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Mike Allen / Axios:
Furious Democrats consider total war if McConnell jams through Supreme Court pick — Furious Democrats are considering total war — profound changes to two branches of government, and even adding stars to the flag — if Republicans jam through a Supreme Court nominee, then lose control of the Senate.
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Talking Points Memo, POLITICUSUSA, The Daily Caller, Breitbart, The Gateway Pundit, Redstate and Fox News
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Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
Why a Never Trumper Changed Her Mind — On Monday, Danielle Pletka, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, published an op-ed in the Washington Post titled “I never considered voting for Trump in 2016. I may be forced to vote for him this year.”
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Redfield & Wilton Strategies, Associated Press and Denver Post
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
Trump to His Female Supporters: I Hope Your Husbands OKed You Attending My Rallies — THANK YOU, DEAR — Moments after vowing to nominate a woman to the Supreme Court at his campaign rally in North Carolina on Saturday night, President Trump asked some of his female supporters in the crowd …
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Political Wire and The Daily Beast
Sen. Ted Cruz / Fox News:
After Ginsburg — 3 reasons why Senate must confirm her successor before Election Day — The Supreme Court has become the preeminent arbiter of our constitutional rights — On Friday, our nation lost a historic Supreme Court Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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Wall Street Journal, Axios and Redstate
John Parkinson / ABC News:
Pelosi won't rule out launching new impeachment inquiry to block Trump SCOTUS nominee — Pelosi does not rule out impeachment to block Trump nominee to Supreme Court. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid tribute …
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NBC News, Politico, Mother Jones, Washington Times, Raw Story, Mediaite and The Hill
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
For Mitch McConnell, Keeping His Senate Majority Matters More Than the Supreme Court
For Mitch McConnell, Keeping His Senate Majority Matters More Than the Supreme Court
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CANNONFIRE, Politico, Japan Times, Raw Story, New Republic and New York Post
Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Sen. Ted Cruz cites possible contested presidential election in rapid push to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat
Sen. Ted Cruz cites possible contested presidential election in rapid push to fill Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat
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Axios, Washington Times and The Hill
Politico:
‘Nothing is off the table’: Supreme Court fight could reshape the Senate
‘Nothing is off the table’: Supreme Court fight could reshape the Senate
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NBC News, Power Line, Bloomberg, TheBlaze, New York Times, The Hill, Law & Crime and Boston Herald
New York Times:
Joe Biden's Court Vacancy Plan: More Talk of Health Care and the Pandemic
Joe Biden's Court Vacancy Plan: More Talk of Health Care and the Pandemic
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Raw Story, Townhall, Newsbusters, Breitbart, NBC News, Bloomberg, Politico, Political Wire, Bangor Daily News, Mediaite, Vox and Axios
John Nolte / Breitbart:
Passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Permanently Resets 2020 Election
Passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Permanently Resets 2020 Election
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NBC News, Townhall and New York Post
CNN:
GOP's Supreme Court hypocrisy in their own words
GOP's Supreme Court hypocrisy in their own words
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The Daily Caller, Vanity Fair, Politico, Axios and New York Times
David Harsanyi / National Review:
There Is No Reason Why Republicans Shouldn't Fill the SCOTUS Vacancy
There Is No Reason Why Republicans Shouldn't Fill the SCOTUS Vacancy
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Fox News, American Thinker, Inside Elections and Yahoo News
Sean Collins / Vox:
Susan Collins: No Supreme Court vote before Election Day
Susan Collins: No Supreme Court vote before Election Day
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NBC News, Politico, Axios, NPR, The Week, New York Times, The Daily Caller, Associated Press, New York Post, Breitbart, ABC News, TheBlaze, Redstate, Florida Politics, Mediaite, MSNBC and The 19th
Stephen L. Miller / Spectator USA:
Fill the seat — When you have power in Washington DC, use it. That saying is true for both parties.
Fill the seat — When you have power in Washington DC, use it. That saying is true for both parties.
