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Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
South Carolina Senate Moves To Toss Up — There has been no more surprising race on the Senate map than South Carolina. Even early this year, it looked like Sen. Lindsey Graham would cruise to re-election. Instead, the Republican incumbent finds himself in a tied race in both public …
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Leigh Ann Caldwell / NBC News:
Lindsey Graham tries to hold on in tight S.C. Senate race
Lindsey Graham tries to hold on in tight S.C. Senate race
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ProPublica:
DOJ Frees Federal Prosecutors to Take Steps That Could Interfere With Elections, Weakening Long-standing Policy … ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — The Department of Justice …
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Associated Press:
High court nominee served as ‘handmaid’ in religious group — WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served as a “handmaid,” the term then used for high-ranking female leaders in the People of Praise religious community, an old directory for the group's members shows.
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Support Grows for Confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Support Grows for Confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
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Washington Post:
Amy Coney Barrett served as a ‘handmaid’ in Christian group People of Praise
Amy Coney Barrett served as a ‘handmaid’ in Christian group People of Praise
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Grace Sparks / CNN:
CNN Poll: Americans are divided over Amy Coney Barrett
CNN Poll: Americans are divided over Amy Coney Barrett
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Henry J. Gomez / BuzzFeed News:
Donald Trump Is Canceling TV Ads In Midwest States That Made Him President — President Donald Trump's reelection campaign is slashing television spending in the Midwest, canceling millions of dollars in advertising in states that carried him to victory in 2016. — He's been off the local airwaves completely in Iowa and Ohio.
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
White House physician says Trump has been “symptom-free for over 24 hours” — President Trump has been “symptom-free” from the coronavirus for over 24 hours, White House physician Dr. Sean Conley said in a Wednesday update. — The state of play: Conley's letter also says that Trump has not received …
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New York Times:
Trump's Return Leaves White House in Disarray as Infections Jolt West Wing
Trump's Return Leaves White House in Disarray as Infections Jolt West Wing
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Susan Collins: Trump didn't set a ‘good example’ by taking mask off at White House
Susan Collins: Trump didn't set a ‘good example’ by taking mask off at White House
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Pence to target Biden on terrorism, hostages in VP debate — Mike Pence's guest list for Wednesday's vice presidential debate in Salt Lake City will include the parents of murdered ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller, two senior administration officials with direct knowledge tell Axios.
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Wisconsin to open field hospital as COVID-19 surges — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) announced on Wednesday that a field hospital will be opened at the state fairgrounds near Milwaukee to expand care for coronavirus patients after hospitalizations more than doubled in the past month.
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Sam Stein / The Daily Beast:
Republicans: Ditch Trump, Save the Senate — “This is the time you have to make tough decisions,” former congressman Tom Davis, said of the party allocating its resources. — Increasingly convinced that President Donald Trump's election chances are grim, top Republican donors, lobbyists …
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
BuzzFeed News Pulls Reporter From White House, Citing Virus Risk — She said she had “obvious concerns about working indoors during an outbreak.” The White House Correspondents' Association pushed for more information on known infections. — BuzzFeed News has pulled a political correspondent …
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Washington Post:
Trump's erratic tweets on economic relief — over several hours — leave strategy unclear — First, he says he won't pursue a package until after election. Then he demands Congress immediately pass bills. — President Trump called on Congress to approve federal economic relief late …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump's back-and-forth injects chaos into Covid relief effort
Trump's back-and-forth injects chaos into Covid relief effort
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers' Covid-19 Cases Prompt New Worries on Capitol Hill
New York Times:
Manhattan D.A. Can Obtain Trump's Tax Returns, Judges Rule — The dispute will now likely head to the Supreme Court for a second time. — The Manhattan district attorney can enforce a subpoena seeking President Trump's personal and corporate tax returns, a federal appeals panel ruled on Wednesday …
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New York Times:
Biden Leads Trump in Nevada and the Two Are Tied in Ohio, Polls Show — Women and suburbanites continue to power Joe Biden's support, new polls by The Times and Siena College show. A majority of voters say campaigning in front of large crowds is inappropriate.
