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7:05 PM ET, October 4, 2020

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Marc Santora / New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Trump's Physician Says the President's Oxygen Levels Dropped and He Took Steroid Treatment  —  The president released a video saying that he was “starting to feel good,” but conflicting statements by his doctors and aides created confusion.
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Kate Ng / The Independent:
Trump mocked for signing apparently blank paper in ‘staged’ photos at Walter Reed  —  Twitter users decry ‘reality TV presidency’  —  The Trump administration's credibility crisis continues as the president is mocked for apparently signing a blank piece of paper with a marker in photos taken …
Los Angeles Times:
Trump receiving powerful lung drug, doctors disclose, indicating more serious symptoms  —  President Trump, who is hospitalized with COVID-19, received supplemental oxygen on Saturday — a previously undisclosed episode — and is now being treated with a powerful steroid amid indications …
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Axios:
White House aide says physician withheld health specifics to lift Trump's spirits  —  White House communications director Alyssa Farah said Sunday that White House physician Sean Conley withheld specific details at Saturday's press briefing about Donald Trump's medical condition in order to …
Discussion: Raw Story and Occupy Democrats
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Could Be Discharged From Hospital as Soon as Monday  —  President's doctors say his condition has improved, but admit he received supplemental oxygen Friday  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump's doctors said his condition was improving and he could be discharged from the hospital as soon as Monday …
Tim Alberta / Politico:
How Mark Meadows Became the White House's Unreliable Source
Discussion: Washington Post
Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare
Discussion: Bloomberg
Jason Slotkin / NPR:
Who Is Sean Conley? White House Physician To President Trump
Discussion: New York Times
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Didn't Disclose First Positive Covid-19 Test While Awaiting a Second Test on Thursday  —  President received positive result on Thursday evening before making an appearance on Fox News in which he didn't reveal those results  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump didn't disclose a positive result …
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Mark Murray / NBC News:
Biden's national lead over Trump jumps to 14 points after debate in NBC News/WSJ poll  —  WASHINGTON — Joe Biden's national lead over President Donald Trump nearly doubled after Tuesday's presidential debate, with voters saying by a 2-to-1 margin that Biden has the better temperament to be president …
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Nearly 3 in 4 think Trump did not take appropriate virus precautions: POLL  —  The results come via a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.  —  Timeline of Trump's reported COVID diagnosis and treatment  —  As confusion around the timing of the President's diagnosis and treatment grows, here's what's known so far.
Aaron Zitner / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Scores 14-Point Lead Over Trump in Poll After Debate
Discussion: Raw Story and The Hill
Philip Bump / Washington Post:
How the White House is trying to convince America that Trump's illness isn't a big deal
The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Sen. Pat Toomey won't run for reelection or for Pennsylvania governor, sources say  —  Toomey was widely seen as the likely Republican favorite for governor in 2022.  His decision not to run for that office or for Senate could create two wide open contests on the Republican side.
Erin Durkin / Politico:
New York City to shut down 9 neighborhoods as coronavirus spikes  —  NEW YORK — New York City is moving to impose new shutdowns in parts of the city in response to growing outbreaks of the coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday.  —  The city will reverse its reopening in nine neighborhoods …
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CNN:
White House's inept ‘contact tracing’ effort leaves the work to others  —  Washington (CNN)Three days after President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were diagnosed with coronavirus, there is little clarity about how the White House is contact tracing and alerting those who may have been exposed …
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Maarten Schenk / Lead Stories LLC:
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Bikers Praying For President Trump At Walter Reed Hospital
Discussion: Breitbart and TMZ.com
Beth Baumann / Townhall:
Trump's Physician Reveals When Trump Could Be Released From Walter Reed
Discussion: Redstate
Anthony Giannini / whitehousegiftshop.com:
“President Donald J. Trump Defeats COVID”  —  First 1,000 Orders Receive a Complimentary Presidential Blue Mask with Coin!  —  Note from Designer & Series Creator: Anthony Giannini, CEO, USAF-R  —  For these past four years, I have created and co-designed the Historic Moments …
Discussion: Raw Story and HillReporter.com
Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Why Are Democrats Praying for the Speedy Recovery of a “Fascist Dictator”? … The typical reaction to the death of a tyrant — whether by revolutionary violence or natural causes — is not one of grief and sadness but joyous celebration.  It is not hard to understand why …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
Patrick Radden Keefe / New Yorker:
The Sackler Family's Plan to Keep Its Billions  —  The Trump Administration is poised to make a settlement with Purdue Pharma that it can claim as a victory for opioid victims.  But the proposed outcome would leave the company's owners enormously wealthy—and off the hook for good.
Jake Bleiberg / Associated Press:
Letter: Top deputies accuse Texas attorney general of crimes  —  DALLAS (AP) — Several top deputies of Texas' attorney general have reported to law enforcement that their boss engaged in crimes including bribery and abuse of office, according to an internal letter.
Kadia Goba / BuzzFeed News:
Trump And The Coronavirus Are Dividing Black And White Churches In Georgia  —  “If you're a white church, you're open.  If you're a Black church, you're not,” one pastor told BuzzFeed News.  —  Reporting From  —  McDonough, Georgia  —  Copy  —  McDONOUGH, Georgia — When Paula White …
 
 
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Andrew Romano / Yahoo News:
New Yahoo News/YouGov poll: Biden expands lead to 8 points as voters blame Trump for COVID-19 carelessness and chaotic debate
Garry Kasparov / New York Daily News:
We must break the fever: After this week, defeating Donald Trump is only more imperative
Tim Miller / Bulwark+:
SuperSpreaderStrong  —  So much strength.  —  2 hr  —  Hey y'all—It's Tim Miller …
Jeremy Schultz / Reuters:
Wildfires rampage through California wine country
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
REVIEW-JOURNAL ENDORSEMENT: President of the United States
Kelly Tyko / USA Today:
Trump COVID-19 treatment: President had stakes in Regeneron and Gilead, makers of antibody cocktail, Remdesivir
 Earlier Items: 
Jay W. Richards / National Review:
Stats Hold a Surprise: Lockdowns May Have Had Little Effect on COVID-19 Spread
CBS News:
Trump and Biden even in Ohio, as Biden leads in Pennsylvania — Battleground Tracker poll
Discussion: The Hill
Tori B. Powell / The Daily Beast:
Three NC Establishments Close to Deep Clean After Ivanka Trump Visit
Siena College Research Institute:
Balter Narrowly Leads Katko 45-42%
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Washington Post:
A mentally ill man, a heavily armed teenager and the night Kenosha burned
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Berkman Klein Center:
Mail-In Voter Fraud: Anatomy of a Disinformation Campaign
 

 
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