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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 — New York (CNN Business)Recuperating from the coronavirus and plunging in the polls, President Trump is retreating to his safe spaces: Twitter, Fox, and rallies. — On Thursday Trump started and ended his day on Fox.
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Peggy Noonan / Wall Street Journal:
Biden, Pence and the Wish for Normalcy — Washington talks of a Democratic blowout, while the vice president reminds us of old differences. — I hear America absorbing. Quietly. Not screeching around and having fun, not stomping and shouting as you'd expect at this point in a dramatic campaign …
Washington Post:
Isolated in the White House, Trump struggles to project a sense of normalcy after canceled debate — Trailing in the polls, stricken with the novel coronavirus and stuck in isolation at the White House, President Trump has tried to project an image of strength and normalcy that belies his troubled circumstances.
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Flash poll: Harris beat Pence in VP debate, and the fly stole the attention
Flash poll: Harris beat Pence in VP debate, and the fly stole the attention
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
More than 57 million people watched the vice presidential debate
More than 57 million people watched the vice presidential debate
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Joan Walsh / The Nation:
Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn't.
Kamala Harris Made It Look Easy. It Wasn't.
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The American Conservative
NBC News:
Whitmer conspiracy allegations tied to boogaloo movement — Several of the six men charged in federal court Thursday with a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have histories of anti-government organizing, as well as interest in countering what they saw as an “uprising” …
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Mary B. McCord / New York Times:
The Plot Against Gretchen Whitmer Shows the Danger of Private Militias — These groups have no constitutional right to exist. — Ms. McCord was an acting assistant attorney general for national security. — In the swirls of disinformation that now pollute our political discourse …
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Detroit Free Press:
Feds say plot was bigger than kidnapping Gov. Whitmer. It was civil war attempt. … The Wolverine Watchmen militia group didn't just plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, but they were on a mission to attack the state Capitol and target police officers at their homes as part of a broader mission …
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Bronson Stocking / Townhall:
Anarchist Who Plotted Against Whitmer Also Said This About President Trump — Democrats were never held responsible when their base murdered a Trump supporter in Portland, shot up Republican lawmakers at a congressional baseball game, attacked a U.S. Senator and his wife as they exited …
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Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:
‘Our worst nightmare’: Will militias heed Trump's call to watch the polls?
‘Our worst nightmare’: Will militias heed Trump's call to watch the polls?
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Daily Kos
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Thwarted right-wing plot in Michigan bodes badly for this fall
Thwarted right-wing plot in Michigan bodes badly for this fall
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The Detroit News:
Plans to kidnap Whitmer, overthrow government spoiled, officials say
Plans to kidnap Whitmer, overthrow government spoiled, officials say
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Rex Huppke / Chicago Tribune:
Column: Failed plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shows danger of anti-government rhetoric
WXYZ-TV:
13 charged by state, feds in plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
13 charged by state, feds in plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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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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Associated Press:
Trump, Barr at odds over slow pace of Durham investigation — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is increasingly at odds with Attorney General William Barr over the status of the Justice Department's investigation into the origin of the Russia probe, with the president increasingly critical …
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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Sara Atske / Pew Research Center:
1. The Trump-Biden presidential contest — With less than a month until Election Day, Joe Biden maintains his lead over Donald Trump in the presidential race. Today, 52% of registered voters say that if the election were held today, they would cast their vote for Biden …
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Washington Post:
A week into a White House outbreak, CDC still playing only a limited role — President Trump and at least 34 White House staff members and other contacts have tested positive for the virus — A week after a cluster of coronavirus cases emerged following a White House event …
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Presidential Debates: Time To Change Commission Leadership — It would mean so much to me if you would subscribe to my newsletter by clicking the button above or the button at the end of this post. You can subscribe for free, but I would be grateful if you would subscribe for just $6.99 …
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Rob Barry / Wall Street Journal:
Coronavirus Hit the U.S. Long Before We Knew — Months before travel bans and lockdowns, Americans were transmitting the virus across the country
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Political Wire
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
Trump Is Killing the Economy Out of Spite — So what will he do if he loses the election? — Last year Donald Trump called Nancy Pelosi, the House speaker, a “nasty, vindictive, horrible person.” Actually, she isn't — but he is. — Trump's vindictiveness has become a major worry as the election approaches.
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Allum Bokhari / Breitbart:
Twitter Locks Account of Ric Grenell over Voter Fraud Warning — Twitter locked the account of former acting Director of National Intelligence Ric Grenell after he shared an image of ballots sent to him by a friend living in California, who says they were addressed to his parents — who he claims have been dead for ten years.
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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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Daniel Newhauser / Politico:
The mystery of a GOP congressman's seemingly rent-free campaign office — For at least seven years, GOP Rep. Jim Hagedorn appears to have enjoyed rent-free use of a campaign office supplied by a political donor — which would be a clear violation of federal election law that comes amid mounting scrutiny of his finances.
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Political Wire
James Arkin / Politico:
'It's a money bomb': Parties rush to surprising Alaska Senate race — In their quest for the Senate majority, Democrats are pushing the battleground map as far north as it will go. — New money from outside groups and small dollar donors are flooding into Alaska, where independent Al Gross …
CNN:
Federal judge issues scathing decision to allow more ballot drop boxes in Ohio — Washington (CNN)A federal judge on Thursday blocked an order from Ohio's secretary of state that would have required counties in the state to install ballot drop boxes just at the local election office …
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Political Wire
Laura Italiano / New York Post:
Chris Christie still hospitalized with COVID-19 after six days — Chris Christie is spending his sixth day in a New Jersey hospital battling COVID-19, according to multiple reports. — The former NJ governor is “the quintessential Jersey fighter,” his successor, Gov. Phil Murphy, told NJ.com on Thursday.
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
The DCCC Is Stepping Up for Two Left Candidates While Progressive Groups Step Back … In partnership with — In the wake of the 2018 House midterms, a piece of conventional wisdom solidified in Washington: The new progressive insurgency was a genuine threat in deep-blue districts …
Deadline:
Deadline Note To Readers: A Mistake Made On The Vice President And Coronavirus — A draft post of a story about Vice President Mike Pence testing positive for coronavirus that was never meant to publish was accidently posted on Deadline. It was pulled down immediately.
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New York Times:
Inside the People of Praise, the Tight-Knit Faith Community of Amy Coney Barrett — Even for a conservative religious community, the People of Praise is notable in how deeply embedded members are in one another's lives. — About 35 years ago in New Orleans, a young lawyer …
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Outside the Beltway
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Election live updates: Biden seeking to shore up support in Nevada; Trump to ‘rally’ with Limbaugh listeners — The Washington Post is providing live election updates free to all readers. Get more election news delivered to your inbox by signing up for The Trailer newsletter.
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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The Daily Beast:
Fox News Bans Harlan Hill After He Called Kamala Harris an ‘Insufferable Lying Bitch’ — After the diehard Trumpkin unleashed a sexist smear on Sen. Harris, Fox News Media suggested he is no longer welcome on their air. — Fox News Media announced Thursday that Trump campaign adviser Harlan Z. Hill …