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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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Beth Baumann / Townhall:
'It's Not Unconstitutional': Jake Tapper Shreds Kate Bedingfield Over Biden's Take on the Supreme Court — CNN's Jake Tapper shredded Biden Campaign Manager Kate Bedingfield for the former vice president and his team running with the idea filling a Supreme Court vacancy during an election year is unconstitutional.
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The Daily Caller
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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Townhall, Breitbart, Washington Times, Occupy Democrats and Twitchy
Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Once-dominant Republicans fret Arizona is slipping into blue column
Once-dominant Republicans fret Arizona is slipping into blue column
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Raw Story
Cristian Farias / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Should Grill Amy Coney Barrett
Kamala Harris Should Grill Amy Coney Barrett
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Talking Points Memo, Washington Post, Fox News, IJR, Raw Story, Forbes, Florida Politics, ABC11 and NBC Los Angeles
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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National Review, Politico and Fox News
Politico:
How Democrats hope to defeat Amy Coney Barrett's nomination
How Democrats hope to defeat Amy Coney Barrett's nomination
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Wall Street Journal, NPR and One America News Network
Jane Chong / The Atlantic:
Senate Republicans Are Playing a Dangerous Game With the Court's Legitimacy
Senate Republicans Are Playing a Dangerous Game With the Court's Legitimacy
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Politico, Associated Press and The American Independent
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Coons says that confirming Barrett ‘constitutes court-packing,’ Sasse responds that's ‘obviously’ incorrect
Coons says that confirming Barrett ‘constitutes court-packing,’ Sasse responds that's ‘obviously’ incorrect
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Redstate, CNN, National Review, The Hill and Breitbart
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
For the good of the country, Biden must answer the court-packing question
For the good of the country, Biden must answer the court-packing question
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New York Times, Fox News, The Colorado Sun, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Monthly, WOWK-TV and Reuters
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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The Hill
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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Townhall, New York Times, IJR, Politico, Newsbusters, Forbes, Just The News, Washington Times, The Hill and Conservative News Today
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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Washington Post, Axios, Mediaite and The Hill
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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Reuters, Outside the Beltway, Slate, Washington Post, POLITICUSUSA, Mediaite, The Guardian, CNN, The Hill, Townhall and Fox News
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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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Mother Jones, Vox and The Hill
Fadel Allassan / Axios:
ABC host says White House blocked Fauci from appearing on show — The White House refused to allow Anthony Fauci or any medical experts on its coronavirus task force to appear on ABC's “This Week,” host Jon Karl said Sunday. — Why it matters: President Trump has previously faced criticism …
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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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Forbes, Townhall, The Guardian, Politico, American Thinker, Fox News, KLAS, Big League Politics, Bloomberg, Associated Press and CNN
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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Wall Street Journal, Politico, Forbes, UPI, Political Wire, Washington Times, Washington Post, Associated Press, Bloomberg and CNN
Maeve Reston / CNN:
Trump chooses denial and recklessness as he's set to resume campaign rallies
Trump chooses denial and recklessness as he's set to resume campaign rallies
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KVIA-TV, ABC News, Lawyers, Guns & Money and New York Times
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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Political Wire
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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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Dallas Morning News, Wall Street Journal, Raw Story, CNN, Bloomberg, The Guardian and Forbes
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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Reuters, Bloomberg, One America News Network and Raw Story
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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Vox, CNN, Bloomberg, The Hill and Instapundit
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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Denver Post:
One dead after gunfire at downtown Denver rallies; private security guard on contract by 9News in custody
One dead after gunfire at downtown Denver rallies; private security guard on contract by 9News in custody
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The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, National Review, The Federalist, Associated Press, UPI, Fox News, Townhall, The Colorado Sun, Raw Story, ABC11, Breitbart and Big League Politics
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 and The Daily Caller
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.
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.
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
The news is driving you mad. And that's why you can't stop devouring it. — Henry David Thoreau used to make fun of people like us. — “Hardly a man takes a half hour's nap after dinner,” the poet snarked in 1854, “but when he wakes he holds up his head and asks, 'What's the news? …