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Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Biden is still leading in the polls, and voters say he won his first debate against Trump — Democrat Joe Biden came into the first debate ahead of President Trump in the national polls. — The first scientific polls to ask who won the debate Tuesday night show Biden coming out on top.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump pushes back on changes to upcoming presidential debates — President Trump suggested Thursday that he'll resist any moves that could cut off candidates' microphones in the next debate if he continues to talk over his opponent and the moderator. — “Why would I allow the Debate Commission …
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Joel B. Pollak / Breitbart:
Fox News' John Roberts Loses Temper at Critics of His ‘White Supremacist’ Questions
Fox News' John Roberts Loses Temper at Critics of His ‘White Supremacist’ Questions
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Raw Story, Redstate, New York Post, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, The Federalist, Instapundit, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, IJR, Conservative News Today, Axios, The Week, Mediaite and Twitchy
The Nation:
Fire Donald Trump
Fire Donald Trump
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Axios, New York Times, Sky News, National Review, Grist, The Guardian, Bloomberg, The Independent, Al Jazeera, The Sun and New York Post
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Kayleigh McEnany's first post-debate briefing goes off the rails
Kayleigh McEnany's first post-debate briefing goes off the rails
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CNN, The Hill, The Daily Caller and Deadline
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett supported group that said life begins at fertilization — Barrett signed newspaper ad in 2006 sponsored by St Joseph County Right to Life, an extreme anti-choice group — Amy Coney Barrett, the Trump administration's supreme court nominee …
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Amy Coney Barrett Signed Letter Urging End of ‘Barbaric’ Roe v. Wade — The letter may be in line with conservative thinking. But it could complicate her Supreme Court fight. — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett signed a letter in 2006 calling for the end of Roe v. Wade …
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National Review, The Guardian, TheBlaze and Law & Crime
Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Sen. Feinstein, Dems formally ask for delay in Amy Coney Barrett confirmation
Sen. Feinstein, Dems formally ask for delay in Amy Coney Barrett confirmation
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Politico, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Spectator USA and WAVY-TV
Chuck Lindell / Austin American-Statesman:
Abbott orders counties to close multiple ballot dropoff sites — Gov. Greg Abbott issued an order Thursday requiring counties to close multiple locations where voters can drop off completed mail-in ballots. — As an election security measure, counties will be limited to one dropoff site …
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Zach Despart / Houston Chronicle:
Gov. Abbott limits mail ballot drop-off locations, forcing Harris County to close 11 sites — Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday declared that counties can designate only one location to collect completed mail ballots from voters, forcing Harris County to abandon 11 sites set up for that purpose.
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BuzzFeed News and CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Texas Gov. Abbott limits mail-in voting drop-off locations
Texas Gov. Abbott limits mail-in voting drop-off locations
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The Daily Beast, Reuters and One America News Network
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Proud Boys, Black Lives Matter leaders hold joint conference: We ‘denounce White supremacy’ — Local leaders of the right-wing group Proud Boys in Salt Lake City held a joint news conference with a local Black Lives Matter leader on Wednesday to correct the record and “denounce White supremacy” …
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Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Amazon blocks sale of merchandise with “stand back” and “stand by”
Amazon blocks sale of merchandise with “stand back” and “stand by”
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Plain Dealer, The American Independent, Florida Politics, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and Essence
Leia Idliby / Mediaite:
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Says Trump Has Lost His Vote Over White Supremacy Comments: ‘He Screwed Me’
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Says Trump Has Lost His Vote Over White Supremacy Comments: ‘He Screwed Me’
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HillReporter.com, Raw Story and The Bulwark
Jordan Valinsky / CNN:
Amazon removes ‘stand back and stand by’ merchandise
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
McEnany: Trump has ‘condemned’ white supremacy, but ‘shameful’ media won't cover it
McEnany: Trump has ‘condemned’ white supremacy, but ‘shameful’ media won't cover it
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Axios
Tom Jackman / Washington Post:
Judge rules federal law enforcement commission violates law, orders work stopped as attorney general prepares to issue report — Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement is not diverse, doesn't hold public meetings as law requires — A national commission on law enforcement launched earlier …
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The Root and HillReporter.com
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Court: Trump administration policing panel broke transparency law — What happened: A blue-ribbon law enforcement panel created at the direction of President Donald Trump broke a federal open meeting law and must halt its work until it comes into compliance with the statute, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
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Reuters, One America News Network, The Hill and Raw Story
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Federal Judge Halts Trump's Cop-Filled Law Enforcement Task Force
Federal Judge Halts Trump's Cop-Filled Law Enforcement Task Force
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Law & Crime
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
Internal document shows Trump officials were told to make comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse — WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials were directed to make public comments sympathetic to Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager charged with fatally shooting two protesters in Kenosha …
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The Federalist, Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, TheBlaze, The American Independent, The Hill, America's Voice, Daily Kos, The Root, The Week, Slate and Raw Story
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Julio Rosas / Townhall:
NBC News Misrepresents Internal DHS Memo About Their Response to the Kyle Rittenhouse Case
NBC News Misrepresents Internal DHS Memo About Their Response to the Kyle Rittenhouse Case
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NBC4 Washington and Washington Post
Regina Ip / New York Times:
Hong Kong Is China, Like It or Not — After months of chaos in the city, something had to be done, and the Chinese government did it. — Ms. Ip is a legislator and a member of the Executive Council in Hong Kong. — HONG KONG — No amount of outcry, condemnation or sanctions …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump's ex-national security adviser says president is ‘aiding and abetting’ Putin — Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Thursday that President Donald Trump is “aiding and abetting” Russian President Vladimir Putin's efforts to sow doubt about the American electoral system.
