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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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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Pelosi says W.H. Covid offer stinks — DRIVING THE DAY — BREAKING ... @GovChristie at 9:14 a.m.: “I am happy to let you know that this morning I was released from Morristown Medical Center. I want to thank the extraordinary doctors & nurses who cared for me for the last week.
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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.
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Axios
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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Bloomberg and Florida Politics
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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CNN:
Republicans start to distance from Trump — John Avlon is a CNN senior political analyst. The views expressed in this commentary belong to the author. View more opinions at CNN. — (CNN)The fever may be starting to break. Donald Trump has held his party in line with bullying tactics …
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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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Politico:
The sex scandal that could keep the Senate in McConnell's hands
The sex scandal that could keep the Senate in McConnell's hands
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POLITICUSUSA and Political Wire
AJ Dellinger / Mic:
These shadowy groups are spending millions to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court
These shadowy groups are spending millions to put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court
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Twitchy
Reed Galen / Salt Lake Tribune:
Mike Lee doesn't need your democracy
Politico:
Senate Republicans lambaste potential coronavirus deal — Senate Republicans lashed out at a potential framework for a new coronavirus deal between the Trump administration and Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a conference call Saturday, warning that there was little support for a big spending bill right before the election.
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Adam Shaw / Fox News:
Trump to appear at White House event, first since returning from Walter Reed
Trump to appear at White House event, first since returning from Walter Reed
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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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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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Sami Yousafzai / CBS News:
The Taliban on Trump: “We hope he will win the election” and withdraw U.S. troops — President Trump's reelection bid received a vote of support Friday from an entity most in his party would reject: the Taliban. — Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told CBS News in a phone interview …
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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Larry Nassar / The Detroit News:
Chatfield calls out Whitmer for not informing lawmakers of alleged plot — Michigan's House speaker on Saturday expressed frustrations with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over what he called a failure to communicate with lawmakers about the alleged plot to overthrow the government and kidnap her.
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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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Brad Lendon / CNN:
North Korea unveils massive new ballistic missile in military parade — Hong Kong (CNN)North Korea unveiled what analysts believe to be one of the world's largest ballistic missiles at a military parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Workers' Party broadcast on state-run television on Saturday.
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Yes, Hillary Clinton Orchestrated the Russia-Collusion Farce — NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE D id she or didn't she? — Of course she did. In late July 2016, Hillary Clinton, in an effort to divert attention from the email scandal that was haunting her presidential bid, directed her campaign …
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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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Reason and The Federalist
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 …
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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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The Daily Caller and CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
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 …
Andrew J. Tobias / Plain Dealer:
Federal appeals court reinstates Ohio ballot drop box limit while case is reviewed — COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal appeals court has agreed to reinstate Ohio's limit on ballot drop boxes at least temporarily while it considers whether to make a more permanent ruling on the case.
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Stephanie Innes / Arizona Republic:
COVID-19 cases in Arizona dropped 75% after mask mandates began, report says — COVID-19 cases in Arizona spiked 151% after a statewide stay-at-home order expired and dropped 75% following local mask mandates, a new report says. — The report, published this week by the federal Centers …
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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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.
Leia Idliby / Mediaite:
Watch This Trump Rallygoer's Heart Break When He Discovers The President Votes By Mail — The Daily Show correspondent Jordan Klepper broke the heart of a Trump rallygoer during his latest segment of Fingers the Pulse — revealing to the crestfallen MAGA fan that President Donald Trump himself votes by mail …
Aisha Sultan / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
When a mom runs for governor … With some politicians, you can tell when the political becomes personal. — I was listening to Nicole Galloway's stump speech at a recent campaign event where I noticed the moment when her steady Midwestern demeanor took on a stronger tone.
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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