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ABC News:
Hope Hicks, one of President Trump's closest advisers, tests positive for coronavirus — Hicks traveled with the president to and from Tuesday's first debate. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump's closest advisers …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Will Quarantine After Aide Falls Ill With Virus — Hope Hicks traveled with Trump to debate and Minnesota rally — President and first lady are awaiting results of virus tests — President Donald Trump said that he would begin self-quarantine while waiting …
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CNN:
Trump says he and first lady will begin ‘quarantine process’ after top aide Hope Hicks tests positive for Covid-19 — (CNN)President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday night that top aide Hope Hicks has tested positive for coronavirus and said he and first lady Melania Trump will begin their …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Hope Hicks, a White House adviser who traveled with the president on Air Force One on Wednesday, tests positive for coronavirus. — Hope Hicks, one of President Trump's most senior advisers, has tested positive for the coronavirus, three people familiar with the matter said Thursday night.
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WAVY-TV, Associated Press, Mediaite, Raw Story and New York Post
Washington Post:
Trump begins quarantine as close aide Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus
Trump begins quarantine as close aide Hope Hicks tests positive for coronavirus
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Al Jazeera and The Daily Caller
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Hope Hicks,Top Trump Adviser, Has Virus and Is Quarantined
2020 Election Live Updates: Hope Hicks,Top Trump Adviser, Has Virus and Is Quarantined
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Washington Post, Breitbart and Talking Points Memo
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
The Secret History of Kimberly Guilfoyle's Departure from Fox — As President Donald Trump heads into the 2020 elections, he faces a daunting gender gap: according to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll, he trails Joe Biden by thirty percentage points among female voters.
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Raw Story and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
WSB-TV:
Following rocky debate, Biden takes lead over Trump in latest exclusive Channel 2 poll — ATLANTA — We are seeing how the first presidential debate changed Georgia voters' opinions. — For the first time, former Vice President Joe Biden is leading our exclusive Channel 2 Action News/Landmark Communications poll.
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The Sun, The College Fix, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill and Political Wire
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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.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump pushes back on changes to upcoming presidential debates
Trump pushes back on changes to upcoming presidential debates
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Trump sees approval rating increase, majority expect him to beat Biden: poll
Trump sees approval rating increase, majority expect him to beat Biden: poll
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Gallup, New York Post and IJR
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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Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
Michigan AG charges two GOP operatives with multiple voter suppression felonies
Michigan AG charges two GOP operatives with multiple voter suppression felonies
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Forbes
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls
Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls
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Talking Points Memo
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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Axios, KXAN-TV, POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite and The Hill
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Zach Despart / Houston Chronicle:
Gov. Abbott limits mail ballot drop-off locations, forcing Harris County to close 11 sites
Gov. Abbott limits mail ballot drop-off locations, forcing Harris County to close 11 sites
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Office of the Texas Governor and The Daily Caller
Nicole Via y Rada / NBC News:
Texas Gov. Abbott restricts absentee ballot drop-off locations
Texas Gov. Abbott restricts absentee ballot drop-off locations
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New York Times, Raw Story, Talking Points Memo, Forbes, The American Independent and Fox News
Washington Post:
Texas governor's limit on drop-off sites for mail-in ballots criticized as voter suppression
Texas governor's limit on drop-off sites for mail-in ballots criticized as voter suppression
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POLITICUSUSA, Texas Democratic Party and Reuters
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Kayleigh McEnany's first post-debate briefing goes off the rails — For the second time in a week, the United States bore witness to an animated and interruption-filled political discussion. The first one was Tuesday's debate, but Thursday's White House briefing wasn't that different.
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Breitbart, Politico, The Daily Caller and The Hill
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Politico:
Trump blames low-income people, minorities for ‘ruining’ suburbia
Trump blames low-income people, minorities for ‘ruining’ suburbia
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Reuters, Mother Jones, Los Angeles Times and Newsweek
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Proud Boys, Black Lives Matter leaders hold joint conference: We ‘denounce White supremacy’
Proud Boys, Black Lives Matter leaders hold joint conference: We ‘denounce White supremacy’
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Associated Press, The Gateway Pundit and Twitchy
Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Trump Supreme Court pick already ruled on pending Obamacare case — in a moot exercise — Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, has already weighed in on one of the most significant and controversial cases it is scheduled to consider this fall — albeit in a mock exercise.
