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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: 4 Pence Aides Test Positive — Six states broke records as the virus surged at an alarming pace. Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested the U.S. might need a national mask mandate. — RIGHT NOW Pence's chief of staff and three other aides test positive for the virus.
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Bloomberg:
Mike Pence's Chief of Staff Tests Positive for Coronavirus — Infections among Pence associations add to White House cases — Pence traveled to Florida to deliver campaign speech Saturday — Mike Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, has tested positive for coronavirus infection …
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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Members of Pence's Inner Circle Test Positive for Coronavirus — Along with Marc Short, the vice president's chief of staff, three additional staff members and a Pence adviser have also tested positive, according to people briefed on the developments. — Several members of Vice President …
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NPR, BuzzFeed News and Raw Story
ABC News:
Mike Pence's chief of staff, other top aide test positive for COVID-19 — The vice president has been on the campaign trail for weeks. — Visual Tracking: COVID-19 and the White House — At least 34 people connected to the White House have tested positive for COVID-19, many of whom attended a Rose Garden event in late September.
Jeremy Diamond / CNN:
Pence adviser Marty Obst tests positive for coronavirus — (CNN)A top adviser to Vice President Mike Pence tested positive for coronavirus earlier this week, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. — Marty Obst serves as Pence's senior political adviser but is not a government employee.
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The Guardian and Bloomberg
Steve Holland / Reuters:
Trump goes on offensive against Biden with trip to New Hampshire — (Reuters) - President Donald Trump will go on the offensive against Democratic rival Joe Biden on Sunday with a campaign trip to New Hampshire, a state he narrowly lost in 2016 but is trying to reclaim in this year's White House race.
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Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Staffers for Kelly Loeffler test positive for COVID-19 — She tested negative and plans to participate in Monday's Supreme Court confirmation vote. — WASHINGTON — Two people who work for U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler recently tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Last Temptation of NeverTrump — A voice in my head makes the case to re-elect the president.
The Last Temptation of NeverTrump — A voice in my head makes the case to re-elect the president.
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Los Angeles Times and The Guardian
Noah Feldman / Bloomberg:
The Supreme Court Doesn't Need to Be Reformed
The Supreme Court Doesn't Need to Be Reformed
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Lawyers, Guns & Money
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Murkowski to back Barrett, despite opposing election-year SCOTUS vote
Murkowski to back Barrett, despite opposing election-year SCOTUS vote
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The Hill, Fox News, Reuters, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Breitbart, Slate, Washington Post and theslot.jezebel.com
Chuck Ross / The Daily Caller:
Hunter Biden Sought To Avoid Registering As Foreign Agent In Chinese Business Venture, Text Message Shows — Hunter Biden wanted to avoid registering as a foreign agent as part of a deal with a Chinese energy company, according to text messages obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation.
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Joseph Simonson / Washington Examiner:
Hunter Biden alleged sex tape and images uploaded on Bannon-connected Chinese website — Multiple videos and images purportedly showing Hunter Biden engaging in sexual acts with several women and using drugs were uploaded on a Chinese digital video platform Saturday evening.
New York Post:
Long-standing claims of Biden corruption all but confirmed with Hunter's emails
Long-standing claims of Biden corruption all but confirmed with Hunter's emails
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Washington Post, National File, The Gateway Pundit and Breitbart
Natasha Bertrand / Politico:
Former Giuliani associate raises questions about Hunter Biden's ‘hard drive from hell’
Former Giuliani associate raises questions about Hunter Biden's ‘hard drive from hell’
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The Daily Beast
Washington Post:
Trump privately tells donors it would be ‘very tough’ for GOP to hold Senate — President Trump privately told donors this past week that it will be “very tough” for Republicans to keep control of the Senate in the upcoming election because some of the party's senators are candidates he cannot support.
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New York Times, CNN, The Hill, Fox News, The Guardian and Raw Story
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Joe Biden will travel to Georgia on Tuesday in late push to flip state — Democratic nominee Joe Biden is headed to Georgia on Tuesday, several national outlets reported, part of a late effort by the campaign to flip a state that Republicans have carried in every White House contest since 1996.
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Political Wire
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Michael McFaul / Washington Post:
The Joe Biden most Americans don't get to see
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Magazine:
Here's Who Biden Is Considering for Top Jobs in His Administration — For a few months now, senators, ex-lawmakers, donors, operatives, local leaders, investors, and activists have quietly been nudging a small group of Democratic officials in D.C. and Delaware.
Sarah Mucha / CNN:
Brad Pitt narrates new Biden campaign ad airing during World Series — (CNN)Actor Brad Pitt narrated an ad for Joe Biden's presidential campaign that's airing Saturday night during the fourth game of the World Series. — The 60-second spot during Major League Baseball's highly watched …
Chris White / Slate:
Stop Calling Famous Composers by Their Last Names — There will be a time when we'll go to concerts again. We will buy our tickets, shuffle shoulder to shoulder down the aisle, and find our seats. The lights will dim, and the conductor will walk onto the stage to introduce the program.
New York Times:
The Republican Party After Trump — The Party of Lincoln had a good run. Then came Mr. Trump. — The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
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Associated Press, Washington Monthly, POLITICUSUSA, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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Sarah Elbeshbishi / USA Today:
Majority of voters say Biden won second debate, poll finds … Most registered voters said that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden performed better than President Donald Trump during the second presidential debate, according to a POLITICO/Morning Consult poll released Friday.
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Business Insider, The Wrap and Fox News
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Isabel Vincent / New York Post:
Astor Place Hair to close after 75 years due to COVID-19 — Astor Place Hair Stylists, the iconic salon and barbershop that has been an East Village fixture for 73 years, is the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. — Management at the basement barber shop, which counted everyone …
Joe Biden for President:
Notes from Joe: My Plan to Protect Seniors — As I looked out during my speech last week in South Florida, I was happy to see Carl Schechter — 93 years young and a pillar of his community. — Carl's story is quintessentially American. He came to this country as an immigrant and fought honorably during World War II.
UnionLeader.com:
Our choice is Joe Biden* — This year's general election ballot presents the voter with a dilemma. We have wrestled with this year's choices, as we imagine many voters have. Up and down the ticket we are faced with choices in political ideologies, personalities, backgrounds and governing styles.
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Business Insider
Lisa Mascaro / Associated Press:
Reid says Biden should end Senate filibuster after 3 weeks — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Senate leader Harry Reid says if Democrats win the presidency and the Senate, Joe Biden should take “no more than three weeks” to test bipartisanship before ending the filibuster so Democrats can overcome …