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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
New York Post Published Hunter Biden Report Amid Newsroom Doubts — Some reporters withheld their bylines and questioned the credibility of an article that made the tabloid's front page on Wednesday. — The New York Post's front-page article about Hunter Biden on Wednesday was written mostly …
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Peter Sterne / New York Magazine:
New York Post Insiders Slag ‘Very Flimsy’ Hunter Biden Stories — The New York Post's own journalists say they are skeptical of the paper's stories about Hunter Biden, including the man who wrote most of the “smoking gun” story and would not put his name on it, four newsroom sources told Intelligencer.
New York Post:
‘Unverified’ is a (false) excuse for ignoring The Post's Hunter Biden scoops
‘Unverified’ is a (false) excuse for ignoring The Post's Hunter Biden scoops
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Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Hunter Biden left laptop at repair shop, owner tells Senate panel
Hunter Biden left laptop at repair shop, owner tells Senate panel
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Chris Willman / Variety:
Beastie Boys License a Song for an Ad for First Time Ever, for Joe Biden Spot Focused on Live Music Shutdown … The Beastie Boys had never before licensed any of their songs for an advertisement, but that commercial blackout came to an end during Sunday's Steelers/Browns game, when the sounds of …
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Tobias Gerhard Schminke / Europe Elects:
Polls: Europeans favour Biden over Trump by wide margins — Note: this article is continuously updated as we receive more data. If you have more data for us, send it to the author of this article via email: tobias.schminke@europeelects.eu. — With the US Presidential election being only a few days away …
Allan Smith / NBC News:
Trump mocks Biden for trusting scientists while Biden slams Trump for Covid-19 ‘lie’
Trump mocks Biden for trusting scientists while Biden slams Trump for Covid-19 ‘lie’
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Trump campaign adviser signals president will tone it down at upcoming debate
Trump campaign adviser signals president will tone it down at upcoming debate
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Jonathan LaPook / CBS News:
Fauci admits administration has restricted his media appearances, says he's not surprised Trump got COVID — In a wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview, Dr. Anthony Fauci expresses his frustration with a Trump campaign ad; explains why, early in the pandemic, masks were largely recommended …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Losing His Touch. So Is the TV Producer Who Shaped His Image. — Mark Burnett helped turn Donald Trump into a national figure with “The Apprentice.” But since 2016, his impact “has kind of gone bust.” — Did you catch Steve Harvey's “Funderdome” on ABC?
New York Times:
As Local News Dies, a Pay-for-Play Network Rises in Its Place — A nationwide operation of 1,300 local sites publishes coverage that is ordered up by Republican groups and corporate P.R. firms. — The instructions were clear: Write an article calling out Sara Gideon …
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Los Angeles Times:
The Beach Boys, tony Lido Isle, $150,000 tickets: A peek inside Trump's Orange County fundraiser — President Trump arrived in Orange County on Sunday to raise money for his cash-strapped campaign even as he is running behind Democratic nominee Joe Biden in polls. — “Everyone assumes he's going to go to battleground states.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Scoop: What Trump's debate coaches are telling him — President Trump's team is telling him ahead of Thursday's final debate: Stop interrupting Joe Biden. And try to be more likable. — What to watch: Trump will tell more jokes and try, if he can stay on message, to strike a softer tone.
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
David Perdue's mocking of Kamala Harris yields nearly $2M haul for his rival — Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue inadvertently sparked a movement that benefited his rival's campaign when he mocked the pronunciation of Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris' name.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
How Biden destroyed Trump's TV ad ‘death star’ — Football fans in Phoenix will tune their TVs to ESPN to watch their Arizona Cardinals play the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. — They'll also see Joe Biden running up the score in advertising over President Donald Trump …
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Dan Merica / CNN:
Biden campaign blitzes pricey football games with series of new ads
Biden campaign blitzes pricey football games with series of new ads
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New York Times:
Trump Runs the Kind of Campaign He Likes, but Not the One He Might Need — With little time left to change the trajectory of the race, there is a large gulf separating the president's experience of the campaign from the more sobering assessments of party officials.
