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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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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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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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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
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Postpone the election? Voter intimidation? Amy Coney Barrett is open to it.
Postpone the election? Voter intimidation? Amy Coney Barrett is open to it.
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Barrett apologizes for calling sexual orientation a ‘preference’
Barrett apologizes for calling sexual orientation a ‘preference’
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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
Judge Amy Coney Barrett flips the script on Democrats over health care, notes when she adopted daughter
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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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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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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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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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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Voters have right to know what Joe Biden did for son Hunter
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
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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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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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.
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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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Trump, Trailing in Pennsylvania, Launches Familiar Attacks on Biden — At a rally in Johnstown, Pa., the president's aides nudged him toward a populist script. But he also had other issues in mind. — WASHINGTON — With just three weeks until Election Day, and President Trump on the defensive …
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Democrats dominate early voting in Florida — MIAMI — Republicans typically hold a slight edge in absentee ballot returns in Florida elections. But this year, there's been a stunning development. — For the first time ever at this stage of a general election, Democrats here are outvoting Republicans …
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Kaitlan Collins / CNN:
Labor secretary's wife, who was at Rose Garden event, tests positive for coronavirus — (CNN)The Labor Department announced in a news release Tuesday night that Secretary Eugene Scalia's wife, Trish, has tested positive for coronavirus. The announcement said that Eugene Scalia has tested negative …
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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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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
DOJ: Trump's ‘total declassification’ of Russiagate docs has no effect
DOJ: Trump's ‘total declassification’ of Russiagate docs has no effect
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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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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 …
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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Axios:
Joe Biden is the luckiest, least scrutinized frontrunner — Eight months ago, Joe Biden was in danger of losing the Democratic nomination. Now he's a prohibitive favorite for president — who got there with lots of luck and shockingly little scrutiny. — Why it matters …
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New York Times and The Guardian
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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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”.
Anna Merlan / VICE:
QAnon Fans Try to Explain Why Trump Took a Drug Developed With Fetal Tissue — QAnon followers are ignoring or explaining away the fact that Trump's COVID “cure” was developed with fetal tissue, something they've said is evil. — Anna Merlan — Standing on the White House Lawn on Thursday …
Tim Alberta / Politico:
'He's just so angry all the time': Trump hemorrhaging support among suburban women — LANSING — Michigan is looking less competitive by the day, and there's a growing likelihood of Joe Biden blowing out Donald Trump here come November 3. — All three Rust Belt states that Trump improbably won in 2016 …
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Armond White / National Review:
Michael Brown's Myth and Counter-Narrative — Amy Coney Barrett's Scandal Discovered: She Seeks to Live Real Christianity — How to Revive Family, Community, and Other Resources of Liberty — Malcolm Muggeridge, Marked by Mobility and a Search for Morality — No Outbreak at Disney World Three Months After Reopening
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 …
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 …
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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