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3:05 PM ET, November 3, 2020

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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’
Dion Rabouin / Axios:
A blue wave could bring major changes to the banking system
Discussion: CBS News, IJR and Fox News
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Axios, Bloomberg, Law & Crime, Townhall and CNN
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New York Times:
The Times has been tracking delays in mail delivery. Last week was one of the slowest to date.
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Tyler Van Dyke / Washington Examiner:
Postal Service reports fifth consecutive processing score decline
Discussion: The Guardian and Newsy
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’
David Jackson / USA Today:
Trump begins Election Day with ‘Fox & Friends’ interview: Live updates on Trump, Pence
Discussion: Politico
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 …
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 …
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
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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The Daily Caller:
Here's What We've Found Digging Through Hunter Biden's Alleged Laptop
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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 …
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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Tom Benning / Dallas Morning News:
Unlike 4 years ago, George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, will keep their White House votes to themselves
Discussion: Snopes.com and WFXRtv
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
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.
Discussion: Gizmodo
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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Wall Street Journal:
Vienna Attack Suspect Had Previous Terrorism Conviction
Discussion: CNN, The Daily Caller and The Week
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.
Washington Post:
Top Trump adviser bluntly contradicts president on covid-19 threat, urging all-out response  —  “This is not about lockdowns ... It's about an aggressive balanced approach that is not being implemented,' says internal White House report that challenges many of Trump's pronouncements.
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.
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
Washington Post:
Suspicious robocall campaign warning people to ‘stay home’ spooks voters nationwide  —  An unidentified robocaller has placed an estimated 10 million calls in the past several weeks warning people to “stay safe and stay home,” spooking some Americans who said they saw it as an attempt to scare them away from the polls on Election Day.
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.
Discussion: 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 …
Discussion: National Review
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Biden's Favored In Our Final Presidential Forecast, But It's A Fine Line Between A Landslide And A Nail-Biter  —  FiveThirtyEight has issued its final presidential forecast.  There hasn't been a lot of change over the past 24 or 48 hours, as most of the late polling either came in close …
Julia Musto / Fox News:
McSally confident Senate seat won't flip: ‘Arizonans are going to choose freedom’  —  The former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot told Fox News Arizonans don't want a progressive agenda  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for November 3  —  Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally remains confident …
Discussion: CBS News
Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Don Jr. Fires Up Trump Rally Crowd By Calling for ‘Making Liberals Cry Again’ on Election Day  —  Donald Trump Jr. joined his father on stage at one of his final Election Eve rallies in Wisconsin for their big closing message.  —  Trump thanked the rally goers for their support and said …
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Americans seeking foreign visas in record numbers: report  —  Americans are exiting the U.S. or seeking foreign visas at an unprecedented rate, according to a Washington Post report published Tuesday.  —  Potential emigrants cited political violence, racial conflict and the coronavirus pandemic among …
Nick Niedzwiadek / Politico:
Lara Trump predicts ‘landslide’ victory in rejection of election polling  —  Public polling indicates a Trump victory is possible, though it is unlikely to be by the margins that Trump and other allies say they're envisioning.  —  Donald Trump Jr., (left) and his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle …
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Trump Vs. Biden Race Stays Close On Election Day In Final IBD/TIPP Presidential Poll  —  The final Trump vs. Biden poll finds a clear, though modest, national popular vote lead for former Vice President Joe Biden on Election Day.  However, the final IBD/TIPP presidential poll hints that the race …
 
 
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National Review:
Democratic Legal Activist Marc Elias Has Spent a Career Preparing for the 2020 Election Fight
Discussion: Dallas Weekly and CBS News
KVOA-TV:
Social media influencer flies across the country to make his vote count
Discussion: Fox News and redstate.com
Reuters:
FBI is investigating mysterious robocalls: Homeland Security official
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Camilo Montoya-Galvez / CBS News:
Judge blocks Trump administration's “public charge” wealth test for green cards
Discussion: Washington Examiner and 6abc
Katherine Clarke / Wall Street Journal:
Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach Mansion to Be Demolished
Discussion: Vanity Fair, The Sun and New York Post
Erik Ortiz / NBC News:
Voter intimidation lawsuit filed after police use pepper-spray at North Carolina march
 Earlier Items: 
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Board-It-Up Election  —  Trump: ‘No Reason to Play Games’ by Declaring Victory Prematurely
Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
It's ‘white knuckle time’ for Biden and Trump
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Hannah Seligson / The Daily Beast:
Ivanka Trump, Hope Hicks, and Kayleigh McEnany Will Pay for Enabling Trump
Mariane Pearl / The Meteor:
Behind My Ballot  —  Journalist Mariane Pearl can claim four nationalities—but the US is the one country she chose freely.
Susan B. Glasser / New Yorker:
Donald Trump's 2020 Superspreader Campaign: A Diary
Discussion: NBC News and hotair.com
 

 
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Financial Times:
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Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
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