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Josh Dawsey / Washington Post:
Former Pence aide says she will vote for Biden because of Trump's ‘flat-out disregard for human life’ during pandemic — President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic showed a “flat-out disregard for human life” because his “main concern was the economy and his reelection,” …
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Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“It Was All About the Election”: The Ex-White House Aide Olivia Troye on Trump's Narcissistic Mishandling of COVID-19 — The first staffer on the coronavirus task force to go public tells The New Yorker that America's pandemic response was “derailed by the person at the very top.”
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
C.D.C. Testing Guidance Was Published Against Scientists' Objections — A controversial guideline saying people without Covid-19 symptoms didn't need to get tested for the virus came from H.H.S. officials and skipped the C.D.C.'s scientific review process. — A heavily criticized recommendation …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is losing control of his own propaganda
Trump is losing control of his own propaganda
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
‘Talk about losers’: The top moments from CNN's kid-gloves town hall with Biden — On Tuesday, voters got in Trump's face for the first time. On Thursday, they practically gave Biden a hero's welcome in Scranton, Pa. — Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks …
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Joseph Ax / Reuters:
Biden lambastes Trump over ‘close to criminal’ COVID-19 response
Biden lambastes Trump over ‘close to criminal’ COVID-19 response
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Former coronavirus adviser to Pence says she's voting for Biden because of pandemic response
Former coronavirus adviser to Pence says she's voting for Biden because of pandemic response
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Kate Sullivan / CNN:
CNN to host first drive-in town hall due to coronavirus pandemic
CNN to host first drive-in town hall due to coronavirus pandemic
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Washington Post:
Barr's attack on his own prosecutors fed by frustration with both sides of political aisle, people who know him say — Attorney General William P. Barr's scalding criticism of some of his own Justice Department prosecutors grew in part from frustration with the accusation that he had improperly intervened …
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Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Senate Democrats, Including Kamala Harris, Call For Investigation Into Durham Probe
Senate Democrats, Including Kamala Harris, Call For Investigation Into Durham Probe
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Washington Post:
Federal judge temporarily blocks USPS operational changes amid concerns about mail slowdowns, election — A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday granted a request from 14 states to temporarily block operational changes within the U.S. Postal Service that have been blamed for a slowdown …
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Gene Johnson / Associated Press:
US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
F.B.I. Director Warns of Russian Interference and White Supremacist Violence — The testimony contradicted efforts by President Trump and other officials to downplay the threats. — WASHINGTON — Christopher A. Wray, the director of the F.B.I., warned a House committee on Thursday that Russia …
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House Homeland Security Hearing on National Security Threats
House Homeland Security Hearing on National Security Threats
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Two Former Trump Officials Join Chorus of Republicans Backing Biden
2020 Election Live Updates: Two Former Trump Officials Join Chorus of Republicans Backing Biden
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Politico:
DeVos' former top aide joins anti-Trump group — Josh Venable is lending his name as an adviser to the Republican Political Alliance for Integrity and Reform. — Former aides for President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos are also part of the anti-Trump group.
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Igor Bobic / HuffPost:
Alabama Senate Candidate Tommy Tuberville Struggles To Discuss Voting Rights Act — The Republican and former college football coach stumbled when asked his position on the landmark 1965 civil rights law. — Alabama Republican Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville struggled to explain …
Snejana Farberov / Daily Mail:
Campaign staffer, 17, for Ilhan Omar's Republican congressional opponent is shot and killed in Minneapolis — Andre Conley, 17, was shot dead outside a Minneapolis convenience store on Monday afternoon; another person was seriously wounded — Police arrested a suspect wanted in connection …
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Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Minnesota Dem slams Ilhan Omar, says she 'doesn't belong in our party'
Minnesota Dem slams Ilhan Omar, says she 'doesn't belong in our party'
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Roque Planas / HuffPost:
911 Call From Intoxicated Jerry Falwell Jr.'s House Last Month Describes ‘A Lot Of Blood’ — Becki Falwell told the operator that her husband had cuts on his face from falling after he'd been drinking. — One week after Reuters published an explosive report on an alleged sexual …
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New York Times:
Virus Pulls Down Trump, Poll Shows, and G.O.P. Senators Suffer With Him — A New York Times/Siena College survey showed Joe Biden leading President Trump by wide margins in Maine and Arizona, and effectively tied in North Carolina. Susan Collins trailed her Democratic rival in Maine's Senate race.
