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Top Stories for October 17:
Trump’s former chief of staff trashes him to friends, says he’s the “most flawed person” he’s ever met
Behind closed doors, John Kelly is being brutally honest about his “pathetic” former boss.
VIDEO OF THE DAY: Republican Senator Joni Ernst was asked the most basic question about Iowa at a debate. It did NOT go as planned
The one thing you should know if you’re running for statewide office in Iowa is the price of crops, a simple test Ernst failed in spectacular fashion.
Trump’s bigoted policies trap a woman and kids with their abuser
NEW from American Refugee: The cruelty is the point.
Trump says he may have to leave the country if he loses the election to Biden
Could you imagine if I lose? Trump said on Friday. “I’m not going to feel so good. Maybe I’ll have to leave the country, I don’t know.”
GOP Sen. David Perdue mocks Kamala Harris’s name in racist Trump rally warm-up
Perdue derisively mispronounced his Senate colleague’s name during a campaign rally in Georgia. “Kamala? Kamala? Kamala-mala-mala? I don’t know. Whatever.”
Judge calls Trump’s bluff on Russia probe declassification
The Bush appointee suggested that the White House counsel went rogue and demanded answers.
Giuliani’s daughter makes impassioned plea to Americans to oust Trump
Rudy Giuliani is my father. Please, everyone, vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett again updates her Senate paperwork after CNN uncovered more omissions
Barrett was forced to update her paperwork a second time after failing to include multiple public events in her documentation to the Senate committee.
Florida rally off the rails: Trump confuses Matt Gaetz with a convicted criminal former campaign associate
The president cognitive abilities were once again called into question after he bungled the identity of his most loyal Congressman.
Supreme Court speeds up case on Trump’s push to alter census for House seats
The Supreme Court has agreed to a speedy review of the president’s attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the census numbers used to reallocate seats in Congress.
Trump has at least $1 billion in debt, more than twice what he suggested
The president’s massive liabilities are spelled out in dozens of documents, published here.
All the rage…
The RepubliQanon Party…
Oh, and about that virus
Hope…
PS — Please don’t forget to sign the petition demanding the FDA reject Trump’s push for a dangerous, untested vaccine before Election Day, and check out the brilliant “Don’t Think of an Elephant” by George Lakoff — a quick read that contains the ultimate keys for Democrats to win elections — and arguments.