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Axios:
The apocalypse scenario — Democratic lawyers are preparing to challenge any effort by President Trump to swap electors chosen by voters with electors selected by Republican-controlled legislatures. One state of particular concern: Pennsylvania, where the GOP controls the state house.
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Politico:
‘Everyone sees the train wreck coming’: Trump reveals his November endgame — Following his defeat in the 2016 Iowa caucus, Donald Trump accused Ted Cruz of cheating and said the results should be nullified. — After winning the presidency that fall, Trump insisted, without evidence …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump dumbfounds GOP with latest unforced error — Senate Republicans were left dumbfounded Thursday by President Trump's latest self-engineered controversy, a suggestion there might not be a peaceful transition of power after Election Day, which left his GOP allies on Capitol Hill scrambling for political cover.
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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Elections Aren't the Only Things Trump Thinks Are Rigged — It's always somebody else's fault when things turn against him. — About two weeks before Election Day in 2016, Donald Trump was campaigning in his signature way. He accused Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, a Republican …
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Andrew Chung / Reuters:
Democrats prepare bill limiting U.S. Supreme Court justice terms to 18 years
Democrats prepare bill limiting U.S. Supreme Court justice terms to 18 years
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Marc Fortier / NBC Boston:
‘Appalling and Outrageous’: Baker Responds to Trump's Dismissal of Peaceful Transfer of Power
‘Appalling and Outrageous’: Baker Responds to Trump's Dismissal of Peaceful Transfer of Power
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Talking Points Memo, POLITICUSUSA, Wall Street Journal and CBS Boston
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Leftist SCOTUS plotter: “I manipulate the media better than anyone else on this phone call”
Leftist SCOTUS plotter: “I manipulate the media better than anyone else on this phone call”
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Townhall and Patriotic Millionaires
Matt Lewis / The Daily Beast:
The Road to Trump Is Paved With Smears of Decent Republicans
The Road to Trump Is Paved With Smears of Decent Republicans
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Fox News, Breitbart, Washington Times and The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
Biden's low-key campaign style worries some Democrats
Biden's low-key campaign style worries some Democrats
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Fox News, Jacobin, Mediaite and POLITICUSUSA
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Trump won't commit to a peaceful transition of power, so it's up to us to save democracy
Trump won't commit to a peaceful transition of power, so it's up to us to save democracy
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Press Watch and Bloomberg, more at Mediagazer »
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
White House starts outreach to key senators on Supreme Court pick
White House starts outreach to key senators on Supreme Court pick
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Associated Press, Political Wire, Reuters, The Hill and Axios
U.S. Department of Justice:
Statement Of U.S. Attorney Freed On Inquiry Into Reports Of Potential Issues With Mail-In Ballots — at the request of Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis, the Office of the United States Attorney along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Scranton Resident Office …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
DOJ announcement on Pennsylvania ballot investigation baffles election experts — Election experts and lawyers are bewildered by a press release from the Department of Justice, in which the department said it had begun an inquiry into a handful of military ballots in a northeastern Pennsylvania county.
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Forbes, The Dispatch, U.S. Department of Justice, Breitbart, electionlawblog.org and Political Wire
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Feds, In Unusual Statement, Announce They're Investigating A Few Discarded Ballots
Feds, In Unusual Statement, Announce They're Investigating A Few Discarded Ballots
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ABC News, Daily Kos, POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite, American Greatness, myfox8.com and IJR
Washington Post:
Trump's escalating attacks on election prompt fears of a constitutional crisis
Trump's escalating attacks on election prompt fears of a constitutional crisis
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
Justice Dept. statement on mail-in ballot investigation appalls election law experts
Justice Dept. statement on mail-in ballot investigation appalls election law experts
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BuzzFeed News, Townhall, Fox News, Balloon Juice and The American Independent
Virginia Governor / Virginia Governor Ralph Northam:
Governor and First Lady Northam Test Positive for COVID-19 — RICHMOND—On Wednesday evening, Governor Ralph Northam and First Lady Pamela Northam were notified that a member of the Governor's official residence staff, who works closely within the couple's living quarters …
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WTOP, Axios, The Daily Caller and The Hill
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Associated Press:
Virginia governor and first lady test positive for coronavirus
Virginia governor and first lady test positive for coronavirus
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Fox News and The Independent
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam tests positive for Covid-19
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam tests positive for Covid-19
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Bloomberg, Just The News, NPR and myfox8.com
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump administration rescinded ‘Courage Award’ for woman who criticized Trump, then gave false explanation for its decision, watchdog finds — The Trump administration rescinded an award recognizing the work of a journalist from Finland last year after discovering she had criticized President Trump …
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Law & Crime, Raw Story, Political Wire and The Root, more at Mediagazer »
Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
Republican Senator Proposes Bill That Would Make It Illegal to Count Votes — Last week, President Donald Trump said he was “counting on the federal court system to make it so” that whatever preliminary tally is complete on Election Day will be validated as the final vote count …
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New York Times:
At Pentagon, Fears Grow That Trump Will Pull Military Into Election Unrest — Defense Department officials said top generals could resign if Mr. Trump ordered the active-duty military into the streets to quell election protests. — WASHINGTON — Senior Pentagon leaders have a lot to worry about …
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Talking Points Memo, The Week, Raw Story and The Moderate Voice
Ursula Perano / Axios:
Meadows on Wray's voter fraud dismissal: “He has a hard time finding emails in his own FBI” — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows dismissed FBI Director Chris Wray's testimony that the U.S. has never historically seen evidence of widespread voter fraud, including by mail, during an appearance on “CBS This Morning” on Friday.
