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Kelly Weill / The Daily Beast:
Biden Team Cancels Texas Event After Highway ‘Ambush’ by MAGA Cavalry  —  Dozens of pickup trucks, many with Trump flags, surrounded a Biden campaign bus as it traveled from San Antonio to Austin.  —  Joe Biden's presidential campaign canceled a Friday event in Austin, Texas, after harassment from a pro-Trump contingent.
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KEYE:
Biden campaign cancels Austin rally; Trump supporters reportedly harass bus on I-35  —  AUSTIN, Texas (KEYE) — The Biden-Harris Bus made a brief appearance in Downtown Austin at 11th and Lavaca on Friday.  Texas Democrats were hoping to host speakers like Congressman Lloyd Doggett …
Discussion: Forbes, Townhall and Raw Story
Doug P. / Twitchy:
‘Is this a joke?’  Biden/Harris supporter in Texas bus tour called 911 on Trump caravan that tagged along & put them 'in harm's way'  —  A Biden/Harris bus was driven around Texas (for a while, but we'll get to that in a minute) this week, and it was escorted by many, many supporters... of President Trump:
Brianne Pfannenstiel / Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Republican Joni Ernst pulls ahead of Democrat Theresa Greenfield in closing days of U.S. Senate race  —  | Des Moines Register Show Caption Hide Caption … Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has pulled ahead of Democrat Theresa Greenfield in the closing stretch of a contentious U.S. Senate race …
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Naomi Lim / Washington Examiner:
Biden needles Joni Ernst in Iowa for not knowing breakeven soybean price
Discussion: Politico
ABC News:
American hostage Philip Walton rescued in dramatic military operation: Officials  —  Walton was abducted recently in Niger, where he had been living.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  An American citizen abducted last week in Niger has been rescued during …
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Lucas Tomlinson / Fox News:
American hostage rescued in West Africa by SEAL Team 6 in daring raid
CNN:
CNN Polls: Biden leads in Michigan and Wisconsin as campaign ends, with tighter races in Arizona and North Carolina  —  (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden holds an advantage in the upper Midwest states of Wisconsin and Michigan, according to CNN Polls conducted by SSRS …
Politico:
USPS investigates undelivered Miami ballots  —  TALLAHASSEE — State and federal authorities are investigating a pileup of mail at a Miami post office that included a handful of completed ballots after Florida House Minority Leader Kionne McGhee posted a video Friday.
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Wall Street Journal:   Millions of Mail-in Ballots at Risk in Battleground States With Looming Deadlines
Washington Post:
Trump drags down GOP senators, giving Democrats more paths to the majority  —  From the deepest conservative states to more Democratic leaning terrain, Senate Republicans face a brutal political environment that has left the GOP needing to pull off a near-perfect run in a dozen highly competitive races to retain the majority.
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Berkeley Lovelace Jr / CNBC:
Trump campaign rallies led to more than 30,000 coronavirus cases, Stanford researchers say  — Researchers looked at 18 Trump rallies held between June 20 and Sept. 22 and analyzed Covid-19 data the weeks following each event.  — The researchers found that the rallies ultimately resulted …
Tresa Baldas / Detroit Free Press:
Whitmer kidnap suspect wants out of jail.  He's diabetic, and fears COVID-19  —  After three weeks in jail, one of the suspects charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking the judge to reconsider her decision to keep him locked up: He's worried about getting the COVID-19 virus.
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Intercept Staffers Roll Their Eyes Over Glenn Greenwald's Censorship Claim  —  Glenn Greenwald had the freedom to publish almost anything he wanted at The Intercept.  Then he cried censorship.  —  Glenn Greenwald officially left The Intercept on Thursday, complaining of censorship and heavy-handed editing.
New York Times:
The President's Taxes: A Reader's Guide  —  Over the past four years, The New York Times has independently obtained and published information on several decades of Donald J. Trump's taxes.  —  Over the last several weeks, The New York Times has published the findings of its investigation …
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Boris Johnson announces month-long COVID-19 lockdown in England  —  A new national lockdown will be imposed in England, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced Saturday, as the number of COVID-19 cases in the country topped 1 million.  —  Details: Starting Thursday, people in England must stay at home …
Chicago Tribune:
Kyle Rittenhouse cried, vomited and worried about social media as he told Antioch cops, ‘I shot two white kids’  —  Kyle Rittenhouse cried, vomited and worried about negative social media comments after turning himself in to a far north suburban police department following the fatal shooting …
Washington Post:
Trailing in the polls, Trump enlists his administration and co-opts the government to bolster his reelection  —  In the final days of the 2020 election season, President Trump has featured his White House press secretary as a star at his campaign rallies, where she has triumphantly joined him onstage.
Discussion: E&E News and New York Times
New York Times:
Their First Try Backfired, but Giuliani and Allies Keep Aiming at Biden  —  The former New York mayor's dirt-digging effort on Hunter Biden in 2019 ended with President Trump's impeachment.  Now he is back with new associates.  So far it is not going exactly as planned.
Rosie Gray / BuzzFeed News:
Third-Party Candidates Had An Impact In 2016.  In 2020, They've Struggled To Gain Traction.  —  Alternative candidates have labored in obscurity this election cycle.  “This is probably the worst period for third parties in modern American history,” Ralph Nader says.  —  Reporting From
Discussion: Reason
Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Obama hammers Trump's claim that doctors have inflated coronavirus numbers  —  Former President Obama laid into President Trump on Saturday over his claim that doctors have tried to profit off of the coronavirus pandemic by intentionally inflating the number of COVID-19 cases.
