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8:25 PM ET, October 7, 2020

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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: Raw Story, Wired, USA Today and Forbes
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ABC News:
34 people connected to White House, more than previously known, infected by coronavirus: Internal FEMA memo  —  The administration has sought to downplay the spread.  —  White House-related COVID-19 infections grow  —  President Trump's circle of infections has now extended into the Pentagon.
Shefali Luthra / USA Today:
Trump's Amy Coney Barrett pick for Supreme Court might backfire, analysts say  —  President Donald Trump announced in September that he would nominate Amy Coney Barrett to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's vacant Supreme Court seat, making his pick official during an event at the White House Rose Garden.
Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg:
White House Security Official Contracted Covid-19 in September  —  A top White House security official, Crede Bailey, is gravely ill with Covid-19 and has been hospitalized since September, according to four people familiar with his condition.  —  The White House has not publicly disclosed Bailey's illness.
Discussion: Political Wire
USA Today:   Here's everyone at the White House Rose Garden SCOTUS event now called a likely ‘superspreader.’ Help us ID them all.
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Support Grows for Confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
Orion Rummler / Axios:
White House physician says Trump has been “symptom-free for over 24 hours”
New England Journal of Medicine:
Dying in a Leadership Vacuum  —  Article  —  Covid-19 has created a crisis throughout the world.  This crisis has produced a test of leadership.  With no good options to combat a novel pathogen, countries were forced to make hard choices about how to respond.  Here in the United States, our leaders have failed that test.
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Jacqueline Howard / CNN:
Prestigious medical journal calls for US leadership to be voted out over Covid-19 failure  —  (CNN)In an unprecedented move, the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday published an editorial written by its editors condemning the Trump administration for its response to the Covid-19 pandemic …
Discussion: Breitbart, DNyuz, Mediaite and Raw Story
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Joins Never-Trumpers
Discussion: Axios
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: The Hill and The Week
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Politico:
A bullish Biden campaign invades Trump territory
Discussion: DNyuz and POLITICUSUSA
Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
Trump campaign cancels Ohio, Iowa TV ads amid optimism over swing state election chances
Discussion: Axios
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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Marshall Cohen / CNN:
Justice Department says it ‘inadvertently’ altered Flynn notes  —  Washington (CNN)The Justice Department said Wednesday that it “inadvertently” altered documents that it recently submitted to a federal court as part of its ongoing effort to dismiss the criminal case against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn.
Discussion: Politico
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden gains ground over Trump  —  A 70 percent majority believes our democracy is “in danger” in this election  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 7  —  Democratic candidate Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by a 53-43 percent margin, in a Fox News national survey …
Discussion: New York Times and Political Wire
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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 …
Melanie Zanona / Politico:
'It wasn't wise': Republicans urge Trump to restart Covid talks  —  President Donald Trump is taking a huge political gamble with his decision to end coronavirus relief talks weeks before the election.  But Republicans don't want him to call it quits just yet.
