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Washington Post:
Trump weighs firing FBI director after election as frustration with Wray, Barr grows — President Trump and his advisers have repeatedly discussed whether to fire FBI Director Christopher A. Wray after Election Day — a scenario that also could imperil the tenure of Attorney General William P. Barr …
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Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
Hunter biz partner confirms email, details Joe Biden's push to make millions from China — Wait until Scranton hears about this. — One of Joe Biden's ways of contrasting himself with President Trump has been to declare the election a battle of Park Avenue values vs. Scranton, Pa., values.
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Harris, prominent Democrats listed as ‘key contacts’ for Biden family business venture projects — Email is unrelated to the laptop or hard drive purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden — Hunter Biden's ex-business associate now in fear for his life — EXCLUSIVE: A list of …
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Townhall, Power Line, New York Post, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Bombshell Statement: Biden Insider Claims He Was ‘Recipient of the Email’, Says He Witnessed Joe, Hunter Discussing Deals
Bombshell Statement: Biden Insider Claims He Was ‘Recipient of the Email’, Says He Witnessed Joe, Hunter Discussing Deals
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Simon Shuster / TIME:
Exclusive: Alleged Hunter Biden Emails Circulated in Ukraine as Rudy Giuliani Dug for Dirt There Last Year
Exclusive: Alleged Hunter Biden Emails Circulated in Ukraine as Rudy Giuliani Dug for Dirt There Last Year
Politico:
Hunter Biden, Rudy Giuliani and the ‘hard drive from hell’
Hunter Biden, Rudy Giuliani and the ‘hard drive from hell’
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
If The Debate Moderator Won't Ask Biden Tough Questions, Trump Should
If The Debate Moderator Won't Ask Biden Tough Questions, Trump Should
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David Harsanyi / National Review:
Hunter Biden's Partner: The Bidens Made Millions off of China Deals
Hunter Biden's Partner: The Bidens Made Millions off of China Deals
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Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and Twitchy
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trump releases unedited “60 Minutes” interview days early — President Trump tweeted on Thursday a link to an unedited 38-minute clip of his interview with Lesley Stahl of CBS' “60 Minutes” — days before its planned Sunday airdate. — Why it matters: Trump, who threatened yesterday to release the clip …
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CBS News:
“60 Minutes” preview: Biden plans commission to study Supreme Court; Trump wants U.S. “to get back to normal”
“60 Minutes” preview: Biden plans commission to study Supreme Court; Trump wants U.S. “to get back to normal”
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump seems confident court to end ‘Obamacare’
The Latest: Trump seems confident court to end ‘Obamacare’
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Alana Abramson / TIME:
‘A Litigation Arms Race.’ Why The 2020 Election Could Come Down To The Courts
‘A Litigation Arms Race.’ Why The 2020 Election Could Come Down To The Courts
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Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
After dodging questions about court packing, Biden floats commission to study judicial reforms
After dodging questions about court packing, Biden floats commission to study judicial reforms
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
My Wild 2 Weeks Inside the Trump Campaign Bubble — LAS VEGAS — Monday was a day of rage for Donald Trump. — He woke up at his Las Vegas hotel, a gold brick of glass on the edge of the Strip next to an abandoned lot, and was already in a foul mood. The previous day he had seen a TV ad …
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New York Times:
Trump's Cash Crunch Constrains His Campaign at a Critical Juncture — With far less money than anticipated, campaign officials are scrambling to address a severe financial disadvantage against Joseph R. Biden Jr., producing something of an internal blame game.
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Adam Gabbatt / The Guardian:
Trump's Twitter hacked after Dutch researcher claims he guessed password - report … Donald Trump's Twitter account was hacked last week, after a Dutch researcher correctly guessed the president's password: “maga2020!”, Dutch media reported. — Victor Gevers, a security expert …
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New York Times:
Trump Holds Small Lead in Conservative Kansas, Poll Shows — President Trump won Kansas by more than 20 points, but he leads Joe Biden by only seven in a Times/Siena College poll. The Republican Senate candidate leads his Democratic rival by an even smaller amount, 46 percent to 42.
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Washington Post:
Senate Republicans fume as Mnuchin gives ground to Pelosi in search of deal — Pelosi cites progress in talks with Mnuchin, but Republicans say Mnuchin is capitulating to the Democratic leader — Senate Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin …
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ABC News:
Senate Republicans move Barrett Supreme Court nomination toward final vote
Senate Republicans move Barrett Supreme Court nomination toward final vote
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Washington Post:
Senate Judiciary Committee approves Trump's choice for Supreme Court as Democrats boycott
Senate Judiciary Committee approves Trump's choice for Supreme Court as Democrats boycott
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The Atlantic:
The Case Against Donald Trump — In 1973, a United States Air Force officer, Major Harold Hering, asked a question that the Air Force did not want asked. Hering, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, was then in training to become a Minuteman-missile crewman. The question he asked …
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Cameron Joseph / VICE:
The US Eliminated Nearly 21,000 Election Day Polling Locations for 2020 — Exclusive VICE News analysis shows a 20% cut in election locations nationwide, and much deeper cuts in California, Maryland, Kentucky, New Jersey, and North Dakota. — CJ — RA
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Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
The first debate was a horror. The second was scrapped. Now it's up to Kristen Welker. — The NBC News rising star and the youngest of the 2020 debate moderators has her work cut out for her in the final Trump-Biden faceoff. — Kristen Welker was handed a daunting enough task …
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Politico:
Trump is doing worse than it seems — but reporters are afraid to say so — As President Donald Trump heads into his final sprint to Election Day, nearly every news report notes that he is running behind in the polls. Journalists aren't shying away from describing his wilder rhetoric as “studded with lies and falsehoods.”
