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Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Voters have right to know what Joe Biden did for son Hunter  —  Joe Biden repeatedly has denied knowing anything about son Hunter's lucrative work on the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma.  —  “Hunter Biden is a private citizen and a lawyer.  The former vice president does not endorse …
New York Post:
Hunter Biden emails show leveraging connections with his father to boost Burisma pay
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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Jeremy Stahl / Slate:
Amy Coney Barrett Explained Why She Doesn't Care About Preexisting Conditions  —  From the beginning of Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court hearings, the Democratic members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have been focused on the message that Barrett represents a threat to the survival …
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
Wife of Trump's labor secretary, who was at Barrett Rose Garden event, tests positive for Covid
Discussion: Politico and The Week
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump's words haunt Amy Coney Barrett as she vows not to be a ‘pawn’ on Supreme Court
John Duffy / Teacher-Scholar-Activist:
An Open Letter to Judge Amy Coney Barrett From Your Notre Dame Colleagues
CBS News:
Live updates: Amy Coney Barrett faces questions on Day 2 of Senate hearings
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: ProPublica, opb and The Week
Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Proposal to hasten herd immunity to the coronavirus grabs White House attention but appalls top scientists  —  Maverick scientists who call for allowing the coronavirus to spread freely at “natural” rates among healthy young people while keeping most aspects of the economy up and running …
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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 …
Discussion: New York Times and Raw Story
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: New York Times and The Guardian
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
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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Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Trump's Great “Unmasking” Hoax Is Finally Dead  —  Another “Deep State” non-scandal goes down the memory hole.  —  G uess we can close the file on that one.  —  William Barr has quietly ended the probe into the supposed “unmasking” scandal which was only opened as fan service …
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.
Discussion: Raw Story, CBS Pittsburgh and KVIA-TV
Grace Segers / CBS News:
“Staggering” need: COVID-19 has led to rising levels in food insecurity across the U.S.  —  Before the coronavirus pandemic hit Mississippi earlier this year, Lee County had seen a significant decrease in food insecurity.  —  “Our food insecurity rate was at about 16.2%,” said Jason Martin …
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.
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 …
Discussion: CNN and Raw Story
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?
Discussion: The Guardian, NPR and New York Post
Emily Gray / Ipsos MORI:
Scottish independence  — Among those who would be likely to vote in an independence referendum, 58% say they would vote Yes while 42% would vote No.  — Almost two thirds (64%) of Scots say that the UK Government should allow another independence referendum to be held within …
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg
The Federalist:
In Minneapolis, Rage And Fear Have Hobbled A Great American City  —  The one-two punch of riots over George Floyd's death and shutdowns over the pandemic have taken a terrible toll on the City of Lakes.  —  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — The intersection in south Minneapolis where George Floyd died …
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 …
David Enrich / New York Times:
No, There Isn't Evidence That Trump Owes Money to Russia  —  President Trump owes a lot of money: hundreds of millions of dollars of it.  —  Whom he owes it to has been the subject of countless conspiracy theories.  Lately, liberals and other social media accounts have been spreading rumors …
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 …
Discussion: Power Line and Q & A, Hosted
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”.
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Another pro-Trump ad uses footage from Russia  —  A new pro-Trump super PAC ad uses stock footage from Russia and Belarus in a major ad buy that's airing in three swing states.  It's the fourth time in three months that an ad promoting President Donald Trump's reelection has used footage from Russia.
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
 
 
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Darrel Rowland / The Columbus Dispatch:
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Armond White / National Review:
Michael Brown's Myth and Counter-Narrative
Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Drug-Discount Cards Expected to Reach Medicare Recipients After Election
Discussion: Axios
Anna Merlan / VICE:
QAnon Fans Try to Explain Why Trump Took a Drug Developed With Fetal Tissue
Tony Leys / Des Moines Register:
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Pro-Trump Group Closes Campaign by Shopping Dirt on the Lincoln Project
Sarah Ferris / Politico:
Pelosi chafes at Wolf Blitzer's questions on Covid talks
Darlene Superville / Associated Press:
First lady unseen as Trump restarts campaign after COVID-19
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
DOJ says Trump's tweets “declassifying” Russia documents are not orders
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and Politico
Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Supreme Court halts census in latest twist of 2020 count
Davey Alba / New York Times:
Riled Up: Misinformation Stokes Calls for Violence on Election Day
Reuters:
U.S. Justice Department accuses Melania Trump book author of breaking nondisclosure pact