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Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Trump's Ex-National Security Adviser on His Failure to Condemn White Supremacy
Trump's Ex-National Security Adviser on His Failure to Condemn White Supremacy
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Foreign Policy, Talking Points Memo, POLITICUSUSA, Axios and The Hill
Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Biden poised to launch in-person canvassing in key states — NEW YORK (AP) — After months of avoiding direct contact with voters because of the pandemic, Joe Biden's campaign is about to launch in-person canvassing efforts across several battleground states.
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DOJ Alumni:
DOJ Alumni Open Letter on Protecting Free and Fair Elections — We, the undersigned, are alumni of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) who have collectively served both Republican and Democratic administrations. Each of us took an oath to defend the Constitution and pursue …
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Political Wire, The Hill and Washington Monthly
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SOM - State of Michigan:
AG Nessel Files Felony Charges Against Jack Burkman, Jacob Wohl in Voter-Suppression Robocalls Investigation — LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has filed charges today against two political operatives for allegedly orchestrating a series of robocalls aimed at suppressing the vote in the November general election.
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Scott Bauer / Associated Press:
Trump's plans for rally in western Wisconsin up in the air — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President Donald Trump appears to have canceled a planned appearance in western Wisconsin amid calls from the city's mayor and the state's governor, both Democrats, that he not hold a rally amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
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Helena Bottemiller Evich / Politico:
Trump requires food aid boxes to come with a letter from him — The Agriculture Department last week began mandating that millions of boxes of surplus food for needy families include a letter from President Donald Trump claiming credit for the program. — The USDA's $4 billion Farmers …
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Third-party candidate backs Graham in tightening SC race — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is getting campaign support from a third-party candidate, potentially bringing with him a narrow margin of conservative backers who could propel Graham over his Democratic challenger in a tightening race.
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Biden Lead Looks Firmer as Midwest Moves His Way — Dear Readers: Join us today at 2 p.m. eastern for our latest episode of Sabato's Crystal Ball: America Votes. We'll be reacting to the first debate and going over the state of the race, including the many rating changes we made today (see below).
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Washington Post, Florida Politics, Outside the Beltway, Washington Times and Blue Virginia
Emily Green / VICE:
Border Patrol Snipers Were Authorized to Use Deadly Force at George Floyd's Burial — Records obtained by VICE News show police in Pearland, Texas, invited federal agents to surveil Floyd's burial and authorized them to open fire in the event of unrest. — EG — KH
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The Week
Adam Serwer / The Atlantic:
The Most Illuminating Moment of the Debate — The moments after your first child is born are humbling and overwhelming, the emotional equivalent of staring directly into the sun. You realize that you are suddenly responsible for a human life that you helped create, a sliver of two souls smuggled …
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Raw Story, Washington Post and The Daily Dot
U.S. Department of Justice:
United States Obtains Final Judgement and Permanent Injunction Against Edward Snowden — On Sept. 29, 2020, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia entered a final judgment and permanent injunction against Edward Snowden, a former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency …
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Reuters, Axios, Law & Crime and OpsLens
Dylan Byers / NBC News:
Snapchat has helped 1 million users register to vote, a possible boon to Democrats — When Americans cast their ballots in this year's presidential election, millions will do so because they registered to vote through such social platforms as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
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Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
South Carolina GOP asks Supreme Court to reinstate mail-in ballot witness requirement — South Carolina Republicans asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to reinstate the witness signature requirement for mail ballots ahead of the November election, extending the legal turmoil over the rule …
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Political Wire, Forbes and Bloomberg
Alayna Treene / Axios:
House prepares to pass revised COVID relief bill as White House talks hit roadblock — The House appeared likely to move ahead Thursday with Democrats' revised $2.2 trillion coronavirus relief bill as 11th-hour negotiations with the White House continued. — The latest: After meeting …
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Nidhi Prakash / BuzzFeed News:
The Trump Administration Lost Millions of Dollars of Food and Water Meant For Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has, in recent weeks, claimed that he is “the best thing that ever happened to Puerto Rico,” in an effort to win over Puerto Rican voters in Florida.