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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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New Republic, Reuters, The Nation and CBS Chicago
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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.
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The Daily Beast, Washington Post, ABC News, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Axios, BuzzFeed News, Breitbart, Foreign Policy, Variety, Fox News and Spectator USA
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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Vox, Axios, The Daily Beast, Breitbart, POLITICUSUSA and Fox News
Russell Berman / The Atlantic:
Without Trump Onstage, There Is No Chaos — In perhaps the most chaotic week of a chaotic presidency, what was most surprising about tonight's vice-presidential debate was how oddly normal it felt. — Five days ago, the president of the United States was hospitalized after contracting …
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Fox News, Politico, Bloomberg, The Guardian, Informed Comment, Deseret News, The 19th and Real Clear Politics
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 — Pence and Harris offered opposing realities of the response to COVID-19. — Pence and Harris share what the role of the vice presidency is — “Joe has asked me to serve with him because he knows that we share, we share a purpose …
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Los Angeles Times and The Guardian
Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
Kamala Harris's Dishonesty on Abe Lincoln
Kamala Harris's Dishonesty on Abe Lincoln
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Power Line, Fox News, Breitbart and The Daily Beast
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’
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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Reuters, Townhall, Breitbart, Fox News, The Hill, New York Post, Twin Cities, Florida Politics, The Week and Washington Times
Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Voters more favorable to Harris than Pence ahead of debate
Fox News Poll: Voters more favorable to Harris than Pence ahead of debate
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Salt Lake Tribune, Axios, Breitbart and Vox
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Pence sidesteps question about peaceful transfer of power
Pence sidesteps question about peaceful transfer of power
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Reuters and Associated Press
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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Vox, Politico, Axios and The Daily Caller
David Siders / Politico:
Harris and Pence return to the jab and move debate
Harris and Pence return to the jab and move 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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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 …
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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The Hill, Mediaite and New York Post
Shefali Luthra / USA Today:
Trump's Amy Coney Barrett pick for Supreme Court might backfire, analysts say
Trump's Amy Coney Barrett pick for Supreme Court might backfire, analysts say
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The American Independent and The Week
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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CNBC, Axios, NPR, Public Pool, UPI, Politico, Talking Points Memo, Twin Cities, Breitbart and Forbes
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White House Watch
White House Watch
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The American Independent, The Hill, Vox, Raw Story, The Week, Mediaite, The Dispatch and Forbes
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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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 …
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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Raw Story and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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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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.
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Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
Trump campaign cancels Ohio, Iowa TV ads amid optimism over swing state election chances
Trump campaign cancels Ohio, Iowa TV ads amid optimism over swing state election chances
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New York Times and Axios
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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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 …
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New York Times, The National Interest and Political Wire
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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Roll Call
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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U.S. Department of Justice, The Hill, Breitbart, Big League Politics, The Gateway Pundit, WSPA-TV, The Right Scoop, TheBlaze and abc7NY
ProPublica:
DOJ Frees Federal Prosecutors to Take Steps That Could Interfere With Elections, Weakening Long-standing Policy … ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — The Department of Justice …
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New York Times, CNN, Fox News, Law & Crime, Occupy Democrats and POLITICUSUSA
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 …
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Vanity Fair, Associated Press, Fox Business, The Hill, Raw Story, The Week, Florida Politics, Fox News and CNN
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 …
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Arizona Mirror and Daily Kos
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 …
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New York Post and Washington Post
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 …
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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 …
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Reason, Joanne Jacobs and Institute for Family …
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 …
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New York Post and Raw Story
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 …
Alastair Gee / The Guardian:
Texas doctor, 28, dies of Covid: ‘She wore the same mask for weeks, if not months’ … @alastairgee Email — It took Carrie Wanamaker several days to connect the face she saw on GoFundMe with the young woman she had met a few years before. — According to the fundraising site …
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New York Post
Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Facebook Widens Ban on Political Ads as Alarm Rises Over Election — Political ads will be banned indefinitely after polls close on Nov. 3 and the company plans new steps to limit misinformation about the results. — SAN FRANCISCO — Over the past few weeks, Mark Zuckerberg …