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Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: Biden and Trump Barnstorm the Midwest  —  President Trump and Joe Biden are campaigning in Minnesota and Wisconsin, as Mr. Trump also stops in Michigan and Mr. Biden visits Iowa.  Kamala Harris is in Texas, where more people have voted early this year than the state's entire 2016 vote count.
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
Texas early voting surpasses 2016's total turnout  —  Texas' early and mail-in voting totals for the 2020 election have surpassed the state's total voter turnout in 2016, with 9,009,850 ballots already cast compared to 8,969,226 in the last presidential cycle.
Eric Levitz / New York Magazine:
Texas Has Already Exceeded Its 2016 Turnout. Here's What That Means.
Discussion: Daily Kos
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr.'s ugly rant on Fox makes a strong case against his father  —  Nearly 90,000 cases of coronavirus were reported in the United States on Thursday, a record.  That's the third time we have topped 80,000 cases in one day, all three in the past week.  Cases are now surging in states all over the country.
Discussion: Raw Story
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Timothy Bella / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. said covid-19 deaths are at ‘almost nothing.’ The virus killed more than 1,000 Americans the same day.  —  Donald Trump Jr. declared on Thursday night that coronavirus deaths had dropped to “almost nothing,” questioning the seriousness of the pandemic on a record-breaking …
Joe Biden / Fox News:
I want your vote to become your next president — here's what I will do for you and our nation  —  On Day One, I'll mount an aggressive approach to control this virus and get us back to our lives  —  Biden addresses supporters at Florida drive-in campaign event
Discussion: The Hill, IJR and Mediaite
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Clay Travis / OutKick:   Clay: Why I'm Voting For Donald Trump
Ron Suskind / New York Times:
The Day After Election Day  —  Current and former Trump administration officials are worried about what might happen on Nov. 4.  —  Mr. Suskind is an investigative journalist who has written about the presidency and national affairs for more than three decades.
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Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
Why the 2020s Could Be as Dangerous as the 1850s  —  If Joe Biden beats Donald Trump decisively next week, this election may be remembered as a hinge point in American history: the moment when a clear majority of voters acknowledged that there's no turning back from America's transformation …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
At Least Never Trumpers Stood and Fought  —  Shortly after the fall of the Soviet Union, the author John le Carré's most famous creation, the fictional British spy George Smiley, reflected on a career spent fighting a now-vanquished enemy.  —  “There are some people,” …
Discussion: Twitchy and Althouse
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
Trump adviser Stephen Miller reveals aggressive second-term immigration agenda  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's senior adviser Stephen Miller has fleshed out plans to rev up Trump's restrictive immigration agenda if he wins re-election next week, offering a stark contrast to the platform of Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Katie Shepherd / Washington Post:
Police took a Black toddler from his family's SUV.  Then, the union used his photo as ‘propaganda,’ attorneys say.  —  On Thursday, the nation's largest police union posted a photo to social media taken during the unrest in Philadelphia this week, where hundreds of protesters clashed …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Republicans gear up for day-of and post-Election Day litigation  —  Republican Party officials say they're already looking to Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Nevada as likely battlegrounds for post-election lawsuits if the results are close.  —  The big picture: As pre-election lawsuits draw to a close …
Discussion: The Dispatch and Political Wire
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Moiz Syed / ProPublica:
Charting the Long-Term Impact of Trump's Judicial Appointments
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
A top Interior official has controversial views on race.  He used a white supremacist website to support them.  —  Jeremy Carl called Black Lives Matter a racist organization in articles written before his appointment this month.  He also cited an opinion by Jared Taylor, who said Black people destroy any civilization they control.
Politico:
'We've got to stop the bleeding': Democrats sound alarm in Miami  —  MIAMI — Democrats are sounding the alarm about weak voter turnout rates in Florida's biggest county, Miami-Dade, where a strong Republican showing is endangering Joe Biden's chances in the nation's biggest swing state.
Caitlin Dickerson / New York Times:
Migrant Children From Other Countries Are Being Expelled Into Mexico  —  Children from Central America are being sent by the U.S. to Mexico, where they may have no family to retrieve them.  An internal email said the transfers violated the government's own policies.
