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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.
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Jacob Knutson / Axios:
Stephen Miller tests positive for COVID-19 — White House senior adviser Stephen Miller has tested positive for the coronavirus, he confirmed in a statement on Tuesday. — Why it matters: Miller's diagnosis adds to the long and growing list of Trump administration officials who have contracted …
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Hallie Jackson / NBC News:
Stephen Miller, top White House adviser, is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus — Stephen Miller, a senior policy adviser to President Trump has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating, a senior administration official told NBC News on Tuesday.
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Agrees to FDA's Guidelines for Vetting Covid-19 Vaccines — The decision means the FDA has the Trump administration's support for a rigorous vaccine review that is unlikely to yield an authorization before Election Day — The White House endorsed the U.S. Food …
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Siobhán O'Grady / Washington Post:
In a few days, more people in Trump's orbit tested positive for coronavirus than in all of Taiwan — In President Trump's personal orbit, the coronavirus case count continues to creep upward. — More than a dozen White House officials have recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus …
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Axios:
With Trump's return, risks rise in the West Wing
With Trump's return, risks rise in the West Wing
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CNN:
Top White House aide Stephen Miller tests positive for Covid-19
Top White House aide Stephen Miller tests positive for Covid-19
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Top Trump aide Stephen Miller tests positive for Covid
Top Trump aide Stephen Miller tests positive for Covid
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Bradford Betz / Fox News:
White House releases new coronavirus precautions for residence staff amid President Trump's diagnosis
White House releases new coronavirus precautions for residence staff amid President Trump's diagnosis
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Bloomberg:
Trump Wants to Return to Oval Office, Ending Home Isolation
Trump Wants to Return to Oval Office, Ending Home Isolation
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Stephen Collinson / CNN:
Trump mounts bizarre and misleading White House return despite warnings
Trump mounts bizarre and misleading White House return despite warnings
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New York Times:
‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said — Top department officials were “a driving force” behind President Trump's child separation policy, a draft investigation report said. — WASHINGTON — The five U.S. attorneys along the border with Mexico …
KMOV-TV:
McCloskeys indicted, grand jury adds charges of tampering with evidence — Mark and Patricia McCloskey appeared in court Tuesday morning. After the hearing, Mark McCloskey spoke to media and expressed their frustration over the news that the trespassers involved in their case were not charged.
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Lauren Trager / KMOV-TV:
McCloskeys indicted, grand jury adds charges of tampering with evidence
McCloskeys indicted, grand jury adds charges of tampering with evidence
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Associated Press:
Democrat's personal scandal roils N. Carolina Senate race — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A race in North Carolina critical to control of the U.S. Senate has been thrown into turmoil over allegations of personal misconduct by Democrat Cal Cunningham, a married man who had an extramarital relationship with a consultant.
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Paul Specht / Associated Press:
New texts shared with WRAL suggest Cunningham had sexual relationship with woman — RALEIGH, N.C. — Texts obtained by WRAL and verified by The Associated Press suggest that North Carolina's Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate had a sexual relationship with a woman who is not his wife.
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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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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris's Expected Vice-Presidency Keeps Getting Bigger
Kamala Harris's Expected Vice-Presidency Keeps Getting Bigger
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Washington Times, Deseret News and CNN
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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Matt Egan / CNN:
Goldman Sachs: A Democratic sweep would mean faster economic recovery
Goldman Sachs: A Democratic sweep would mean faster economic recovery
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Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA
Axios:
Biden calls for unity at Gettysburg
Biden calls for unity at Gettysburg
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden expands lead over Trump after contentious debate and President's Covid diagnosis
CNN Poll: Biden expands lead over Trump after contentious debate and President's Covid diagnosis
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NBC News:
Facebook bans QAnon across its platforms — Facebook said Tuesday that it is banning all QAnon accounts from its platforms, a significant escalation over its previous action and one of the broadest rules the social media giant has put in place in its history.
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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 …
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Trump's team trusts Russian intelligence over U.S. intelligence — As the election draws near, President Trump's political appointees, private lawyers and GOP allies on Capitol Hill are escalating their campaign to help the Russians interfere in U.S. politics.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Whistle-Blowing Scientist Quits Government With Final Broadside — Dr. Rick Bright, who said he was demoted at the health department for blowing the whistle on a politicized coronavirus response, remains concerned about White House interference. — WASHINGTON — Rick Bright …
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Axios:
Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until after election — President Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he has instructed his representatives to stop negotiating with House Democrats on coronavirus relief until after the election, accusing Speaker Nancy Pelosi of “not negotiating in good faith.”
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Washington Post:
Trump cuts off stimulus relief talks until after election, upending prospects for aid
Trump cuts off stimulus relief talks until after election, upending prospects for aid
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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett lived in home of secretive Christian group's co-founder … Amy Coney Barrett lived in the home of one of the founders of the People of Praise while she was a law student, raising new questions about the supreme court nominee's involvement with the secretive Christian faith group …
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The Daily Caller
Jessica Piper / Bangor Daily News:
Sara Gideon and Susan Collins within 1 point in new BDN poll of Maine Senate race — AUGUSTA, Maine — House Speaker Sara Gideon has just a one-point lead on U.S. Sen. Susan Collins in a new Bangor Daily News-Digital Research poll released on Tuesday showing a narrower result than many previous polls as early absentee voting kicks off.
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Michael Shepherd / Bangor Daily News:
Jared Golden surges in Maine's 2nd District in BDN poll as Trump performs well there
Jared Golden surges in Maine's 2nd District in BDN poll as Trump performs well there
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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.
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Federal judge extends voter registration deadline in Arizona
Federal judge extends voter registration deadline in Arizona
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Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Delayed Homeland Security Report Warns of ‘Lethal’ White Supremacy — An annual assessment that a whistle-blower said was withheld for months did not hold back on the threat from violent extremists and tagged Russia as the primary source of disinformation. — WASHINGTON — The Department …
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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.”
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New York Times:
Elect Joe Biden, America — The former vice president is the leader our nation needs now. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
Washington Free Beacon:
NBC News' ‘Undecided’ Voters Previously Featured as Biden Supporters on MSNBC — NBC News featured a pair of “undecided” voters during a network town hall earlier this week who had previously declared their support for Democratic nominee Joe Biden on the network's sister channel, MSNBC.
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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.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Miami mayor to Trump: Don't come here to debate if you have Covid — MIAMI — The Republican mayor of Miami said Donald Trump shouldn't come to his city for the Oct. 15 debate with Joe Biden if the president is still testing positive with Covid-19. — “I don't think it's safe …
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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.