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Rasmussen Reports:
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll — Sponsored by Liberty Nation, Conservative News Where Truth Matters — The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday, sponsored by Liberty Nation, Conservative News Where Truth Matters, shows that 52% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump's job performance.
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Team Prepares for Potentially Bumpy Transition — The administration has been cooperative so far, but President Trump has given mixed messages on whether he would commit to a smooth transfer of power if he loses — WASHINGTON—Senior advisers to Joe Biden are preparing for the possibility …
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Chris Christie / Wall Street Journal:
I Should Have Worn a Mask — It's not a partisan or cultural symbol, not a sign of weakness or virtue. — For seven months I was very careful about mask wearing, social distancing and hand washing. As someone with asthma, I knew I faced heightened risk.
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Stuart Stevens / The Bulwark:
A Message to Democrats from Your New Ally — Victory is near. — THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT ON 25 OCTOBER 1415, 1783. FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION. ARTIST BURKE, THOMAS (1749-1815). (PHOTO BY FINE ART IMAGES/HERITAGE IMAGES/GETTY IMAGES) — I've spent a lot of my life—far too much in retrospect …
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Detroit News:
Our choice for U.S. Senate — Michigan would gain increased influence and better representation for its people in the U.S. Senate by electing John James. It would also send to the Senate a natural leader who could well become one of the chamber's most powerful members.
WFLA-TV:
Armed guards at St. Pete early voting site told deputies they were hired by Trump campaign, election officials say — PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) - Two armed guards set up in a tent outside an early voting location in downtown St. Petersburg claiming to be with the Trump campaign …
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Liz Kotalik / KUSA-TV:
Trailer park tenants say landlord sends note implying a vote for Biden is a vote for increased rent — “We are not telling you how to vote,” a copy of the letter sent to 9NEWS says. “We are just telling our tenants what we will do according to the results.”
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New York Times:
The Relentless Shrinking of Trump's Base — A steady decline in white voters without college degrees, 1976-2018 — In 2016, Donald J. Trump confounded the polls in part by generating an unanticipated level of enthusiasm and turnout from a group that had grown increasingly apathetic about elections …
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Raw Story and Florida Politics
U.S. Department of Justice:
Goldman Sachs Charged in Foreign Bribery Case and Agrees to Pay Over $2.9 Billion — The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (Goldman Sachs or the Company), a global financial institution headquartered in New York, New York, and Goldman Sachs (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (GS Malaysia), its Malaysian subsidiary …
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
NYC joining Portland, Seattle to sue Trump admin over defunding for ‘anarchist jurisdictions’ — President Trump called for a review of all federal funds provided to the 3 cities — Fox News Flash top headlines for October 22 — New York City is joining Seattle and Portland, Ore. …
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QU Poll:
Biden Holds Stable Double-Digit Lead Over Trump, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 6 In 10 Say Coronavirus Is Out Of Control — With less than two weeks until Election Day, likely voters support former Vice President Joe Biden over President Donald Trump 51 - 41 percent in a Quinnipiac …
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Wall Street Journal
Eric Yoder / Washington Post:
Trump issues order for some career federal employees to lose their civil service protections — Career federal employees whose work involves making policy would no longer be hired under competitive procedures and would lose their civil service protections from being fired as well as eligibility …
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GovExec.com and The White House
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
New Columbia Study Blames the White House for at Least 130,000 ‘Avoidable’ COVID Deaths — “We believe that this was a monumental, lethal screwup by an administration that didn't want to deal with reality,” said the study's lead author. — A new report from Columbia University …
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Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia made more competitive by 1M new voters since '16 election — The latest list of Georgia voters makes it easy to see why the state is in play this election. — One million new voters since 2016. A younger, more racially diverse electorate. Rapid changes in Georgia's voting population.
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Political Wire
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
US Ice officers ‘used torture to make Africans sign own deportation orders’ … US immigration officers allegedly tortured Cameroonian asylum seekers to force them to sign their own deportation orders, in what lawyers and activists describe as a brutal scramble to fly African migrants out of the country in the run-up to the elections.
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Mary Ilyushina / CNN:
Edward Snowden gets permanent residency in Russia - lawyer — Moscow (CNN)Former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has been given permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer Anatoly Kucherena told state-run news agency RIA Novosti. — Snowden had requested a three-year extension …
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