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New York Post:
Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad — Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing …
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The Daily Beast:
Man Who Reportedly Gave Hunter's Laptop to Rudy Speaks Out in Bizarre Interview — John Paul Isaac gave conflicting stories to reporters on Wednesday. He also said he feared for his life, citing the Seth Rich conspiracy. — On Wednesday morning, the New York Post published a story alleging …
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Politico:
Biden campaign lashes out at New York Post — Joe Biden's campaign is punching back at a New York Post story that alleged a direct link between the Democratic presidential nominee and his son's business dealings. — Top Biden advisers who staffed him during his vice presidency …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden's alleged laptop: An explainer — The New York Post on Wednesday published an article based on emails purportedly obtained from a laptop that Hunter Biden, the vice president's son, had supposedly left behind for repair in a Delaware shop in April 2019.
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BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Limited The Reach Of An Unconfirmed Story About Joe Biden's Son Hunter. Twitter Blocked It. — Facebook and Twitter said they will be limiting the distribution of or blocking a New York Post story making unverified claims about former vice president Joe Biden.
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Rudy Found Hunter Biden Emails That Totally Weren't Stolen by Russia — Rudy Giuliani has spent at least two years attempting to find some kind of Ukrainian dirt that can be used to discredit Joe Biden. Now he has unveiled his October surprise: emails, or images of what purport to be emails …
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
Giuliani and the New York Post Are Pushing Russian Disinformation. It's a Big Test for the Media.
Giuliani and the New York Post Are Pushing Russian Disinformation. It's a Big Test for the Media.
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Talking Points Memo, The Federalist, Washington Post, National Review, Raw Story and Washington Free Beacon
Patrick Tucker / Defense One:
Anti-Biden Disinformation Decried by Disinfo Experts, Social-Media Giants
Anti-Biden Disinformation Decried by Disinfo Experts, Social-Media Giants
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New York Post:
Obama conference call leaked to Burisma: Biden emails
Obama conference call leaked to Burisma: Biden emails
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Donald, Rudy and Rupert's Dubious ‘October Surprise’ Reeks of Desperation
Donald, Rudy and Rupert's Dubious ‘October Surprise’ Reeks of Desperation
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Max Boot / Washington Post:
As one of Trump's conspiracy theories bites the dust, he moves on to new pseudo-scandals
As one of Trump's conspiracy theories bites the dust, he moves on to new pseudo-scandals
New York Post:
Facebook censors The Post to help Joe Biden's 2020 campaign
Facebook censors The Post to help Joe Biden's 2020 campaign
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Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC:
Facebook, Twitter make editorial decisions to limit distribution of story claiming to show ‘smoking gun’ emails related to Biden and his son
Facebook, Twitter make editorial decisions to limit distribution of story claiming to show ‘smoking gun’ emails related to Biden and his son
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Hunter Biden emails under investigation by Senate Homeland Security Committee after hard-drive report emerges
Hunter Biden emails under investigation by Senate Homeland Security Committee after hard-drive report emerges
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Joe Biden calls early ‘lid’ for reporters amid The Post's Hunter Biden exposé
Joe Biden calls early ‘lid’ for reporters amid The Post's Hunter Biden exposé
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New York Times:
As Virus Spread Early On, Reports of Trump Administration Briefings Fueled Sell-Off — A hedge fund consultant's summary of private presentations by White House economic advisers fanned investor worries. — On the afternoon of Feb. 24, President Trump declared on Twitter that the coronavirus was …
First Lady / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump: “My personal experience with COVID-19.” — It was two weeks ago when I received the diagnosis that so many Americans across our country and the world had already received—I tested positive for COVID-19. To make matters worse, my husband, and our nation's Commander-in-Chief, received the same news.
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CNN:
Notre Dame calendars show more events not listed on Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork — (CNN)Public calendars from the University of Notre Dame's law school show at least seven additional talks not listed on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork, including one with the law school's …
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Harris asks Barrett if COVID-19 is infectious and if smoking causes cancer to make climate change point
Harris asks Barrett if COVID-19 is infectious and if smoking causes cancer to make climate change point
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Lawrence B. Solum / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Judge Barrett is an originalist. Should we be afraid?
Op-Ed: Judge Barrett is an originalist. Should we be afraid?
