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19h ago 
from Mediaite
Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight Gives Joe Biden a 71 Percent Chance of Beating Trump
“Hillary Clinton led in the polls in 2016, right? 1
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But Clinton had only a small advantage in most surveys — Trump’s win was well within the range of normal polling error,” the site claimed, explaining “Biden’s lead over Trump has already topped Clinton’s post-convention peak,” and “Biden also enjoys more overall support than Clinton.” 1
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JamesJalaPayneo
a day ago 
from New York Times
Poorer Americans have much lower voting rates in national elections than the nonpoor, a study finds.
“They’re saying that they’re not voting because people are not speaking to their issues and that they’re just not interested in those candidates,” said the researcher, Robert Paul Hartley, an assistant professor of social work. 1
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AngelaPerea
7d ago 
from New York Times
Michelle Obama Says She Is Dealing With ‘Low-Grade Depression’
“I know that I am dealing with some form of low-grade depression,” she added. 2
“Not just because of the quarantine, but because of the racial strife, and just seeing this administration, watching the hypocrisy of it, day in and day out, is dispiriting.” 2
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Two days ago, he offered a stark virus warning. 1
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AngelaPerea
7d ago 
from New York Times
Trump’s Bank Was Subpoenaed by N.Y. Prosecutors in Criminal Inquiry
The Manhattan district attorney’s office issued the subpoena last year to Deutsche Bank, which has been Mr. Trump’s primary lender since the late 1990s, seeking financial records that he and his company provided to the bank, according to four people familiar with the inquiry. 1
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Deutsche Bank complied with the subpoena. 1
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JamesJalaPayneo
micshasan
2d ago 
from Al Jazeera
White House confident in Trump's COVID-19 order, challenges await
Though certain to further strain relations with Congress, which has the power to set the US government's budget, the moves were framed by the White House as the president breaking through the Washington gridlock in order to directly distribute aid. 1
Advisers hope it will sustain an economic recovery that Trump likely needs to defeat Democrat Joe Biden in November. 1
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JamesJalaPayneo
3d ago 
from New York Times
Trump Says Subpoena for His Tax Returns Is Illegal ‘Harassment’
Until recently, the district attorney’s inquiry appeared largely focused on hush-money payments made in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election to two women who said they had affairs with Mr. Trump. 1
But in a court filing last week, Mr. Vance’s office suggested for the first time that its investigation was focused on possible fraud. 1
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AngelaPerea
9d ago 
from Ars Technica
Trump pulls re-nomination of FCC Republican who stood up for First Amendment
"The notice didn't provide a reason for the decision." 1
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JamesJalaPayneo
5d ago 
from POLITICO
US Republicans fret over Trump’s fading fortunes
His administration’s handling of the coronavirus has hurt his standing with senior citizens, suburban voters, independents and women — and if schools do not reopen this fall, it will offer another illustration of how the U.S. has fallen behind other developed countries in combating the virus. 1
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AngelaPerea
10d ago 
from Columbia Journalism Review
Taking Trump at his word
We’ve heard of Trump being taken seriously and literally, seriously but not literally (by the media this time), and neither seriously nor literally—the latter because, as The Atlantic’s David Frum put it last year, the president’s “words are as worthless as Trump Organization IOUs.” 1
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JamesJalaPayneo
10d ago 
from Security Week
Foreign Threats Loom Ahead of US Presidential Election
There is no evidence that America’s enemies have yet succeeded in penetrating campaigns or state election systems, but Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential campaign confirmed this week that it has faced multiple related threats. 1
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When asked directly, the Trump campaign refused to say whether it had accepted materials related to Biden from any foreign nationals. 1
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AngelaPerea
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