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New York Times:
Trump Records Shed New Light on Chinese Business Pursuits — As he raises questions about his opponent's standing with China, President Trump's taxes reveal details about his own activities there, including a previously unknown bank account. — President Trump and his allies have tried …
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
FBI says it has ‘nothing to add’ to Ratcliffe's remarks about Hunter Biden, Russian disinformation — The FBI notified Congress late Tuesday that it has “nothing to add at this time” to a statement made by President Trump's director of national intelligence disputing the idea that Russia orchestrated …
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Wall Street Journal:
The Bidens and China Business — The story won't go away without explanation, even if the Veep wins. — By The Editorial Board — Most of the media is ignoring the emails found in Hunter Biden's laptop, but that doesn't mean they aren't news. Joe Biden has an obligation to answer questions …
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The Federalist, New York Post, TheBlaze, Real Clear Politics, Breitbart, Issues & Insights and Discourse
Jonathan Easley / The Hill:
GOP pollster Luntz blasts Trump campaign as worst he's ever seen
GOP pollster Luntz blasts Trump campaign as worst he's ever seen
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Townhall, Fox News, Breitbart, Washington Times, JONATHAN TURLEY and Mediaite
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Steve Bannon's unhinged version of the Hunter Biden conspiracy reaches millions on YouTube
Steve Bannon's unhinged version of the Hunter Biden conspiracy reaches millions on YouTube
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New York Times:
Trump cuts a ‘60 Minutes’ interview short, and then taunts Lesley Stahl on Twitter. — President Trump abruptly cut off an interview with the “60 Minutes” star Lesley Stahl at the White House on Tuesday and then taunted her on Twitter, posting a short behind-the-scenes video of her at the taping …
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Trump ends ‘60 Minutes’ interview, attacks Lesley Stahl on Twitter — At the White House on Tuesday afternoon, President Donald Trump ended a fiery interview taping with CBS News' “60 Minutes,” proceeded to launch an attack against the interviewer on Twitter for not wearing a mask, and threatened to post the interview before it aired.
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Washington Post:
Trump, unhappy with questions from ‘60 Minutes’ host Lesley Stahl, threatens to release interview himself
Trump, unhappy with questions from ‘60 Minutes’ host Lesley Stahl, threatens to release interview himself
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Raw Story, Fox News and Washington Times
Giovanni Russonello / New York Times:
Trump Campaign Coffers Shrink to $63 Million Two Weeks Before Election Day
Trump Campaign Coffers Shrink to $63 Million Two Weeks Before Election Day
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Politico:
Bloomberg knocks Trump back on his heels in Florida — Billionaire Michael Bloomberg's $100 million investment in Florida to defeat Donald Trump is recasting the presidential contest in the president's must-win state, forcing his campaign to spend big to shore up his position and freeing …
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New York Times:
Trump Campaign's $63 Million Dwarfed by Biden's $177 Million — New financial filings showed the extent of the president's cash troubles, as he is now badly outmatched by Joe Biden. — President Trump's re-election campaign committee ended September with only $63.1 million …
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Politico:
Trump's cash woes mount as Biden laps him — President Donald Trump's campaign finance problems are even worse than they looked a few weeks ago. — Joe Biden's campaign outraised Trump's by an eye-catching $200 million in September and started October with $177 million in the bank.
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New York Times, Raw Story and IJR
Theodore Schleifer / Vox:
Silicon Valley megadonors unleash a last-minute, $100 million barrage of ads against Trump
Silicon Valley megadonors unleash a last-minute, $100 million barrage of ads against Trump
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Electronics Ward News, electionlawblog.org and New York Times
Geoff Brumfiel / NPR:
Studies Point To Big Drop In COVID-19 Death Rates — Toggle more options — Two new peer-reviewed studies are showing a sharp drop in mortality among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The drop is seen in all groups, including older patients and those with underlying conditions …
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Outside the Beltway and Instapundit
New York Times:
McConnell Moves to Head Off Stimulus Deal as Pelosi Reports Progress — The top Senate Republican told colleagues that he had advised the White House against striking a pre-election deal with Democrats to deliver pandemic aid, fearing political repercussions.
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Washington Post:
McConnell warns White House against making stimulus deal as Pelosi and Mnuchin inch closer
McConnell warns White House against making stimulus deal as Pelosi and Mnuchin inch closer
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Caitlin McFall / Fox News:
Trump touts fracking policy in Pennsylvania rally, says Biden ‘will shut it all down’ — Trump: ‘Only by voting for me can you save your fracking in Pennsylvania’ — Trump says voters must choose between American dream and socialism — President Trump told backers at an Erie, Pa. …
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Associated Press:
Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden prepping for debate
Trump tends to his electoral map, Biden prepping for debate
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Alexandra Jaffe / Associated Press:
Barack Obama to hold first in-person event for Biden
Barack Obama to hold first in-person event for Biden
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CNN:
Election officials in at least two states contact law enforcement after threatening emails sent to voters — (CNN)Elections officials in Florida and Alaska contacted law enforcement Tuesday after registered voters reported receiving threatening emails that said, “Vote for Trump or else!”
