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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 …
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:
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 …
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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence accedes to plexiglass at debate  —  Vice President Mike Pence has ceded to California Sen. Kamala Harris' demands for plexiglass to be used at Wednesday evening's debate, according to three people familiar with the matter.  —  Pence's team had objected to Harris' wishes for a barrier …
Washington Post:
Pence team agrees to plexiglass barrier on his side of debate stage
Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
What the Media Should Be Asking Kamala Harris
Discussion: LifeNews.com
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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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Support Grows for Confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Discussion: Hotair and Fox News
Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett lived in home of secretive Christian group's co-founder
The Dworkin Report:
PA Rep. slams Republicans for COVID cover-up as “height of grotesque partisanship”  —  MLK III says we need leaders like Joe Biden & Kamala Harris in the White House  —  Scott talks with Martin Luther King, III who divulged details about his meeting with Donald Trump and spoke about a range …
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Steve Holland / Reuters:
Stuck at White House, Trump seeks ways to recharge re-election bid  —  WASHINGTON Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, under coronavirus quarantine in the White House and restricted from traveling, is grasping for ways to put a spark back in his struggling re-election bid and mount …
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 …
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
California congressman says he got coronavirus after Sen. Mike Lee interaction  —  OAKLAND — Rep. Salud Carbajal announced Tuesday he tested positive for the coronavirus and said it came after he interacted indoors with Sen. Mike Lee, who revealed he had Covid-19 hours after President Donald …
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and Roll Call
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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
Discussion: Outside the Beltway and Forbes
USA Today:
“It is a slaughter”: Infectious disease icon asks CDC director to expose White House, orchestrate his own firing  —  A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health titan who led the eradication of smallpox asked the embattled, current CDC leader to expose …
Discussion: Raw Story, DNyuz and CNN
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
Discussion: Fox News and Twitchy
Troy Closson / New York Times:
80-Year-Old Is Killed After Asking Bar Patron to Wear Mask  —  The man was shoved to the ground and hit his head after confronting another patron at a bar in upstate New York, the police said.  The case is one of the first of its kind in the state.  —  When an 80-year-old man at a bar near Buffalo …
Discussion: WKBW-TV, TheBlaze and New York Post
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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Lauren Trager / KMOV-TV:
McCloskeys indicted, grand jury adds charges of tampering with evidence
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 …
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
Brian Niemietz / New York Daily News:
Stormy Daniels and Melania Trump accuse each other of being a hooker  —  Look who's talking.  —  After hearing audio of Melania Trump seeming to call her a hooker, porn star Stormy Daniels accused the first lady of being the one who has sex for money.  —  Tapes released by the first lady's …
Discussion: Political Wire
Joe Battenfeld / Boston Herald:
Trump support craters after contracting coronavirus, new FPU/Herald poll reveals  —  Catching coronavirus has been disastrous for President Trump's re-election hopes, with support for the president plummeting since news of the infection broke, allowing Democratic nominee Joe Biden to open …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Katherine J. Wu / New York Times:
The White House Bet on Abbott's Rapid Tests.  It Didn't Work Out.  —  Federal officials relied too heavily on the tests, then took the results for granted, experts say.  —  After months of crowded events and often maskless encounters, a growing number of top government officials …
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and Raw Story
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.
USA Today:
President Trump and his staff defied CDC coronavirus guidelines 23 times since Sept. 1 … President Donald Trump and members of his administration have often flouted guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19, according to a review of news events by USA TODAY.
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
‘Invincible’ Trump tells us to live with covid-19.  These people died trying.  —  After Donald Trump got out of Vietnam with student deferments and a spurious claim of bone spurs, he proposed that those who did serve in Vietnam were “stupid” and “losers,” according to various accounts.
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.
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 …
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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American Greatness:
Trump, Atlas: Time to Face Down Coronavirus Fear
Nick Timiraos / Wall Street Journal:
Fed Tenure Boosts Lael Brainard as Potential Biden Treasury Pick
John F. Harris / Politico:
Trump's Chickens Come Home To Roost. So Do America's.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump's Not Superman. He's Superspreader.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
The rest of the world is taking advantage of a distracted America
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
Trump May Have Covid, but Many of His Supporters Still Scoff at Masks
 Earlier Items: 
Kalina Oroschakoff / Politico:
European Parliament backs 2030 emissions cuts of 60 percent
Aymann Ismail / Slate:
The Store That Called the Cops on George Floyd
Matthew Choi / Politico:
Fauci: There could be 300,000 to 400,000 Covid deaths unless precautions taken
Discussion: New Yorker, Political Wire and Axios
Martha Mendoza / FRONTLINE:
U.S. Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed
Discussion: Japan Times
Washington Free Beacon:
NBC News' ‘Undecided’ Voters Previously Featured as Biden Supporters on MSNBC
Axios:
Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until after election
 

 
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Youkyung Lee / Bloomberg:
Shares of South Korean entertainment companies related to Squid Game drop 20%+ following a less-than-perfect debut for the new season of the series on Netflix
 
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