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New York Times:
TRUMP ENGINEERED A SUDDEN WINDFALL IN 2016 AS CAMPAIGN FUNDS DWINDLED — Tax records expose more than $21 million in highly unusual payments from the Las Vegas hotel Donald Trump owns with Phil Ruffin, routed through other Trump companies and paid out in cash. — Donald J. Trump needed money.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: Barr tells Republicans Durham report won't be ready by election — Attorney General Bill Barr has begun telling top Republicans that the Justice Department's sweeping review into the origins of the Russia investigation will not be released before the election, a senior White House official …
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New York Times:
Trump Lashes Out at His Aides With Calls to Indict Political Rivals — The pressure on his top administration officials to take action came as President Trump bristled at the restraints of his illness. — WASHINGTON — President Trump berated his own cabinet officers on Thursday …
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Oliver Darcy / CNN:
Coughing Trump tells Hannity he's healthy and ready to hold rallies
Coughing Trump tells Hannity he's healthy and ready to hold rallies
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Lauren Feiner / CNBC:
Ted Cruz warns the election ‘could be a bloodbath of Watergate proportions’ for GOP — Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, warned that Republicans could see “a bloodbath of Watergate proportions” if voters are angry and broke when casting their ballots this year. — He blamed Rep. Nancy Pelosi …
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Axios:
McConnell says stimulus “unlikely” before election despite Trump's desperation — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a Kentucky event on Friday that a coronavirus stimulus deal is “unlikely in the next three weeks,” per the Washington Post's Erica Werner.
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CNN:
Stimulus negotiations: Trump signs off on a $1.8 trillion counter offer to Pelosi
Stimulus negotiations: Trump signs off on a $1.8 trillion counter offer to Pelosi
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Politico:
White House floats new Covid deal to Pelosi as McConnell remains skeptical
White House floats new Covid deal to Pelosi as McConnell remains skeptical
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Preparing New $1.8 Trillion Stimulus Proposal
White House Preparing New $1.8 Trillion Stimulus Proposal
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Biden, Pence and the Wish for Normalcy
Biden, Pence and the Wish for Normalcy
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Timothy Annett / Bloomberg:
Fauci Calls White House Ceremony a ‘Super-Spreader Event’ — Trump, others tested positive for coronavirus after event — Many attendees had shunned masks, mingled closely indoors — Anthony Fauci, the U.S.'s top infectious-disease expert, said that a gathering in the White House Rose Garden …
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ABC News:
Trump planning to host 1st in-person event since diagnosis at White House on Saturday: Sources — His doctor said the president can hold “public engagements” starting Saturday. — Trump calls virtual debate ‘waste of time’ — The latest on the next presidential debate …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Won't Travel Over Weekend, Ending Florida Rally Plan — President Donald Trump will remain at the White House this weekend, people familiar with the matter said, after he said he wanted to hold rallies in Florida and Pennsylvania despite questions over the stage of his recovery from Covid-19.
New York Times:
Trump's Struggles Ripple Across the Sun Belt, Endangering G.O.P. Stronghold — President Trump is fading nationally as he alienates women, seniors and suburbanites, polls show. But private G.O.P. surveys show he is in close races in solidly red states, too.
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Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: With Clock Ticking Down, Trump Lashes Out — President Trump, down by double digits in national polls, is attacking his enemies and even his aides. His doctor said the president could return to public engagements tomorrow. Joe Biden heads to Nevada today.
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Twitter:
Additional steps we're taking ahead of the 2020 US Election — Twitter plays a critical role around the globe by empowering democratic conversation, driving civic participation, facilitating meaningful political debate, and enabling people to hold those in power accountable.
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Twitter Will Turn Off Some Features to Fight Election Misinformation
Twitter Will Turn Off Some Features to Fight Election Misinformation
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Washington Post:
Hope Hicks returned to the White House to pull Trump across the finish line. Then coronavirus hit. — When she returned to the White House on March 9 after two years away and a lucrative stint in corporate PR, Hope Hicks was supposed to be a talisman to re-create the magic of President Trump's against-the-odds 2016 campaign.
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New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: The Northeast Held the Virus in Check. Now Cases Are Inching Up Again. — RIGHT NOW Broadway will stay closed at least through May. — Here's what you need to know: — ‘Eventually, slowly, it comes back’: The U.S. Northeast sees signs of a second wave.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
What we know about the timeline of the White House coronavirus cluster — and what we don't
What we know about the timeline of the White House coronavirus cluster — and what we don't
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Associated Press, ABC News and Vanity Fair
CNN:
Amy Coney Barrett failed to disclose talks on Roe v. Wade hosted by anti-abortion groups on Senate paperwork — (CNN)Judge Amy Coney Barrett failed to disclose two talks she gave in 2013 hosted by two anti-abortion student groups on paperwork provided to the Senate ahead of her confirmation hearing …
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Andrew Welsh-huggins / Associated Press:
Ohio county says nearly 50,000 voters received wrong ballots — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Nearly 50,000 voters received incorrect absentee ballots in the county that is home to Ohio's capital, elections officials said Friday as they promised corrected ballots would be mailed within 72 hours.