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David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
What is The Cook Political Report? — The Cook Political Report is an independent, non-partisan newsletter that analyzes elections and campaigns for the US House of Representatives, US Senate, Governors and President as well as American political trends.
Rick Linsk / Reuters:
Lawyers spurn Trump campaign in individual donations, including from Jones Day — (Reuters) - Lawyers at Jones Day, which has earned millions as outside counsel to U.S. President Donald Trump's re-election campaign, have donated nearly $90,000 to the campaign committee of Trump's Democratic rival Joe Biden.
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Heather Perlberg / Bloomberg:
Apollo Board to Examine Leon Black's Ties to Jeffrey Epstein — Black asked board panel to review dealings at regular meeting — Board members tapped law firm Dechert to conduct interviews — Apollo Global Management Inc. board members are investigating co-founder Leon Black's ties …
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Miriam Gottfried / Wall Street Journal:
Apollo Board Panel to Review Leon Black's Ties With Jeffrey Epstein
Apollo Board Panel to Review Leon Black's Ties With Jeffrey Epstein
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Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
51% of Voters Now Back Barrett's Confirmation, Most Support Ever for a Trump Supreme Court Nominee — Slim majority, including 32% of Democrats and 44% of independents, supports confirming Amy Coney Barrett — Last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings provided a high-profile opportunity …
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Politico and Ohio Capital Journal
Jake Tapper / CNN:
Administration officials alarmed by White House push to fast track lucrative 5G spectrum contract, sources say — Washington (CNN)Senior officials throughout various departments and agencies of the Trump administration tell CNN they are alarmed at White House pressure to grant what would essentially …
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Associated Press:
Barrett was trustee at private school with anti-gay policies — Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett served for nearly three years on the board of private Christian schools that effectively barred admission to children of same-sex parents and made it plain that openly gay and lesbian teachers weren't welcome in the classroom.
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NBC News:
Lawyers say they can't find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by Trump administration … WASHINGTON — Lawyers appointed by a federal judge to identify migrant families who were separated by the Trump administration say that they have yet to track down the parents of 545 children …
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Peter Hamby / Vanity Fair:
“If There Is Another Tick Down, It's a Total Bloodbath”: How Trump's Self-Destructive Candidacy Could Blow Up the Electoral Map — Democrats' massive fundraising, downballot energy, and seniors turning against Trump signal a potential blue-wave election with unexpected flips.
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Rebecca Morin / USA Today:
USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll: Joe Biden leading Donald Trump by 7 points in pivotal Pennsylvania … WASHINGTON — With less than two weeks until the Nov. 3 election, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump by 7 percentage points in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania …
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Washington Post:
Republicans, it's time to choose between autocracy and a republic — Republicans Reed Galen, Steve Schmidt and Rick Wilson are co-founders of the Lincoln Project. Stuart Stevens is a senior adviser to the Lincoln Project. — This is for the many men and women in Washington with whom we have worked over the past 30-plus years.
Politico:
White House looks at cutting Covid funds, newborn screenings in ‘anarchist’ cities — The White House is considering slashing millions of dollars for coronavirus relief, HIV treatment, screenings for newborns and other programs in Democratic-led cities that President Donald Trump has deemed …
Graeme Bruce / YouGov:
Half of Trump's supporters think top Democrats are involved in child sex-trafficking — After President Donald Trump said during his town hall last week that he had never heard of QAnon, a new Yahoo News/YouGov Poll shows just how deep the conspiracy theory has penetrated the consciousness of the voting public.
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Nancy Cook / Politico:
Trump's 2020 cure-all: Rallies, rallies and more rallies — President Donald Trump yearns for the magic of his 2016 upstart campaign: the multi-rally days, crisscrossing the country in a Trump-branded plane, the screaming crowds. — So he's designed a 2016 redux in 2020 to recapture that spirit …
John C. Danforth / Washington Post:
Trump's attack on the debate commission is an attack on the election itself — John C. Danforth, a Republican, represented Missouri in the U.S. Senate for three terms and has served on the Commission on Presidential Debates since 1994. — Like all members of the Commission on Presidential Debates …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
Hundreds of Thousands of Voters Do Everything Right—Then Get Their Ballots Discarded — The process—which one expert described as “witchcraft”—could lead to thousands of legitimate ballots being thrown out. — Staff writer at The Atlantic — George mangeni registered to vote as soon as he became a U.S. citizen in 2015.
Bloomberg:
Biden Looking to Longtime Aide Ron Klain for Chief of Staff — Klain worked on Obama administration's economic recovery plan — Steve Ricchetti also still in running for top staff job — Longtime Democratic aide Ron Klain is the leading candidate to be presidential nominee Joe Biden's chief …
Haris Alic / Breitbart:
Joe Biden Sought ‘Grand Bargain’ to Reduce Deficit Through Cuts to Social Security — Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential nominee, worked to forge a “grand bargain” with congressional Republicans on deficit reduction during the Obama years. As part of the effort, the former vice president …
Geoffrey Skelley / FiveThirtyEight:
Why A Surge In Republican Voter Registration Might Not Mean A Surge In Trump Support — In the past couple of weeks, key battleground states like Florida, North Carolina and Pennsylvania have received a lot of attention because Republicans have seen a spike in voter registration numbers.
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