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Timothy L. O'Brien / Bloomberg:
Trump's Taxes Show He's a National Security Threat — What trade-offs would a president with this level of indebtedness be willing to make to save face? — In a tour de force of hard won reporting, the New York Times has put numerical clothing on what we've known about President Donald Trump …
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Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
How Trump's taxes compare to those of other presidents — Jimmy Carter voluntarily paid $6,000 in 1976 despite a zero tax bill, while other recent predecessors typically paid tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars — In 1977, President Jimmy Carter had a problem, according to presidential tax historian Joseph Thorndike.
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump tax records show duplicity. That's devastating for his campaign. … WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told the tax man he was the country's biggest loser, according to Internal Revenue Service filings obtained by The New York Times, and that will make it harder for him to win re-election.
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Trump's millions from Turkey and the Philippines are corrupt — When President Trump speaks glowingly of brutal strongmen atop the governments in Turkey and the Philippines, remember that he's making millions of dollars in these countries with the tacit approval of these authoritarian governments.
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Vox, IJR and The Guardian
Ryan Ellis / The Federalist:
New York Times' Trump Tax Return ‘Bombshell’ Is A Joke — If this is the big pre-debate ‘gotcha’ that the Democrats and their allies in Big Media had in mind, it's a bit of a flop. — The New York Times published an article Sunday evening analyzing several years of tax returns filed by President Donald Trump.
Dylan Matthews / Vox:
Here's how much you had to make in 2017 to pay more income tax than Donald Trump
Here's how much you had to make in 2017 to pay more income tax than Donald Trump
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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump Just Lost Control of the Game
Trump Just Lost Control of the Game
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Yes, Donald Trump Is Still A Billionaire. That Makes His $750 Tax Payment Even More Scandalous
Yes, Donald Trump Is Still A Billionaire. That Makes His $750 Tax Payment Even More Scandalous
Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
Trump in 2011 said lower-income Americans should have to pay taxes to ‘be a part of the game’ and said he paid ‘a lot’
Trump in 2011 said lower-income Americans should have to pay taxes to ‘be a part of the game’ and said he paid ‘a lot’
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
Trump's taxes show why he is desperate to stay in office
Trump's taxes show why he is desperate to stay in office
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Trump's ‘biggest fear’ is ‘massive’ IRS bills and potential tax fraud charges, says Michael Cohen
Trump's ‘biggest fear’ is ‘massive’ IRS bills and potential tax fraud charges, says Michael Cohen
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump claims without offering proof that he has little debt and paid millions in taxes after NYT report
Trump claims without offering proof that he has little debt and paid millions in taxes after NYT report
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Mario Ariza / Sun-Sentinel:
Ex-Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale was drunk and agitated in standoff, police say. Then his cop friend showed up. — FORT LAUDERDALE — Bradley Parscale, former campaign manager to president Donald Trump, was in the middle of an armed standoff with police at his Fort Lauderdale home …
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Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
Police documents show Brad Parscale beat his wife and threatened her with a gun
Police documents show Brad Parscale beat his wife and threatened her with a gun
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Evie Fordham / Fox News:
10 guns confiscated from Trump aide Parscale's home after call from wife: police
10 guns confiscated from Trump aide Parscale's home after call from wife: police
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Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Was Intoxicated, Aggressive, And Refused To Cooperate While Threatening To Harm Himself, Police Said
Ex-Trump Campaign Manager Brad Parscale Was Intoxicated, Aggressive, And Refused To Cooperate While Threatening To Harm Himself, Police Said
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Channel 4 News:
Revealed: Trump campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016 — Channel 4 News has exclusively obtained a vast cache of data used by Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign on almost 200 million American voters. — It reveals that 3.5 million Black Americans …
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Washington Post:
Joe Biden for president — In order to expel the worst president of modern times, many voters might be willing to vote for almost anybody. — Fortunately, to oust President Trump in 2020, voters do not have to lower their standards. The Democratic nominee, former vice president Joe Biden …
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Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
Cindy McCain Joins Biden Transition Team Advisory Board — Wife of late GOP Sen. John McCain endorsed Biden's presidential bid last week — WASHINGTON—Cindy McCain, the wife of the late GOP Sen. John McCain of Arizona, is joining the board of Joe Biden's presidential transition team …
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
If Race Comes Down to Omaha, Poll Shows Biden Has an Edge — Nebraska's Second Congressional District could play a decisive role in a very close election. — In a close race, the presidential election could be decided by an unlikely spot: Nebraska's Second Congressional District, including Omaha and most of its suburbs.
