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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 …
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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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Financial Times:
Trump refuses to disavow QAnon conspiracy theory — President stands by controversial retweet as candidates take part in duelling town-hall broadcasts — Donald Trump refused to denounce a conspiracy theory peddled by far-right group QAnon as the president and his Democratic challenger …
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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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Jessica Lipscomb / Miami New Times:
Woman Who Likes Trump's Smile: “I Wish He Would Smile More and Talk Less” — If you'd made a bingo card in anticipation of tonight's Miami town hall with President Donald Trump, a few squares would be obvious. Trump says he's feeling better than ever after his COVID-19 diagnosis? Check.
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Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Early Ratings: Biden's ABC Town Hall Tops Trump's on NBC — Initial Nielsen numbers don't include MSNBC viewership or time-zone adjustments — And the (ratings) battle of the Thursday town halls goes to...former Vice President Joe Biden and ABC! For now, at least.
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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 …
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Dan Gainor / Fox News:
Trump's NBC town hall turns into debate with moderator — and Trump wins
Trump's NBC town hall turns into debate with moderator — and Trump wins
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Savannah Guthrie's questions at NBC's town hall exposed Trump's warped information diet
Savannah Guthrie's questions at NBC's town hall exposed Trump's warped information diet
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The Daily Beast:
The Biden and Trump Shows: It's Mr. Rogers Vs. 'Someone's Crazy Uncle'
The Biden and Trump Shows: It's Mr. Rogers Vs. 'Someone's Crazy Uncle'
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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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Aaron Rupar / Vox:
The jarring contrast between Trump and Biden, in 3 moments from their competing town halls
The jarring contrast between Trump and Biden, in 3 moments from their competing town halls
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NBC News:
5 takeaways from Trump's and Biden's dueling town halls
5 takeaways from Trump's and Biden's dueling town halls
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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 …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
On Hunter Biden, remember the real story — The social media angle of the Hunter Biden email story has nearly taken over public discussion of the piece published in the New York Post headlined, “Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad.”
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Wall Street Journal:
The Hunter Biden Business
The Hunter Biden Business
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Paul Sperry / RealClearInvestigations:
Joe Biden's Boosters Wrote His Prodigal Son's Entire Resume
Joe Biden's Boosters Wrote His Prodigal Son's Entire Resume
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Caroline Rose Giuliani / Vanity Fair:
Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Caroline on Voting for Joe Biden
Rudy Giuliani's Daughter Caroline on Voting for Joe Biden
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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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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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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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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.
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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Derrick Bryson Taylor / New York Times:
Trump Administration Rejects California's Request for Wildfire Relief
Trump Administration Rejects California's Request for Wildfire Relief
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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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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 …
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.
Peter Nicholas / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Scared — He seemed as if he might be delirious. He blasted out bewildering tweets in all caps. Sick and infectious, he circled the perimeter of the hospital in an armored SUV, waving to supporters. He demanded the arrest of his opponents. — After doctors treated Donald …
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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.
Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Where will all the Trump staffers go? Preparing for the worst, the GOP ponders life after Trump — If Trump loses, 'it'll be challenging for Republicans everywhere' to find a new job, said Sean Spicer. — Four years ago, some Republicans who said unsavory things during the campaign …
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Jacqueline Alemany / Washington Post:
Power Up: How much of a problem is a Trump job on your resume? Some Republicans are starting to wonder
Power Up: How much of a problem is a Trump job on your resume? Some Republicans are starting to wonder
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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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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Sasse unleashes scathing attack on Trump, ‘TV-obsessed’ narcissist
GOP Sen. Sasse unleashes scathing attack on Trump, ‘TV-obsessed’ narcissist
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Associated Press:
Avalanche of early votes transforming 2020 election — More than 17 million Americans have already cast ballots in the 2020 election, a record-shattering avalanche of early votes driven both by Democratic enthusiasm and a pandemic that has transformed the way the nation votes.
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Alex Burness / Denver Post:
Early voter turnout in Colorado increases a “bonkers” 2,400% from 2016
Early voter turnout in Colorado increases a “bonkers” 2,400% from 2016
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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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Associated Press:
White House puts ‘politicals’ at CDC to try to control info — NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump White House has installed two political operatives at the nation's top public health agency to try to control the information it releases about the coronavirus pandemic as the administration seeks …
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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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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Videos Show Proud Boys' ‘Extra Friendly’ Relationship With Philly Cops — Exclusive footage paints a disturbing picture of the city just days before Trump told the group to “stand back and stand by” and teased election intimidation in Pennsylvania. … On Sept. 26, members of the far-right group …