usatoday--2020-10-28--From 'DC swamp bro' to 'true patriot', here are reactions to Miles Taylor being 'Anonymous'

WASHINGTON – After Miles Taylor revealed himself as `` Anonymous '' Wednesday night , Republicans called him a `` coward '' and `` liar '' while Democrats tried to focus on the content of his original scathing opinion piece .
Taylor , a former chief of staff and a political appointee for the Department of Homeland Security , announced he was the one who authored a scathing opinion piece about President Donald Trump in 2018 , and a book in 2019 , that attacked Trump 's leadership and described dysfunction within the administration .
'Anonymous ' revealed : Former aide @ @ @ @ @ @ @ piece on Donald Trump Taylor had already publicly endorsed Democratic nominee Joe Biden in August , becoming one of the highest-ranking former officials from the Trump administration to back the former Vice President at the time .
In a statement Wednesday , Taylor explained he anonymously wrote the op-ed as a way to get the White House to focus on the content of what he was saying about the danger he thought Trump posed , rather than focus on him : `` Issuing my critiques without attribution forced the President to answer them @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , rather than creating distractions through petty insults and name-calling . ''
More : Joe Biden leads Donald Trump , 48 % to 43 % in key battleground state of Wisconsin : Marquette Poll Republicans were not impressed by the reveal , with a statement from White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany calling Taylor a `` low-level , disgruntled former staffer '' who `` chose anonymity over action and leaking over leading . ''
`` He was ineffective and incompetent during his time as DHS Chief of Staff '' , she wrote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ official would be granted anonymity '' by the New York Times .
The GOP Rapid Response Director Steve Guest called him a `` COWARD '' who `` is a liar . ''
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows tweeted he 's `` seen more exciting reveals in Scooby-Doo episodes . ''
Hogan Gidley , the Trump campaign 's national press secretary , called it the `` lamest political 'reveal ' of all time '' and Taylor a `` DC swamp bro . ''
More : There are 6 days until Election Day @ @ @ @ @ @ @ know Democrats , and Republican pundits who do not support Trump , gave mixed reactions to the news .
Many urged focus back on the content of the `` Anonymous '' op-ed and book .
In the original op-ed , Taylor wrote `` many of the senior officials in his own administration '' were working against Trump from within `` to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations . ''
Taylor also claimed in the book that Trump will not `` exit quietly - or easily '' if he loses in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It is why at many turns he suggests ‘ coups ’ are afoot and a ‘ civil war ’ is in the offing .
He is already seeding the narrative for his followers – a narrative that could end tragically.
” Joe Lockhart , former White House Press Secretary for President Bill Clinton , tweeted `` the op-ed when it was published was an important piece of revealing the utter corruption and incompetence of the Trump administration . ''
Before the news of the reveal broke , George Conway , husband to former @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vocal Trump critic , called Taylor a `` true patriot . ''
Under-Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs under the Obama administration , Richard Stengel , tweeted it was `` inexpressibly sad '' that `` that every single person who has dealt with Trump , that includes every single Republican congressman , knows Taylor was right . ''
More : Thousands of Trump rally attendees in Nebraska stranded in freezing cold after event Senator Brian Schatz , D-Hawaii , tweeted it 's `` a much bigger deal '' that thousands of Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were stranded outside the event in the cold that appeared `` to have caused hypothermia for his elderly supporters than that we found out the name of some dude who wants to launder and justify his actions so he can be at the Kennedy School by next year . ''
Taylor previously denied he was Anonymous during an interview on CNN the same month he endorsed Biden , saying , `` I 've got my own thoughts about who that might be , '' but `` I wear a mask for two things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''

From 'DC swamp bro' to 'true patriot', here are reactions to Miles Taylor being 'Anonymous'
Show Caption Hide Caption Former senior Trump administration official endorses Joe Biden Miles Taylor is one of the highest-ranking former officials from the Trump administration to back the presumptive Democratic nominee. USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – After Miles Taylor revealed himself as "Anonymous" Wednesday night, Republicans called him a "coward" and "liar" while Democrats tried to focus on the content of his original scathing opinion piece.
Taylor, a former chief of staff and a political appointee for the Department of Homeland Security, announced he was the one who authored a scathing opinion piece about President Donald Trump in 2018, and a book in 2019, that attacked Trump's leadership and described dysfunction within the administration.
'Anonymous' revealed: Former aide Miles Taylor says he wrote scathing opinion piece on Donald Trump
Taylor had already publicly endorsed Democratic nominee Joe Biden in August, becoming one of the highest-ranking former officials from the Trump administration to back the former Vice President at the time.
In a statement Wednesday, Taylor explained he anonymously wrote the op-ed as a way to get the White House to focus on the content of what he was saying about the danger he thought Trump posed, rather than focus on him: "Issuing my critiques without attribution forced the President to answer them directly on their merits or not at all, rather than creating distractions through petty insults and name-calling."
More: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump, 48% to 43% in key battleground state of Wisconsin: Marquette Poll
Republicans were not impressed by the reveal, with a statement from White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany calling Taylor a "low-level, disgruntled former staffer" who "chose anonymity over action and leaking over leading."
"He was ineffective and incompetent during his time as DHS Chief of Staff", she wrote. "It is appalling a low-ranking official would be granted anonymity" by the New York Times.
Our @WhiteHouse statement from @PressSec on a low-level staffer revealing himself as Anonymous ⬇ pic.twitter.com/29ZjzVQJwA — Sarah Matthews (@SarahMatthews45) October 28, 2020
The GOP Rapid Response Director Steve Guest called him a "COWARD" who "is a liar."
"Spare the country your sanctimony, Miles Taylor," Guest tweeted.
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows tweeted he's "seen more exciting reveals in Scooby-Doo episodes."
You have got to be kidding me. Miles Taylor? That’s who the New York Times granted an anonymous editorial article? I’ve seen more exciting reveals in Scooby-Doo episodes.
What a monumental embarrassment. — Mark Meadows (@MarkMeadows) October 28, 2020
Hogan Gidley, the Trump campaign's national press secretary, called it the "lamest political 'reveal' of all time" and Taylor a "DC swamp bro."
More: There are 6 days until Election Day. Here's what you need to know
Democrats, and Republican pundits who do not support Trump, gave mixed reactions to the news. Many urged focus back on the content of the "Anonymous" op-ed and book.
In the original op-ed, Taylor wrote "many of the senior officials in his own administration" were working against Trump from within "to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations."
Taylor also claimed in the book that Trump will not "exit quietly - or easily" if he loses in the General Election, writing, “It is why at many turns he suggests ‘coups’ are afoot and a ‘civil war’ is in the offing. He is already seeding the narrative for his followers – a narrative that could end tragically.”
Joe Lockhart, former White House Press Secretary for President Bill Clinton, tweeted "the op-ed when it was published was an important piece of revealing the utter corruption and incompetence of the Trump administration."
Whatever feelings you have about @MilesTaylorUSA waiting until the last minute to reveal himself and his complicity with family separations, the op-ed when it was published was an important piece of revealing the utter corruption and incompetence of the Trump administration. — Joe Lockhart (@joelockhart) October 28, 2020
Before the news of the reveal broke, George Conway, husband to former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and a vocal Trump critic, called Taylor a "true patriot."
Under-Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs under the Obama administration, Richard Stengel, tweeted it was "inexpressibly sad" that "that every single person who has dealt with Trump, that includes every single Republican congressman, knows Taylor was right."
More: Thousands of Trump rally attendees in Nebraska stranded in freezing cold after event
Senator Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, tweeted it's "a much bigger deal" that thousands of Trump supporters after a campaign rally Tuesday night were stranded outside the event in the cold that appeared "to have caused hypothermia for his elderly supporters than that we found out the name of some dude who wants to launder and justify his actions so he can be at the Kennedy School by next year."
It’s a much bigger deal that the President’s campaign appears to have caused hypothermia for his elderly supporters than that we found out the name of some dude who wants to launder and justify his actions so he can be at the Kennedy School by next year. — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) October 28, 2020
Taylor previously denied he was Anonymous during an interview on CNN the same month he endorsed Biden, saying, "I've got my own thoughts about who that might be," but "I wear a mask for two things - Halloweens and pandemics. So no."


