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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
Discussion: Politico, The Hill, IJR and BuzzFeed News
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 …
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.
Discussion: Fox News
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Politico:
A bullish Biden campaign invades Trump territory
Discussion: DNyuz and POLITICUSUSA
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.
Discussion: Daily Kos and ABC News
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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
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 …
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's spy chief releases new batch of Russia docs to Justice Department  —  Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has approved the release to the Department of Justice of a large binder full of documents to assist a review of the Obama administration's handling …
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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Greg Iacurci / CNBC:
Unemployment benefits may pay just $5 a week without stimulus deal
Discussion: Raw Story and Forbes
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 …
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Even if state polls are underestimating Trump as much as they did in 2016, Biden is in position to win  —  There are two fundamental questions we have to answer if we want to know who will win the 2020 presidential election.  The first is who is leading in the polls.  The second is how wrong the polls will be.
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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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Shayna Jacobs / Washington Post:
Manhattan prosecutor can enforce subpoena for Trump's tax returns, appeals court says
CNN:
Supreme Court rejects GOP attempt to get rid of ranked voting in Maine  —  (CNN)Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer cleared the way Tuesday night for ranked-choice voting to be used in Maine, delivering a blow to Republican challengers.  —  In September, Maine's Supreme Court had sided …
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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.
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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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 …
Discussion: New York Post
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 …
Discussion: USA Today, Wired, Forbes and Eschaton
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 …
Discussion: The Guardian
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 …
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.
Discussion: Political Wire and Daily Kos
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Keith Olbermann quits ESPN in order to ‘serve my country’ with anti-Trump commentary  —  Liberal commentator Keith Olbermann announced Tuesday he is leaving ESPN for a third time so that he can focus his efforts on political commentary ahead of the November election.
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 …
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.
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.
Washington Post:
Two ISIS militants charged in deaths of James Foley and other American hostages in Syria  —  Six years after the Islamic State beheaded American hostages on camera, two men have been charged in U.S. federal court for involvement in those deaths.  —  Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh …
Politico:
Biden campaign mulls possible ‘climate czar’ position  —  Joe Biden's transition team is considering appointing a climate and energy “czar” to help direct sweeping changes across federal agencies if he wins next month's election, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Discussion: The Hill
Andy McGlashen / Audubon:
Duck Stamp Artists Turn to Spent Shotgun Shells to Meet New Pro-Hunting Mandate  —  The government art competition now requires hunting imagery, a change that some wildlife painters say undermines its conservation message.  —  Associate Editor, Audubon Magazine  —  Associate Editor, Audubon Magazine
 
 
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:
Lawmakers' Covid-19 Cases Prompt New Worries on Capitol Hill
Roger Stone / Spectator USA:
why Trump should skip the Miami debate
The Guardian:
Will the US media call the right winner on election night? Don't count on it
Eliyahu Kamisher / The Appeal:
The D.A. Primary in Los Angeles Narrowly Went to a Runoff. Now That the Election Is Here, the Stakes Are Even Higher
Discussion: ImmigrationProf Blog
Rich Lowry / National Review:
Your Kids Aren't Your Own  —  Ohio State ‘BIPOC’ Grad Students 'Feel Disrespected …
Discussion: Instapundit
Nicholas Bagley / The Atlantic:
A Warning From Michigan  —  Last week, in a 4-3 party-line vote, Republican judges …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and WOOD-TV
 Earlier Items: 
Wall Street Journal:
How Russia Today Skirts High-Tech Blockade to Reach U.S. Readers
Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Far-Right Pennsylvania Politics Blog Was Mirrored by Obscure Russian Website
James Freeman / Wall Street Journal:
Why Won't the Media Listen to These Scientists?
Discussion: Summit News, Power Line and Slate
New York Times:
‘We Need to Take Away Children,’ No Matter How Young, Justice Dept. Officials Said