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Grinnell College:
Joe Biden Leads Donald Trump in Latest Grinnell College National Poll  —  If the election were held today, the newest edition of the Grinnell College National Poll shows Joe Biden winning the popular vote in his quest to become to be the 46th President of the United States.
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USA Today:
Exclusive: The conventions over, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump by a narrower 50%-43% in USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll  —  The political conventions over, Joe Biden now leads Donald Trump in the race for the White House by 50%-43%, the new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds.
Chris Kahn / Reuters:
No bounce in support for Trump as Americans see pandemic, not crime, as top issue: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's attempt to make civil unrest a central theme of his re-election campaign has yet to boost his political standing, as most Americans …
Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: Brace for impact
Discussion: The Hill and Speaker Nancy Pelosi
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
The latest polling evidence suggests Trump's convention flopped
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
Laura Barrón-López / Politico:
Trump attacks take a toll on Black Lives Matter support
Discussion: The Hill, Breitbart and Twitchy
WSB-TV:
President Trump sees bump in Georgia following conventions, more undecided, Channel 2 poll finds
Ben Jordan / TMJ4:
Kenosha business owner declines President Trump photo-op, former owner replaces him  —  A Kenosha business owner is accusing President Donald Trump of using his destroyed store for political gain.  —  Tom Gram's century-old camera shop burned to the ground a week ago during the unrest in Uptown Kenosha.
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jsonline:
Joe Biden to visit Kenosha on Thursday, making his first campaign visit to Wisconsin
New York Times:
C.D.C. Tells States How to Prepare for Covid-19 Vaccine by Early November  —  As Trump pushes the possibility of a vaccine this year, the C.D.C. has outlined technical scenarios to state public health officials for an unidentified “Vaccine A” and “Vaccine B.”
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Stephanie Armour / Wall Street Journal:   Trump Administration Asks States to Be Ready for Vaccine by November
Ronn Blitzer / Fox News:
CDC letter urges governors to prepare for coronavirus vaccine distribution in ‘fall of 2020’
Discussion: Politico, New York Post and The Hill
Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
Trump told Sarah Sanders to ‘take one for the team’ after Kim Jong-un wink  —  Donald Trump told Sarah Sanders she would have to “go to North Korea and take one for the team”, after Kim Jong-un winked at the then White House press secretary during a summit in Singapore in June 2018.
Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Presidential Race Tightens  —  Democrats lead in other state contests  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Joe Biden holds a 4-point lead over Donald Trump among all registered voters in Pennsylvania according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.  Among likely voters, the race is a tight 1 to 3 points …
Washington Post:
First covid-19 death linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally reported in Minnesota  —  The case, involving a biker in his 60s, is one of at least 260 infections traced to the event last month where many declined to wear masks.  —  A Minnesota biker who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally …
ABC News:
DHS withheld July intelligence bulletin calling out Russian attack on Biden's mental health  —  The Trump campaign has repeatedly engaged in a similar line of attack.  —  In early July the Department of Homeland Security withheld publication of an intelligence bulletin warning law enforcement agencies …
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Byron York's Daily Memo: Trump in Kenosha  —  Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter.  —  Was this email forwarded to you?  Sign up here to receive the newsletter.  —  TRUMP IN KENOSHA.  President Trump wasn't on the ground in Wisconsin for very long, but it was long enough to show …
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Molly Jong-Fast / The Daily Beast:
Trump Hearts Wisconsin (Cuz if He Loses It, He Could End Up in Jail)
Discussion: Raw Story and NPR
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
GOP Rep. Clay Higgins Threatens To Shoot Armed Protesters: 'I'd Drop Any 10 Of You'  —  His social media post, which was removed by Facebook, had a photo of armed Black men.  —  Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) said he'd be more than willing to shoot any armed demonstrators in Louisiana …
Discussion: ABC News and Raw Story
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Katie Lobosco / CNN:
US debt will overtake GDP next year for the first time since 1946, CBO says  —  Washington (CNN)The US debt is projected to exceed the size of the entire country's economy next year, the Congressional Budget Office said Wednesday.  —  It will be the first time the federal debt could be bigger …
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Kate Davidson / Wall Street Journal:
U.S. Debt Is Set to Exceed Size of the Economy Next Year, a First Since World War II
Discussion: Political Wire
Commission on Presidential Debates:
Kristen Welker, Co-Anchor Weekend TODAY, White House Correspondent, NBC News  —  Thursday, October 22, Belmont University, Nashville, TN  —  Fahrenkopf, Ridings and Wollack said that, “We are grateful to these experienced journalists, who will help ensure that the general election presidential …
CNN:
Georgia likely removed nearly 200k from voter rolls wrongfully, report says  —  (CNN)The state of Georgia has likely removed nearly 200,000 Georgia citizens from the voter rolls for wrongfully concluding that those people had moved and not changed the address on their voter registration …
Discussion: Political Wire, The Hill and The Root
Brad Reed / Raw Story:
Trump melts down after Lincoln Project ad mocks his RNC TV ratings: ‘We have FAR more people!’  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw a tantrum about a new Lincoln Project ad that mocked him for scoring lower television ratings for the Republican National Convention than Democratic rival Joe Biden.
Philip Oltermann / The Guardian:
Alexei Navalny poisoned with Novichok, says German government … The German government has said toxicological exams at Berlin's Charité hospital have yielded “unequivocal proof” that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
‘So skeptical’: Sen. Joni Ernst echoes conspiracy theory questioning coronavirus death count  —  When a man in the crowd of her Iowa campaign stop told Sen. Joni Ernst (R) on Monday that he believed the number of U.S. coronavirus deaths had been overcounted, Ernst replied that she too was “so skeptical.”
