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The Daily Beast:
Dr. Fauci: The Trump Campaign Is ‘In Effect, Harassing Me’ — The nation's top infectious disease expert says there is “not a chance” he quits the task force. But he's openly angry with how he's being politicized. … The nation's top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci demanded …
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Lara Seligman / Politico:
Top general did not give his consent to be used in Trump political ad — President Donald Trump's campaign is running an online political ad that uses an image of his vice president, his Pentagon chief and his most senior military adviser watching the raid on ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi from the Situation Room on Oct. 29, 2019.
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Fauci says Trump campaign should take down ad featuring him — Washington (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday that the Trump campaign should take down the political advertisement that he's featured in, calling his presence in the spot “really unfortunate and really disappointing.”
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump launches multimillion-dollar ad campaign aimed at winning back seniors
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USA Today:
Naked Republican hypocrisy is destroying trust in Supreme Court: Reagan, Bush lawyers — Republicans are using a deeply unfair process to confirm Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Build faith in democracy by letting the people decide. — When a vacancy on the Supreme Court arose nine months ahead …
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WRAL-TV:
Poll: Supreme Court process more important in NC's Senate race than Cunningham's affair — RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina voters don't seem to mind that Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Cal Cunningham had an affair - he's even gained ground among male voters - according to the results of a WRAL News poll released Monday.
Max Burns / The Daily Beast:
Will Amy Coney Barrett Finally Explain Her Ties to Anti-Gay Hate Group?
Axios:
Klobuchar: There's no “secret, clever, procedural way to stop” Barrett confirmation
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Joshua Holland / Alternet.org:
Here's the truth behind the Republicans' big lie about ‘court-packing’
Charles Creitz / Fox News:
Packing the Supreme Court would ‘do considerable violence to the institution’: Jonathan Turley
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
As Trump Flouts Safety Protocols, News Outlets Balk at Close Coverage — Newspapers and networks are wary of exposing their staff members to the president and his aides, saying they do not have assurance that basic precautions will be taken to protect reporters' health.
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Matthew Herper / STAT:
Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine study paused due to unexplained illness in participant — The study of Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine has been paused due to an unexplained illness in a study participant. — A document sent to outside researchers running the 60,000-patient clinical trial states …
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Content Lab U.S.:
Johnson & Johnson Temporarily Pauses All Dosing in Our Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Clinical Trials — At Johnson & Johnson, there is no greater priority than the safety and well being of the people we serve every day around the world. We are committed to providing transparent updates throughout …
Grace Panetta / Business Insider:
California Republicans embrace illegal ballot harvesting after Trump and the GOP spent months decrying the practice … The California Republican Party doubled down on its use of unauthorized ballot dropboxes, in violation of state law, shortly before state officials issued cease-and-desist orders compelling them to stop.
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Amy Taxin / Associated Press:
California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes
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New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: ‘Record’ Turnout for Early Voting in Georgia as Biden Campaigns in Ohio — Joe Biden will speak in Toledo and Cincinnati and President Trump, returning to the campaign trail, will travel to Florida. Senate hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett have begun.
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Trump Defectors Help Biden Build Leads in Wisconsin and Michigan — NEW YORK TIMES/ — SIENA COLLEGE POLL — Joe Biden leads Donald J. Trump in Michigan and Wisconsin. Mr. Biden's polling leads in both states would currently withstand a 2016-size polling miss. — 2016 Election Result NYT/Siena
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Natasha Dado / WDIV-TV:
Eric Trump cancels event at Michigan gun shop after former employee is linked to domestic terror plot against governor — Former employee was fired and would show up to work in tactical gear, gun shop says — DETROIT - Eric Trump has canceled a Michigan based campaign event scheduled …
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Political Wire
Bubba / WinRed:
WinRed: Zero to $1,000,000,000 in 15 Months — Today we're proud to report that Republicans raised over $1 Billion on WinRed in its first 15 months since launching. What took ActBlue 12 years to accomplish, WinRed did in a little over a year. — WinRed Lifetime Raised: $1,205,933,469
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
GOP raises over $620M through WinRed in third quarter
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Raw Story
Emma Brown / Washington Post:
Roberta W. McCain, maverick mother of Sen. John McCain, dies — Roberta McCain, an independent-minded oil heiress who was married to one of the Navy's highest-ranking officers and who displayed characteristic pluck when she took to the presidential campaign trail at age 96 on behalf of her son …
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Nick Paumgarten / New Yorker:
Andrew Cuomo, the King of New York — The Governor has been widely praised for his response to COVID. But his critics see a would-be authoritarian obsessed with settling scores. — The difference between doing the job and just appearing to do the job is rarely absolute.