usatoday--2020-10-28--Supreme Court leaves in place Pennsylvania's Nov. 6 deadline for return of absentee ballots

WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court refused for a second time Wednesday to change Pennsylvania 's election rules at the 11th hour , handing state Republicans a defeat in their effort to reimpose an Election Day deadline for the return of absentee ballots .
The unsigned order means that for now , ballots received by Nov. 6 will be counted .
But ballots received after polls close on Tuesday will be segregated from those received earlier , and if the state turns out to be pivotal , the high court could consider the state GOP 's challenge after the election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ expressed their disappointment with the action , contending the voting will be `` conducted under a cloud '' because the state Supreme Court granted the three-day extension over the objection of the state Legislature .
Associate Justice Samuel Alito , writing for himself and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch , acknowledged there was not enough time to hear and decide the challenge by Tuesday .
But he noted that with ballots received after Election Day being segregated , the challenge could be heard at a later date .
`` The court @ @ @ @ @ @ @ issue raised by this matter has needlessly created conditions that could lead to serious post-election problems , '' Alito wrote .
New Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate `` because of the need for a prompt resolution of it and because she has not had time to fully review the parties ’ filings , '' court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg said .
That is not the same as a recusal , which Democrats have called for in light of President Donald Trump 's expressed desire to have Barrett rule in election cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Coney Barrett could have immediate impact on American democracy Chief Justice John Roberts , Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the court 's three liberal justices did not make their views known .
The brief order said that `` additional opinions may follow . ''
More : Pack the court ?
Battles between Republicans and Democrats fuel clash over Supreme Court 's future The action came a week after the justices first let stand the extension set by the state Supreme Court .
The vote in that dispute was 4-4 , with Roberts and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to block the state court 's action .
Since then , Barrett was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in , giving state Republicans a potential fifth vote to consider their challenge on an expedited basis and revert to the Nov. 3 deadline .
But the court acted without her participation .
The justices ' action establishes the ground rules for mail-in voting in one of the nation 's key battleground states , where President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden are fighting hard for its 20 electoral votes .
Some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already in Pennsylvania , but 1 million more were requested and have not been received by state officials .
The Pennsylvania ruling is just the latest intervention made by the Supreme Court into America 's election process .
While originally allowing the three-day extension to stand , the justices blocked a six-day extension in Wisconsin .
Both states , along with Michigan , are considered most likely to decide whether Trump or Biden takes the oath of office in January .
More : Echoing Trump , Kavanaugh argues states have an interest in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lawsuits have been filed from coast to coast contesting the way Americans are voting , mostly because of health risks and concerns about potential mail delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic .
Republicans , including Trump 's reelection campaign , have been seeking to impose restrictions while Democrats push for expanded voting rights .
And the lawsuits could continue after Election Day .
The Supreme Court has been involved in such challenges since April , when it ruled 5-4 along ideological lines that absentee voting in Wisconsin could not be extended past the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state residents who had not received absentee ballots to visit polling places during the early days of the pandemic .
Since then , the high court has issued stopgap rulings on issues ranging from absentee ballot witnesses in Alabama and petition signatures in Idaho to felons ' voting rights in Florida and mail ballots for senior citizens in Texas .
In Pennsylvania , the state 's Democratic Party originally brought the case in state court , contending the COVID-19 pandemic and expansion of mail-in voting was sufficient reason to extend the Nov. 3 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Shapiro , a Democrat , also said the date should be extended , and the state Supreme Court agreed .
That left Republicans and state Senate leaders to defend the original Election Day deadline .
They first asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block the state court 's ruling as a violation of federal law , which sets Election Day as the first Tuesday in November .
They also said the extension violates the Constitution .
Democrats countered that because of the state court ruling , officials already have advised voters that ballots @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 6 .
As a result , they said , a reversal would add to confusion and invite additional litigation in other states .
In its latest request , the state Republican Party said by deciding the Pennsylvania dispute , the justices could help resolve similar cases across the country .
`` The issues presented are important , recurring , and in need of this court ’ s immediate resolution , '' they argued in court papers .
`` This court ’ s timely intervention could provide desperately needed clarity and help states avoid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rules this court has consistently warned against . ''
The state Democratic Party countered that a reversal of the later ballot-return deadline could disenfranchise thousands of voters , calling it a `` rash and unseemly request . ''
`` A ruling from this court could not realistically issue until the eve of the election , '' they wrote .
`` By then , it will be too late for many Pennsylvania voters who have relied on the existing rules to adjust to any change in the rules that this court might impose .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to learn that they may have cast their votes too late . ''

Supreme Court leaves in place Pennsylvania's Nov. 6 deadline for return of absentee ballots
Show Caption Hide Caption Early voter turnout breaks records, leads to long lines in many states The surge in voting has led to hours long wait times in states, like Georgia and Wisconsin, that have in-person early voting. USA TODAY
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court refused for a second time Wednesday to change Pennsylvania's election rules at the 11th hour, handing state Republicans a defeat in their effort to reimpose an Election Day deadline for the return of absentee ballots.
The unsigned order means that for now, ballots received by Nov. 6 will be counted. But ballots received after polls close on Tuesday will be segregated from those received earlier, and if the state turns out to be pivotal, the high court could consider the state GOP's challenge after the election.
Three of the court's conservative justices expressed their disappointment with the action, contending the voting will be "conducted under a cloud" because the state Supreme Court granted the three-day extension over the objection of the state Legislature.
Associate Justice Samuel Alito, writing for himself and Associate Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, acknowledged there was not enough time to hear and decide the challenge by Tuesday. But he noted that with ballots received after Election Day being segregated, the challenge could be heard at a later date.
"The court’s handling of the important constitutional issue raised by this matter has needlessly created conditions that could lead to serious post-election problems," Alito wrote.
Elections 2020: Mail-in voting could decide next president Many states are planning on drastically different elections this year and mail-in ballots could be a big game changer. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY
New Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett did not participate "because of the need for a prompt resolution of it and because she has not had time to fully review the parties’ filings," court spokeswoman Kathleen Arberg said. That is not the same as a recusal, which Democrats have called for in light of President Donald Trump's expressed desire to have Barrett rule in election cases.
More: New Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett could have immediate impact on American democracy
Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the court's three liberal justices did not make their views known. The brief order said that "additional opinions may follow."
More: Pack the court? Battles between Republicans and Democrats fuel clash over Supreme Court's future
The action came a week after the justices first let stand the extension set by the state Supreme Court. The vote in that dispute was 4-4, with Roberts and the court's three liberal justices refusing to block the state court's action.
Since then, Barrett was confirmed by the Senate and sworn in, giving state Republicans a potential fifth vote to consider their challenge on an expedited basis and revert to the Nov. 3 deadline. But the court acted without her participation.
The justices' action establishes the ground rules for mail-in voting in one of the nation's key battleground states, where President Donald Trump and former vice president Joe Biden are fighting hard for its 20 electoral votes.
Some 2 million absentee ballots have been returned already in Pennsylvania, but 1 million more were requested and have not been received by state officials.
The Pennsylvania ruling is just the latest intervention made by the Supreme Court into America's election process. While originally allowing the three-day extension to stand, the justices blocked a six-day extension in Wisconsin. Both states, along with Michigan, are considered most likely to decide whether Trump or Biden takes the oath of office in January.
More: Echoing Trump, Kavanaugh argues states have an interest in finalizing results on Election Day
Nearly 400 lawsuits have been filed from coast to coast contesting the way Americans are voting, mostly because of health risks and concerns about potential mail delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Republicans, including Trump's reelection campaign, have been seeking to impose restrictions while Democrats push for expanded voting rights. And the lawsuits could continue after Election Day.
The Supreme Court has been involved in such challenges since April, when it ruled 5-4 along ideological lines that absentee voting in Wisconsin could not be extended past the primary election date. That decision forced state residents who had not received absentee ballots to visit polling places during the early days of the pandemic.
Since then, the high court has issued stopgap rulings on issues ranging from absentee ballot witnesses in Alabama and petition signatures in Idaho to felons' voting rights in Florida and mail ballots for senior citizens in Texas.
In Pennsylvania, the state's Democratic Party originally brought the case in state court, contending the COVID-19 pandemic and expansion of mail-in voting was sufficient reason to extend the Nov. 3 ballot-return deadline. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, also said the date should be extended, and the state Supreme Court agreed.
That left Republicans and state Senate leaders to defend the original Election Day deadline. They first asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block the state court's ruling as a violation of federal law, which sets Election Day as the first Tuesday in November. They also said the extension violates the Constitution.
Democrats countered that because of the state court ruling, officials already have advised voters that ballots can be received until Friday, Nov. 6. As a result, they said, a reversal would add to confusion and invite additional litigation in other states.
In its latest request, the state Republican Party said by deciding the Pennsylvania dispute, the justices could help resolve similar cases across the country.
"The issues presented are important, recurring, and in need of this court’s immediate resolution," they argued in court papers. "This court’s timely intervention could provide desperately needed clarity and help states avoid the sort of last-minute changes in election rules this court has consistently warned against."
The state Democratic Party countered that a reversal of the later ballot-return deadline could disenfranchise thousands of voters, calling it a "rash and unseemly request."
"A ruling from this court could not realistically issue until the eve of the election," they wrote. "By then, it will be too late for many Pennsylvania voters who have relied on the existing rules to adjust to any change in the rules that this court might impose. Some will have voted already, only to learn that they may have cast their votes too late."