Ben Terris / Washington Post:
So, while we're waiting . . . will Mike Pence ever be president?  —  Olivia Troye remembers a time when she wished Mike Pence were president.  —  Troye, a Department of Homeland Security official, had been working with the vice president on the coronavirus task force.
Discussion: Raw Story, Reuters and The Week
CNN:
Rivals in landmark marriage equality suit: We are both voting for Biden  —  Opinion by Jim Obergefell and Richard Hodges  —  Biographer: Biden offers ‘decency’ in turbulent times  —  Jim Obergefell is the named plaintiff in the marriage equality decision Obergefell v. Hodges.
Discussion: HillReporter.com
Michelle Lee / Washington Post:
More than 90 million ballots cast as of Saturday, as hopes and tensions magnify ahead of Election Day  —  At least 90 million Americans have already cast their ballots for the general election with three days left until Election Day, a historic early turnout that underscores voters' intense desire …
Discussion: USA Today, Vox, Raw Story and Tennessee Star
Washington Post:
‘A whole lot of hurt’: Fauci warns of covid-19 surge, offers blunt assessment of Trump's response  —  President Trump's repeated assertions the United States is “rounding the turn” on the coronavirus have increasingly alarmed the government's top health experts, who say the country is heading …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Trump Camp Uses Online Gimmick to Fuel Donations Into December  —  The Trump campaign is now automatically checking a box to create recurring weekly donations from supporters until mid-December.  —  President Trump's campaign is raising money for a prolonged political and legal fight long …
President Donald J. Trump / Dallas Weekly:
OP-ED: President Donald J. Trump — My Message to Black America  —  In 2016, I had a straightforward question for Black Americans: “What do you have to lose?  —  Black Americans don't have to ask what they have to lose in 2020.  Instead, the question should now be, “how much more do we have to gain?”
Discussion: Fox News
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Show your work: AP plans to explain vote calling to public  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press, one of several news organizations whose declarations of winners drive election coverage, is pulling back the curtain this year to explain how it is reaching those conclusions.
Discussion: New York Times
Jackie Calmes / Los Angeles Times:
Barack Obama is making the argument for Joe Biden — by roasting Trump  —  Barack Obama is uncorked and letting it fly.  —  For three-and-a-half years, he mostly honored the tradition that former presidents do not criticize their successors, even as his norm-breaking successor attacked him relentlessly.
New York Times:
Trump Dismisses Virus Coverage and Biden Dismisses Virus Leadership: This Week in the 2020 Race  —  President Trump has complained this week of what he calls a media obsession with the coronavirus pandemic.  The message from Democrats has been united — all coronavirus, all the time.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Jeb Lund / NBC News:
Covid and Halloween aren't a good match.  How do I keep my kid safe without ruining his day? … Months ago, promptly upon becoming the parent of a school-aged child, I unlocked a new Dad Achievement: squinting into the middle distance and saying, “I'll consider it,” when I had no intention of doing so.
Discussion: New York Times
Molly Jong-Fast / Vogue:
I'm Still Reeling From 2016.  Am I Now Allowed to Hope Again?  —  I remember exactly where I was when The New York Times needle on my phone went from a cool blue “everything is fine; we're gonna make history, baby” to a fiery red “the carnival barker reality television host is going to take away all of your rights.”
Washington Post:
White House sidestepped FDA to distribute hydroxychloroquine to pharmacies, documents show.  Trump touted the pills to treat covid-19.  —  Documents detail efforts by White House officials to distribute hydroxychloroquine to coronavirus patients in ‘hard hit’ cities
 
 
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New York Times:
Can Trump Woo Enough Black Men to Hurt Biden in Battleground States?
Tori B. Powell / The Daily Beast:
Self-Proclaimed ‘Proud Boy’ Arrested for Threatening to Blow Up North Dakota Polling Place: Police
Deanna Paul / Wall Street Journal:
Lawyers Prepare for Court Battles in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
With Election Day looming, an anxious nation hears rumblings of violence
Laura Packard / USA Today:
My stepfather died alone of COVID-19 as Donald Trump throws unmasked rallies
Richard Roth / CNN:
Epstein donations force resignation at international peace organization
Daniel Walters / News, Inlander:
One of the country's biggest Never Trumpers owes part of his journey to Larry Craig's ‘wide stance’
 Earlier Items: 
Jade Scipioni / CNBC:
These voters switched political parties for 2020
Discussion: DemCast
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Biden's Justice dilemma: Unwinding the lock-em-up presidency
Discussion: CNN
James Hamblin / The Atlantic:
Trump's Pathology Is Now Clear
Ann E. Marimow / Washington Post:
Judges nominated by President Trump play key role in upholding voting limits ahead of Election Day
Elizabeth Findell / Wall Street Journal:
Covid-19 Is Worse in the Dakotas Now Than It Was in the Spring's Hot Spots
New York Times:
Americans Surge to Polls: 'I'm Going to Vote Like My Life Depends on It'
Washington Post:
As prosecutors, we find William Barr's words repugnant
Roger Sollenberger / Salon:
Texas GOP senator didn't “graduate” from Oxford University law program, as claimed in prior campaign
Discussion: Daily Kos
 

 
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