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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.
Discussion: New York Times and Daily Kos
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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.
New York Times:
White House Blocks New Coronavirus Vaccine Guidelines  —  The F.D.A. proposed stricter guidelines for emergency approval of a coronavirus vaccine, but the White House chief of staff objected to provisions that would push approval past Election Day.  —  WASHINGTON — Top White House officials …
CNN:
Trump's reckless return met with a dramatically changed White House  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump may be eagerly seeking a return to normal after three nights in the hospital.  But the White House he arrived home to Monday with dramatic and reckless flourish has changed drastically since …
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 …
New York Times:
White House Is Not Tracing Contacts for ‘Super-Spreader’ Rose Garden Event
The Daily Beast:
Trump Actually Believes He Can Sell Himself to America as a COVID-Conquering Hero
Discussion: Raw Story and MyNorthwest.com
Edmund DeMarche / Fox News:
Joe Biden takes shot at Trump over wearing masks with Twitter meme
New York Times:
Trump's Campaign Saw an Opportunity. He Undermined It.
Niall Stanage / The Hill:
The Memo: Trump risks new backlash with COVID bravado
Discussion: Towleroad Gay News
Associated Press:
D.C. gov't says it's been unable to connect with White House for Covid contact tracing
Discussion: The Guardian and Washingtonian
Gerard Baker / Wall Street Journal:   Outside Walter Reed, a Misinformation Epidemic
Dhruv Khullar / New Yorker:
The Recklessness of Trump's Return to the White House
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
Ken Haddad / WDIV-TV:
Poll: Biden bolsters lead over Trump in Michigan after first debate  —  Biden holds lead in early voting  —  DETROIT - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has increased his lead over President Donald Trump in Michigan following the first debate, according to a new WDIV/Detroit News poll.
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump is reinforcing all of his coronavirus problems, all at once  —  When President Trump came down with the coronavirus last week, CNN's pollsters rushed to insert new questions into a survey.  Among the new questions: Will Trump's diagnosis change the way he confronts the virus?
Rich Lowry / National Review:
Democrats Haven't Landed a Punch on Amy Coney Barrett  —  Supreme Court Sides with GOP, Reinstates South Carolina's Ballot Witness Requirement  —  House Democrats Want to Force You to Pay for Abortion  —  Her Supreme Court nomination has been smooth sailing so far.  —  T
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David Harsanyi / National Review:   The Democrats Are Flirting with the Destruction of the Judiciary
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: The Verge and Mediaite
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 and Real Clear Politics
CNN:
North Carolina elementary school teacher dies days after testing positive for Covid-19  —  (CNN)A third-grade teacher died in North Carolina days after testing positive for Covid-19 and while her students were quarantined as a result of the exposure.  —  Julie Davis, who taught …
Discussion: ABC11
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Zac Anderson / USA Today:
Trump tied with Biden in Florida despite campaign setbacks, new Suffolk University/USA TODAY Network poll finds
CNN:
Trump off the air in Ohio and Iowa as polls show tight races in both states
Discussion: The Hill
Tom Lyden / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Subject of Project Veritas voter fraud story says he was offered bribe  —  Liban Osman is featured prominently in a video released last week by the conservative media operation Project Veritas claiming there is “massive voter fraud” in Minnesota orchestrated by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
Discussion: Law & Crime and The Daily Beast
Associated Press:
‘An embarrassment’: Trump tweet angers pandemic survivors  —  SEATTLE (AP) — Dizzy with a soaring fever and unable to breathe, Scott Sedlacek had one thing going for him: He was among the first people to be treated for COVID-19 at Seattle's Swedish Medical Center, and the doctors and nurses were able to give him plenty of attention.
Discussion: Raw Story
Peter Alexander / NBC News:
Trump military valet tests positive for Covid-19  —  A military valet who comes in contact with Trump tested positive for Covid-19 over the weekend, a person familiar with the matter tells NBC News.  —  Military aide close to Trump tests positive for coronavirus  —  3h ago / 1:05 PM UTC
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ABC News:
The Latest: Michelle Obama goes after Trump in new video  —  Michelle Obama is going after President Donald Trump in a scathing new video that accuses him of “willful mismanagement” of the coronavirus crisis and of racism  —  Trump returns to White House residence, says don't fear the virus
Discussion: Breitbart and Associated Press
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Pew Research Center:
Unfavorable Views of China Reach Historic Highs in Many Countries  —  Majorities say China has handled COVID-19 outbreak poorly  —  This analysis focuses on cross-national views of China.  The work builds on previous studies released in the summer of 2020 on Americans' views of China and the international image of the U.S.
Discussion: Bloomberg and MyNorthwest.com
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.
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: KAIT-TV
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Biden makes $6M bet on Texas, ending drought for Democrats who've written off state for decades … Former VP still hasn't shown up in person, but 'it's a hell of a lot more than anybody else ever spent,' state Democratic chairman says.  —  WASHINGTON — With President Donald Trump hamstrung …
 
 
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