usatoday--2020-10-28--MLB says Justin Turner 'emphatically refused to comply' and stay in isolation after COVID-19 positiv

ARLINGTON , Texas — Major League Baseball was just two innings away from pulling off an upset , completing its 2020 season in the middle of a global pandemic .
It was showing the world it was possible to safely return to work providing health and safety protocols are followed .
A phone call , and subsequent irresponsible actions , left a scar for all of the world to see .
Commissioner Rob Manfred got the telephone call that Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner tested positive for COVID-19 .
He immediately telephoned Dodgers owner Mark Walter and president @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get Turner off the field quickly as possible .
Turner was removed and ordered to stay in isolation in a room outside the clubhouse .
The game wrapped up , the World Series trophy celebration commenced and Manfred left the field , only for Turner to return and join the celebration .
Turner had been instructed by MLB security not to leave the clubhouse , but he refused , went onto the field , took pictures holding the trophy , hugged teammates , and even was in the front row of the team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alongside manager Dave Roberts , a cancer survivor .
Manfred and MLB officials were absolutely livid , and issued a strong , powerful statement condemning Turner ’ s actions .
`` Following the Dodgers ' victory , it is clear that Turner chose to disregard the agreed-upon joint protocols and the instructions he was given regarding the safety and protection of others , '' MLB said in a statement released Wednesday .
`` While a desire to celebrate is understandable , Turner ’ s decision to leave isolation and enter the field was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contact with at risk .
When MLB security raised the matter of being on the field with Turner , he emphatically refused to comply . ''
It ’ s still unknown how Turner contracted the virus after being in a soft bubble with teammates for three weeks in a Dallas hotel with the Tampa Bay Rays , but MLB is launching a full investigation .
“ We really don ’ t know yet , ’ ’ Manfred told USA TODAY Sports .
“ I prefer not to speculate .
It ’ s important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health situation is , and whoever was in the hotel , before turning them loose to travel .
“ And after the fact , figure out if we can how this might have happened , so if we ’ re confronted with the need to do this again , we ’ ll be better at it.
’ ’ The Dodgers were hoping to travel back to Los Angeles on Wednesday morning , but they are awaiting test results to determine if any other players , staff members or family members tested positive.
’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ night , it ’ s possible that Game 7 of the World Series may have been postponed for days .
“ It depends on what we found in terms of the follow-up testing , ’ ’ Manfred said .
“ I don ’ t want to speculate about that .
It really was dependent on whether it had spread and how we evaluated the situation .
“ Fortunately , we didn ’ t have to face that one.
’ ’ Manfred , who had just landed in New York , was pained by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Major League Baseball had been the role model during the pandemic , proving that if everyone safely followed protocols , the game can go on .
There had been frequent inconclusive tests throughout the season that turned out negative , Manfred said , so MLB instructed the lab to re-run Monday ’ s sample and Turner ’ s new test from Tuesday morning at the same time .
The result would take two hours .
“ There have been a number of inconclusive tests , ’ ’ Manfred said .
“ We did @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We re-ran in an effort to determine what exactly what we had .
And in this case we were fortunate because we had the second sample as well.
’ ’ Should MLB had been more forceful , assuring that Turner did not leave the clubhouse ?
Should Turner have still been at Globe Life Park , and not taken immediately back to his hotel room and remained in isolation ?
“ The protocol doesn ’ t dictate removal ( from the ballpark ) , ’ ’ Manfred said , “ it dictates isolation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ The importance for Manfred issuing a strong statement is to help assure there are no missteps going forward in 2021 .
It ’ s quite likely that players still will have to follow the same strict protocols next year until there ’ s a vaccine .
It ’ s unknown how many teams will be permitted to have fans , or how limited attendance will be at ballparks .
For now , MLB plans to sit back and exhale , knowing that with the second wave of the coronavirus hitting the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in , just in the nick of time .
“ I do think because of the attention that we attract and the popularity of the game , ’ ’ Manfred said , “ our experience can be used as a model or an example of how it ’ s possible to operate .
Not under normal conditions , but under conditions that recognize that we ’ re in a pandemic and we have a serious health issue on our hands.
’ ’ Ok , so about last night ?

