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Brian Stelter / CNN:
More people watched Biden on ABC than Trump on NBC, MSNBC and CNBC — New York (CNN Business)Joe Biden's town hall on ABC averaged 13.9 million viewers on Thursday night, easily surpassing the Nielsen ratings for President Trump's town hall on NBC. That alone was a result virtually no one in the TV business expected.
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Will Thorne / Variety:
TV Ratings: Biden Leads Town Hall Duel With Trump in Early Numbers … Presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump appeared in directly competing town halls on Thursday night, after the President dropped out of the second debate. — Trump's hourlong appearance on NBC …
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
The Presidential Town Halls Were Mister Rogers Versus Nasty Uncle Trump — Even Donald Trump has moments of self-awareness. During an interview last week with Rush Limbaugh, the right-wing talk-radio host whom he honored with the Medal of Freedom earlier this year, the President briefly abandoned …
Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Biden's ABC town hall questioners include former Obama speechwriter, wife of former Pennsylvania Dem candidate — Former Obama-Biden administration speechwriter among questioners at ABC town hall — Biden defends economic agenda in town hall — Two of the questioners …
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Early Ratings: Biden's ABC Town Hall Tops Trump's on NBC — And the (ratings) battle of the Thursday town halls goes to...former Vice President Joe Biden and ABC! For now, at least. — On ABC, Biden drew 12.7 million viewers from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. On NBC alone, Trump got 10.4 million viewers in the same time slot.
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
Savannah Guthrie grilled Trump like few others have, taking the heat off NBC for its town hall — The network was criticized for accommodating Trump after he rejected a debate. But then the ‘Today’ host started asking him questions. — NBC faced sharp criticism this week for scheduling …
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Tyler Olson / Fox News:
Biden says ‘it depends’ on court-packing, vaccine mandate at ABC town hall as election nears
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Jessica Lipscomb / Miami New Times:
Woman Who Likes Trump's Smile: “I Wish He Would Smile More and Talk Less”
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Savannah Guthrie gets answers from Trump by setting a fast pace and following up.
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Dan Gainor / Fox News:
Trump's NBC town hall turns into debate with moderator — and Trump wins
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
Guthrie grills Trump, but NBC still has to answer for itself
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Politico:
Trump gets grilled as Biden coasts: Takeaways from the dueling town halls
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Savannah Guthrie's questions at NBC's town hall exposed Trump's warped information diet
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Breitbart:
Exclusive — ‘This is China, Inc.’: Emails Reveal Hunter Biden's Associates Helped Communist-Aligned Chinese Elites Secure White House Meetings — Newly obtained emails from a Hunter Biden business partner lay out in detail how the Vice President's son and his colleagues used their access …
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The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: 1-On-1 With Rudy Giuliani — What Haven't We Seen From The Hunter Biden Hard Drive, And Why Won't He Release It In Full?
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CNN:
US authorities investigating if recently published emails are tied to Russian disinformation effort targeting Biden
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American Greatness:
Giuliani: Hunter Biden's Attorney Contacted Computer Repairman After NY Post Story Broke, Wanted Hard Drive Back
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Charles Lipson / Spectator USA:
Behind the social-media blackout of Biden family corruption
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Luke Mullins / Washingtonian:
He's 32. He's Joe Biden's Press Secretary. And He Has Stage 4 Cancer. — TJ Ducklo found out what it's like to work a presidential campaign while you're battling a devastating personal health crisis. — Everybody on the Biden campaign remembers the day that TJ Ducklo got back on the trail.
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's advisers brace for loss, point fingers — Three senior Trump advisers who recently talked to campaign manager Bill Stepien walked away believing he thinks they will lose. — The big picture: The Trump campaign is filled with internal blaming and pre-spinning of a potential loss …
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Dan Alexander / Forbes:
Donald Trump Has At Least $1 Billion In Debt, More Than Twice The Amount He Suggested — The president's liabilities are spelled out in dozens of documents, published here. — No aspect of Donald Trump's business has been the subject of more speculation than his debt load.
