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The Daily Beast:
Rudy: Only ‘50/50’ Chance I Worked With a ‘Russian Spy’ to Dig Dirt on Bidens and Ukraine — In a wild interview, Giuliani defended his years-long mission to torpedo the Bidens by exposing their alleged misdeeds in Ukraine. And he doesn't care who supplied the ammunition.
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Media Matters for America:
On election coverage, CBS is falling for the same trap it did four years ago — CBS' decision to question Joe Biden about suspect NY Post stories irresponsibly amplifies a right-wing-media-fueled pseudo-scandal — In the final weeks before Election Day, CBS is validating …
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POLITICUSUSA, TheBlaze and The Daily Caller
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Analysis: Questionable ‘N.Y. Post’ Scoop Driven By Ex-Hannity Producer And Giuliani — It is a classic moment in the weeks before Election Day: a news outlet runs a front-page exclusive promising scandalous revelations about a big-ticket candidate. — This week, the New York Post published …
Audrey Conklin / Fox Business:
Twitter refuses to unlock New York Post account unless Hunter Biden posts deleted
Twitter refuses to unlock New York Post account unless Hunter Biden posts deleted
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Fox News
Matt Taibbi / Reporting:
Facebook and Twitter's Intervention Highlights Dangerous New Double Standard
Facebook and Twitter's Intervention Highlights Dangerous New Double Standard
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Redstate, New York Post, israpundit.org, IJR, Power Line, Tennessee Star and Fox News
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
One of Kentucky's largest newspapers endorses McConnell's challenger — The Lexington Herald-Leader, one of Kentucky's largest newspapers, has endorsed Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.)'s Democratic challenger Amy McGrath for the state's senate seat. — The newspaper wrote in its endorsement …
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Chad Pergram / Fox News:
Amy Coney Barrett: The likely confirmation schedule for the Supreme Court nominee
Amy Coney Barrett: The likely confirmation schedule for the Supreme Court nominee
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Reuters, The Hill, Politico, Breitbart, Political Wire and National File
J. Michael Luttig / Washington Post:
A 2009 Supreme Court ruling may require Barrett to recuse herself from 2020 election cases
Igor Derysh / Salon:
Watchdog group accuses Amy Coney Barrett of “unconscionable cruelty” in teen rape case
Harry Enten / CNN:
Amy Coney Barrett is winning even as Trump is losing
Amy Coney Barrett is winning even as Trump is losing
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Fox News, Daily Kos and Associated Press
Molly Jong-Fast / Vogue:
Yes, It's Time for Lindsey Graham to Go — In May 2016, Lindsey Graham tweeted, “If we nominate Trump, we will get destroyed . . . and we will deserve it.” This tweet turned out to be prescient. But this was before Lindsey Graham jumped on the Trump train and joined him on the golf course.
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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Oracle founder donated $250,000 to Graham PAC in final days of TikTok deal — “If TikTok is saved, you can thank me,” Graham said in August — Oracle CEO Larry Ellison donated $250,000 to a super PAC supporting Sen. Lindsey Graham's (R-SC) reelection campaign as his company closed …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
2020 Elections Live Updates: Biden's Campaign Warns Against Complacency Despite Polling Lead — More than 2.4 million voters in Florida, a critical battleground state, have already cast their ballots by mail. President Trump hosted a rally in Macon, Ga., on Friday night as some Senate Republicans …
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CNN, Talking Points Memo, Fox News, The Guardian, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Conservative News Today, Los Angeles Times, Axios and Florida Politics
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Colby Itkowitz / Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump holds back-to-back rallies in Midwest, Biden campaign warns race is neck-and-neck
Live updates: Trump holds back-to-back rallies in Midwest, Biden campaign warns race is neck-and-neck
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Talking Points Memo, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, WTOP, Daily Kos, Bangor Daily News, Investor's Business Daily, TheBlaze, Reuters, The Week and TMZ.com
Sarah Al-Arshani / Business Insider:
Trump says 'maybe I'll have to leave the country' if he loses the 2020 election to Joe Biden
Trump says 'maybe I'll have to leave the country' if he loses the 2020 election to Joe Biden
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Associated Press:
Organizers exhort women to vote for change at US rallies — WASHINGTON (AP) — A mostly young, diverse crowd of masked women rallied Saturday in the nation's capital, exhorting voters to oppose President Donald Trump and his fellow Republican candidates in the Nov. 3 elections.
