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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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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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Politico:
A bullish Biden campaign invades Trump territory — Starting this week, a generation of voters in Texas will see something they've never witnessed before: a heavy rotation of presidential TV ads. — In a move that would have been far-fetched even a few months ago, Joe Biden is set …
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DNyuz and POLITICUSUSA
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 …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Even if state polls are underestimating Trump as much as they did in 2016, Biden is in position to win
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The Hill, Politico, WAVY-TV, Outside the Beltway, The American Independent and israpundit.org
Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
Trump campaign cancels Ohio, Iowa TV ads amid optimism over swing state election chances
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Axios
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 …
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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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New York Times
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.
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Associated Press:
High court nominee served as ‘handmaid’ in religious group
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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
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Politico
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Support Grows for Confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court
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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 …
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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 …
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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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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
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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 …
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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Washington Post:
CDC chief's letter green-lighting Pence for debate draws criticism — Robert Redfield's missive prompts concern from experts inside and outside the health agency — A letter sent by the top public health official attesting to Vice President Pence's health and proclaiming him safe …
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CBS News, The Daily Beast, The American Independent, IJR and The Hill
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Pence to target Biden on terrorism, hostages in VP debate
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U.S. Department of Justice, James W. Foley and Breitbart
David Siders / Politico:
Pence plays Covid defense and other things to watch at the vice presidential debate
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Fox News, Axios, Vox, Deseret News and Florida Politics
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Pelosi: All Trump wanted in coronavirus relief negotiations was ‘to send out a check with his name on it’ — ‘Forget about the virus, forget about our heroes, forget about our children and their need to go to school safely’ — Fox News Flash top headlines for October 7
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Sean Moran / Breitbart:
Cal Cunningham Fundraiser with Tammy Duckworth Postponed amid Affair Allegations — A fundraiser for North Carolina Senate Democrat candidate Cal Cunningham featuring Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) has been postponed, according to an email obtained by Breitbart News.
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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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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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New York Post
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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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 …
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Raw Story
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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State of Wisconsin, Associated Press, Forbes, The Week and The Hill
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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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The Guardian
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 …
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 …
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New York Post
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.
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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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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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Political Wire
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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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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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 …
Roger Stone / Spectator USA:
why Trump should skip the Miami debate — While I have great confidence in President Trump's skill as a debater and recognize him as perhaps the greatest counter-puncher in American political history, I strongly urge him not to attend the second Presidential Commission debate scheduled for October 15 in Miami.
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