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5:20 PM ET, October 11, 2020

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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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Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump campaign twists Fauci comment to suggest praise of the president  —  “I can't imagine that anybody could be doing more.”  — Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, misleadingly quoted in a Trump campaign ad released Oct. 10
Discussion: CNN and Political Wire
NBC News:
Fauci rips new Trump campaign ad, says it uses his comments ‘out of context’  —  National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday he was “taken out of context” in a new Trump campaign ad that features his comments “without my permission.”
Discussion: CNBC, Raw Story and NBC New York
Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic:   Trump Failed the 3 A.M. Test
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.
Discussion: PBS NewsHour
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Politico:
How Democrats hope to defeat Amy Coney Barrett's nomination  —  Immediately after paying their respects to the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden huddled in the Capitol to make sure their party was united in the campaign against her successor.
Todd Young / Indianapolis Star:
Judge Amy Coney Barrett deserves a fair hearing  —  Watch Video: Supreme Court nomination: What to know about Amy Coney Barrett  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee begins its Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett this week.  My hope is that they will be informative and productive …
Discussion: Reuters
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.
Beth Baumann / Townhall:
'It's Not Unconstitutional': Jake Tapper Shreds Kate Bedingfield Over Biden's Take on the Supreme Court
Discussion: ABC News and 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 …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Once-dominant Republicans fret Arizona is slipping into blue column
Discussion: Raw Story
Robert F. Bukaty / National Journal:   Republicans ditching Trump as their Senate prospects worsen
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post, Mother Jones and Vox
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:   Kamala Harris Refuses To Personally Attend Lindsey Graham's COVID Infected SCOTUS Hearing
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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Fadel Allassan / Axios:
ABC host says White House blocked Fauci from appearing on show
Discussion: Washington Post
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Biden maintains lead nationally over Trump
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.
Discussion: Vox, The Hill, CNN, Bloomberg and Instapundit
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 …
David Edwards / Raw Story:
Twitter buries GOP ‘scumbag liar’ Ronna McDaniel for claiming ‘82% of Americans’ make over $400,000/year  —  Ronna Romney McDaniel, the chairperson of the Republican National Committee, on Sunday faced backlash after suggesting that “82% of Americans” make more than $400,000 per year.
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.
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
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  —  Show caption Hide caption
New York Times:
For Trump, Defying Mideast Truisms Produced Breakthroughs and Backfires  —  Disregarding norms and accepted wisdom, President Trump went his own way in the Middle East and, in some cases, got what he wanted.  —  JERUSALEM — He moved the American Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem …
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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Garrett M. Graff / Washington Post:
The systems meant to prevent doomsday can't keep up with Trump's impulses
Axios:
Scoop: Trump wants to hit campaign trail every day through election
Washington Post:
Trump is in debt. We can't ignore the national security risks that come with that.
Discussion: Raw Story
Louisa Loveluck / Washington Post:
Iran-backed militias announce ‘conditional’ cease-fire against U.S. in Iraq
The Daily Beast:
Trump's COVID Task Force Concedes They'll Never Get Trumpers to Wear Masks
Discussion: Raw Story
Axios:
Twitter flags misleading Trump tweet claiming he's “immune” from COVID-19
Discussion: IJR
Elahe Izadi / Washington Post:
The news is driving you mad. And that's why you can't stop devouring it.
 Earlier Items: 
Elaina Plott / New York Times:
In a Small Alabama Town, Suddenly All Politics Is National
Senator John Cornyn / National Review:
Don't Let Democrats Pack the D.C. Circuit
Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
The Republican Party has embraced American fascism
Associated Press:
Biden visit Monday caps push into Ohio, once a longshot
Discussion: The Guardian
Jonathan Turley / The Hill:
Democrats want voters in the dark with this version of ‘Truman Show’
Sidney Blumenthal / The Guardian:
Lindsey Graham, reverse ferret: how John McCain's spaniel became Trump's poodle
 

 
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Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump may erode press protections but the ABC case is not evidence of that as the decision to settle appears reasonable given Stephanopoulos' imprecise remarks

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
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New York Times:
In a first, Telegram is set to be profitable in 2024, with $1B+ in revenue, up from ~$350M in 2023, and 12M subscribers; source: 50%+ of its revenue is from ads
 
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