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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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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The tortured logic from right-wing media about replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg — Back in 2016 and early 2017, Fox News was the self-satisfied home to a great deal of principled thinking about the importance of the American people's will. — Here, for example, was Laura Ingraham …
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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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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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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.
Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Trump's Supreme Court Pick Will Likely Be Introduced With Fanfare — Candidates on the short list for a Supreme Court vacancy undergo intense vetting that typically culminates in a one-on-one interview with the president. — The process is shrouded in secrecy, but President Trump's flair …
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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Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Can Trump and McConnell Push Through a Successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg? — In Washington, grief yields quickly to calculation. The announcement of the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Supreme Court Justice and epic figure in American legal history, came in the early evening on Friday.
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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
For Mitch McConnell, Keeping His Senate Majority Matters More Than the Supreme Court — As the Democrats weigh their options about how to stop Mitch McConnell from filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat, one tactic that they should forget about immediately is arguing …
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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 …
Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Will Democrats grow backbones amid Trump-Republican rush to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Will Democrats grow backbones amid Trump-Republican rush to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
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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.
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.
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Coming Political Crisis
Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Coming Political Crisis
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Politico:
Trump weighs Barrett, Lagoa for Court seat
Trump weighs Barrett, Lagoa for Court seat
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Tamara Keith / NPR:
Democrats Raised More Than $46 Million Following RBG's Death
Democrats Raised More Than $46 Million Following RBG's Death
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Jill Filipovic / Washington Post:
If McConnell pushes through a nominee, President Biden should pack the court
If McConnell pushes through a nominee, President Biden should pack the court
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New York Times:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Live Updates: Supreme Court Justices Honor Their Colleague as an ‘American Hero’
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Live Updates: Supreme Court Justices Honor Their Colleague as an ‘American Hero’
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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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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Bloomberg:
Donors Flood Democrats With Cash After Ginsburg's Death
Donors Flood Democrats With Cash After Ginsburg's Death
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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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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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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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Richard Hine / Unprecedented:
A Moment of Grief and Terror
A Moment of Grief and Terror
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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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Tim Alberta / Politico:
The Reason Why Trump Might Delay Replacing Ginsburg
The Reason Why Trump Might Delay Replacing Ginsburg
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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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Washington Post:
Collins says next president should nominate Ginsburg's replacement
Collins says next president should nominate Ginsburg's replacement
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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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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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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 …
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Aruna Viswanatha / Wall Street Journal:
Package Containing Ricin Was Intercepted in the White House Mail
Package Containing Ricin Was Intercepted in the White House Mail
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Brittany Bernstein / National Review:
Package Containing Ricin Said to Have Been Intercepted in 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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The Daily Beast:
ICE Hysterectomy Doctor Wasn't Even a Board-Certified OB-GYN — Dr. Mahendra Amin has been accused of performing unnecessary uterus removals on detained immigrants. — The doctor at the center of a scandal over unwanted hysterectomies at an immigrant detention facility in Georgia …
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