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Washington Post:
White House was warned Giuliani was target of Russian intelligence operation to feed misinformation to Trump — U.S. intelligence agencies warned the White House last year that President Trump's personal lawyer Rudolph W. Giuliani was the target of an influence operation by Russian intelligence …
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Ken Dilanian / NBC News:
Feds examining if alleged Hunter Biden emails are linked to a foreign intel operation — WASHINGTON — Federal investigators are examining whether the emails allegedly describing activities by Joe Biden and his son Hunter and found on a laptop at a Delaware repair shop are linked …
CBS News:
What we know - and don't know - about Hunter Biden's alleged laptop
What we know - and don't know - about Hunter Biden's alleged laptop
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Politico, Redstate, Breitbart and New York Post
New York Times:
Trump Said to Be Warned That Giuliani Was Conveying Russian Disinformation
Trump Said to Be Warned That Giuliani Was Conveying Russian Disinformation
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Mediaite and Alternet.org
New York Post:
Deconstructing Twitter's nonsensical excuses for suppressing Post's Hunter Biden scoops
Deconstructing Twitter's nonsensical excuses for suppressing Post's Hunter Biden scoops
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Fox News, Real Clear Politics, Power Line, Newsbusters, NPR, The Daily Beast, Washington Post and Issues & Insights, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Twitter Changes Course After Republicans Claim ‘Election Interference’
Twitter Changes Course After Republicans Claim ‘Election Interference’
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Wall Street Journal, Reason and Redstate, more at Techmeme »
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Facebook and Twitter Cross a Line Far More Dangerous Than What They Censor
Facebook and Twitter Cross a Line Far More Dangerous Than What They Censor
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Fox News, MIT Technology Review, Associated Press, Tennessee Star and Breitbart, more at Mediagazer »
Wall Street Journal:
The Hunter Biden Business
The Hunter Biden Business
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Washington Examiner, Townhall and Fox News
Ebony Bowden / New York Post:
Biden doesn't get one question on Hunter Biden exposé at ABC News town hall
Biden doesn't get one question on Hunter Biden exposé at ABC News town hall
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Townhall, pjmedia.com, Breitbart and Fox News
The Daily Beast:
The Biden and Trump Shows: It's Mr. Rogers Vs. 'Someone's Crazy Uncle' — “He didn't spend the whole time yelling, he didn't piss himself... so this was as best as we could have hoped for,” said one Trump campaign adviser. — On one channel, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Savannah Guthrie gets answers from Trump by setting a fast pace and following up. — Savannah Guthrie spent most of the NBC News town hall tearing into President Trump with a series of quick-paced, conversational questions that put him on the spot and successfully revealed his evasions …
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Fox News, The Daily Caller, Mediaite, Variety, POLITICUSUSA, The Wrap and Patterico's Pontifications
Politico:
Trump refuses to denounce QAnon — and other key moments from tonight's town halls — The second presidential debate was called off, but President Donald Trump and Joe Biden still spent Thursday night on national TV, answering questions from voters in separate town hall events.
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Aaron Rupar / Vox:
The jarring contrast between Trump and Biden, in 3 moments from their competing town halls — President Trump and Joe Biden held competing town halls on Thursday. Jim Watson, Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images — At the very moment Trump embraced QAnon, Biden embraced science.
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NBC News:
5 takeaways from Trump's and Biden's dueling town halls — WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and Joe Biden were in different cities for the dueling town halls Thursday that replaced their debate. But they may as well have been in different universes. — Replacing the presidential debate …
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New York Times, Fox News, Washington Post, The Daily Beast, Politico, Florida Politics, NBC Boston, The Hill, UPI, KRQE-TV, CNBC, Bloomberg, Raw Story, Newsbusters, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Guardian, The Week, Reuters, WAVY-TV and The Bulwark
New York Times:
A Combative Trump and a Deliberate Biden Spar From Afar at Town Halls — With less than three weeks left in the campaign, there was no sign that either candidate was diverging from the political tracks they laid down months ago. — President Trump spoke positively about an extremist …
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Outside the Beltway, Politico, KVIA-TV, Slate, Redstate, Breitbart, New York Post and Tennessee Star
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Savannah Guthrie grilled Trump like few others have, taking the heat off NBC for its town hall
Savannah Guthrie grilled Trump like few others have, taking the heat off NBC for its town hall
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Fox News, Mediaite, Real Clear Politics, Poynter, The Daily Beast, The Guardian, Newsbusters and TheBlaze, more at Mediagazer »
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Fact-Checking the Trump and Biden Town Halls
Fact-Checking the Trump and Biden Town Halls
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The Daily Beast, Tennessee Star and ABC News
Politico:
Trump gets grilled as Biden coasts: Takeaways from the dueling town halls
Trump gets grilled as Biden coasts: Takeaways from the dueling town halls
