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10:45 PM ET, October 4, 2020

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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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New York Times:
As Trump Seeks to Project Strength, Doctors Disclose Alarming Episodes  —  The president made a surprise outing from his hospital bed in an effort to show his improvement, but the murky and shifting narrative of his illness was rewritten again with grim new details.
Discussion: CNN, The Hill, Twin Cities and Raw Story
Annie Karni / New York Times:
At the White House, an Eerie Quiet and Frustration With the Chief of Staff  —  With President Trump hospitalized, Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, delivered no guidance to aides about how they were expected to behave in a moment of crisis.  —  WASHINGTON — In a memo …
Discussion: Raw Story, CBS Baltimore and The Week
New York Times:
Trump's Treatment Suggests Severe Covid-19, Medical Experts Say  —  Many of the measures cited by his doctors are reserved for patients severely affected by the coronavirus.  —  President Trump's doctors offered rosy assessments of his condition on Sunday, but the few medical details they disclosed …
Discussion: STAT, Politico and Denver Post
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.
Los Angeles Times:
Trump receiving powerful lung drug, doctors disclose, indicating more serious symptoms
Discussion: Bangor Daily News
Richard Luscombe / The Guardian:
‘This is insanity’: Walter Reed physician among critics of Trump drive-by visit  —  President briefly left hospital for surprise drive past supporters with at least two others in vehicle  —  Donald Trump drew immediate rebuke from doctors on Sunday afternoon for an “insane” …
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Patricia Kelly Yeo / The Daily Beast:
COVID-Positive Trump Ignores CDC Advice to Take Joyride, With Grim Secret Service Agents in Tow  —  The president left Walter Reed's presidential suite in a motorcade to wave to supporters, potentially exposing several Secret Service agents to the coronavirus.  —  Breaking News/Cheat Sheet Intern
Washington Post:
Infectious Trump briefly leaves hospital to greet fans as confusion continues over his health  —  The White House continued to provide limited and contradictory information about President Trump's health on Sunday, saying that he had begun a steroid treatment after twice suffering bouts …
Washington Post:
President's blood oxygen levels dropped twice in recent days, doctors say  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.  For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter where all stories are free to read.
Discussion: NPR, The Hill, Occupy Democrats and Axios
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Trump makes “surprise visit” to supporters outside Walter Reed  —  President Trump posted a new video to his Twitter account on Sunday saying that he is going to pay a “surprise visit” to supporters who have gathered outside of Walter Reed hospital, where he is being treated for COVID-19.
Washington Post:
White House physician Sean Conley draws scrutiny for rosy assessments of Trump's health
Discussion: New York Times, NPR and WAVY-TV
Emma Ockerman / VICE:
Trump Just Exposed Secret Service to COVID-19 to Do a Drive-By for MAGA Supporters
Discussion: Mother Jones, The Hill and Slate
Axios:
White House aide says physician withheld health specifics to lift Trump's spirits
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
The Latest: Campaign says Biden tests negative for virus
Tim Alberta / Politico:
How Mark Meadows Became the White House's Unreliable Source
Discussion: Washington Post
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Could Be Discharged From Hospital as Soon as Monday
Ben Smith / New York Times:
How to Cover a Sick Old Man  —  The president is hospitalized and reporters are fighting for basic facts.  What should elderly leaders — many of America's top politicians are over 80 — reveal about their health?  —  When John Bresnahan was starting out as a reporter in the mid-1990s …
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.
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: HillReporter.com and Raw Story
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 …
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New York Post:
Trump supporters close 5th Ave. to support COVID-19-stricken president
Discussion: Breitbart
Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
After Biden's Exposure to Trump, His Team Is Cagey on Health Questions  —  With transparency on health newly significant in the presidential race, Joe Biden's safety protocols have remained largely under wraps.  But on Sunday evening, his campaign said he had again tested negative for the coronavirus.
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Annie Linskey / Washington Post:
Biden tests negative for coronavirus, campaign says
Discussion: Reuters, Axios and New York Post
Politico:
Biden still at risk after debating Trump at ‘peak of contagion’
Discussion: The Hill
David Folkenflik / NPR:
Political Aides Investigate VOA White House Reporter For Anti-Trump Bias  —  Two political appointees at the federal agency that oversees the Voice of America recently investigated one of its most prominent journalists to make the case he was biased against President Trump, NPR has learned.
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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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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
 
 
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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
Discussion: Axios and Political Wire
Kadia Goba / BuzzFeed News:
Trump And The Coronavirus Are Dividing Black And White Churches In Georgia
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