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Danielle Pletka / Washington Post:
I never considered voting for Trump in 2016. I may be forced to vote for him this year. — Danielle Pletka is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. — In 2016, I never considered voting for Donald Trump. The Johnny-come-lately Republican and his nasty schoolyard jibes seemed …
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Financial Times:
What happens if Trump loses but refuses to concede? — A contested result and the risk of civil unrest would pose a dilemma for Congress, courts and the military — As Americans prepare to cast their vote in the US election, a nightmare scenario looms large: what if Donald Trump were to lose …
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Law & Liberty
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Trump Defends Indoor Rally, but Aides Express Concern — “I'm on a stage, and it's very far away,” Mr. Trump said of the gathering on Sunday. His own campaign aides privately called the move a game of political Russian roulette. — WASHINGTON — President Trump and his campaign are defending …
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Washington Post:
Trump's first indoor rally in months staged as a rebuke to coronavirus restrictions
Trump's first indoor rally in months staged as a rebuke to coronavirus restrictions
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Raw Story, Las Vegas Review-Journal, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Forbes, Law & Crime, Deadline and The Wrap
Rashaan Ayesh / Axios:
Trump rally site fined $3,000 for violating Nevada's coronavirus guidelines
Trump rally site fined $3,000 for violating Nevada's coronavirus guidelines
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Townhall, The American Independent, IJR and The Moderate Voice
Politico:
Trump ad asks people to support the troops. But it uses a picture of Russian jets. — A digital ad released by a fundraising arm of the Trump campaign on Sept. 11 calling on people to “support our troops” uses a stock photo of Russian-made fighter jets and weapons.
Laura Ly / CNN:
Judge rules Chad Wolf likely unlawfully serving as Homeland Security secretary and temporarily blocks some asylum restrictions — (CNN)A Maryland federal judge on Friday ruled that Chad Wolf is likely unlawfully serving as acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and temporarily barred …
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NY State Attorney General and The Hill
Sharon LaFraniere / New York Times:
Trump Health Aide Falsely Alleges Conspiracies and Warns of Armed Revolt — Michael Caputo, the assistant secretary of health for public affairs, told a Facebook audience without evidence that left-wing hit squads were being trained for insurrection, and he accused C.D.C. scientists of “sedition.”
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Jerry Lambe / Law & Crime:
‘Like an Experimental Concentration Camp’: Whistleblower Complaint Alleges Mass Hysterectomies at ICE Detention Center — Several legal advocacy groups on Monday filed a whistleblower complaint on behalf of a nurse at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center documenting …
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The Guardian, Gizmodo, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Intercept
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin decided the 2016 election. We'll have to wait on them in 2020. — Huge surges in mail voting will change how and when votes are counted in 2020. Here's our guide to the rules. — The most important states in the 2016 election are among …
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Rich Lowry / New York Post:
Don't expect our elites to learn from the Los Angeles horror — The attempted assassination of two Los Angeles County deputies, caught on a security video, is chilling and enraging enough. — A man walks up to the parked black-and-white cruiser and fires point-blank through the passenger window, then runs away.
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Politico:
How Trump's Middle East Plan Could Boost the Region — Four years ago, in the midst of a divisive U.S. presidential election, we led a bipartisan task force taking a renewed and comprehensive look at the Middle East. In addition to the region's many problems, we identified “green shoots” …
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Washington Post:
A fake FBI raid orchestrated by right-wing activists dupes The Washington Post — A fake FBI raid staged Monday by a notorious right-wing activist and conspiracist turned into an embarrassment for The Washington Post, which briefly reported the faux-event as if it were the real deal.
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The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl Staged Fake FBI Raid on Business Partner, Actor Hired for Production Says
Jacob Wohl Staged Fake FBI Raid on Business Partner, Actor Hired for Production Says
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National Review and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
FBI raids home of conservative conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman
FBI raids home of conservative conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman
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Washingtonian and Raw Story
Michael Gerson / Washington Post:
White evangelicals and Catholics may finally be opening their ears — To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. — Jeremiah was as good as it gets in the prophet business, but he could be a bit of a downer.
