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7:05 PM ET, October 23, 2020

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New York Times:
In Trump Donations, Big Tax Write-Offs and Claims That Don't Always Add Up  —  Hidden financial records cast doubt on a number of his charitable commitments and show that most of his giving came from land deals that offset his income.  —  In President Trump's telling, he is a committed philanthropist …
Discussion: Raw Story
Andy Mannix / Star Tribune:
Charges: Boogaloo Bois fired on Minneapolis police precinct, shouted ‘Justice for Floyd’  —  Feds say Ivan Harrison Hunter helped burn and loot the Third Precinct building as part of a coordinated attack from the far-right group trying to ignite an American civil war.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  MORE
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Trump's sideshow fizzles out  —  The president tried to turn debate day into a trial of the Biden family's allegedly shady business dealings.  It didn't go smoothly.  —  President Donald Trump leaves the podium at the conclusion of a press conference.  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Politico:
GOP prays Trump stopped the bleeding  —  NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Before the debate hall even emptied out, the presidential motorcade was whisking Donald Trump back to Washington for a short layover ahead of his return to the campaign trail on Friday, which some Republicans worry could carry new risks in the final sprint to Election Day.
Wall Street Journal:
Hunter Biden's Ex-Business Partner Alleges Father Knew About Venture  —  Former vice president says he had no involvement; corporate records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal show no role for Joe Biden  —  An ex-business partner of Hunter Biden, in a news conference organized by the Trump campaign …
New York Times:
Trump Family Ally Is Arrested on Cyberstalking Charge  —  Ken Kurson, a close friend of the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner, was arrested in connection with incidents stemming from his divorce.  —  Ken Kurson, a close friend of President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Sees Reason for Hope in Voter Signups That Polls May Miss
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
You're Not Supposed to Understand the Rumors About Biden  —  On Tuesday, Fox News' Laura Ingraham broke some news: An “investigative journalist” named Matthew Tyrmand had uncovered a cache of 26,000 emails belonging to Hunter Biden's disgraced business partner Bevan Cooney, who is now in jail.
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Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
The Trump Administration Shut a Vaccine Safety Office Last Year.  What's the Plan Now?  —  The office was dedicated to the long-term safety of vaccines.  Experts say plans to track coronavirus vaccines are fragmented and “behind the eight ball.”  —  As the first coronavirus vaccines arrive …
Discussion: The Week, Breitbart and Mother Jones
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Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
Senators engage in bitter floor feud over Barrett nomination to Supreme Court  —  Senate Republicans and Democrats engaged in a bitter feud Friday over the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took steps to finalize her installation to the Supreme Court by Monday evening.
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NBC News:
Coronavirus case increase sets new U.S. record, rising to over 77K in one day … The U.S. set a record Thursday as the number of new coronavirus cases rose to over 77,000, topping the previous record in July.  —  Nationwide, 77,640 new cases were reported for the day …
Wall Street Journal:
CNN President Jeff Zucker Faces What Might Be His Last Lap  —  Under AT&T, cable boss felt blindsided by a recent overhaul of WarnerMedia that slimmed down his role  —  CNN president Jeff Zucker survived plenty of corporate intrigue since telecom giant AT&T swallowed up the cable network's parent company two years ago.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Plan to Make Biden Look Senile Disappeared Without a Trace  —  In the cold light of day, the most important development from the final presidential debate may be something that did not happen at all: Joe Biden embarrassing himself in a fit of mental disintegration.
Discussion: Raw Story and The Week
Washington Post:
America is poised to enter into its worst stretch yet of the pandemic  —  The nation nears a record-breaking daily number of coronavirus cases.  —  America is poised to enter the worst stretch ever of the coronavirus pandemic, with cases spiking and the country on the precipice of shattering …
Discussion: ABC News
Politico:
‘Warning flare’: New swing-state data shows massive Democratic early-vote lead  —  Democrats have opened up a yawning gap in early voting over Republicans in six of the most crucial battleground states — but that only begins to tell the story of their advantage heading into Election Day.
Nature:
Modeling COVID-19 scenarios for the United States  —  Nature Medicine (2020) Cite this article  —  Abstract  —  We use COVID-19 case and mortality data from 1 February 2020 to 21 September 2020 and a deterministic SEIR (susceptible, exposed, infectious and recovered) …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Kristen Welker asked the candidates about The Talk.  That moment proved the value of newsroom diversity.  —  Any debate moderator could have asked the candidates the question about The Talk — the terrible conversation that parents must have with their children of color to warn them about the hazards …
more at Mediagazer »
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judge orders Justice Department to verify its filings in Flynn case  —  The federal judge presiding over the criminal case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn has ordered the Justice Department to conduct an unusual review of its filings in the case and certify by Monday whether any have been manipulated.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Wisconsin Republicans have been facing an outbreak among lawmakers and aides.  But they don't want to talk about it.  —  Wisconsin Republican lawmakers and top GOP aides have been facing a coronavirus outbreak in recent weeks following a series of in-person events, including a retirement party …
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Trump campaign spokesperson says parents of separated children don't want them back  —  The Trump campaign's communications director asserted on Friday that the reason some migrant families separated by the administration at the U.S. border have not been reunited is because the parents do not want their children back.
