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NYT: Trump paid just $750 in federal taxes in 2016 & 2017; Trump announces plan to deploy 150 million rapid tests to states; Democrats prepare for Trump to disrupt the election; Some senate Dems say they won’t meet with Trump’s nominee; Sep 28, 2020

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NYT: Trump squandered millions, faces crippling debt, Trump & his company wrote off $70k for hairstyling, $750k to Ivanka Trump for consulting fees; NYT: Trump has reduced tax bill with “questionable” measures, including a $72.9 million tax refund, Trump owes 300 million in loans, due within four years; Trump denies NYT investigation, says he was “entitled, like everyone else, too depreciation & tax credits”; Biden campaign: Trump taxes show how this race is between “Park Ave and Scranton”;

Trump ducks questions ad NYT reports he avoided paying taxes for years; CDC: Redfield and Atlas have “different positions” on masks, youth infections & herd immunity; WH on Redfield comments: Trump consults with many experts who sometimes disagree; Nearly half of U.S. states report upward trend in new cases;

Dems fear Trump will use his office to guarantee election win; Dems brace for possible doomsday election scenarios, including Trump claiming victory before mail-in votes are counted; Surge in ballot requests setting records across the U.S. More than 3M ballots already requested or mailed out in AZ; Arizona allowing curbside voting, ballot drop boxes; New ransomware attacks raise more concerns about safety of local, state election systems;

Biden: confirming Barrett would be “betrayal” of “single quality America is born and built on: the people decide”; Sen. Durbin: Barrett should recuse herself from any election cases; NYT: Trump’s taxes show massive debts, years of tax avoidance;

Russia’s “propagandist-in-chief” on Trump & U.S. elections; Russia’s top state news anchor gives window into how Kremlin views U.S. election;

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Sources: Trump intends to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court; Comey to publicly testify on Capitol Hill next week; Trump renews threat to disregard November vote; Coronavirus cases in U.S. reach 7 million, most in the world; Exhausted by Trump, some WI consider flipping to Biden; California passes landmark recycling law; Sep 25, 2020

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Meadows attacks FBI Dir for saying there’s no massive voter fraud; Barr briefed Trump on probe of discarded ballots; Surge of ballot requests already setting records; NC Republicans accuse Dems of trying to make fraud easier; New York creates panel to review every FDA approved vaccine; Key model projects 371,000 deaths in U.S. by January 1 with 3,000 deaths daily; Virginia governor and wife test positive for COVID-19; Cases trending up in 23 states, most in West and Midwest; PAC-12 Football to kick off in November; Florida Gov. allows bars & restaurants to fully reopen, suspends fines for those who refuse to wear a mask; New York City to allow outdoor dining all year; DeSantis expects Florida to host Super Bowl in February; WH Chief of Staff attacks FBI Dir for stating U.S. has never seen “coordinated national voter fraud effort”; James Comey: “Of course” it’s dangerous for Trump to refuse to commit to peaceful transition of power; New series takes on Comey’s tumultuous dealings with Trump; Jeff Daniels on portraying James Comey in new series; Actor Jeff Daniels agrees with Comey’s decisions as FBI Chief: “Having done the movie, I have seen what Jim was up against”; Jeff Daniels on why series needed to come out before the election; Trump and supporters defend the false memes and conspiracy theories flooding their feeds; Biden off campaign trial, preparing for Tuesday’s debate; WI voters weigh backing Biden after voting for Trump in 2016; Signs of Biden support in traditionally red Wisconsin suburbs; “John Lewis: Good Trouble” premieres Sunday at 9p ET;

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Trump won’t commit to peaceful transfer of power; Pennsylvania AG battling Trump, GOP in court over mail-in voting; NY to create independent task force to review COVID-19 vaccine; Kentucky governor calls on state AG to share grand jury transcript in Breonna Taylor case; Sep 24, 2020

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Trump says he doesn’t know if election can be “honest” after refusing to commit to peaceful transfer of power; Trump, GOP claim his comments no worse than Hillary Clinton saying Biden shouldn’t concede; Pennsylvania AG battling Trump, GOP in court over mail-in voting; FBI state attorneys investigating after nine ballots cast for Trump were found discarded in Pennsylvania; Trump claims he could override FDA on stricter vaccine standards; CDC: 1 in 5 new cases this summer were young adults in their 20s; 21 states report uptick in new cases, 21 hold steady; United Airlines to make COVID tests available to customers; Fauci on FDA’s vaccine decision: “I would back the scientists”; Protests erupt in cities nationwide after no officers charged for Breonna Taylor’s death; Two officers shot, 127 arrests in Louisville after grand jury decision; Crump: Kentucky AG did not present all evidence to grand jury; Louisville Mayor: Process has started to release limited information on Breonna Taylor investigation; HHS Secy says “politics will play no role” in vaccine approval after Trump suggests tougher standards would be “political”; WH Press Secy praises FDA as “gold standard” of vaccines after Trump accused agency of being politicized; Poll: Majority of Americans would not take a first generation vaccine; GOP Sen. Collins again bucks Trump in her fight for reelection; Maine voter: I won’t vote for Sen. Collins after her vote to put Kavanaugh on Supreme Court; Maine voters: GOP Sen. Collins “capitulated” this year, she’s too “Trumpy” right now;

