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Edmund H. Mahony / Hartford Courant:
Nora Dannehy, top aide to John Durham's Trump-Russia investigation, quietly resigns amid concern about pressure from Attorney General William Barr — Federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy, a top aide to U.S. Attorney John H. Durham in his Russia investigation, has quietly resigned …
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Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Prosecutor Quits Trump's Law Enforcement Commission, Saying The Fix Is In — John Choi is worried the group is intent on “providing cover” for a predetermined law-and-order agenda that “will only widen the divisions in our nation.” — An elected prosecutor who took a role …
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Durham aide quits amid pressure on Russiagate probe — A top aide to Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham, who is conducting a politically sensitive investigation into the origins of the federal investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia, has resigned …
New York Times:
Top Aide in Review of Russia Inquiry Resigns From Justice Dept. — The resignation came amid increasing expectations that the department may disclose partial results from the review before it is completed but ahead of the presidential election. — WASHINGTON — A top aide …
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BuzzFeed News:
Peter Thiel Met With The Racist Fringe As He Went All In On Trump — The venture capitalist and Facebook board member staked his reputation on a Trump presidency. Now what does he have to show for it? — Copy — Four years ago, billionaire venture capitalist and Facebook board member Peter Thiel …
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
911 dispatchers slammed with calls about QAnon-backed false claims about wildfires — New York (CNN Business)Authorities in Oregon are pleading with the public to only trust and share information verified by official sources about the unprecedented wildfires sweeping the state.
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New York Times:
In Oregon, a Year of Political Tumult Extends to Devastating Wildfires — A tumultuous summer of protests has become a complication in the wildfires raging around Portland. — MOLALLA, Ore. — Ralph Mitchell's neighbors were fleeing. Ash rained from the sky.
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NBC News:
As wildfires rage, false antifa rumors spur pleas from police
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New York Times:
Wildfires Live Updates: 500,000 Under Evacuation Orders in Oregon
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Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Trump isn't talking about the wildfires in Oregon, California and Washington
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The Daily Beast:
Has Any American Killed More Americans Than Donald Trump? — In this episode of The New Abnormal, Rick and Molly discuss Trump's COVID complicity and chat with a Pulitzer-winning New York Times reporter about Bill Barr's motives. — So Donald Trump copped to it.
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
NIH director: 'I'm pretty puzzled and rather disheartened' by Trump rally
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Senate Republicans scramble to contain fallout from Woodward bombshell
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Tia Mitchell / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Democrat Van Ausdal abruptly bows out of race against Marjorie Taylor Greene — Democrat Kevin Van Ausdal abruptly ended his longshot campaign for Congress on Friday against Marjorie Taylor Greene, a move that gave the controversial Republican an even clearer shot at a seat in the U.S. House.
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Clare Malone / New York Magazine:
Starting Trouble With Times Media Columnist Ben Smith “I like asking weird, awkward questions that don't necessarily make me seem like a good person.” — Puckish chaos agent" is how Charlie Warzel describes his former BuzzFeed News boss and current New York Times colleague Ben Smith. "
Lori Rozsa / Washington Post:
Federal appeals court blocks hundreds of thousands of felons in Florida who still owe fines and fees from registering to vote — A federal appeals court on Friday blocked hundreds of thousands of felons in Florida who still owe fines and fees from registering to vote, putting a halt …
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Court sides with Florida in ex-felon voting rights dispute
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Alex Horton / Washington Post:
Soldier receives Medal of Honor after helping save 70 captives from execution by Islamic State — The team of elite U.S. Army soldiers had already freed dozens of captives at the Islamic State compound when an urgent plea crackled over the radio: Another team nearby on the roof of a burning building …
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Trump falls 10 points behind Biden amid reports he misled Americans about COVID-19 and disparaged U.S. soldiers — Donald Trump has fallen further behind Joe Biden following bombshell reports that the president knowingly misled Americans about the dangers of COVID-19 …
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William Turton / Bloomberg:
QAnon Website Shuts Down After N.J. Man Identified as Operator — Popular aggregator site received millions of monthly visitors — Qmap.pub's creator is known online only as ‘QAppAnon’ — A popular website for posts about the conspiracy group QAnon abruptly shut …
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Jan Wolfe / Reuters:
U.S. judge urged to stop Justice Department's ‘corrupt’ reversal in Flynn case — (Reuters) - A retired judge, appointed by the court to make arguments, on Friday said the U.S. Department of Justice should not be allowed to drop its criminal case against President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
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Tara Subramaniam / CNN:
Fact-checking William Barr: Is your vote no longer secret with mail-in ballots? — AG Barr: Mail-in voting is ‘playing with fire’ — Washington (CNN)Attorney General William Barr has become one of the staunchest supporters of the President's campaign against mail-in voting.
