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Vicky Prodeline / Monmouth University Polling …:
Biden Holds Lead Despite Trump Gains in Swing Counties — Biden trusted more to handle pandemic — West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden holds a 5-point to 7-point lead over Donald Trump among likely voters in Pennsylvania, according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.
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New York Times, Fox News, Forbes, CBS Philly, The Hill, Washington Post, Politico and The New Arab
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Trump's plan to declare premature victory — President Trump has told confidants he'll declare victory on Tuesday night if it looks like he's “ahead,” according to three sources familiar with his private comments. — That's even if the Electoral College outcome still hinges …
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Benjamin L. Ginsberg / Washington Post:
My party is destroying itself on the altar of Trump — Benjamin L. Ginsberg practiced election law for 38 years. He co-chaired the bipartisan 2013 Presidential Commission on Election Administration. — President Trump has failed the test of leadership. His bid for reelection is foundering.
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steveschale.squarespace.com, The Guardian and Raw Story
BBC:
Vladimir Marugov murder: Russian ‘Sausage King’ killed in sauna with a crossbow — A Russian oligarch, nicknamed The Sausage King, has been murdered with a crossbow, investigators say. — Vladimir Marugov and his partner were in an outdoor sauna when they were attacked, reportedly by two masked assailants.
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The Moscow Times
Zeke Miller / Associated Press:
Trump threatens to fire Fauci in rift with disease expert — OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesday's election, as his rift with the nation's top infectious disease expert widens while the nation sees its most alarming outbreak of the coronavirus since the spring.
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NBC News:
Biden leads Trump, but it's much closer in battleground states
Biden leads Trump, but it's much closer in battleground states
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The Hill, Washington Times and No More Mister Nice Blog
Daniel Chaitin / Washington Examiner:
Trump suggests he may fire Fauci after the election
Trump suggests he may fire Fauci after the election
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
I'm Here To Remind You That Trump Can Still Win — A 10 percent chance isn't zero. And there's a chance of a recount, too. — It's tempting to write this story in the form of narrative fiction: “On a frigid early December morning in Washington, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 …
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Washington Post, OutKick, Outside the Beltway, New York Times, Forbes, The Week, Townhall, Fortune and USAPP
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NBC News:
Trump lashes out after FBI announces investigation of Biden bus incident — President Donald Trump on Sunday lashed out at the FBI after the agency said it was investigating reports that a caravan of the president's supporters harassed a bus belonging to Joe Biden's campaign.
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
Trump wrongly incites violence by supporting highway harassment of Biden bus
Trump wrongly incites violence by supporting highway harassment of Biden bus
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New York Times
David Wasserman / The Cook Political Report:
Final House Ratings: Democrats Poised to Expand Majority by 10 to 15 Seats — After impeachment and a Supreme Court fight (that wasn't much of one) and amid a global pandemic and racial reckoning, many congressional candidates have struggled to control their own destiny.
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, Axios, Roll Call and The Week
Ben Smith / New York Times:
It's the End of an Era for the Media, No Matter Who Wins the Election — Trump made the legacy media great again. Here's what's next for them. — There's a media phenomenon the old-time blogger Mickey Kaus calls “overism”: articles in the week before the election whose premise …
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CNN and Scripting News, more at Mediagazer »
Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Federal authorities expected to erect ‘non-scalable’ fence around White House — Washington (CNN)Federal authorities are expected to put back into place a “non-scalable” fence around the entire perimeter of the White House on Monday as law enforcement and other agencies prepare …
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The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner, The Hill, Forbes, National Review, TheGrio, Business Insider, Daily Kos, The Week and The Guardian
Axios:
A decades-long blue wave — Young voters, projected to turn out overwhelmingly for Joe Biden, could provide a huge advantage for Democrats not just this for this election, but for decades to come. — Driving the news: Pollsters and political scientists have been poring over two new reports …
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Power Line and Los Angeles Times
Tim Hrenchir / Topeka Capital-Journal:
Man thought people were stealing Donald Trump signs; three shot — Three people were shot late Saturday in North Topeka after a man confronted people he thought had been stealing signs promoting the campaign of Republican Presidential incumbent Donald Trump, a Topeka police supervisor said Sunday.
New York Times:
How Do Donalds Vote? Take Our Name Quiz to Find Out — We found some unexpected trends when we sorted our polling data by first name. — Over the past two months, The New York Times and Siena College have conducted polls in almost every battleground state, creating a large database of likely voters and their preferences.
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Mediaite and National Review
Wall Street Journal:
Doctors Begin to Crack Covid's Mysterious Long-Term Effects — Severe fatigue, memory lapses, heart problems affect patients who weren't that badly hit initially; 'It's been so long' — Nearly a year into the global coronavirus pandemic, scientists, doctors and patients are beginning …
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Raw Story
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
Biden will win Nevada, blue wave should help down ballot — Election signs outside of the Washoe County Registrar of Voters Office on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020. (Trevor Bexon/The Nevada Independent) — It's not impossible for President Donald Trump to win Nevada.
