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3:00 PM ET, October 3, 2020

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New York Times:
A White House Long in Denial Confronts Reality  —  The infections were a byproduct, former aides said, of the recklessness and top-down culture of fear that President Trump created at the White House and throughout his administration.  —  WASHINGTON — As America locked down this spring during …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA and Raw Story
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign manager tests positive for Covid-19  —  Donald Trump's campaign manager has tested positive for Covid-19, dealing another blow to his reelection effort on a day that saw the president and the head of the Republican National Committee report contracting the disease as well.
Associated Press:
Official: Next 48 hours critical for Trump on virus fight  —  BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump went through a “very concerning” period Friday and the next 48 hours will be critical in terms of his care as he battles the coronavirus at a military hospital, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said Saturday.
CNN:
Senate GOP's third positive Covid-19 case threatens quick Barrett confirmation  —  (CNN)Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has tested positive for coronavirus after being exposed to someone with the virus earlier this week, according to his spokesman, making him the third GOP senator …
New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump Is Hospitalized as More Aides Test Positive  —  The president is at the Walter Reed military hospital for what is expected to be a stay of a few days.  His campaign manager is among the latest senior aides also found to be infected.
ABC News:
Trump COVID-19 live updates: President was on oxygen on Friday, sources say  —  Trump's “vitals over last 24 hours were very concerning,” a source said.  —  Understanding the president's symptoms  —  ABC News Medical Contributor Dr. John Brownstein explains President Donald Trump's symptoms …
Discussion: The Sun and The Daily Beast
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Reality Bursts the Trumpworld Bubble  —  In a moment that feels biblical, the implacable virus has come to the president's door.  —  WASHINGTON — Fate leads the willing, Seneca said, while the unwilling get dragged.  —  For his entire life, Donald Trump has stayed one step ahead of disaster …
Axios:
The GOP's great depression  —  It's the storyline of a Republican nightmare: A mask-disdaining President Trump gets the coronavirus on the eve of the election, against a political backdrop that looks dire for Republicans.  —  Driving the news: Some top GOP operatives, privy to data from swing states …
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
The White House relied on a rapid test, but used it in a way it was not intended.  —  For months, the White House's strategy for keeping President Trump and his inner circle safe has been to screen all White House visitors with a rapid test.  —  But one product they use, Abbott's ID Now …
Washington Post:
Invincibility punctured by infection: How the coronavirus spread in Trump's White House
Sam Gringlas / NPR:
Trump's Doctor Says He's ‘Doing Very Well,’ But Source Calls Next 48 Hours ‘Critical’
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Chris Christie tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNN and The Hill
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Sen. Ron Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Reuters
Jake Sherman / Politico:
The virus slams into a broken Washington  —  Let's not mince words: Washington has been plunged into a crisis of historic proportions, frozen by a disease it is both unwilling and unable to control.  —  Washington crises typically conform to a predictable rhythm: They simmer, boil and come to their expected conclusion.
Discussion: Washington Post
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:   Of presidents and health, history replete with secrecy, lies
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
Pence in the Wings  —  Above the fireplace in the vice-presidential residence hangs a plaque …
Discussion: Politico, IJR and The Daily Beast
Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Pence tests negative again for virus as Trump remains in hospital
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:   “There Is Zero Reason to Panic”: On Trump's Coronavirus Case and the Shredded Credibility of His White House
Bloomberg:
The Day Covid-19 Came to Trump's White House
Discussion: Wired
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Three White House journalists test positive for coronavirus after closely covering Trump
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Poll Finds Voters in Two Crucial States Repelled by Trump's Debate Behavior  —  NEW YORK TIMES/  —  SIENA COLLEGE POLL  —  Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in Florida and Pennsylvania.  Both states are crucial to Mr. Trump's re-election chances.  —  2016 Election Result NYT/Siena  —  Pennsylvania
Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Will the Senate Have a Quorum to Confirm Judge Barrett?  (Updated) … This means that the Senate needs 51 Senators to conduct business on the floor.  This might present a problem for Senate Republican plans to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.  —  There are 53 Republican Senators.
Discussion: American Prospect and Althouse
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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Looking for a single responsible Republican in the Senate
Discussion: Vox and New York Times
Chad Pergram / Fox News:   How Friday was an inflection point for the country and fight against coronavirus
Politico:
Sexts and coronavirus: Must-win Senate race upended down the stretch  —  It was a crazy 24 hours in North Carolina's Senate race: Just a few hours after Republican Sen. Thom Tillis reported a positive coronavirus diagnosis on Friday evening, his Democratic opponent Cal Cunningham admitted …
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Chris McGreal / The Guardian:
'It's a hoax.  There's no pandemic': Trump's base stays loyal as president fights Covid … Sean Patterson is not worried that Donald Trump has been hospitalized with coronavirus because he believes what the president tells him.  —  “It's a hoax.  There's no pandemic.
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Trump's debate guests refused to wear masks, flouting rules  —  A little more than two days before she reported testing positive for the coronavirus, first lady Melania Trump — as well as the president's sons, daughters and several guests — violated safety protocols at the first presidential debate …
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and Fox News
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ABC News:
Day after seeing Trump at Bedminster fundraiser, guests ‘flabbergasted’ to learn he was stricken
Associated Press:
VP Pence ordered borders closed after CDC experts refused
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Pro-life evangelicals for Biden
Qanta Ahmed / Fox News:
Dr. Qanta Ahmed: Trump COVID-19 hospitalization doesn't mean he's seriously ill — I expect his full recovery
 Earlier Items: 
James Griffiths / CNN:
Trump has repeatedly blamed China for a virus that now threatens his health. This will make Beijing nervous
Discussion: NPR and The Daily Beast
Jacob Ogles / Florida Politics:
Florida Chamber poll shows Joe Biden winning Florida by 5 points
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
AOC baffles Jewish community by refusing to meet with leaders
Jerry Holt / Star Tribune:
Minnesota Republicans fly Delta home from D.C. after COVID-19 exposure
Discussion: The Daily Dot and Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
Trump seemed to defy the laws of science and disease. Then, the coronavirus caught up with him.
Discussion: Reuters, Mediaite and Daily Kos
 

 
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