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Today's Top Political and Coronavirus News Compilation - Sunday, October 11, 2020

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Tax records show 200 entities funneled money to Trump properties while reaping benefits from White House: NYT
Fauci says his remarks were taken out of context in Trump ad
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Key takeaways from the New York Times' investigation into Trump's taxes while in office
How Team Trump used Fox News as a laundromat for unverified Russian information about top Democrats
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Senators weigh COVID risk for Barrett Supreme Court hearing
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Judiciary Dems say Amy Coney Barrett's supplemental questionnaire 'raises more questions than it answers'
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Trump asks campaign to schedule daily events for him until election: report
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Lara Trump, Fox News host Chris Wallace spar over president's family removing masks at first debate
Harris to attend Amy Coney Barrett hearing remotely
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Transcript: Ronna McDaniel on "Face the Nation," October 11, 2020
Supreme Court nominee Barrett pledges fealty to law as Senate hearing looms
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Meadows and Mnuchin urge repurposing PPP money amid stimulus wrangling
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Twitter adds warning to 'immune' tweet by US President Trump
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Trump voters overwhelmingly support LGBTQ+ equality, new poll finds...

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Here's why congresswomen are wearing pink for Trump's speech tonight

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — Many Democratic women in Congress wore bright pink for President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday in a display of defiance against the president.

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, who leads the Democratic Women's Caucus, told Time magazine that the color signifies "our protest of Trump's policies which are negatively impacting women and families."

"Pink is a color of power and protest," she told the magazine. "It's time to rev up the opposition and come at Trump loud and clear."

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Guests of first couple rally around Trump's policies ahead of address to Congress: 'Incredible stories'

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Pete Buttigieg meets with Chuck Schumer as he considers Michigan Senate bid

  • News source: FOX News
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Former Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg met with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., as he contemplates wading into the 2026 Michigan Senate race.

The two met last week to discuss Buttigieg potentially running for outgoing Democratic Sen. Gary Peters' seat in the Trump-won swing state, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital.

HOUSE GOPERS HOPE TRUMP KEEPS DOOR TO MINERAL DEAL OPEN FOR UKRAINE DESPITE OVAL OFFICE DISPUTE

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Florida governor spotlights timely golf outing he and Casey DeSantis had with President Trump

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took to social media on Tuesday to share a photo from a golf outing he and his wife, first lady Casey DeSantis, had with President Donald Trump this past weekend.

The move by DeSantis comes as the race to succeed the term-limited conservative governor heats up, with Trump ally Rep. Bryon Donalds announcing his candidacy after landing the president's endorsement, and the high-profile first lady acknowledging she's considering a 2026 run.

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Trump says tariffs were enacted to curb fentanyl, but U.S. overdose deaths are already declining

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President Donald Trump says a primary reason for his new tariffs against the United States’ three largest trading partners is what he calls a “national emergency” brought on by fentanyl flowing across the country’s borders, NBC News reported.

Trump says he is holding Canada, China and Mexico accountable for the spread of contraband drugs, but the tariffs come as the fentanyl epidemic is showing glimmers of improvement, drug policy experts and economic researchers say.

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Fired National Park worker can't afford Crohn's drug without health insurance

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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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

  • News source: FOX News
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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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