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Washington Post:
Belligerent Trump debate performance stokes fears among Republicans about November — The aftermath of the first presidential debate between President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden triggered a reckoning among Republicans on Wednesday about the incumbent's incendiary remarks …
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New York Times:
G.O.P. Alarmed by Trump's Comments on Extremist Group, Fearing a Drag on the Party — For the second time in two weeks, Republicans distanced themselves from the president, expressing unease about his failure to disavow a right-wing organization linked with white supremacy and acts of violence.
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New York Times:
A Debate That Can't Be Ignored — Americans need to face the man who is their president.
A Debate That Can't Be Ignored — Americans need to face the man who is their president.
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CNN, Spectator USA, The American Independent and Vanity Fair
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Trump backs violent white supremacists. There's no way around it.
Trump backs violent white supremacists. There's no way around it.
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Robert Tracinski / The Bulwark:
The “Very Fine People” President
The “Very Fine People” President
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Newsweek, New York Times, The Triad and Forbes
Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Crew of Far-Right Vigilante Poll Watchers Is Coming
Trump's Crew of Far-Right Vigilante Poll Watchers Is Coming
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Raw Story, National Memo, Common Dreams and The Hill
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Focus group: Ohio swing voters unhappy but unmoved by debate
Focus group: Ohio swing voters unhappy but unmoved by debate
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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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The Guardian
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Ted Cruz blocks pre-existing conditions bill — two days after saying his party would always protect them
Ted Cruz blocks pre-existing conditions bill — two days after saying his party would always protect them
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New York Times
Amy Coney Barrett / Associated Press:
Religious group scrubs all references to Amy Coney Barrett from its website
Religious group scrubs all references to Amy Coney Barrett from its website
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No More Mister Nice Blog, NPR and Political Wire
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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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“The Family Is Worried Brad Will Start Talking”: Trumpworld Panics Over Debate Fiasco as Campaign Turmoil Mounts — Over three days, the New York Times dropped a tax bombshell, Florida cops cuffed Brad Parscale, and the president just couldn't help himself onstage.
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Why Are There So Many Accused Domestic Abusers in Trumpworld? You Know Damn Well Why.
Why Are There So Many Accused Domestic Abusers in Trumpworld? You Know Damn Well Why.
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Chris Wallace Calls Debate ‘a Terrible Missed Opportunity’ — The veteran anchor conceded he was initially “reluctant” to step in during the Trump-Biden matchup. “I've never been through anything like this,” he said. — “I'm just sad with the way last night turned out.”
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BBC:
Pope rejects US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meeting — The Vatican has denied US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo an audience with Pope Francis. — The Holy See said the Pontiff does not receive politicians during an election period. — The move adds to a diplomatic row following comments …
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Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Millions of Americans risk losing power and water as massive, unpaid utility bills pile up — More than 179 million people may be at risk for shut-offs as many state protections end — This Tuesday marked 67 days of darkness for Kenneth Parson. He fell behind on his utility bills in the spring …
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 …
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Trump's Ex-National Security Adviser on His Failure to Condemn White Supremacy — As the election nears, a parade of ex-administration officials and political advisers has come forward to denounce President Donald Trump and offer firsthand accounts of incompetence and venality running through his government.
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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 …
NBC News:
Biden outspent Trump $153 million to $57 million on ads in a single month — WASHINGTON — We've told you how Joe Biden passed President Trump in the money race. Now let's show you how Biden is spending his money — and how Trump isn't, at least over the advertising airwaves.
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CBS News:
Kentucky attorney general says he never recommended murder charges in Breonna Taylor case — Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Tuesday that he never recommended murder charges against police officers for Breonna Taylor's death. The grand jury handed down no charges in connection with Taylor's death.
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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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Spiegel Online:
“I Assert that Putin Was Behind the Crime” — Interview Conducted by Benjamin Bidder und Christian Esch — It's six o'clock in the morning on Wednesday when Alexei Navalny shows up at the Berlin editorial office of DER SPIEGEL for an interview. The office is located a few hundred meters …
Kaelan Deese / The Hill:
LeBron James recruits 10,000 poll volunteers to assist in Black districts — NBA star LeBron James has reportedly recruited 10,000 volunteers to help at polls in Black electoral districts in November. — The Los Angeles Lakers forward announced last month that his voting rights organization …
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New York Times, Breitbart and New York Post
New York Times:
Ski, Party, Seed a Pandemic: The Travel Rules That Let Covid-19 Take Flight — The World Health Organization said open borders would help fight disease. Experts, and a global treaty, emphatically agreed. But the scientific evidence was never behind them.
