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Axios:
Scoop: Biden's plan to assert control — If news organizations declare Joe Biden the mathematical president-elect, he plans to address the nation as its new leader, even if President Trump continues to fight in court, advisers tell Axios. — Why it matters: Biden advisers learned the lesson of 2000 …
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Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
Trump, on ‘Fox & Friends,’ claims ‘solid chance of winning,’ won't ‘play games’ in declaring victory — The president made his last-minute pitch to viewers as Americans head to the polls — President Trump says he will declare victory ‘only when there is victory’
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Hans Nichols / Axios:
Biden campaign believes it has 8-point battleground early vote lead
Biden campaign believes it has 8-point battleground early vote lead
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Politico, NBC News, Religion News Service, Mother Jones and Political Wire
Reuters:
Exclusive: Tired of Trump, Deutsche Bank wants out but sees no good options - sources — NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank AG is looking for ways to end its relationship with President Donald Trump after the U.S. elections, as it tires of the negative publicity stemming from the ties …
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: Halftime — HAPPY ELECTION DAY. — MORE THAN 100 MILLION AMERICANS voted before Election Day. MORNING CONSULT is conducting what they describe as the largest exit poll ever. Check it out here — WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ... JOE BIDEN reiterated in an interview …
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Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Trump's top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, is hiding payments from Steve Bannon — Miller's child-support battle with the mother of his son has raised many questions about his murky finances — President Trump's top campaign strategist, Jason Miller, has been paid tens of thousands …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Clyburn predicts a ‘good night for Democrats’ — The third-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House is predicting Democrats will pick up as many as a dozen House seats. — Majority Whip Jim Clyburn told reporters outside a polling place in Columbia, South Carolina …
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Harry Cole / The Sun:
DON THE MONEY Mystery Brit gambler bets $5MILLION on Donald Trump election victory in the ‘largest political wager ever made’
DON THE MONEY Mystery Brit gambler bets $5MILLION on Donald Trump election victory in the ‘largest political wager ever made’
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David Shepardson / Reuters:
U.S. judge orders sweep for any outstanding ballots at some Postal facilities — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to conduct a sweep of some processing facilities this afternoon to ensure no ballots have been held up and any discovered are immediately sent out for delivery.
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Politico:
Republicans publicly silent, privately disgusted by Trump's election threats — At rallies across the Midwest and Sun Belt swing states, President Donald Trump has been openly discussing murky schemes to prevent legitimate ballots from being counted, escalating threats to disenfranchise millions …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Scoop: Generals privately brief news anchors, promise no military role in election — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley held an off-the-record video call with top generals and network anchors this weekend to tamp down speculation about potential military involvement …
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Over the course of 48 hours, most of Trump's favorite conspiracy theories get hammered — For the past few months, President Trump has been teasing — or, perhaps, hoping to will into existence — some earthshaking revelation demonstrating how unfairly he has been treated or how suspect his general-election opponent happens to be.
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Dr. Daniel Winarick / Medium:
Donald Trump has DSM-5 Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) — I am going to lay out the case for why Donald Trump meets criteria for ICD11/DSM-5 Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD). While many pundits and armchair psychiatrists as well as psychologists have labeled the President of the United States …
Stuart Stevens / The Bulwark:
To My Fellow George W. Bush Supporters — If you believed what George W. Bush said, then you cannot support Donald Trump. — Really? Are you serious? — That's the reaction I have whenever a Bush 2000 supporter pledges allegiance to Trump. Because it is impossible to have believed …
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Jordan Weissmann / Slate:
Do Not Lose Sight of the Fact That Every Aspect of This Is Absolutely Insane — It's possible that all of this will have a happy ending. — Maybe the polls are right, and Joe Biden is on course for a dominant seven- or eight-point win over Donald Trump. He could pick up a couple …
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Los Angeles Times, New York Post, Reporting by Matt Taibbi and Raw Story
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
The most important legal question looming over the election — Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, and Elena Kagan attend the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 16, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Here are the voting lawsuits that could lead to post-election fights over ballots
Here are the voting lawsuits that could lead to post-election fights over ballots
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Politico and Washington Examiner
FiveThirtyEight:
2020 Election: Live Coverage — INTERACTIVES — Biden's Favored In Our Final Presidential Forecast, But It's A Fine Line Between A Landslide And A Nail-Biter — NEWSLETTER — Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information/Your California Privacy Rights/Children's Online Privacy Policy are applicable to you.
