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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 …
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NBC News:
Inside the campaign to ‘pizzagate’ Hunter Biden … Some of the same people who pushed a false conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton that first emerged in 2016 are now targeting Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's son, with similar falsehoods. Their online posts are garnering astronomical numbers of shares on social media.
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Kimberley A. Strassel / Wall Street Journal:
The Biden ‘Family Legacy’ — What we learned from the text messages of Hunter's partner Tony Bobulinski. — Joe Biden has a problem, and his name is Hunter. Because the former vice president hasn't had to answer any questions on this topic, that problem could soon become America's.
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CBS News:
Trump and Biden make final pitch to voters at last presidential debate — President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden made their final arguments to voters on Thursday night at their second and final presidential debate, squaring off in Nashville, Tennessee, less than two weeks before the election.
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The Mainstream Press Is Desperate To Help Joe Biden, Even If It Means A Media Blackout
The Mainstream Press Is Desperate To Help Joe Biden, Even If It Means A Media Blackout
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Ryan Lizza / Politico:
Trump's sideshow fizzles out
Trump's sideshow fizzles out
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump Tries to Make ‘Laptop from Hell’ the New Hillary Emails. It Won't Work.
Trump Tries to Make ‘Laptop from Hell’ the New Hillary Emails. It Won't Work.
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Sam Dorman / Fox News:
Hunter's ex-partner recounts meeting Joe Biden, claims family ‘paranoid’ about hiding former VP's involvement
Hunter's ex-partner recounts meeting Joe Biden, claims family ‘paranoid’ about hiding former VP's involvement
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Alana Goodman / Washington Free Beacon:
Biden Claims Son Never Profited From China Deals; Records Say Otherwise
Biden Claims Son Never Profited From China Deals; Records Say Otherwise
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Associated Press:
Debate Takeaways: Trump gets personal, Biden hits on virus — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden met for the second and last time on a debate stage Thursday after a previously scheduled town hall debate was scrapped after the Republican incumbent became …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Trump Doesn't Poop Pants; “Wins” Debate — So, so, so many lies. — Watching the final presidential debate, I couldn't get Jane Coaston's latest piece out of my head: Donald Trump is extremely online and his campaign only makes sense if you too are extremely online.
Nick Arama / redstate.com:
Rasmussen Says Trump Just Hit the ‘Holy Grail’ of Reelection Numbers — We're now counting down to the election with just 12 days left. — We're seeing all kinds of things exploding off in the Biden scandal as more and more information keeps dropping. It's clear Joe Biden is going to have serious problems over it.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden wins final presidential debate — (CNN)Joe Biden did a better job in the final debate on Thursday, according to a CNN Instant Poll of debate watchers. Overall, 53% of voters who watched the debate said that Biden won the matchup, while 39% said that President Donald Trump did.
ABC News:
Presidential debate live updates: Trump, Biden clash over key issues
Presidential debate live updates: Trump, Biden clash over key issues
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Andy Sullivan / Reuters:
Takeaways: Four things to watch for in the Trump-Biden debate
Takeaways: Four things to watch for in the Trump-Biden debate
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump-Biden venom on display during final debate
Trump-Biden venom on display during final debate
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Alex Seitz-Wald / NBC News:
Trump and Biden clash in final debate over federal Covid-19 response
Trump and Biden clash in final debate over federal Covid-19 response
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Marty Johnson / The Hill:
Welker raises question about ‘the talk’ during final debate
Welker raises question about ‘the talk’ during final debate
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Virginia Heffernan / Los Angeles Times:
Column: Joe Biden finds a way to handle a brat like Trump
Column: Joe Biden finds a way to handle a brat like Trump
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Jenna Johnson / Washington Post:
Amid a year of debate over inequity and police violence, Trump and Biden spar over race
Amid a year of debate over inequity and police violence, Trump and Biden spar over race
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Nick Ochsner / WBTV-TV:
Man arrested in Kannapolis with van full of guns and explosives, researched killing Joe Biden — KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WBTV) - A man was arrested in Kannapolis with a van full of guns and explosives with plans to carry out an act of terrorism, including trying to assassinate Joe Biden.