Josh Venable / Detroit News:
As a Republican, I'm tired of Trump's division, discord, vitriol and hate  —  I am a lifelong Republican.  And I am exhausted.  —  Nearly all my career, I have worked for Republican candidates and conservative causes, managing campaigns, organizing coalitions and raising money.
Discussion: Raw Story and HillReporter.com
Andrew Sullivan / The Weekly Dish:
Healing From The Center Out  —  Joe Biden, a president for all Americans, period. … It's very strange to think of Joe Biden as a world-historical figure.  For decades, he seemed to me to be a bit of an irritating blowhard who rarely took the chance to edit himself.
Discussion: The Week
Lauren Leatherby / New York Times:
United States Records Its Worst Week Yet for Virus Cases  —  The outlook for the pandemic continues to worsen, and many areas of the United States are experiencing their worst weeks yet.  The country reported a record of more than 500,000 new coronavirus cases in the past week.
Discussion: The Guardian
Carrie Dann / NBC News:
Poll: Biden leads Trump by six in North Carolina  —  WASHINGTON — Joe Biden holds a modest six-point lead with likely voters over President Donald Trump in the hard-fought swing state of North Carolina, a new NBC/Marist poll shows.  —  Among likely voters, Biden's support stands at 52 percent …
Discussion: The Hill, Mediaite and Bloomberg
Tom Nichols / USA Today:
Why this conservative voted for Biden and you should too: Trump is a morally defective man  —  I'm a conservative and former Republican who did not vote based on policy.  Neither should you.  The 2020 election is about the moral future of America.  —  At the end of every campaign …
Washington Post:
Swing-state voters face major mail delays in returning ballots on time, USPS data shows  —  The delays loom large over 28 states that require ballots to reach election officials by Election Day to be counted  —  Absentee ballots are taking longer to reach election offices in key swing states …
Discussion: Political Wire
BuzzFeed News:
Mueller Memos: Bonus Special Edition!  A Huge Trove Of New Details From The Mueller Investigation  —  Just days before the election, these records, which BuzzFeed News sued the federal government to get, provide a new look at the two-year inquiry.  —  Copy
Kerry Picket / Washington Examiner:
Pennsylvania House GOP candidate refers Democrat's social media posts to US attorney  —  A Pennsylvania Republican House candidate contacted federal law enforcement about social media posts by an intern for the campaign of his opponent, Democratic Rep. Conor Lamb.
Washington Post:
The unseen machine pushing Trump's social media megaphone into overdrive  —  Researchers say the online feedback loop between Trump, high-profile influencers and rank-and-file followers is more dangerous than Russian disinformation.  —  President Trump launched into a tweetstorm in April …
Candice Williams / Detroit News:
McCormack leads in race for two Michigan Supreme Court seats, poll finds  —  Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack received the most support among candidates running for two seats on the high court that will be filled on Election Day, according to a new Detroit News-WDIV poll.
BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Quietly Suspended Political Group Recommendations Ahead Of The US Presidential Election  —  “This is a measure we put in place in the lead-up to Election Day.  We will assess when to lift them afterwards, but they are temporary.”  —  Copy  —  During a contentious presidential election …
Joe Walsh / The Bulwark:
Hannity, Tucker, and Me  —  Mirrors don't lie.  —  Donald Trump will lose in four days.  Or in five days.  Or in six days.  But he will lose.  And when he loses, everyone in the conservative media world will have a decision to make.  If past is prologue, the vast majority of these folks …
April Siese / CBS News:
Louisville police officer sues Kenneth Walker, boyfriend of Breonna Taylor, for emotional distress, assault and battery  —  An officer involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor has filed a civil suit against the 26-year-old's boyfriend for emotional distress, assault and battery on the night she was killed.
Alexandra DeSanctis / National Review:
Republicans Face a Dogfight in Georgia  —  Late Campaign Stops Don't Seem to Do Much  —  Brett Kavanaugh Is Right about Wisconsin's Ballot Deadline  —  FBI Investigating Hunter Biden for Money Laundering: Report  —  President Trump is locked in a dead heat with Joe Biden in the long-red state.