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Jesse McKinley / New York Times:
How a Feud Between Cuomo and de Blasio Led to a Chaotic Virus Crackdown
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The Daily Caller
Jeremy Wallace / Houston Chronicle:
Texas adds nearly 300,000 more voters in two-week period — Deputy voter registrar Sharla Juge tapes a sign on her table at a voter registration drive at the University of Texas at Austin on Monday Oct. 5, 2020. Monday is the deadline to register to vote in Texas in the Nov. 3 local and national elections …
Anna Wilde Mathews / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Reinfection Documented in Nevada Adds to Questions on Virus Immunity — Case of man reinfected with the coronavirus, reported in a Lancet medical journal, joins a number of Covid-19 second-cases world-wide — A Nevada man became the first published case of Covid-19 reinfection in the U.S. …
Maria Arias / Axios:
Mark Meadows refuses to wear mask while talking to reporters in Capitol — White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows refused to speak to reporters outside Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing on Monday after they requested that he keep his face mask on. — Why it matters …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump tests negative for coronavirus, ‘not infectious to others,’ White House physician says
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Laura Bassett / ELLE:
Senator Gary Peters Shares His Abortion Story — He's the first sitting senator in history to do so. — United States Senator Gary Peters, a low-key, moderate Democrat from Michigan, is in a very tight re-election race that — could decide — whether his party wins the Senate.
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Alan Rappeport / New York Times:
Trump Funnels Record Subsidies to Farmers Ahead of Election Day — Despite an extraordinary government bailout, America's agriculture sector remains under severe economic pressure. — WASHINGTON — For the American farmers whom President Trump counts on for support, the government money is flowing faster than ever.
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David Wallace-Wells / New York Magazine:
The Third Wave of the Pandemic Is Here — When Donald Trump checked into Walter Reed medical center more than a week ago, it appears likely to have marked the beginning of the end stage of his presidency. But it was also a milestone for the pandemic, and not just because COVID-19 had infected …
Donald G. McNeil Jr / New York Times:
A Dose of Optimism, as the Pandemic Rages On — The months ahead will be difficult. But the medical cavalry is coming, and the rest of us know what we need to do. — On March 16, back when White House news conferences were still deemed safe to attend, President Trump stood before reporters …
Washington Post:
Trump's intel chief is undermining U.S. intelligence. He should resign. — Michael Morell, a contributing columnist for the Post, served as deputy director of the CIA from 2010 to 2013 and twice as acting director during that period. Mike Vickers served as undersecretary of defense for intelligence from 2011 to 2015.
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
Police Arrest Heshy Tischler As His Backers Swarm Home Of The Jewish Journalist He Targeted — Four days after leading a violent mob against a journalist in clear view of NYPD officers, Heshy Tischler, the right-wing radio host and City Council candidate, was arrested by police outside his Borough Park home on Sunday night.
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Jordan Schachtel / The Mass Illusion:
CDC: 85% of COVID-19 patients report ‘always’ or ‘often’ wearing a mask — Americans are wearing masks, but masks aren't working. — 7 hr — An underreported, recently-published CDC study adds to the pile of evidence that cloth masks or other forms of mandated face coverings only contribute negatives to our COVID-19 problem.
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CBS News:
Black man led by rope by White cops on horseback suing for $1 million — Galveston, Texas — A Black man who was led by a rope by two white officers on horseback has sued a southeast Texas city and its police department for $1 million, saying he suffered humiliation and fear during his arrest.
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Melissa Chen / Spectator USA:
Yelp's anti-racist social credit nightmare … It's seven in the evening and you're working late. You're interrupted by the soft rumble of hunger pangs, an unmistakable reminder that you haven't eaten dinner yet. There's this newish fusion restaurant a couple of blocks away that you've …
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