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NBC News:
Here's what happened when NBC News tried to report on the alleged Hunter Biden emails … The complaints from President Donald Trump and his allies have been growing louder as the election approaches: Why isn't the mainstream media covering the Hunter Biden laptop story?
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Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Another Hunter Biden laptop taken into custody during DEA raid: Report  —  Another laptop tied to Hunter Biden was reportedly obtained by the Drug Enforcement Agency earlier this year.  —  Sources told NBC News that the device belonging to the 50-year-old son of former Vice President Joe Biden …
Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Texas GOP senator didn't “graduate” from Oxford University law program, as claimed in prior campaign  —  Cornyn attacked an opponent a few years later for “padding his resume,” referencing a lie about a college degree  —  Sen. John Cornyn, R-Tx., who currently finds himself …
Discussion: Political Wire
Tyler Pager / Bloomberg:
Biden Aides See Warning Signs in Black, Latino Turnout So Far  — Despite record early turnout, Black, Latino votes lag  — Top Biden aides confident seniors, suburban votes will carry  —  Senior officials on Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign are increasingly worried …
Politico:
Trump may just keep campaigning after Election Day  —  Even if there isn't a clear winner the day after the election, President Donald Trump may still take his MAGA message on the road.  —  Top surrogates for the Trump campaign have been told to keep their Novembers clear for potential campaign events.
Discussion: The Hill and Political Wire
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Associated Press:
If 2020 is like 2000, Trump believes he's got the votes
Discussion: Fox News and New York Post
Mark Niesse / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia Gov. Kemp may not be able to vote during COVID-19 quarantine  —  Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp might not be able to vote because he's in quarantine after close contact with U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson, who tested positive for the coronavirus Friday.  —  Kemp, who tested negative for the virus …
Discussion: Mediaite
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Patrick Marley / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
When will we know final unofficial election results in Wisconsin?  It likely won't be before Wednesday, and maybe not even then.  —  MADISON - If you want to watch Wisconsin's election results get tallied, you might want to go to bed early on Tuesday.  —  That's because the final unofficial count likely …
Discussion: Lawfare, Fox News and Raw Story
Vandana Rambaran / Fox News:
Wisconsin governor urges voters to come to polls rather than mail ballots
Katie Bo Williams / Defense One:
Helicopters Over DC Protesters Broke Regulations While Commander was Driving Home, DC Guard Concludes  —  The D.C. National Guard and Pentagon IG are fighting over who to blame for the dangerous incident that symbolized Trump's militarized response.  — NATIONAL GUARD - WHITE HOUSE - 2020 ELECTIONS
Discussion: Raw Story
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
‘There Are No Boundaries’: Experts Imagine Trump's Post-Presidential Life if He Loses  —  Being an ex-president can be a cushy and quiet life for the most part.  Jimmy Carter builds homes; George W. Bush paints.  After leaving the White House, Barack Obama went kite-surfing with Richard Branson …
Bruce Golding / New York Post:
How tweet it is: Twitter backs down, unlocks Post's account  —  Twitter backed down Friday in its battle with The Post and unlocked its main account after a two-week stalemate over the Hunter Biden exposé.  —  The move came after The Post refused Twitter's demand that it delete six tweets …
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
New York Times opinion section comes unhinged ahead of the 2020 election  —  And you thought the New York Times's news division had problems.  —  The paper's opinion section on Friday published a collection of essays titled, “What have we lost?”  —  Featuring all 15 New York Times opinion columnists …
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Farah Al Qasimi / New York Times:
What have we lost?  —  The most incalculable loss over the last four years …
Mark Joseph Stern / Slate:
Judges Are Already Testing How Far Amy Coney Barrett Will Go for Republicans  —  In a shocking opinion, two judges tried to hijack Minnesota's election law to throw out mail ballots.  —  Over the last week, four conservative justices on the Supreme Court have signaled their desire to throw …
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Kyle Cantlon / Yahoo! Sports:
Bobby Orr endorses Donald Trump with full-page ad  —  By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's … A day after golf icon Jack Nicklaus felt the need to inform the world of what was already pretty obvious, NHL Hall of Famer and Boston Bruins legend Bobby Orr made it known that he would also be voting …
Discussion: TheBlaze, Power Line and Breitbart
Manual RedEye:
KSP training slideshow quotes Hitler, advocates ‘ruthless’ violence  —  UPDATE, 4:15 PM: Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear responded to this story with the following statement: “This is absolutely unacceptable.  It is further unacceptable that I just learned about this through social media.
