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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
A 5-Decade-Long Friendship That Began With A Phone Call — In 1971, newly assigned to cover the Supreme Court, I was reading a brief in what would ultimately be the landmark case of Reed v. Reed. It argued that the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause applied to women.
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Amanda Carpenter / The Bulwark:
Mitch McConnell's Calculation — There is going to be a SCOTUS vote before the election — Anyone who has observed Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's career knows there are only two things he cares about: maintaining his Senate majority leader position and confirming judges.
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Alexander Nazaryan / Yahoo News:
A Ginsburg replacement is ‘worth the White House and Senate’: Why, and how, Republicans will push through Trump's Supreme Court nominee — WASHINGTON — Even before the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday night, November's presidential election was shaping …
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Barack Obama:
My Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Sixty years ago, Ruth Bader Ginsburg applied to be a Supreme Court clerk. She'd studied at two of our finest law schools and had ringing recommendations. But because she was a woman, she was rejected.
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Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Democrats shatter ActBlue's donation records after Ginsburg's death. — Democratic donors gave more money online in the 9 p.m. hour Friday after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death was announced — $6.2 million — than in any other single hour since ActBlue, the donation-processing site, was started 16 years ago.
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / The Atlantic:
What Republican Senators Say in Private — N, early every reporter in Washington has experienced it: A Republican member of Congress says “off the record,” shifts into a quieter voice, and expresses how much he or she doesn't like President Donald Trump. Soon after, you watch …
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NBC News:
A Mark Kelly win in Ariz. Senate race could spoil McConnell's plans to replace Ginsburg — WASHINGTON — Arizona's critical Senate race has suddenly taken on extra weight since Democrat Mark Kelly could potentially be sworn in early enough to vote on a replacement for the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg if he wins.
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Elena Schneider / Politico:
Dem donors smash ActBlue's daily record after Ginsburg's death — Democratic online donors set a new one-day fundraising record on ActBlue in the hours following Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death, pouring money into Democratic Senate campaigns and other causes …
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Jill Filipovic / Washington Post:
If McConnell pushes through a nominee, President Biden should pack the court — Republicans have put party over principle. Biden can do something about it. — For liberals, Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death brings shock — that an icon is gone, that she didn't make it until the next presidency …
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Rebecca Traister / The Cut:
It Shouldn't Have Come Down to Her Some will try to blame Ruth Bader Ginsburg for not stepping down sooner. They are missing the point. — She died at the Jewish New Year, and my family is not religious. But I had been so happy, in this time of being far from our loved ones …
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Nina Totenberg / NPR:
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion Of Gender Equality, Dies At 87 — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the demure firebrand who in her 80s became a legal, cultural, and feminist icon has died. The Supreme Court announced her death, saying the cause was complications from cancer.
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Politico:
Trump weighs Barrett, Lagoa for Court seat
Trump weighs Barrett, Lagoa for Court seat
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Des Moines Register:
Here's how Iowa's Republican US senators said they would handle an election-year Supreme Court vacancy
Here's how Iowa's Republican US senators said they would handle an election-year Supreme Court vacancy
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Jesse Paul / The Colorado Sun:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death pours intensity on, could reshape Colorado's hotly contested Senate race
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death pours intensity on, could reshape Colorado's hotly contested Senate race
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Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
The winner of the Arizona Senate race could be seated in time for a vote on a Supreme Court pick.
The winner of the Arizona Senate race could be seated in time for a vote on a Supreme Court pick.
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Michael Tomasky / The Daily Beast:
Here Are the Ways to Stop Mitch and Trump From Replacing RBG
Here Are the Ways to Stop Mitch and Trump From Replacing RBG
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Katelyn Burns / Vox:
Democratic donors raised millions after Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death
Democratic donors raised millions after Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death
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Jonathan Cohn / HuffPost:
What Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Could Mean For The Obamacare Hearing Nov. 10
What Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Death Could Mean For The Obamacare Hearing Nov. 10
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Trump's Supreme Court Pick Will Likely Be Introduced With Fanfare
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Fierce political battle heats up over whether to replace Ginsburg as tributes pour in
Fierce political battle heats up over whether to replace Ginsburg as tributes pour in
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Richard Hine / Unprecedented:
A Moment of Grief and Terror
A Moment of Grief and Terror
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Dying Wish: DISSENT!
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Dying Wish: DISSENT!
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New York Times:
Polls Have Shown Voters Prefer Biden to Pick Next Justice
Polls Have Shown Voters Prefer Biden to Pick Next Justice
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Presses for New Justice ‘Without Delay’ as Election-Season Battle Looms
Trump Presses for New Justice ‘Without Delay’ as Election-Season Battle Looms
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New York Times:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy
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Tim Alberta / Politico:
The Reason Why Trump Might Delay Replacing Ginsburg
The Reason Why Trump Might Delay Replacing Ginsburg
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump urges Republicans to fill Ginsburg vacancy ‘without delay’
Trump urges Republicans to fill Ginsburg vacancy ‘without delay’
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Dahlia Lithwick / Slate:
What Ruth Bader Ginsburg Would Want America to Do Now
What Ruth Bader Ginsburg Would Want America to Do Now
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Phil Helsel / NBC News:
Obama on filling Ginsburg's seat: Apply rules with consistency
Obama on filling Ginsburg's seat: Apply rules with consistency
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CNN:
McConnell vows Trump's nominee to replace Ginsburg will get Senate vote, setting up historic fight
McConnell vows Trump's nominee to replace Ginsburg will get Senate vote, setting up historic fight
New York Times:
2020 Election Live Updates: In Minnesota, Biden Paints Trump as ‘Looking Down’ at the Middle Class
2020 Election Live Updates: In Minnesota, Biden Paints Trump as ‘Looking Down’ at the Middle Class
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Evan Perez / CNN:
A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to Trump intercepted by law enforcement — (CNN)A package containing the poison ricin and addressed to President Donald Trump was intercepted by law enforcement earlier this week, according to two law enforcement officials.
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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Ricin Is Said to Have Been Sent to White House — Federal investigators are working to track down who sent it and determine whether other envelopes have been sent through the postal system. — WASHINGTON — An envelope addressed to the White House contained a substance …
Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
Package Containing Ricin Said to Have Been Intercepted in White House Mail — An envelope containing ricin and addressed to President Trump was intercepted in White House mail earlier this week, according to reports. — Investigators believe the package was sent from Canada, according to the New York Times.
Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Package Containing Ricin Was Intercepted in the White House Mail
NBC News:
U.S. Covid-19 death toll surpasses 200,000 — In the predawn hours of March 30, Dr. Deborah Birx stepped in front of the camera on the White House lawn and made an alarming prediction about the coronavirus, which had, by then, killed fewer than 3,000 people in the United States.
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Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
The Private Georgia Immigration-Detention Facility at the Center of a Whistle-Blower's Complaint — In mid-April, a grainy cell-phone video was uploaded to YouTube from a small town in Georgia called Ocilla. It opens with a woman in a red shirt holding a strip of white cloth over her face as a makeshift mask.
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