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Maxine Bernstein / Oregonian:
Man under investigation in fatal shooting after pro-Trump rally allegedly took loaded gun to earlier Portland protest  —  A 48-year-old man who was accused of carrying a loaded gun at an earlier downtown Portland protest is under investigation in the fatal shooting Saturday night of a right-wing demonstrator after a pro-Trump rally.
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Man suspected in deadly Portland shooting calls himself ‘100% ANTIFA’  —  An ex-military man who calls himself “100% ANTIFA” and ready for “war” is being investigated over the death of Aaron “Jay” Danielson, a “supporter” of the right-wing Patriot Prayer group who was part of a caravan …
Discussion: Reason and The Federalist
Andy Ngo / The Post Millennial:
‘I am 100% Antifa’: Alleged Portland shooter was previously arrested—and released—for bringing illegal loaded gun to a riot  —  The man being investigated by police in the fatal shooting of a Trump supporter in Portland identifies as Antifa and is an ardent Black Lives Matter supporter.
Leo Shane III / Military Times:
As Trump's popularity slips in latest Military Times poll, more troops say they'll vote for Biden  —  The latest Military Times poll shows a continued decline in active-duty service members' views of President Donald Trump and a slight but significant preference for former Vice President Joe Biden …
Washington Post:
New Trump pandemic adviser pushes controversial ‘herd immunity’ strategy, worrying public health officials  —  One of President Trump's top medical advisers is urging the White House to embrace a controversial “herd immunity” strategy to combat the pandemic, which would entail allowing …
Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Swift Boat mastermind to launch massive super PAC to boost Trump  —  Senior Republicans are launching a massive super PAC this week to bolster Donald Trump's reelection in the final stretch of the campaign — a move that comes as the president has been pummeled by Joe Biden on TV.
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NBC News:
Poll: Third party voters from 2016 are backing Biden 2-to-1  —  WASHINGTON — One of the major differences between 2016 and 2020 is that this year's presidential contest features a smaller third-party vote than four years ago, and Gary Johnson/Jill Stein voters from 2016 are breaking more toward Joe Biden than they are Donald Trump.
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA, Raw Story, Axios and The Hill
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
PPP Poll: Georgia's a toss-up in White House race  —  Also: Most Democrats plan to vote early  —  A poll commissioned by Stacey Abrams' voting rights group found President Donald Trump and Joe Biden are neck-and-neck in Georgia and that most Democrats plan to vote early rather than cast their ballots on Election Day.
Discussion: Political Wire
Ann Marimow / Washington Post:
Michael Flynn case does not have to be immediately dismissed, appeals court rules  —  A federal judge can scrutinize the Justice Department's decision to drop the criminal case against President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn, a federal appeals court in Washington ruled Monday …
Discussion: Bloomberg, CNBC and IJR
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Appeals court denies Michael Flynn's request to immediately drop case  —  The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an 8-2 ruling on Monday denying former national security adviser Michael Flynn's petition to force a federal judge to immediately drop his criminal case, as requested by the Justice Department.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Judge can move forward with Flynn hearing, appeals court says
Discussion: NBC News
Bloomberg:
Trump to Talk Civil Unrest With Barr, Wolf Before Kenosha Trip  — Wisconsin governor has asked president not to visit city  — Cuccinelli says Homeland Security agents ready for deployment  —  President Donald Trump will discuss civil unrest with the government's top law enforcement officials …
Discussion: ABC News and Political Wire
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Ed Mazza / HuffPost:
‘Zombie’ Herman Cain Tweets That Coronavirus ‘Not As Deadly’ As Media Said  —  The former presidential candidate died of the virus in July, but his family continues to tweet conspiracy theories from his account.  —  The Twitter account formerly used by the late Herman Cain fired off …
Discussion: Gothamist, Mediaite and Political Wire
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CNN:
Twitter removes QAnon supporter's false claim about coronavirus death statistics that Trump had retweeted
Ben Smith / New York Times:
I'm Still Reading Andrew Sullivan.  But I Can't Defend Him.  —  He's one of the most influential journalists of the last three decades, but he's shadowed by a 1994 magazine cover story that claimed to show a link between race and I.Q.  —  PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — The only restaurant open late …
Mike Allen / Axios:
Trump mulled “settling” with Mueller amid Russia investigation  —  One of the crazy nuggets in a deeply reported book by the N.Y. Times' Michael Schmidt — “Donald Trump v. the United States,” out tomorrow — is that President Trump mulled the idea of “settling” with special counsel Robert Mueller.
