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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 …
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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.”
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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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Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:
Fox News Poll Shows Americans Saying Biden Is More Mentally Sound Than Trump to Serve as President
Fox News Poll Shows Americans Saying Biden Is More Mentally Sound Than Trump to Serve as President
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Kendall Karson / ABC News:
Deep skepticism for Trump's coronavirus response endures: POLL
Deep skepticism for Trump's coronavirus response endures: POLL
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
New York Times:
Microsoft Says Its Bid for TikTok Was Rejected in U.S.-China Standoff — The move leaves Oracle as the sole known remaining bidder, as the clock ticks down on President Trump's executive order to block the app. — WASHINGTON — The owner of the Chinese app TikTok rejected an offer on Sunday …
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Dan Primack / Axios:
Oracle leapfrogs Microsoft as most likely TikTok buyer
Oracle leapfrogs Microsoft as most likely TikTok buyer
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Politico:
Officials: Iran weighs plot to kill U.S. ambassador to South Africa — The Iranian government is weighing an assassination attempt against 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.
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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 …
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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Doina Chiacu / Reuters:
Trump says he has signed new executive order to lower drug prices
Trump says he has signed new executive order to lower drug prices
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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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Matthew Cappucci / Washington Post:
California's wildfire smoke plumes are unlike anything previously seen
California's wildfire smoke plumes are unlike anything previously seen
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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” …
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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 …
Julia Terruso / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
A Pennsylvania town once known as ‘communism on the prairie’ is all about Trump now — NORVELT, Pa. — Lois Weyandt was only 7 when her family moved to this government-built town in Southwestern Pennsylvania. — They had lost their home during the Great Depression, and Norvelt …
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 …
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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 …
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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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 …
Tamara Keith / NPR:
Settling In For The NFL's Return? Get Ready For Campaign Ads, Too — The NFL is back, and as millions of people tune in for the sort of live communal TV event that has been missing through much of the pandemic, they are also getting a dose of presidential politics during the commercial breaks.
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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.”
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