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Washington Post:
‘Unmasking’ probe commissioned by Barr quietly concludes without charges or any public report — The federal prosecutor appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr to review whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals whose names were redacted …
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John Duffy / Teacher-Scholar-Activist:
An Open Letter to Judge Amy Coney Barrett From Your Notre Dame Colleagues — We write to you as fellow faculty members at the University of Notre Dame. — We congratulate you on your nomination to the United States Supreme Court. An appointment to the Court is the crowning achievement …
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Perry Bacon Jr / FiveThirtyEight:
Why The Amy Coney Barrett Hearings Are Verging On The Absurd — In her first day of questioning from senators, Supreme Court nominee Amy Comey Barrett wouldn't say how she would rule on abortion cases. Or Obamacare cases. Or gun rights cases. Or really anything else.
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Judge Amy Coney Barrett flips the script on Democrats over health care, notes when she adopted daughter — Barrett says she understands the importance of access to healthcare — How Amy Coney Barrett confirmation fight is shaping Senate races — Democrats grilled Amy Coney Barrett …
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Barrett apologizes for calling sexual orientation a ‘preference’ — Amy Coney Barrett apologized Tuesday for referring to sexual orientation as a “preference” during the second day of her Supreme Court confirmation hearing. — “I certainly didn't mean and would never mean to use a term …
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Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Wife of Trump's labor secretary, who was at Barrett Rose Garden event, tests positive for Covid
Wife of Trump's labor secretary, who was at Barrett Rose Garden event, tests positive for Covid
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump's words haunt Amy Coney Barrett as she vows not to be a ‘pawn’ on Supreme Court
Trump's words haunt Amy Coney Barrett as she vows not to be a ‘pawn’ on Supreme Court
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CBS News:
Live updates: Amy Coney Barrett faces questions on Day 2 of Senate hearings
Live updates: Amy Coney Barrett faces questions on Day 2 of Senate hearings
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Ginger Gibson / NBC News:
Group of 88 Notre Dame faculty pens letter asking Barrett to refuse nomination
Group of 88 Notre Dame faculty pens letter asking Barrett to refuse nomination
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Reuters:
U.S. Justice Department accuses Melania Trump book author of breaking nondisclosure pact — The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday accused Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, author of a tell-all book about first lady Melania Trump, of breaking their nondisclosure agreement and asked a court …
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Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
First lady unseen as Trump restarts campaign after COVID-19 — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and his wife received their positive COVID-19 tests on the same day. He's already returned to campaigning, but there's been no public sighting yet of the first lady.
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New York Times:
‘Straight to Gunshots’: How a U.S. Task Force Killed an Antifa Activist — New accounts from the scene raise questions about whether Michael Reinoehl, suspected of killing a far-right Trump supporter, pulled out a gun before officers fatally shot him. — Michael Reinoehl was on the run.
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Greg Stohr / Bloomberg:
Supreme Court Lets Trump Officials End Census Count Early — The U.S. Supreme Court let President Donald Trump's administration end the census count more than two weeks early, dealing a blow to civil rights groups that said minorities will be undercounted as a result.
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Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
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Sam Baker / Axios:
Trump asks Supreme Court to block subpoena for tax returns
Trump asks Supreme Court to block subpoena for tax returns
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Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
Trump's campaign nearly went broke for the 2020 home stretch amid Brad Parscale's $200 million budgeting misfire, Republicans tell Insider … - Before his ouster earlier this summer as President Donald Trump's campaign manager, Brad Parscale had been banking on a $200 million cash surge for October, Republicans told Insider.
Vicky Prodeline / Monmouth University Polling …:
Prez Race Stays Tight; Dem Senate Candidate Gains — Incumbent maintains lead in governor's race — West Long Branch, NJ - It continues to be a very tight race for president in North Carolina according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll. The race for U.S. Senate has grown …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: White House Embraces ‘Herd Immunity’ Declaration — The Midwest and West are driving a virus surge in the U.S. The Eli Lilly antibody trial is paused because of potential safety concerns, just a day after Johnson & Johnson announced the pause of its coronavirus vaccine trial because of a sick volunteer.
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Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
DOJ says Trump's tweets “declassifying” Russia documents are not orders — Attorneys from the Department of Justice argued in court on Tuesday that President Trump's tweets authorizing the “total declassification of any & all documents” related to the Russia investigation and Hillary Clinton's emails …
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Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Pelosi chafes at Wolf Blitzer's questions on Covid talks — An interview between Speaker Nancy Pelosi and CNN's Wolf Blitzer grew uncharacteristically tense on Tuesday as the California Democrat was pressed to explain why she had rejected the GOP's latest coronavirus stimulus proposal.
