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2:10 PM ET, October 14, 2020

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New York Post:
Smoking-gun email reveals how Hunter Biden introduced Ukrainian businessman to VP dad  —  Hunter Biden introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive at a Ukrainian energy firm less than a year before the elder Biden pressured government officials in Ukraine into firing …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Rudy Found Hunter Biden Emails That Totally Weren't Stolen by Russia  —  Rudy Giuliani has spent at least two years attempting to find some kind of Ukrainian dirt that can be used to discredit Joe Biden.  Now he has unveiled his October surprise: emails, or images of what purport to be emails …
Discussion: Twitchy and The Gateway Pundit
New York Post:
Hunter Biden emails show leveraging connections with his father to boost Burisma pay  —  Hunter Biden discussed leveraging his connection to his father in a bid to boost his pay from a Ukrainian natural-gas company, according to an e-mail he sent around the time he joined the firm's corporate board.
New York Post:
Obama conference call leaked to Burisma: Biden emails
Discussion: Townhall and Redstate
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Foreign Operatives and Rudy Try to Bail out Trump Again
Discussion: Balloon Juice
Miranda Devine / New York Post:   Voters have right to know what Joe Biden did for son Hunter
Caleb Parke / Fox News:
Alyssa Farah slams Pelosi for calling CNN apologist for GOP: ‘News to me’
Discussion: The Federalist and Townhall
Washington Post:
‘Unmasking’ probe commissioned by Barr quietly concludes without charges or any public report  —  The federal prosecutor appointed by Attorney General William P. Barr to review whether Obama-era officials improperly requested the identities of individuals whose names were redacted …
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
As Trump's chief conspiracy theory suffers a major blow, he reaches for more desperate ones  —  It was a crystallizing moment in our current political reality: The president, staring down an increasingly likely reelection loss, saw one of his favorite conspiracy theories about his 2020 opponent crumble.
Discussion: Reuters and Newsweek
Steve Benen / MSNBC:
On multiple fronts, Trump's plan to exploit Justice Dept unravels
Discussion: The Week, CNN and Politico
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Famed Navy SEAL pushes back after Trump amplifies baseless bin Laden conspiracy theory
Discussion: Raw Story
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NBC Says Trump Will Hold Town Hall Meeting Thursday, Competing Against Biden  —  President Trump may not be debating Joseph R. Biden Jr. on the same stage on Thursday night as originally planned.  But the two candidates will still face off head-to-head.  —  NBC News confirmed on Wednesday …
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NBC News:
NBC News to host town hall with Trump on Thursday  —  President Donald Trump will take part in an NBC News town hall event in Miami on Thursday, the network announced on Wednesday.  —  The town hall, moderated by “TODAY” anchor Savannah Guthrie, will take place on the same evening …
John Cassidy / New Yorker:
The Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court Hearings Are an Enlightening Sham  —  If Supreme Court nomination hearings are thought of as quasi-judicial proceedings to determine whether someone deserves to spend decades on the nation's highest legal bench, it was clear well before Tuesday morning …
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Washington Free Beacon:
Barrett Shredded for Saying ‘Sexual Preference’ But Biden, Democrats Have Said It for Years
Robert O'Harrow / Washington Post:
Videos show closed-door sessions of leading conservative activists: 'Be not afraid of the accusations that you're a voter suppressor'  —  As the presidential campaign entered its final stages, a fresh-faced Republican activist named Charlie Kirk stepped into the spotlight at a closed-door gathering …
New York Times:
North Carolina Voters Distrust Trump and Tillis, Poll Finds, Imperiling G.O.P.  —  President Trump trails Joseph R. Biden Jr. by four points in the latest Times/Siena survey of North Carolina, and Senator Thom Tillis is lagging behind his Democratic challenger in a crucial Senate race.