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
How politically damaging were Biden's comments about closing down the oil industry? — Biden said at the debate he would transition away from oil, then later clarified that he would stop giving federal subsidies to the industry — Before the debate, President Trump said his advisers urged …
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Fact check: Biden suggests Trump could deplete Social Security by 2023. Needs context.
Fact check: Biden suggests Trump could deplete Social Security by 2023. Needs context.
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Politico:
Bernie Sanders makes a play for Biden Labor secretary — Sen. Bernie Sanders is hoping to be a part of Joe Biden's potential administration and has expressed a particular interest in becoming Labor secretary, two people familiar with the conversations tell POLITICO.
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New York Times:
In Calmer Debate, Biden and Trump Offer Sharply Different Visions for Nation — In a more restrained appearance, President Trump depicted Joseph R. Biden Jr. as an ineffectual Washington insider. Mr. Biden accused the president of heartlessness for separating migrant families and inflaming racial tensions.
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Business Insider:
Jared Kushner floating launch of a new Trump-branded media outlet, GOP sources say. It's another sign of a looming 2020 defeat. … - Jared Kushner has been talking about starting a Donald Trump-themed news outlet or another media company, perhaps as soon as after the November election …
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New York Times:
Trump Campaign Draws Rebuke for Surveilling Philadelphia Voters — President Trump's campaign has been videotaping voters at ballot drop boxes, a tactic that could amount to illegal voter intimidation, Pennsylvania's attorney general says. — PHILADELPHIA — The Trump campaign …
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Zach Montellaro / Politico:
Biden carries big cash advantage into final weeks of election — The two candidates for president filed campaign finance disclosures around Thursday's debate in Nashville. — The Biden campaign has used its cash advantage to swamp Trump on the airwaves. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Biden warns of ‘dark winter’ in America
Biden warns of ‘dark winter’ in America
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New York Times:
Trump Tries One Last Debate Trick: Be Less Like Himself — If voters reject him next month, this will be the chief reason: The 2020 campaign is different, and Donald Trump is not. — Before the president's last, best chance to change the trajectory of his re-election bid …
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Byron York / Washington Examiner:
‘Presidential’ Trump helped himself in final debate
‘Presidential’ Trump helped himself in final debate
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Washington Post
Look at the bias, hatred and rudeness on behalf of 60 Minutes and CBS. Tonight’s anchor, Kristen Welker, is far worse! #MAGA:
Look at the bias, hatred and rudeness on behalf of 60 Minutes and CBS. Tonight's anchor, Kristen Welker, is far worse! #MAGA
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Look at the bias, hatred and rudeness on behalf of 60 Minutes and CBS. Tonight’s anchor, Kristen Welker, is far worse! #MAGA:
Look at the bias, hatred and rudeness on behalf of 60 Minutes and CBS. Tonight's anchor, Kristen Welker, is far worse!
Look at the bias, hatred and rudeness on behalf of 60 Minutes and CBS. Tonight's anchor, Kristen Welker, is far worse!
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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.
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New York Magazine:
The Debate Guardrails Were a Gift for Trump — Though exceeding the standards of the surreal first presidential debate was not necessarily a difficult task, Thursday night's event felt like an accomplishment. President Trump and Joe Biden engaged in normal-ish back and forth …
Rod Dreher:
No Families, No Children, No Future — Here's a fascinating article from New York magazine on the massive gender gap between Trump and Biden supporters. It contains this eye-popping claim, buried deep down: … David Shor is one of the best data people the Democratic Party people has.
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Anand Giridharadas / The.Ink:
Judge Barrett is family to me. Don't confirm her — A relative of the Supreme Court nominee speaks out in The.Ink — Welcome to The.Ink, my newsletter about money and power, politics and culture. If you're joining us for the first time, hello! Click the orange button below to get this in your inbox, free.
Robert Maguire / CREW:
$80 million dark money group tied to Trump Supreme Court advisor, Leonard Leo … A close informal advisor to President Trump who has been deeply involved in all three of his Supreme Court nomination battles is the sole trustee of a mysterious group that brought in more than $80 million in 2018 …