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The Bulwark, The Nation, NPR and KVIA-TV
Molly Olmstead / Slate:
It Took Savannah Guthrie 19 Minutes to Give Trump His Toughest Grilling in Years
It Took Savannah Guthrie 19 Minutes to Give Trump His Toughest Grilling in Years
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New York Times, The Week, The Guardian, The Atlantic and Vox
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Trump town hall sparks behind-the-scenes fury at NBC
Trump town hall sparks behind-the-scenes fury at NBC
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Washington Free Beacon, The Wrap, New York Times, The Hill, Breitbart, The Daily Beast, Axios and Lawyers, Guns & Money
David Marcus / The Federalist:
Biden Muddles Through Gentle, Hunter-Free Town Hall
Biden Muddles Through Gentle, Hunter-Free Town Hall
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The American Spectator, ABC News, Asia Times, Fox News and Washington Times
Caroline Rose Giuliani / Vanity Fair:
Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Caroline on Voting for Joe Biden — I have a difficult confession—something I usually save for at least the second date. My father is Rudy Giuliani. We are multiverses apart, politically and otherwise. I've spent a lifetime forging an identity in the arts separate …
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
There Is Only One Solution to the Amy Coney Barrett Debacle
There Is Only One Solution to the Amy Coney Barrett Debacle
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Alternet.org and Axios
New York Times:
By Calling Climate Change ‘Controversial,’ Barrett Created Controversy
By Calling Climate Change ‘Controversial,’ Barrett Created Controversy
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Associated Press and Daily Kos
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democrats hint at consequences as GOP moves to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
Democrats hint at consequences as GOP moves to confirm Amy Coney Barrett
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Fox News, Washington Post, Associated Press, Reuters, Politico, Breitbart, Axios, Erick on the Radio and Political Wire
Eric Boehm / Reason:
Joe Biden Still Doesn't Have a Coherent Answer About Court Packing
Joe Biden Still Doesn't Have a Coherent Answer About Court Packing
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UPI, Washington Post and IJR
Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
Biden Says He'll Clarify Court-Packing Stance before Election — with a Catch
Biden Says He'll Clarify Court-Packing Stance before Election — with a Catch
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Slamming Trump, G.O.P. Senator Warns of a ‘Republican Blood Bath’ — Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska issued a scathing takedown of President Trump during a telephone town hall with constituents, saying he cozied up to dictators and white supremacists. — Senator Ben Sasse, Republican of Nebraska …
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David M. Drucker / Washington Examiner:
Exclusive: GOP Sen. Sasse says Trump ‘kisses dictators’ butts' and mocks evangelicals — Republican Sen. Ben Sasse excoriated President Trump in a telephone conference call with constituents this week, saying he had mishandled the coronavirus response, “kisses dictators' butts,” …
CNN:
Trump administration rejects California's disaster assistance request for wildfires — (CNN)The Trump administration has rejected California's request for a disaster declaration for six destructive wildfires that burned hundreds of thousands of acres across the state, including …
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Andrew J. Campa / Los Angeles Times:
Trump administration blocks California wildfire relief
Trump administration blocks California wildfire relief
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The Week, New York Post and CBS Los Angeles
The Babylon Bee:
Twitter Shuts Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News … SAN FRANCISCO, CA—In a last-ditch effort to stop negative stories about Joe Biden and his family from spreading, Twitter shut down its entire social network Thursday. — After seeing account after account tweet …
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Politico, Bloomberg, Mediaite, Raw Story and Political Wire
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Christie Says He Was ‘Wrong’ Not to Wear Masks at White House — Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor who was hospitalized as he battled the coronavirus, urged people to follow C.D.C. guidelines in public. — Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor who was recently battling …
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New Republic, The Daily Beast, IJR, The Hill, The Week, Fox News, Raw Story, Axios, KVIA-TV, New York Post, Talking Points Memo, NBC New York and Political Wire
Matt Buxton / The Midnight Sun:
Gross gains slight lead on Sullivan in latest poll — The latest poll on the race for Alaska's U.S. Senate seat gives Democrat-backed independent challenger Al Gross a one-point lead against Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan. — Gross has the support of 47% of the 606 Alaska likely voters covered …
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Political Wire and Balloon Juice
Dan Goldberg / Politico:
Hospitals search for enough beds and nurses as virus rebounds — The coronavirus is engulfing big city hospitals in states including Utah, Wisconsin and Indiana that are running low on nurses and beds and are being forced to set up overflow facilities. — With new daily U.S. cases surpassing 62,000 …
Grant Stern / The Dworkin Report:
“Rigged” author explains how Russia is interfering in the 2020 election today — Scott speaks with author David Shimer, whose new book “Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference” has received critical acclaim, including from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.