The Nation:
Fire Donald Trump — We have no illusions about Biden, but we need him to win. — This is the most important election in our lifetimes—and one of the most consequential in The Nation's 155-year history. Accepting his party's nomination in 2016, Donald Trump promised to …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
The definitive case for ending the filibuster — Every argument for the filibuster, considered and debunked. — If Joe Biden wins the White House, and Democrats take back the Senate, there is one decision that will loom over every other. It is a question that dominated no debates …
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New York Times
Michael J. Koplow / Israel Policy Forum:
Scraping the Bottom of the Progressive Barrel — · Scraping the Bottom of the Progressive Barrel — Last Friday, liberal Zionists received an unwelcome and unpleasant surprise with the announcement that Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was reconsidering, eventually to officially withdraw …
Sarah Longwell / The Bulwark:
Listen to What Trump 2016 Swing-State Voters Had to Say About the Debate — Nine women. All from swing states. All 2016 Trump voters. And they have thoughts about Trump's debate meltdown. — On Wednesday night I checked back in with a focus group of female 2016 Trump voters …
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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Wall Street Journal:
Intelligence Officials Urged Trump Spy Chief Not to Disclose Unverified Russian Claims About Clinton — Officials at CIA, NSA, Office of Director of National Intelligence warned disclosure to Congress would give credibility to Kremlin-backed material — WASHINGTON—Senior U.S. officials urged Director …
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Helen Sullivan / The Guardian:
Irish court rules Subway bread is not bread … The Irish Supreme court has ruled that the bread served at Subway - a US sandwich food chain with branches in more than 100 countries - cannot be defined as bread. — Under Ireland's Value-Added Tax Act of 1972 it cannot even be defined as a staple food …
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Jack Stubbs / Reuters:
Exclusive: Russian operation masqueraded as right-wing news site to target U.S. voters - sources — LONDON (Reuters) - The Russian group accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. election has posed as an independent news outlet to target right-wing social media users ahead of this year's vote …
Wall Street Journal:
Pre-Existing Condition Fiction — Biden repeats the same false claims about ObamaCare that Democrats use every election. — By The Editorial Board — Joe Biden claimed at Tuesday's debate that “100 million people who have pre-existing conditions” will lose insurance if the Trump Administration wins …
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USA Today:
Election forecasts helped elect Trump in 2016. It could happen again in 2020. — Election forecasts can be wrong so don't rely on them. You still need to go vote, even if your candidate is very likely to win. — Fall of 2020 will find many of us living in a state of fear and social isolation …
David Morgan / Reuters:
Pelosi, Mnuchin approach 11th hour on U.S. COVID-19 aid talks — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin were expected to try again on Thursday to reach a deal on COVID-19 relief, while the House of Representatives stood ready for a second day to move a Democratic bill if talks fail.
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
A Real Estate Firm Co-Owned by Jared Kushner Is Looking to Profit From the Pandemic — For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter. — When the coronavirus hit, Jared Kushner became a key player …
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Raw Story
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Trump is a pit bull fighting for America — Quick! Get out the smelling salts for all the faint hearts hyperventilating about President Trump's “lack of decorum” at Tuesday night's debate. — Did they really expect him to play by Marquess of Queensberry rules?
Wall Street Journal:
Debate Showed Trump Hasn't Settled on Main Message Against Biden — Unlike in 2016, the president has lobbed a variety of attacks against his opponent rather than focusing on one argument — CLEVELAND—President Trump has spent six months searching for a clear message that would erode his challenger's lead in the polls.
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Politico:
Americans Increasingly Believe Violence is Justified if the Other Side Wins — At the presidential debate this week, the Republican candidate voiced his concern about political violence—left-wing political violence. And the Democratic candidate likewise voiced concern about political violence—right-wing political violence.
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Raw Story