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CNN:
‘That son of a bitch’: New Woodward book reveals candid behind-the-scenes conversations of Biden, Trump, Harris and Putin — Editor's Note: The story below contains explicit language — In his new book, legendary journalist Bob Woodward offers a remarkable look behind the scenes …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Secretly Stayed in Touch With Putin After Leaving Office, Book Says — A new book by the journalist Bob Woodward also reports that Donald J. Trump, while still in office, secretly sent Vladimir Putin what were then rare Covid-19 tests for the Russian's leader's personal use.
Isaac Stanley-Becker / Washington Post:
Trump secretly sent covid tests to Putin during 2020 shortage, new book says — “War,” by Bob Woodward, traces how Trump and Biden responded to international crisis and concludes that Trump is worse than Nixon, the president exiled by the Watergate scandal.
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emptywheel:
As Russia Overtly Helps Trump Get Elected, Trump Continues to Check in with Vladimir Putin — According to CNN, Bob Woodward's latest book reveals that Trump has spoken to Vladimir Putin as many as seven times since leaving the Presidency. … According to WaPo's version of the Woodward story …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Woodward's “War” reveals new Biden backstory
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Washington Times, New Book Releases …, The Hill, Raw Story and New York Post
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Harris is borrowing from ‘Republican playbook’ as she leads Trump in new national poll … WATCH NOW — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is embracing some of the Republican Party's old standbys as her own as she gains ground on her GOP rival Donald Trump, pollster Frank Luntz said Tuesday.
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Sean Craig / The Daily Beast:
Trump Gets Unhinged, Even for Him, Over Kamala Harris ‘60 Minutes’ Interview — CLUCK CLUCK — The former president claimed the vice president's sitdown with “60 Minutes”—something he bailed on after agreeing to—was “the WORST Interview.” — Donald Trump—who agreed to an interview …
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Bill Whitaker / CBS News:
Kamala Harris makes the case in 60 Minutes interview for why she should be president — Kamala Harris has been a candidate for president for just two-and-a-half months and the post convention “honeymoon” is over. With the election just 29 days away, Harris and her running mate Minnesota …
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Erin Doherty / Axios:
Harris: “Not a thing” she'd have done differently than Biden
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Fox News, The Daily Caller, Townhall, Associated Press, Newsbusters, The Federalist and Washington Times
Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
NBC Set Post-Election MSNBC Premiere of Errol Morris Doc ‘Separated’ to Avoid Offending Trump | Report — New report from Oliver Darcy comes two days after the film's director suggested politics played a role in scheduling his film — MSNBC recently acquired Errol Morris' documentary …
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Oliver Darcy / Status:
Cesar's Conspicuous Call — Questions are mounting over why NBCU has opted to shelve the well-reviewed documentary from an Oscar-winning filmmaker until after the election. — NBCU News Group boss Cesar Conde is — yet again — facing questions about an eyebrow-raising editorial decision that was made within his palace's walls.
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Newsbusters
Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
MSNBC delays documentary over fears it could ‘offend Donald Trump’: report
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
55/45 is a really close race — After a drought, we finally have enough interesting polling to do a Model Talk on where the race stands: perhaps we'll take another tour through the swing states, for instance. But we've been leaning heavily on the paywalled side lately …
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The Hill
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New York Times:
Poll Finds Harris Rising as She Challenges Trump on Change — A national Times/Siena poll found Kamala Harris with a slim lead over Donald J. Trump. Voters were more likely to see her, not Mr. Trump, as a break from the status quo. — Voters are now more likely to credit Vice President Kamala Harris …
Beth Reinhard / Washington Post:
FBI probe of Kavanaugh constrained by Trump White House, report finds — A Democratic senator's report finds new evidence of the White House controlling an FBI investigation into sexual assault claims against the Supreme Court nominee. — In September 2018, as allegations of sexual misconduct …
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Charles R. Davis / Salon:
“Directed by the Trump White House”: Senate Dem report suggests FBI's Kavanaugh probe was a “sham”
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The Guardian, Esquire and Raw Story
Megan Messerly / Politico:
Harris to propose new Medicare home care benefit for seniors — The vice president is expected to announce the proposal on “The View.” — Kamala Harris during a Tuesday appearance on “The View” is expected to announce a new policy aimed at helping families care for aging seniors.
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Christopher Steele / Newsweek:
I'm Behind the Trump-Russia Dossier. We Gave the FBI More Than People Know — My wife Katherine called me up to the bedroom and told me that BuzzFeed had published our memos: The so-called “dossier” on — . — It was the night of January 10, 2017. The publication of the news story …
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Washington Examiner
Associated Press:
A former aide to New York Mayor Eric Adams is charged with destroying evidence as top deputy quits — A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence in a federal investigation that led to Mayor Eric Adams' bribery indictment.
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emptywheel:
Disaster Disinformation Is This Year's John Podesta Emails — I've already focused on these three paragraphs, but want to return to them. They're from NYT's article anticipating how the apparently tied race will roll out in the next 30 (now 28) days.
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: White House loses trust in Israeli government as Middle East spirals … - The Biden administration isn't opposed to Israel responding to the Iranian attack last week but wants it to be measured, U.S. officials said. — “Our trust of the Israelis is very low right now and for a good reason,” one U.S. official said.
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Israpundit, The Times of Israel, CNN and New York Times
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Cook Political Report shifts Wisconsin Senate race toward GOP — The Cook Political Report on Tuesday shifted the Wisconsin Senate race from “lean Democrat” to “toss up,” handing Republican Eric Hovde a boost as he tries to unseat Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.).
Craig Mauger / The Detroit News:
JD Vance brings Trump campaign into Detroit — Detroit — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance campaigned Tuesday afternoon in Detroit, Michigan's largest city and a longtime Democratic stronghold. — Vance, the running mate of former President Donald Trump and a U.S. senator from Ohio …
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The Hill
Josh Boswell / Daily Mail:
Doug Emhoff was a foul-mouthed ‘a**hole’ and ‘misogynist’ who hired a ‘trophy secretary’ because she was ‘pretty’ and 'retaliated against women who didn't flirt back' at LA law firm, ex-staff claim — Kamala Harris's husband was ‘inappropriate’ and ‘misogynistic’ at work, his former colleagues tell DailyMail.com.
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freebeacon.com, RedState, The Daily Caller, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, Twitchy, BizPac Review, New York Post and acecomments.mu.nu
Matthew Brown / Associated Press:
This Montana Senate candidate said his opponent ate ‘lobbyist steak.’ But he lobbied—with steak — During an October debate, Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy denounced his Democratic opponent, Sen. Jon Tester, for " eating lobbyist steak ″ while the Republican fought in Afghanistan.
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Washington Examiner, Raw Story, The Hill, Montana Free Press, NBC News and HuffPost
Justin Jouvenal / Washington Post:
Citing omelets and chili, justices seem poised to uphold ghost gun rules — A majority of Supreme Court justices seem skeptical the government overstepped in requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns — The Supreme Court seems poised to uphold a major gun regulation imposed …
Public Notice:
Trump's climate denial is appalling and getting worse — It's a perfect storm of ignorance and malevolence. … 🥂 — In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Trump's blatant lies about FEMA using emergency funds for migrants have gotten a lot of attention, and deservedly so …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump and Republicans Bet Big on Anti-Trans Ads Across the Country — Republicans have spent tens of millions of dollars on the ads, part of an attempt to help them win over suburban female voters. — With just four weeks until the election, Donald J. Trump and Republican candidates nationwide …
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