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10:45 AM ET, October 9, 2020

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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.
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 …
Discussion: NBC News
Washington Post:
Isolated in the White House, Trump struggles to project a sense of normalcy after canceled debate
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 …
Discussion: The Daily Caller, The Week and Mediaite
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 …
Discussion: Redstate, The Federalist and Reason
Detroit Free Press:
Feds say plot was bigger than kidnapping Gov. Whitmer. It was civil war attempt.
Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Facebook and the Group That Planned to Kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:   ‘Our worst nightmare’: will militias heed Trump's call to watch the polls?
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
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 …
Discussion: Townhall
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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Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
The debate commission grabbed for too much power. Its time is up.
Discussion: Townhall
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Mike Pence's Trumpian Makeover  —  In April, as the country's coronavirus outbreak surged, President Trump mocked Mike Pence's filibustering skills, presenting himself as a teller of tough truths compared with his slippery Vice-President.  “That's one of the greatest answers I've ever heard …
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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.
Discussion: Fox News and The Daily Beast
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.
Discussion: Political Wire
Politico:
Few Covid safeguards as Trump campaign restarts rallies  —  The Trump campaign is hitting the road after being sidelined by the coronavirus for a week, while taking few precautions to ensure the rallies don't become new hot spots.  —  While President Donald Trump recovers at the White House …
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The Federalist:
I Didn't Vote For Trump In 2016, But I'd Crawl Over Broken Glass To Vote For Him Now  —  I don't care about the tone of his tweets nor if his opponents think he's rude.  I've seen that he is a patriot who genuinely loves the United States of America and its people.
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Poll: 56% Americans Say They Are Better Off Now Under Trump Than Four Years Ago Under Obama-Biden  —  A solid majority of 56 percent of Americans say they are better off now than they were four years ago, a new Gallup survey reveals.  —  Only 32 percent say they are worse off than four years ago.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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RJ Reinhart / Gallup:
Gallup Election 2020 Coverage
Discussion: Summit News
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
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
Discussion: Political Wire
OneZero:
A Major Online Learning Platform Was Created by a Subterranean Religious ‘Cult’ Whose Leader Has Been Accused of Violence and Abuse  —  Acellus, a distance learning product used by thousands of students across the U.S., emerged from the Church of Jesus Christ in Zion
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.
Discussion: Washington Post
Ron Johnson / Wall Street Journal:
An American Coup Attempt  —  Time may be running out to expose the effort to overthrow Trump, which began before his election.  —  The U.S. is in a constitutional crisis.  It began on the day of President Trump's election, when unelected bureaucrats mobilized against his presidency.
Discussion: Washington Post
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA, The Week and Axios
Marion Renault / Associated Press:
Trump still contagious?  Experts say it's impossible to know  —  NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he doesn't think he's contagious anymore, but medical experts say that's impossible to know a week after his diagnosis with COVID-19.  —  Most people with COVID-19 …
Rajesh Kumar Singh / Reuters:
Trump steel tariffs bring job losses to swing state Michigan  —  CHICAGO(Reuters) - President Donald Trump promised a new dawn for the struggling U.S. steel industry in 2016, and the lure of new jobs in Midwestern states including Michigan helped him eke out a surprise election win.
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.
Discussion: Political Wire
Rod Dreher:
Systemic Racism At Wells Fargo & Microsoft  —  Here's a letter the US Labor Department sent to Wells Fargo recently.  (I had to screenshot it in parts, which is why it's broken up here):  —  The Labor Department sent a similar letter to Microsoft:  —  There is no chance …
Discussion: Instapundit
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.
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Yashar's Newsletter:
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 …
Discussion: Summit News
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 …
Discussion: Outside the Beltway
Heidi Przybyla / NBC News:
Barrett disclosure did not include work for troubled hospital group  —  WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett did not include on her Senate Judiciary disclosure forms a notable case in which she was one of two lead attorneys: defending a Pittsburgh steel magnate accused …
ABC News:
An American journalist was murdered in Turkey.  Why didn't the US investigate?  —  Turkey says the Barakats were killed in a family dispute.  Others aren't so sure.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Elif Ozturk/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images, FILE
 
 
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Olivia Beavers / The Hill:
EXCLUSIVE: Intelligence chief briefed lawmakers of foreign influence threats to Congress
Rachel Martin / NPR:
Retired General Backs Biden, Says A 2nd Trump Term Would Put Democracy ‘At Risk’
Discussion: Raw Story
Devin Dwyer / ABC News:
‘Naked ballots’ in Pennsylvania could be election wild card
Richard North Patterson / The Bulwark:
Trump is the Wizard of Oz—Only Nuts
David Brennan / Newsweek:
Putin Says He Wants to Work With Biden, Claims ‘Shared Values’ Between Democrats and Communism
Wall Street Journal:
The Trump Treatment for Covid Is Coming Soon
Discussion: CNN and Vox
Matt Gertz / Media Matters for America:
STUDY: Two years of Trump's Fox live-tweeting obsession, by the numbers
 Earlier Items: 
John Wagner / Washington Post:
Election live updates: Biden seeking to shore up support in Nevada; Trump to ‘rally’ with Limbaugh listeners
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
How down-ballot candidates could help Democrats flip Texas
Laura Italiano / New York Post:
Chris Christie still hospitalized with COVID-19 after six days
Discussion: WNYC News, Gothamist and Forbes
Ryan Grim / The Intercept:
The DCCC Is Stepping Up for Two Left Candidates While Progressive Groups Step Back
Discussion: The Hill and Roll Call
CNN:
Federal judge issues scathing decision to allow more ballot drop boxes in Ohio
Discussion: Political Wire
James Arkin / Politico:
'It's a money bomb': Parties rush to surprising Alaska Senate race
 

 
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Peter Kafka / Business Insider:
A Q&A with Chris Balfe, CEO of Red Seat Ventures, which has helped Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly set up their podcast and streaming businesses and sell ads

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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