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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 …
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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 …
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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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
Trump keeps things brief in first public address since hospitalization — President Donald Trump on Saturday made his first public appearance since returning from a three-day hospitalization due to coronavirus, addressing hundreds of Black and Latino supporters crowded together on the White House lawn.
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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 …
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Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump delivers dark and divisive speech in first major appearance since Covid diagnosis — (CNN)A defiant President Donald Trump is resuming public events Saturday with a divisive speech at the White House, where he's potentially putting lives at risk once again, just nine days after he revealed his own Covid-19 diagnosis.
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Pelosi says W.H. Covid offer stinks
POLITICO Playbook PM: Pelosi says W.H. Covid offer stinks
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Grace Segers / CBS News:
Trump holds first public event at White House since testing positive for COVID-19
Trump holds first public event at White House since testing positive for COVID-19
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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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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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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Trump to Host In-Person Event at White House Less Than a Week After Being Hospitalized for Covid-19 — The Trump campaign sent over 2,000 invitations to an event at the White House on Saturday, raising concerns from health experts over the possible spread of the coronavirus there.
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Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Federal judge in Pennsylvania denies Trump campaign voting policy challenges in major ruling — Avlon: 2020 is the most litigated election ever, already — (CNN)A federal judge in Pennsylvania has denied the Trump campaign and Republican Party's bid to make ballot dropboxes …
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Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
Federal judge in Pennsylvania dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit on voting, calling fraud claims ‘speculative’
Federal judge in Pennsylvania dismisses Trump campaign lawsuit on voting, calling fraud claims ‘speculative’
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Ryan Briggs / WHYY:
Judge rejects Trump lawsuit over Pa. ballot drop boxes
Judge rejects Trump lawsuit over Pa. ballot drop boxes
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Sam Tabachnik / Denver Post:
One dead, two in custody after gunfire at downtown Denver rallies — “Patriot rally” and “BLM-Antifa Soup Drive” both planned for Saturday — One person has died and two people are in custody after a shooting during dueling protests Saturday in downtown Denver, according to police and media reports.
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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 …
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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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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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Minyvonne Burke / NBC News:
Coronavirus cases set new single-day records in six U.S. states and worldwide … The daily rise in coronavirus cases set new records in six U.S. states and worldwide. — Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and West Virginia all had record single-day increases in cases on Friday, according to NBC News' tally.
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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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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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 …
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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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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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 …
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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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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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Scientific American:
On November 3, Vote to End Attacks on Science — Choosing Donald Trump for president is choosing fiction over fact—a fatal mistake — Instead of thinking about whether to vote Democratic or Republican in the upcoming U.S. election, think about voting to protect science instead of destroying it.
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