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New York Times:
Supreme Court Vacancy Hasn't Boosted Trump's Support in Pennsylvania, a Times Poll Shows — President Trump had counted on his court nomination over the weekend to shift the election dynamic away from his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. But it has not reset the race in the key battleground state.
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Occupy Democrats, Crooked Media and Reuters
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Democratic super PAC jumps into South Carolina race against Lindsey Graham — The main super PAC supporting the election of Democrats to the Senate is preparing to invest millions in South Carolina — a fresh signal that Democrats see the race against Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) as winnable.
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Politico:
Senate Judiciary panel staffs up for Barrett fight
Senate Judiciary panel staffs up for Barrett fight
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Pelosi urges colleagues to prepare for 2020 presidential election reaching Congress
Pelosi urges colleagues to prepare for 2020 presidential election reaching Congress
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OpsLens, The Daily Caller, Forbes and NPR
Monica Alba / NBC News:
Redfield voices alarm over influence of Trump's new coronavirus task force adviser — WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has grown increasingly concerned that President Donald Trump, pushed by a new member of his coronavirus task force …
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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Pandemic overwhelms Trump's message in critical N. Carolina — WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump is fighting to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, howling with unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and warning that violent mobs are infiltrating the suburbs.
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Christina Johnsen / Polls:
Voters Split on Filling SCOTUS Seat — Some bothered by Trump position on transfer of power; — Few expect first debate will change their minds — West Long Branch, NJ - There has been a slight narrowing in the presidential race in the latest national Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How the ‘minority rule’ problem could get much worse — As Republicans prepare to ram through a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, it's widely understood that this will only boost the momentum for Supreme Court reform. The unfairness of Republicans doing this after refusing Merrick Garland …
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Pennsylvania GOP asks Supreme Court to halt mail-in ballot extension
Pennsylvania GOP asks Supreme Court to halt mail-in ballot extension
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Vanessa Handy / Washington Square News:
We're Resigning from WSN. Here's Why. — We, the undersigned WSN Fall 2020 Editorial Staff, have collectively decided to resign from Washington Square News, effective immediately. This was extensively deliberated in collaboration with 43 staff editors, and it was not a decision we enjoyed making.
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Trump sought deals with Moscow mayor — In a meandering press conference on Sunday, President Donald Trump repeatedly accused his Democratic opponent's son, Hunter Biden, of receiving millions of dollars from the wife of Moscow's late mayor Yury Luzhkov, asking why “nobody even has any question about it.”
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Trump announces plan to distribute 150 million rapid coronavirus tests — President Trump announced on Monday that the federal government will distribute 150 million rapid, point-of-care coronavirus tests to states over the next few weeks, including to K-12 schools and vulnerable communities …
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USA Today:
Trump wants to run on his record. We hope he does. It's been a disaster for America. — Trump's historically, mind-bogglingly bad record is on the ballot. He has destroyed lives and livelihoods, weakened America and risked our democracy. — At some point during the debates …
Zachary Petrizzo / The Daily Dot:
This voter fraud insider touted by Trump runs a non-existent organization — Project Veritas, the right-wing undercover operation headed up by James O'Keefe, released a 16-minute long video Monday depicting alleged “ballot harvesting” in Minnesota. — The video put out by the huckster …
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Alec MacGillis / New Yorker:
The Students Left Behind by Remote Learning — The desire to protect children may put their long-term well-being at stake. — This article is a collaboration between The New Yorker and ProPublica. — Shemar, a twelve-year-old from East Baltimore, is good at math, and Karen Ngosso …