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4:30 AM ET, October 7, 2020

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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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Siobhán O'Grady / Washington Post:
In a few days, more people in Trump's orbit tested positive for coronavirus than in all of Taiwan  —  In President Trump's personal orbit, the coronavirus case count continues to creep upward.  —  More than a dozen White House officials have recently tested positive for the novel coronavirus …
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: The Hill
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 …
Bradford Betz / Fox News:
Capitol Hill workers have tested, presumed positive for coronavirus
Discussion: Forbes and Roll Call
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 …
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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Stephanie Kirchgaessner / The Guardian:
Revealed: Amy Coney Barrett lived in home of secretive Christian group's co-founder
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Ronald J. Hansen / Arizona Republic:   Martha McSally to debate Mark Kelly with Supreme Court future on line
Washington Post:
Pence team agrees to plexiglass barrier on his side of debate stage  —  The Commission on Presidential Debates said Tuesday night that Vice President Pence had dropped his objections to a plexiglass barricade on his side of the stage for Wednesday's debate after viewing the setup during a walk-through of the debate hall.
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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Pence accedes to plexiglass at debate
Discussion: Washington Post and New York Post
CNN:
Top White House aide Stephen Miller tests positive for Covid-19
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: Twitchy
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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Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:   MLK III says we need leaders like Joe Biden & Kamala Harris in the White House
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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Celine Castronuovo / The Hill:
Grand jury indicts St. Louis couple who pointed guns at protesters
Discussion: KSDK-TV, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
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
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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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: DNyuz, CNN and Raw Story
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.
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 …
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.
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
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
Martha Mendoza, Juliet Linderman / FRONTLINE:
America's Medical Supply Crisis  —  produced by: … Why was the United States left scrambling for critical medical equipment as the coronavirus swept the country?  With the Associated Press and Global Reporting Centre, FRONTLINE investigates the fragmented global medical supply chain and its deadly consequences.
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Martha Mendoza / FRONTLINE:   U.S. Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed
 
 
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
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Discussion: New Yorker, Political Wire and Axios
ABC News:
Airline execs and unions express ‘disappointment’ after stimulus negotiations halted
Zolan Kanno-Youngs / New York Times:
Delayed Homeland Security Report Warns of ‘Lethal’ White Supremacy
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Poll shows incumbents leading races for surveyed WV voters
Michael Barajas / The Texas Observer:
Trump's Favorite Texas Sheriff Faces Re-Election Amid a Spike in Deaths at His Jail
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Is it immoral if you feel schadenfreude about Trump's Covid-19?
Axios:
Trump says he will not negotiate on COVID relief until after election
Jessica Piper / Bangor Daily News:
Sara Gideon and Susan Collins within 1 point in new BDN poll of Maine Senate race
Discussion: Breitbart, The Hill and The Week