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Miles Taylor / Medium:
A Statement — Why I'm no longer “Anonymous” — More than two years ago, I published an anonymous opinion piece in The New York Times about Donald Trump's perilous presidency, while I was serving under him. He responded with a short but telling tweet: “TREASON?” — Trump sees personal criticism as subversive.
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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Miles Taylor, a Former Homeland Security Official, Reveals He Was ‘Anonymous’ — Mr. Taylor, whose criticisms of President Trump in a New York Times Op-Ed article and subsequent book, roiled Washington and infuriated Mr. Trump, resigned from the administration last year and endorsed Joe Biden this summer.
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
“Anonymous” senior Trump official revealed as ex-DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor — Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff Miles Taylor on Wednesday publicly claimed to be the author of the anonymous New York Times op-ed that described a “resistance” within the Trump administration working …
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CNN:
Jared Kushner bragged in April that Trump was taking the country ‘back from the doctors’ — Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner boasted in mid-April about how the President had cut out the doctors and scientists advising him on the unfolding …
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
Hundreds of Trump supporters stuck in the cold for hours when buses can't reach Omaha rally — By the time President Trump finished speaking to thousands of supporters at Omaha's Eppley Airfield on Tuesday night and jetted away on Air Force One, the temperature had plunged to nearly freezing.
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Aaron Sanderford / Omaha World-Herald:
Hundreds of people waited hours in the cold for buses after Trump rally in Omaha — Hundreds of people who attended President Donald Trump's rally Tuesday evening at Eppley Airfield spent up to three hours in freezing temperatures waiting for buses to take them back to their cars.
Amy Walter / The Cook Political Report:
Biden's Path to 270 Widens, Trump's Path Narrows, as Texas Moves to Toss Up — Less than a week out from Election Day and President Donald Trump is playing catch-up. In 2016, he won 30 states (and Maine's 2nd Congressional District) and their 306 electoral votes.
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Nathaniel Rakich / FiveThirtyEight:
What To Make Of That New Wisconsin Poll That Has Biden Way Ahead — Once in a blue moon, you see a poll that makes you blink twice to make sure you're not seeing things. This morning's ABC News/The Washington Post survey of Wisconsin was just such a poll.
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John Keefe / New York Times:
Quiz: Can You Tell a ‘Trump’ Fridge From a ‘Biden’ Fridge?
Quiz: Can You Tell a ‘Trump’ Fridge From a ‘Biden’ Fridge?
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Henry Rodgers / The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: Senate Committee Successfully Verifies All Bobulinski Materials Reviewed To Date — The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has successfully verified all materials reviewed so far from Hunter Biden's ex-business partner Tony Bobulinski, the Daily Caller has learned.
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Tina Nguyen / Politico:
MAGA scrambles to repair the Hunter Biden narrative
MAGA scrambles to repair the Hunter Biden narrative
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:
Hunter Biden on Tape?
Hunter Biden on Tape?
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Vicky Prodeline / Monmouth University Polling …:
Swing Toward The Democrats — But most voters still expect Trump to win — West Long Branch, NJ - The race for Georgia's electoral votes remains very close, but Joe Biden has gained ground on Donald Trump in the latest Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.
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New York Times:
Biden Holds 8-Point Lead in Michigan as He Tries to Reconstruct the ‘Blue Wall’ — The New York Times / Siena College poll — Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by eight points in Michigan, a battleground state that Mr. Trump flipped in 2016. — 2016 result — NYT/Siena — <1 Trump — 47.3-47.0
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Washington Post:
Post-ABC polls: Biden leads Trump narrowly in Michigan, significantly in Wisconsin
Post-ABC polls: Biden leads Trump narrowly in Michigan, significantly in Wisconsin
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Nate Cohn / New York Times:
The Election's Big Twist: The Racial Gap Is Shrinking
The Election's Big Twist: The Racial Gap Is Shrinking
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Aaron Holmes / Business Insider:
Republicans used a Senate hearing to criticize tech CEOs for fact-checking Trump's posts before the election … - Senate Republicans berated the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google on Wednesday, claiming that the tech companies discriminated against conservatives with policies …
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Nancy Scola / Politico:
Is Twitter Going Full Resistance? Here's the Woman Driving the Change.
Is Twitter Going Full Resistance? Here's the Woman Driving the Change.
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Michelle Ruiz / Vanity Fair:
AOC's Next Four Years — The history-making congresswoman addresses her biggest critics, the challenges that loom no matter who wins, and what she's taking on next. — Her Republican colleagues had, up until then, been civil. But one day in late July, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stood …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
The Stench of Trump's Racism Will Cling to His Enablers Forever — A month ago, President Trump added to his rally speech a new riff about Ilhan Omar, expressing indignation that the Democratic member of Congress would dare to express opinions about American government.
