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6:10 PM ET, October 10, 2020

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New York Times:
Trump Makes First Public Appearance Since Leaving Walter Reed  —  The president continued to play down the threat of the virus, but the event that the White House had previewed as a huge “peaceful protest for law and order” was uncharacteristically brief.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House physician …
Discussion: Politico and Fox News
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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.
ABC News:
Candace Owens' BLEXIT group pays for some attendees' travel to Trump's White House event  —  Attendees were told they “must” wear a BLEXIT shirt, according to emails.  —  Trump plans to resume in-person events at White House  —  Just a week after he was hospitalized for COVID-19 …
Axios:
GOP social-distances Trump  —  After years of holding their tongues, a few Republicans have started to separate themselves from President Trump and his possible political collapse, focusing on his carelessness with the virus.  —  Why it matters: A senior Republican official told me this is less …
New York Times:
How Long Should Trump Be in Isolation?  —  President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus and reportedly started feeling ill on Oct. 1.  —  Sept. 21Oct.  12Oct.  19Oct.  1Oct.  1SP First reports of symptoms Trump tests positive  —  It is unlikely that we'll know exactly how or when he was infected with the virus.
Discussion: Vox, Daily Kos and Scroll.in
Grace Segers / CBS News:
Trump holds first public event at White House since testing positive for COVID-19
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.
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 …
Discussion: The Hill
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Sen. Joni Ernst: Judiciary Committee members should get coronavirus tests before SCOTUS confirmation hearings  —  CARROLL, Ia.  — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Saturday she believes members of the Senate Judiciary Committee should be tested for the coronavirus before beginning confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett Monday.
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Vandana Rambaran / Fox News:
Kamala Harris says Amy Coney Barrett's faith shouldn't be scrutinized in confirmation hearings
Discussion: Politico and Breitbart
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:   'We're Coming Guns Loaded, Packed' to Confirm Barrett, Sen. Hyde-Smith Says
CNN:
The GOP's push to confirm Amy Coney Barrett is a reckless farce
Discussion: Salt Lake Tribune
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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 …
Discussion: Florida Politics and Bloomberg
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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Wall Street Journal:
Trailing in the Polls and Time Running Out, Trump Looks for One More Comeback
Philip Athey / Marine Corps Times:
Two men arrested in plot to kidnap Michigan governor were Marine veterans  —  Two of the 13 men arrested in an alleged domestic terrorism plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer were Marine veterans, according to Marine officials.  —  Joseph Morrison was a Marine reservist …
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Larry Nassar / The Detroit News:
Chatfield calls out Whitmer for not informing lawmakers of alleged plot
Discussion: Daily Kos, Mic and AIER
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 …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
How to Make Sense of the Polls  —  With less than a month to go until Election Day, former Vice-President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by an average of more than nine percentage points in national polls.  Biden has been ahead for the entire year, and he also received something …
Discussion: Redstate, CNN and Breitbart
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 …
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.
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.
Discussion: DNyuz
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Public Policy Polling:   Georgia Senate Races Look Runoff Bound
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
Coronavirus Safety Runs Into a Stubborn Barrier: Masculinity  —  When political leaders suggest basic precautions appear unmanly, men are less likely to follow health and safety advice, experts say.  —  On Tuesday, and not for the first time, Joseph R. Biden Jr. described President Trump's …
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.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Week
Cynthia Fernandez / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pa. Republicans drop effort to create ‘election integrity’ panel with subpoena power  —  Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media.
Discussion: Spotlight PA
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.
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 …
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 …
Leah Litman / Slate:
Why the Supreme Court Just Punted an Abortion Case  —  On Thursday evening, the Court deferred consideration of the Trump administration's request to put on hold a lower court ruling protecting safe access to medication abortion during the pandemic.  The Court's clumsy punt did not explain …
 
 
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Washington Post:
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Michelle Boorstein / Washington Post:
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 Earlier Items: 
CBS News:
Dr. Birx warns of “silent” coronavirus spread in the Northeast
Holly Otterbein / Politico:
‘Forgotten’ Pennsylvania region holds key to Trump's fate
Discussion: Raw Story
Lorraine Ali / Los Angeles Times:
Commentary: Trump's made-for-TV ‘medical exam’ is as much a sham as his COVID-19 response
Wall Street Journal:
Kamala Harris Gets a Fracking Education
Discussion: Washington Times and The Dispatch
Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Yes, Hillary Clinton Orchestrated the Russia-Collusion Farce
Discussion: Washington Post
Chuck Lindell / Austin American-Statesman:
US judge blocks Abbott order limiting ballot drop-off locations
 

 
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