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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Monday, October 12, 2020

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Key takeaways from 1st day of Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination hearing
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Defiant Trump defends virus record in 1st post-COVID rally
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Trump launches frenzied campaign offensive hoping for a turnaround
8 key moments of Amy Coney Barrett’s first day of confirmation hearings
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Powered by trust on the pandemic, Biden leads by 12 points nationwide: POLL
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Trump relishes return to large rallies following COVID-19 diagnosis
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How a probe of Trump-Russia ties turned into a GOP rally cry
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How Democrats stayed on message and defended Obamacare in Monday's hearing
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Amy Coney Barrett push papers over rift between Trump and GOP
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With eye on election, Democrats hammer health care on first day of Barrett hearing
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White House chief of staff refuses to wear mask while talking to reporters
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U.S. ethics groups say Barr uses DOJ as political tool, call for his impeachment
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Michigan Supreme Court denies Gov. Whitmer's request for 'pandemic executive orders' extensions
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Two ethics groups call on House to begin impeachment inquiry against Barr
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Top general did not give his consent to be used in Trump political ad
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Fired National Park worker can't afford Crohn's drug without health insurance

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Stacy Ramsey worked in Arkansas' Ozark National Forest as the only permanent river ranger, saving dozens of hikers and boaters on search and rescue missions. This month, she was let go as part of the Trump administration's federal mass firings, leaving her without health insurance. Karen Hua reports.
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Breaking down possible ripple effects of Trump tariffs on consumers

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A brewing trade war is bound to have a ripple effect beyond just the stock market. Kelly O'Grady explains.
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Why Calvin Coolidge was known as "Silent Cal"

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Calvin Coolidge was sworn in to his second term as the 30th president exactly 100 years ago. It turns out "Silent Cal" had a lot to say -- about the virtues of saying little. John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois explain.
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Ukraine ready to make a deal after Trump pauses U.S. aid

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he regrets his Oval Office argument with President Trump and wants to make things right. It came hours after President Trump turned up the pressure on Zelenskyy to make peace with Russia by cutting off U.S. military aid. Imtiaz Tyab has details.
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Trump's cuts to foreign food aid are affecting U.S. farmers, rural economies

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President Trump's policies in the early days of his second term are creating uncertainty across the country. Cuts he's making in foreign food aid could have a major impact in America's heartland, where much of the food is grown. Nikole Killion and Skyler Henry report.
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Reporter's Notebook: History of March 4 political speeches

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Trump to lay out vision for U.S. on foreign and domestic policy

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President Trump will give his first joint session address to Congress of his second term. Robert Costa joins to discuss what's at stake.
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What Trump is expected to say in his address to Congress

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In tonight's address to Congress, President Trump is expected to tell the country where he thinks the U.S. should focus its efforts as the administration is determined to govern through the disruption of established norms. Weijia Jiang has the latest.
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Trump voters say president needs more time to turn economy around

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The economy helped put President Trump back in the White House, and it will be a pillar of his speech to Congress. He is expected to talk about lowering prices for Americans, even as his tariffs threaten to raise them. Caitlin Huey-Burns went to York, Pennsylvania, to see how residents are rating Trump's handling of the economy so far. Then, Kelly O'Grady explains when Americans might start to feel the effects of Trump's tariffs.
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House GOPers hope Trump keeps door to mineral deal open for Ukraine despite Oval Office dispute

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House Republicans said President Donald Trump should keep a proposed minerals deal with Ukraine on the table, despite the public Oval Office showdown with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Friday.

"I hope that Zelenskyy will come back humbly to the president, thanking the president for being willing to engage (and) having those business interests," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, told Fox News Digital Tuesday.

He added that it would have been a "really great" way for Ukraine to signal to Russia that America is on its side.

"I hope we'll go down...
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Former Harris 2024 advisor sends warning to Democrats in audience for Trump speech: 'Do not do dumb sh--'

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A former top official for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is warning Democrats not to cause a stir at President Trump’s speech to a joint session of Congress.

"Democrats: PLEASE do not do dumb sh-- like this during Trump’s speech," former Harris 2024 senior advisor Ian Sams posted on X Tuesday, hours before President Trump delivered his joint address to Congress.

Sams was responding to an Axios report that revealed Democrats were "floating" the idea of bringing props to Trump’s speech, including anti-Trump signs, egg cartons to highlight the...
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Conservatives flip script on Senate Dems pushing identical talking points against Trump: 'Like robots'

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Conservatives on social media slammed Senate Democrats for posting videos with identical scripts ahead of President Donald Trump's joint address to Congress Tuesday night.

Mashups of the identical videos, which included Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., leading the "Sh-- That Ain’t True" social media campaign, have gone viral on social media. Many conservatives on social media, including Elon Musk, are asking, "Who is writing the words that the puppets speak? That’s the real question."

Senators Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., led the...
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Who is Andrew Lennox, the veteran appearing beside Slotkin during Democrat rebuttal?

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Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., will be accompanied Tuesday night during her rebuttal speech to President Donald Trump’s address to Congress by Andrew Lennox, a Marine Corps veteran and former Veterans Affairs employee who was among the many probationary employees whose jobs were abruptly terminated by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in February.

Lennox, a U.S. Marine mortarman veteran with deployments to Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria, according to Mother Jones, started his role at the Department of Veterans Affairs Office in Ann Arbor...
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Will splits in Europe prevent a credible answer on Ukraine and defence?

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Europe is scrambling to react effectively to the relentlessness and pace of change in Washington, writes Europe editor Katya Adler.
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