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Washington Post:
ICE flew detainees to Virginia so the planes could transport agents to D.C. protests. A huge coronavirus outbreak followed. — The Trump administration flew immigrant detainees to Virginia this summer to facilitate the rapid deployment of Homeland Security tactical teams to quell protests in Washington …
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Sophie Lewis / CBS News:
College students admitted to police they had COVID-19. They threw a house party anyway. — More than 1,100 students at Miami University in Ohio have tested positive for coronavirus since mid-August. But even after testing positive, a group of students was caught on camera hosting …
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Alyssa Rosenberg / Washington Post:
The people freaking out about ‘Cuties’ should try it. They might find a lot to like. — If I had the power to issue a single dictatorial edict, it would be this: If you want to talk nonsense about a movie on the Internet, you have to prove that you've actually seen it.
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Trump's dubious tax gambit fizzles, as even red states balk — For weeks, President Trump has waited in vain as Congress has failed to reach a deal on coronavirus relief that he hoped would include a payroll tax cut. — So he resorted to what critics derided as a gimmick …
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Michael McAuliff / New York Daily News:
EXCLUSIVE: Trump administration secretly withheld millions from FDNY 9/11 health program — The Trump administration has secretly siphoned nearly $4 million away from a program that tracks and treats FDNY firefighters and medics suffering from 9/11 related illnesses, the Daily News has learned.
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Colin Kalmbacher / Law & Crime:
‘Be a Good Boy’: Lawsuit Graphically Accuses Fox News Star Andrew Napolitano of Sexual Assault — Warning: details included in this story are graphic. — Former judge and current Fox News judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano was sued for sexual assault, battery and intentional infliction …
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The Daily Caller:
EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Call on Justice Department To Take Legal Action Against Netflix For Sexualizing Children — Republican Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and Indiana Rep. Jim Banks have called on the Department of Justice to bring legal action against Netflix for releasing the film “Cuties” in an exclusive statement to the Daily Caller.
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U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission:
SEC Charges Film Producer, Rapper, and Others for Participation in Two Fraudulent ICOs — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against five Atlanta-based individuals, including film producer Ryan Felton, rapper and actor Clifford Harris, Jr., known as T.I. or Tip …
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Mark Hosenball / Reuters:
U.S. Senate committee joins House panel in probing Homeland whistleblower complaint — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate intelligence committee is investigating a whistleblower complaint filed by a former top U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official alleging he was pressed …
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John Daniel Davidson / The Federalist:
The Left Is Setting The Stage For A Coup If Trump Wins — Under the guise of planning for right-wing violence if Trump loses, Democrats are gaming out how to steal the election if Trump wins. — It's been hard to miss the steady drumbeat of articles and think-pieces over the past few months …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
'We'll put them down very quickly': Trump threatens to quash election night riots — President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to “put ... down very quickly” riots on election night should aggrieved Democrats take to the streets in the wake of his potential victory.
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Democratic insiders set up a ‘war room’ to quickly kill the filibuster — WASHINGTON — Democratic insiders are assembling a coalition behind the scenes to wage an all-out war on the Senate filibuster in bullish anticipation of sweeping the 2020 election and passing an ambitious progressive agenda.
David French / The Dispatch:
This Is What We Mean When We Say ‘Character Is Destiny’ — At a key moment, with hundreds of thousands of lives at stake, the president lied. — 1 hr — There are many, many strange things about the Republican political reaction to the Donald Trump presidency, but one of the strangest …
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