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Ben Collins / NBC News:
Coordinated push of conspiracy theories target Biden hours before debate  —  A conspiracy theory that Joe Biden would wear an electronic device in his ear during the first presidential debate went wildly viral Tuesday in the hours before the debate, and the theory was later amplified …
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Reuters:
Takeaways from Donald Trump and Joe Biden's first U.S. presidential debate  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, meet in Cleveland on Tuesday for the first of three debates ahead of the Nov. 3 election, when Trump is seeking a second term in office.
Kelly Hooper / Politico:
Trump email says he ‘finished debating’ Biden hours before debate begins  —  The Trump campaign claimed the president “finished debating Joe Biden” and bragged about his performance hours before the debate even started Tuesday night.  —  In a prematurely sent campaign email obtained by POLITICO …
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
5 takeaways from the first presidential debate  —  President Trump and Joe Biden took part in their first of three one-one-one debates of the 2020 general election Tuesday night in Cleveland.  —  It was so contentious and full of interruptions that it was almost unwatchable, but there were some takeaways.
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Fact-Checking the First 2020 Presidential Debate  — President Trump and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. squared off for the first of three scheduled debates.  They faced over 90 minutes of questions in Cleveland from the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News.
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Chris Wallace tried — and failed — to control Trump.  Something needs to change.  —  Chris Wallace wanted to be “invisible” as the moderator of the first presidential debate.  “If I've done my job right,” he said on his Fox News show Sunday, “at the end of the night, people will say, 'That was a great debate.
David Siders / Politico:
Trump mayhem takes over first debate  —  The mayhem Donald Trump subjected Americans to on Tuesday might have helped him if Joe Biden had disintegrated.  —  Biden didn't.  —  Trump just left viewers worse off for having sat through the whole, weird thing.  —  The president interrupted and bullied.
Washington Post:
First Trump-Biden meeting marked by constant interruptions by Trump
Mairead McArdle / National Review:
Biden Refuses to Say Whether He Backs Packing Court, Ending Filibuster
Discussion: Viking Pundit and Breitbart
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
2020 Presidential Debate Live Updates: As Trump's Tax Avoidance Roils Campaign, Biden Releases Return Showing He Paid $288,000
The Daily Beast:
Far-Right Proud Boys Rally After Trump's Debate Defense: ‘Fuck Them Up’  —  Given the chance to finally explicitly condemn right-wing extremism, Trump insisted, “This is a left-wing problem” and gave a shout-out to the Proud Boys.  —  President Donald Trump refused to condemn right-wing extremist groups …
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NBC News:
Proud Boys celebrate after Trump's debate call-out … The Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, pledged allegiance to President Donald Trump on Tuesday night after he told the group to “stand back and stand by” during the evening's debate.  —  Many people on social media who identify …
Mia Cathell / The Post Millennial:
BREAKING: Joe Biden falsely claims Antifa is simply ‘an idea’  —  During the presidential face-off, former Vice President Joe Biden claimed that “Antifa is an idea not an organization.” … This despite the fact that the anti-fascist movement has mobilized across the nation in Democratic-led cities while organizing on social media.
Politico:
Intel chief releases Russian disinfo on Hillary Clinton that was rejected by bipartisan Senate panel  —  Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Tuesday declassified a Russian intelligence assessment that was previously rejected by Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Intelligence Committee …
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Andrew C. McCarthy / National Review:   Bombshell Allegation: Hillary Orchestrated Collusion Hoax to Distract From Her Emails, According to Russian Intel
Washington Post:
Judge Barrett represented Iranian exile group in fight to end terrorist designation  —  Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's nominee to join the Supreme Court, once represented an affiliate of an Iranian exile group as it challenged its State Department designation as a foreign terrorist organization.
