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Ronald Brownstein / CNN:
Fight over Ginsburg succession poses stark question: Can majority rule survive in US? — (CNN)A Republican vote to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the next presidential inauguration could deepen the pressure on majority rule that is already threatening …
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Chris Kahn / Reuters:
Majority of Americans, including many Republicans, say wait for election to replace Ginsburg - Reuters poll — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A majority of Americans, including many Republicans, want the winner of the November presidential election to name a successor to Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court …
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Mary Ziegler / The Atlantic:
A Dangerous Moment for the Court — The Supreme Court seems strangely immune to the bitterness that plagues our politics. Even now, when Americans can no longer agree on basic facts, the Court's relative popularity has endured. Following Donald Trump's 2016 election …
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New York Times:
Trump and Democrats Brace for Showdown Over Supreme Court Seat — The president's determination to confirm a replacement for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the election set lawmakers on a collision course as Congress deals with other major issues. — WASHINGTON — President Trump …
National Review:
Replacing Ginsburg — Republicans should move now. — While we did not agree …
Replacing Ginsburg — Republicans should move now. — While we did not agree …
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The Week
New York Times:
Abortion Was Back-Burnered in the Presidential Race. Not Anymore.
Abortion Was Back-Burnered in the Presidential Race. Not Anymore.
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Public Discourse, Washington Times, Denver Post, NBC News and IJR
Ashley Parker / Washington Post:
Trump brags to Woodward that he has ‘broken every record’ on appointing judges
Trump brags to Woodward that he has ‘broken every record’ on appointing judges
Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Liberals want blood. Joe Biden is sticking with bipartisanship.
Liberals want blood. Joe Biden is sticking with bipartisanship.
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Ryan Taylor / Rev:
Joe Biden Philadelphia Speech Transcript Sept. 20: Accuses Trump & Republicans of Abuse of Power Over SCOTUS
Joe Biden Philadelphia Speech Transcript Sept. 20: Accuses Trump & Republicans of Abuse of Power Over SCOTUS
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Christopher Cadelago / Politico:
Biden implores key Republicans: ‘Follow your conscience’ on Ginsburg replacement
Biden implores key Republicans: ‘Follow your conscience’ on Ginsburg replacement
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Sen. Graham's challenge: Fill a court seat and save his own
Sen. Graham's challenge: Fill a court seat and save his own
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Washington Post:
Biden warns that a quick replacement of Ginsburg would “plunge us deeper into the abyss”
Biden warns that a quick replacement of Ginsburg would “plunge us deeper into the abyss”
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Nicky Robertson / CNN:
Pelosi says she will not leverage government shutdown to avoid Senate vote on court seat
Pelosi says she will not leverage government shutdown to avoid Senate vote on court seat
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Allan Smith / NBC News:
Pelosi won't rule out new impeachment to delay SCOTUS vote if Biden wins
Pelosi won't rule out new impeachment to delay SCOTUS vote if Biden wins
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Julie Pace / Associated Press:
Analysis: US to hit 200K dead; Trump sees no need for regret
Analysis: US to hit 200K dead; Trump sees no need for regret
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George Packer / The Atlantic:
The Inside Story of Why Mueller Failed — ndrew Weissmann was one of Robert Mueller's top deputies in the special counsel's investigation of the 2016 election, and he's about to publish the first insider account, called Where Law Ends: Inside the Mueller Investigation.
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David Siders / Politico:
'It's a big, big swing': Trump loses ground with white voters — Donald Trump is making modest inroads with Latinos. Polls suggest he's pulling slightly more Black support than in 2016. — But Trump is tilting at the margins with those groups. His bigger problem is the demographic …
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Suzanne Gamboa / NBC News:
Biden holds sizable lead over Trump among Latino voters in NBC/WSJ/Telemundo poll — Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump by 62 percent to 26 percent among Latino registered voters nationally, but his lead trails Hillary Clinton's advantage with this voting bloc at the same stage in 2016 …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
Jeff Zucker Helped Create Donald Trump. That Show May Be Ending. — The coziness between the TV executive and Mr. Trump is a Frankenstein story for the cable news era. But then the monster got away. — In December 2015, after the demagoguery of Donald Trump's presidential campaign became clear …
Politico:
Florida Republicans: Nominating Lagoa could clinch state for Trump — MIAMI — Leading Florida Republican politicians are launching an all-out effort to convince President Donald Trump to nominate federal Judge Barbara Lagoa to the U.S. Supreme Court — a move they say would boost his reelection chances in the must-win swing state.
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Associated Press:
AP sources: Woman accused of sending ricin letter arrested — WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman suspected of sending an envelope containing the poison ricin, which was addressed to White House, has been arrested at New York-Canada border, three law enforcement officials told The Associated Press on Sunday.
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Scott Pelley / CBS News:
H.R. McMaster on America's enemies and what he saw in the White House — The former national security adviser speaks with Scott Pelley about China, Russia, his decision to serve under President Trump and a host of other topics in a wide-ranging interview. — H.R. Mcmaster was an eyewitness …
Shane Goldmacher / New York Times:
Biden Has $466 Million in Bank, and a Huge Financial Edge on Trump — The former vice president and the Democrats were $187 million behind President Trump and the Republicans this spring. Now they are entering the final stretch of the campaign with a $141 million advantage.
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Washington Post:
Amy Coney Barrett, potential Supreme Court nominee, wrote influential ruling on campus sexual assault — Amy Coney Barrett, a leading contender for the Supreme Court seat held by the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg, wrote an influential appellate decision last year that made it easier for students accused …
Ishaan Tharoor / Washington Post:
Trump joins dictators and demagogues in touting ‘patriotic education’ — You're reading an excerpt from the Today's WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe, interesting ideas and opinions to know sent to your inbox every weekday.
NBC News:
Secret documents show how North Korea launders money through U.S. banks — North Korea carried out an elaborate money laundering scheme for years using a string of shell companies and help from Chinese companies, moving money through prominent banks in New York, according to confidential bank documents reviewed by NBC News.
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Scott Lemieux / Lawyers, Guns & Money:
How Republican elites learned to stop worrying and love the Donald — Dan linked to it below but Chotiner's interview of Danielle Pletka is an amazing document of how Republican elites have with very few exceptions gone all-in for Trump. There are too many intelligence-insulting whataboutisms to count …
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mike Espy Breaks Fundraising Record After Ginsburg's Death as Hyde-Smith Backs Trump — Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Espy raised more money on Saturday than any Mississippi candidate for federal office has raised in any one day in history, the campaign said.
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Adam Ganucheau / Mississippi Today:
Espy breaks single-day fundraising record as Democrats appear galvanized by RBG's death
Espy breaks single-day fundraising record as Democrats appear galvanized by RBG's death
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New York Times:
With Flags, Crosses and Photos, Mourning 200,000 Dead — Those left behind must grieve in a country still firmly gripped by the coronavirus pandemic. Everywhere they turn, there is a reminder of their pain. — Twelve days after his wife died of the coronavirus, increasing the enormous toll …