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6:45 PM ET, October 14, 2020

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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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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 …
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.
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Giuliani and the New York Post Are Pushing Russian Disinformation.  It's a Big Test for the Media.  —  For indispensable reporting on the coronavirus crisis, the election, and more, subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter.  —  A newly discovered laptop, the FBI, a trove of emails …
New York Post:
Facebook censors The Post to help Joe Biden's 2020 campaign  —  So much for Facebook's claims to be a neutral platform: One of its top execs just put the social-media giant firmly in the pro-Biden camp.  —  Andy Stone, the social-media company's policy communications manager …
Politico:
Biden campaign lashes out at New York Post
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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
New York Post:
Hunter Biden emails show leveraging connections with his father to boost Burisma pay
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Foreign Operatives and Rudy Try to Bail out Trump Again
Discussion: Mother Jones and Balloon Juice
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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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.
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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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 …
Politico:
Barrett all but seals her confirmation after contentious hearings  —  Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday all-but solidified her confirmation to the Supreme Court, wrapping up two days of intense questioning from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee that largely focused on the future of Obamacare.
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Lawrence B. Solum / Los Angeles Times:
Op-Ed: Judge Barrett is an originalist. Should we be afraid?
Discussion: Foreign Policy, The Mahablog and NPR
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   Democrats raise at least $35 million during Amy Coney Barrett hearings
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NBC Says Trump Will Hold Town Hall Meeting Thursday, Competing Against Biden  —  President Trump may not be debating Joseph R. Biden Jr. on the same stage on Thursday night as originally planned.  But the two candidates will still face off head-to-head.  —  NBC News confirmed on Wednesday …
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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 …
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 …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian and Forbes
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Jeremy Wallace / Houston Chronicle:
Texas surpassed 1 million votes on first day of early voting
Discussion: Political Wire
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) …
Discussion: The Daily Beast and The Week
Troy Closson / New York Times:
Amy Cooper Made 2nd 911 Call to Falsely Accuse Black Bird-Watcher  —  Prosecutors said Ms. Cooper called the police twice, saying she had not only been threatened but had been assaulted by a man in Central Park who had asked her to leash her dog.  —  Amy Cooper, the white woman who called …
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:
How Joe Biden Became the Unlikeliest of Online Fund-Raising Superstars
Discussion: Associated Press
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.
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
DOJ official Bruce Ohr resigns from department amid disciplinary review  —  Ohr had been scrutinized for his ties to former British spy Christopher Steele.  —  Trump directs release of new portions of warrant tied to Russia probe  —  Trump directs the release of some previously classified portions …
Montana State University:
MSU releases its Treasure State pre-election poll  —  The 1,787 Montanans who responded to the 2020 Treasure State mail-in poll consisting of about 80 questions revealed a tight race in key elections.
Discussion: Political Wire
 
 
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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace:
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Discussion: Mother Jones
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Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Conservative think tank: Biden proposals would cut taxes for most in 2021
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Biden Is Not Out of the Woods  —  Unanticipated electoral developments are affecting …
The Daily Beast:
Trump's COVID Task Force Is Now Openly Rebelling Against Him
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