Discussion: Reuters and IJR
Jeff Horwitz / Wall Street Journal:
Facebook Seeks Shutdown of NYU Research Project Into Political Ad Targeting  —  In letter this month, Facebook says the project violates provisions in its terms of service that prohibit bulk data collection  —  Facebook Inc. is demanding that a New York University research project cease collecting data …
Patrick Howley / National File:
EXCLUSIVE: Democrat Senate Candidate Mark Kelly's Yearbook Shows Him Dressed As Hitler  —  National File has obtained yearbook photos that show Mark Kelly dressed as Hitler for Halloween  —  National File has obtained a series of photos from the yearbook of Mark Kelly …
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump is drowning in his own lies.  Here are the latest signs of it.  —  It's one of the defining phrases of the Trump era.  Stephen K. Bannon, candidly reflecting in early 2018 on President Trump's strategy for effective political communication, noted that the real opposition Trump faces is not Democrats, but the media.
Riley Snyder / The Nevada Independent:
Judge denies temporary restraining order request by Trump campaign, Nevada Republicans to stop Clark County mail vote counting  —  The same day the Trump campaign and Nevada Republican Party filed a lawsuit seeking to halt mail ballot counting in Clark County, a judge denied their request for a temporary restraining order.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Democrat Trails Narrowly in Key Montana Senate Race  —  Democrats, including Biden, are competitive in a red state, and Bullock is three points behind in the contest the party cares about most.  —  Republicans hold a narrow lead up and down the ballot in Montana, according …
Emily Stewart / Vox:
Donald Trump's issue with windmills might not be about birds  —  President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump return to the White House after the final presidential debate on October 23.  Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images  —  If the president were really worried about birds …
Discussion: Associated Press and Breitbart
Washington Post:
Loan payments loom as Trump fights for his political future - and the future of his business  —  At President Trump's hotel in Chicago, the most recent board meeting began with bad news.  This year's numbers were awful.  Revenue had plunged.  The hotel was just 24 percent occupied.
bellingcat:
Russia's Clandestine Chemical Weapons Programme and the GRU's Unit 29155  —  On October 15, 2020, the European Union imposed sanctions on six senior Russian officials and a leading Russian research institute over the alleged use of a nerve agent from the Novichok family in the poisoning of opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
Columbia Journalism Review:
How the press covered the last four years of Trump  —  In November 2017, the International Center for Journalists gave Fox News's Chris Wallace an award for excellence in journalism.  In his acceptance speech, he noted that President Trump's attacks on the media threaten democracy, but then pivoted to scold his peers.
The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump Announces Halloween at the White House  —  the White House grounds will open to ghosts, fairies, superheroes, tiny goblins and other costumed trick-or-treaters as celebrations commence for the Trump Administration's fourth annual Halloween festivities at the White House.
Discussion: The Daily Caller and Raw Story
Tyler Buchanan / Ohio Capital Journal:
Ohioan reports being recruited for plot targeting Gov. DeWine at his home  —  Note: This story has been updated.  —  A Miami County resident reported to police being recruited to take part in a citizen's arrest of Gov. Mike DeWine at his Cedarville home a week ago, but the plot evidently never materialized.
New York Times:
As Governor Resists Mask Mandate, Iowans Sour on the G.O.P.  —  Gov. Kim Reynolds has adopted President Trump's defiant attitude toward public health guidance on the coronavirus.  But while she isn't on the ballot, her leadership may be dragging down Republicans who are.
Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
Fact check: Trump says 2.2 million people were projected to die from Covid-19  —  Trump, defending his administration's pandemic response, claimed Thursday that “2.2 million people — modeled out — were expected to die” from the coronavirus.  —  Trump has made this claim previously …
 
 
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Richard Cowan / Reuters:
Heads of Facebook, Twitter could testify to U.S. Senate panel post-election, Sen. Graham says
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Lawfare:
Foreign Influence Operations and the 2020 Election: Framing the Debate
Discussion: The Iran Primer
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
UPDATES: Kamala Harris visits Georgia on Friday to rally early-voters
Christopher Bing / Reuters:
Exclusive: National Guard called in to thwart cyberattack in Louisiana weeks before election
P. Michael McKinley / The Atlantic:
The Politicization of the State Department Is Almost Complete
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James Arkin / Politico:
Big GOP donors step up to help fight Democratic Senate tsunami
Discussion: Associated Press and Raw Story
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Arizona Is Ready to Toss Trump — and the Rest of the GOP
Christopher Ingraham / Washington Post:
A powerful argument for wearing a mask, in visual form
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