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7:55 PM ET, October 6, 2020

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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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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 …
Discussion: Law & Crime
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 …
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 …
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.
Associated Press:
Trump has ‘no symptoms,’ returns to downplaying virus
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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Celine Castronuovo / The Hill:
Grand jury indicts St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters
Discussion: KSDK-TV, Breitbart and Gothamist
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.
Discussion: National Review
Jason Lange / Reuters:
Democrat Cunningham appears to lead Republican Tillis in North Carolina: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Discussion: Fox News
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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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
CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden expands lead over Trump after contentious debate and President's Covid diagnosis
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.
Washington Post:
Trump cuts off stimulus relief talks until after election, upending prospects for aid  —  A day after his release from hospital, president instructs treasury secretary to stop negotiating with House speaker  —  Economic relief talks screeched to a halt Tuesday as President …
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Axios:
Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until after election
Politico:
Trump ends coronavirus relief talks amid stalemate with Pelosi
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.
Discussion: The Federalist
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Axios
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Dan Diamond / Politico:
HHS whistleblower Rick Bright resigns from government
Discussion: The Hill and STAT
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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Ron DeSantis / dos.myflorida.com:
Public Notice: Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee Provides Update about Voter Registration in Florida
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.”
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.
Discussion: The Hill and The Week
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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
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
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 …
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.
Jessica Patterson / WOWK-TV:
Poll shows incumbents leading races for surveyed WV voters  —  CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - The first public poll of West Virginia voters is showing incumbents holding a lead in the top statewide races.  —  According to the WMOV Radio poll through Triton Polling and Research, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice …
Telemundo Puerto Rico:
Wanda Vázquez pide voto a favor de Donald Trump  —  Considera que el presidente de Estados Unidos vela por las necesidades de Puerto Rico.
 
 
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New York Times:
House Lawmakers Condemn Big Tech's ‘Monopoly Power’
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett lived in home of secretive Christian group's co-founder
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ken Klippenstein / The Nation:
How ICE Became a ‘Propaganda Machine’ for Trump
Michael Barajas / The Texas Observer:
Trump's Favorite Texas Sheriff Faces Re-Election Amid a Spike in Deaths at His Jail
Sigal Samuel / Vox:
Is it immoral if you feel schadenfreude about Trump's Covid-19?
 Earlier Items: 
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Senior Pentagon leadership quarantining after exposure to coronavirus
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
Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:
GOP county chair in Arkansas dies from COVID-19 - his committee hosted a maskless gathering last month
Discussion: KAIT-TV and The Daily Beast
NBC News:
Police officer charged with murder in shooting of Black man at gas station
David Wasserman / New York Times:
The 10 Bellwether Counties That Show How Trump Is in Serious Trouble
Discussion: Raw Story and Deseret News