Katie Way / VICE:
The Little Cards That Tell Police 'Let's Forget This Ever Happened'  —  Some cops give their friends and family union-issued “courtesy cards” to help get them out of minor infractions.  The cards embody everything wrong with modern policing.  —  KW  —  Mike, a white man in his 50s …
Discussion: Gothamist
Jada Yuan / Washington Post:
Melania Trump used private email accounts while in the White House, says former colleague and friend  —  Melania Trump regularly used a private Trump Organization email account, an email from a MelaniaTrump.com domain, iMessage and the encrypted messaging app, Signal, while in the White House …
Yashar's Newsletter:
Scoop: Andrew Gillum and his wife, R. Jai Gillum, To Sit Down With Tamron Hall For First Television Interview  —  It would mean so much to me if you would subscribe to my newsletter by clicking the button above or the button at the end of this post.  You can subscribe for free …
Discussion: Political Wire
Trip Gabriel / New York Times:
This Is Democrats' Doomsday Scenario for Election Night  —  What if early results in swing states on Nov. 3 show President Trump ahead, and he declares victory before heavily Democratic mail-in votes, which he has falsely linked with fraud, are fully counted?
James Laporta / Associated Press:
Soldier to receive Medal of Honor for Iraq hostage rescue  —  DELRAY BEACH, FL (AP) — An American soldier who helped rescue about 70 hostages set to be executed by Islamic State militants in Iraq has been approved to receive the Medal of Honor for actions during a daring 2015 raid, The Associated Press has learned.
Discussion: Task & Purpose
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
Trump presses Barr (again) to target his enemies before election … A few weeks ago, Donald Trump sat down with Fox Business' Maria Bartiromo and the president threw a bit of a tantrum about his perceived enemies “spying on his campaign” in 2016, which he insisted constituted “treason” and “the crime of the century.”
Discussion: Washington Post
Mihir Zaveri / New York Times:
A Violent August in N.Y.C.: Shootings Double, and Murder Is Up by 50%  —  The city recorded 242 shootings in August, up from 91 last year, continuing a summer spike in gun violence that has become an issue in the presidential race.  —  The steep rise in gun violence that has rattled …
Grace Panetta / Business Insider:
5 mistakes that can disqualify your November mail ballot and how to avoid them  — More states and counties than ever are allowing Americans to vote from home with a paper ballot mailed to their house this fall.  — But voting by mail can be more prone to human error than voting in person …
Discussion: Breitbart
David Folkenflik / NPR:
At Voice of America, Trump Appointee Sought Political Influence Over Coverage  —  Toggle more options  —  At the Voice of America, staffers say the Trump appointee leading their parent agency is threatening to wash away legal protections intended to insulate their news reports from political meddling.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden posts stunning monthly cash haul: $365 million  —  Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee reported raising a record $365 million in August, surprising even seasoned party fundraisers and putting to rest fears that President Trump would drown him in campaign spending.
Elisha Fieldstadt / NBC News:
Fauci predicts ‘safe and effective’ coronavirus vaccine by end of year … Dr. Anthony Fauci predicts that a coronavirus vaccine will be developed by the end of 2020.  —  “I believe that by the time we get to the end of this calendar year that we will feel comfortable that we do have a safe …
Quint Forgey / Politico:
'That's certainly not my approach': Fauci rejects pursuing herd immunity  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci argued Wednesday that the United States should not pursue herd immunity in its fight against the coronavirus — even as a top White House adviser has reportedly advocated the strategy and President Donald Trump himself invoked it this week.
Michael J. Sandel / New York Times:
Disdain for the Less Educated Is the Last Acceptable Prejudice  —  It's having a corrosive effect on American life — and hurting the Democratic Party.  —  Mr. Sandel is a political philosopher.  —  Joe Biden has a secret weapon in his bid for the presidency: He is the first Democratic nominee …
Aimee Green / Oregonian:
Pro-Trump supporter who shot paintballs into downtown Portland crowd is sued for $250,000  —  A woman who says she was injured by a paintball fired by a pro-Trump supporter during a clash between right-wing and opposing demonstrators in downtown Portland last month has filed a $250,000 lawsuit against the man she says shot her.
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Teo Armus / Washington Post:
Three years ago, an officer was filmed beating up a handcuffed Black man. Now, he's the police chief.
Discussion: The Root
Andrew Desiderio / Politico:
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Des Moines Register:
White House says Iowa has the highest coronavirus rate in country, should close more bars
Discussion: WISC-TV and UPI
Emily Opilo / Baltimore Sun:
Baltimore postal facility sat on 68,000 pieces of election mail for 5 days ahead of primary, audit shows
ProPublica:
Sent Home to Die
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Lee Brown / New York Post:
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler moving to avoid rioters targeting his home
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Many GOP Voters Value America's Whiteness More Than Its Democracy
Jake Bittle / The Guardian:
Exclusive: Trump's postal chief ousted brother to win control of family firm, court files allege
Discussion: Raw Story
Tallahassee Democrat:
Gunfire in a Tallahassee parking lot leads to arrest of armed couple, complaints of racism
Discussion: Raw Story and New York Post
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Can anything change Americans' minds about Donald Trump?
Discussion: Washington Post
Lydia Saad / Gallup:
U.S. Perceptions of White-Black Relations Sink to New Low
Discussion: National Review, The Hill and Axios