MLB says Justin Turner 'emphatically refused to comply' and stay in isolation after COVID-19 positive
Show Caption Hide Caption What's next for Dodgers, Justin Turner after COVID debacle? What I'm Hearing: Our MLB insider Bob Nightengale breaks down what's next for the Dodgers and Justin Turner after it was found he had a positive COVID-19 test during the clinching game of the World Series. USA TODAY
ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball was just two innings away from pulling off an upset, completing its 2020 season in the middle of a global pandemic.
It was showing the world it was possible to safely return to work providing health and safety protocols are followed.
A phone call, and subsequent irresponsible actions, left a scar for all of the world to see.
Commissioner Rob Manfred got the telephone call that Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner tested positive for COVID-19. He immediately telephoned Dodgers owner Mark Walter and president Andrew Friedman, and ordered them to get Turner off the field quickly as possible.
Turner was removed and ordered to stay in isolation in a room outside the clubhouse. The game wrapped up, the World Series trophy celebration commenced and Manfred left the field, only for Turner to return and join the celebration.
WORLD SERIES: Season ends with galling breach of protocol
'UNFORTUNATE ENDPOINT': Dodgers win marred by Turner's return
Turner had been instructed by MLB security not to leave the clubhouse, but he refused, went onto the field, took pictures holding the trophy, hugged teammates, and even was in the front row of the team picture, with no mask, sitting alongside manager Dave Roberts, a cancer survivor.
Manfred and MLB officials were absolutely livid, and issued a strong, powerful statement condemning Turner’s actions.
"Following the Dodgers' victory, it is clear that Turner chose to disregard the agreed-upon joint protocols and the instructions he was given regarding the safety and protection of others," MLB said in a statement released Wednesday.
"While a desire to celebrate is understandable, Turner’s decision to leave isolation and enter the field was wrong and put everyone he came in contact with at risk. When MLB security raised the matter of being on the field with Turner, he emphatically refused to comply."
It’s still unknown how Turner contracted the virus after being in a soft bubble with teammates for three weeks in a Dallas hotel with the Tampa Bay Rays, but MLB is launching a full investigation.
“We really don’t know yet,’’ Manfred told USA TODAY Sports. “I prefer not to speculate. It’s important for us to trace obviously what the health situation is, and whoever was in the hotel, before turning them loose to travel.
“And after the fact, figure out if we can how this might have happened, so if we’re confronted with the need to do this again, we’ll be better at it.’’
The Dodgers were hoping to travel back to Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, but they are awaiting test results to determine if any other players, staff members or family members tested positive.’’
If the Rays had won Tuesday night, it’s possible that Game 7 of the World Series may have been postponed for days.
“It depends on what we found in terms of the follow-up testing,’’ Manfred said. “I don’t want to speculate about that. It really was dependent on whether it had spread and how we evaluated the situation.
“Fortunately, we didn’t have to face that one.’’
Manfred, who had just landed in New York, was pained by the horrible optics ending the season.
There had been frequent inconclusive tests throughout the season that turned out negative, Manfred said, so MLB instructed the lab to re-run Monday’s sample and Turner’s new test from Tuesday morning at the same time. The result would take two hours.
“There have been a number of inconclusive tests,’’ Manfred said. “We did exactly what we had done before. We re-ran in an effort to determine what exactly what we had. And in this case we were fortunate because we had the second sample as well.’’
Should MLB had been more forceful, assuring that Turner did not leave the clubhouse? Should Turner have still been at Globe Life Park, and not taken immediately back to his hotel room and remained in isolation?
“The protocol doesn’t dictate removal (from the ballpark),’’ Manfred said, “it dictates isolation. So the protocol was followed.’’
The importance for Manfred issuing a strong statement is to help assure there are no missteps going forward in 2021. It’s quite likely that players still will have to follow the same strict protocols next year until there’s a vaccine. It’s unknown how many teams will be permitted to have fans, or how limited attendance will be at ballparks.
For now, MLB plans to sit back and exhale, knowing that with the second wave of the coronavirus hitting the country now, they got their World Series in, just in the nick of time.
“I do think because of the attention that we attract and the popularity of the game,’’ Manfred said, “our experience can be used as a model or an example of how it’s possible to operate. Not under normal conditions, but under conditions that recognize that we’re in a pandemic and we have a serious health issue on our hands.’’
Ok, so about last night?


usatoday--2020-10-29--Jennifer Lopez opens up about the fight for her 'Wedding Planner' payday

From a veteran stripper in `` Hustlers '' to an international Tejano superstar in `` Selena , '' Jennifer Lopez has played an array of personas on the big screen .
But that was n't always the case .
The star , 51 , revealed during Variety 's Power of Women Conversations Wednesday that she was typecast as `` the maid , the dishwasher '' earlier in her career .
`` I was like , ' I do n't want to do that , ' `` Lopez explained .
`` I had to kind of break out of that and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first romantic comedy , which I think was 'The Wedding Planner . '
( Director ) Adam Shankman put me in that movie . '
'' The best and worst Matthew McConaughey movies , definitively ranked ( including 'The Wedding Planner ' ) Lopez explained that she was `` hot at the time '' – she dropped her debut album `` On the 6 '' in 1999 and had her iconic Versace dress moment in 2000 – but Lopez said she could n't get movie execs to take a chance on her , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Sight '' and `` Selena . ''
`` My agent ( Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas , who is now her producing partner ) ... was asking for a certain price that ( she ) thought I merited and they were buckling back on us , '' Lopez said .
`` Then , ( Adam ) came to one of my record signings and he said , 'Give her whatever she wants . '
The line was around the block . ''
According to Variety , Goldsmith-Thomas negotiated a $ 9 million payday for Lopez @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which was a record-breaking amount for a Latina actress at the time .
Goldsmith-Thomas , who spoke with Lopez Wednesday , attributed it to the `` power of no . ''
Jennifer Lopez'sstylist warned her against wearing that iconic green dress to the Grammys Lopez said it was a defining moment in her career .
`` The idea that somebody like me , from my background , who was a woman , could garner that type of price in this industry .
It was a big deal , '' she said .
Despite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wedding Planner '' topped the box office upon its release in January 2001 , grossing over $ 94 million worldwide .
The same week , Lopez 's sophomore album `` J-Lo '' debuted No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart , making Lopez the first actress to have both the No .
1 album and film in the same week .

Jennifer Lopez opens up about the fight for her 'Wedding Planner' payday
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From a veteran stripper in "Hustlers" to an international Tejano superstar in "Selena," Jennifer Lopez has played an array of personas on the big screen.
But that wasn't always the case.
The star, 51, revealed during Variety's Power of Women Conversations by Lifetime Wednesday that she was typecast as "the maid, the dishwasher" earlier in her career.
"I was like, 'I don't want to do that,' " Lopez explained. "I had to kind of break out of that and convince somebody to put me in the first romantic comedy, which I think was 'The Wedding Planner.' (Director) Adam Shankman put me in that movie.'"
The best and worst Matthew McConaughey movies, definitively ranked (including 'The Wedding Planner')
Lopez explained that she was "hot at the time" – she dropped her debut album "On the 6" in 1999 and had her iconic Versace dress moment in 2000 – but Lopez said she couldn't get movie execs to take a chance on her, despite success in films like "Out of Sight" and "Selena."
"My agent (Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, who is now her producing partner) ... was asking for a certain price that (she) thought I merited and they were buckling back on us," Lopez said. "Then, (Adam) came to one of my record signings and he said, 'Give her whatever she wants.' The line was around the block."
According to Variety, Goldsmith-Thomas negotiated a $9 million payday for Lopez to star in the romantic comedy, which was a record-breaking amount for a Latina actress at the time.
Goldsmith-Thomas, who spoke with Lopez Wednesday, attributed it to the "power of no."
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Lopez said it was a defining moment in her career.
"The idea that somebody like me, from my background, who was a woman, could garner that type of price in this industry. It was a big deal," she said.
The rest is history.
Despite mediocre reviews from critics, "The Wedding Planner" topped the box office upon its release in January 2001, grossing over $94 million worldwide. The same week, Lopez's sophomore album "J-Lo" debuted No.1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, making Lopez the first actress to have both the No. 1 album and film in the same week.


usatoday--2020-10-28--'Offensive and embarrassing': Senators struggle to pronounce Google CEO Sundar Pichai's name correct