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Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
Pelosi Calls CNN ‘Apologists’ For Republicans In Heated Interview With Wolf Blitzer
Pelosi Calls CNN ‘Apologists’ For Republicans In Heated Interview With Wolf Blitzer
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Mike Baker / New York Times:
Anchorage Mayor Admits to ‘Inappropriate’ Relationship With TV Anchor — Mayor Ethan Berkowitz apologized for engaging in a “consensual, inappropriate messaging relationship” with a local news anchor after she posted a photo on social media. — The mayor of Anchorage, Ethan Berkowitz …
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MyNorthwest.com, The Daily Caller, The Hill, Anchorage Daily News and New York Post
Max Boot / Washington Post:
How can 42 percent of Americans still support the worst president in our history? — I have some good news and some bad news. The good news: 52 percent of Americans support Joe Biden in the FiveThirtyEight poll average. The bad news: 42 percent support President Trump. Why isn't Trump losing by a whole lot more?
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Ryan Deto / Pittsburgh City Paper:
Pittsburgh-area mail carrier under investigation is apparent QAnon conspiracy theorist — Yesterday, the Baldwin home of Sean Troesch was raided by special agents from the United States Postal Service, who confiscated eight large garbage bags of suspected undelivered mail, according to KDKA.
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Mamma Mia! Rudy Giuliani Threw a Potential Superspreader Event for Trump on Columbus Day — It was Columbus Day in Pennsylvania, and in 2020 that could only mean one thing: Rudy Giuliani was in Philadelphia sounding like Livia Soprano. — As Donald Trump traveled to Florida …
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Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Touts Falconer's Benghazi Blood-Sacrifice Conspiracy Theory — Trump's endorsement of the insane story shot it to national prominence, fueling the bizarre allegations about blood sacrifice and Bin Laden body doubles. — President Donald Trump backed a budding conspiracy theory …
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Davey Alba / New York Times:
Riled Up: Misinformation Stokes Calls for Violence on Election Day — Baseless claims are circulating online about a Democrat-led coup, inflaming tensions in an already turbulent election season. — In a video posted to Facebook on Sept. 14, Dan Bongino, a popular right-wing commentator and radio host …
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Another pro-Trump ad uses footage from Russia — A new pro-Trump super PAC ad uses stock footage from Russia and Belarus in a major ad buy that's airing in three swing states. It's the fourth time in three months that an ad promoting President Donald Trump's reelection has used footage from Russia.
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Larry McShane / New York Daily News:
Multi-billion dollar Nike kicks popular Bronx sporting goods store to the curb after a half-century — Nike just did it: The global powerhouse, with its $250 Air Jordan Retro sneakers, is kicking the venerable Frank's Sport Shop to the Bronx curb. — The multi-billion dollar corporation sent …
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Nuclear arms talks spiral into confusion as Russia rejects US ‘delusion’ … US-Russian arms control talks have sunk into confusion after the top American negotiator claimed there was “an agreement in principle” between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, a claim Moscow quickly rejected as a “delusion”.
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Pro-Trump Group Closes Campaign by Shopping Dirt on the Lincoln Project — A memo put together by America First Action goes after the spending decisions by the the anti-Trump group. But why even bother? — President Donald Trump's official super PAC is shopping around opposition research …
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
FDA pushes back on Trump administration attempt to rebrand ‘emergency authorization’ — The administration proposed labeling a Covid-19 vaccine authorization a ‘pre-licensure,’ which FDA says would undermine its procedures. — FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn testifies on Capitol Hill in September.
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Jolie McCullough / The Texas Tribune:
Texas Republicans challenge curbside, drive-thru voting in Harris County — The court filing from just before early voting began is the latest GOP effort to tamp down voting options in the state's most populous county. — Copy link — Hours before early voting began …
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David Enrich / New York Times:
No, There Isn't Evidence That Trump Owes Money to Russia — President Trump owes a lot of money: hundreds of millions of dollars of it. — Whom he owes it to has been the subject of countless conspiracy theories. Lately, liberals and other social media accounts have been spreading rumors …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump admits it: The intervention he desperately needs isn't going to come — President Trump has been reliving the glory days of 2016 a lot lately. — At a rally in Florida on Monday night, Trump waxed nostalgic: “Did we win Florida last time? Was that beautiful?”
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Brad McElhinny / WV MetroNews:
West Virginians favor Trump over Biden for president, latest poll shows — West Virginia once again overwhelmingly favors Donald J. Trump for president, although not by the dominating margin he achieved in his 2016 victory over Hillary Clinton. — The latest edition of the MetroNews West …
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New York Times:
Biden Aims to Erode Trump's Support Among Older Voters in Florida — Visiting the Democratic stronghold of Broward County, Joe Biden argued that the president viewed older Americans who are at higher risk of the coronavirus as “expendable.” — PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. …
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