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New York Times:
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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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.
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.
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 …
ABC News:
5 key takeaways from the vice presidential debate
Discussion: Los Angeles Times and The Guardian
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Kamala Harris's Dishonesty on Abe Lincoln
Discussion: Power Line, Fox News, Breitbart and DNyuz
Claire Sanford / Rev:
Kamala Harris & Mike Pence 2020 Vice Presidential Debate Transcript
Discussion: Mother Jones
CNN:
Fact check: Pence echoes Trump's false claims
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Pence sidesteps question about peaceful transfer of power
Discussion: Reuters and Associated Press
Erin Jensen / USA Today:
Susan Page: Five things to know about the moderator of Wednesday's VP debate
Discussion: Vox, Politico, The Daily Caller and DNyuz
David Siders / Politico:
Harris and Pence return to the jab and move debate
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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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 and Forbes
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.
Shefali Luthra / USA Today:
Trump's Amy Coney Barrett pick for Supreme Court might backfire, analysts say
USA Today:   Here's everyone at the White House Rose Garden SCOTUS event now called a likely ‘superspreader.’ Help us ID them all.
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.
Discussion: The Wrap
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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 …
Gina Kolata / New York Times:
In a First, New England Journal of Medicine Joins Never-Trumpers
Discussion: Axios and DNyuz
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
Discussion: Politico
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, Mediaite and The Week
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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 …
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Roll Call
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: New York Post and Washington 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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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: New York Post and Raw Story
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Remote Learning Is a Catastrophe.  Teachers Unions Share the Blame.  —  Years from now, when we look back at the coronavirus pandemic, it is very possible that the most damaging element we will identify is its catastrophic effect upon public education.  The devastation will be social and economic …
Discussion: Reason and Joanne Jacobs
 
 
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Lynne Peeples / Nature:
Face masks: what the data say
Discussion: Power Line
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
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Texas doctor, 28, dies of Covid: ‘She wore the same mask for weeks, if not months’
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Roger Stone / Spectator USA:
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