Discussion: Axios
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Tom Hamburger / Washington Post:   U.S. Chamber of Commerce abruptly ousts top political consultant Scott Reed, alleging leaks
Burgess Everett / Politico:
GOP threatens more judicial confirmations if Dems delay Barrett
Rachel Campos-Duffy / Fox News:
Rachel Campos Duffy: Feminists have an Amy Coney Barrett problem
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Daily Mail:
Hospitalized Brad Parscale 'is under investigation for stealing up to $40million from Trump's campaign and $10million from the RNC', as he spirals out of control over White House ‘gravy train’ ending and mounting debt  — Brad Parscale is under investigation for ‘stealing’ between $25-$40 million …
Robby Soave / Reason:
Ohio State Professor Apologizes for ‘Hurt, Sadness, Frustration, Fatigue, Exhaustion and Pain’ Caused By Pro-Football Article  —  Matthew Mayhew is sorry.  Very, very sorry.  —  “I am sorry for the hurt, sadness, frustration, fatigue, exhaustion and pain this article has caused anyone …
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Matthew J. Mayhew / Inside Higher Ed:
Why America Needs College Football — Part 2
Discussion: National Review and Power Line
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Natalia Alamdari / delawareonline:
No, Joe Biden did not say he attended Delaware State University  —  | Delaware News Journal Show Caption Hide Caption … No, Joe Biden did not say he attended Delaware State University.  —  But DSU is now pushing back against conservative media outlets reporting that Biden falsely …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and The Hill
Washington Post:
Early surge of Democratic mail voting sparks worry inside GOP  —  Democratic voters who have requested mail ballots — and returned them — greatly outnumber Republicans so far in key battleground states, causing alarm among GOP party leaders and strategists that President Trump's attacks …
Discussion: Breitbart and Raw Story
Washington Post:
ICE preparing targeted arrests in sanctuary cities, amplifying president's campaign theme  —  The Trump administration is preparing an immigration enforcement blitz next month that would target arrests in U.S. cities and jurisdictions that have adopted “sanctuary” policies …
Discussion: Fox News, Raw Story, The Week and The Hill
Jonathan Ernst / ABC News:
Fact-checking Trump and Biden during 1st 2020 presidential debate  —  The candidates met live in Cleveland.  —  Trump, Biden aiming to win over undecided voters in 1st debate  —  A Pennsylvania pastor who voted for Donald Trump in 2016 but says he is still uncommitted this election cycle.
Dana Rubinstein / New York Times:
Nearly 100,000 Defective Absentee Ballots Sent to N.Y.C. Voters  —  Nearly 100,000 New York City voters received defective absentee ballots, election officials acknowledged on Tuesday, a massive glitch that raised doubts about the city's ability to handle a pandemic-era presidential election with millions of mail-in ballots expected.
Discussion: CNN, Breitbart, New York Post and WTOP
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Bloomberg:
About 100,000 People in NYC Received Flawed Absentee Ballots
Discussion: The Hill
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
New York City election officials scramble to fix printing error on absentee ballots sent to voters
Discussion: Gothamist, Fox News and NPR
Dan Diamond / Politico:
HHS ad blitz sputters as celebrities back away  —  They made a list of more than 30 celebrities including Justin Timberlake, Taylor Swift and Billy Joel to appear in their ad campaign to “inspire hope” about coronavirus, but they ended up with only Dennis Quaid, CeCe Winans and Hasidic singer Shulem Lemmer.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
CBS News:
CBS News Eye on Trends: The latest from the Election & Survey Unit  —  Watch this space for a recap of the latest polls and data-driven studies curated by the CBS News Election & Survey Unit!  —  CBS NEWS BATTLEGROUND TRACKER POLL  —  The First Debate: Voters who plan to watch are rooting …
Matthew Chapman / Raw Story:
Fascism expert: Trump has used all ‘four threats’ that can topple a democracy  —  On Tuesday, speaking with Molly Jong-Fast and Rick Wilson on the podcast The New Abnormal, Johns Hopkins political science professor Robert Lieberman warned that President Donald Trump poses all of the fundamental …
Discussion: The Daily Beast
New York Times:
How Trump Voters Feel About His Refusal to Commit to Transferring Power  —  Many Trump supporters do not believe that he can or will lose, and say he would be justified in questioning whether Democrats manipulated the outcome.  But some believe a loss is a loss.
Wall Street Journal:
Navy Chief Fell Ill, Underwent Heart Surgery, Officials Say  —  Adm. Gilday was stricken in August while running  —  WASHINGTON—The Pentagon's chief of naval operations fell ill recently while on a run near his home and underwent heart surgery soon after, according to Navy officials.
Discussion: Task & Purpose
 
 
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Trump doesn't decide who wins the election. We do.
Discussion: TIME
Ben Nadler / Associated Press:
Pair of endorsements adds more fuel to Georgia Senate race
Matt Zapotosky / Washington Post:
Mueller pushes back on insider book faulting special counsel for not doing more to hold Trump accountable
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