Sundar Pichai , the Indian American CEO of Google 's parent company Alphabet , has testified on Capitol Hill three times .
But senators questioning him Wednesday via videochat alongside Facebook 's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter 's Jack Dorsey couldn ’ t pronounce his name correctly , including Sen. Roger Wicker , chairman of the Senate Commerce , Science and Transportation Committee .
Pichai is pronounced `` pitch '' like in baseball and `` chai '' like the latte – or `` pih-chai '' – but lawmakers came up with endless variations , addressing him as `` Mr .
Pick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' and more .
Born in Chennai , India , Pichai was the only executive of color and the only immigrant giving testimony Wednesday .
He also runs a trillion-dollar company that is one of the world ’ s best known and most powerful .
'Who the hell elected you ? '
: Tech CEOs accused of bias against Trump and conservatives days before election Senator Cruz challenges Jack Dorsey : Cruz scoffs when Dorsey testifies that Twitter ca n't influence elections “ Please .
Pronounce Sundar ’ s name correctly .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lexi Reese , chief operating officer of tech company Gusto , pointing lawmakers to an instructional video on YouTube , which is owned by Google .
Senators had no trouble pronouncing Zuckerberg or Dorsey , though Sen. Ron Johnson , R-Wis. , stumbled once and referred to Zuckerberg as `` Mr .
Zuckerman . ''
During Wednesday 's hearing , Senate Republicans accused leaders of the nation ’ s top internet companies of politically motivated bias and suppression , and warned them of upcoming challenges to decades-old legal protections that shield them from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ platforms .
“ The time has come for that free pass to end , ” Wicker said in his opening remarks .
Conservatives have complained for years that social media companies systematically silence the political speech of right-leaning users despite consistent evidence that conservative voices and viewpoints dominate the conversation on these platforms .
Tech leaders deny any partisanship , saying their policies strike a balance between allowing users to freely express themselves and keeping hate , abuse and misinformation off their platforms .

'Offensive and embarrassing': Senators struggle to pronounce Google CEO Sundar Pichai's name correctly
Show Caption Hide Caption Social media CEOs face Senate grilling The CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are facing a grilling by GOP senators making unfounded allegations that the tech giants show anti-conservative bias. Their focus includes Section 230, a law relating to unfettered internet speech. (Oct. 28) AP
Sundar Pichai, the Indian American CEO of Google's parent company Alphabet, has testified on Capitol Hill three times.
But senators questioning him Wednesday via videochat alongside Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey couldn’t pronounce his name correctly, including Sen. Roger Wicker, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
Pichai is pronounced "pitch" like in baseball and "chai" like the latte – or "pih-chai" – but lawmakers came up with endless variations, addressing him as "Mr. Pick Eye," "Mr. Pish Eye" and more.
Born in Chennai, India, Pichai was the only executive of color and the only immigrant giving testimony Wednesday. He also runs a trillion-dollar company that is one of the world’s best known and most powerful.
'Who the hell elected you?': Tech CEOs accused of bias against Trump and conservatives days before election
Senator Cruz challenges Jack Dorsey: Cruz scoffs when Dorsey testifies that Twitter can't influence elections
“Please. Pronounce Sundar’s name correctly. This is offensive and embarrassing,” tweeted Lexi Reese, chief operating officer of tech company Gusto, pointing lawmakers to an instructional video on YouTube, which is owned by Google.
Senators had no trouble pronouncing Zuckerberg or Dorsey, though Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., stumbled once and referred to Zuckerberg as "Mr. Zuckerman."
@USSenate - please. Pronounce Sundar’s name correctly. This is offensive and embarrassing. He is the only immigrant on today’s panel and you keep pronouncing his last name like pecan. https://t.co/pVek6YontG — Lexi Reese (@lexir) October 28, 2020
During Wednesday's hearing, Senate Republicans accused leaders of the nation’s top internet companies of politically motivated bias and suppression, and warned them of upcoming challenges to decades-old legal protections that shield them from liability for what users post on their platforms.
“The time has come for that free pass to end,” Wicker said in his opening remarks.
Conservatives have complained for years that social media companies systematically silence the political speech of right-leaning users despite consistent evidence that conservative voices and viewpoints dominate the conversation on these platforms.
Tech leaders deny any partisanship, saying their policies strike a balance between allowing users to freely express themselves and keeping hate, abuse and misinformation off their platforms.
Sundar Pichai deserves the respect to have his name pronounced correctly. It is lazy and irresponsible for Congress members to not get it right. We can’t expect them to actually understand 230 but basic courtesy would be nice. — Sar Haribhakti (@sarthakgh) October 28, 2020
Evergreen tweet given how so many Senators intentionally mispronounced @sundarpichai's name today. https://t.co/tLRfDFdXr2 — Kishore Hari 🇺🇲 (@sciencequiche) October 28, 2020


usatoday--2020-10-28--Are 'ballot selfies' legal? Depends where you are voting, it's punishable in some states

While the winner of the presidential election Tuesday remains a mystery , you can count on this : “ Ballot selfies ” will be snapped at the polls .
It ’ s a growing phenomenon – voters posing with their marked ballots , then posting the selfies on social media – that carries some risk .
California , Colorado and New Hampshire are among more than 20 states where it ’ s legal to take a ballot selfie .
But in Illinois it ’ s punishable by up to three years in prison .
According to information from The Associated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegal in the following states : It would be wise to check the law if you plan to take a ballot selfie in Alaska , Arizona , Delaware , Idaho , Iowa , Indiana , Maryland , Minnesota , Mississippi , Pennsylvania , Tennessee , Texas , West Virginia , Wisconsin and West Virginia .
The laws in these states are n't clear , and in some cases – like Tennessee and West Virginia – legislation may have been introduced or the existing ones are contradictory .
More : In what states it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballot selfie You 're in the clear if you 're taking ballot selfies in the following states , according to the Associated Press , CNN and other published sources : Why are 'ballot selfies ' illegal in some states ?
In some cases , state laws ostensibly designed to prevent bribery and voter coercion ended up prohibiting ballot selfies .
But the practice is on the rise .
It ’ s a byproduct of the age of social media , according to the National Conference of State Legislatures ( NCSL ) .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ selfie ’ culture has also challenged the traditional thinking that voters should not disclose how they voted , ’ ’ the NCSL wrote .
“ Many young people , who share everything on social media , find it logical that they should be able to share a photo of their voted ballot with friends and followers.
’ ’ But it might be risky for the ballot-selfie takers to mess with Texas , which is one of a few states that bans the use of cell phones at a poll site .
Still , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reports of violators being prosecuted – even when the moment goes viral .
In 2016 , Justin Timberlake took a photo of himself casting a ballot inside a voting booth in Tennessee and then posted the photo on his Instagram site .
Timberlake , who owns property in Nashville , faced 30 days in jail and $ 50 fine , but authorities let it go .
Elsewhere , the ballot selfie has gained legal protection .
More : Justin Timberlake 's voting selfie may have broken the law In 2016 , a federal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statewide ban against ballot selfies was unconstitutional .
The challenge ended when the U.S. Supreme Court declined the state ’ s request for an appeal .
In Pennsylvania , where state laws prohibit ballot selfies , state officials released before the 2016 election guidelines noting courts had ruled in favor of ballot selfies being a protected right .
That said , those same officials recommended the selfies be taken after voters leave the sites .