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Chris Strohm / Bloomberg:
FBI Group Calls for Wray to Be Protected as Trump Chides Him — ‘This country needs stability’ in FBI's leadership, agents say — Biden praised Wray but refused to rule out changes at FBI — U.S. national security may be jeopardized if FBI Director Christopher Wray is abruptly removed …
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Juliet Eilperin / Washington Post:
Trump to strip protections from Tongass National Forest, one of the biggest intact temperate rainforests — President Trump will open up all 16.7 million acres of Alaska's Tongass National Forest to logging and other forms of development, according to a notice posted Wednesday …
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Steven Overly / Politico:
Blackburn asks Google if employee who criticized her still has a job — Sen. Marsha Blackburn used a Commerce Committee hearing Wednesday to ask about the employment status of a Google engineer whose criticism of the Tennessee Republican has become fodder for right-wing media outlets over the past two years.
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Wall Street Journal:
Russian in Cyprus Was Behind Key Parts of Discredited Dossier on Trump — A Wall Street Journal investigation points to the identity of ‘Source 3’ as a disgruntled PR executive with a ‘vast network’ of sources — in Washington and David Gauthier-Villars — In the nearly four years since …
Politico:
Ratcliffe went off script with Iran remarks, officials say — Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe went off script when he alleged during a press conference last week that Iran was sending intimidating emails to Americans in order to “damage President Trump,” …
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Washington Post:
Trump's attacks on political adversaries are often followed by threats to their safety — The CIA's most endangered employee for much of the past year was not an operative on a mission abroad, but an analyst who faced a torrent of threats after filing a whistleblower report that led to the impeachment of President Trump.
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The Daily Beast:
Why Hasn't Trump Come to Lindsey Graham's Rescue? — Graham has been the president's loyal confidant and golf buddy during his White House tenure. Now, as Graham faces a tough challenge at home, Trump isn't coming to his aid. — BEAST INSIDE — At a rally a week before the toughest election …
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Axios:
Supreme Court won't expedite Pennsylvania GOP's request to block mail-in ballot extension — The Supreme Court voted 5-3 on Wednesday to deny a bid from Pennsylvania Republicans to expedite their request to shorten the deadline for receiving mail-in ballots.
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CNN:
CNN Poll: Biden continues to hold nationwide advantage in final days of 2020 race — (CNN)With the race for the presidency approaching its end amid a raging pandemic, Democratic nominee Joe Biden maintains a substantial lead over President Donald Trump nationwide, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.
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BuzzFeed News:
Herman Cain's Life And Death Were More Complicated Than That — You've heard the jokes about the most prominent Republican to die from the coronavirus. His family has seen them too. — Copy — On Father's Day earlier this year, Melanie Cain Gallo drove to her parents' house to drop off a gift for her dad, Herman Cain.
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CNN:
Why Obama saved his harshest critiques of Trump until the campaign's end — Obama fires back after Trump's Covid-19 complaint — (CNN)Barack Obama held back his most biting critiques of President Donald Trump in the first years of his post-presidency, hoping the lack of constant attacks …
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Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida man charged after altering governor's voter registration — TALLAHASSEE — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was briefly unable to vote this week because a 20-year-old Naples man altered the Republican governor's home address in the state's voter registration database.
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Bloomberg:
China Charts Plans to Preserve Economic Growth Into 2030s — Officials set to unveil 15-year vision along with 5-year plan — Focus expected on technology, consumption and environment — The first glimpse into China's economic plans for the next five and 15 years will be unveiled Thursday …
Stuart Rothenberg / Inside Elections:
2020 Election Preview: Bracing for History — By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin — No matter what happens, the 2020 elections will be historic. With impeachment, a pandemic, economic crisis, a national conversation about racism, and the death of a Supreme Court icon …
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Timothy Johnson / Media Matters for America:
Militia leader Stewart Rhodes says that his group will be at polling locations and is ready to kill Democrats … Oath Keepers militia leader Stewart Rhodes said members of his militia will be at polling locations on Election Day to “protect” Trump voters during an appearance on far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' program.
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Amanda Holpuch / The Guardian:
Trump aide Stephen Miller preparing second-term immigration blitz … The architect of Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy, senior adviser Stephen Miller, is said to have a drawer full of executive orders ready to be signed in “shock and awe” style if Trump is re-elected.
Politico:
U.S. to allow ‘Israel’ to be added to passports of Americans born in Jerusalem — The decision comes amid a series of recent moves aimed at highlighting the president's support for Israel. — President Donald Trump stands next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu …
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New York Times:
Wall Street Has Worst Day Since June … Latest change — Data delayed at least 15 minutes — RIGHT NOW Tiffany and LVMH are nearing an agreement to settle their disputed deal at a lower price. — Here's what you need to know: — Wall Street has worst day since June as cases surge.
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