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Scott Lemieux / NBC News:
Republicans aren't being honest about why Amy Coney Barrett has their support. They can't be. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly suggested that the Senate will forgo passing an economic stimulus package in order to focus on the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
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Barbara Sprunt / NPR:
Biden Campaign Continues To Deflect On Court-Packing — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden argues that taking a stance now on whether, as president, he would seek to increase the number of Supreme Court justices would play right into the hands of President Trump.
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
Kamala Harris Refuses To Personally Attend Lindsey Graham's COVID Infected SCOTUS Hearing
Nicholas Wu / USA Today:
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says Biden's dodge of court-packing questions is ‘grotesque’
GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says Biden's dodge of court-packing questions is ‘grotesque’
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National Review, Redstate and IJR
Washington Post:
Court-packing question continues to dog Biden campaign
Court-packing question continues to dog Biden campaign
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Breitbart, Associated Press, New York Times, Power Line and Fox News
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 and ABC News
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Barrett Supreme Court hearing expected to focus on health care, with the pandemic looming over the proceeding
Barrett Supreme Court hearing expected to focus on health care, with the pandemic looming over the proceeding
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: He raised what?
POLITICO Playbook: He raised what?
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Breitbart, Washington Post, Slate and The Hill
Iris Samuels / Associated Press:
Daines, Bullock clash over pandemic, Supreme Court in debate
Daines, Bullock clash over pandemic, Supreme Court in debate
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Twitchy, Breitbart, Redstate, Washington Times, Townhall, CNN, Occupy Democrats, Fox News and ABC11
Mike Allen / Axios:
New book by John McCain's closest aide details reaction to Trump's war hero attack
New book by John McCain's closest aide details reaction to Trump's war hero attack
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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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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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The Daily Beast:
Trump Fans Will Never Wear Masks, Horrified COVID Task Force Admits — The president's illness presented a last potential inflection point. But he emerged from it still determined to be seen maskless. — As President Donald Trump received treatment for the coronavirus at Walter Reed Medical Center …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Trump campaign twists Fauci comment to suggest praise of the president
Trump campaign twists Fauci comment to suggest praise of the president
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 and ABC News
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
The Gamble — Long before COVID-19 or the economic collapse that followed in its wake, President Trump gambled his re-election prospects on the assumption that his base would be enough to ensure his re-election. Since the first days of his presidency, Trump rewarded those who already liked …
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CBS News:
Biden leads Trump in Michigan and Nevada, and race is tied in Iowa — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll
Biden leads Trump in Michigan and Nevada, and race is tied in Iowa — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll
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Iowa Starting Line, Bloomberg, The Hill, WHDH-TV, Slate, Florida Politics, Instapundit and Des Moines Register
Harry Enten / CNN:
Joe Biden's polling better than any challenger since 1936
Joe Biden's polling better than any challenger since 1936
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
An Arrest in Canada Casts a Shadow on a New York Times Star, and The Times — A top editor is now reviewing Rukmini Callimachi's reporting on terrorism, which turned distant conflicts into accessible stories but drew criticism from colleagues. — Derek Henry Flood wasn't looking for work in March of 2018 …
Orange County Register:
Unofficial ballot drop boxes popping up throughout the state worry elections officials — In a photo posted to social media last week, a young man wearing a mask with Orange County congressional candidate Michelle Steel's name on it is holding a mail ballot and giving a thumbs up next to a box …
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CBS Los Angeles and electionlawblog.org
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 …
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Gothamist
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
The New York Times Guild Once Again Demands Censorship Of Colleagues … The New York Times Guild, the union of employees of the Paper of Record, tweeted a condemnation on Sunday of one of their own colleagues, op-ed columnist Bret Stephens. Their denunciation was marred by humiliating typos …
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Power Line, Twitchy and Instapundit
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 …
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Fox News, Instapundit, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit and Political Wire
Alex Turner-Cohen / news.com.au:
Coronavirus: WHO backflips on virus stance by condemning lockdowns — Lockdowns have been used to control the coronavirus around the world. Now a WHO official has questioned the success of them. — Video — Image — WHO's huge lockdown backflip (VIDEO: The Spectator)
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Paul Sonne / Washington Post:
Trump taps U.S. Marine Band for White House event and raises questions about employing the military for political purposes — When President Trump, recovering from the novel coronavirus, welcomed hundreds of people on Saturday to what resembled a campaign rally on the White House grounds …
Chao Xiong / Star Tribune:
South Dakota town lashes back at George Floyd, his uncle after Confederate flag fight — After Selwyn Jones led the charge to remove Confederate flag-adorned patches from the uniforms of Gettysburg, S.D., police, the backlash from the town was immediate. — Video (05:42) : Selwyn Jones …
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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.
Elise Schmelzer / Denver Post:
Victim, security guard suspect in fatal shooting during Denver protests are identified — Son IDs Lee Keltner as victim; suspect Matthew Dolloff was working as private security for 9News — Police identified a 30-year-old man as the suspect in a fatal shooting during dueling protests Saturday in downtown Denver.
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Trump team tries to keep debate fight going but others move on — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's reelection campaign on Sunday revived its push for an in-person presidential debate even though it seems the Joe Biden campaign — and the debate commission — have moved on.
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New York Post, The Hill and Washington Times
Ryan Boldrey / MLive.com:
Calls intensify for resignation of Michigan sheriff who shared stage with militia — BARRY COUNTY, MI — Calls for the resignation of a Michigan sheriff who recently shared a stage with members of the Michigan Liberty Militia are growing louder. — Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf …
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Washington Post:
As Trump stumbles, voters finalize their choices, and Biden's lead grows — Peg Bohnert, an Arizona retiree, voted for Donald Trump in 2016 because she thought the businessman would transform the White House into “a well-run machine.” — Ruth Mierzwa, a Pennsylvania business owner …
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CNN, ekathimerini.com and Bloomberg
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.
CNN:
How Team Trump used Fox News as a laundromat for unverified Russian information about top Democrats — (CNN)While most of the nation was largely fixated over the past week on President Donald Trump's coronavirus diagnosis, the President and his allies in right-wing media have been engrossed with something else entirely.
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