Charles Franklin / Marquette University Law School:
Public views of Justice Ginsburg and appointments to the Supreme Court
Public views of Justice Ginsburg and appointments to the Supreme Court
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New York Post, Althouse, Redstate, Breitbart, The Hill, Vox, Washington Examiner and No More Mister Nice Blog
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
Can Trump and McConnell Push Through a Successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Can Trump and McConnell Push Through a Successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
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The Guardian, Japan Times, KRON4, Reason and Raw Story
Marc Caputo / Politico:
Biden takes cautious approach to SCOTUS storm
Biden takes cautious approach to SCOTUS storm
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Washington Post, Townhall, The Week, The Guardian, NBC News, Raw Story, Washington Times and Breitbart
Michael Crowley / New York Times:
Live Updates: A Tip Sheet for the Senate Fight Over Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Seat
Live Updates: A Tip Sheet for the Senate Fight Over Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Seat
NBC News:
A Mark Kelly win in Ariz. Senate race could spoil McConnell's plans to replace Ginsburg
A Mark Kelly win in Ariz. Senate race could spoil McConnell's plans to replace Ginsburg
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Axios, Politico, New York Times, Reuters, The Hill, Breitbart, Forbes, Vox, Townhall, Washington Post and The Moderate Voice
Washington Post:
Graham — an institutionalist turned Trump loyalist — will play a central role in Supreme Court battle
Graham — an institutionalist turned Trump loyalist — will play a central role in Supreme Court battle
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MyNorthwest.com, Bloomberg, The Daily Caller, NPR and New York Post
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The tortured logic from right-wing media about replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The tortured logic from right-wing media about replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Raw Story, Mother Jones, Common Dreams, Townhall and Talking Points Memo
CBS News:
Florida race tightens and Trump has edge over Biden in Texas — Battleground Tracker poll — Joe Biden still has a small edge in Florida, but the contest has tightened since our last poll in July, from six points down to two now, amid an ebbing — if still sizable — concern about coronavirus …
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Political Wire and Big League Politics
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Harry Enten / CNN:
Why it could be a Biden blowout in November — (CNN)Poll of the week: A new ABC News/Washington Post poll from Minnesota finds Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with a 57% to 41% lead over President Donald Trump among likely voters. — Two other Minnesota polls released …
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Washington Times
Mark Murray / NBC News:
After a tumultuous month of news, Biden maintains national lead over Trump — WASHINGTON — After a month of political conventions, fresh controversies, more protests and additional deaths from the coronavirus, the 2020 presidential race remains where's it's been for months …
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Forbes, Political Wire and The Hill
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Alex Leary / Wall Street Journal:
Biden Leads Trump by 8 Points in New Wall Street Journal/NBC News Poll — Respondents view president as better economic steward, Democrat as better on coronavirus — WASHINGTON—In a year dominated by a deadly virus, racial unrest and tumultuous news cycles, the presidential race remains remarkably stable …
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The National Interest and NPR
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Theresa Greenfield narrowly leads Joni Ernst in hyper-competitive Senate race — Democrat Theresa Greenfield leads Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst by 3 percentage points in a Senate race that appears to be among the most competitive in the country.
Michael Kruse / Politico:
Trump Is Riding High. Can He Keep from Blowing It? — Late Friday night following his rally in Bemidji, Minnesota, Donald Trump paused before boarding Air Force One and did something surprising. He appeared to attempt to measure his words. He gathered himself, he exhaled slightly …
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Duluth News Tribune, Common Dreams, ABC News, Washington Post, The Daily Caller and Raw Story
CNBC:
Trump agrees to deal in which TikTok will partner with Oracle and Walmart — Trump said he has given his blessing to a deal in which Oracle and Walmart would partner with TikTok in the U.S. — Oracle will become TikTok's cloud provider and a minority investor with a 12.5% stake.
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Reuters:
ByteDance says not aware of $5 billion education fund in TikTok deal
ByteDance says not aware of $5 billion education fund in TikTok deal
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Vox, more at Techmeme »
Steven Overly / Politico:
Trump approves Oracle's proposed deal with TikTok
Trump approves Oracle's proposed deal with TikTok
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Slate, One America News Network, Redstate, San Bernardino Sun, Variety, Axios, Just The News and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Mark Joyella / Forbes:
Trump Describes Journalist Hit By Rubber Bullet As ‘A Beautiful Sight’ — At a rally in Minnesota, President Trump described an MSNBC anchor hit by a rubber bullet while covering protests after the death of George Floyd in May as “a beautiful sight,” comments quickly condemned by journalists including CNN's Jake Tapper.
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Slate, CNN and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
Francis Wilkinson / Bloomberg:
Authoritarianism, Not Just Trump, Is Up for Re-Election — Fear of fascism is no longer alarmist. — Americans who think the coming election is their last chance to save the republic from authoritarianism — Americans, until recently, like me — are almost certainly wrong.
Nate Cohn / New York Times:
Our Poll* Shows Close Race for Senate in Montana — *The survey erred in listing the Green Party, but it's still clear that Daines and Bullock are in a tight contest. — A New York Times/Siena College poll of Montana shows a close race for Senate. But it has an important flaw …
Adam Kelsey / ABC News:
Majority of Americans report no confidence in Trump to confirm vaccine safety, effectiveness: POLL — The numbers come via an ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday. — CDC director responds to Trump's COVID-19 vaccine timeline — President Donald Trump asserted that a vaccine could be weeks away …
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The Guardian, Raw Story and MyNorthwest.com