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5:40 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.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Talking Points Memo, Bloomberg, Axios, POLITICUSUSA, TMZ.com, Raw Story, The Daily Caller, The Wrap, The Hill, Mediaite and Variety

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

Axios:
Eric Trump says his father “got hit hard” by the coronavirus

Discussion: Fox News, The Daily Beast, POLITICUSUSA, The Hill and Daily Kos

Justin Sink / Bloomberg:
Twitter Flags Trump's Tweet About Now Being ‘Immune’ to Virus

Discussion: Political Wire, Forbes, Mediaite, KVIA-TV, The Daily Beast, Fox News and CleanTechnica

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

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

Discussion: Breitbart, Townhall, Twitchy and Washington Times

Politico:
How Democrats hope to defeat Amy Coney Barrett's nomination

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, NPR and One America News Network

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

Jane Chong / The Atlantic:
Senate Republicans Are Playing a Dangerous Game With the Court's Legitimacy

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press and The American Independent

Cristian Farias / New York Times:
Kamala Harris Should Grill Amy Coney Barrett

Discussion: ABC News, Washington Post, Mother Jones, IJR, New York Post, Raw Story, Fox News, Forbes, Talking Points Memo, Florida Politics and ABC11

Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Coons says that confirming Barrett ‘constitutes court-packing,’ Sasse responds that's ‘obviously’ incorrect

Discussion: Redstate, CNN, National Review, Associated Press, The Hill and Breitbart

CNN:
READ: Amy Coney Barrett's opening statement to Senate Judiciary Committee

Discussion: Breitbart, National Review, Politico and Fox News

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

Sabrina Rodriguez / Politico:
Once-dominant Republicans fret Arizona is slipping into blue column

Discussion: Vox and Raw Story

Robert F. Bukaty / National Journal: Republicans ditching Trump as their Senate prospects worsen

Josh Kraushaar / National Journal:
Republicans ditching Trump as their Senate prospects worsen

Discussion: Dallas Morning News, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, CNN, Raw Story, The Guardian and Forbes

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, CNN and Mother Jones

Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA: Kamala Harris Refuses To Personally Attend Lindsey Graham's COVID Infected SCOTUS Hearing

Axios:
Kudlow says Trump may offer larger stimulus than Democrats' proposal

Discussion: Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Politico, Washington Times, UPI, Political Wire, Washington Post, Associated Press and Bloomberg

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 …

Discussion: Washington Post, Reuters, Outside the Beltway, Slate, Mediaite, CNN, POLITICUSUSA, The Guardian, The Hill, Townhall, KLAS, Fox News and Associated Press

Fadel Allassan / Axios:
ABC host says White House blocked Fauci from appearing on show

Discussion: Washington Post

Conor Friedersdorf / The Atlantic: Trump Failed the 3 A.M. Test

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, Associated Press, CNN, Bloomberg and Instapundit

Pam Belluck / New York Times:

‘I Feel Like I Have Dementia’: Brain Fog Plagues Covid Survivors — The condition is affecting thousands of patients, impeding their ability to work and function in daily life. — After contracting the coronavirus in March, Michael Reagan lost all memory of his 12-day vacation in Paris …

Discussion: Occupy Democrats

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 …

Discussion: Reuters, Bloomberg, One America News Network and Raw Story

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.

Discussion: New York Times, Reuters, Politico, The Hill, Washington Post, ABC11, Vox, Forbes, ABC News, Daily Kos and Eschaton

Jamie Lovegrove / Post and Courier:
Jaime Harrison breaks record for biggest fundraising quarter by any Senate candidate ever

Discussion: Washington Post and The Daily Caller

Axios:

Trump wants nuclear accord with Putin by election — President Trump is looking to Vladimir Putin to close the deal on a pre-election nuclear agreement, a timetable that's an October surprise even for senior Republicans and some in the White House. — The big picture: Trump and Putin …

Axios:

Buzz grows around Cuomo as Biden's attorney general pick — Democrats are so convinced that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo could be considered for Joe Biden's attorney general that aides at the National Governors Association, which Cuomo chairs, are looking into contingencies for replacing him …

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 …

Axios:

Scoop: Trump wants to hit campaign trail every day through election — President Trump has asked his campaign to put him on the road every single day from now until Nov. 3. — Behind the scenes: His team is in the process of scheduling events to make that happen, two sources familiar with the discussions tell Axios.