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5:45 PM ET, September 13, 2020

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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 …
Discussion: Vox, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and Politico
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John Harwood / CNN:
As he fends off more revelations, Trump is running short of time and targets  —  (CNN)Judging from earlier scandals, revelations about President Donald Trump's deceit about coronavirus and derogation of fallen soldiers won't repel many of his supporters.  —  But that doesn't mean the revelations don't hurt him.
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 …
Shadi Hamid / The Atlantic:
The Democrats May Not Be Able to Concede  —  This is the era of expecting the worst while hoping for the merely tolerable.  Some might say that the worst is already happening—economic disaster and 190,000 dead from a pandemic—while the president and his surrogates insist, in a feat of self-delusion, that the “best is yet to come.”
Harry Enten / CNN:
Why Biden's national lead matters  —  (CNN)Poll of the week: A new Monmouth University poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden holds a 51% to 44% lead over President Donald Trump among likely voters.  Among registered voters, it's Biden 51% to 42% for Trump.
Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:
Fox News Poll Shows Americans Saying Biden Is More Mentally Sound Than Trump to Serve as President  —  More Americans say former Vice President Joe Biden has the mental clarity to be president versus Donald Trump, according to the latest Fox News poll released Sunday.
Chris Jackson / Ipsos:
Ipsos - News & Polls : News - Most Americans say President Trump moved too slowly on coronavirus pandemic
Discussion: 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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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Bloomberg to spend up to $100 million to beat Trump in Florida
Discussion: Florida Politics and NBC News
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Top White House aide's interview goes haywire over Trump coronavirus remarks  —  An interview with top White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Sunday went off the rails after he was pressed about revelations last week that President Donald Trump intentionally downplayed coronavirus in the early months of the pandemic.
Discussion: The Hill
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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.
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New York Times:   Wildfires Live Updates: ‘It Is Apocalyptic,’ Senator Says of Destruction
CNN:
Trump to hold first entirely indoor rally in nearly three months  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is expected to rally thousands of supporters indoors on Sunday for the first time in nearly three months.  —  The campaign rally in Henderson, Nevada — which will be held inside a facility …
Discussion: Axios
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Daniel Politi / Slate:
Trump Endorses Extrajudicial Executions: Killing of Antifa Suspect Was “Retribution”  —  President Donald Trump appeared to give a nod to law enforcement officers killing suspected criminals, describing the death of an alleged shooting suspect by U.S. Marshals as “retribution.”
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.
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Peter Aitken / Fox News:
Trump signs executive order to lower drug prices in fight against Big Pharma  —  The order aims to provide Americans with the same prices foreign buyers enjoy  —  President Trump signed an executive order Sunday to lower the cost of prescription drugs, he revealed on Twitter.
Discussion: Reuters and The Hill
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
I'm numb to crazy stuff Trump says, but utterly terrified of crazy stuff Americans believe  —  I'm starting to think everything we know about Bob Woodward, arguably America's most famous living journalist, is wrong.  I mean, nothing will ever erase what the Washington Post-reporter-turned-author accomplished …
CNN:
Joe Biden: There's a smarter way to be tough on Iran  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden is the Democratic nominee for President.  The views expressed in this commentary are his own.  View more opinion at CNN.  —  (CNN)When Donald Trump ran for President, he promised a “better deal” …
Discussion: Politico
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 …
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
Minnesota Seemed Ripe for a Trump Breakout.  It Has Not Arrived.  —  Minnesota was a near miss for Donald Trump in 2016.  But new polling shows him well behind where he finished four years ago in a state he views as a prime pickup opportunity.  —  DULUTH, Minn. — For a campaign event …
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
How Kamala Harris's Immigrant Parents Found a Home, and Each Other, in a Black Study Group  —  Donald Harris and Shyamala Gopalan grew up under British colonial rule on different sides of the planet.  They were each drawn to Berkeley, and became part of an intellectual circle that shaped the rest of their lives.
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.
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Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Mandela, Gorbachev, Trump? A Disruptive President Plays Peacemaker
 
 
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
They voted for him and now regret it. Why White women are turning away from Trump.
Discussion: The Guardian
Lyz Lenz / The Gazette:
Theresa Greenfield will not make you squeal
Kalhan Rosenblatt / NBC News:
Tropical Storm Sally forecast to become hurricane as it targets New Orleans, gulf states
Discussion: The Weather Channel, Breitbart and NPR
Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
Joe Biden continues to lose notes, mind
Discussion: Power Line
Gabby Landsverk / INSIDER:
Dr. Fauci says he takes vitamin D and C supplements and that they can lessen ‘your susceptibility to infection’
Discussion: Townhall and New York Post
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.
Discussion: Common Dreams
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
Warren Buffett Silent So Far in 2020 Presidential Election
Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
US assured UAE it won't back Israel annexation before 2024 at earliest, ToI told
Discussion: Bloomberg
Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
Court-appointed adviser in Michael Flynn case says Justice Dept. yielded to corrupt ‘pressure campaign’ led by Trump
Capi Lynn / Oregonian:
The desperate fight to save his family ends in tragedy
Lisa M. Krieger / Mercury News:
Stanford doctors take aim at former colleague Scott Atlas, Trump's new adviser on the COVID-19 pandemic
Mark Bray / Washington Post:
Five myths about antifa
Meredith Deliso / ABC News:
All Michigan State students asked to quarantine due to ‘exponential growth’ of COVID-19
Discussion: The Hill
 

 
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