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Natalie Andrews / Wall Street Journal:   Lawmakers' Covid-19 Cases Prompt New Worries on Capitol Hill
Associated Press:
In about-face, Trump seeks to salvage parts of virus aid
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 …
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook Widens Ban on Political Ads as Alarm Rises Over Election  —  Political ads will be banned indefinitely after polls close on Nov. 3 and the company plans new steps to limit misinformation about the results.  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Over the past few weeks, Mark Zuckerberg …
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NBC New York:
USPS Worker in NJ Arrested for Allegedly Dumping Mail, Including Election Ballots  —  A U.S. Postal Service mail carrier from Hudson County, New Jersey, was arrested for discarding mail, including 99 general election ballots sent from the County Board of Elections that were intended to be delivered …
Bobby Allyn / NPR:
Judge Orders Twitter To Unmask FBI Impersonator Who Set Off Seth Rich Conspiracy  —  A federal judge in California has ordered that Twitter reveal the identity of an anonymous user who allegedly fabricated an FBI document to spread a conspiracy theory about the killing of Seth Rich …
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: Washington Post and New York Post
Shay Khatiri / The Bulwark:
McSally Flops in Only Arizona Senate Debate  —  The Republican incumbent, far behind her astronaut challenger in the polls, squandered a chance to turn things around.  —  Last night was the debate in Arizona between that state's two Senate candidates.  It proved to be a embarrassment for the incumbent …
Discussion: Arizona Mirror and Daily Kos
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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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
In call with Democratic senator, Barrett declines to discuss how she might rule on health-care law
Discussion: Fox News and Politico
Joseph Morton / Omaha World-Herald:
Republican Don Bacon wins endorsement of former rival, Democrat Brad Ashford  —  WASHINGTON — Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., has secured the support of the man he defeated to get the job back in 2016.  —  Former Rep. Brad Ashford, D-Neb., said in a statement to The World-Herald on Wednesday …
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 …
Seth Boyes / Dickinson County News:
Political sign theft leads to bizarre cover-up effort  —  Don't read all about it  —  A series of minor thefts in early September had Lakes Area store clerks scratching their heads.  Newspaper racks were empty.  Storefront vending boxes were cleaned out, and copies of the Sept. 2 Dickinson County News …
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael Ruiz / Fox News:
Trump campaign leaves ticket for Tupac at VP debate after Kamala Harris named him ‘best rapper alive’  —  Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris made the gaffe in a recent interview  —  Debate prep expert on tonight's Pence-Harris showdown
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 …
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.
Alastair Gee / The Guardian:
Texas doctor, 28, dies of Covid: ‘She wore the same mask for weeks, if not months’ … @alastairgee Email  —  It took Carrie Wanamaker several days to connect the face she saw on GoFundMe with the young woman she had met a few years before.  —  According to the fundraising site …
Discussion: New York Post
Robert Costa / Washington Post:
‘A Republican Party unraveling’: GOP plunged into crisis as Trump abruptly ends economic relief talks, dismisses virus  —  Vulnerable Republicans are beginning to distance themselves from President Trump's dismissive response to the coronavirus pandemic and his dramatic termination of negotiations …
Martyn Mclaughlin / Scotsman:
Exclusive: Taxpayers pick up tab for billionaire US ambassador's stay at Donald Trump's Scottish resort  —  The billionaire US ambassador to the UK ran up a bill to US taxpayers totalling more than £1,000 in a single day while staying at Donald Trump's flagship Scottish hotel and golf resort.
Nicholas Bagley / The Atlantic:
A Warning From Michigan  —  Last week, in a 4-3 party-line vote, Republican judges on the Michigan Supreme Court invalidated a law that had empowered a historically popular Democratic chief executive to take emergency actions to combat COVID-19.  The basis for the decision was an antiquated doctrine …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and WOOD-TV
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
 
 
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Politico:
White House installs a campaign veteran at the CIA
Discussion: The Hill
Zack Budryk / The Hill:
Fleischer says Trump shouldn't go to next debate if he's still COVID-19 positive
Discussion: Al Jazeera, DNyuz and Mediaite
Kyle Jaeger / Marijuana Moment:
Vermont Governor Allows Marijuana Sales Legalization Bill To Take Effect Without His Signature
Kevin Drum / Mother Jones:
Biden Continues to Widen His Lead Over Trump
Discussion: Discourse.net
Sun-Sentinel:
School Board demands psychiatric records from Parkland parents
Discussion: National Review and DNyuz
Roger Stone / Spectator USA:
why Trump should skip the Miami debate
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Paul Specht / Associated Press:
Army Reserve investigating Cunningham after woman confirms affair, more texts emerge
Bloomberg:
QAnon High Priest Was Just Trolling Away as a Citigroup Tech Executive
Benjamin Wermund / Houston Chronicle:
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar voted against Obama twice
Discussion: Political Wire
Sean Cooper / Tablet Magazine:
Is Warren Buffett the Wallet Behind Black Lives Matter?
New York Times:
Manhattan D.A. Can Obtain Trump's Tax Returns, Judges Rule
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’