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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 …
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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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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Fox News:
Laptop connected to Hunter Biden linked to FBI money laundering probe — It is unclear, at this point, whether the investigation is ongoing or if it was directly related to Hunter Biden — FBI, DOJ agree Hunter Biden emails were not Russia disinformation
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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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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Associated Press:
The Latest: Trump tells rally about ‘60 Minutes’ interview — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the presidential campaign (all times local): — President Donald Trump is keeping up a public feud with “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl, who he says took him too seriously after he pleaded for suburban women to love him.
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 …
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 …
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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Associated Press:
Democrats to boycott Barrett vote at Senate Judiciary — WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats are set to boycott voting on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett at the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, but there is little they can do to prevent Republicans from rushing …
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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:
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.”
CNN:
Obama delivers a blistering rebuke of Trump in his return to the campaign trail — (CNN)Former President Barack Obama delivered an often-incredulous and blistering account of his successor's first four years in office on Wednesday in Philadelphia, making his most direct attacks on President Donald …
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Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Obama: Trump emboldens people to be “cruel and divisive and racist”
Obama: Trump emboldens people to be “cruel and divisive and racist”
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
Obama delivers blazing critique of Trump in 2020 campaign trail debut
Obama delivers blazing critique of Trump in 2020 campaign trail debut
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Catherine Shoard / The Guardian:
Rudy Giuliani faces questions after compromising scene in new Borat film — Trump's personal attorney has indiscreet encounter with actor playing Borat's daughter in hotel room during pandemic — • This article contains spoilers about Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
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New York Times:
Trump's Cash Crunch Constrains His Campaign at a Critical Juncture — With far less money that 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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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
My Wild 2 Weeks Inside the Trump Campaign Bubble
Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Supreme Court Blocks Curbside Voting In Alabama, An Option During Pandemic — The Supreme Court has sided with Alabama state officials who banned curbside voting intended to accommodate individuals with disabilities and those at risk from the COVID-19 virus.
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Jessica Gresko / Associated Press:
Supreme Court puts curbside voting on hold in Alabama
Supreme Court puts curbside voting on hold in Alabama
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump national security adviser says president will respect results of election — BATH, Maine — Robert O'Brien, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, said Wednesday that Trump would accept the results of the election if he loses on Nov. 3. — “If he loses, of course he will …
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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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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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Dan McLaughlin / National Review:
The Unseemly Urge to Excuse Jeffrey Toobin — CNN's Stelter Tells Reporter She's ‘Bitter’ after She Calls Out Media Double Standard on Hunter Biden Story — The New York Times Digs Into the Adoptions of Amy Coney Barrett's Children — FBI Reportedly in Possession of Hunter Biden's Laptop
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The Federalist, Instapundit and Fox News
New York Times:
Ex-Spy Was Central to Project Veritas Hiring Effort, Testimony Shows — A British former intelligence officer was said to have recruited and interviewed potential hires as the conservative group sought to have former spies train employees. — WASHINGTON — A British former spy recruited by Erik Prince …
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Trump gains in Ohio, Biden ahead in Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin — Donald Trump holds a narrow advantage in Ohio, while voters in the three battleground states that put him over the top in 2016 prefer Joe Biden — How the campaigns are preparing for presidential debate changes
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The Hill, Breitbart, Politico and No More Mister Nice Blog
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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Wall Street Journal:
Inside the Week That Shook the Trump Campaign — Polls show that Trump has only partly recovered from his performance in the first debate and his management of the coronavirus at the White House — WASHINGTON—In the days after the first debate Sept. 29 between President …
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Washington Times
Washington Post:
Let's not mince words. The Trump administration kidnapped children. — THE TRUMP administration's immorality, cruelty and bureaucratic malpractice in tearing migrant toddlers, tweens and teens away from their parents in 2017 and 2018 were the work of many co-conspirators …
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Reason, Daily Kos and The Guardian
Matt Dixon / Politico:
Obama hypes early voting in new DNC Florida ad — TALLAHASSEE — Barack Obama is being tapped to gin up support for voting ahead of Election Day in Florida, putting the former president at the center of a new TV ad campaign kicking off in the nation's biggest swing state.
Katherine J. Wu / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Virus Has Cost More Than 2.5 Million Years of Potential Life, Study Finds — Here's what you need to know: — ‘These are everyday people who are dying’: A study offers a new picture of the lives lost to the virus. — There have been more than 220,000 coronavirus deaths …
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Electronics Ward News, Forbes and The National Interest
Tobias Siegal / Jerusalem Post:
Sudan agrees to normalize relations with Israel -report — The report indicated that the formal and public announcement on the normalization of relations is expected to take place in the next few days. — Sudan has reportedly agreed to fully normalize relations with Israel …
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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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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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William Saletan / Slate:
Trump's Attack on Fauci Is Unbelievably Idiotic — First the president got the pandemic wrong. Now he's picking a fight with the guy who got it right. — Donald Trump has a long list of enemies. In the course of his presidency, he has attacked the press, the FBI, the CIA, the military …
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Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
Court ruling could block thousands of Iowa ballot requests — IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A split Iowa Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a new Republican-backed law that could bar county elections commissioners from mailing absentee ballots to thousands of people who omitted information on their applications.
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 …