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3:10 PM ET, September 25, 2020

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Politico:
‘Everyone sees the train wreck coming’: Trump reveals his November endgame  —  Following his defeat in the 2016 Iowa caucus, Donald Trump accused Ted Cruz of cheating and said the results should be nullified.  —  After winning the presidency that fall, Trump insisted, without evidence …
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Axios:
The apocalypse scenario  —  Democratic lawyers are preparing to challenge any effort by President Trump to swap electors chosen by voters with electors selected by Republican-controlled legislatures.  One state of particular concern: Pennsylvania, where the GOP controls the state house.
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Ignore the strongman fantasies. If Trump loses the election, he'll lose his job. Period.
Discussion: The Hill
New York Daily News:
Say it plainly: The president is a psychopath
Discussion: Raw Story
Dan Froomkin / Salon:
Alarms are ringing everywhere about Trump's election plot — except in our top newsrooms
Discussion: Breitbart, New York Times and Axios
Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans prep lightning-quick Supreme Court confirmation  —  The Senate is taking America for one last turbulent ride before the election.  —  President Donald Trump's Saturday announcement of his Supreme Court pick will spark a lightning-quick confirmation attempt by Senate Republicans …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump dumbfounds GOP with latest unforced error
Washington Post:
Majority says winner of presidential election should nominate next Supreme Court justice, Post-ABC poll finds  —  A majority of Americans oppose efforts by President Trump and the Republican-led Senate to fill a Supreme Court vacancy before the presidential election, with most supporters …
Discussion: POLITICUSUSA
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Gary Langer / ABC News:
Most say wait on Ginsburg seat, while opposing packing the court  —  Fifty-seven percent favor delaying action to fill the Supreme Court vacancy.  —  News headlines today: Sept. 23, 2020  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Supreme Court Of The United Stat/Fred Schilling/U.S. Supreme Court
Jon Ralston / The Nevada Independent:
New Democratic poll shows Biden up 4 in Nevada
Discussion: Fox News, The Hill and The Week
The Daily Beast:
Trump Got a ‘Kick Out of’ the Election Fears He's Stoked.  Inside the DOJ, There's Some Panic.  —  Justice Department prosecutors expect ABill Barr to join election lawsuits benefitting Trump, who thinks it's funny not to promise a peaceful transition of power.
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Washington Post:
Mueller prosecutor's testimony about Roger Stone disputed by supervisors  —  Three career supervisors in the D.C. U.S. attorney's office have disputed the sworn congressional testimony given by a former prosecutor on Robert S. Mueller III's team, telling Justice Department officials they believe …
Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Barr briefed Trump on investigation into discarded Pennsylvania ballots  —  The president then revealed the investigation in an interview with Fox News.  —  Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.  —  Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images  —  A Justice Department official told ABC News Friday …
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U.S. Department of Justice:
Revised Statement Of U.S. Attorney Freed On Inquiry Into Reports Of Potential Issues With Mail-In Ballots  —  at the request of Luzerne County District Attorney Stefanie Salavantis, the Office of the United States Attorney along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Scranton Resident Office …
New York Times:
At Pentagon, Fears Grow That Trump Will Pull Military Into Election Unrest  —  Defense Department officials said top generals could resign if Mr. Trump ordered the active-duty military into the streets to quell election protests.  —  WASHINGTON — Senior Pentagon leaders have a lot to worry about …
John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump administration rescinded ‘Courage Award’ for woman who criticized Trump, then gave false explanation for its decision, watchdog finds  —  The Trump administration rescinded an award recognizing the work of a journalist from Finland last year after discovering she had criticized President Trump …
Robert Cardillo / Denver Post:
Guest Commentary: I served under six presidents — four Republicans, two Democrats — only one has failed to serve U.S. national security interests  —  As a Commander in Chief, President Trump comes up tragically short  —  I spent over 300 mornings in the Oval Office briefing the president and his senior staff.
Discussion: The Hill
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Florida fully lifts coronavirus restrictions on restaurants  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced Friday the state will completely reopen its economy, allowing restaurants at operate full capacity and barring localities from ordering businesses to close.
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Gray Rohrer / Orlando Sentinel:   Florida reopens: DeSantis lifts remaining coronavirus restrictions
Lee Brown / Page Six:
Meghan Markle reportedly has serious ambitions to run for president  —  Meghan Markle harbors serious ambitions to run for president of the United States, according to a report.  —  After the Duchess of Sussex and husband Prince Harry dumped royal duties with their historic Megxit this year …
Discussion: Vanity Fair
Virginia Governor / Virginia Governor Ralph Northam:
Governor and First Lady Northam Test Positive for COVID-19  —  RICHMOND—On Wednesday evening, Governor Ralph Northam and First Lady Pamela Northam were notified that a member of the Governor's official residence staff, who works closely within the couple's living quarters …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Stokes the Transition Panic  —  His election remarks feed the left's fantasy of a post-election coup.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  President Trump's insistence on saying the opposite of whatever the press demands is a source of more than a little of his political success as well as many self-defeating blunders.
Alex Yablon / Slate:
COVID Didn't Destroy New York.  Austerity Just Might.  —  New Yorkers are perennially putting up with cheap '70s nostalgia: In the public eye, our city is forever associated with the music, movies, fashion, drugs, and other hallmarks of that gritty decade.  But even now, when no one is going …
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Matt Troutman / New York City, NY Patch:   NYC Outdoor Dining Will Be Permanent, Year-Round: De Blasio
Roberto Ferdman / VICE:
Initial Police Report Didn't Conclude Breonna Taylor's Boyfriend Shot a Cop in the Leg  —  Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox?  Sign up here.  —  As part of Wednesday's long-waited announcement about charges related to the March 13 police raid that killed Breonna Taylor …
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Scoop: Google to block election ads after Election Day  —  Google informed its advertisers Friday that it will broadly block election ads after polls close Nov. 3, according to an email obtained by Axios.  —  Why it matters: Big Tech platforms have been under pressure to address …
CNN:
Trump has lost patience with CDC head after series of mixed messages  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump has lost patience with the head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, as well as with the other public health experts on his coronavirus team …
New York Times:
N.Y.C. Threatens Orthodox Jewish Areas on Virus, but Trump's Impact Is Seen  —  Facing a worrying spike in cases, city officials carried out emergency inspections and warned of an extraordinary lockdown.  —  Facing a worrying spike in coronavirus cases in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods …
Kimberly Dozier / TIME:
'You Bet Your Ass I've Got Regrets.' As Election Day Nears, More of Trump's Former Officials Are Speaking Out Against Him  —  Never in recent history have so many senior former U.S. officials publicly attacked the commander in chief they served, or the decisions he's made …
Katelyn Polantz / CNN:
Federal judge wants to see more evidence on Justice Department's handling of Strzok, Page texts  —  Washington (CNN)A federal judge on Friday questioned the Justice Department's decision to release text messages between former FBI employees Lisa Page and Peter Strzok and signaled that she wants …
Discussion: Law & Crime
 
 
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Paper-bag ban passed by New Jersey legislature would be first in nation
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Trump $500B Black America plan designates KKK, Antifa as ‘terrorist organizations’
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Matt Egan / CNN:
Wall Street is shunning Trump. Campaign donations to Biden are five times larger
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BRUCE VIELMETTI  —  A conservative group has asked a federal judge to block Wisconsin's five …
Discussion: New York Times and The Hill
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
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Trump Announces Phony New Health Care ‘Plan’
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