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8:40 PM ET, September 13, 2020

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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.
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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
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.”
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 …
Harry Enten / CNN:   Why Biden's national lead matters
Chris Jackson / Ipsos:
Ipsos - News & Polls : News - Most Americans say President Trump moved too slowly on coronavirus pandemic
Discussion: The Hill
LAist:
LAist Reporter Josie Huang Arrested While Covering Protest  —  Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies arrested KPCC/LAist Correspondent Josie Huang late Saturday while she was covering the ambush shooting of two deputies in Compton.  —  Even as she was being thrown to the ground, Huang …
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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: Axios, Washington Post and The Hill
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Jake Tapper Abruptly Ends Peter Navarro Interview After Clash on Trump Covid Response: 'You're Not Answering the Question'  —  CNN's Jake Tapper abruptly ended his interview with White House adviser Peter Navarro after repeatedly confronting him and clashing with him on President Donald Trump's admission …
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: Reuters, Axios, The Hill and Slate
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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 …
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
Donald Trump's conversations with Bob Woodward about coronavirus, Black Lives Matter and nuclear war  —  In taped conversations with a Washington Post journalist, President Trump said he wanted to downplay the severity of the coronavirus.  And the recordings reveal the President's view …
Discussion: Axios, Mediaite and Deadline
Politico:
Officials: Iran weighs plot to kill U.S. ambassador to South Africa  —  The Iranian government is considering assassinating the American ambassador to South Africa, U.S. intelligence reports say, according to a U.S. government official familiar with the issue and another official who has seen the intelligence.
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.
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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
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 …
New York Times:
Wildfires Live Updates: ‘It Is Apocalyptic,’ Senator Says of Destruction  —  At least 24 people have died in the fires.  In Oregon, which has taken the biggest blow in the last few days, officials have warned that the toll could climb.  —  RIGHT NOW Severe air pollution that has left people across …
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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 …
Alexa Corse / Wall Street Journal:
Court Blocks Postal-Service Election Mailer in Colorado  —  State says agency postcard sent to households spreads inaccurate information about mail-in voting  —  Colorado won a temporary restraining order blocking the U.S. Postal Service from sending the state's households a postcard about voting by mail …
Ben Smith / New York Times:
The Intercept Promised to Reveal Everything.  Then Its Own Scandal Hit.  —  Internal documents show how a source ended up in jail — and the fallout in the newsroom.  —  Where were you when you first heard about the Snowden leak?  —  The huge breach of the National Security Agency's …
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.”
Washington Post:
How former Trump adviser Steve Bannon joined forces with a Chinese billionaire who has divided the president's allies  —  When federal agents arrested former chief White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon off the coast of Connecticut on Aug. 20, he was relaxing on a 150-foot yacht belonging …
Josh Lederman / NBC News:
Pompeo bringing back ‘Madison Dinners’ mid-pandemic  —  WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is quietly relaunching his extravagant, taxpayer-funded “Madison Dinners” during the coronavirus pandemic, even as Congress scrutinizes his use of government resources to entertain CEOs …
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
 
 
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Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
Old Navy, Tory Burch, Target paying employees to be poll workers: 4 things to know about helping on Election Day
Discussion: Gizmodo
Asma Khalid / NPR:
Republicans Are Knocking On Doors. Democrats Aren't. Biden's Campaign Says That's OK
Discussion: Rolling Stone
Axios:
NRA's political influence dwindling ahead of the election
Discussion: Raw Story
Tom Brueggemann / IndieWire:
‘Tenet’ Earns $6.7 Million, Total Box Office Is Under $15 Million: Theaters Are in a World of Hurt
RFE / Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Tens Of Thousands March In Belarusian Capital, Defying Threats And Detentions
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
 Earlier Items: 
Howie Carr / Boston Herald:
Joe Biden continues to lose notes, mind
Discussion: Power Line
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
How Kamala Harris's Immigrant Parents Found a Home, and Each Other, in a Black Study Group
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
Sue Halpern / New Yorker:
How the Trump Campaign's Mobile App Is Collecting Massive Amounts of Voter Data
Wall Street Journal:
Warren Buffett Silent So Far in 2020 Presidential Election
Spencer Hsu / Washington Post:
Court-appointed adviser in Michael Flynn case says Justice Dept. yielded to corrupt ‘pressure campaign’ led by Trump
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
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Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch:
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Financial Times:
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