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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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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 …
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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.
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Grant Stern / Occupy Democrats:
FBI indicts twelve white right-wing extremists for plot to kidnap Michigan's Democratic governor — In a stunning development that once again brings the threat that right-wing terror groups pose to our national security, twelve members of a “militia group” are facing an indictment for planning …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
FBI charges six who it says plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Pilar Melendez / The Daily Beast:
Feds Bust Militia Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Overthrow Government: Affidavit
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
FBI reveals elaborate plot by Michigan militia members to kidnap Whitmer
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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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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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Ashraf Khalil / Associated Press:
DC faults White House over Rose Garden event, urges testing — WASHINGTON (AP) — In an extraordinary step, the Washington, D.C., Department of Health has released an open letter appealing to all White House staff and anyone who attended a Sept. 26 event in the Rose Garden to seek medical advice and take a COVID-19 test.
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Walter Reed staff were required to sign nondisclosure agreements during Trump's November 2019 medical visit
Gabby Orr / Politico:
What caused Mike Pence's bloody eye
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ABC News:
34 people connected to White House, more than previously known, infected by coronavirus: Internal FEMA memo
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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
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Pence effectively went after Harris — and a very biased moderator
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Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
7 Quick Takeaways On The 2020 Vice Presidential Debate
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Frank Bruni / New York Times:
Mike Pence's Debate Performance Bugged Me Out
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Kevin Liptak / CNN:
Trump calls in for rambling and ugly post-hospital interview
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
The VP debate offers the nation a glimpse of a post-Trump future
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Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
When the Chaos Candidate Goes Missing
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Sparring between Biden, Trump teams puts debate schedule in doubt — Donald Trump's and Joe Biden's campaigns made dueling demands on Thursday to redraw the schedule of remaining presidential debates after the commission that oversees the forums abruptly announced that next week's event would be conducted virtually.
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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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Commission on Presidential Debates:
CPD ANNOUNCES SECOND PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE WILL BE VIRTUAL
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Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
Trump campaign asks for next debate to be delayed after refusing virtual event
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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.
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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