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Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say — More than 50 former senior intelligence officials have signed on to a letter outlining their belief that the recent disclosure of emails allegedly belonging to Joe Biden's son “has all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.”
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The Daily Beast:
Even Parts of Trumpworld Are Like: Rudy, WTF Are You Doing? — ‘CRACK AND SEX STUFF’ — Some Republicans fear that far from aiding the president, Giuliani's attacks on Hunter Biden will backfire. — As President Donald Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani attempts to alter the course …
Sabato's Crystal Ball:
The Senate: Iowa to Leans Democratic — Dear Readers: Join us Thursday at 2 p.m., just hours before the final presidential debate, for the latest edition of Sabato's Crystal Ball: America Votes. — If you have questions you would like us to answer about the closing days of the campaign, email us at goodpolitics@virginia.edu.
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Electronics Ward News and Raw Story
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Washington Post:
U.S. Senate race in N.C. is tight, with partisan views and Trump outweighing Cunningham scandal, Post-ABC poll finds
U.S. Senate race in N.C. is tight, with partisan views and Trump outweighing Cunningham scandal, Post-ABC poll finds
Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Trump and Biden are in a dead heat in North Carolina
Post-ABC poll: Trump and Biden are in a dead heat in North Carolina
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The Hill and The Rush Limbaugh Show
Gary Langer / ABC News:
With coronavirus concerns a factor, it's all tied up in North Carolina: Poll
With coronavirus concerns a factor, it's all tied up in North Carolina: Poll
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Political Wire
Laura Wagner / VICE:
New Yorker Suspends Jeffrey Toobin for Zoom Dick Incident — In a statement to VICE, Jeffrey Toobin apologized for the “embarrassingly stupid mistake.” — Laura Wagner — The New Yorker has suspended reporter Jeffrey Toobin. Sources tell VICE it's because he exposed himself during …
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Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court denies GOP request to stop extended deadline for mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania, a key state for Trump — The Supreme Court on Monday night allowed Pennsylvania election officials to count mail-in ballots received up to three days after Election Day, refusing a Republican request …
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ABC News, The Hill, The Week, New York Post, Vox, SCOTUSblog, Associated Press, Politico, Fox News, Law & Crime, UPI and Townhall
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William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
SCOTUS: John Roberts Joins Liberals To Permit PA To Count Non-Postmarked Ballots 3-Days After Election Day
SCOTUS: John Roberts Joins Liberals To Permit PA To Count Non-Postmarked Ballots 3-Days After Election Day
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Axios, Conservative News Today, BuzzFeed News and The Gateway Pundit
Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballot counting
Supreme Court allows 3-day extension for Pennsylvania ballot counting
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New York Times, The Daily Caller, Electronics Ward News and Boston.com
Richard L. Hasen / Slate:
In a 4-4 Split, the Supreme Court Lets Pennsylvania Make Voting Easier—for Now
In a 4-4 Split, the Supreme Court Lets Pennsylvania Make Voting Easier—for Now
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Washington Post, Mother Jones, CNN and Political Wire
Lawrence Hurley / Reuters:
U.S. Supreme court rejects Republican bid to limit mail-in voting in Pennsylvania
U.S. Supreme court rejects Republican bid to limit mail-in voting in Pennsylvania
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Washington Post, NPR, Associated Press, Patterico's Pontifications, courthousenews.com, Breitbart, Bloomberg, CBS Philly and Forbes
Julia Ioffe / GQ:
The Mystery of the Immaculate Concussion — He was a senior CIA official tasked with getting tough on Russia. Then one night in Moscow, Marc Polymeropoulos's life changed forever. He says he was hit with a mysterious weapon, joining dozens of American diplomats and spies who believe they've …
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New York Times:
U.S. Diplomats and Spies Battle Trump Administration Over Suspected Attacks — American officials in China, Cuba and Russia say U.S. agencies are concealing the true extent of the episodes, leaving colleagues vulnerable to hostile actions abroad. — WASHINGTON — The strange sound came at night …
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Electronics Ward News
Mike Thompson / USA Today:
Elect Joe Biden. Reject Donald Trump. — Our View: In 2016, we broke tradition in urging you not to vote for Trump. Now we're making our first presidential endorsement. We hope it's our last. — The Editorial Board, USA TODAY — Show caption Hide caption
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New York Times:
Justice Dept. Says Trump's Denial of Rape Accusation Was an Official Act — The writer E. Jean Carroll sued the president for defamation after he denied sexually assaulting her in the 1990s. Now the government wants to defend him. — The Justice Department said on Monday that President …
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Portland Mercury, POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Electronics Ward News, WTOP, The Week and Lawyers, Guns & Money
Michael Steele / NBC News:
I'm a Republican voting for Joe Biden over Trump. Because I'm an American first. — I am an American, a conservative and a Republican, in that order. And I am voting for Joe Biden on November 3. — Why? — I was, and am, convinced that conservative principles are the most effective means …
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Talking Points Memo
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Matt Dixon / Politico:
Florida shatters opening day record for early voting — TALLAHASSEE — Florida shattered its opening day record for in-person early voting Monday, with at least 350,000 people casting ballots and election officials continuing to count statewide late into the night.
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Talking Points Memo, Tampa Bay Times, UPI, Political Wire, The Hill, WHDH-TV and CNN
William McRaven / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Will Make America Lead Again — We need a president with decency and a sense of respect. — In their 1998 book, “A World Transformed,” George H.W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft recount the events that fundamentally changed the world during the Bush presidency.
Yashar Ali / Yashar's Newsletter:
Exclusive: Mayor of Los Angeles Repeatedly Witnessed Top Adviser's Alleged Sexual Misconduct — It would mean so much to me if you would subscribe to my newsletter by clicking the button above or the button at the end of this post. You can subscribe for free, but I would be grateful …
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Dakota Smith / Los Angeles Times:
Journalist Yashar Ali accuses Garcetti advisor Rick Jacobs of sexual misconduct
Journalist Yashar Ali accuses Garcetti advisor Rick Jacobs of sexual misconduct
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Fox News
Wall Street Journal:
Justice Department to File Long-Awaited Antitrust Suit Against Google — Lawsuit follows lengthy investigation and seeks to break company's grip over search traffic — The Justice Department will file an antitrust lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google engaged in anticompetitive conduct …
New York Times:
Voters Prefer Biden Over Trump on Almost All Major Issues, Poll Shows — THE NEW YORK TIMES / SIENA COLLEGE POLL — Joseph R. — Biden Jr. — Donald J. — 50% — Based on a New York Times/Siena College poll of 987 likely voters — from Oct. 15 to 18. — THE NEW YORK TIMES / SIENA COLLEGE POLL
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Political Wire
Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
McMaster says Trump's Taliban deal is Munich-like appeasement — President Trump's Afghanistan policy is confusing and unclear, even for his own officials. His top general and his national security adviser are publicly battling over U.S. troop withdrawals in the country.
Discussion:
New York Times and Alternet.org
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Rush Limbaugh on lung cancer: 'Days where I do not think I'm under a death sentence are over' — Conservative talk radio legend Rush Limbaugh told listeners Monday that he can no longer deny he's “under a death sentence” due to the progression of his stage 4 lung cancer.
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Associated Press, WKBN-TV, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post and Mediaite
Mike Allen / Axios:
ExxonMobil on Trump's hypothetical phone call: “It never happened” — ExxonMobil issued a statement Monday denying anyone from the company had spoken with President Trump after he used the firm as an example of how he could use his position to out-raise his Democratic rival Joe Biden.
