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8:35 AM ET, October 15, 2020

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The Daily Beast:
Rudy Giuliani Posts Footage of Himself Mocking Asians to YouTube  —  The president's personal lawyer gleefully pantomimed a bow while putting on a stereotypical Chinese accent in footage he apparently posted accidentally.  —  Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani was caught mocking Asians …
Discussion: Raw Story
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New York Post:
Emails reveal how Hunter Biden tried to cash in big on behalf of family with Chinese firm  —  Hunter Biden pursued lucrative deals involving China's largest private energy company — including one that he said would be “interesting for me and my family,” emails obtained by The Post show.
Politico:
Biden campaign lashes out at New York Post  —  Joe Biden's campaign is punching back at a New York Post story that alleged a direct link between the Democratic presidential nominee and his son's business dealings.  —  Top Biden advisers who staffed him during his vice presidency …
The Daily Beast:
Trump Knew for Days That Rudy's Hit on Hunter Biden Was Coming  —  The president cheered as his personal lawyer prepared a “sex and drugs” sliming of the Democratic nominee's son.  —  Rudy Giuliani's latest effort to push more dirt on the Bidens weeks before the 2020 presidential election …
Patrick Tucker / Defense One:
Anti-Biden Disinformation Decried by Disinfo Experts, Social-Media Giants  —  A Trump-tied newspaper floats dubious accusations.  Will others bite?  —  Imagine: three weeks before a national election, a newspaper with ties to the incumbent publishes emails purporting to be from the son of the challenger in the race.
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Hunter Biden's alleged laptop: An explainer
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Giuliani and the New York Post Are Pushing Russian Disinformation. It's a Big Test for the Media.
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Rudy Found Hunter Biden Emails That Totally Weren't Stolen by Russia
CNN:
Notre Dame calendars show more events not listed on Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork  —  (CNN)Public calendars from the University of Notre Dame's law school show at least seven additional talks not listed on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's Senate paperwork, including one with the law school's …
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Samantha Raphelson / NPR:
Booker Doubles Down On Barrett In Continued Exchange About Racism  —  Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., continued to press Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday on the role of racial bias in the criminal justice system during the third day of her confirmation hearing.
Discussion: Washington Post
Hannah Jones / City Pages:   Garrison Keillor says Roe v. Wade not ‘worth fighting for anymore’
New York Times:
As Virus Spread, Reports of Trump Administration's Private Briefings Fueled Sell-Off  —  A hedge fund consultant's summary of private presentations by White House economic advisers fanned investor worries.
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
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New York Times:
As Virus Spread, Reports of Trump Administration's Private Briefings Fueled Sell-Off  —  A hedge fund consultant's summary of private presentations by White House economic advisers fanned investor worries.  —  On the afternoon of Feb. 24, President Trump declared on Twitter that the coronavirus was …
Eliza Collins / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Has 11-Point Lead Over Trump Less Than Three Weeks to Election Day  —  A new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll of registered voters shows Joe Biden leading the president 53% to 42%  —  Joe Biden holds a double-digit lead over President Trump less than three weeks from Election Day …
Discussion: Florida Politics and Politico
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First Lady / The White House:
First Lady Melania Trump: “My personal experience with COVID-19.”  —  It was two weeks ago when I received the diagnosis that so many Americans across our country and the world had already received—I tested positive for COVID-19.  To make matters worse, my husband, and our nation's Commander-in-Chief, received the same news.
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
8 Million Have Slipped Into Poverty Since May as Federal Aid Has Dried Up  —  Two new studies show the effect of the emergency $2 trillion package known as the Cares Act and what happened when the money ran out.  —  WASHINGTON — After an ambitious expansion of the safety net …
Elena Schneider / Politico:
Biden raised whopping $383M in September  —  Joe Biden announced Wednesday evening that his campaign and affiliated committees raised $383 million in September, breaking a record he had just set the prior month as his campaign continues to ride a surge of online donations.
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Associated Press:
Barrett cites ‘Ginsburg rule’ that Ginsburg didn't follow
Discussion: Reuters, Axios, Breitbart, Politico and Fox News
Harriet Alexander / The Independent:
Giant billboard in Iowa directs people looking for campaign rally to ‘Trump Covid superspreader event’  —  Up to 10,000 people are expected to attend  —  An group of Iowa farmers has put up a billboard ahead of the president's Wednesday night rally in the state, directing people towards the “Trump Covid superspreader event”.
CNN:
California Republican Party says it will not comply with state's cease and desist order on ballot drop boxes  —  (CNN)The California Republican Party said Wednesday it will not comply with the state's cease-and-desist order over unofficial ballot drop boxes placed in at least four counties …
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The Dworkin Report:
MoveOn.org's senior strategist just gave calming advice for the 2020 election  —  Scott talks with Reggie Hubbard, a senior political strategist at MoveOn.org and advisor to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.  In addition to being one of DC's top political movers and shakers …
New York Times:
As Trump's Language Grows More Heated, Fears Rise of Political Violence  —  The plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan is only the latest in a growing list of election-related threats.  Some experts say the president is emboldening extremists.  —  The arrest of more than a dozen right-wing extremists …
Charles Piller / Science:
The inside story of how Trump's COVID-19 coordinator undermined the world's top health agency  —  Science's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.  —  On the morning of 13 July, more than 20 COVID-19 experts from across the U.S. government assembled …
Politico:
'He's getting a bit desperate': Trump tramples government boundaries as election nears  —  The farther behind Donald Trump has fallen in the competition for campaign dollars, the more he's milked government resources to make up the difference.  —  Millions of boxes of food doled out to needy families …
American Greatness:
Democrats Are Done with Democracy  —  Those who want to preserve the consent of the governed need to vote accordingly on November 3.  —  After a century of progressives hollowing out our constitutional republic from within through their administrative state governing philosophy, their patience has finally run out.
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Bidenworld fires warning shot against Cabinet jockeying  —  Joe Biden's transition team has a message for anyone publicly jockeying for a job in a potential Biden administration: Knock it off.  —  Members of the transition team have been fuming at the recent flood of stories listing people …
CNN:
Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump's 2016 campaign cash for three years  —  Washington (CNN)For more than three years, federal prosecutors investigated whether money flowing through an Egyptian state-owned bank could have backed millions of dollars Donald Trump donated …
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
Quinnipiac University Poll:
Biden Is Ahead In Georgia, But It Is Too Close To Call In Ohio, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Democrats Lead In Both Georgia Senate Races  —  EORGIA: Biden 51%, Trump 44% OHIO: Biden 48%, Trump 47% GEORGIA SENATE: Ossoff 51%, Perdue 45% GEORGIA SENATE: Warnock 41%, Collins 22% …
 
