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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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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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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, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill, Forbes, Law & Crime, Deadline, The National Interest and Las Vegas Review-Journal
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
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.
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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Top Trump health appointee Michael Caputo warns of armed insurrection after election
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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New York Times, Talking Points Memo, American Greatness, The American Spectator and Slate
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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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, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Intercept
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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” …
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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Inside the House Dem leadership talks — DRIVING THE DAY — HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP MET in the Capitol for the first time in a while Monday evening, and they began to confront what many of them see as an only-in-a-TRUMP-presidency question: If DONALD TRUMP loses …
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Washington Post, The Hill and New York Times
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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.
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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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
FBI raids home of conservative conspiracy theorist Jack Burkman
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Washingtonian and Raw Story
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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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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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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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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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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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
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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Axios:
The Trump identity and fashion statement — If President Trump defies today's swing-state polls and pulls off another upset, what will we have missed that could have been a clue? — Here's a big one: Trump flotillas ... Trump flags bigger than American flags ... Trump truck rallies …
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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 »
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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