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10:40 PM ET, October 2, 2020

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Washington Post:
Invincibility punctured by infection: How the coronavirus spread in Trump's White House  —  The ceremony in the White House Rose Garden last Saturday was a triumphal flashback to the Before Times — before public health guidelines restricted mass gatherings, before people were urged to wear masks and socially distance.
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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.
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.
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Three White House journalists test positive for coronavirus after closely covering Trump  —  Journalists who work at the White House have been on high alert about the coronavirus since March, but the issue took on even greater urgency Friday with a mini-outbreak in the press room following …
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
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 …
The Daily Beast:
'It's Just F*ck-Up, After F*ck-up'—Trump's COVID Advisers at Their Breaking Point  —  With the president infected, the group responsible for combating the virus remains a mess.  At the center of the drama is one man: Dr. Scott Atlas.  —  The announcement that President Donald Trump …
Discussion: Mother Jones and The Week
CNN:
Journalists who work at the White House are testing positive for Covid-19  —  New York (CNN Business)A widening coronavirus outbreak at the White House has left members of the media scrambling to find out if they, too, are infected.  —  Three journalists who work at the White House tested positive …
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.
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 …
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.”
James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
The Probable Outcomes of Trump's Diagnosis
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Cliff Sims, who wrote tell-all White House memoir, joins spy office
Discussion: Axios and The Hill
Washington Post:
Trump seemed to defy the laws of science and disease. Then, the coronavirus caught up with him.
Discussion: Mediaite and Daily Kos
Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Chris Wallace Tells Fox Viewers Not to Listen to Trump COVID Adviser Scott Atlas: ‘He Has No Training’
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
What I Saw Today at the White House
Discussion: ABC News, FactCheck.org and The Week
BuzzFeed News:
Trump's Fundraisers Brought Him Into Close Contact With Dozens In Two States Before He Announced He Had COVID-19
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump at hospital after positive coronavirus test; Kellyanne Conway, two senators test positive
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Journalists, beware: This White House can't be trusted to be truthful about Trump's health
Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump rally-goers urged to get tested if sick
Politico:
‘This is the worst nightmare for the Trump campaign’
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.
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HuffPost:
Contract Tracers Waited On Names Of Trump Fundraiser Guests Who Had Already Scattered
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump's Virus Symptoms Appear Mild So Far
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
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 …
Tina Nguyen / Politico:
‘God-tier genetics’: A stunned MAGA world offers blame, adulation after Trump's diagnosis  —  Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis has stunned MAGA world, but it hasn't changed how it reacts to bad news: blame others, accuse the left of craven behavior and cling tighter to the president.
HuffPost:
Amy McGrath Is Airing A Pro-Trump Ad In A Swing State Media Market  —  The Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate is running the spot on Cincinnati TV stations, potentially complicating Joe Biden's efforts to win Ohio.  —  Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath this week released …
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, The Week and Axios
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.
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Brent Scher / Washington Free Beacon:   Authorities Close Investigation Into Wisconsin Hate Crime, Say No Evidence It Occured
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 Twitchy
 
 
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Jerry Holt / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Republicans fly Delta home from D.C. after COVID-19 exposure
Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Trump's COVID Diagnosis Spooks Russia: ‘Our Candidate is Sick’
Chabeli Carrazana / The 19th:
865,000 women left the workforce last month
Discussion: The Root
John Engel / KXAN-TV:
Lawsuit filed against Gov. Greg Abbott for limiting ballot drop off locations
Discussion: Associated Press
 Earlier Items: 
Chris Cohen / GQ:
Should You Wake Up Your Romantic Partner in the Middle of the Night to Tell Them the President Contracted a Deadly Virus?
Helen Branswell / STAT:
As ‘the clock starts ticking’ after coronavirus infection, Trump faces an uncertain road ahead
Discussion: Bulwark+ and Political Wire
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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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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