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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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New York Post:
Hunter Biden emails show leveraging connections with his father to boost Burisma pay — Hunter Biden discussed leveraging his connection to his father in a bid to boost his pay from a Ukrainian natural-gas company, according to an e-mail he sent around the time he joined the firm's corporate board.
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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
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National Review, The Federalist and Conservative News Today
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Voters have right to know what Joe Biden did for son Hunter
Caleb Parke / Fox News:
Alyssa Farah slams Pelosi for calling CNN apologist for GOP: ‘News to me’
Alyssa Farah slams Pelosi for calling CNN apologist for GOP: ‘News to me’
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The Federalist and Townhall
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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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
As Trump's chief conspiracy theory suffers a major blow, he reaches for more desperate ones — It was a crystallizing moment in our current political reality: The president, staring down an increasingly likely reelection loss, saw one of his favorite conspiracy theories about his 2020 opponent crumble.
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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Raw Story
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 …
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Bulk of Voters Continue to Back Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation — 48% say the Senate should confirm Ginsburg's replacement; 31% say it should not — As the Senate Judiciary Committee considers Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court …
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Barrett suggests Obamacare might survive Trump challenge
Barrett suggests Obamacare might survive Trump challenge
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Fox News, Roll Call, KTLA and Alternet.org
Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
Amy Coney Barrett Explained Why She Doesn't Care About Preexisting Conditions
Amy Coney Barrett Explained Why She Doesn't Care About Preexisting Conditions
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Sarah Jones / New York Magazine:
Amy Coney Barrett Is the Perfect Victim for the Christian Right
Amy Coney Barrett Is the Perfect Victim for the Christian Right
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National Review, Wall Street Journal, New Republic and Slate
Mairead McArdle / National Review:
Merriam-Webster Alters Dictionary to Align with Democratic Attacks on Barrett's Use of ‘Sexual Preference’
Merriam-Webster Alters Dictionary to Align with Democratic Attacks on Barrett's Use of ‘Sexual Preference’
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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The Moderate Voice, Associated Press, ABC News, WISH-TV, Wall Street Journal, Florida Politics, Raw Story and New York Times
Wajahat Ali / New York Times:
If Amy Coney Barrett Were Muslim
If Amy Coney Barrett Were Muslim
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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 …
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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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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Trump, Trailing in Pennsylvania, Launches Familiar Attacks on Biden
Trump, Trailing in Pennsylvania, Launches Familiar Attacks on Biden
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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.
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Political Wire
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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The Daily Caller, TheBlaze, New York Times, Fox News and The Guardian
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
White House Cites Herd-Immunity Petition Signed by Fake Experts Including ‘Dr. Johnny Bananas’ — BEYOND THE PEEL — The White House has reportedly embraced a declaration by a group of scientists arguing for a “herd immunity” strategy to deal with America's coronavirus pandemic …
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Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Biden Is Not Out of the Woods — Unanticipated electoral developments are affecting both presidential campaigns in surprising ways. — Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality. — With 20 days to go, most signals favor Joe Biden …
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Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
What Kamala Harris Learned About Power at Howard — As a college student, she wanted to have an impact. The answer she landed on — working inside institutions — set her on the path to the vice-presidential nomination. — WASHINGTON — Lita Rosario remembers when she first noticed the girl named Kamala.
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 …
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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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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Raw Story
Jeremy Wallace / Houston Chronicle:
Texas surpassed 1 million votes on first day of early voting — More than a million Texans have already cast ballots after just the first day of early voting. — And the state isn't even finished counting the first day's numbers. — Record breaking early voting, combined with unusually high mail …
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Political Wire
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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David Frum / The Atlantic:
Last Exit From Autocracy — The most important ballot question in 2020 is not Joe Biden versus Donald Trump, or Democrat versus Republican. The most important question is: Will Trump get away with his corruption—will his crooked and authoritarian tactics succeed? — If the answer is yes, be ready for more.
The Daily Beast:
Trump's COVID Task Force Is Now Openly Rebelling Against Him — From Fauci, to Birx, to Redfield, the president's top health officials appear to be at their wits' end. — Standing outside of one of the main buildings on the University of Connecticut campus last week, Dr. Deborah Birx …
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Donald Trump has turned the White House into a bribe factory — For years now it has been clear that Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in American history. No previous president has continued to operate a vast personal business empire while in office — creating more than 3,000 identifiable conflicts of interest.
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Ricochet Podcast:
House of Deplorables: Victor Davis Hanson Makes His Final “Case For Trump” — SUBSCRIBE WITH: — With a little over three weeks to go before the election, we thought it would a good time to have a heart to heart discussion with our good friend Victor Davis Hanson. the Classics professor …
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National Review, Power Line and Q & A, Hosted
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Foreign Operatives and Rudy Try to Bail out Trump Again — Right on time we seem to have our first Giuliani-linked foreign intelligence drops into the 2020 campaign. The New York Post ran a story today purporting to suggest Hunter Biden had introduced a Burisma colleague to his father in 2015.
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The Gateway Pundit and Balloon Juice
Cody Goodwin / Des Moines Register:
President Donald Trump to award Dan Gable the Presidential Medal of Freedom — Watch Video: Ask Dan Gable: What was it like to win an Olympic gold medal? — Dan Gable is about to add a significant award to his already-crowded trophy case. — President Donald J. Trump plans to award Gable …
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