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Associated Press:
Gunman who killed 4 in Vienna attack had sought to join IS — VIENNA (AP) — A man who had previously tried to join the Islamic State group rampaged in Vienna armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest, fatally shooting four people before he was killed by police, Austrian authorities said Tuesday.
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WSB-TV:
HAPPENING NOW: All voting machines down in Spalding County due to countywide glitch — SPALDING COUNTY, Ga. — Election officials in Spalding County says voting machines are currently down after a glitch this morning. — Spalding County Elections Supervisor Marcia Ridley told Channel 2 Action News …
Gregory H. Shill / The Atlantic:
The ‘Trump Train’ Drivers Had Reason to Expect Impunity — In Texas on Friday, dozens of vehicles driven by supporters of President Donald Trump formed a “Trump Train” on Interstate 35, and several of them surrounded a Joe Biden campaign bus, slowing it and attempting to force it off the road.
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BuzzFeed News:
What Will Trump's Die-Hard Supporters Do If He Loses? They Say They'll Go On With Their Lives. — Trump supporters at the president's final campaign rallies in the last week are convinced Trump will win. But they say they're not about to rush the streets if he loses. — Reporting From
David Wasserman / NBC News:
Beware the ‘blue mirage’ and the ‘red mirage’ on election night … The unprecedented combination of Covid-19 and sky-high interest in the presidential race have made 2020 an especially challenging one for election administrators. — But it could also make drawing conclusions …
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Raw Story
Lucia Graves / GEN:
Two Dogs, a Death, and the Trial That Made Kimberly Guilfoyle a Television Star — A dog-mauling trial turned the San Francisco prosecutor into a household name — and paved her way to Fox News and the White House — Perched at the top of a hill in the wealthy San Francisco neighborhood …
Nature:
Partisan differences in physical distancing are linked to health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic — Nature Human Behaviour (2020) Cite this article — Abstract — Numerous polls suggest that COVID-19 is a profoundly partisan issue in the United States.
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Axios and Political Wire
Reuters:
FBI is investigating mysterious robocalls: Homeland Security official — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into a spate of mysterious robocalls urging people to stay home on Election Day, a Department of Homeland Security official said.
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One America News Network, Axios and Political Wire
Issues & Insights:
Democrats Deny Voter Fraud Exists As They Plot To Steal Pennsylvania — For years, the left has denied that voter fraud is a problem by setting a curious standard: It's not “widespread.” Never mind that voter fraud never is “widespread.” It's always targeted at key races.
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Vox, Vanity Fair, DraftKings Nation and The American Spectator
WRAL-TV:
Latest: Jill Biden stops at Cary polling site — RALEIGH, N.C. — Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. in North Carolina. Check back for hour-by-hour coverage and updates all day. — 3:30 p.m.: Jill Biden, the wife of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden …
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The Hill, El Paso Matters and The Gateway Pundit
ABC News:
Election Day 2020 live updates: FBI investigates voting misinformation robocalls — ABC News confirmed robocalls to voters in the battleground state of Michigan. — LIVE NOW — ABC News Live — ABC News Live: Election Day 2020 — Election Day is finally here.
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Tyler Van Dyke / Washington Examiner:
ACLU files federal lawsuit after police pepper-spray attendees at North Carolina march — The ACLU of North Carolina filed a lawsuit on Monday after a clash broke out last week between organizers and police during an event meant to lead voters to the polls to vote.
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The Daily Beast:
Shady Robocalls Try to Get Voters to Stay Home — Officials in key battleground states are investigating the calls, and the FBI has been notified. — Officials in key battleground states say they're investigating shady robocalls warning residents to stay home on Election Day.
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Des Moines Register, Politico, Raw Story and Orlando Sentinel
Mica Soellner / Washington Examiner:
Chicago gun violence rises 50% through end of October, with 67 officers shot at in 2020 — Violent crime in Chicago has risen over 50% through the end of October compared to last year. — Statistics from the Chicago Police Department released Sunday and reported by the Chicago Sun-Times show 67 officers …
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hotair.com, Big League Politics and Breitbart
Lois Parshley / Vox:
Why every state should adopt a mask mandate, in 4 charts — The latest research suggests mask mandates help control the spread of Covid-19. — Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, recently toured North Dakota to meet with officials battling one of the worst Covid-19 outbreaks in the country.
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Business Insider
Isaac Fornarola / USA Today:
How a congressional race in Maine could play a key role in the presidential election … Cities and towns across the country will face critical choices on Nov. 3, and in Maine's 2nd Congressional District, those choices could have national implications. — Maine's 2nd District …
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National Review