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Business Insider, Nevada Current, Daily Kos, IJR and Raw Story
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Twitter names 7 outlets to call election results — Twitter on Monday provided more details about its policies around tweets that declare election results, and named the seven outlets it will lean on to help it determine whether a race is officially called.
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TechCrunch, Mediaite, IJR and Political Wire, more at Mediagazer »
The Dworkin Report:
Speaker Pelosi reveals the plan for investigating Trump's abuses of power — Scott speaks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) about what's next for the House's investigation of Donald Trump over his administration's failed coronavirus response has killed over 235,000 Americans.
Declan Leary / The American Conservative:
Sacha Baron Cohen, Propagandist — CIA contacts, a web of lies, and a robust propaganda operation. It's time to start asking questions about Borat's methods—and his goals. — Ayman Abu Aita is a family man. For years, he was a grocer by trade, running his shop in Bethlehem while serving …
Tim Alberta / Politico:
This Place Has Picked Every President Since 1952. Is Its Streak About to End? — Dear Washington, — You know what they say: “As Valencia County goes, so goes the nation.” — What? You've never heard that? You've never even heard of Valencia County? — Well, I suppose that's not altogether surprising.
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
The 2 big bets that will decide Florida — Democrats outnumber Republicans in Florida. But Republicans have more high-propensity voters. — POLITICO animation — MIAMI — The presidential contest in the nation's tightest swing state, and perhaps the entire race for the White House, ultimately comes down to two big bets.
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Real Clear Politics, Florida Politics and Breitbart
Ben Geman / Axios:
Trump's Paris agreement endgame is here — On Nov. 4, the U.S. will have bailed (pretty sure that's the precise diplomatic term) on the Paris climate agreement, but the date's significance depends almost entirely on what happens a day earlier. — Driving the news: Wednesday marks a year since …
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Associated Press
Reed Williams / Richmond Times-Dispatch:
Witnesses describe clash at Lee Circle between caravan of Trump supporters and a crowd of opponents — Tempers flared Sunday as a “Trump train” of cars tried to pass Lee Circle along Monument Avenue and clashed with opposing protesters, drawing a police presence that blocked off the area to traffic.
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Raw Story
New York Times:
What Voters in Battleground States Think About Climate Change — Climate change has emerged as a major issue for voters this year, both nationally and in crucial battleground states like Arizona and Florida, new polls from The New York Times and Siena College suggest.
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The Hill, Outside the Beltway, CNN and Florida Politics
Andrew Restuccia / Wall Street Journal:
Swing State Poll Finds No Late Shift in Presidential Race — In 2016 election, many pollsters missed 11th-hour shift among undecided voters toward Trump — WASHINGTON—Support for President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden in a group of battleground states has remained unchanged in recent days …
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Fox News, Investor's Business Daily, Vox, Associated Press, Political IQ, Florida Politics and Political Wire
Axios:
The wealthy rush to shield their assets from Biden — High-net-worth Americans are busy setting up trust funds, giving large gifts to heirs and philanthropies, and even selling family businesses as they brace for the tax hikes a Biden presidency might bring.
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Reuters, CBS News, The National Interest, Issues & Insights and Washington Post
CREW:
Sixteen Trump administration officials violated the law to boost Trump campaign in October … During the month of October, at least 16 Trump administration officials have violated the Hatch Act a total of more than 60 times, in an unprecedented and escalating assault on the rule of law and the democratic process.
James Glanz / New York Times:
Tests Show Genetic Signature of Virus That May Have Infected President Trump — The White House did not take basic steps to investigate its outbreak. We worked with geneticists to sequence the virus that infected two journalists exposed during the outbreak, providing clues to how it may have spread.
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Balloon Juice
Sarah Jaffe / American Prospect:
Workers Rally Against Trump's Broken Promises — At shuttered plants across America, workers have been activated to speak the truth about the hollowness of the past four years. — Workers protested outside General Motors' sprawling Lordstown assembly plant near Youngstown, Ohio, on March 6, 2019, the plant's last day of production.
Robb Sinn / The Federalist:
Under Trump, Americans Have Seen Their Best Wage Growth In 40 Years — More than any other president in 40 years, Donald Trump has benefitted working-class Americans, especially African Americans. New data only reinforces that amazing trend. — Many on the left refuse …
Mario Canseco / Research Co.:
Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin Set to Flip in U.S. Election — Ohio remains too close to call, while there is little danger for the Democrats in Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey and New York. — Democratic nominee Joe Biden holds the upper hand over Republican incumbent Donald Trump …