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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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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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Spectator USA, The Daily Caller and WAVY-TV
Kate Gibson / CBS News:
Amazon blocks sale of merchandise with “stand back” and “stand by” — Amazon and other online retailers are pulling merchandise from their sites emblazoned with the words “stand back” and “stand by” and displaying the insignia of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group.
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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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Robert Tracinski / The Bulwark:
The “Very Fine People” President
The “Very Fine People” President
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Washington Post:
Belligerent Trump debate performance stokes fears among Republicans about November
Belligerent Trump debate performance stokes fears among Republicans about November
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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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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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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.
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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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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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Federal Judge Halts Trump's Cop-Filled Law Enforcement Task Force — The judge, a George W. Bush appointee, said the commission managed by William Barr can't release its report yet. — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration not to release a report by the Presidential Commission …
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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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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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Texas Gov. Abbott limits mail-in voting drop-off locations — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued a proclamation Thursday requiring all mail ballots delivered in person be dropped off at the one voting clerk's office designated per county for “enhanced ballot security protocol.”
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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 — 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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Foreign Policy, Talking Points Memo, POLITICUSUSA, Axios and The Hill
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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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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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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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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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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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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New York Times:
Rebuffed by Vatican, Pompeo Assails China and Aligns With Pope's Critics — Pope Francis declined to see Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is demanding a harder Vatican line on China. The Holy See said meeting just before a U.S. election would be inappropriate.
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Philip Pullella / Reuters:
Pope denies audience with Pompeo; Vatican warns against playing politics over China
Pope denies audience with Pompeo; Vatican warns against playing politics over China
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New York Times:
How Trump Voters View His Position on Pre-existing Conditions — He has pursued policies to weaken insurance protections, but that's not reflected in polling of Republicans. — When Pamela Jean Locke votes in November, one issue she'll be thinking about is protections for Americans with pre-existing health problems.
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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. — Brad Parscale's arrest on domestic violence charges would have been an enormous scandal for a normal politician. In Trumpland, it was just another Sunday. — BEAST INSIDE
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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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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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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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Lola Méndez / Refinery29:
Megyn Kelly's Tweets Make One Thing Clear: She's For Trump — In the nation-wide hangover from the first presidential debate of 2020 on Tuesday night, we emerged from a literal yelling matching learning nothing new: Viewers were left yearning for more concrete policies from both candidates …
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 …
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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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 and Bloomberg
Andrea Widburg / American Thinker:
The Trump debate decoded: He won, and he won big — With 24 hours having passed since the first presidential debate, it's becoming clear that Trump won in a big way. It wasn't an apparent victory, but it was a real one: He showed his base and ordinary Americans that he will always fight …
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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 …
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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 …
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Forbes, Bloomberg and The Daily Beast
Catie Edmondson / New York Times:
False G.O.P. Ad Prompts QAnon Death Threats Against a Democratic Congressman — Representative Tom Malinowski, Democrat of New Jersey, is facing down death threats from QAnon supporters after the House Republicans' campaign arm falsely accused him of lobbying to protect sexual predators.
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 …