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Forbes
Daniel Walters / News, Inlander:
After an Inlander article about her links to conspiracy theory websites, Rep. Jenny Graham responds with profanity, threats and another conspiracy website — State Rep. Jenny Graham (R-Spokane) called me on my cellphone the day the Inlander published my story about her unwittingly linking to conspiracy theory posts on Facebook.
Manu Raju / CNN:
Rank-and-file House members achieve rare bipartisan consensus in bid to press Hill leaders to cut stimulus deal — (CNN)A bipartisan group of House members is unveiling a sweeping proposal to inject up to $2 trillion in aid to the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, a move aimed …
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Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and New York Times
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Frustrated lawmakers draft their own pandemic aid package
Frustrated lawmakers draft their own pandemic aid package
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Wall Street Journal, Fox News, KXAN-TV and The Hill
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Washington's cozy media-political cocktail circuit needs a cooling-off. Now is the perfect time. — From the perspective of the Washington women involved in “Girls' Night Out,” the social gathering was friendly, professionally helpful, and harmless. — For about 10 years …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Biden spending alarms Trump allies — Joe Biden's mammoth $364 million August fundraising haul is leading to tens of millions worth of ads in battleground states. — The big picture: “It should be an alarm to every Republican donor that they've got to dig deep and give more,” Club for Growth head David McIntosh told AP.
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David A. Hopkins / Honest Graft:
If Trump Has Money Problems, They Won't Matter Much
If Trump Has Money Problems, They Won't Matter Much
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NPR, The Bulwark, Washington Post, The Wrap and Florida Politics
Matt Wilstein / The Daily Beast:
Bob Woodward Reveals New Tape of Trump's Shocking COVID Comments — “It's so easily transmissible, you wouldn't even believe it,” the president can be heard telling Bob Woodward on the new recording. — The hits keep coming from Rage author Bob Woodward, who premiered a new exclusive audio recording …
NBC News:
Justice Department internal watchdog is investigating Roger Stone's sentencing, say sources — WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's Office of the Inspector General has begun investigating the circumstances surrounding the sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, a longtime friend …
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ABC News, Politico, Reuters, CANNONFIRE, Talking Points Memo, Law & Crime, Axios and Raw Story
BuzzFeed News:
“I Have Blood on My Hands”: A Whistleblower Says Facebook Ignored Global Political Manipulation — Facebook ignored or was slow to act on evidence that fake accounts on its platform have been undermining elections and political affairs around the world, according to an explosive memo sent …
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Engadget, Gizmodo and TechCrunch, more at Techmeme »
ABC News:
Delaware ends primary voting, setting up historic November — The First State is the last to hold statewide primaries this year. — Delaware, which was crowned the First State in 1787, is the last to hold statewide primaries this year before Election Day in November.
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New York Post:
New evidence makes Hunter Biden's ‘business’ deals reek worse than ever — Foreign entities looking to influence American politics sometimes devise lucrative commercial deals involving a politician's family. While the deals can, and do, ensnare politicians of all stripes …
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Sean Hannity, Lou Dobbs to Be Deposed in Seth Rich Case — A new court filing says the Fox stars have agreed to answer questions on their role in spreading conspiracy theories about the murdered DNC staffer. — Fox News star Sean Hannity was once his network's most prominent booster …
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The Hill and Raw Story, more at Mediagazer »
Stephen Gandel / CBS News:
Trump alma mater says Biden plan would lead to more economic growth — Joe Biden's economic proposals would create a faster growing economy, higher wages for American workers and reduce the debt compared to where the U.S. is headed under President Donald Trump, according to new analysis …
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POLITICUSUSA, Wall Street Journal, Roll Call, Bloomberg and Issues
William McGurn / Wall Street Journal:
Confessions of a New Gun Owner — Even in suburbia, people are losing confidence the police will keep them safe. — On Monday it became official: The police issued me a gun permit. — Never did I imagine I'd be here. Not because I was anti-gun. My dad was a career FBI agent, so my siblings and I grew up with guns.
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Wall Street Journal:
How Dark Horse Oracle Became TikTok's Leading Suitor — The emergence of the oddball alliance between a business-software giant and social-media sensation is the latest twist in six weeks of negotiations — Oracle Corp. is one of the most lucrative but unflashy companies in Silicon Valley …
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New York Times and New York Post, more at Techmeme »