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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: The Federalist and Reason
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 …
Gabriel Debenedetti / New York Times:
How Has Donald Trump Survived?  —  DONALD TRUMP V. THE UNITED STATES  —  Inside the Struggle to Stop a President  —  When a Republican-led Senate committee issued a nearly 1,000-page report in mid-August that detailed the prodigious extent of the contacts between Russian officials and members …
Discussion: Raw Story, Vanity Fair and The Guardian
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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.
Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
U.S. appeals court denies House bid to enforce subpoena to ex-White House lawyer McGahn  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by a Democratic-led House of Representatives panel seeking to enforce a subpoena issued to former White House Counsel Donald McGahn.
Discussion: Axios
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Trump's vile tweetstorm reveals the ugly core of his ‘law and order’ campaign  —  “Law and order” without the rule of law is neither “law” nor “order.”  And any news organization that uncritically describes President Trump's reelection campaign as premised on “law and order” appeals …
Discussion: Fox News, The Root and Breitbart
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ABC News:
White House claims Trump trip to Kenosha ‘unifying,’ says he will tour damaged businesses
Margot Cleveland / The Federalist:
Why Kenosha Police Officers' Use Of Force On Jacob Blake Was Justified
Discussion: The Nation
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, Associated Press, CNBC and IJR
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Appeals court denies Michael Flynn's request to immediately drop case
Mike Levine / ABC News:   Barr's removal of career national security official, weeks before election, raises concerns
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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: The Hill, Raw Story, POLITICUSUSA and Slate
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
PPP Poll: Georgia's a toss-up in White House race
Discussion: Political Wire
Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
From students to our coach, one last huge hug for Big John Thompson  —  From the front row of the Seattle Kingdome on April 2, 1984, Georgetown students felt like we too were being hugged by John Thompson Jr.  —  First, the huge coach hugged Fred Brown, the hug that brought a great story full circle.
Discussion: ESPN, WJLA-TV and The Daily Caller
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Biden: Trump is “rooting for chaos”  —  Joe Biden on Monday gave his most forceful counterargument to President Trump on the issue of law and order, arguing in Pittsburgh there would be more violence in America if the president is re-elected.  —  What he's saying: “You know me.  You know my heart.
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Alice Miranda Ollstein / Politico:
White House privately warned states of Covid-19 ‘red zone’ threat, records show  —  The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis released eight weeks of previously confidential reports obtained from the White House coronavirus task force.  —  Chair Rep. Jim Clyburn listens …
Discussion: Fox News and Political Wire
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House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis:
Select Subcommittee Releases Eight Weeks Of Coronavirus Task Force Reports Kept Secret By The White House
Discussion: GovExec.com
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: Daily Kos and 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
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 …
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 …
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, Financial Times and Politico
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Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Biden, Denouncing Violence, Will Challenge Trump's Leadership in Speech
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 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,” …
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Oversight panel set to subpoena DeJoy amid clash over Postal Service  —  The House Oversight Committee is preparing to issue a subpoena for Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, accusing him of ignoring the panel's demand for documents related to Postal Service mail delays and contacts with White House officials or the Trump campaign.
Discussion: Reuters, Axios, The Hill, Daily Kos and Raw Story
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 …
 
 
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Mike Allen / Axios:
Chris Cillizza's new book to focus on presidents' love of sports
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David Marcus / The Federalist:
Meet The Rioting Criminals Kamala Harris Helped Bail Out Of Jail
John Solomon / Just The News:
CIA conduct during Russia assessment may be next boomerang in probe of investigators
Ryan Goodman / Just Security:
Bill Barr's Hidden Truths About Justice Department's Rule of Forbearance in an Election
Discussion: Raw Story
Aiden Pink / The Forward:
U.S. pro-Israel groups failed to disclose grants from Israeli government
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
Trump leans into his ‘180,000 deaths is a statistic’ reelection strategy
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The Daily Beast:
How Saudi Prince MBS Played Trump and Got the Keys to the Kingdom
USA Today:
Don't get too excited about Biden's lead in the polls: a close election is dangerous
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Breitbart
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New York Trump Investigations Appear to Be at Critical Junctures
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