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Police & protesters clash after Breonna Taylor grand jury decision; One-on-one interview with Cindy McCain; New CNN poll: Americans split on whether Trump’s appointments made Supreme Court better or worse; Senators challenge top public health leaders on virus response Sep 23, 2020

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No officers charged directly with Breonna Taylor’s death; New Covid cases trending up in 22 states; Fauci and Sen. Paul spar over herd immunity; CDC: thousands of flights may have been exposed to Covid; Redfield grilled over controversial CDC testing guidance; Surgeon General: “the virus doesn’t care about your politics”

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United States surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 deaths; Trump: “Very close” to picking nominee, announcement Saturday; Washington Post: CIA assessment says Putin “probably directing” influence campaign against Joe Biden; One-on-one with Trump’s former National Security Adviser; Kanye West’s ties to GOP operatives increases suspicion he’s running to take votes from Biden; “Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus on election & getting involved; Sep 22, 2020

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Fauci: Reaching 200,000 deaths is “stunning” & “very sobering”; NFL fines 3 coaches $100,000 for not wearing masks; World’s largest vaccine maker: Vaccinating entire world against COVID-19 won’t happen until 2024; U.S. averaging more than 800 virus deaths per day; New virus cases rising in 24 states, steady in 20, declining in 6; Fauci: Reasonable to assume virus spread by aerosol; Source: Confidant told Trump Supreme Court pick so critical that she will effectively “be your new running mate”; Sources: Trump “very enthusiastic” after meeting with Judge Amy Coney Barrett for several hours Monday; GOP Source: “Things are falling into line – and fast”; Pence: Trump to take executive action on health care “in days ahead”; GOP has support to pursue election year confirmation; McMaster talks about the politicization of the military; Wash Post: FDA to announce tougher COVID vaccine standards, making clearance unlikely by election; Poll: 60% of Americans unlikely to get first version of vaccine; Rapper Kanye West shelling out millions on ill-fated campaign; Kanye West paid $1.5 million to GOP operative with a history of fraud allegations;

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Biden: “Trump panicked; The virus was too big for him”; U.S. approaches 200,000 deaths from COVID-19; Trump speaks about Supreme Court vacancy; Dems need two more GOP senators to block Trump’s nominee Sep 21, 2020

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Biden: Trump “froze, he failed to act, he panicked” about COVID-19; Biden slams Trump o pandemic as U.S. approaches 200,000 deaths; Trump: will announce pick for court Friday or Saturday; choices narrowed down to five people; McConnell: Trump’s nominee “will receive a vote”; Supreme court vacancy could upend presidential, senate races;

Trump claims U.S. is rounding the corner on pandemic despite 40,000+ new daily cases on average; 28 states see upward trend in new COVID cases; HHS Secy now must sign off on any rules from CDC, FDA; CDC removes guidelines on how COVID is spread; Bill Gates: best case scenario, pandemic will end by 2022; Federal official: change to CDC guideline was not the result of political pressure; Giroir pushes masks and social distancing, despite Trump holding packed rallies;

Trump talks about Supreme Court vacancy as he leaves for campaign rally in Ohio; Trump: five women being vetted for Supreme Court vacancy, I’ve spoken with some of the possible nominees, I’d rather the senate vote before the election; McConnell moving forward with confirmation; pushed to stall vote under Obama in 2016; GOP senators Murkowski & Collins oppose vote before election; Two more GOP senators needed to stop vote; Awaiting Sen Grassley statement on Supreme Court position; Ginsburg to lie in repose at Supreme Court, public can pay respects Wednesday & Thursday;

Trump: will nominate woman for high court o Friday or Saturday; Pelosi won’t rule out impeaching Trump or Barr to delay vote on Supreme Court nominee; Trump campaign: 2 million volunteers knocking on 3.3 million doors in 17 states; Pandemic slows democratic door-knocking, not as much for GOP; Outside groups pickup in-person canvassing as Biden campaign stays virtual during pandemic;

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Trump claims there will be enough doses of COVID-19 vaccine for every American by April 2021; Biden: This campaign is Scranton vs. Park Avenue; Mary Trump reacts to Woodward & Troye revelations; Sep 18, 2020

