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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 …
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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Washington Post:
Top Trump health appointee Michael Caputo warns of armed insurrection after election — A top communications official for the administration's coronavirus response urged President Trump's supporters to prepare for an armed insurrection after a contested election and accused government scientists of …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
A Trump official's insane rant should reflect back on Trump himself
A Trump official's insane rant should reflect back on Trump himself
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Talking Points Memo, American Greatness, The American Spectator and Slate
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, Las Vegas Review-Journal, IJR, The Hill and The National Interest
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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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POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Forbes, Law & Crime and Deadline
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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The American Independent, Townhall and IJR
CNN:
Trump indoor rally site fined $3,000 for violating state coronavirus guidelines
Trump indoor rally site fined $3,000 for violating state coronavirus guidelines
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The Nevada Independent, The Hill, Mediaite, Vanity Fair and Defense One, more at Mediagazer »
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump defies virus rules as ‘peaceful protest’ rallies grow
Trump defies virus rules as ‘peaceful protest’ rallies grow
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Las Vegas Review-Journal, Washington Post and Raw Story
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.
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NBC News, The Guardian, Mediaite, Raw Story and The Hill
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, Raw Story, Daily Kos, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Intercept
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
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Appeals court OKs Trump plan to end protected immigration status for 4 countries
Appeals court OKs Trump plan to end protected immigration status for 4 countries
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BuzzFeed News, Breitbart, Vox, The Nevada Independent, Law & Crime, ABC7, IJR and Washington Free Beacon
The Daily Beast:
Jacob Wohl Staged Fake FBI Raid on Business Partner, Actor Hired for Production Says — A Virginia man who responded to a Craigslist ad seeking actors to play FBI agents quickly discovered he'd been roped into yet another Wohl/Burkman hoax — A supposed FBI raid of a home …
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Washington Post, National Review and Talking Points Memo, more at Mediagazer »
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Rachel Weiner / Washington Post:
FBI raids home of conservative conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman — Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the home of lobbyist, conspiracy theorist and right-wing operative Jack Burkman early Monday morning. — Burkman confirmed the raid and said he was not arrested.
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Washingtonian and Raw Story
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 …
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Green Party presidential ticket is ineligible for state ballot — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Green Party presidential ticket is ineligible to appear on the state ballot, a relief for state and local election officials who feared an addition …
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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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Raw Story
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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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Reuters, Axios, Politico, CANNONFIRE, Law & Crime, Talking Points Memo 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 »
Arielle Zionts / Rapid City Journal:
DPS: Attorney General reported hitting a deer, but man's body discovered the next morning — South Dakota's attorney general reported hitting a deer Saturday night but actually hit and killed a man whose body wasn't discovered until the next morning, the Department of Public Safety said Monday morning.
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TheBlaze, Law & Crime, Political Wire, The Daily Caller, Argus Leader and Talking Points Memo
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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
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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Raw Story and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
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.
Amir Tibon / Haaretz:
Poll: U.S. Jews ‘Locked’ Behind Biden, but There's Also Good News for Trump — It also shows that Israel is a low priority issue for most of these voters — Former Vice President Joe Biden has a significant lead over President Donald Trump among Jewish American voters …
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Power Line and American Greatness
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Ron Kampeas / Jewish Telegraphic Agency:
Biden leads Trump 67-30 among Jewish voters, survey finds
Biden leads Trump 67-30 among Jewish voters, survey finds
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Political Wire
New York Times:
Life on Venus? Astronomers See a Signal in Its Clouds — The detection of a gas in the planet's atmosphere could turn scientists' gaze to a planet long overlooked in the search for extraterrestrial life. — High in the toxic atmosphere of the planet Venus, astronomers on Earth have discovered signs of what might be life.
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The Atlantic, Nature, Wired, Big Think, Washington Post, IJR, MIT Technology Review, Politico, New York Post, Gizmodo, Deseret News, The National Interest, The Verge, NPR, TheBlaze and Engadget
Chris Mooney / Washington Post:
Two major Antarctic glaciers are tearing loose from their restraints, scientists say — Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers already contribute 5 percent of sea-level rise — Two Antarctic glaciers that have long kept scientists awake at night are breaking free from the restraints that have hemmed them in …
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Informed Comment
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Exclusive: Zach Fuentes, Top Aide to John Kelly, Denies Atlantic Story About Trump — Former Deputy White House Chief of Staff Zach Fuentes denied to Breitbart News The Atlantic's account of President Donald Trump's comments about troops in Europe. — Fuentes unequivocally denied …
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Washington Post and The American Spectator
Matthew Franck / Public Discourse:
Racism Is Real. But Is “Systemic Racism”? That Time I Was Published by Newsweek—For Two Hours — The opinion editor of Newsweek should be commended for striving to publish a diversity of views at the site, but its editor-in-chief committed journalistic malpractice by taking …
Wall Street Journal:
Billionaire Steven Cohen Reaches Deal to Buy New York Mets — Agreement values the team at between $2.4 billion and $2.5 billion, a record for a North American professional sports franchise — Billionaire hedge-fund manager Steven A. Cohen has reached an agreement to purchase the New York Mets …
David Gilbert / VICE:
Hate Speech on Facebook Is Pushing Ethiopia Dangerously Close to a Genocide — Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. — Throughout his life, Ethiopian singer Hachalu Hundessa sang about love, unity, and raising the marginalized voices of his Oromo ethnic group.
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 and Bloomberg
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 Post and New York Times, more at Techmeme »
Associated Press:
Judge strikes down Pennsylvania virus policies — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's pandemic restrictions that required people to stay at home, placed size limits on gatherings and ordered “non-life-sustaining” businesses to shut down are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday.
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CBS Pittsburgh, Reason, ABC7, Washington Times, The Hill and Fox News