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Mary Spicuzza / eu.jsonline.com:
‘People are dying every night’: Staff at overwhelmed Wisconsin hospital urge people to take coronavirus seriously — Melissa Resch has helped coronavirus patients FaceTime their family members to say goodbye, then sat with them as they died. — David Eggman has listened to COVID-19 patients …
Tasneem Nashrulla / BuzzFeed News:
A Woman In Her Thirties Died Of COVID-19 On A Plane — A woman in her thirties died of COVID-19 while she was on a plane about to take off from Arizona to Texas in July, officials said Sunday. — The woman — who was only identified as a resident of Garland, Texas …
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Shannon Pettypiece / NBC News:
Trump ramps up rally strategy that may come with more risk than reward — WASHINGTON — In President Donald Trump's favored narrative of how elections are won and lost, the candidate who holds the most events with the biggest crowds wins. — “Every RALLY is BOFFO,” he said in a Monday tweet …
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CNBC and The Rush Limbaugh Show
Phil McCausland / NBC News:
Lindsey Graham's challenger, Jaime Harrison, has put S.C. back in play for Democrats — GOOSE CREEK, S.C. — Kenyatta Grimmage likes to talk politics with his customers during the 20 or so minutes it takes to give each of them a haircut at Howard's Barber Shop, which is Black-owned …
Financial Times:
US voters turn against Donald Trump's economic policies — Final pre-election FT-Peterson poll shows more believe president is hurting the economy — Donald Trump's handling of the US economy is no longer benefiting his candidacy just weeks before election day, with a Financial Times poll finding …
Bloomberg:
Trump Fundraisers Spun Wheels, Spending 77 Cents to Bring in $1 — Committee pours money into upping grassroots fundraising — Outlays in search of more donors leave little for advertising — President Donald Trump's campaign found it harder to raise money from small-dollar donors …
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Political Wire
The American Conservative:
Trump Campaign Feels Cheated From Its Foreign Policy Debate — The president's campaign issued a complaint Monday over the last debate's topics. The closing exchange traditionally focused near exclusively on foreign policy. — The Trump campaign is formally protesting the topics …
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NBC News, The Hill, The Daily Caller, The Independent, courthousenews.com, IJR, New York Post, Raw Story, TheBlaze and Fox News, more at Mediagazer »
Politico:
McCarthy locking up support despite fears of GOP losses — House Republicans face the possibility of sinking further into the minority on Nov. 3. President Donald Trump is trailing in key polls. But Kevin McCarthy is confident he'll remain House GOP leader in the next Congress.
Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Ad Portrays Wealthy Tech Investor as Struggling Small Business Owner — Detroit heir made max contributions to Biden amid bar's coronavirus struggles — The struggling Michigan bar owner at the center of a Joe Biden campaign ad is actually a wealthy tech investor whose startup was seeded by a large family inheritance.
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Detroit News
New York Times:
The Real Divide in America Is Between Political Junkies and Everyone Else — Most Americans view politics as two camps bickering endlessly and fruitlessly over unimportant issues. — Ms. Krupnikov and Mr. Ryan teach political science at Stony Brook University.
Margaret Talev / Axios:
Axios-Ipsos poll: Trump's sickness makes him harder to trust — Large shares of women, seniors and independents now say they're less likely to trust President Trump for accurate information about COVID-19 since he caught it himself, according to the latest installment of the Axios/Ipsos Coronavirus Index.
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Political Wire
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Senate panel delays vote to subpoena Twitter, Facebook CEOs as some Republicans waver — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday postponed plans to vote on subpoenas to compel the CEOs of Twitter and Facebook to testify on allegations of anti-conservative bias after some panel Republicans expressed reservation about the maneuver.
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National Review and Bloomberg, more at Techmeme »
Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump's case against Omarosa exposes another problem: Unpaid legal bills — Donald Trump's campaign wants Omarosa Manigault Newman to pay up for penning an incriminating tell-all book about the president in 2018. But it's the Trump campaign that hasn't paid its bills.
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Raw Story
Sean Lyngaas / CyberScoop:
Industry alert pins state, local government hacking on suspected Russian group — Suspected Russian hackers were behind multiple recent intrusions of U.S. state and local computer networks, according to an industry analysis obtained by CyberScoop. — The group responsible is known as TEMP.Isotope …