Discussion: Reuters, Los Angeles Times and Politico
Marshall Cohen / CNN:
How to spot a red or blue ‘mirage’ in early election night results  —  Road to 270: Trump running against Biden and his own record  —  Washington (CNN)Election night will be an unusual experience this year.  Early results that pop up shortly after the polls close might look very different …
David Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
The State Department wouldn't reveal its payments to Mar-a-Lago.  Here's how we found them.  —  In April 2018, President Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club charged taxpayers $3 so that Trump could drink water.  —  That charge was one of many bills that Mar-a-Lago sent to the State Department …
Discussion: Raw Story
Kyle Mantyla / Right Wing Watch:
Glenn Beck Says the 2020 Election Is a Spiritual Battle Against ‘Satan Himself’  —  Thursday night's episode of the “America Stands: Flashpoint” program airing on televangelist Kenneth Copeland's Victory Channel network featured an interview with Glenn Beck in which Beck revealed …
Discussion: HillReporter.com
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Georgia Sen. Perdue pulls out of final debate after bitter clash at previous face-off  —  Perdue will instead attend a rally with President Trump  —  Fox News Flash top headlines for October 30  —  Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue pulled out of his final debate with Democrat challenger …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
McConnell says Congress will take up stimulus package at start of 2021  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) says he expects Congress to move another coronavirus relief package “right at the beginning” of 2021, breaking from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), who told reporters Thursday …
Discussion: CNN, CNBC and Political Wire
Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
As Trump faces uncertain future, so do his signature rallies  —  LITITZ, Pennsylvania (AP) — They began to arrive more than 40 hours before President Donald Trump took the stage in this stretch of rural Pennsylvania where horse-drawn buggies remain a common sight.
Aaron Harris / PREVAIL by Greg Olear:
The Ukraine Thing: A Timeline of GOP Betrayal  —  How the Republicans caved to Putin.  The whole party, not just Trump.  —  6 hr  —  Guest Post by Aaron Harris  —  AS THE MOST RECENT attempt to interfere with our elections circulates in the media—in the form of a Giuliani “hard drive” …
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
The Answer to Extremism Isn't More Extremism  —  As one of the ugliest and most divisive American presidential campaigns in our history coasts to its finish, President Donald Trump's defenders are making their closing arguments.  Some of them assert that they like Trump's policies …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Noam Chomsky Believes Trump Is “the Worst Criminal in Human History”  —  Noam Chomsky, the American linguist, activist, and political writer, is one of the most famous and harshest critics of American foreign policy.  His critiques of Presidential Administrations from Nixon to Obama …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
In a first, ICE agents are poised to respond to potential Election Day unrest
Discussion: The Hill, The Daily Caller and Townhall
Zeynep / Insight:
The Real Hunter Biden Story Everyone is Missing
The Guardian:
Iran moves detained academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert back to Tehran prison
Curtis Houck / Newsbusters:
Cover-Up: CNN, MSNBC Spend 94 Mins on ‘Anonymous,’ Zero on Bobulinski Interview
PBS NewsHour:
PBS NewsHour White House Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor Named the NABJ 2020 “Journalist of the Year”
Meredith Blake / Los Angeles Times:
Trump makes so many false claims, CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale has lost count
Discussion: HillReporter.com and The Nation
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Patrick Frey / The Dispatch:
Donald Trump Turned Me into a Mugwump
Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
Internal Documents Reveal COVID-19 Hospitalization Data The Government Keeps Hidden
Discussion: Michigan Advance and The Guardian
Caitlin Oprysko / Politico:
White House aide says Trump's vaccine-by-Election Day promise was ‘arbitrary’
Discussion: Fox News and POLITICUSUSA
Dhrumil Mehta / FiveThirtyEight:
Americans Say They're Fired Up To Vote — Especially Democrats
Discussion: Gallup and Althouse
Celine Castronuovo / The Hill:
Trump changes election night plans, cancels party at Trump International: report
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In Michigan, a Suburban County That Flipped Blue Isn't Looking Back
 

 
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