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Timothy Gardner / Reuters:
Trump slams Republican critic who warned of November ‘bloodbath’
Trump slams Republican critic who warned of November ‘bloodbath’
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Los Angeles Times and The Guardian
Stephen Fowler / ProPublica:
Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have to Wait in Line for Hours? Their Numbers Have Soared, and Their Polling Places Have Dwindled. … Kathy spotted the long line of voters as she pulled into the Christian City Welcome Center about 3:30 p.m., ready to cast her ballot in the June 9 primary election.
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BBC:
France teacher attack: Suspect ‘asked pupils to point Samuel Paty out’ — The man who beheaded a teacher in a street in France waited outside the school and asked pupils to identify his target, anti-terrorism officials say. — The man then posted images on social media of dead victim Samuel Paty …
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New York Times, The Guardian, CNN, Politico, NPR, Jihad Watch, Radio Free Europe/Radio …, New York Post and UPI
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Jurgen Hecker / Agence France-Presse:
Teacher who showed students Muhammad cartoons decapitated in Paris terror attack
Teacher who showed students Muhammad cartoons decapitated in Paris terror attack
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Power Line, The Guardian and Instapundit
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The News Media Isn't Biased Against Trump. It's Biased For Him. — Going into his NBC town hall, President Trump decided, for some reason, that his thematic message would be his unfair treatment at the hands of the forum in which he was voluntarily participating.
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New York Daily News, The Guardian and Fox News
Kimberlee Kruesi / Associated Press:
Federal appeals court upholds Kentucky abortion law — A federal appeals court has upheld a decades-old Kentucky law requiring abortion clinics to have written agreements with a hospital and an ambulance service in case of medical emergencies. — The 2-1 decision by the 6th U.S. Court …
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Townhall, ACLU of Kentucky, Fox News and The Hill
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Wall Street Journal:
Packing the U.S. Senate — A 104-seat Upper Chamber is on the agenda if Democrats sweep the election. — By The Editorial Board — Democrats are threatening to pack the Supreme Court if Amy Coney Barrett is confirmed, but they might not have the Senate votes if the chamber is closely divided.
Jon Levine / New York Post:
Kristen Welker, upcoming presidential debate moderator, has deep Democrat ties — All eyes are turning to NBC News White House correspondent Kristen Welker as she prepares to host the third and final presidential debate Thursday. — President Trump and Joe Biden will square off …
Jamie Smyth / Financial Times:
Jacinda Ardern wins New Zealand election by a landslide — Voters back Labour prime minister's empathetic leadership and decisive action during Covid-19 crisis — Jacinda Ardern will serve a second term as New Zealand prime minister following Labour's landslide victory in an election on Saturday …
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Spectator USA
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Julia Hollingsworth / CNN:
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wins second term in landslide election victory
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern wins second term in landslide election victory
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Axios, Associated Press, NPR, Washington Post, Forbes, Slate, Vox, New York Times, New York Post and Bloomberg
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Trump draws thousands, many without masks, to Janesville as cases of coronavirus soar in Wisconsin — JANESVILLE - Thousands of Donald Trump's fans, many of them without masks, prepared to welcome the president on an airport tarmac Saturday evening amid soaring coronavirus cases across Wisconsin.
CNN:
The legal reckoning awaiting Donald Trump if he loses the election — New York (CNN)If things don't go Donald Trump's way on Election Day, the President may face more serious matters than how to pack up the West Wing. — Without some of the protections afforded him by the presidency …
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Raw Story
Des Moines Register:
Republican incumbents should be cast out, and open seats awarded to Democrats — Editorial: An overwhelming repudiation at the polls will drive home to GOP members how far they have strayed from the noble principles of their past. … Most Iowans were probably raised to vote for the person, not the political party.
Michael Powell / New York Times:
‘White Supremacy’ Once Meant David Duke and the Klan. Now It Refers to Much More. — The phrase has poured into the nation's rhetorical bloodstream. Organizations from the N.F.L. to art museums to colleges requiring the SAT are accused of perpetuating it.
Ken Coleman / Michigan Advance:
Magic Johnson in Detroit: Trump ‘never had a plan’ for pandemic — Earvin “Magic” Johnson, National Basketball Association legend and Michigan native, on Saturday ripped President Donald Trump for his record on combating the COVID-19 pandemic during a campaign event for Democratic presidential …