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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Powered by trust on the pandemic, Biden leads by 12 points nationwide: POLL — Nearly 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump has handled the coronavirus outbreak. — Visual Tracking: COVID-19 and the White House — At least 34 people connected to the White House have tested positive for COVID-19 …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: He raised what? — DRIVING THE DAY — BONKERS, CRAZY, WHATEVER SUPERLATIVE YOU WANT TO USE: JAIME HARRISON, the Democrat running against Sen. LINDSEY GRAHAM (R-S.C.), raised $57 million in the third quarter. JAMES ARKIN called the sum “staggering” and reminds us that …
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
ABC host says White House blocked Fauci from appearing on show
ABC host says White House blocked Fauci from appearing on show
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Washington Post
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Biden maintains lead nationally over Trump
Post-ABC poll: Biden maintains lead nationally over Trump
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Axios:
Kudlow says Trump may offer larger stimulus than Democrats' proposal
Kudlow says Trump may offer larger stimulus than Democrats' proposal
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Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Manic Panic on the Potomac
Manic Panic on the Potomac
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Mike Allen / Axios:
New book by John McCain's closest aide details reaction to Trump's war hero attack — “The Luckiest Man: Life With John McCain,” out Tuesday, is a fascinating reminiscence by Mark Salter, who was the late senator's closest aide for 18 years, and collaborated with him on seven books.
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PBS NewsHour
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Chelsea Janes / Washington Post:
Harris faces spotlight at Supreme Court hearing — Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) went viral twice when she questioned Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh at his volatile confirmation hearing two years ago. — She scored a hit when she pressed the nominee on whether he knew of any laws …
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Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Once-dominant Republicans fret Arizona is slipping into blue column — Democrats are on track to win big in Arizona next month — from the presidential election to the state House. And Republicans fear it won't just be a one-time event but the start of long-term Democratic dominance in the state.
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CNN:
READ: Amy Coney Barrett's opening statement to Senate Judiciary Committee
READ: Amy Coney Barrett's opening statement to Senate Judiciary Committee
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
How to watch Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings
How to watch Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearings
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
CNN exclusive: Fauci says he was taken out of context in new Trump campaign ad touting coronavirus response — (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci did not consent to being featured in a new advertisement from the Trump campaign touting President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iris Samuels / Associated Press:
Daines, Bullock clash over pandemic, Supreme Court in debate — HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines and his Democratic opponent, Gov. Steve Bullock, clashed over the response to the pandemic and the U.S. Supreme Court vacancy in the last debate of Montana's U.S. Senate race.
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Beth Baumann / Townhall:
'It's Not Unconstitutional': Jake Tapper Shreds Kate Bedingfield Over Biden's Take on the Supreme Court
'It's Not Unconstitutional': Jake Tapper Shreds Kate Bedingfield Over Biden's Take on the Supreme Court
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The Daily Caller
Dante Chinni / NBC News:
Republicans risk losing Texas, Florida & Arizona state races … WASHINGTON — The 2020 campaign isn't just about the White House or even the Congress. Across the country, seats in 86 legislative chambers in 44 states will be on the ballot as well. And those elections will have also consequences …
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Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Republicans ditching Trump as their Senate prospects worsen
Republicans ditching Trump as their Senate prospects worsen
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Politico:
Amateur hour at the Trump White House — Nearly everyone remembers the old cliché: If you can't trust someone to get the little things right, how can you ever count on them to do the big things? — President Donald Trump had better hope that bromide, invoked everywhere …
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Jennifer Campbell-Hicks / KUSA-TV:
1 dead, security guard in custody after shooting near dueling Denver rallies — A “Patriot Rally” and a “BLM-Antifa Soup Drive” took place at Civic Center Saturday afternoon. — DENVER — A private security guard is being held as a suspect in a deadly shooting near the Denver Art Museum …
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CBS News:
Biden leads Trump in Michigan and Nevada, and race is tied in Iowa — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll — Most voters in the battleground states of Michigan, Nevada and Iowa feel President Trump set a bad example for the nation during his own recent battle with the coronavirus, handling things in a way they call irresponsible.
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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
Jaime Harrison smashes Senate fundraising record in race with Lindsey Graham — South Carolina Senate candidate Jaime Harrison's campaign announced Sunday it raised $57 million in the third quarter of 2020, shattering the quarterly fundraising record for a Senate race set by Beto O'Rourke in 2018 by almost $20 million.
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Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Jaime Harrison breaks record for biggest fundraising quarter by any Senate candidate ever
Jaime Harrison breaks record for biggest fundraising quarter by any Senate candidate ever
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Washington Post
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
QAnon Is Thriving in Germany. The Extreme Right Is Delighted. — As the U.S. conspiracy theory goes global, it has found fertile ground in the putsch fantasies and anti-Semitic tropes long popular on Germany's far-right fringe. Counterterrorism officials worry.
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Democrats want voters in the dark with this version of ‘Truman Show’ — Joe Biden was asked again this week whether he would pack the Supreme Court if elected president. Rather than answer, Biden flashed a signature smile of the character from the “Truman Show” and offered his version …
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John Verhovek / ABC News:
Biden ‘wants to debate Donald Trump again’: National campaign co-chair
Biden ‘wants to debate Donald Trump again’: National campaign co-chair
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Emmanuel Akinwotu / The Guardian:
Nigeria to disband Sars police unit accused of killings and brutality — Announcement comes after growing protests, but critics say it does not go far enough — Nigeria's government has dissolved an infamous police unit plagued with allegations of extrajudicial killings and abuse after days of protests against police brutality.
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Detroit Free Press:
13 men charged in alleged kidnapping plot, many with troubled pasts — A wide-ranging Free Press investigation into the defendants found many who vented their anger at government in Michigan both online and in person. — Detroit Free Press staff, Detroit Free Press
Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
The Republican Party has embraced American fascism … - Both President Trump and his Vice President have refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if they lose the election. Militia groups emboldened by Trump tried to kidnap a Democratic Governor. A GOP Senator tweeted that America is not a democracy.