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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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Mainer:
Susan Collins Backs QAnon Believers for Maine Legislature — Candidates advocate “God-declared executions” for “traitorous” Jews, Catholics, Black Lives Matter and environmental activists — Sen. Susan Collins is financially supporting the state legislative campaigns of two fellow Maine Republicans …
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Associated Press:
Concert attended by Gianforte linked to several COVID cases — HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana concert attended by Republican candidate for governor U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte has been linked to several COVID-19 cases, local health officials said Thursday. — The outdoor concert …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Topics for 3rd presidential debate are released — WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): — President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden will face questions on the coronavirus, race issues and climate change in the final presidential debate next week.
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
What About the Rest of the Constitution? — Amy Coney Barrett's originalism ignores the significance of the second American Revolution. — On Tuesday, Judge Amy Coney Barrett took a few minutes during her confirmation hearing to discuss her judicial philosophy, best known as originalism.
Sophia Sleigh / London Evening Standard:
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Jonathan S. Tobin / The Federalist:
Left Targets Dianne Feinstein For Not Attacking Amy Coney Barrett Hard Enough — It is Feinstein's potential for heresy against the new liberal orthodoxy that is causing her party to threaten to take away her status as ranking member if the Democrats regain the majority, not her age.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
The tricky politics of court-packing for Joe Biden
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Ben Collins / NBC News:
QAnon accounts make a dent in voting discussion on Twitter — More than 1 in 50 tweets about voting in the 2020 elections in August and September were posted by QAnon accounts, according to research released Friday by Advance Democracy, a nonpartisan nonprofit.
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Brian Slodysko / Associated Press:
QAnon supporters behind canceled fundraiser give Trump $1M
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The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Pennsylvania has rejected 372,000 mail ballot applications, bewildering voters and straining elections staff — This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up here to get their next investigation.
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New York Times:
Pfizer Says It Won't Seek Vaccine Authorization Before Mid-November — Friday's announcement represents a shift in tone for the company and its leader, who has repeatedly emphasized the month of October in interviews and public appearances. — The chief executive of Pfizer said on Friday …
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New York Times:
End Our National Crisis — whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. — It is separate from the newsroom. — THE VERDICT — Donald Trump's re-election campaign poses the greatest threat to American democracy since World War II.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Alaska Is More Competitive, but Republicans Still Lead — A fondness for minor-party candidates injects some uncertainty, making the state an unlikely late-stage battleground. — New York Times/Siena College poll of likely voters in Alaska — Trump — 45% — Biden — 39% — Jorgensen
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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
In Ohio, a Printing Company Is Overwhelmed and Mail Ballots Are Delayed — The company was until recently flying a “Trump 2020” flag over its Cleveland headquarters. The problems it has had underscore the stress that mail voting has put on the nation's election process amid the pandemic.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
What George W. Bush Plans to Do About Trump — George W. Bush doesn't like Donald Trump. He doesn't like how Trump is behaving as president. He clearly doesn't like the division in the country Trump has fostered. He knows American democracy is under threat.
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Washington Post:
Turned off by Trump, Maryland's GOP governor casts write-in vote for Ronald Reagan — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said he “voted for Ronald Reagan” in this year's election, writing in the name of the late president and conservative icon after concluding that he could support neither President Trump nor Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
A Regulatory Rush by Federal Agencies to Secure Trump's Legacy — With the president's re-election in doubt, cabinet departments are scrambling to finish dozens of new rules affecting millions of Americans. — WASHINGTON — Facing the prospect that President Trump could lose his re-election bid …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Organization Considers Sale of Its Seven Springs Property — Westchester, N.Y., estate has been difficult to develop — The Trump Organization is considering selling its sprawling Westchester, N.Y., estate, according to people familiar with the matter, after years …
Justin Wingerter / Denver Post:
With Gardner trailing Hickenlooper, national GOP groups scale back spending in Colorado — “It's over,” Republican pollster says of Colorado's U.S. Senate race — Faced with a consistent stream of polls showing U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner headed for a loss next month, national Republican groups …
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First Lady / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump: “Give Focus to Our Next Generation” — Over the last couple of weeks, I have had time to reflect on many things personal to me. One of the most honorable and important roles I have ever undertaken has been serving you, the American people, as the First Lady of this country.
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