Discussion: Forbes
Dana Blanton / Fox News:
Fox News Poll: Biden's lead over Trump narrows slightly to 8 points  —  Pollsters say despite Biden's lead, the race is not a foregone conclusion  —  Trump, Biden campaign in Florida as election may come down to the Sunshine State  —  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's lead …
Discussion: The Hill and POLITICUSUSA
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Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Biden leads Trump by six in North Carolina
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Bloomberg
A.G. Gancarski / Florida Politics:
Javanka jab: Lincoln Project trolls Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump on their home turf  —  The Lincoln Project, that group of never-Trump former Republican political consultants who have turned their skills on the President, is bringing their latest project to two of Donald Trump's home bases.
CBS Los Angeles:
Garcetti Announces Discounts On Parking Citations If Paid Within 48 Hours  —  LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Mayor Eric Garcetti Friday announced a program for drivers to receive a $20 discount on certain traffic citations if they are paid within 48 hours.  —  The program, “Early Pay L.A.,” …
Discussion: Fox News and Raw Story
Samuel Rz / The Westphalian Times:
Justin Trudeau says ‘freedom of expression has its limits’ when asked about Muhammad cartoon  —  Canada's prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday that freedom of expression had its limits when asked about cartoons of the prophet Muhammad.  —  Earlier this month, a French teacher …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Post Millennial
New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Set Aside Career Intelligence Briefer to Hear From Advisers Instead  —  For weeks, the director of national intelligence has taken over a job usually done by an intelligence officer.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has dispensed with intelligence briefings from a career analyst …
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Barr tells friends he would like to remain attorney general in second term if Trump is reelected  —  Attorney General William P. Barr — who has recently faced criticism from President Trump for not prosecuting his political rivals — has told friends and advisers in recent weeks that he hopes …
CNN:
Donald Trump has run a historically bad reelection campaign  —  Opinion by Arick Wierson and Bradley Honan, CNN  —  Race to 270: How Latino voters could sway election  —  Arick Wierson, who writes frequently for CNN Opinion, is a six-time Emmy Award-winning television producer …
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Police took a Black toddler from his family's SUV.  Then, the union used his photo as ‘propaganda,’ attorneys say.  —  On Thursday, the nation's largest police union posted a photo to social media taken during the unrest in Philadelphia this week, where hundreds of protesters clashed …
Washington Post:
Trump's pandemic agenda shoved government scientists aside.  They're attempting an 11th-hour comeback.  —  Alarmed by the worsening pandemic and a president who mocks the virus at rallies, health agency scientists are challenging the administration's approach in ways small and large
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
Women Converge on Warsaw, Heightening Poland's Largest Protests in Decades  —  Outraged by a court decision to ban nearly all abortions, tens of thousands of women took to the streets of Poland's capital on Friday, culminating a week of big protests across the country.
Discussion: The Guardian
Brittany Wallman / Orlando Sentinel:
Fraudster attempts to register dozens of dead Democrats as voters in Broward  —  Authorities have uncovered an attempt to register dozens of dead people as Democratic voters in Broward County.  —  Though officials said no mail-in ballots were requested or cast under the falsified voter IDs …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
CNN contributor Miles Taylor admitted he lied to CNN about being ‘Anonymous.’ It doesn't seem to be a problem for CNN.  —  Miles Taylor, a paid CNN contributor, admits that he lied — while on CNN.  —  CNN doesn't seem to have a problem with that.  —  Taylor is the former Trump administration official …
CBS News:
Birx warns of “broad surge” across the country, as Trump claims U.S. is “rounding the turn”  —  Dr. Deborah Birx warned the nation's governors on Friday of a “broad surge” of the COVID-19 pandemic across the country as the weather cools, contradicting President Trump's claim that the U.S. is “rounding the turn.”
Discussion: Mediaite
Amy S. Rosenberg / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Dinner at the Bidens: In Delaware, they all know Joe Biden up close  —  MILFORD, Del. — Standing amid soybean fields, in the quiet middle of Delaware, Sean Smith represents a lot of Delawareans when he says, about Joe Biden: “All my life, I've had to hear it.  From my aunt, my grandmother, everybody.”
Discussion: Breitbart
Allan Smith / NBC News:
N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James developing ‘long’ list of Trump actions for Biden to undo  —  New York Attorney General Letitia James says her office is preparing a substantial list of legal actions for a potential Biden administration to begin quickly reversing Trump administration initiatives, she told NBC News in an interview.
