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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.
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 …
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Mediaite
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Eleven years later, Trump may finally have the best friend he wanted — In 2013, the future president mused that he might become BFFs with Russian President Vladimir Putin. New reporting suggests that goal might have come to fruition. — In 2013, Donald Trump was just New York Businessman Donald Trump …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Scoop: Woodward's “War” reveals new Biden backstory
Scoop: Woodward's “War” reveals new Biden backstory
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Ryan Bort / Rolling Stone:
Trump Secretly Gave Putin Covid Tests During Shortage, Book Says
Trump Secretly Gave Putin Covid Tests During Shortage, Book Says
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New York Times, Mediaite and Raw Story
James Bickerton / Newsweek:
Kamala Harris' Support Among Republicans Almost Doubles: NYT-Siena Poll — in November has nearly doubled over the past month according to a major new survey from — . — It found nine percent of likely voters who describe themselves as — plan to back the Democratic candidate in November …
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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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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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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 …
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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Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
55/45 is a really close race — After a drought, we finally have enough interesting polling …
55/45 is a really close race — After a drought, we finally have enough interesting polling …
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The Hill
CBS News:
How 60 Minutes found out Donald Trump would not participate in an election special
How 60 Minutes found out Donald Trump would not participate in an election special
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Kathleen Culliton / Raw Story:
MSNBC delays documentary over fears it could ‘offend Donald Trump’: report — A documentary about the Trump administration's family separation policy will not air before Election Day because MSNBC is concerned about offending the Republican presidential nominee, according to new reports.
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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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Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
NBC Set Post-Election MSNBC Premiere of Errol Morris Doc ‘Separated’ to Avoid Offending Trump | Report
NBC Set Post-Election MSNBC Premiere of Errol Morris Doc ‘Separated’ to Avoid Offending Trump | Report
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Vanity Fair
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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Politico:
Elon Musk amplifies hurricane disinformation while boosting Trump — The billionaire is using the power of his social media platform to spread falsehoods that officials say are hampering recovery efforts. — Elon Musk is using his social media network to spread election conspiracy theories …
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Axios:
FEMA administrator issues dire warning on hurricane disinformation
FEMA administrator issues dire warning on hurricane disinformation
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Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
‘Eternally sorry’: Journalist confesses his biggest error in covering ‘buffoon’ Trump — Former President Donald Trump's behavior has been enabled by a mainstream press that “never took him seriously,” Lucian Truscott wrote for Salon on Tuesday in a damning indictment of the media's enabling …
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Lucian K. Truscott IV / Salon:
The problem with reporting on Donald Trump is the press never took him seriously
Deepa Shivaram / NPR:
Harris proposes Medicare cover home care costs to help the ‘sandwich generation’ — Vice President Harris on Tuesday laid out a proposal to expand Medicare coverage to help cover the costs of home health care aides for seniors. — Harris announced the plan — squarely aimed at …
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
The Cataclysmic Post-Election Scenario No One's Bracing For — At the start of the 118th Congress in January 2023, I sat in the press gallery of the House chamber and watched Republicans fail to elect a speaker, as Kevin McCarthy didn't have the votes. What is traditionally accomplished …
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Associated Press
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
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.
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.).
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.
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
DeSantis Threatening Jail Time for Running Abortion Rights Ads in Florida — Florida has become the state where elements of a future, second-Trump-presidency America already come into view. We're seeing some of these things happening right now in Florida. The example I'm about to share with you legitimately shocked me.
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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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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NBC News
Kathryn Wilkens / Mediaite:
CNN's Chris Wallace on Why He Left Fox News: I Have A Problem With ‘Conspiracy and Lies’ — Chris Wallace, who's been an anchor and political reporter for half a century, believes the news business has changed drastically since his career began. In those years, he's held coveted positions …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump took ‘British naval secrets’ to Mar-a-Lago, says Christopher Steele — Former UK spy says in new book Trump ‘apparently unauthorizedly’ took secrets with him — Donald Trump took “British naval secrets” to Mar-a-Lago after he left the White House, the former UK spy Christopher Steele says in a new book.
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