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1:50 PM ET, October 8, 2020

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Robert Snell / The Detroit News:
Feds say they thwarted militia plot to kidnap Whitmer  —  The FBI thwarted what they described as a plot to violently overthrow the government and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and federal prosecutors are expected to discuss the alleged conspiracy later Thursday.
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New York Times:
F.B.I. Says Michigan Militia Plotted to Kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer  —  Six men had been discussing taking Ms. Whitmer, a Democrat, hostage since at least the summer, the F.B.I. said.  —  Six men were arrested and accused of plotting with a militia group to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan …
NBC News:
Six men charged in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer  —  An FBI-led investigation identified six men who were trying to plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.  —  The investigation involved multiple informants and undercover FBI personnel.
Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Feds Bust Militia Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Overthrow Government: Affidavit
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump says Gold Star families could have given him Covid-19  —  President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that he might have contracted Covid-19 from Gold Star family members who were too close to him when telling stories of their loved ones who died in the line of duty.
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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.
Washington Post:   Walter Reed staff were required to sign nondisclosure agreements during Trump's November 2019 medical visit
ABC News:
34 people connected to White House, more than previously known, infected by coronavirus: Internal FEMA memo
Gabby Orr / Politico:
What caused Mike Pence's bloody eye
Discussion: Political Wire, ABC News, Axios and Reuters
NBC News:
Trump back at White House after Covid-19 treatment at Walter Reed
Discussion: Washington Post and VICE
Bonchie / Redstate:
Mike Pence Destroyed Kamala Harris, and the Media Settle on a Pathetic Excuse  —  This is how you know she lost.  —  Mike Pence debated Kamala Harris last night, and it was not a pretty sight for the Democrat.  As per her usual arrangement, Harris ended up grimacing, cackling …
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CNN:
Post-debate CNN poll: Harris seen as winner in a contest that matched expectations
Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump calls in for rambling and ugly post-hospital interview
Discussion: New Republic and Balloon Juice
Amber Athey / Spectator USA:
Pence takes Harris to the cleaners in VP debate
Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The VP debate offers the nation a glimpse of a post-Trump future
Wall Street Journal:
Mike Pence's Re-Election Case
ABC News:
5 key takeaways from the vice presidential debate
Quint Forgey / Politico:
'I'm not going to waste my time': Trump says he won't do virtual debate against Biden  —  President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would not participate in the second televised debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden next week after the nonpartisan commission responsible for producing …
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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 …
New York Times:
Trump's Objection to Virtual Plan Puts Next Debate in Jeopardy  —  The Trump campaign suggests new dates as Biden make plans for his own town hall.  A member of the debate commission calls the shaky status of the Oct. 15 event “a big loss to the democratic process.”
Commission on Presidential Debates:
CPD ANNOUNCES SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WILL BE VIRTUAL
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump campaign asks for next debate to be delayed after refusing virtual event
Discussion: Fox News, Reuters and Washington Times
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 …
Axios:
Pelosi rules out standalone airline bill without comprehensive relief package  —  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she would not agree to a standalone bill to assist the airline industry without a broader relief package that addresses public health, unemployment, and aid for state and local governments.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Republican Senator Blurts Out That He Hates Democracy  —  Last night, livetweeting his thoughts on the 2020 vice-presidential debate, Republican senator Mike Lee decided it was an opportune moment to share one of his edgier political beliefs: Democracy is bad.
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, Political Wire and DNyuz
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Facebook bans marketing firm running ‘troll farm’ for pro-Trump youth group  —  A Washington Post investigation found that teenagers had been recruited to pepper social media with conservative messages  —  Facebook said Thursday it will permanently ban from its platform …
Dan Diamond / Politico:
Health officials scrambling to produce Trump's ‘last-minute’ drug cards by Election Day  —  Caught by surprise by President Donald Trump's promise to deliver drug-discount cards to seniors, health officials are scrambling to get the nearly $8 billion plan done by Election Day …
Discussion: Political Wire and Raw Story
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
What is The Cook Political Report?  —  The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the US House of Representatives, US Senate, Governors and President as well as American political trends.
Discussion: Political Wire
David Gilbert / VICE:
Facebook Just Forced Its Most Powerful Critics Offline  —  “Nothing says ‘free speech’ quite as much as a multi-billion dollar corporation with a global monopoly getting its critics shut down.”  —  DG  —  Facebook is using its vast legal muscle to silence one of its most prominent critics.
more at Techmeme »
Robert D. McFadden / New York Times:
Jim Dwyer, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist, Dies at 63  —  Working for New York Newsday, The Daily News and The Times, he covered the human stories of New York in dramatic prose and crusaded against injustice.  —  Jim Dwyer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, columnist …
 
 
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Molly Ball / TIME:
Donald Trump's COVID-19 Diagnosis Is Forcing Him to Face His Personal—and Political—Vulnerability
Tristan Justice / The Federalist:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Is Stonewalling Congressional Oversight On Hunter Biden
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Sen. Ron Johnson has been using a private plane owned by his adult children during coronavirus pandemic
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
Jobless claims were worse than expected amid slowdown in hiring
Discussion: The Week
Washington Post:
How systemic racism shaped Floyd's life and hobbled his ambition
Esther Gim / Rewire News Group:
Colorado Voters Could Determine Abortion Access Nationwide
Ken Haddad / WDIV-TV:
Michigan AG: Burkman, Wohl turn themselves in on voter intimidation charges
Jake Tapper / The Atlantic:
Why Americans Fall for Grifters
 Earlier Items: 
Kelly McLaughlin / Business Insider:
Eric Trump says his dad ‘literally saved Christianity’ in a ‘full-out war on faith’
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
Ethan Wolff-Mann / Yahoo Finance:
Ex-Obama advisor: 'Take phone out of Trump's hand,' warns he's ‘going to blow up the economy’
Emma G. Fitzsimmons / New York Times:
Maya Wiley Enters N.Y.C. Mayor's Race: ‘I Am Not a Conventional Candidate’
Discussion: TheGrio
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
The Republican Party Is Terrified of Voters
Discussion: NPR, Washington Post and Raw Story
Mark Weiner / Syracuse Post-Standard:
Brindisi surges ahead of Tenney in House race (Siena College | Syracuse.com poll)
Discussion: Roll Call
Antonio Regalado / MIT Technology Review:
Trump's antibody treatment was tested using cells originally derived from an abortion
Discussion: National Review and Al Jazeera
 

 
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Wall Street Journal:
A profile of incoming FCC Chair Brendan Carr, a telecom lawyer and longtime FCC official who believes tech and media companies have been unfair to conservatives

Hannah Miller / Bloomberg:
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