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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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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 …
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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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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The National Interest
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
2020 Election Live Updates: With Clock Ticking Down, Trump Lashes Out
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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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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Court Packing Can Be an Instrument of Justice
Court Packing Can Be an Instrument of Justice
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Nancy Scola / Politico:
Twitter upends retweets in bid to stop spread of election misinformation — Twitter is making sizable changes to retweets and other features aimed at making it harder for politicians and other users to spread misinformation about the Nov. 3 election, the company announced Friday …
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Washington Post:
With Election Day looming, Twitter imposes new limits on U.S. politicians — and ordinary users, too — The changes will alter the look and feel of Twitter, increasing the amount of time a user must spend to retweet someone else's comment — Twitter will impose new warnings on politicians' lies …
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Kate Conger / New York Times:
Twitter Will Turn Off Some Features to Fight Election Misinformation — The platform is trying to address growing concern that falsehoods could lead to instability. Most of the changes will start on Oct. 20. — OAKLAND, Calif. — Twitter, risking the ire of its best-known user …
Aaron Parseghian / WXMI:
Man charged in plot to kidnap Whitmer shared stage with West Michigan sheriff at rally — The Null brothers had ties to militia groups and were frequently seen at local demonstrations. Including at a rally in protest of Governor Whitmer's stay-at-home order, held last May in Grand Rapids.
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NBC News:
Whitmer conspiracy allegations tied to boogaloo movement
Whitmer conspiracy allegations tied to boogaloo movement
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Evita Duffy / The Federalist:
‘White Supremacist’ Suspect In Michigan Kidnapping Plot Is Actually A Trump-Hating Anarchist
‘White Supremacist’ Suspect In Michigan Kidnapping Plot Is Actually A Trump-Hating Anarchist
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Washington Times, Reason, Conservative News Today and TheBlaze
Detroit Free Press:
Feds say plot was bigger than kidnapping Gov. Whitmer. It was civil war attempt.
Feds say plot was bigger than kidnapping Gov. Whitmer. It was civil war attempt.
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Lansing State Journal, BBC, The Daily Beast, Associated Press, Redstate, Florida Politics, Denver Post, The Hill, TheGrio, The Detroit News and KTLA
Bronson Stocking / Townhall:
Anarchist Who Plotted Against Whitmer Also Said This About President Trump
Anarchist Who Plotted Against Whitmer Also Said This About President Trump
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Redstate, National File and Raw Story
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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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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National Review, Washington Post, Washington Times, Boing Boing, Forbes and Political Wire
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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 …
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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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 …
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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.
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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Bloomberg
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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Reuters, Washington Post, Forbes, The Guardian, The Hill, The Daily Caller and Florida Politics
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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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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Axios, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, Fox News, The Hill and Washington Times
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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Balloon Juice, Raw Story and Politico
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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Political Wire
Charles Bethea / New Yorker:
How the “QAnon Candidate” Marjorie Taylor Greene Reached the Doorstep of Congress — “There's nothing she can do to lose my vote, unless she murdered a baby or something,” a local Republican official said. “Nothing.” — Georgia's Fourteenth Congressional District was created …
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Raw Story and Law & Crime
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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National Review, Jacobin, The Hill and Breitbart
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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Sean Trende / Real Clear Politics:
Trump's Path to Victory (With a Nod to Washington State) — ANALYSIS — Last month, I posed this question: “If President Trump wins, what should we have paid attention to that would have allowed us to see it coming?” The article noted his improving job approval rating …
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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.
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.
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Bangor Daily News
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.
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Al Jazeera and Washington Post
Marshall Zelinger / KUSA-TV:
9NEWS/Colorado Politics poll: Biden, Hickenlooper both ahead, Prop. 115 contest is close — Election offices start mailing ballots on Oct. 9. As Coloradans prepare to start voting, polls show Democrats lead in big races but ballot measures are up for grabs. — DENVER — It's the Democrats' race to lose.
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Balloon Juice
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.