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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus: Reuters/Ipsos poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus …
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Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Nearly 3 in 4 think Trump did not take appropriate virus precautions: POLL — The results come via a new ABC News/Ipsos poll. — Timeline of Trump's reported COVID diagnosis and treatment — As confusion around the timing of the President's diagnosis and treatment grows, here's what's known so far.
Jon Haworth / ABC News:
Trump COVID-19 live updates: Bodyman for Trump tests positive — Luna travels with Trump pretty much wherever he goes and was with him last week. — Timeline of Trump's reported COVID diagnosis and treatment — As confusion around the timing of the President's diagnosis and treatment grows, here's what's known so far.
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“This Is Spiraling Out of Control”: Allies Panic About Trump's Hospital Stay as White House Deflects — The White House's history of lying makes it difficult to assess the truth of Trump's condition. But allies are bracing for an election blowout, and at least one G-7 nation is predicting president Ivanka.
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New York Magazine:
The White House Is Spreading Virus and Lies — The White House is at war with the virus, with itself, and with reality — though not necessarily in that order. — With President Trump hospitalized for COVID-19 at Walter Reed medical center, officials spent Saturday sowing doubt …
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
How the everyday chaos of reporting on the Trump White House played out for the world to see Saturday — The dispatches began routinely enough for an out-of-the-ordinary day, with Pool Report #2 from Cheryl Bolen, the Bloomberg White House reporter on pool duty Saturday.
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Jason Slotkin / NPR:
Who Is Sean Conley? White House Physician To President Trump
Who Is Sean Conley? White House Physician To President Trump
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New York Times
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How the White House is trying to convince America that Trump's illness isn't a big deal
How the White House is trying to convince America that Trump's illness isn't a big deal
Washington Post:
Little evidence that White House has offered contact tracing, guidance to hundreds potentially exposed
Little evidence that White House has offered contact tracing, guidance to hundreds potentially exposed
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Maggie Haberman on the Fallout from Trump's Hospitalization
Maggie Haberman on the Fallout from Trump's Hospitalization
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Washington Post:
An army of doctors. Access to an experimental drug. A special patient gets special care.
Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's national lead over Trump jumps to 14 points after debate in NBC News/WSJ poll — WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's national lead over President Donald Trump nearly doubled after Tuesday's presidential debate, with voters saying by a 2-to-1 margin that Biden has the better temperament to be president …
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Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Scores 14-Point Lead Over Trump in Poll After Debate — Democrat draws support of 53% of registered voters, as GOP incumbent's backing falls to 39%, new Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey finds — President Trump is drawing his weakest voter support of the year …
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Axios:
Trump campaign adviser defends first family refusing to wear masks at debate — Trump campaign adviser Steve Cortes defended President Trump's family after they broke Cleveland Clinic rules by declining to wear masks at last week's presidential debate, saying on “Fox News Sunday” that …
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden looks to seal election after Trump's week from hell
Biden looks to seal election after Trump's week from hell
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Tony Plohetski / Austin American-Statesman:
Texas Attorney Ken Paxton took bribes, abused office, executives in his office say — Top aides of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked federal law enforcement authorities to investigate allegations of improper influence, abuse of office, bribery and other potential crimes against the state's top lawyer.
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Tori B. Powell / The Daily Beast:
Three NC Establishments Close to Deep Clean After Ivanka Trump Visit — SANITIZE — Following a Thursday visit to Charlotte, North Carolina by Ivanka Trump, three establishments in the town have closed to deep clean, according to Charlotte Business Journal.
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Siena College Research Institute:
Balter Narrowly Leads Katko 45-42% — Siena College / Syracuse.com 24th Congressional District Poll: — Balter Narrowly Leads Katko 45-42% — Both Are Viewed Unfavorably by Plurality of Voters — Balter Leads by 17 Points in Syracuse; They Are Tied in Rest of District
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Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:
Jaime Harrison Brings Plexiglass Barrier to South Carolina Senate Debate to Separate Himself From Lindsey Graham — Jaime Harrison, the former South Carolina Democratic Party Chairman who is challenging incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), brought his own plexiglass barrier to Saturday's debate …
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
How Mark Meadows Became the White House's Unreliable Source — In January of 2013, after an unsuccessful attempt by Tea Party conservatives to overthrow House Speaker John Boehner, a rookie congressman from North Carolina slinked into the Speaker's office complex inside the U.S. Capitol.
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CBS News:
Trump and Biden even in Ohio, as Biden leads in Pennsylvania — Battleground Tracker poll — In an election held during a pandemic, partisan voters in two key battlegrounds continue to divide over casting ballots by mail versus in person. In Pennsylvania, where more than 2 million …
Jay Cannon / USA Today:
We're paying a lot of attention to Trump's case, but the US just recorded the most daily COVID-19 infections in nearly 2 months … The news of President Donald Trump and members of his inner circle testing positive for COVID-19 has sent shock waves across the country, but it's …
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Mary Vought / USA Today:
The secular left, Democrats can't impose a religious test on Amy Coney Barrett — My husband's faith was criticized in 2017 when he was grilled by Congress. If we want diverse, quality public servants, we can't attack their faith. — Congressional Democrats who have spent …
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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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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
McCabe will not appear at Senate hearing, citing coronavirus concerns
McCabe will not appear at Senate hearing, citing coronavirus concerns
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Washington Post:
A mentally ill man, a heavily armed teenager and the night Kenosha burned — Cast by conservatives as a battle between antifa agitators and a right-wing ‘patriot,’ this summer's deadliest protest-related incident was not quite what it seemed — KENOSHA, Wis. — Anti-police-brutality demonstrators …