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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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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Mike Pence's Debate Performance Bugged Me Out — He's numb to pests large and small. — We need to talk about that fly. — It was a fly, wasn't it? If not, it was a bug doing an ace interpretation of a fly, and about two-thirds of the way through the debate in Salt Lake City on Wednesday night …
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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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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden gains ground over Trump
Fox News Poll: Biden gains ground over Trump
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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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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Kamala Harris's Dishonesty on Abe Lincoln
Kamala Harris's Dishonesty on Abe Lincoln
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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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Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Pence sidesteps question about peaceful transfer of power
Pence sidesteps question about peaceful transfer of power
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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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ABC News:
5 key takeaways from the vice presidential debate
5 key takeaways from the vice presidential debate
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
‘They are coming for you,’ Harris says of Trump-Pence attacks on the Affordable Care Act.
‘They are coming for you,’ Harris says of Trump-Pence attacks on the Affordable Care Act.
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E.J. Dionne / Washington Post:
Harris won by keeping the focus on Trump — and Biden
Harris won by keeping the focus on Trump — and Biden
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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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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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Wall Street Journal:
Mike Pence's Re-Election Case
Mike Pence's Re-Election Case
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Rasmussen: Biden leads Trump by 12 points nationally
Rasmussen: Biden leads Trump by 12 points nationally
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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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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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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 …
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USA Today:
White House coronavirus outbreak may have exposed thousands from Atlanta to Minnesota … President Donald Trump and other White House insiders infected with COVID-19 carried the virus across the country in a matter of days, potentially exposing hundreds, perhaps thousands …
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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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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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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 …
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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New York Times:
Next Biden-Trump Debate to Be a Virtual Matchup — The Commission on Presidential Debates said it would hold a virtual debate between the candidates on Oct. 15 because of virus concerns. — Virus Takes Center Stage as Pence and Harris Skirmish in Debate — Vice President Mike Pence …
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 …
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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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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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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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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Kelly McLaughlin / Business Insider:
Eric Trump says his dad ‘literally saved Christianity’ in a ‘full-out war on faith’ … - Eric Trump said in an interview with the North Dakota radio station WZFG-AM last week that his father, President Donald Trump, “literally saved Christianity.” — He claimed Democrats have launched a …
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Ethan Wolff-Mann / Yahoo Finance:
Ex-Obama advisor: 'Take phone out of Trump's hand,' warns he's ‘going to blow up the economy’ — On Tuesday, President Trump fired off a tweet at 2:48 p.m. ET that sent the S&P 500 (^ — “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after the election when …
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 …
John Tierney / City Journal:
On the Ground … A Failed Experiment — The lockdowns must end. — Covid-19 — Economy, finance, and budgets — The Social Order — Autumn 2020 issue preview — Lockdowns are typically portrayed as prudent precautions against Covid-19, but they are surely the most risky experiment ever conducted on the public.
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