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2:45 AM ET, October 5, 2020

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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Didn't Disclose First Positive Covid-19 Test While Awaiting a Second Test on Thursday  —  President received positive result on Thursday evening before making an appearance on Fox News in which he didn't reveal those results  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump didn't disclose a positive result …
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New York Times:
Trump's Treatment Suggests Severe Covid-19, Medical Experts Say  —  Many of the measures cited by his doctors are reserved for patients severely affected by the coronavirus.  —  President Trump's doctors offered rosy assessments of his condition on Sunday, but the few medical details they disclosed …
Annie Karni / New York Times:
At the White House, an Eerie Quiet and Frustration With the Chief of Staff  —  With President Trump hospitalized, Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, delivered no guidance to aides about how they were expected to behave in a moment of crisis.  —  WASHINGTON — In a memo …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Prospect of Trump's early hospital discharge mystifies doctors  —  They say he is in a particularly vulnerable window for covid-19 patients and should be watched closely while taking an unusual combination of drugs.  —  The assertion by President Trump's doctors that he could be discharged …
Discussion: The Hill
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump's Physician Says the President's Oxygen Levels Dropped and He Took Steroid Treatment
Washington Post:
White House physician Sean Conley draws scrutiny for rosy assessments of Trump's health
Discussion: The Guardian, New York Times and NPR
Los Angeles Times:
Trump receiving powerful lung drug, doctors disclose, indicating more serious symptoms
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
‘This is insanity’: Walter Reed physician among critics of Trump drive-by visit  —  President briefly left hospital for surprise drive past supporters with at least two others in vehicle  —  Donald Trump drew immediate rebuke from doctors on Sunday afternoon for an “insane” …
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Washington Post:
Infectious Trump briefly leaves hospital to greet fans as confusion continues over his health  —  The White House continued to provide limited and contradictory information about President Trump's health on Sunday, saying that he had begun a steroid treatment after twice suffering bouts …
Lauren Egan / NBC News:
Trump criticized by medical experts after leaving hospital to drive by supporters
Emma Ockerman / VICE:
Trump Just Exposed Secret Service to COVID-19 to Do a Drive-By for MAGA Supporters
Discussion: The Slot, IJR and The Daily Caller
Associated Press:
The Latest: Campaign says Biden tests negative for virus
Discussion: The Hill, Law & Crime and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Could Be Discharged From Hospital as Soon as Monday
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Sen. Pat Toomey won't run for reelection or for Pennsylvania governor, sources say  —  Toomey was widely seen as the likely Republican favorite for governor in 2022.  His decision not to run for that office or for Senate could create two wide open contests on the Republican side.
Politico:
President Pelosi?  Pence prepares to risk it all for Trump  —  He's the GOP's one line of defense between a hospitalized commander-in-chief and a President Nancy Pelosi, and he's about to depart Washington on a four-day campaign swing in the middle of his boss's health crisis.
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
How to Cover a Sick Old Man  —  The president is hospitalized and reporters are fighting for basic facts.  What should elderly leaders — many of America's top politicians are over 80 — reveal about their health?  —  When John Bresnahan was starting out as a reporter in the mid-1990s …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Political Aides Investigate VOA White House Reporter For Anti-Trump Bias  —  Two political appointees at the federal agency that oversees the Voice of America recently investigated one of its most prominent journalists to make the case he was biased against President Trump, NPR has learned.
Anthony Giannini / whitehousegiftshop.com:
“President Donald J. Trump Defeats COVID”  —  First 1,000 Orders Receive a Complimentary Presidential Blue Mask with Coin!  —  Note from Designer & Series Creator: Anthony Giannini, CEO, USAF-R  —  For these past four years, I have created and co-designed the Historic Moments …
Discussion: HillReporter.com and Raw Story
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
After Biden's Exposure to Trump, His Team Is Cagey on Health Questions  —  With transparency on health newly significant in the presidential race, Joe Biden's safety protocols have remained largely under wraps.  But on Sunday evening, his campaign said he had again tested negative for the coronavirus.
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Biden tests negative for coronavirus, campaign says
Discussion: Reuters, Axios and New York Post
Beth LeBlanc / The Detroit News:
After high court decision, Michigan AG will not enforce COVID orders  —  Attorney General Dana Nessel will no longer enforce Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's executive orders after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Friday that one of the laws underpinning the orders was unconstitutional.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Erin Durkin / Politico:
New York City to shut down 9 neighborhoods as coronavirus spikes  —  NEW YORK — New York City is moving to impose new shutdowns in parts of the city in response to growing outbreaks of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.  —  The city will reverse its reopening in nine neighborhoods …
Discussion: NBC New York, ABC11, The Hill and Deadline
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Andrew Seidman / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Rural Pennsylvania voters don't hate Biden as much as they hated Clinton — and Trump may need them to  —  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Robert Pristas works part-time at a library outside Johnstown and does well for himself investing on the side.  He says Joe Biden is “probably a decent guy.”
Kristin Urquiza / Washington Post:
I sat in the front row at the debate.  Did Trump infect me with the coronavirus?  —  The president's cavalier attitude toward the pandemic is infuriating  —  On Tuesday night, I sat in masked silence in the front row of the debate hall in Cleveland as President Trump mocked former vice president Joe Biden for wearing a mask.
Discussion: Axios
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Positive tests for senators raise doubts about fast-track confirmation of Trump's Supreme Court choice  —  From the start, Senate Republican leaders have known their ambitious timeline to get Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett confirmed before Election Day offered little room for error.
Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Biden expands lead to 8 points as voters blame Trump for COVID-19 carelessness and chaotic debate  —  According to a pair of new Yahoo News/YouGov polls conducted immediately before and after President Trump disclosed his  —  COVID-19 diagnosis …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's national lead over Trump jumps to 14 points after debate in NBC News/WSJ poll
 
 
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Jason Rantz / MyNorthwest.com:
Rantz: Video shows Tacoma teacher scold 10-year-old for admiring Trump
Cassandra Fairbanks / The Gateway Pundit:
Former Democrat State Rep. Candidate Matt Trowbridge Caught on Camera Trying To Have Sex With 14 Year Old Boy (SHOCKING VIDEO)
Discussion: Big League Politics
Manori Ravindran / Variety:
Cineworld Could Close All Regal Cinemas, U.K. Venues in Response to ‘No Time to Die’ Delay
Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Commons Twitter account banned from tweeting vote results
Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Says Government Breakup of Instagram, WhatsApp Would Be ‘Complete Nonstarter’
New York Post:
Trump supporters close 5th Ave. to support COVID-19-stricken president
Discussion: Breitbart
 Earlier Items: 
Kadia Goba / BuzzFeed News:
Trump And The Coronavirus Are Dividing Black And White Churches In Georgia
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Reckless Race to Confirm Amy Coney Barrett Justifies Court Packing
Discussion: Fox News, CNN and Twitchy
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Why Are Democrats Praying for the Speedy Recovery of a “Fascist Dictator”?
Discussion: Fox News
Tim Miller / Bulwark+:
SuperSpreaderStrong  —  So much strength.  —  2 hr  —  Hey y'all—It's Tim Miller …
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
REVIEW-JOURNAL ENDORSEMENT: President of the United States
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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

April Rubin / Axios:
Trump's campaign files an FEC complaint claiming WaPo illegally contributed to Harris by running digital ads promoting its critical news coverage of Trump

CNBC:
Sources: Greek media company Antenna Group is in early talks to acquire Time from Marc Benioff, who bought the magazine in 2018 for $180M

 
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