Are 'ballot selfies' legal? Depends where you are voting, it's punishable in some states
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While the winner of the presidential election Tuesday remains a mystery, you can count on this: “Ballot selfies” will be snapped at the polls.
It’s a growing phenomenon – voters posing with their marked ballots, then posting the selfies on social media – that carries some risk.
California, Colorado and New Hampshire are among more than 20 states where it’s legal to take a ballot selfie. But in Illinois, it’s punishable by up to three years in prison.
According to information from The Associated Press and CNN, ballot selfies are illegal in the following states:
Georgia
Illinois
Massachusetts
Missouri
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
South Carolina
It would be wise to check the law if you plan to take a ballot selfie in Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin and West Virginia.
The laws in these states aren't clear, and in some cases – like Tennessee and West Virginia – legislation may have been introduced or the existing ones are contradictory.
More: In what states it's illegal or illegal to take a ballot selfie
You're in the clear if you're taking ballot selfies in the following locations, according to the Associated Press, CNN and other published sources:
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Hawaii
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Wyoming
Washington D.C.
Why are 'ballot selfies' illegal in some states?
In some cases, state laws ostensibly designed to prevent bribery and voter coercion ended up prohibiting ballot selfies. But the practice is on the rise.
It’s a byproduct of the age of social media, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
“The explosion of social media and ‘selfie’ culture has also challenged the traditional thinking that voters should not disclose how they voted,’’ the NCSL wrote. “Many young people, who share everything on social media, find it logical that they should be able to share a photo of their voted ballot with friends and followers.’’
But it might be risky for the ballot-selfie takers to mess with Texas, which is one of a few states that bans the use of cellphones at a poll site.
Still, it’s hard to find published reports of violators being prosecuted – even when the moment goes viral.
In 2016, Justin Timberlake took a photo of himself casting a ballot inside a voting booth in Tennessee and then posted the photo on his Instagram site.
Timberlake, who owns property in Nashville, faced 30 days in jail and $50 fine, but authorities let it go. Elsewhere, the ballot selfie has gained legal protection.
More: Justin Timberlake's voting selfie may have broken the law
In 2016, a federal appeals court in New Hampshire ruled a statewide ban against ballot selfies was unconstitutional. The challenge ended when the U.S. Supreme Court declined the state’s request for an appeal.
In Pennsylvania, where state laws prohibit ballot selfies, state officials released before the 2016 election guidelines noting courts had ruled in favor of ballot selfies being a protected right.
That said, those same officials recommended the selfies be taken after voters leave the sites.


usatoday--2020-10-29--Election 2020 live updates: Biden leads Trump in Wisconsin, Georgia; Americans are stressed about th

With six days until Election Day , the campaigns turned to swing-state Arizona on Wednesday President Donald Trump is holding rallies in Bullhead City and Goodyear while Sen. Kamala Harris , the Democrats ' vice presidential nominee , meets with Latina business owners and encourage residents to vote in Tucson and Phoenix .
A last-minute push by both sides suggests Arizona is very much still in play .
USA TODAY 's average of averages on Monday had Joe Biden leading by 2.7 percentage points in Arizona , but with Trump making gains .
The campaign stops Wednesday likely break an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state .
Meanwhile , Biden attacked his opponent over his coronavirus response , calling it a `` failure '' during a speech in Wilmington , Delaware .
• Amy Coney Barrett : How will the battle to confirm the latest Supreme Court justice affect Senate races in November ?
• Where is Pence ?
: Vice President Mike Pence makes campaign stops in Mosinee , Wisconsin , and Flint , Michigan , on Wednesday .
• Biden quotes FDR : In Warm Springs , Georgia , the former vice president quoted the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` Today … we must cultivate the science of human relationships — the ability of all peoples , of all kinds , to live together and work together in the same world at peace . ''
• Iowa : Biden and Pence will campaign in Iowa this week .
Here 's why .
• The Trump-Fauci relationship : The president 's relationship with the United States ' leading infectious disease expert has publicly eroded as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on .
Here 's a timeline of Trump and Dr. Anthony Fauci 's relationship @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's former boss had a lot to say about the Trump administration during his stop in Orlando on Tuesday , including Jared Kushner 's most recent statement about Black Americans .
📊 What the polls are saying : Biden leads Trump by five percentage points in two state polls released Wednesday .
The former vice president is up 50 % -45 % among registered Georgia voters , a new Monmouth University poll found .
Biden also leads Trump 48 % -43 % among likely voters in Wisconsin , according to a Marquette University @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until Election Day , 84 days until Inauguration Day , 65 days left in 2020 .
🗳 Voting : See USA TODAY 's Voter Guide for information on registering to vote , when your state begins voting and what the candidates think about the issues .
We will update this article throughout the day .
You can follow all of USA TODAY 's politics reporters on Twitter or subscribe to our daily On Politics newsletter .
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Congress that Facebook throttled the spread of a New York Post article @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law enforcement to be on `` heightened alert '' about `` hack and leak operations '' in the final days before the 2020 election .
Zuckerberg said Facebook was not contacted by the FBI about the New York Post article , which alleged ties between the Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son Hunter ’ s business dealings with Ukraine .
He also said he had no evidence that the article was the work of Russian election interference .
He made the remarks during questioning from lawmakers at a Senate Commerce Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Sundar Pichai and Twitter ’ s Jack Dorsey .
“ One of the threats that the FBI has alerted our company and the public to was the possibility of a hack and leak operation in the days or weeks leading up to this election , '' Zuckerberg said .
Tech chiefs testify : Facebook throttled Hunter Biden article after being warned by FBI of 'hack and leak ' operations , Mark Zuckerberg says Barack Obama to campaign with Joe Biden in Michigan For the first time on the 2020 campaign trail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to campaign in-person with Democratic nominee Joe Biden .
Obama , who has stumped for Biden individually the past week , will campaign Saturday with his former vice president in Michigan three days before the Nov. 3 election .
The campaign did not announce a city or location .
“ President Obama will join Joe Biden in Michigan to discuss bringing Americans together to address the crises facing the country and win the battle for the soul of the nation , ” the campaign said .
Michigan , where polls show Biden leading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states , along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , that Democrat Hillary Clinton narrowly lost in 2016 .
Clinton failed to get the same turnout as Obama had in 2012 and 2008 in cities like Detroit , Philadelphia and Milwaukee .
The past week , Obama has campaigned for Biden in Philadelphia , Miami and Orlando , delivering blistering attacks on President Donald Trump ’ s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and leadership in the White House .
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden voted early in-person Wednesday afternoon in his hometown of Wilmington , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ by appointment ” after he gave a speech on health care and combating the coronavirus pandemic at a nearby location .
“ Well , we just voted , ” Biden said , walking down the steps of the Carvel Delaware State Building , holding hands with his wife , Dr. Jill Biden .
Six days from the election , more than 74 million people have voted early , either by-mail or in-person , shattering turnout records for early voting .