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Wall Street Journal:
Top White House Official Flew to Syria for Talks to Free U.S. Hostages — Counterterrorism official's visit believed to be first such high-level meeting with Syrian officials in more than a decade — A top White House official recently traveled to Damascus for secret meetings with the Assad regime …
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CBS News:
Biden leads Trump in Wisconsin, has edge in Arizona — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll — From Wisconsin to Arizona, as in much of the country, these final weeks of the campaign look to be about who actually votes, because voters say they've made their choices, and many have made it official.
Axios:
What early voting can (and can't) tell us about the election — Democratic strategists think the early numbers show a 2020 electorate that's bigger, younger and more diverse than in 2016 — and not just shifting forward votes that would have otherwise arrived on Election Day.
Rebecca Katz / Washington Post:
Dianne Feinstein made a mess of the Barrett hearings. There is a better way. — Ed Markey shows how senior members of the party can respond to the changing base. — For the past month, Democrats have been sounding the alarm over Judge Amy Coney Barrett's hurried nomination to the Supreme Court …
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Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Democratic Delaware senator says he is open to expanding the Supreme Court
Democratic Delaware senator says he is open to expanding the Supreme Court
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Albany Times Union:
As NY19 Republicans clash, Delgado on cruise control — ALBANY — The congressional race for New York's 19th seat could have been a nail-biter. — U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado, a Rhinebeck Democrat, cruised into the seat with a narrow victory during the 2018 wave that also brought dozens of new Democratic House members.
The Daily Beast:
Trump Is Taking Down Names as Republicans Begin Jumping Ship on His ‘Totally Off the Rails’ Campaign — Aides are feeding the president clips in which GOP lawmakers throw him under the bus. He's none too pleased. — Over the past few weeks, Donald Trump and his allies have kept close tabs …
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Hartford Courant:
Courant Presidential Endorsement: You probably think you can vote for Donald Trump but not support racism; here's why you're wrong — Chances are you've already made up your mind about whom to vote for as we decide who's going to be the next president of the United States.
Ilya Somin / Reason:
Do Originalists Ignore the Reconstruction Amendments? — Critics of originalism sometimes claim that originalists focus only on the original 1787 Constitution, while ignoring the Reconstruction amendments, which transformed the Constitution after the Civil War.
Todd J. Gillman / Dallas Morning News:
Cornyn defended Trump for siphoning Pentagon budget to pay for border wall, but now claims he was against it — Assertion to Fort Worth Star-Telegram editorial board contradicts multiple statements backing Trump for shifting defense funds to sidestep Congress's refusal to pay for the controversial project.
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Patrick Wintour / The Guardian:
Man arrested over leak of Kim Darroch cables criticising Trump — Suspect believed to be civil servant at UK's Department for International Trade — A man has been arrested in connection with the leak of highly sensitive cables sent to London by the UK ambassador to Washington savaging Donald Trump's character and leadership skills.
JONATHAN TURLEY:
Chuck Todd: The Michigan Supreme Court Did Not “Cite Any Law” In Ruling Whitmer's Actions Unconstitutional — Chuck Todd interviewed Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer this morning and turned to the recent decision of the Michigan Supreme Court that ruled that she had violated the Michigan Constitution in her extended pandemic orders.
Amy Gardner / Washington Post:
‘My people fought for the right to vote’: With a surge of emotion, Black Americans rush to the polls — A 72-year-old voter in Dayton, Ohio, said, “I'm angry about everything.” A retired veterinary technician in Detroit said she voted for one reason only: “Donald Trump. To make sure he's not reelected.”
Lauren Michele Jackson / New Yorker:
The Racial Politics of Kamala Harris's Performance Style — Stop me if you've heard this one before: a woman of considerable power joins a man of considerable power onstage for a televised debate. The woman is cool, composed. She knows her stuff—she's “done the homework,” let's say.