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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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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump's words haunt Amy Coney Barrett as she vows not to be a ‘pawn’ on Supreme Court — WASHINGTON — Again and again, Amy Coney Barrett insisted to senators on Tuesday that she has no “agenda” on issues like the Affordable Care Act, the future of abortion rights or same-sex marriage …
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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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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
The Republican Party is objectively pro-coronavirus
The Republican Party is objectively pro-coronavirus
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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 …
WRAL-TV:
Poll: Trump losing ground in NC — RALEIGH, N.C. — Three weeks out from Election Day, President Donald Trump is losing ground to Democratic challenger Joe Biden in the battleground state of North Carolina, according to the results of a WRAL News poll released Tuesday.
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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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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Graham Takes Lead Over Harrison in South Carolina Amid Supreme Court Confirmation Fight
Graham Takes Lead Over Harrison in South Carolina Amid Supreme Court Confirmation Fight
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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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Sam Baker / Axios:
Trump asks Supreme Court to block subpoena for tax returns — President Trump's attorneys filed an emergency request on Tuesday asking the Supreme Court to block a lower court's ruling that would allow the Manhattan district attorney to enforce a subpoena for his personal and corporate tax returns.
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Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme Court ends Democratic lawmakers' anti-corruption lawsuit against Trump — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday put an end to a lawsuit brought by congressional Democrats that accused President Donald Trump of violating anti-corruption provisions in the U.S. Constitution with his business dealings.
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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Trump brings tax return case to Supreme Court again after losses in lower courts
Trump brings tax return case to Supreme Court again after losses in lower courts
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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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Dan Mangan / CNBC:
Justice Department sues author of Melania Trump tell-all book, says she broke non-disclosure agreement — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued the author of a book about first lady Melania Trump, claiming the writer violated a non-disclosure agreement. — The lawsuit in federal court …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ sues Melania Trump's former adviser for disclosures in her tell-all book
DOJ sues Melania Trump's former adviser for disclosures in her tell-all book
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Mary McNamara / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Make way for Slayer Pete. Buttigieg is the Biden campaign's ruthless secret weapon — Mayor Pete has found his format: the five-minute, remote-feed evisceration. — He always looks so nice, Pete Buttigieg — handsome in that white, Midwestern, college yearbook way …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
FBI: Whitmer plotters also discussed kidnapping Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam — Accused conspirators charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also discussed “taking” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, an FBI agent testified at a court hearing Tuesday.
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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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Summer Concepcion / Talking Points Memo:
Giuliani Declares 'People Don't Die Of This Disease Anymore' Amid Rising COVID Deaths
Giuliani Declares 'People Don't Die Of This Disease Anymore' Amid Rising COVID Deaths
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Suggests Omarosa Manigault Newman Pay for $1 Million in Ad Spending — The suggestion emerged in an arbitration case over the critical comments Ms. Manigault Newman, a former White House aide, made about President Trump in her 2018 book “Unhinged.”
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
How the 1619 Project took over 2020 — One morning in mid-September, Nikole Hannah-Jones woke to a text message from a friend noting an unusual event on President Trump's schedule: the first “White House Conference on American History.” — It might have sounded banal, but Hannah-Jones …
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Joseph Wulfsohn / Fox News:
Tara Reade penning memoir on coming forward as a Biden accuser, will be released before election — 'Left Out: When The Truth Doesn't Fit In' will be released Oct. 27 — EXCLUSIVE: Tara Reade is writing a memoir about the turbulent journey she has taken since coming forward with her allegation …
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Jessica Taylor / The Cook Political Report:
What is The Cook Political Report? — The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the US House of Representatives, US Senate, Governors and President as well as American political trends.
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Christopher Bing / Reuters:
Twitter suspends accounts for spam and manipulation that claim to be Black Trump supporters — (Reuters) - Twitter Inc suspended a group of accounts for spam and manipulation on Tuesday that commonly claimed to be African-American supporters of President Donald Trump and his re-election campaign, according to a company spokesperson.
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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.
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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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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New York Times:
California Republican Party Admits It Placed Misleading Ballot Boxes Around State — Government officials say the receptacles are illegal and could lead to voter fraud, but the party says it will continue the practice. — The California Republican Party has admitted responsibility for placing …
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John Verhovek / ABC News:
Obama to hit the campaign trail for Biden ‘soon’ as race enters final weeks — The former president also appears in a new DNC ad out Tuesday. — Big turnout for early in-person voting leads to long lines in Georgia — Early voters in Georgia waited up to six hours to cast a ballot …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Incompetence Does Not Excuse His Authoritarianism — Three weeks from now, President Trump will probably — probably — lose a reelection campaign to an opponent he has trailed consistently for three years. And he will probably — probably — lose by a large enough margin to moot …
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 …
Felix Salmon / Axios:
Exclusive: America's true unemployment rate — A person who is looking for a full-time job that pays a living wage — but who can't find one — is unemployed. If you accept that definition, the true unemployment rate in the U.S. is a stunning 26.1%, according to an important new dataset shared exclusively with “Axios on HBO.”
Zachary Brennan / Politico:
Eli Lilly antibody trial paused over safety concerns — A government-sponsored clinical trial testing a coronavirus antibody treatment from Eli Lilly has stopped enrolling volunteers over safety concerns. — A government-sponsored clinical trial testing a coronavirus antibody treatment …
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BuzzFeed News:
Bank Of America Raised Concerns About Michael Flynn's Suspicious Transfers — But Not Until Eight Months Later — In 2017, Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's first national security adviser, acknowledged that he concealed lobbying work that may have helped another country, Turkey.
CNBC:
Facebook says it will finally ban anti-vaccination ads — Facebook said Tuesday it is launching a new global policy that bans ads that discourage people from getting vaccines. — The company previously had a policy against vaccine hoaxes that were publicly identified by global health organizations.
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Joanne Rosa / ABC News:
Cindy McCain gives update on daughter Meghan McCain's baby: 'She's just perfect' — The widow of Sen. John McCain guest co-hosted “The View.” — Cindy McCain discusses Joe Biden endorsement — The widow of the late Sen. John McCain talks to “GMA” about her decision as a prominent Republican …
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