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New Yorker and Foreign Policy
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Biden Is Ahead In Georgia, But It Is Too Close To Call In Ohio, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Democrats Lead In Both Georgia Senate Races — EORGIA: Biden 51%, Trump 44% OHIO: Biden 48%, Trump 47% GEORGIA SENATE: Ossoff 51%, Perdue 45% GEORGIA SENATE: Warnock 41%, Collins 22% …
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New York Times:
North Carolina Voters Distrust Trump and Tillis, Poll Finds, Imperiling G.O.P. — President Trump trails Joseph R. Biden Jr. by four points in the latest Times/Siena survey of North Carolina, and Senator Thom Tillis is lagging behind his Democratic challenger in a crucial Senate race.
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Daily Kos, Forbes, Fox News, Siena College Research … and The Hill
Robert O'Harrow / Washington Post:
Videos show closed-door sessions of leading conservative activists: 'Be not afraid of the accusations that you're a voter suppressor' — As the presidential campaign entered its final stages, a fresh-faced Republican activist named Charlie Kirk stepped into the spotlight at a closed-door gathering …
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The Hill, Daily Kos, The Week and Little Green Footballs
Jason Devaney / Newsmax:
Trump Declines to Say Barr Will Join Second Term: 'I'm Not Happy' — President Donald Trump offerered a “no comment” on whether he plans to keep Attorney General William Barr should he win a second term. — In an exclusive interview with Newsmax TV that airs Wednesday night on …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
As Trump's chief conspiracy theory suffers a major blow, he reaches for more desperate ones
As Trump's chief conspiracy theory suffers a major blow, he reaches for more desperate ones
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Newsmax, New York Times, MSNBC, Forbes and Vanity Fair
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Famed Navy SEAL pushes back after Trump amplifies baseless bin Laden conspiracy theory
Famed Navy SEAL pushes back after Trump amplifies baseless bin Laden conspiracy theory
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Washington Post:
Across the country, Democratic enthusiasm is propelling an enormous wave of early voting — With less than three weeks to go before Nov. 3, more than 14 million Americans have already voted in the fall election, reflecting an extraordinary level of participation despite barriers erected …
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NBC News:
NBC News to host town hall with Trump on Thursday — President Donald Trump will take part in an NBC News town hall event in Miami on Thursday, the network announced on Wednesday. — The town hall, moderated by “TODAY” anchor Savannah Guthrie, will take place on the same evening …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NBC Says Trump Will Hold Town Hall Meeting Thursday, Competing Against Biden
NBC Says Trump Will Hold Town Hall Meeting Thursday, Competing Against Biden
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Charles Piller / Science:
The inside story of how Trump's COVID-19 coordinator undermined the world's top health agency — Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation. — On the morning of 13 July, more than 20 COVID-19 experts from across the U.S. government assembled …
CNN:
Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump's 2016 campaign cash for three years — Washington (CNN)For more than three years, federal prosecutors investigated whether money flowing through an Egyptian state-owned bank could have backed millions of dollars Donald Trump donated …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Michael Cohen writing book about DOJ and Trump world — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former fixer who turned against him, is writing a second book, about the politicization of the Justice Department and his time in Trump world. — Last month Cohen published his first book …
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
DOJ official Bruce Ohr resigns from department amid disciplinary review
DOJ official Bruce Ohr resigns from department amid disciplinary review
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Hollywood Reporter:
Donald Trump's “Serial Bad Behavior” at NBC — Following revelations about the outsized role ‘The Apprentice’ played in Trump's reinvention, The Hollywood Reporter talked to former NBC insiders who provide new detail on his brazen demands (including large donations to his ill-fated foundation) …
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Political Wire, The Daily Beast and The Week
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Republicans will try to destroy a Biden presidency — As you've heard, Wolf Blitzer and Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) had a very contentious exchange on Tuesday, in which the CNN anchor demanded to know why the House Speaker was not prepared to support the White House's offer of a $1.8 trillion stimulus package.
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Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Trump's flailing campaign is starting to look a lot like Jeb Bush's — One of the most defining political achievements of President Trump's 2016 campaign was his utter humbling of a rival once seen as the front-runner, former Florida governor Jeb Bush. That's why it's especially ironic …
Sohrab Ahmari / New York Post:
If ‘unreliable’ is the issue, why did social media never block anti-Trump stories? — This is what totalitarianism looks like in our century: not men in darkened cells driving screws under the fingernails of dissidents, but Silicon Valley dweebs removing from vast swaths of the Internet …
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Hannah Levitt / Bloomberg:
Wells Fargo Fires More Than 100 Workers for Abusing U.S. Aid — Bank says staff applied for relief meant for small businesses — JPMorgan also has dismissed workers for tapping EIDL program — Wells Fargo & Co. fired more than 100 employees suspected of improperly collecting …
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Hannah Levitt / Bloomberg:
Wells Fargo Fires More Than 100 Workers Over Relief Fund Abuse