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Pence, Peerless Trump Defender, Confronts His Limits — During an orderly debate, the vice president deflected criticism of the Trump administration's pandemic response, something Kamala Harris said “clearly” hasn't worked. — Vice President Mike Pence approached his task on Wednesday …
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Harris won by keeping the focus on Trump — and Biden — No matter how hard, in his quiet and earnest way, that Vice President Pence tried to turn Wednesday's vice-presidential debate into an assault on Joe Biden, Sen. Kamala D. Harris and reality itself forced the discussion back again …
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Politico:
Key moments from Harris and Pence's primetime showdown — Coronavirus is ripping through the ranks of the White House. More than 200,000 Americans have died from the disease. And questions are still swirling around President Donald Trump's own health after he contracted Covid.
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
‘They are coming for you,’ Harris says of Trump-Pence attacks on the Affordable Care Act. — Senator Kamala Harris attacked Vice President Mike Pence for trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act, warning that President Trump's claims that he will preserve coverage for millions of Americans …
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Second Trump-Biden debate will be remote — The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Thursday that President Trump and Joe Biden will appear at next week's second presidential debate from “separate remote locations.” — The state of play: The decision comes as Trump continues …
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CNN:
Post-debate CNN poll: Harris seen as winner in a contest that matched expectations — See who undecided voters thought won the VP debate — (CNN)More Americans said Sen. Kamala Harris did the best job in the vice presidential debate Wednesday night, according to a CNN Instant Poll of registered voters who watched.
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Kamala Harris: “Joe Biden will not ban fracking. That is a fact”
Kamala Harris: “Joe Biden will not ban fracking. That is a fact”
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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Kamala Harris's Dishonesty on Abe Lincoln
Kamala Harris's Dishonesty on Abe Lincoln
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ABC News:
5 key takeaways from the vice presidential debate
5 key takeaways from the vice presidential debate
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Without Trump Onstage, There Is No Chaos
Without Trump Onstage, There Is No Chaos
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Michael Ruiz / Fox News:
Trump campaign leaves ticket for Tupac at VP debate after Kamala Harris named him ‘best rapper alive’
Trump campaign leaves ticket for Tupac at VP debate after Kamala Harris named him ‘best rapper alive’
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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Pence sidesteps question about peaceful transfer of power
Pence sidesteps question about peaceful transfer of power
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Mike Pence's Debate Performance Bugged Me Out
Mike Pence's Debate Performance Bugged Me Out
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Pence Dodges Peaceful Transfer of Power Question at VP Debate
Pence Dodges Peaceful Transfer of Power Question at VP Debate
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Claire Sanford / Rev:
Kamala Harris & Mike Pence 2020 Vice Presidential Debate Transcript
Kamala Harris & Mike Pence 2020 Vice Presidential Debate Transcript
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CNN:
Fact check: Pence echoes Trump's false claims at vice presidential debate
Fact check: Pence echoes Trump's false claims at vice presidential debate
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The VP debate offers the nation a glimpse of a post-Trump future
The VP debate offers the nation a glimpse of a post-Trump future
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Erin Jensen / USA Today:
Susan Page: Five things to know about the moderator of Wednesday's VP debate
Susan Page: Five things to know about the moderator of Wednesday's VP debate
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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.
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NBC News:
Trump asked Walter Reed doctors to sign non-disclosure agreements in 2019 — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump required personnel at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to sign non-disclosure agreements last year before they could be involved with treating him, according to four people familiar with the process.
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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 …
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Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
White House won't say when President Trump last tested negative for COVID-19
White House won't say when President Trump last tested negative for COVID-19
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USA Today:
White House coronavirus outbreak may have exposed thousands from Atlanta to Minnesota
White House coronavirus outbreak may have exposed thousands from Atlanta to Minnesota
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Brett Samuels / The Hill:
Here's why it matters when Trump last tested negative for COVID-19
Here's why it matters when Trump last tested negative for COVID-19
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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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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 …
Patricia Murphy / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Top White House aide hosted lavish Atlanta wedding in May despite virus restrictions — At time, state banned gatherings of more than 10 people — White House chief of staff Mark Meadows hosted a lavish wedding for his daughter in Atlanta this May, despite a statewide order and city …
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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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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
Justice Department says it ‘inadvertently’ altered Flynn notes
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Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's spy chief releases new batch of Russia docs to Justice Department
Scoop: Trump's spy chief releases new batch of Russia docs to Justice Department
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Antonio Regalado / MIT Technology Review:
Trump's antibody treatment was tested using cells originally derived from an abortion — The Trump administration has looked to curtail research with fetal cells. But when it was life or death for the president, no one objected. — hide — This week, President Donald Trump extolled …
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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.
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Elizabeth Meyer / Iowa Starting Line:
Greenfield Shatters Fundraising Records With $28.7M Haul — Theresa Greenfield raised more money in the last three months than any Iowan running for U.S. Senate had raised in an entire election cycle. — In the third fundraising quarter of 2020, spanning July through September …
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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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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 …
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Mark Weiner / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Brindisi surges ahead of Tenney in House race (Siena College | Syracuse.com poll) — Rep. Anthony Brindisi has opened a 9-point lead over Claudia Tenney entering the final weeks of one of the most closely watched House races in the nation, according to a Siena College | Syracuse.com poll released today.
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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 …
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Second Trump-Biden debate will be remote — The Commission on Presidential Debates announced Thursday that President Trump and Joe Biden will appear at next week's second presidential debate from “separate remote locations.” — The state of play: The decision comes as Trump continues …
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