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Troy Closson / New York Times:
Amy Cooper Made 2nd 911 Call to Falsely Accuse Black Bird-Watcher  —  Prosecutors said Ms. Cooper called the police twice, saying she had not only been threatened but had been assaulted by a man in Central Park who had asked her to leash her dog.  —  Amy Cooper, the white woman who called …
Axios:
Joe Biden is the luckiest, least scrutinized frontrunner  —  Eight months ago, Joe Biden was in danger of losing the Democratic nomination.  Now he's a prohibitive favorite for president — who got there with lots of luck and shockingly little scrutiny.  —  Why it matters …
Jamie Ross / The Daily Beast:
White House Cites Herd-Immunity Petition Signed by Fake Experts Including ‘Dr. Johnny Bananas’  —  BEYOND THE PEEL  —  The White House has reportedly embraced a declaration by a group of scientists arguing for a “herd immunity” strategy to deal with America's coronavirus pandemic …
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Joel Achenbach / Washington Post:
Proposal to hasten herd immunity to the coronavirus grabs White House attention but appalls top scientists
Discussion: Mediaite and WHDH-TV
Montana State University:
MSU releases its Treasure State pre-election poll  —  The 1,787 Montanans who responded to the 2020 Treasure State mail-in poll consisting of about 80 questions revealed a tight race in key elections.
Discussion: Political Wire
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Biden Is Not Out of the Woods  —  Unanticipated electoral developments are affecting both presidential campaigns in surprising ways.  —  Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality.  —  With 20 days to go, most signals favor Joe Biden …
Astead W. Herndon / New York Times:
What Kamala Harris Learned About Power at Howard  —  As a college student, she wanted to have an impact.  The answer she landed on — working inside institutions — set her on the path to the vice-presidential nomination.  —  WASHINGTON — Lita Rosario remembers when she first noticed the girl named Kamala.
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Democrats dominate early voting in Florida  —  MIAMI — Republicans typically hold a slight edge in absentee ballot returns in Florida elections.  But this year, there's been a stunning development.  —  For the first time ever at this stage of a general election, Democrats here are outvoting Republicans …
Tim Alberta / Politico:
'He's just so angry all the time': Trump hemorrhaging support among suburban women  —  LANSING — Michigan is looking less competitive by the day, and there's a growing likelihood of Joe Biden blowing out Donald Trump here come November 3.  —  All three Rust Belt states that Trump improbably won in 2016 …
Discussion: Alternet.org, The Hill and Raw Story
Cody Goodwin / Des Moines Register:
President Donald Trump to award Dan Gable the Presidential Medal of Freedom  —  Watch Video: Ask Dan Gable: What was it like to win an Olympic gold medal?  —  Dan Gable is about to add a significant award to his already-crowded trophy case.  —  President Donald J. Trump plans to award Gable …
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Daily Caller
Jeremy Wallace / Houston Chronicle:
Texas surpassed 1 million votes on first day of early voting  —  More than a million Texans have already cast ballots after just the first day of early voting.  —  And the state isn't even finished counting the first day's numbers.  —  Record breaking early voting, combined with unusually high mail …
Discussion: Political Wire
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Last Exit From Autocracy  —  The most important ballot question in 2020 is not Joe Biden versus Donald Trump, or Democrat versus Republican.  The most important question is: Will Trump get away with his corruption—will his crooked and authoritarian tactics succeed?  —  If the answer is yes, be ready for more.
Jason Beaubien / NPR:
Americans Are Dying In The Pandemic At Rates Far Higher Than In Other Countries  —  During this pandemic, people in the United States are currently dying at rates unparalleled elsewhere in the world.  —  A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds …
Discussion: Forbes and CNBC
New York Times:
Covid-19 Live Updates: Europe and the U.S. Confront Spiking Cases as Temperatures Dip  —  Dr. Anthony S. Fauci reviews President Trump's coronavirus test results and says he is past the point of infectiousness.  Reinfection is possible, but extremely rare, experts say.  —  Here's what you need to know:
The Daily Beast:
Trump's COVID Task Force Is Now Openly Rebelling Against Him  —  From Fauci, to Birx, to Redfield, the president's top health officials appear to be at their wits' end.  —  Standing outside of one of the main buildings on the University of Connecticut campus last week, Dr. Deborah Birx …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Emily Langer / Washington Post:
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump makes plea to suburban women in Pennsylvania
Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Donald Trump has turned the White House into a bribe factory
Naomi Jagoda / The Hill:
Conservative think tank: Biden proposals would cut taxes for most in 2021
Nick Wadhams / Bloomberg:
Pompeo Says Doing ‘Everything We Can’ to Release Clinton Emails
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Kurt Bardella / USA Today:
Why do Republicans still work for Trump? Especially when the White House is a COVID hotspot?
Discussion: Raw Story
Emily Gray / Ipsos MORI:
Scottish independence  — Among those who would be likely to vote in an independence referendum …
Discussion: Politico and Bloomberg
Tim Miller / The Bulwark:
Trump's Great “Unmasking” Hoax Is Finally Dead
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