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump on Wednesday for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Biden compared Trump ’ s departure Tuesday from a rally in Omaha , Nebraska , where hundreds were left in sub-zero cold , to his abdication in dealing with COVID-19 .
“ It ’ s an image that captures President Trump ’ s whole approach to this crisis , ” Biden told reporters at The Queen theater in Wilmington , Delaware .
“ He gets his photo op and then he gets out .
He leaves everyone else to suffer the consequences of his failure to make a responsible plan.
” Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health briefing with Dr. Vivek Murthy , a former U.S .
Surgeon General ; Dr. David Kessler , a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner and board chair of the Center for Science in the Public Interest ; Dr. Celine Gounder , clinical assistant professor at New York University ; and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith , associate professor of medicine at Yale University Kessler noted a 32 % increase in cases during the last two weeks , with 500,000 cases last week .
“ Almost the entire nation is worsening at this point , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t think anyone can tell you how high this is going to get.
” Biden vowed if elected to develop a national program for testing and tracing infections , and for providing free vaccine once it is developed .
Biden also proposed to have the federal government negotiate lower drug prices with manufacturers , as it does under Medicare , a contentious issue that would need congressional legislation .
“ We will start on day one doing the right things , ” Biden said .
“ I ’ m going to fight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ proposed to expand the Affordable Care Act , which the Trump administration is seeking to overturn in the Supreme Court , with a hearing scheduled Nov. 10 .
But Biden quoted Trump ’ s “ 60 Minutes ” interview Sunday , when the president said , “ I hope that they end it.
” The majority of Americans are stressed about the election Americans are moving through the final stretch before Election Day with lumps in their throats , trying to quell the unsettling sensation of the in-between .
Nearly 70 % of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a significant source of stress , according to the American Psychological Association 's Stress in America survey this month , a dramatic increase from the 2016 election when 52 % of Americans said the same .
While Democrats are more stressed than Republicans , majorities of both political parties say the contest between President Donald Trump and challenger former Vice President Joe Biden is a significant stressor .
Election 2020 : :Terrified to lose and afraid to hope Positive COVID-19 test on staff puts Iowa Democrat 's Senate campaign on hold Theresa Greenfield @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , will pause her campaign 's RV tour after members of her staff came into contact with a person who later tested positive for COVID-19 .
The disruption comes just six days before Election Day as campaigns make their final push to meet with and persuade voters .
Greenfield is in the midst of an intensely competitive race against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst .
The race is key in Democrats ' efforts to take back the Senate from Republican control .
`` While masks and social distancing measures are required at all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ temporarily pausing our RV tour , including today ’ s events , at the advice of medical professionals in order to take appropriate precautions to ensure we protect the health and safety of Iowans and our team , '' campaign spokesperson Sam Newton said in a statement Wednesday .
Newton said Greenfield plans to be tested .
`` Theresa regularly gets tested for COVID-19 and recently tested negative , but she ’ s getting tested again to be safe , '' he said in the statement .
`` She is eager to get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ get test results and we ’ re absolutely certain it ’ s safe to do so , which is hopefully very soon.
” Bloomberg spending $ 1 million per day to help Biden in Texas In the latest sign that Texas is really in play in the presidential race , Michael Bloomberg will be spending about $ 1 million a day the last week of the campaign on statewide advertising in Texas in both Spanish and English to help Democratic nominee Joe Biden defeat President Donald Trump .
Howard Wolfson , a top @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Times Tuesday morning that the billionaire businessman and former Democratic presidential contender , who has already committed $ 100 million to helping Biden in the critical swing state of Florida , had asked his team to poll other states where Trump may be especially vulnerable and both Ohio and Texas looked ripe .
Altogether , Bloomberg ’ s super PAC , Independence USA , will spend $ 15 million on advertising in the two states beginning Wednesday , the Times reported .
The Texas ads will attack the president for mismanaging the response @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through Election Day .
Thousands of Trump rally attendees in Nebraska stranded in freezing cold after event It was 34 degrees when President Donald Trump ended his campaign rally in Omaha , Nebraska ’ s Eppley Airfield Tuesday night and boarded Air Force One .
Over the course of the next four hours , thousands of Trump rally attendees were stranded outside of the event — waiting for buses that were delayed due to what the Trump administration told an Omaha reporter was a traffic jam .
Aaron Sanderford , a reporter at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump officials that buses were having difficulty traveling through the access road to the rally site — which was “ limited to one direction.
” The report was corroborated by CNN correspondent Jeff Zeleny , who said that thousands continued to be stuck nearly an hour-and-a-half after Trump left Omaha and called the scene a `` cluster . ''
Omaha : Thousands of Trump rally attendees in Nebraska stranded in freezing cold after event Trump to women at Michigan rally : 'We 're getting your husbands back to work' President Donald Trump made @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rally in the battleground state of Michigan one week before Election Day : that he would help their husbands recover from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic .
`` I 'm also getting your husbands , they want to get back to work , right ?
They want to get back to work .
We 're getting your husbands back to work , and everybody wants it , '' Trump said .
`` And the cure can never be worse than the problem itself . ''
Moments earlier , Trump was touting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they would back him in the presidential election because `` they want security , they want safety , they want law and order . ''
`` We 're going to do great .
And I love women , and I ca n't help it .
They 're the greatest .
I love them much more than the men , '' he said .
Trump to women at Michigan rally : 'We 're getting your husbands back to work' With less than a week until Election Day , Republican Sen. Susan Collins is trailing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ margin , according to a poll released Wednesday .
Gideon , the speaker of the Maine House , is leading Collins , 47 % to 43 % , among likely voters , according to the poll by Colby College in Waterville , Maine , and first reported by USA TODAY .
A combined 7 % of voters are supporting Independent candidates Lisa Savage ( 5 % ) and Max Linn ( 2 % ) .
Dan Shea , Colby College government department chair and lead researcher on the poll , noted there hasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past few months between Gideon and Collins , as there are few undecided voters left .
Big Tech chiefs Zuckerberg , Dorsey and Pichai to testify before senators Republicans will escalate charges of anti-conservative bias against social media companies a little less than a week before Election Day when they haul the leaders of the nations ’ top internet companies before a Senate committee to question how these powerful online platforms decide what content is allowed and what ’ s not .
Facebook ’ s Mark Zuckerberg , Twitter ’ s Jack Dorsey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scheduled to answer growing criticism from the right over the moderation of prominent conservatives ' posts , including President Trump , before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday .
Fueling tensions ahead of the hearing are explosive allegations by conservatives that Facebook and Twitter interfered in the 2020 election by throttling a New York Post article earlier this month that alleged ties between the Democratic presidential nominee and his son Hunter ’ s business dealings with Ukraine .

