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Morning News Podcast: Trump & Biden Campaign, Relief Bill & Covid Stress

NPR News Now reports: President Trump and Joe Biden on the campaign trail, coronavirus relief aid bill stalemate, high levels of stress from Covid-19, and other top news.

Morning News Podcast: Two Town Hall Meetings, Judge Barrett Testimony

President Trump and former Vice President Biden hold network TV town halls this evening. Nominee Amy Coney Barrett’s testimony has wrapped up, but her confirmation hearings for Supreme Court justice continue today, featuring supporters and opponents of the nomination.

Europe is re-trenching against a new surge of COVID-19 after seeing more than 100,000 new cases per day on average over the past week.

Morning News Podcast: Senate Hearing, Trump Campaign, Georgia Voting

NPR News Now reports: Second day of testimony of Amy Coney Barrett at Senate, President Trump campaigns, early voting in Georgia and other top news.

Morning News Podcast: Trump White House Event, Hurrican Delta, Cease Fire

NPR News Now reports: President Trump to host White House event, Hurricane Delta, cease fire talks in Azerbaijan-Armenia fighting and more top news.

Morning News Podcast: Michigan Governor Plot, Virtual Debate Standoff

The alleged plot by militia members to kidnap Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer shines a light on domestic extremists in the state. Presidential debate organizers offered up a revised plan for upcoming debates, setting off a harsh exchange between the campaigns.

And Washington DC authorities are urging White House staff to contact trace following that Rose Garden event for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

Political News: ‘VP Debate’ Top Takeaways (NPR Video)

Vice President Mike Pence and Calif. Sen. Kamala Harris faced off in the first and only vice presidential debate, touching on issues ranging from the Trump administration’s handling of the coronavirus to Joe Biden’s position on fracking. NPR’s Scott Detrow has the highlights. •

Read “4 Takeaways From The Mike Pence – Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Debate” at https://www.npr.org/2020/10/08/921323…

Morning News Podcast: 2020 Mail-In Ballot Issues, Breonna Taylor Protests

The President is refusing to say he’ll accept the results of the election, casting doubts about the legitimacy of the ballots. Also, protesters marched for a second night in Louisville, Kentucky calling for justice in the Breonna Taylor case. Kentucky’s governor and Louisville’s mayor have called on the attorney general to release the grand jury’s evidence. 

And, the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans says the pandemic is causing more people to reach out for help, reversing decades of progress with homelessness among vets.

Morning News Podcast: Oregon Fire Damage, Bob Woodward Book

Extreme heat and 50 mile per hour wind gusts are fueling major fires across 11 Western States. Two towns in Oregon are completely burned down. Also, the president told famous Watergate journalist Bob Woodward in early February that he believed coronavirus was “deadly” despite offering reassuring public statements.

And, a whistleblower at the Department of Homeland Security says he was ordered to alter intelligence reports on white supremacists, Russia and China, all to please the president.