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Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Trump campaign accepts donations from neo-Nazi leader  —  In 2017, Trump famously described participants in a white supremacist march as “very fine people.”  Now, as the 2020 presidential campaign barrels toward its conclusion, the Trump campaign is accepting thousands in donations …
Discussion: Political Wire
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Tom Sykes / The Daily Beast:
Trump Campaign Knowingly Accepting Contributions From Notorious Neo-Nazi Morris Gulett and Other Racists
Discussion: Raw Story
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
In Massachusetts, Markey Outflanks Kennedy by Running as Bold Insurgent  —  Edward Markey, 74, entered Congress before Joseph Kennedy III was born.  But in their Senate race he has harnessed the energy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the ascendant left, much to Mr. Kennedy's frustration.
Discussion: Fox News and Financial Times
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Biden, Denouncing Violence, Will Challenge Trump's Leadership in Speech
Liz Clarke / Washington Post:
John Thompson, coach who built Georgetown basketball into national power, dies at 78  —  John Thompson, the Washington native who elevated Georgetown University basketball to national prominence, earned Hall of Fame honors and carved a place in history as the first African American coach …
USA Today:
Don't get too excited about Biden's lead in the polls: a close election is dangerous  —  Imagine how you will feel on January 20, 2021 watching Donald Trump getting sworn in for a second term.  Many of those arrayed around him on the dais on the West Front of the Capitol are familiar faces …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Breitbart
Wall Street Journal:
How Trump Sowed Covid Supply Chaos.  ‘Try Getting it Yourselves.’  —  A landmark White House move left states to secure medical equipment themselves, causing problems that still haven't abated  —  Sergio Melgar, the chief financial officer for the largest health-care system in central Massachusetts …
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Voice of America Journalists: New CEO Endangers Reporters, Harms U.S. Aims  —  A group of veteran journalists for the Voice of America delivered a letter of protest Monday denouncing their parent agency's new CEO, Michael Pack, and alleging Pack's remarks in a recent interview prove …
Ben White / Politico:
Trump tries to dance around a devastating backdrop  —  In the nine weeks left in the 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump has an especially daunting task: Convince a skeptical American public that the coronavirus-ravaged U.S. economy is actually roaring back and will soon return to the status …
Mike Levine / ABC News:
Melania's ex-friend: Trump family tainted by ‘deceit, deception’  —  “It was amateur hour then, and it's amateur hour now.”  —  A former adviser and close friend of first lady Melania Trump's is now blasting the entire Trump family as a callous clan tainted by “deceit” and “deception,” …
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Inside Biden's edge  —  The Cook Political Report's Amy Walter shows, in a piece that's well worth your time, that President Trump is trailing “not because he's losing his 2016 base, but because he has never expanded beyond it.”  —  By the numbers: Walter dug into the most recent national poll …
Discussion: Raw Story and The Daily Beast
Globes Online:
Sheldon Adelson set to buy US Ambassador's Herzliya home  —  The US billionaire is in advanced talks to buy the residence for NIS 300 million, which would make it Israel's most expensive home.  —  Exclusive: US billionaire Sheldon Adelson is in advanced talks to buy the US Ambassador …
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Why Kenosha Police Officers' Use Of Force On Jacob Blake Was Justified  —  Most people have no understanding of what constitutes ‘reasonable force’ for police.  Yes, it sometimes includes shooting a man, in broad daylight, in the back seven times.  —  A week ago Sunday …
Discussion: The Nation and Fox News
Jane Calderwood / Portsmouth Herald:
OPINION/GUEST VIEW: I can no longer support Sen. Susan Collins  —  I was raised to believe I should cast my vote for the person with the best ideas, regardless of their party.  My father took me down to Bangor City Hall when I turned 18 to get me registered to vote.
Discussion: The Hill and Raw Story
 
 
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Jeff Brady / NPR:
Black Americans Worry Postal Changes Could Disrupt History Of Secure Jobs
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump leans into his ‘180,000 deaths is a statistic’ reelection strategy
Discussion: Raw Story and The Colorado Sun
The Daily Beast:
How Saudi Prince MBS Played Trump and Got the Keys to the Kingdom
Jeffrey Meitrodt / Star Tribune:
Skyrocketing demolition costs for riot-damaged Minneapolis, St.. Paul properties delay rebuilding
Discussion: The Post Millennial and Twitchy
Ed Silverman / STAT:
Poll: Most Americans believe the Covid-19 vaccine approval process is driven by politics, not science
Discussion: Bloomberg
 Earlier Items: 
Paul Caron / TaxProf Blog:
Washburn Law School Removes Statues Of Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
Wall Street Journal:
New York Trump Investigations Appear to Be at Critical Junctures
Martin Hutchinson / National Review:
The American Economy Is Already Too Far Left for Comfort — or Prosperity
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
In Trump, much of the world sees an act that's wearing thin
Discussion: NBC News, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Elizabeth Ralph / Politico:
What Happens If China Gets the Covid-19 Vaccine First?
Discussion: The National Interest and Jacobin
Michael Edison Hayden / Southern Poverty Law Center:
Wisconsin Man Who Says He Marched With Rittenhouse in Kenosha Was Immersed in White Supremacist Propaganda