Election 2020 live updates: Biden leads Trump in Wisconsin, Georgia; Americans are stressed about the election
Show Caption Hide Caption Former Pres. Obama slams Trump's COVID-19 responses at Biden rally Former President Barack Obama took aim at President Donald Trump's COVID-19 response at a rally in Philadelphia for Joe Biden. USA TODAY, Associated Press
With six days until Election Day, the campaigns turned to swing-state Arizona on Wednesday
President Donald Trump is holding rallies in Bullhead City and Goodyear while Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democrats' vice presidential nominee, meets with Latina business owners and encourage residents to vote in Tucson and Phoenix.
A last-minute push by both sides suggests Arizona is very much still in play. USA TODAY's average of averages on Monday had Joe Biden leading by 2.7 percentage points in Arizona, but with Trump making gains. The campaign stops Wednesday likely break an all-time record for presidential ticket visits to the state.
Meanwhile, Biden attacked his opponent over his coronavirus response, calling it a "failure" during a speech in Wilmington, Delaware.
☕ The latest:
📊 What the polls are saying: Biden leads Trump by five percentage points in two state polls released Wednesday. The former vice president is up 50%-45% among registered Georgia voters, a new Monmouth University poll found. Biden also leads Trump 48%-43% among likely voters in Wisconsin, according to a Marquette University Law School poll.
📆 Six days until Election Day, 84 days until Inauguration Day, 65 days left in 2020.
🗳 Voting: See USA TODAY's Voter Guide for information on registering to vote, when your state begins voting and what the candidates think about the issues.
We will update this article throughout the day. You can follow all of USA TODAY's politics reporters on Twitter or subscribe to our daily On Politics newsletter.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Congress that Facebook throttled the spread of a New York Post article earlier this month after a warning from law enforcement to be on "heightened alert" about "hack and leak operations" in the final days before the 2020 election.
Zuckerberg said Facebook was not contacted by the FBI about the New York Post article, which alleged ties between the Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings with Ukraine. He also said he had no evidence that the article was the work of Russian election interference.
He made the remarks during questioning from lawmakers at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing where Zuckerberg testified Wednesday alongside Google’s Sundar Pichai and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey.
“One of the threats that the FBI has alerted our company and the public to was the possibility of a hack and leak operation in the days or weeks leading up to this election," Zuckerberg said.
– Jessica Guynn
Tech chiefs testify: Facebook throttled Hunter Biden article after being warned by FBI of 'hack and leak' operations, Mark Zuckerberg says
For the first time on the 2020 campaign trail, former President Barack Obama is set to campaign in-person with Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
Obama, who has stumped for Biden individually the past week, will campaign Saturday with his former vice president in Michigan three days before the Nov. 3 election. The campaign did not announce a city or location.
“President Obama will join Joe Biden in Michigan to discuss bringing Americans together to address the crises facing the country and win the battle for the soul of the nation,” the campaign said.
Michigan, where polls show Biden leading, is among three Rust Belt battleground states, along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, that Democrat Hillary Clinton narrowly lost in 2016. Clinton failed to get the same turnout as Obama had in 2012 and 2008 in cities like Detroit, Philadelphia and Milwaukee.
The past week, Obama has campaigned for Biden in Philadelphia, Miami and Orlando, delivering blistering attacks on President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and leadership in the White House.
– Joey Garrison
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden voted early in-person Wednesday afternoon in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware.
The former vice president voted “by appointment” after he gave a speech on health care and combating the coronavirus pandemic at a nearby location.
“Well, we just voted,” Biden said, walking down the steps of the Carvel Delaware State Building, holding hands with his wife, Dr. Jill Biden.
Six days from the election, more than 74 million people have voted early, either by-mail or in-person, shattering turnout records for early voting.
– Joey Garrison
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden blasted President Donald Trump on Wednesday for failing to better curb the coronavirus pandemic.
Biden compared Trump’s departure Tuesday from a rally in Omaha, Nebraska, where hundreds were left in sub-zero cold, to his abdication in dealing with COVID-19.
“It’s an image that captures President Trump’s whole approach to this crisis,” Biden told reporters at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware. “He gets his photo op and then he gets out. He leaves everyone else to suffer the consequences of his failure to make a responsible plan.”
Biden’s 12-mintue speech came after a health briefing with Dr. Vivek Murthy, a former U.S. Surgeon General; Dr. David Kessler, a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner and board chair of the Center for Science in the Public Interest; Dr. Celine Gounder, clinical assistant professor at New York University; and Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, associate professor of medicine at Yale University
Kessler noted a 32% increase in cases during the last two weeks, with 500,000 cases last week.
“Almost the entire nation is worsening at this point,” Kessler said. “I don’t think anyone can tell you how high this is going to get.”
Biden vowed if elected to develop a national program for testing and tracing infections, and for providing free vaccine once it is developed. Biden also proposed to have the federal government negotiate lower drug prices with manufacturers, as it does under Medicare, a contentious issue that would need congressional legislation.
“We will start on day one doing the right things,” Biden said. “I’m going to fight to protect your health care.”
Biden proposed to expand the Affordable Care Act, which the Trump administration is seeking to overturn in the Supreme Court, with a hearing scheduled Nov. 10. But Biden quoted Trump’s “60 Minutes” interview Sunday, when the president said, “I hope that they end it.”
– Maureen Groppe and Bart Jansen
Americans are moving through the final stretch before Election Day with lumps in their throats, trying to quell the unsettling sensation of the in-between.
Nearly 70% of U.S. adults say the presidential election is a significant source of stress, according to the American Psychological Association's Stress in America survey this month, a dramatic increase from the 2016 election when 52% of Americans said the same. While Democrats are more stressed than Republicans, majorities of both political parties say the contest between President Donald Trump and challenger former Vice President Joe Biden is a significant stressor.
– Alia E. Dastagir
Election 2020:: Terrified to lose and afraid to hope
Theresa Greenfield, Democratic candidate for Senate in Iowa, will pause her campaign's RV tour after members of her staff came into contact with a person who later tested positive for COVID-19.
The disruption comes just six days before Election Day as campaigns make their final push to meet with and persuade voters. Greenfield is in the midst of an intensely competitive race against Republican Sen. Joni Ernst. The race is key in Democrats' efforts to take back the Senate from Republican control.
"While masks and social distancing measures are required at all of our in-person events, our campaign is temporarily pausing our RV tour, including today’s events, at the advice of medical professionals in order to take appropriate precautions to ensure we protect the health and safety of Iowans and our team," campaign spokesperson Sam Newton said in a statement Wednesday.
Newton said Greenfield plans to be tested.
"Theresa regularly gets tested for COVID-19 and recently tested negative, but she’s getting tested again to be safe," he said in the statement. "She is eager to get back on her GOTV tour once we get test results and we’re absolutely certain it’s safe to do so, which is hopefully very soon.”
– Brianne Pfannenstiel, Des Moines Register
Iowa Senate race: Democrat Theresa Greenfield pauses RV tour after staff members possibly exposed to COVID-19
In the latest sign that Texas is really in play in the presidential race, Michael Bloomberg will be spending about $1 million a day the last week of the campaign on statewide advertising in Texas in both Spanish and English to help Democratic nominee Joe Biden defeat President Donald Trump.
Howard Wolfson, a top Bloomberg adviser, told The New York Times Tuesday morning that the billionaire businessman and former Democratic presidential contender, who has already committed $100 million to helping Biden in the critical swing state of Florida, had asked his team to poll other states where Trump may be especially vulnerable and both Ohio and Texas looked ripe.
Altogether, Bloomberg’s super PAC, Independence USA, will spend $15 million on advertising in the two states beginning Wednesday, the Times reported. The Texas ads will attack the president for mismanaging the response to COVID-19.
The ads will run through Election Day.
– Jonathan Tilove (Austin American Statesman)
It was 34 degrees when President Donald Trump ended his campaign rally in Omaha, Nebraska’s Eppley Airfield Tuesday night and boarded Air Force One.
Over the course of the next four hours, thousands of Trump rally attendees were stranded outside of the event — waiting for buses that were delayed due to what the Trump administration told an Omaha reporter was a traffic jam.
Aaron Sanderford, a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald, was told by Trump officials that buses were having difficulty traveling through the access road to the rally site — which was “limited to one direction.”
The report was corroborated by CNN correspondent Jeff Zeleny, who said that thousands continued to be stuck nearly an hour-and-a-half after Trump left Omaha and called the scene a "cluster."
– Joshua Bote
Omaha: Thousands of Trump rally attendees in Nebraska stranded in freezing cold after event
President Donald Trump made an appeal to women voters at a rally in the battleground state of Michigan one week before Election Day: that he would help their husbands recover from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
"I'm also getting your husbands, they want to get back to work, right? They want to get back to work. We're getting your husbands back to work, and everybody wants it," Trump said. "And the cure can never be worse than the problem itself."
Moments earlier, Trump was touting his support among women, claiming that they would back him in the presidential election because "they want security, they want safety, they want law and order."
"We're going to do great. And I love women, and I can't help it. They're the greatest. I love them much more than the men," he said.
– Jeanine Santucci
Trump to women at Michigan rally: 'We're getting your husbands back to work'
With less than a week until Election Day, Republican Sen. Susan Collins is trailing Democratic challenger Sara Gideon by a slim margin, according to a poll released Wednesday.
Gideon, the speaker of the Maine House, is leading Collins, 47% to 43%, among likely voters, according to the poll by Colby College in Waterville, Maine, and first reported by USA TODAY. A combined 7% of voters are supporting Independent candidates Lisa Savage (5%) and Max Linn (2%).
Dan Shea, Colby College government department chair and lead researcher on the poll, noted there hasn’t been much movement over the past few months between Gideon and Collins, as there are few undecided voters left.
– Rebecca Morin
Poll: Collins trails challenger Gideon by small margin; Biden leading Trump statewide
Republicans will escalate charges of anti-conservative bias against social media companies a little less than a week before Election Day when they haul the leaders of the nations’ top internet companies before a Senate committee to question how these powerful online platforms decide what content is allowed and what’s not.
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Google’s Sundar Pichai are scheduled to answer growing criticism from the right over the moderation of prominent conservatives' posts, including President Trump, before the Senate Commerce Committee on Wednesday.
Fueling tensions ahead of the hearing are explosive allegations by conservatives that Facebook and Twitter interfered in the 2020 election by throttling a New York Post article earlier this month that alleged ties between the Democratic presidential nominee and his son Hunter’s business dealings with Ukraine.
– Jessica Guynn
Senate: Trump-led conservatives accuse Big Tech of election interference, escalate bias charges ahead of Senate showdown


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