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Adam Jentleson / New York Times:
Democrats Need a Plan. Fast. — Here's how they can apply maximum pressure, brand the process as the illegitimate farce it is and lay the groundwork for desperately needed reform. — Mr. Jentleson was a deputy chief of staff for Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.
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David French / TIME:
The Battle Over Ginsburg's Seat Is Set to Be All About Raw Power. But There's Still a Way to Show Principles Matter — French is a senior editor at The Dispatch and a columnist for Time. His new book is Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.
Sun-Sentinel:
Stand by your word, Sen. Rubio, and against the mad dash for a Supreme Court appointment — Mark these words: “I don't think we should be moving forward with a nominee in the last year of this president's term. I would say that even if it was a Republican president.”
Des Moines Register:
Sen. Chuck Grassley won't oppose holding Supreme Court nomination hearings this year — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Monday that he will not oppose holding hearings or taking a vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee if the proceedings move forward.
The Daily Beast:
Dems Balk at Using Their Biggest Weapon in SCOTUS Fight — The party is divided on tactics. But so far, the main play is to make it all about health care. — Facing what they acknowledge to be a nearly impossible task of blocking President Donald Trump from filling a Supreme Court vacancy …
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell fends off accusations of hypocrisy over holding Supreme Court vote
McConnell fends off accusations of hypocrisy over holding Supreme Court vote
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Data For Progress:
A Majority Of Voters Oppose President Trump Filling The Vacancy On the Supreme Court
A Majority Of Voters Oppose President Trump Filling The Vacancy On the Supreme Court
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Politico and New York Post
Eli Yokley / Morning Consult:
Supreme Court's Potency as 2020 Voter Issue Surges Among Democrats After Ginsburg's Death
Supreme Court's Potency as 2020 Voter Issue Surges Among Democrats After Ginsburg's Death
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Fox News, Associated Press, One America News Network, Washington Post, Politico and The Daily Signal
Axios:
“Just too convenient”: Trump again suggests Ginsburg's dying wish was fabricated
“Just too convenient”: Trump again suggests Ginsburg's dying wish was fabricated
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Media Matters for America, Common Dreams, Political Wire, Washington Post, Reuters, Raw Story and Breitbart
New York Times:
Republican Senators Line Up to Back Trump on Court Fight
Republican Senators Line Up to Back Trump on Court Fight
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Washington Post, The Guardian, Boston Herald, Roll Call, Associated Press, Deadline, The Colorado Sun and New York Post
Jonathan V. Last / Bulwark+:
This Isn't “Hypocrisy” — Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue. This isn't it. — 2 hr
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Trump's Supreme Court plans create major opportunity for Kamala Harris to go on offense
Trump's Supreme Court plans create major opportunity for Kamala Harris to go on offense
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National Review, Politico and The Hill
Brittany Schmidt / WBAY-TV:
One-on-one interview with Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden — Biden answers questions about supreme court justice seat, COVID-19 — MANITOWOC, Wis. (WBAY) - Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Bided sat down for a one-on-one interview with Action 2 News Monday afternoon.
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Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
ABC Town Hall Masquerades Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Uncommitted’ Voters
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Biden marks grim coronavirus milestone, says ‘Trump panicked’ on pandemic
Biden marks grim coronavirus milestone, says ‘Trump panicked’ on pandemic
New York Times:
Trump Could Be Investigated for Tax Fraud, D.A. Says for First Time — The assertion by the Manhattan district attorney is the most detailed disclosure about its effort to obtain eight years of the president's tax returns. — The Manhattan district attorney's office …
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Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
A Notorious COVID Troll Actually Works for Dr. Fauci's Agency — Bill Crews is a PR official at the National Institutes of Health. But he also has another job: an anonymous RedState editor who rails against the agency for which he works. — The managing editor of the prominent conservative …
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New York Times:
How Ginsburg's Death Has Reshaped the Money Race for Senate Democrats — From Alaska to Maine to the Carolinas, Democratic strategists working on Senate campaigns described a spontaneous outpouring of donations the likes of which they had never seen. A Republican surge is expected as well.
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Washington Post:
Mueller prosecutor says special counsel ‘could have done more’ to hold Trump accountable — A former prosecutor on special counsel Robert S. Mueller III's team writes in a new book that the group failed to fully investigate President Trump's financial ties and should have stated explicitly …
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Jennifer Szalai / New York Times:
A Prosecutor's Backstage Tour of the Mueller Investigation — There's something refreshing about an author who harbors no illusions about his own book — especially when that book is about the current occupant of the White House, whose chaotic energy has spawned a booming industry of insider accounts and cris de coeur.
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Mueller's Team Should Have Done More to Investigate Trump-Russia Links, Top Aide Says
Mueller's Team Should Have Done More to Investigate Trump-Russia Links, Top Aide Says
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Raw Story, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, CNBC and Law & Crime
Barbara Starr / CNN:
Esper and Milley appear to adopt different strategies to deal with Trump as election approaches — Washington (CNN)The Pentagon's two most senior figures were so angry about President Donald Trump's unprecedented attack on senior military leadership earlier this month that they got on the phone …
Khaleda Rahman / Newsweek:
How Amy Coney Barrett's People of Praise Group Inspired 'The Handmaid's Tale' — Amy Coney Barrett, a favorite to be President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is affiliated with a Christian religious group that served as inspiration for Margaret Atwood's dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale.
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Josh Rogin / Washington Post:
Secret CIA assessment: Putin ‘probably directing’ influence operation to denigrate Biden — Russian President Vladimir Putin and his top aides are “probably directing” a Russian foreign influence operation to interfere in the 2020 presidential election against former vice president Joe Biden …
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Political Wire and Vox
Justin Rohrlich / The Daily Beast:
NYPD Officer Spied on Tibetan New Yorkers for Chinese Government: Feds — Baimadajie Angwang, a community affairs liaison at the 111th Precinct in Queens, was arrested Monday and charged with working as an illegal agent for China. — A New York City police officer was arrested Monday …
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Cate Cadell / Reuters:
Exclusive: China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet
Exclusive: China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet
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Bloomberg
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
AJC poll: Race for president, Senate contests in Georgia ‘too close to call’ — Pollster: ‘All three races are in play’ — A new poll conducted for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows the presidential race in Georgia could not be closer, with President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden tied …
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Political Wire
Associated Press:
Judge extends Wisconsin absentee cutoff 6 days post election — MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that absentee ballots in battleground Wisconsin can be counted up to six days after the Nov. 3 presidential election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Mike Bloomberg raises $16 million to allow former felons to vote in Florida — Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg and his team have raised more than $16 million to pay the court fines and fees of nearly 32,000 Black and Hispanic Florida voters with felony convictions …
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New York Times
Natalia Martinez / WAVE-TV:
LMPD declares state of emergency ahead of Breonna Taylor decision — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Louisville Metro Police Department on Monday announced a state of emergency as it prepares for a grand jury decision in the Breonna Taylor case. — WAVE 3 News obtained a memo sent …
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John Hinderaker / Power Line:
Invitation to Voter Fraud — I believe that President Trump will be re-elected in November, if only legal ballots cast by eligible voters are counted. What I don't know is how many millions of fraudulent votes will be cast for Joe Biden. — My state, Minnesota, has made a point of facilitating voter fraud.