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Washington Post:
Supreme Court nominee tested positive for coronavirus this summer, has since recovered  —  Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this year but has since recovered, three officials familiar with her diagnosis told The Washington Post.
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New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: What Trump's Positive Test Means for the Race  —  The president's announcement early Friday that he tested positive upended the race in an instant, with less than five weeks to go before the election.  It also rattled the world and sent markets tumbling.
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
GOP donors panic after coming close to Trump at fundraiser hours before his positive Covid-19 test  — GOP donors, according to a person briefed on the matter, have been reaching out to Trump campaign and GOP officials for any guidance as to what to do next following a fundraiser with the president.
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump taken to Walter Reed medical center and will be hospitalized ‘for the next few days’  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump arrived Friday evening at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where the White House says he will remain hospitalized for “the next few days.”
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
“There Is Zero Reason to Panic”: On Trump's Coronavirus Case and the Shredded Credibility of His White House  —  A report from Day One after the President's diagnosis.  —  As Thursday began, it seemed like just another day of Trumpian meltdown in the nation's capital.
James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
The Probable Outcomes of Trump's Diagnosis  —  Donald Trump is 74, and he is male.  —  Little else is known about his physical condition.  Throughout his presidency, he has disclosed almost nothing in the way of medical records.  He stands accused, by one of his former doctors …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump's campaign has an epically bad day — and it's not just the virus  —  This doesn't mean that better days don't lie ahead.  —  I am substantially younger than these United States but I am nonetheless at a loss to identify a worse day for a presidential campaign than Oct. 2 …
Discussion: Fox News, Axios and The Week
Axios:
The aftermath of Trump's COVID-19 infection  —  President Trump has tested positive for COVID-19, raising questions about his condition, the health of others in his orbit, and what this means for the campaign, the markets, public health policy and more.  —  Axios Re:Cap digs …
New York Times:
On Monday, Trump Updated the Nation on Virus Strategy.  By Friday, He Tested Positive.  —  President Trump interacted with scores of staff members, donors and supporters this week.  Early Friday morning, it was still unclear how many other aides who had come into close contact with him had tested positive.
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Why Has the President Gone Silent?  —  It is a peculiar calm in the midst of the wild storm.  Even as the nation descended into a frenzy over President Donald Trump's positive coronavirus test, there was silence from the one reliable source of noise for the past five years: the president himself.
Axios:
White House staff frustrated by lack of info  —  President Trump's aides aren't answering basic questions about “who knew what when” about his coronavirus diagnosis — and a lot of those questions are coming from inside the house.  —  Why it matters: Some current and former White House officials …
Discussion: Politico, Daily Kos and Breitbart
Allie Yang / ABC News:
4 attendees of SCOTUS nomination at Rose Garden test positive for COVID-19
Discussion: The Daily Beast, The Hill and Politico
Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump arrives at Walter Reed hospital after positive coronavirus test
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Cliff Sims, who wrote tell-all White House memoir, joins spy office
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
Politico:
‘This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign’
Bloomberg:
Trump Kept Regular Schedule After Learning Close Aide Hope Hicks Had Covid
New York Times:
Trump Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump's Virus Symptoms Appear Mild So Far
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump rally-goers urged to get tested if sick
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Journalists, beware: This White House can't be trusted to be truthful about Trump's health
WKYC-TV:
City of Cleveland announces 11 positive cases of COVID-19 stemming from preparations for presidential debate  —  The Cleveland Department of Public Health is conducting contact tracing following the positive cases.  —  CLEVELAND — With the news that President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump …
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David K. Li / NBC News:
11 positive coronavirus tests traced to presidential debate, Cleveland officials say  —  At least 11 positive coronavirus tests can be traced to organizers of this week's presidential debate in Cleveland, city officials said Friday.  —  The city's announcement came after President Donald Trump …
Jason Koebler / VICE:
Twitter Says You Cannot Tweet That You Hope Trump Dies From COVID  —  “Content that wishes, hopes or expresses a desire for death, serious bodily harm, or fatal disease against an individual is against our rules.”  —  Jason Koebler  —  President Trump has coronavirus …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News Stars to Be Tested After Attending Debate Night  —  The network is taking precautions after Lachlan Murdoch, Sean Hannity and other key Fox figures attended the debate moderated by Chris Wallace.  —  A son of Rupert Murdoch and some of the biggest stars at Fox News were potentially exposed …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Chris Wallace Tells Fox Viewers Not to Listen to Trump COVID Adviser Scott Atlas: ‘He Has No Training’
Todd Richmond / Associated Press:
Prosecutors: Not enough evidence to prove Wisconsin attack  —  MADISON, Wis. (AP) — There's not enough evidence to prove that a group of white men set a young biracial woman on fire during a chaotic night of protests in Wisconsin's capital city this summer, federal prosecutors said Friday.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:   Authorities Close Investigation Into Wisconsin Hate Crime, Say No Evidence It Occured
Chris Rickert / madison.com:
Madison police, federal law enforcement find no evidence biracial woman was attacked
Natasha Korecki / Politico:
Biden campaign lodges ‘health and safety’ objection over VP debate  —  The Biden campaign has raised a health and safety objection with the Commission on Presidential Debates ahead of next week's vice presidential match-up between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence, arguing the two would not be …
Discussion: Fox News, Political Wire and WOOD-TV
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Trump Infects America  —  “At the best of times, Trumpworld operates with all the strategic direction of a chicken with its head cut off,” a senior Republican official told me.  “Right now, they're operating like a chicken with its head cut off, lit on fire, and thrown off a cliff.”
Discussion: Roll Call and OpsLens
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
In Profane Rant, Melania Trump Takes Aim at Migrant Children and Critics  —  The audio recording puts the first lady's frustrations on full display just weeks before President Trump faces the voters in his bid for a second term.  —  WASHINGTON — The first lady, Melania Trump …
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Anna North / Vox:
The Melania tapes bust the “Free Melania” myth
Discussion: Vanity Fair and WAVY-TV
John Engel / KXAN-TV:
Lawsuit filed against Gov. Greg Abbott for limiting ballot drop off locations  —  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A lawsuit has been filed against Gov. Greg Abbott and county election officials in Texas after the governor issued a proclamation that limits each county to one ballot drop-off location.
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Associated Press:
Groups Sue Texas Governor Over Reductions in Ballot Drop-Off Locations
Discussion: TheBlaze, The Hill and Bloomberg
Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Biden Lead Over Trump Cut To 3 Points After Presidential Debate: IBD/TIPP Poll  —  Joe Biden's lead over President Donald Trump has narrowed to 2.6 points among likely voters, a new IBD/TIPP 2020 election poll finds.  Trump's rise comes despite registered voters seeing Biden as the winner …
 
 
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Chabeli Carrazana / The 19th:
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HuffPost:
Amy McGrath Is Airing A Pro-Trump Ad In A Swing State Media Market
Alexander Burns / New York Times:
Trump's Illness Makes It Clear: This Election Was Always About the Virus
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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Diversity Über Alles: Science Is Threatened by Identity Politics
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Reuters:
Special Report: How U.S. Justice Department disarmed its police reform effort
Jake Gibson / Fox News:
DOJ backs Capitol Hill Baptist Church efforts to hold services in DC
Discussion: Politico
Helen Branswell / STAT:
As ‘the clock starts ticking’ after coronavirus infection, Trump faces an uncertain road ahead
Discussion: Bulwark+
Jacob Grier / Arc Digital:
A Pox on One of Their Houses  —  A lifelong Libertarian voter is driven to break for a major party …
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
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