous. Now he likely can't win without them. — In 2016, Mormons rejected Donald Trump in numbers unheard of for a Republican nominee — viewing the thrice-married, immigrant-bashing Republican as an affront to their values.
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Raw Story
Capi Lynn / Oregonian:
The desperate fight to save his family ends in tragedy — SALEM — Chris Tofte blew past the blockade, his green Jeep Cherokee aimed for the bowels of the raging Beachie Creek fire. — It was around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning, and he was desperately searching for his wife, son and mother-in-law.
Megan Messerly / The Nevada Independent:
Trump sows doubt on election integrity with false assertions at Douglas County rally amid coronavirus pandemic — President Donald Trump sought to undermine confidence in the electoral process in Nevada during a rally in Minden Saturday evening, falsely telling a packed crowd of supporters …
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Vox, Reno Gazette-Journal, Washington Times and The Hill
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Shadi Hamid / The Atlantic:
The Democrats May Not Be Able to Concede
The Democrats May Not Be Able to Concede
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CNN, National Journal, Redstate, The Hill and The Message Box
Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Trump tries his luck in Nevada
Trump tries his luck in Nevada
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Politico, The Daily Caller, Reuters, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, New York Times and Associated Press
Matthew Cappucci / Washington Post:
California's wildfire smoke plumes are unlike anything previously seen — Smoke plumes have reached 55,000 feet in height, with embedded thunderstorms, lightning and possible tornadoes — More than 3.1 million acres have burned in California this year, part of a record fire season that still has four months to go.
Axios:
L.A. mayor: “Talk to a firefighter if you think that climate change isn't real” — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Sunday rebuked President Trump over his claims that the California wildfires are simply a result of poor forest management, telling CNN's “State of the Union” …
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Politico, Washington Times, The Hill, Breitbart and The Daily Beast
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Wall Street Journal:
Warren Buffett Silent So Far in 2020 Presidential Election — Omaha district that billionaire investor calls home could play role in close White House race — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett was an active fundraiser and campaigner for the past two Democratic presidential nominees.
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 …
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The Hill
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
Roger Stone Wants Daily Beast Reporters To Be Arrested Over ‘Seditious’ Activities — Longtime President Donald Trump advisor and convicted felon Roger Stone floated the idea of arresting Daily Beast staff members and shutting down their offices if the news organization engages in “seditious” …
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The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Raw Story and Washington Monthly
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Mary Papenfuss / Yahoo News:
Roger Stone Calls For Trump To ‘Declare Martial Law’ To Seize Power If He Loses
Roger Stone Calls For Trump To ‘Declare Martial Law’ To Seize Power If He Loses
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CANNONFIRE, Balloon Juice and Political Wire
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
The Democrats' partisan damage — First, it was the United Arab Emirates and Israel making peace. Then it was Serbia and Kosovo agreeing to set aside political disputes to sign an economic deal. And now Bahrain and Israel are set to sign a peace treaty.
Sue Halpern / New Yorker:
How the Trump Campaign's Mobile App Is Collecting Massive Amounts of Voter Data — Since the Trump campaign set up a shell company called American Made Media Consultants, in 2018, an entity it describes as a “vendor responsible for arranging and executing media buys and related services at fair market value …
Kimberly Kindy / Washington Post:
More than 200 meat plant workers in the U.S. have died of covid-19. Federal regulators just issued two modest fines. — Federal regulators knew about serious safety problems in dozens of the nation's meat plants that became deadly coronavirus hot spots this spring but took six months to take action …
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.
New York Times:
Wildfires Live Updates: Dozens Missing as States Look to Weather for Relief — President Trump will visit California on Monday to be briefed about blazes that have burned more than three million acres. Tens of thousands of people have evacuated in Oregon.
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Meerah Powell / opb:
Clackamas County deputy placed on leave after sharing antifa wildfire rumors in online video
Clackamas County deputy placed on leave after sharing antifa wildfire rumors in online video
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Oregonian, The Daily Beast and KOIN-TV