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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
The Entire Presidency Is a Superspreading Event Down in the polls, high on steroids, and clinging to good health while endangering everyone else's. — Donald Trump was on the phone, and he was talking about dying. It was Saturday, October 3, and while his doctor had told the outside world …
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Sheila Kaplan / New York Times:
White House Blocked C.D.C. From Requiring Masks on Public Transportation — The order would have mandated that both passengers and employees wear face coverings on planes, trains, buses and subways and in airports, stations and depots. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention drafted …
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New York Times:
The Swamp That Trump Built — A businessman-president transplanted favor-seeking in Washington to his family's hotels and resorts — and earned millions as a gatekeeper to his own administration. — It was springtime at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, and the favor-seekers were swarming.
Politico:
Republicans are finally ready to diss Don — For Republicans, fearful of a possible electoral disaster just weeks away, it has become safe at last to diss Donald Trump — or at least to distance themselves from him in unmistakably purposeful ways. — A barrage of barbed comments …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trailing in the Polls and Time Running Out, Trump Looks for One More Comeback — Republicans hope a stimulus deal and Supreme Court hearings could turn the tide after the president's Covid-19 diagnosis and a rough debate — WASHINGTON—President Trump is at his lowest point in the polls in months …
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Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
'We're Coming Guns Loaded, Packed' to Confirm Barrett, Sen. Hyde-Smith Says — The day before President Donald Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as his U.S. Supreme Court pick, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said Republican senators would come with “guns loaded” and “packed” to ensure the president's nominee is confirmed.
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Tamara Lush / Associated Press:
A senior warning sign for Trump: ‘Go Biden’ cry at Villages — THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) — Sara Branscom's golf cart whizzed down the smooth asphalt path that winds through The Villages, the nation's largest retirement community, an expanse of beautiful homes, shops and entertainment venues …
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The Daily Beast:
Team Trump Admits Its ‘Russiagate’ Head Fake Has Been a Flop — RATF*CKED — Loyalists like Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe are trying to craft a counter-narrative. But the country isn't in the mood for the tale. — With coronavirus running through his body in competition …
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Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
WSB poll: Warnock soars ahead in wild Georgia U.S. Senate race — Contests for president, Perdue's seat deadlocked — The race for president between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Georgia remains deadlocked in the latest Channel 2 Action News poll, but the contest for a wild U.S. Senate special election now has a clear front-runner.
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Public Policy Polling:
Georgia Senate Races Look Runoff Bound — PPP's newest Georgia poll finds that both of the state's Senate seats appear headed for runoffs. In the regular Senate election Jon Ossoff is getting 44% to 43% for David Perdue, with Libertarian Shane Hazel's 4% well exceeding the difference between the two of them.
Lorraine Ali / Los Angeles Times:
Commentary: Trump's made-for-TV ‘medical exam’ is as much a sham as his COVID-19 response — President Trump appeared on Fox News Friday evening for his first on-camera television interview since announcing last week that he'd tested positive for COVID-19. The event: a made-for-TV …
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump set to resume public events with his level of contagion still unclear
Trump set to resume public events with his level of contagion still unclear
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Thomas Barrabi / Fox News:
Trump says he's ‘medication free,’ details COVID-19 recovery in first on-camera interview since diagnosis
Trump says he's ‘medication free,’ details COVID-19 recovery in first on-camera interview since diagnosis
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
The 1619 Chronicles — Journalism does better when it writes the first rough draft of history, not the last word on it. — If there's one word admirers and critics alike can agree on when it comes to The New York Times's award-winning 1619 Project, it's ambition. Ambition to reframe America's conversation about race.
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Chuck Lindell / Austin American-Statesman:
US judge blocks Abbott order limiting ballot drop-off locations — A federal judge issued an order Friday night barring enforcement of Gov. Greg Abbott's Oct. 1 proclamation that limited counties to one mail-in ballot drop-off location. — U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman said Abbott's order placed …
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Taylor Goldenstein / Houston Chronicle:
Judge: Harris County can reopen 11 ballot drop sites
New York Times:
Election Less Than a Month Away, Trump Leans on Barr and Pompeo for a Lift — The secretary of state said he would make Hillary Clinton's emails public, handing the president a weapon to attack his political foes as the attorney general resisted his overtures to prosecute them.
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New York Times:
Huge Absentee Vote in Key States Favors Democrats So Far — In Wisconsin, about 146,000 people voted by mail in the 2016 general election. This fall, about 647,000 people have already voted absentee, many in Democratic strongholds. — In Madison, Wis., thousands of people have gone …
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CBS News:
Dr. Birx warns of “silent” coronavirus spread in the Northeast — There are ominous new signs the United States is on the verge of another strong wave of the coronavirus. More than 57,000 new cases were reported across the country on Friday, adding to the more than 7.6 million known infections nationwide.
Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Chris Christie released from hospital after Covid-19 treatment — Chris Christie tests positive for Covid-19 — (CNN)Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he was released from the hospital Saturday morning following treatment for the coronavirus. — “I am happy to let you know …
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Michael Warren / CNN:
Chris Christie still battles coronavirus as other senior Republicans try to carry on
Chris Christie still battles coronavirus as other senior Republicans try to carry on
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New York Times:
Second Debate Canceled as Biden Condemns Trump for ‘Reckless’ Conduct — President Trump has refused to participate in a virtual event, so next week's debate is off. Instead, there may be dueling town halls on the same night, as the president ramps up plans for resuming his rallies.
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Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Covid-Testing Plan Aims to Open New York-London Travel by Holidays — Airlines, governments hope testing will spur more travel for business and pleasure — U.S. officials are aiming to open travel between New York City and London with shortened traveler quarantine periods as soon as the holidays …
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Biden enters final weeks in commanding position as Trump wastes precious days — Who is winning the 2020 election money race? — (CNN)Joe Biden is in a commanding position as the presidential race enters its final stretch, leading President Donald Trump in polling and fundraising …
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
James Murdoch, Rebellious Scion — Increasingly uncomfortable with News Corp's politics and profit motives, Rupert's younger son chose chickens and sheep over Fox, and insists he doesn't watch ‘Succession.’ — WASHINGTON — As we sat down to lunch in my garden, I mentioned to James Murdoch …
Washington Post:
Accused leader of plot to kidnap Michigan governor was struggling financially, living in basement storage space — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The purported leader of an extremist plot to kidnap Michigan's governor was struggling financially and living in a storage space underneath a friend's vacuum shop …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump launches his post-coronavirus recovery tour — President Donald Trump on Saturday will address hundreds of supporters on the South Lawn of the White House before traveling to Florida on Monday for a rally, marking his return to public events after being hobbled by the coronavirus.
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
South Carolina Debate Canceled After Lindsey Graham Refuses COVID Test — The debate cancelation announcement: … Advertisements — The only reason for the cancelation of the Senate debate is Lindsey Graham's refusal to be tested for the coronavirus. — Either Lindsey Graham knows …
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Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
SC Senate debate replaced by separate interviews after Harrison insists on COVID tests
SC Senate debate replaced by separate interviews after Harrison insists on COVID tests
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