 
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ICIJ:
The fastest way to send criminal cash: money transmitters
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Associated Press:
History, mistrust spurring Black early voters in Georgia
Steph Solis / Union-News:
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker doesn't plan to vote for President Donald Trump
Discussion: WHDH-TV
Brooke Crothers / Fox News:
FBI, DHS say hackers have gained access to election systems
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Fighters Against Socialism  —  A lot of people think that President Trump has a stealth Hispanic vote …
Discussion: The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
United States Department of State:
Identification of Foreign Persons Involved in the Erosion of the Obligations of China Under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law
Discussion: Bloomberg and UPI
Politico:
EU to Boris Johnson: Get Brexit done already
 Earlier Items: 
John Nichols / Magazine:
Interview with John Cusack: ‘You Vote Out Trump and Then Fight’
Discussion: Washington Post and Townhall
Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Michael Cohen writing book about DOJ and Trump world
Discussion: The Hill, Raw Story and Axios
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Trump's flailing campaign is starting to look a lot like Jeb Bush's
Discussion: Raw Story and USA Today
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
How Republicans will try to destroy a Biden presidency
 

 
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Financial Times:
Microsoft invests $1.5B in Abu Dhabi-based AI group G42 for a minority stake, after G42 severed ties with Chinese suppliers; Brad Smith will join G42's board

Raphael Satter / Reuters:
The Open Source Security Foundation and the OpenJS Foundation say the attempt to insert a secret backdoor into XZ Utils “may not be an isolated incident”

Matthew Connatser / The Register:
Intel's Gaudi 3 white paper details the made-for-China processors HL-328 and HL-388, likely designed to comply with US sanctions by reducing performance
 
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