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Ohio's Franklin County sees nearly 50K voters getting wrong absentee ballots, elections officials say
Ohio's Franklin County sees nearly 50K voters getting wrong absentee ballots, elections officials say
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Jessie Balmert / Cincinnati.com:
Federal judge: Ohio elections chief Frank LaRose can't limit ballot drop boxes, LaRose will appeal
Federal judge: Ohio elections chief Frank LaRose can't limit ballot drop boxes, LaRose will appeal
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The Gateway Pundit, The Daily Caller and CNN
Hannah Gilberstadt / Pew Research Center:
Amid Campaign Turmoil, Biden Holds Wide Leads on Coronavirus, Unifying the Country — Most Trump, Biden supporters say their differences go beyond policies to ‘core American values and goals’ — Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how Americans view …
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Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
Trump Will Undergo Televised Medical Evaluation on Friday Night, Fox News Announces — SAY AAH — Cancel your Friday night plans immediately and prepare to be thrilled and maybe a little bit sick—because President Donald Trump is apparently going to have a “medical evaluation” on television.
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RealClearInvestigations:
Pelosis Take a Big Stake in CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike rose to global prominence in mid-June 2016 when it publicly accused Russia of hacking the Democratic National Committee and stealing its data. The previously unknown company's explosive allegation set off …
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Washington Post:
Trump got a $21 million tax break for saving the forest outside his NY mansion. Now the deal is under investigation. — Five years ago, Donald Trump promised to preserve more than 150 acres of rolling woodlands in an exclusive swath of New York suburbia prized for its luxury homes and rural tranquility.
Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Debate moderator Steve Scully raises eyebrows with tweet asking Scaramucci ‘should I respond to Trump’ — Scully's role as a former intern for Joe Biden sparked backlash — President Trump says he won't ‘waste my time’ with virtual debate — Presidential debate moderator Steve Scully raised eyebrows …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
On Hannity's show, Trump reveals his corrupt, panicky endgame — Given President Trump's latest antics, we should probably get more serious about reacquainting ourselves with the concept of political violence, or violence undertaken to achieve political or ideological ends …
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Associated Press:
Judge denies motion to extend Florida's voter registration — A federal judge has denied a motion to extend voter registration in Florida after a computer meltdown on the final day of registration might have prevented thousands of potential voters from taking part in November's presidential election
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Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Mike Pompeo: Clinton emails could be released before election — WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said his agency was working as fast as it could to release Hillary Clinton's missing emails after President Trump lashed his cabinet member for not making them public.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
Hillary Clinton Says She Was Right All Along — Only one Democrat other than Joe Biden has experience running for president against Donald Trump, and she's not quite over 2016, or confident that Biden will be able to do what she couldn't. — Hillary Clinton has been in lockdown like everyone else.
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Ross Ramsey / The Texas Tribune:
Donald Trump leads Joe Biden by 5 points in Texas, UT/TT Poll finds — The president leads the former vice president 50%-45% in Texas, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. — Copy link — President Donald Trump leads former Vice President Joe Biden with the support …
Aaron Sanderford / Omaha World-Herald:
Kara Eastman receives endorsement from Sen. McCollister, Republican who called out Trump — Democrat Kara Eastman celebrated her own aisle-crossing endorsement on Friday, with Republican State Sen. John McCollister bucking his party and backing her U.S. House bid.
The Daily Beast:
MAGA-Crazy Retirement Village Now Fears COVID—and Pence — “The virus was a hoax here until Trump got it,” one resident said. — MIAMI—Fresh off a vice presidential debate where he sported a reddish, sickly-looking eye, Vice President Mike Pence appears to be charging ahead with a plan …
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Palm Beach Post:
Post endorses: For the sake of our now fragile democracy, Biden for president — Rarely have so many Americans yearned so strongly to remove a sitting president. — Count The Palm Beach Post Editorial Board among them. — Donald J. Trump's intentionally divisive presidency is hurtling us toward …
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Sally Goldenberg / Politico:
Wiley hits de Blasio, her former boss, in first campaign outing — Maya Wiley took pains Thursday to separate herself from her former boss, Mayor Bill de Blasio, as she began her own campaign to succeed him. — Wiley issued a searing rebuke of de Blasio during the launch of her bid outside …
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The Root
Justin Fenton / Baltimore Sun:
Alleged Baltimore-area member of far-right ‘Boogaloo’ movement arrested on federal gun charge — The FBI has arrested a Dundalk man on a firearms charge after identifying him as a member of the far-right Boogaloo movement, according to a new criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court.
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