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3:40 PM ET, October 6, 2020

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Washington Post:
Pence, Harris teams at odds over plexiglass at debate  —  Vice President Pence is requesting that no plexiglass dividers be placed on his side of the stage at Wednesday night's vice-presidential debate, after an announcement Monday by the Commission on Presidential Debates that dividers …
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New York Times:
Trump Live Updates: Trump, Back at the White House, Continues to Downplay Virus  —  The president is charging into uncharted territory, against the advice of doctors who warned against leaving the hospital and about the random and often lethal nature of Covid-19.
Associated Press:
White House staff, Secret Service eye virus with fear, anger  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The West Wing is a ghost town.  Staff members are scared of exposure.  And the White House is now a treatment ward for not one — but two — COVID patients, including a president who has long taken the threat of the virus lightly.
Axios:
With Trump's return, risks rise in the West Wing  —  White House aides have advised President Trump to avoid the Oval Office while he's still infected.  But they're making arrangements for him to work out of the Diplomatic Reception Room in the West Wing, and use it as a backdrop …
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
More Voters Trust Biden on Covid  —  Challenger pulls into double-digit lead over Trump  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden holds a 12-point lead over Donald Trump among all registered voters in Pennsylvania and anywhere from an 8-point to 11-point lead among likely voters, according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden expands lead over Trump after contentious debate and President's Covid diagnosis  —  Chalian: Trump hit high-water mark of disapproval on key issue  —  (CNN)Joe Biden's advantage over President Donald Trump has expanded and the former vice president now holds his widest lead …
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Biden's wide lead in post-debate polls leaves Republicans panicking  —  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has stretched his lead over President Trump in post-debate polls, leaving panicked Republicans to warn the party could be headed for heavy losses on Nov. 3.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump is reinforcing all of his coronavirus problems, all at once
Discussion: The Hill and National Geographic
Matt Egan / CNN:
Goldman Sachs: A Democratic sweep would mean faster economic recovery
Discussion: Political Wire
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Senior Pentagon leadership quarantining after exposure to coronavirus  —  (CNN)The top US general, Gen. Mark Milley, and several members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are quarantining after a top Coast Guard official tested positive for coronavirus, several US defense officials tell CNN.
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Nancy A. Youssef / Wall Street Journal:
Joint Chiefs of Staff in Quarantine After Coast Guard Official Tests Positive for Covid-19  —  All of the Joint Chiefs have tested negative, including Chairman Gen. Mark Milley; members were in meetings with Adm. Charles Ray earlier this week  —  WASHINGTON—The Joint Chiefs of Staff …
Washington Post:   Joint Chiefs in isolation after Coast Guard admiral tests positive for coronavirus, Pentagon says
Zachary Evans / National Review:   Pentagon Chiefs Enter Quarantine after Coronavirus Exposure
Vandana Rambaran / Fox News:
Biden vows to protect Roe vs. Wade if he wins  —  President Trump says Biden is taking ‘a more liberal’ position than Sen. Elizabeth Warren  —  Will Democrats attack Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Catholic faith?  —  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden vowed that he would pass legislation …
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Gabriela Schulte / The Hill:
Poll: 74 percent of voters want Senate to take on COVID-19 relief before SCOTUS nominee
Peter Wood / NAS:
Pulitzer Board Must Revoke Nikole Hannah-Jones' Prize … We call on the Pulitzer Prize Board to rescind the 2020 Prize for Commentary awarded to Nikole Hannah-Jones for her lead essay in “The 1619 Project.”  That essay was entitled, “Our democracy's founding ideals were false when they were written.”
NBC News:
Police officer charged with murder in shooting of Black man at gas station … A Texas police officer who fatally shot a Black man has been arrested and charged with murder, authorities said Monday night.  —  The officer, Shaun Lucas, of the Wolfe City Police Department did not take reasonable action …