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Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
The plexiglass barriers being used at tonight's debate are pretty useless, experts say. — A box fan, an air filter — and duct tape to attach them. With four such devices cobbled together for a grand total of about $150, the vice-presidential debate on Wednesday night can be made much safer …
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Sergio Gonzales / The Daily Beast:
Here's How Kamala Harris Will Expose Mike Pence's American Hellscape
Here's How Kamala Harris Will Expose Mike Pence's American Hellscape
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Steven Overly / Politico:
Supreme Court weighs the future of software in Google-Oracle case — The Supreme Court justices appeared highly aware Wednesday that their decision in a copyright dispute between Google and Oracle could have far-reaching consequences for Silicon Valley, but after an hour and a half of arguments …
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Paul Specht / Associated Press:
Army Reserve investigating Cunningham after woman confirms affair, more texts emerge — RALEIGH, N.C. — A California woman on Tuesday confirmed to The Associated Press that she had a physical relationship with Cal Cunningham, North Carolina's Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate.
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Sophie Nieto-Munoz / New Jersey Online:
Ex-N.J. Gov. Chris Christie remains hospitalized for COVID-19 — THE LATEST: Chris Christie said he was ‘checking’ himself into the hospital after coronavirus test. Here's how doctors say the system works. — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie remains hospitalized at Morristown Medical Center …
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Yereth Rosen / Reuters:
Wide-bodied 747 crowned Alaska's fattest bear — ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - In Alaska's annual battle of heavyweights, a salmon-chomping bruin named 747 - like the jetliner - has emerged as the most fabulously fat. — The bear, one of more than 2,200 brown bears roaming Alaska's Katmai National Park …
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Kaitlyn Tiffany / The Atlantic:
The Creepy Trump Meme Taking Over Twitter — When Donald Trump announced that he and his wife, Melania, had tested positive for COVID-19, the replies were full of well-wishing, as well as admonishments from others for not being careful. Less expected was a whole host of messages full …
Benjamin Wermund / Houston Chronicle:
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar voted against Obama twice — WASHINGTON — MJ Hegar, the former Air Force pilot running as a Democrat against U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, voted for Republican presidential nominees John McCain and Mitt Romney in 2008 and 2012, she told Hearst Newspapers on Tuesday.
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Bloomberg:
QAnon High Priest Was Just Trolling Away as a Citigroup Tech Executive — Jason Gelinas lived a normal suburban life with a plum Wall Street gig. He also ran the conspiracy theory's biggest news hub. — Like many future Donald Trump voters, Jason Gelinas felt something shift inside him during the presidency of Barack Obama.
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Meghan Roos / Newsweek:
‘Red Sweater Guy’ Ken Bone from 2016 Town Hall Says Watching This Year's Debates is ‘Like Watching Your House Burn Down’ — U.S. 2020 Presidential Election 2016 Presidential Debates — It has been almost four years to the day since Ken Bone became one of the most famous uncommitted voters …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Susan Collins lets loose with her career on the line — Susan Collins generally keeps an even keel. But she's had it with Sara Gideon. — “She will say or do anything to try to win,” Collins said when asked of her opponent during a wide-ranging 30-minute interview in her Capitol quarters last week.
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
‘Where are all of the arrests?’: Trump demands Barr lock up his foes — Donald Trump mounted an overnight Twitter blitz demanding to jail his political enemies and call out allies he says are failing to arrest his rivals swiftly enough. — Trump twice amplified supporters' criticisms …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's corrupt schemes to save himself keep blowing up in his face — When you step back and survey the last two years of U.S. politics, one of the biggest story lines that comes into view is this: One after another, a whole string of deeply corrupt schemes that President Trump has hatched …
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 …
The Daily Beast:
White House Quietly Told Vets Group It Might Have Exposed Them to COVID — The first known White House warning to visitors about a coronavirus risk came the same day that the president acknowledged getting the virus. … On the same day President Trump acknowledged contracting the coronavirus …
Sean Cooper / Tablet Magazine:
Is Warren Buffett the Wallet Behind Black Lives Matter? — The Tides Network is a powerful instrument leveraged by billionaires working to change America, while shielding their philanthropic dollars from public scrutiny. Here's how it works.
Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Far-Right Pennsylvania Politics Blog Was Mirrored by Obscure Russian Website — Lancaster Patriot, a partisan, reactionary Pennsylvania politics blog that first surfaced in April, is mirrored online by a Russian website with the domain oc.binaria.ru, which is affiliated with creators …