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5:56 PM ET, October 3, 2020

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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.
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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
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Maggie Haberman on the Fallout from Trump's Hospitalization  —  On Saturday, the day after President Trump was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center with symptoms of covid-19, the country remained in a state of confusion about his medical status.
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.
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 …
Reuters:
White House chief of staff says Trump is doing very well  —  (Reuters) - White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Saturday that President Donald Trump is doing “very well” and that doctors are pleased with his vital signs.  —  “The president is doing very well.
New York Times:
Trump's Symptoms Described as ‘Very Concerning’ Even as Doctors Offer Rosier Picture  —  Doctors refused to provide critical details and left open the impression that the president was known to be sick a day earlier than previously reported.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's vital signs were …
Politico:
White House triggers questions and confusion about Trump's coronavirus case  —  A spate of White House statements about President Donald Trump's health spurred a wave of confusion and criticism about his path ahead, when he was first diagnosed and the true severity of his symptoms.
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Trump campaign manager tests positive for Covid-19
Sam Gringlas / NPR:
Trump's Doctor Says He's ‘Doing Very Well,’ But Source Calls Next 48 Hours ‘Critical’
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:   Of presidents and health, history replete with secrecy, lies
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Chris Christie tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
Bloomberg:
The Day Covid-19 Came to Trump's White House
Discussion: NPR, The Dispatch and Wired
Washington Post:
Invincibility punctured by infection: How the coronavirus spread in Trump's White House
Briana Reilly / madison.com:
After testing positive for COVID-19, Ron Johnson says he's still against mask mandates  —  After testing positive for COVID-19, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson said his view on mask mandates hasn't changed, as Wisconsin Republican leaders have voiced their support for striking down the state's order requiring face coverings be worn.
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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: The Hill
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: Political Wire and The Daily Beast
Claudia Grisales / NPR:
McConnell Seeks Agreement To Delay Senate's Return Amid Positive Coronavirus Tests
CNN:
Senate GOP's third positive Covid-19 case threatens quick Barrett confirmation
Jonathan H. Adler / Reason:
Will the Senate Have a Quorum to Confirm Judge Barrett? (Updated)
Discussion: American Prospect and Althouse
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Sen. Chuck Grassley won't seek coronavirus test after attending meeting with infected senator
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Looking for a single responsible Republican in the Senate
Discussion: New York Times
Chad Pergram / Fox News:
How Friday was an inflection point for the country and fight against coronavirus
Discussion: The Hill
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Sen. Ron Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Reuters
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
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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Tory Newmyer / Washington Post:
N.C. Democratic challenger apologizes for intimate texts to a woman who is not his wife
Discussion: Axios and National Review
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
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
'I'm going to beat this,' Trump tells Rudy Giuliani of COVID-19 during phone call  —  President Donald Trump phoned Rudy Giuliani from his hospital bed Saturday afternoon to declare he feels so healthy, “I could get out of here right now.”  —  The former Big Apple mayor said his friend …
 
 
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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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