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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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Simon Shuster / TIME:
Exclusive: Alleged Hunter Biden Emails Circulated in Ukraine as Rudy Giuliani Dug for Dirt There Last Year — Explicit photos and emails purportedly belonging to Hunter Biden were circulating in Ukraine last year at the same time that Rudy Giuliani was searching for dirt …
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 and Breitbart
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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TheBlaze, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Twitchy and National Review
Matthew Boyle / Breitbart:
Bombshell Statement: Biden Insider Claims He Was ‘Recipient of the Email’, Says He Witnessed Joe, Hunter Discussing Deals — A whistleblower CEO and Biden insider, Tony Bobulinski, released a public statement on Wednesday evening backing up the reporting of the New York Post from last week …
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The Federalist, Fox News, The Daily Caller, The Gateway Pundit, Just The News, Townhall, Wall Street Journal, Twitchy and New York Post
Fox News:
Hunter Biden business partner calls email ‘genuine,’ says Hunter sought dad's advice on deals
Hunter Biden business partner calls email ‘genuine,’ says Hunter sought dad's advice on deals
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The Federalist, National Review, New York Post, Washington Times, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion and JONATHAN TURLEY
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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Fox News, The Federalist, Reason, The Daily Caller, Judicial Watch, Electronics Ward News and POLITICUSUSA
David Harsanyi / National Review:
Hunter Biden's Partner: The Bidens Made Millions off of China Deals
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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National Review, Fox News and New York Post
CBS News:
“60 Minutes” preview: Biden plans commission to study Supreme Court; Trump wants U.S. “to get back to normal” — Former Vice President Joe Biden said he would appoint a commission to study the U.S. court system and make recommendations for reform. President Donald Trump looks …
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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
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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National Review, Fox News, Al Jazeera and Breitbart
NBC News:
Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination moves to full Senate, Dems boycott vote
Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court nomination moves to full Senate, Dems boycott vote
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Washington Post, Forbes, courthousenews.com, Electronics Ward News, The Hill, POLITICUSUSA and UPI
Sarah Mucha / CNN:
Biden says if elected he will form bipartisan commission to recommend changes to Supreme Court
Biden says if elected he will form bipartisan commission to recommend changes to Supreme Court
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Talking Points Memo, Townhall, The Federalist, Raw Story, The Week, Political Wire and New York Post
Associated Press:
Face to face: Trump and Biden to meet for final debate
Face to face: Trump and Biden to meet for final debate
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Washington Post, The Signorile Report and The Hill
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Democrats to boycott committee vote on Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination
Democrats to boycott committee vote on Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination
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Politico, Townhall, National Review, The Federalist, ABC News, Gizmodo, Fox News, Washington Times, CBS Los Angeles, The Gateway Pundit, New York Post, Deadline, Conservative News Today, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Associated Press, Law & Liberty and WISH-TV
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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Associated Press, Electronics Ward News, Raw Story and Mother Jones
Matt Egan / CNN:
‘Selfish and reckless.’ Nearly 700 economists strongly oppose Trump's reelection — New York (CNN Business)Nearly 700 economists, including seven Nobel winners, are urgently warning against the reelection of President Donald Trump, citing what they describe as a “sustained assault” on democracy …
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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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The Daily Caller, Mediaite and Political Wire
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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CNN, Washington Post, Axios and New York Post
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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Raw Story, Defense One, KRQE-TV, TheBlaze, Mediaite and Boing Boing
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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Balloon Juice
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
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
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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Forbes, Alternet.org, Raw Story, Michigan Advance and The National Interest
Christina Wilkie / CNBC:
Six former secretaries of Commerce endorse Joe Biden — A bipartisan group of six former secretaries of Commerce has endorsed Democrat Joe Biden for president. — The group includes Republican Carlos Gutierrez and Democrats Penny Pritzker, Gary Locke, Bill Daley, Norm Mineta and Mickey Kantor.
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Electronics Ward News
Reuters:
Russia gives whistleblower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights — MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has granted U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden permanent residency rights, his lawyer said on Thursday, a step towards Russian citizenship if he wants it. — Snowden, 37, fled the United States …
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CNN, Forbes, The Daily Caller, Raw Story, TASS and One America News Network
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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Associated Press, Washington Post, CNN and Political Wire
Reuters:
U.S. intelligence agencies say Iran, Russia have tried to interfere in 2020 election — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe said on Wednesday that Russia and Iran have both tried to interfere with the 2020 presidential election.
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Kylee Zempel / The Federalist:
FBI: Lincoln Project Never Trumpers Peddled Iranian Disinformation Meant To Help Biden
FBI: Lincoln Project Never Trumpers Peddled Iranian Disinformation Meant To Help Biden
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Conservative News Today, Fox News, Raw Story and Twitchy
Joanna Nelius / Gizmodo:
Apparently Foxconn's Wisconsin LCD Factory Is Fake — Last week, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) rejected electronics maker Foxconn's tax subsidy application for failing to not only hire the number of employees it promised, but to build a Gen 10.5 LCD factory.
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Electronics Ward News and The Verge
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
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How Trump played a good hand poorly — President Trump has lain waste to many of the norms and conventional wisdoms of American politics. But among them could soon be a couple of the biggest ones — and not in his favor. — If there are two phrases that have come to define presidential elections …
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Breitbart, Beaver County Times … and USA Today
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.”
Washington Post:
Biden leads Trump 52 percent to 41 percent among Virginia likely voters, a Post-Schar School poll finds — RICHMOND — Former vice president Joe Biden leads President Trump 52 percent to 41 percent among likely Virginia voters, according to a new Washington Post-Schar School poll …
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Townhall and news.com.au
Justin McCarthy / Gallup:
56% of U.S. Voters Say Trump Does Not Deserve Reelection — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The majority of U.S. registered voters, 56%, believe President Donald Trump does not deserve to be reelected, while 43% say he does. Voters are even less likely to think “most members of Congress” deserve reelection …
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Media Matters for America, Political Wire, The Hill and UPI
The Texas Tribune:
National Democrats are increasingly assertive about their chances in Texas this election — and they're spending accordingly — In a move of confidence that Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Lizzie Pannill Fletcher will be reelected, a national PAC is redirecting ad spending from that district …