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Robert Frank / CNBC:
Biden defines $400,000 a year as ‘wealthy,’ but that income only makes you upper-middle class in big cities  — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden says his tax hikes would affect only the wealthy.  — He defines “wealthy” as those who make more than $400,000 a year.
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
Facebook removes Trump post falsely saying flu is more lethal than Covid  —  (CNN)Facebook on Tuesday removed a post from President Trump in which he falsely claimed that Covid-19 is less deadly than the seasonal flu.  —  Facebook spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the company removed the post …
Discussion: CNBC, Vox, Forbes, TheBlaze, UPI, IJR, Mediaite and The Verge
Doug Palmer / Politico:
Why Trump lost his battle against the trade deficit  —  As President Donald Trump enters the final month of his reelection campaign, it's increasingly clear that he has failed at one of the signature goals of his presidency: reducing the U.S. trade deficit.  —  And critics of his trade …
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Niraj Chokshi / New York Times:
Boeing Expects Lasting Hit to Aircraft Demand: Live Updates
Discussion: Mother Jones
Gromer Jeffers Jr / Dallas Morning News:
Lincoln Project plans Texas offensive against Republican Donald Trump, steps up Hispanic outreach  —  Trump's Texas supporters say they are not concerned about defections from former, current Republicans.  —  A group of former and current Republicans have stepped up their efforts …
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The Texas Tribune:   Lincoln Project unveils “Operation Sam Houston,” a $1 million ad campaign in Texas
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
GOP county chair in Arkansas dies from COVID-19 - his committee hosted a maskless gathering last month  —  The chairman of the Craighead County Republican Committee in Arkansas has died from complications while fighting the coronavirus, reported KAIT8 News.  —  Steven Farmer's GOP committee hosted …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and KAIT-TV
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
DNI declassifies Brennan notes, CIA memo on Hillary Clinton ‘stirring up’ scandal between Trump, Russia  —  A source said Brennan's handwritten notes were taken after briefing Obama on the matter  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 6  —  EXCLUSIVE: Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe …
Discussion: Townhall and The Daily Caller
David Wasserman / New York Times:
The 10 Bellwether Counties That Show How Trump Is in Serious Trouble  —  Each one is in a battleground state.  Votes from people there will matter a lot — and offer Joe Biden several paths to victory.  —  Mr. Wasserman is the House editor at The Cook Political Report.
Discussion: Raw Story
630 KHOW:
Sen Ron Johnson (R-WI) discusses his positive COVID19 diagnosis  —  Sen. Ron Johnson took his 6th precautionary COVID test a few days ago, fully expecting his 6th negative because he felt absolutely fine.  The test, however, came back positive so now he's in his third quarantine.
James B. Stewart / New York Times:
Trump Took $70,000 in Tax Deductions for Hair Care.  Experts Say That's Illegal.  —  It's a small but telling detail in The Times's exposé on the president's taxes.  —  There were many bombshells in The New York Times's exposé last week about President Trump's taxes.
 
 
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Trump administration to impose new rules targeting H-1B visas
Jessica Piper / Bangor Daily News:
Sara Gideon and Susan Collins within 1 point in new BDN poll of Maine Senate race
Discussion: The Hill and The Week
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Battleground state lawmakers seek law changes to avoid ‘man-made disaster’ of mail-in ballot delays
Discussion: Reuters
Tom Kludt / Vanity Fair:
“This Gravy Train Is Coming to an End”: News Media Begins to Contemplate a Post-Trump White House
Discussion: Atlantic Council and Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
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Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed's Powell Says U.S. Faces ‘Tragic’ Risks From Doing Too Little to Support Economy
Josh Kaplan / DCist:
Thousands Of D.C. Renters Are Evicted Every Year. Do They All Know To Show Up To Court? | DCist
Associated Press:
‘An embarrassment’: Trump tweet angers pandemic survivors
Discussion: ABC News and Daily Kos
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
The Weirdest 90 Seconds in Presidential History
 

 
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