JONATHAN TURLEY:
“Not Pro-Black”: Wisconsin Students Unanimously Vote To Remove Lincoln Statue As Racist  —  We previously discussed the effort at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to have the famous statue of Abraham Lincoln removed as racist.  The student government has now voted unanimously in favor …
Discussion: Townhall
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
U.S. Expels Migrant Children From Other Countries to Mexico  —  Children from Central America are being sent across the border to Mexico, where they may have no family to retrieve them.  An internal email said the transfers violated the government's own policies.
Zack Hoopes / Sentinel:
Security info request from Trump campaign leaves Cumberland County officials concerned ahead of Election Day  —  Cumberland County officials received an email this week from the Trump campaign requesting highly specific details about the county's ballot security.
Bernie Marcus / Fox News:
Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus: Trump deserves a second term and has my vote.  Here's why  —  Undecided voters should ask themselves: Do I want to return to the pre-pandemic Trump nation or the Obama-Biden stagnation?  —  Trump could ride wave of new, unique Republicans to victory: Geraldo Rivera
Discussion: Breitbart and IJR
Zeynep / Insight:
The Real Hunter Biden Story Everyone is Missing  —  Why aren't we paying attention to the blatant blackmail?  —  3 hr  —  A big story in the media today is that Glenn Greenwald has bolted from The Intercept.  People surely have strong opinions of him, and he is opinionated himself.
BuzzFeed News:
Mueller Memos: Bonus Special Edition!  A Huge Trove Of New Details From The Mueller Investigation  —  Just days before the election, these records, which BuzzFeed News sued the federal government to get, provide a new look at the two-year inquiry.  —  Copy
Lauren Leatherby / New York Times:
United States Records Its Worst Week Yet for Virus Cases  —  The outlook for the pandemic continues to worsen, and many areas of the United States are experiencing their worst weeks yet.  The country reported a record of more than 500,000 new coronavirus cases in the past week.
Foreign Policy:
America's Cultural Institutions Are Quietly Fueled by Russian Corruption  —  New data exposes the long reach of foreign oligarchs in the world of philanthropy.  —  Over the past four years, a number of post-Soviet oligarchs have made headlines for their direct involvement in U.S. politics.
Zachary Warmbrodt / Politico:
SBA presses big businesses to justify aid, sparking uproar  —  The questions posed by the SBA have rattled banks, which issued the loans and would be responsible for delivering the questionnaires to the agency.  —  The Trump administration announced plans to review the loans in late April after Shake Shack …
Will Gleason / Time Out New York:
A massive mural featuring 20,000 of Trump's lies has been installed in Soho  —  The public artwork is back after being vandalized at its first location.  —  Well, Donald Trump finally got his wall.  —  As we barrel ahead toward election day, a new installation put up in Soho takes 20,000 false …
Jeffrey S. Solochek / Tampa Bay Times:
Stalwart Republican Fasano endorses Biden, calls Trump an ‘embarrassment’  —  'He's taken out of the White House decency and character,' Fasano said of the president.  —  Mike Fasano has identified with the Republican Party since he turned 18 and could cast a vote for Ronald Reagan.
 
 
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Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Passwords of Florida County Election Officials Temporarily Exposed
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. detained migrant children for far longer than previously known
Donald-Shaw / Sludge:
Tillis Pushed Deregulation That Helps His Top Donor, Blackstone Group, Bilk Small Investors
Washington Post:
Republicans shift from challenging rules to preparing to challenge individual ballots
Discussion: Associated Press and CNN
Washington Post:
In Florida, voters of color and young voters have had ballots flagged for possible rejection at higher rates than others
Discussion: Axios, CBS Miami and Daily Kos
Judy Kurtz / The Hill:
Taylor Swift allows song to be used in campaign ad
Discussion: Breitbart, Rolling Stone and CNN
 Earlier Items: 
Washington Post:
D.C. police and businesses prepare for possible Election Day unrest
Discussion: The Daily Signal
Avi Issacharoff / The Times of Israel:
Israel-Arab accords an earthquake for Palestinians, who pin their hopes on Biden
Discussion: Jihad Watch
Candice Williams / Detroit News:
McCormack leads in race for two Michigan Supreme Court seats, poll finds
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
Healing From The Center Out  —  Joe Biden, a president for all Americans, period.
Kerry Picket / Washington Examiner:
Pennsylvania House GOP candidate refers Democrat's social media posts to US attorney
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Glenn Beck Says the 2020 Election Is a Spiritual Battle Against ‘Satan Himself’
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Reporters Without Borders:
Investigation: how hack-for-hire Appin tried silencing 15+ outlets since 2022 over articles, newsletters, and podcasts covering Appin's “ethical hacking”

Max Tani / Semafor:
Sources: CNN is considering making network anchor Kaitlan Collins its chief White House correspondent and relocating her show from New York to DC

 
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