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Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Barrett's participation in 2006 ad calling for overturn of Roe v. Wade was not included in Senate disclosures
Barrett's participation in 2006 ad calling for overturn of Roe v. Wade was not included in Senate disclosures
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POLITICUSUSA, The Guardian, Breitbart, CNN, Al Jazeera, The Hill and IJR
New York Daily News:
To keep Barrett off the Supreme Court, Schumer must fight like a defense attorney with a client on death row
To keep Barrett off the Supreme Court, Schumer must fight like a defense attorney with a client on death row
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New York Times
Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Amy Coney Barrett Signed Letter Urging End of ‘Barbaric’ Roe v. Wade
Amy Coney Barrett Signed Letter Urging End of ‘Barbaric’ Roe v. Wade
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The Guardian, Washington Post, Raw Story, Fox News, Common Dreams, Daily Kos, Breitbart, Forbes, The Hill and Eschaton
Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale told friends he was under federal investigation just days before meltdown … - Former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale told campaign staff and friends that he was under federal investigation, just days before police detained him, Trump advisers tell Insider.
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Political Wire, Balloon Juice, The American Independent, Talking Points Memo and Slate
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Facing Grim Polls, Trump Leans Into Playing the Victim — Be it congressional Democrats, the news media, the standards enforcers at Twitter or, now, the debate commission, President Trump has repeatedly blamed others for problems and self-inflicted wounds. — On Thursday afternoon …
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David Wasserman / NBC News:
Trump is winning the voter registration battle against Biden in key states — In the last few weeks, Joe Biden has led President Donald Trump by a fairly consistent 8-point average in national polls and has maintained leads in more than enough battleground states to win the Electoral College …
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USA Today:
1,600 former Justice Department lawyers accuse Barr of using DOJ to help Trump in election … WASHINGTON - Former Justice Department attorneys expressed concerns Thursday that Attorney General William Barr is using the power of the agency to help President Donald Trump win reelection …
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Caroline Kelly / CNN:
Secretly recorded tapes show Melania Trump's frustration at criticism for family separation policy and her bashing of Christmas decorations — (CNN)First Lady Melania Trump was secretly recorded in the summer of 2018 expressing her frustration at being criticized for her husband's policy …
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The Daily Beast, Forbes, The Hill and Mediaite
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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Julie Bosman / New York Times:
Wisconsin Is Frazzled by Surging Virus Cases and Growing Campaign Frenzy
Wisconsin Is Frazzled by Surging Virus Cases and Growing Campaign Frenzy
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Raw Story
Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
Obama touts LeBron's ‘More Than a Vote’ campaign as it surpasses 10,000 poll volunteers — Obama thanked the volunteers in a surprise address to a virtual crowd at the NBA Finals. — Flipboard — Fox News Flash top headlines for October 1 — Former President Barack Obama praised participants …
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New York Times, One America News Network and The Hill
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Bobby Burack / OutKick:
NBA Finals Ratings Sink to All-Time Lows
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
McMaster, Mostly Silent Until Now, Says Trump Is 'Aiding and Abetting Putin's Efforts' — “This sustained campaign of disruption, disinformation, and denial, is aided by any leader who doesn't acknowledge it,” President Trump's former national security adviser said.
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump's ex-national security adviser says president is ‘aiding and abetting’ Putin
Trump's ex-national security adviser says president is ‘aiding and abetting’ Putin
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Reuters and The Daily Caller
Carla Marinucci / Politico:
Pete Wilson endorses Trump, says president has ‘very good judgment’ — OAKLAND — Former California Gov. Pete Wilson joined a list Thursday of prominent former Republican leaders who endorsed Donald Trump for reelection, arguing in an interview that the president has “brought a badly needed realism to American security policy.”
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Political Wire and The Hill
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Biden breaks the $365 million fund-raising record that he set in August. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. raised more money in August than any past presidential candidate had in a single month: $364.5 million. Now he has done it again. — Mr. Biden broke his own record again in September …
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Politico
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
GOP challenger fundraising tops South Carolina's Cunningham — COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican seeking to unseat U.S. Rep. Joe Cunningham has outraised the freshman Democrat in the final fundraising quarter before their general election matchup, as both candidates ratchet up their rhetoric in the campaign's closing weeks.
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 …
Michael Lewis / Bloomberg:
Inside a California Covid Revolt — Residents of Shasta County have taken resistance to Covid-19 restrictions to another level: “full-on anarchy.” — Some people who are good in a crisis need a crisis to be good. They're better wired for hot zones than for ordinary life and so they do whatever …