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At crowded rally, Trump mocks social distancing, says staying at home is like being in prison; Sources: Controversial CDC testing guidance not written by scientists, came from HHS without normal scientific review; WaPo: White House nixed plan to distribute 650 million face masks to U.S. households; Biden campaigning in key battleground state of Minnesota; Trump says he’s “looking at a lot of different” things when asked if he plans to replace FBI Director Wray;

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Former official on coronavrius task force: Trump could have saved lives, but he was too concerned about re-election; Acting homeland secy. Chad Wolf defies subpoena, skips house hearing; Biontech, Pfizer to “adapt” vaccine trial to hit October deadline; AG Barr compares DOJ prosecutors to preschoolers Sep 17, 2020

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Ex-WH official: Trump said “maybe this COVID thing is a good thing” because I don’t like shaking hands with “disgusting” people; Former top Pence staffer calls Trump presidency “terrifying”, says she will be voting for Biden ; WH Sr. official denies Trump would say COVID-19 might be a good thing so he doesn’t have to shake hands ; WH Sr. official on former aide rebuking Trump: Troye never expressed any concern about handling of pandemic; Former Trump spy chief calls for bipartisan commission to oversee election; Former DNI Coats pens op-ed against “sinister conspiracies” that suggest voting systems “fraudulent”; Ex-WH official” Trump doesn’t care about anyone but himself; Trump undermines his CDC Chief as more states see rise in cases; Trump blames “blue states” for death toll, ignores rates in Red States; FBI Director says Russia is actively working to hurt Biden’s campaign; Trump says teaching children race theory is a “form of child abuse”; FBI director says white supremacists are the largest group of racially motivated domestic terrorists; Trump open to house bipartisan stimulus proposal, which Pelosi & GOP leaders have not embraced; 23 states recording more infections this week vs. last week; 51% of Americans say they would get COVID vaccine; Fauci: If too few Americans get vaccine, there won’t be enough to reduce COVID spread; Fauci on Redfield, trump conflicting messages: I don’t want to create more confusion; AG Barr compares DOJ prosecutors to preschoolers; Barr: COVID-19 Lockdown would be “greatest intrusion on civil liberties” since slavery; Fmr deputy AG: Barr is working to make the president an autocrat; Crime reporter in evacuation zones as wildfires burn record 4.7 million acres in western states; Fire victims get first look at homes destroyed by wildfires;

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Biden gives speech on his plan for Covid-19 vaccines; Trump promotes herd immunity, an idea that experts estimate could lead to millions of deaths in the U.S.; Internal AstraZeneca document obtained by CNN shows adverse effects of vaccine on trial participant; Sally batters Gulf Coast with record rain, extensive damage Sep 16, 2020

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Biden: we can’t allow politics to interfere with a vaccine; Biden: if I have authority, I’ll sign executive order for mask mandate; President Trump again claims virus will “go away”; Pelosi defends negotiations as some Dems raise concerns; New study: minorities face higher deaths due to racism, discrimination; Sally batters Gulf Coast with record rain, extensive damage

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Trump celebrates foreign policy win with packed WH crowd; Biden courts Latinos in crucial swing state of Florida; Powerful hurricane Sally begins to inundate Gulf Coast, historic flooding anticipated; Wildfires in California destroy more than 4,200 structures, scorch 3.2 million acres; Sep 15, 2020

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Trump continues optimistic tone as U.S. nears 200k virus deaths; Most people at WH event not tested for coronavirus; Trump retweets baseless smear against Joe Biden; Hundreds of guests at packed WH event, masks optional; Politico: Some Dems break with Biden, resume door-knocking; Dem Senate candidate under attack for saying he would be “hesitant” to receive coronavirus vaccine; Trump: Diplomatic agreement marks “dawn of a new Middle East”; Israel, UAE, Bahrain sign diplomatic agreement at White House; Fauci touts Vermont’s coronavirus success; says national mask mandate “probably” wouldn’t work; World Econ Forum: “Strong possibility” vaccine won’t meet supply needs; Trump contradicts health experts, claims vaccine coming “in weeks”; Bill Gates says the FDA lost credibility during the pandemic; NIH demands vaccine maker be more forthcoming about complication; Video shows wounded deputies aiding one another after attack; Los Angeles mayor: Female deputy saved partner’s life after both were shot 4-5 times during ambush; $175K reward in search for gunman who attacked L.A. deputies; 30+ inches possible in parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida as category one hurricane crawls towards Gulf Coast; Alabama Gov: Hurricane Sally is not to be taken for granted; Western wildfires to blame for at least 36 deaths in California, Oregon, Washington state; 22 people missing;

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