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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.
Discussion: Ipsos, Political Wire, The Hill and Politico
Margaret Talev / Axios:
SurveyMonkey poll: Trump faces little GOP fallout over COVID disclosure  —  Just one in 10 Republicans says President Trump is handling his own COVID-19 diagnosis irresponsibly, according to a SurveyMonkey snap poll for Axios after he disclosed testing positive.
Jason Slotkin / NPR:
Who Is Sean Conley? White House Physician To President Trump
Discussion: New York Times
Jeff Stein / Washington Post:   President urges stimulus deal, but obstacles remain
Washington Post:   An army of doctors. Access to an experimental drug. A special patient gets special care.
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 …
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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.
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.
Discussion: KXAN-TV and The Daily Beast
Bloomberg:
Trump Aide Luna Tests Positive for Virus in New White House Case  — Luna had joined president on trips to Cleveland, Minnesota  — As ‘body man,’ Luna holds Trump's papers, keeps his schedule  —  White House aide Nick Luna, who serves as a personal attendant to President Donald Trump …
Discussion: The Hill and CNN
Washington Post:
Little evidence that White House has offered contact tracing, guidance to hundreds potentially exposed  —  Hours before President Trump tested positive for the novel coronavirus and just one day before he was admitted to the hospital, he mingled with more than 200 people at his New Jersey golf club for a campaign fundraiser.
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.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Covering a cover-up in real time
Tim Alberta / Politico:
How Mark Meadows Became the White House's Unreliable Source
Discussion: Raw Story and Fox News
Los Angeles Times:
New questions emerge about timing and severity of President Trump's coronavirus infection
Discussion: Reuters and The Colorado Sun
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
Discussion: Bloomberg and Raw Story
John Zogby Strategies:
Biden Leads Trump 49%-47%; New John Zogby Strategies/EMI Research Solutions Poll Taken After President Checks Into Walter Reed
Discussion: Breitbart, Axios and Townhall
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Hill
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ABC News:   Trump family, aides flouted Cleveland hotel mask mandate ahead of debate
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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Jennifer Thomas / Charlotte Business Journal:   Holy Angels retail businesses in Belmont close as precaution after Ivanka Trump visit
Ally Mauch / People.com:   Chelsea Clinton Says She No Longer Speaks to One-Time Friend Ivanka Trump: ‘I Have No Interest’
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
Discussion: RochesterFirst
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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Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Went to Oktoberfest Party While Awaiting COVID-19 Test Results
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 …
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 …
Washington Post:
As virus spreads across GOP ranks, some Republicans say party will pay price for ‘stupid’ approach  —  President Trump's coronavirus diagnosis shook Republicans like an earthquake.  Then came the troubling aftershocks.  —  There was the positive test result for a prominent conservative GOP senator, Mike Lee of Utah.
Discussion: CNN, Redstate and Politico
 
 
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Kate Kelly / New York Times:
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Lorenzo Tondo / The Guardian:
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Discussion: Jihad Watch
New York Times:
The President's Illness Is Yet Another Dividing Line in the Trump Era
Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
‘Absolutely Reckless’: AG Barr's Refusal to Quarantine After Rose Garden Superspreader Event Sparks Backlash
Joshua J. McElwee / National Catholic Reporter:
Pope's post-COVID encyclical envisions a less populist, less capitalist world
Berkman Klein Center:
Mail-In Voter Fraud: Anatomy of a Disinformation Campaign
SSRN:
Abstract  —  This article defends the position that the right of armed self-defense remains …
Discussion: Instapundit
Elizabeth Spiers / Washington Post:
Trump built a career on magic words. The spell broke at the debate.
Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Beast and Townhall
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Laurel Mallory / WIS-TV:
WATCH: Graham and Harrison face off in first debate
Discussion: Politico
Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The new details on Kimberly Guilfoyle's time at Fox News are horrific
Mary Papenfuss / HuffPost:
Tucker Carlson Compares Trump To A Sexual Assault Victim
Houston Chronicle:
Abbott's order closing ballot drop-off sites is voter suppression — plain and simple.
 

 
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Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt quits as a contributing columnist at WaPo, after abruptly leaving a Post live video event hosted by Jonathan Capehart

CNBC:
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Athena Stavrou / The Independent:
More than 230 media industry professionals, including anonymous BBC staff, sign a letter accusing the BBC of bias favoring Israel in coverage of Gaza

 
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