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Katherine Eban / Vanity Fair:
“That's Their Problem”: How Jared Kushner Let the Markets Decide America's COVID-19 Fate — First-person accounts of a tense meeting at the White House in late March suggest that President Trump's son-in-law resisted taking federal action to alleviate shortages and help Democratic-led New York.
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‘A fundraiser of unusual size’: Princess Bride reunion raises $4.25 million for Wisconsin Democrats — It was a fundraiser of unusual size. — When almost the entire original cast of “The Princess Bride” came together this week for the first time in more than 30 years for a table read …
Tiana Lowe / Washington Examiner:
EXCLUSIVE: Education Department opens investigation into Princeton University after president deems racism ‘embedded’ in the school — The Department of Education has informed Princeton University that it is under investigation following the school president's declaration that racism was “embedded” in the institution.
Associated Press:
Trump downplays legacy of slavery in appeal to white voters — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump intensified efforts to appeal to his core base of white voters on Thursday by downplaying the historical legacy of slavery in the United States and blasting efforts to address systemic racism as divisive.
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Newt Gingrich / The American Mind:
The Soros Cover-Up — Americans can't let Twitter noise overwhelm political reality. — I have been watching a truly curious phenomenon over the past few days. It seems there is suddenly a movement in media to silence anyone who speaks out against George Soros—and, specifically …
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Cash-strapped Trump campaign awaits a bailout from big donors — Republican Party megadonors are racing to bail out President Donald Trump's cash-strapped reelection campaign, with a newly formed super PAC pouring a further$25 million into battleground states.
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Thomas Colt / Medium:
U.S. Generals are raising the alarm — Our military has leaned strongly Republican. By law, active military are constrained from political action. Most retired officers are highly politically aware but strive to be non-partisan, and are often not aligned with either party.
Robby Soave / Reason:
An Online Student Attended a Rooftop Party. He Was Reported to NYU and Suspended Indefinitely. — It was a gorgeous August weekend in New York City, and Andy—a college senior at New York University (NYU)—decided to attend a rooftop social gathering with his roommates.
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CBS News:
H.R. McMaster says Trump policy in Afghanistan partners with Taliban against Afghan government — “He, in effect, is partnering with the Taliban against, in many ways, the Afghan government,” McMaster said of the president's plan in Afghanistan. See the full interview with the former national security adviser, Sunday on 60 Minutes.
Ryan Heath / Politico:
Trump won't go to New York for U.N. speech — The United Nations General Assembly typically draws world leaders and philanthropists from all around the globe, packing New York City with their entourages. At the 75th edition of the annual event, however, there won't be a single one.
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pennsylvania Supreme Court extends mail ballot deadlines for November election — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court extended the state's mail ballot deadlines on Thursday, a move that could allow tens of thousands of additional votes to be counted — and will likely draw criticism from Republicans …
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Mike Allen / Axios:
“Those spouses are not suckers”: Biden ad targets alleged Trump comments on military POW, KIA — Joe Biden, believing President Trump is suddenly vulnerable with military voters, goes up today with an ad called “Knock On The Door,” featuring retired Air force Brigadier General John Douglass, a former casualty notification officer.
CNN:
Trump ally Lindsey Graham thinks the President should release tax returns — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump has long resisted releasing his tax returns in a break with historic precedent, but even one of his closest allies in the Senate thinks he should.
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Molly Jong-Fast / New York Times:
I Am Not a Brave Person. I Am Also Patient 1133. — Never did I expect to have a calling. Then came the pandemic. — I am Patient 1133. — I've never been in a medical trial before and I never wanted to be. As someone who suffers from pretty significant anxiety about my health …
Peter Baker / New York Times:
For Trump, It's Not the United States, It's Red and Blue States — A statement by the president this week was an insight into how he views the country as composed of parts that either are for him or against him. — WASHINGTON — President Trump argued this week that the death toll from the coronavirus was actually not so bad.
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