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New York Times:
Trump's Return Leaves White House in Disarray as Infections Jolt West Wing — The West Wing was mostly empty, cleared of aides who were sick or told to work from home, and staff in the White House residence were in full personal protective equipment. — The White House that President …
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Washington Post:
Pence team agrees to plexiglass barrier on his side of debate stage — The Commission on Presidential Debates said Tuesday night that Vice President Pence had dropped his objections to a plexiglass barricade on his side of the stage for Wednesday's debate after viewing the setup during a walk-through of the debate hall.
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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Outside the Beltway, Forbes and Law & Crime
Washington Post:
White House signals stronger coronavirus precautions, but Trump continues to resist — The White House offered an informal nod to coronavirus best practices Tuesday, with mask-wearing prevalent after months of flouting public health recommendations and new internal guidelines for interacting …
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CNN:
Biden says there shouldn't be a second debate if Trump still has Covid-19 — Washington (CNN)Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Tuesday that the second presidential debate should not be held if President Donald Trump is still infected with coronavirus, but that he would base …
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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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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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Marc Caputo / Politico:
Miami mayor to Trump: Don't come here to debate if you have Covid
Miami mayor to Trump: Don't come here to debate if you have Covid
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Hallie Jackson / NBC News:
Stephen Miller, top White House adviser, is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus
Stephen Miller, top White House adviser, is self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
MLK III says we need leaders like Joe Biden & Kamala Harris in the White House
CNN:
Pence team objects to plexiglass being installed for both candidates at VP debate
Pence team objects to plexiglass being installed for both candidates at VP debate
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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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence accedes to plexiglass at debate
Pence accedes to plexiglass at debate
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Agrees to FDA's Guidelines for Vetting Covid-19 Vaccines
White House Agrees to FDA's Guidelines for Vetting Covid-19 Vaccines
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New York Times:
Most Patients' Covid-19 Care Bears Little Resemblance to Trump's
Most Patients' Covid-19 Care Bears Little Resemblance to Trump's
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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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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 …
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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
Grand jury indicts St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters
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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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Politico:
Trump rewrites the Russia probe from the hospital — Even as he recovers from a coronavirus case that left him hospitalized for days, President Donald Trump has intensified a late-campaign effort to undermine widely accepted evidence about Russia's election interference efforts in 2016.
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Washington Post:
Amy Coney Barrett served as a ‘handmaid’ in Christian group People of Praise — While Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett has faced questions about how her Catholic faith might influence her jurisprudence, she has not spoken publicly about her involvement in People of Praise …
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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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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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Jason Lange / Reuters:
Democrat Cunningham appears to lead Republican Tillis in North Carolina: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Democrat Cunningham appears to lead Republican Tillis in North Carolina: Reuters/Ipsos poll
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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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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.
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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
Goldman Sachs: A Democratic sweep would mean faster economic recovery
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Washington Post, Political Wire and POLITICUSUSA
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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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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Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman / FRONTLINE:
America's Medical Supply Crisis — produced by: … Why was the United States left scrambling for critical medical equipment as the coronavirus swept the country? With the Associated Press and Global Reporting Centre, FRONTLINE investigates the fragmented global medical supply chain and its deadly consequences.
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Martha Mendoza / FRONTLINE:
U.S. Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed
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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Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Kamala Harris's Expected Vice-Presidency Keeps Getting Bigger — The debate on a distanced and plexiglassed stage on Wednesday night will bear little resemblance to the one Kamala Harris and Mike Pence started preparing for earlier this fall. When they began studying up for their Salt Lake City showdown …
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