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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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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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Sara Fischer / Axios:
USA Today breaks tradition by endorsing Joe Biden
USA Today breaks tradition by endorsing Joe Biden
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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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CNN:
Former RNC chairman endorses Biden with two weeks left in the election — Why the former RNC Chair is supporting Biden — (CNN)Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday, saying the former vice president …
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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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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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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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Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Trump and Biden are in a dead heat in North Carolina — Voters trust Trump more on economy, Biden on coronavirus — President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden are running in a dead heat in North Carolina, with the economy buoying the president's candidacy …
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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 …
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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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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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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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Associated Press:
How Trump plowed through $1 billion, losing cash advantage — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's sprawling political operation has raised well over $1 billion since he took the White House in 2017 — and set a lot of it on fire. — Trump bought a $10 million Super Bowl ad when he didn't yet have a challenger.
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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 …
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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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.
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New York Times and Alternet.org
James Arkin / Politico:
Party-switcher puts Kansas Senate seat in play for Democrats — SALINA, Kan. — Kansas Senate candidate Barbara Bollier was a life-long Republican, but in 2018 she decided she'd had enough: Fed up by the party's lurch to the right in Washington and Topeka, the 62-year-old state legislator divorced the GOP and became a Democrat.
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Charles Creitz / Fox News:
Gowdy on Republicans leery of ‘debt and deficits’: ‘2024 is only four years away’
Gowdy on Republicans leery of ‘debt and deficits’: ‘2024 is only four years away’
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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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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 …
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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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.
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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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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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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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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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
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.