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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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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
The Senate's Rural Skew Makes It Very Hard For Democrats To Win The Supreme Court — I don't have a particularly strong take on how the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg will affect either the presidential election or the race for control of the U.S. Senate. And I'd encourage you to avoid putting …
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The Guardian, Reason, New Republic and HuffPost
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, Townhall, Mother Jones, Politico, IJR, Raw Story, Washington Times, Mediaite and The Hill
Blake Montgomery / The Daily Beast:
Trump to His Female Supporters: I Hope Your Husbands OKed You Attending My Rallies
Trump to His Female Supporters: I Hope Your Husbands OKed You Attending My Rallies
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Reuters, Political Wire, The Daily Beast and The 19th
Washington Post:
Live updates: Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she doesn't support filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat before the election
Live updates: Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she doesn't support filling Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat before the election
Sen. Ted Cruz / Fox News:
After Ginsburg — 3 reasons why Senate must confirm her successor before Election Day
After Ginsburg — 3 reasons why Senate must confirm her successor before Election Day
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Twitchy, Axios and Wall Street Journal
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Pelosi won't rule out using impeachment as option to stop Trump Supreme Court pick
Pelosi won't rule out using impeachment as option to stop Trump Supreme Court pick
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The Federalist, Axios, Washington Post, Raw Story, Outside the Beltway, The Daily Caller, Law & Crime and New York Post
Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
Justice Ginsburg is gone, but democracy must survive
Justice Ginsburg is gone, but democracy must survive
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New York Times, Common Dreams and The Daily Caller
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Murkowski says she opposes voting on Ginsburg replacement before election
Murkowski says she opposes voting on Ginsburg replacement before election
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Forbes, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Mother Jones, NBC News, IJR, The Week, The Hill, Vox, Politico and Washington Times
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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Politico, Axios, The Hill and Washington Times
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, Roll Call, Breitbart, Bloomberg, TheBlaze, New York Times, Power Line and Boston Herald
Adam J. White / The Bulwark:
Save the Vote, Save the Court
Save the Vote, Save the Court
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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, Breitbart, Japan Times, Newsbusters, Washington Times, Bloomberg, NBC News, Politico, New York Post, Political Wire, Bangor Daily News and Vox
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, The Hill, Reuters, Inside Elections, Yahoo News, Vanity Fair and American Thinker
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, The Guardian, Breitbart and Raw Story
Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed News:
Secret Documents Show How Criminals Use Big-Name Banks To Finance Terror And Death, And The Government Doesn't Stop It — A huge trove of secret government documents reveals for the first time how the giants of Western banking move trillions of dollars in suspicious transactions …
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NBC News:
Secret documents show how North Korea launders money through U.S. banks — WASHINGTON — North Korea carried out an elaborate money laundering scheme for years using a string of shell companies and help from Chinese firms, moving money through prominent banks in New York, according to confidential bank documents reviewed by NBC News.
Tom Warren / BuzzFeed News:
Documents Show Deutsche Bank's Top Executives Were Warned It Had A Dirty Money Problem. Then A $10 Billion Scandal Broke. — When the $10 billion mirror trading scandal was exposed, little emerged about who its victims were or how much Deutsche's executives knew. The FinCEN Files investigation shows how deep the rot went.
ICIJ:
Global banks defy U.S. crackdowns by serving oligarchs, criminals and terrorists — Secret U.S. government documents reveal that JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and other big banks have defied money laundering crackdowns by moving staggering sums of illicit cash for shadowy characters and criminal networks …
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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Raw Story, No More Mister Nice Blog and Washington Times
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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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Politico, Political Wire, Forbes and Big League Politics
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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NPR and The National Interest
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
Reuters:
ByteDance says not aware of $5 billion education fund in TikTok deal — NINGBO, China (Reuters) - TikTok owner Bytedance said in a social media post on Sunday that it was the first time it had heard in the news it was setting up a $5 billion education fund in the United States.
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CNBC:
Trump agrees to deal in which TikTok will partner with Oracle and Walmart
Trump agrees to deal in which TikTok will partner with Oracle and Walmart
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Phillip W. Magness / Quillette:
Down the 1619 Project's Memory Hole — The history of the American Revolution isn't the only thing the New York Times is revising through its 1619 Project. The “paper of record” has also taken to quietly altering the published text of the project itself after one of its claims came under intense criticism.
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Politico
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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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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