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Jeffrey Young / HuffPost:
Trump Announces Phony New Health Care ‘Plan’ — Slogans and toothless executive orders don't pay anyone's doctor bills. — President Donald Trump really, really wants to fool voters into thinking he has a plan to make the health care system great again. But he really, really doesn't.
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Vanity Fair and New York Times
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Toluse Olorunnipa / Washington Post:
After years of promising his own health care plan, Trump settles for rebranding rather than repealing Obamacare
After years of promising his own health care plan, Trump settles for rebranding rather than repealing Obamacare
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Axios, CBS News, The Week, Daily Kos, Washington Times, Breitbart, The Guardian, myfox8.com and NBC News
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
FBI official on Mueller team said Flynn prosecution had ‘get Trump’ attitude, collusion probe was ‘not there’ — FBI official William Barnett was assigned to lead the bureau's original investigation into Michael Flynn — Court denies Justice Department effort to end Michael Flynn case
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The Daily Caller and National Review
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Stokes the Transition Panic — His election remarks feed the left's fantasy of a post-election coup. — By The Editorial Board — President Trump's insistence on saying the opposite of whatever the press demands is a source of more than a little of his political success as well as many self-defeating blunders.
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The Hill, Raw Story, New York Times and Bangor Daily News
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Judge says 2020 census must continue for another month — ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has stopped the 2020 census from finishing at the end of September and ordered the once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident to continue for another month through the end of October …
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Bruce Vielmetti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
BRUCE VIELMETTI — A conservative group has asked a federal judge to block Wisconsin's five largest cities from accepting $6.3 million in grants to help stage November's elections, calling the money bribes to increase turnout in Democratic strongholds. — The nonprofit Center for Tech …
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The Hill
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
Memo Laying Out Supreme Court Delay Tactics Circulates Among Senate Democrats — As Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faces increasing pressure from Democrats around the country to use every tool at his disposal to oppose the Republican effort to push through a Supreme Court nominee before the election …
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Fox News, WPRI-TV, Bloomberg, myfox8.com and The Daily Signal
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Obama backs Ossoff, Warnock U.S. Senate bids in Georgia — Former President Barack Obama on Friday endorsed Raphael Warnock's U.S. Senate campaign, becoming the latest Democrat to rally behind the pastor's challenge to U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler as pressure mounts on his rivals to drop out of the free-for-all race.
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Associated Press, Florida Politics and Political Wire
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Tight race in Ohio, Biden tops Trump in Nevada and Pennsylvania — There are few undecided voters, and Biden's support is 50 percent or better in each state — Trump and Biden keep focus on battleground states — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump …
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Radley Balko / Washington Post:
Correcting the misinformation about Breonna Taylor — Wednesday's announcement from Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron about criminal charges in the Breonna Taylor case set off a frenzy of misinformation on social media. Based on what we do know — which I've culled from my own reporting …
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Washington Post:
Mueller prosecutor's testimony about Roger Stone disputed by supervisors — Three career supervisors in the D.C. U.S. attorney's office have disputed the sworn congressional testimony given by a former prosecutor on Robert S. Mueller III's team, telling Justice Department officials they believe …