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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 …
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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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 Mother Jones
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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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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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 — 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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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
Washington Post:
As debate commission considers rule changes, Trump signals he'll reject them
As debate commission considers rule changes, Trump signals he'll reject them
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Breitbart, The Hill, The Unz Review, The Daily Caller and NBC News
Rogerlsimon / theepochtimes.com:
Go Lincoln-Douglas: Eliminate Moderators From Presidential Debates
Go Lincoln-Douglas: Eliminate Moderators From Presidential Debates
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Washington Times and New York Times
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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Politico:
Trump blames low-income people, minorities for ‘ruining’ suburbia — On Tuesday, President Donald Trump refused to condemn white supremacists. On Wednesday, he blamed suburban, low-income people of color for “ruining this American dream.” — The two comments represent a feature, not a bug, of his presidency and campaign.
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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
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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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 and Washington Times
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. 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
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, The Daily Beast and Reuters
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Barrett's participation in 2006 ad calling for overturn of Roe v. Wade was not included in Senate disclosures — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, failed to disclose her participation in a 2006 newspaper ad calling for Roe v. Wade …
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Jennifer Haberkorn / Los Angeles Times:
Trump Supreme Court pick already ruled on pending Obamacare case — in a moot exercise
Trump Supreme Court pick already ruled on pending Obamacare case — in a moot exercise
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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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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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
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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Steve Peoples / Associated Press:
Biden poised to launch in-person canvassing in key states
Biden poised to launch in-person canvassing in key states
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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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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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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
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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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 …