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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.
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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.”
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Des Moines Register:
Sen. Chuck Grassley indicates he won't oppose holding Supreme Court replacement hearings this year — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley indicated Monday that he will not oppose holding hearings or taking a vote on President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nomination if the proceeding move forward.
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Marianne LeVine / Politico:
McConnell fends off accusations of hypocrisy over holding Supreme Court vote — “The historical precedent is overwhelming and it runs in one direction,” he says. — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pushed back Monday against Democratic allegations of hypocrisy over holding a vote …
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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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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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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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The Daily Beast:
Dems Balk at Using Their Biggest Weapon in SCOTUS Fight
Dems Balk at Using Their Biggest Weapon in SCOTUS Fight
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Jonathan V. Last / Bulwark+:
This Isn't “Hypocrisy” — Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue. This isn't it. — 2 hr
This Isn't “Hypocrisy” — Hypocrisy is the tribute vice pays to virtue. This isn't it. — 2 hr
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
The GOP swing votes on Ginsburg's replacement
The GOP swing votes on Ginsburg's replacement
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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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Steve Beynon / Stars & Stripes:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an advocate for military women, will be buried at Arlington
United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary:
Chairman Graham to Committee Democrats: “After the Treatment of Justice Kavanaugh I Now Have a Different View of the Judicial-Confirmation Process”
Chairman Graham to Committee Democrats: “After the Treatment of Justice Kavanaugh I Now Have a Different View of the Judicial-Confirmation Process”
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Lili Loofbourow / Slate:
It's Not Hypocrisy — I was watching the president of the United States suggest …
It's Not Hypocrisy — I was watching the president of the United States suggest …
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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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Washington Post:
NIH staffer to retire after he was exposed as the blogger behind anti-Fauci, anti-mask stories — A public-affairs specialist at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases will retire after revelations that he used a pseudonym online to savage the government response …
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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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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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Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Mueller's Team Should Have Done More to Investigate Trump-Russia Links, Top Aide Says — A new book by one of the special counsel's top deputies, Andrew Weissmann, is the first inside account of the investigation. — WASHINGTON — The team led by Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel …
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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.
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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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 …
CNN:
CDC abruptly removes guidance about airborne coronavirus transmission, says update ‘was posted in error’ — (CNN)The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday abruptly reverted to its previous guidance about how coronavirus is transmitted, removing language about airborne transmission it had posted just days earlier.
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Richard Read / Los Angeles Times:
CDC says coronavirus spreads mainly in the air, through respiratory aerosols and droplets
CDC says coronavirus spreads mainly in the air, through respiratory aerosols and droplets
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Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
The CDC says coronavirus is airborne and spread by aerosols, warns of poorly ventilated spaces
The CDC says coronavirus is airborne and spread by aerosols, warns of poorly ventilated spaces
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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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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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Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
A Young Kennedy, in Kushnerland, Turned Whistle-Blower — When Robert F. Kennedy's grandson Max volunteered with Jared Kushner's COVID-19 task force, he likened the Trump Administration's pandemic response to “a family office meets organized crime, melded with ‘Lord of the Flies.’ ”
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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Collin Anderson / Washington Free Beacon:
ABC Town Hall Masquerades Anti-Trump Activists as ‘Uncommitted’ Voters — Multiple voters characterized by ABC News as undecided—and selected to pepper President Donald Trump with questions during a network town hall—are longtime Trump critics. While the network claimed its Tuesday town hall …
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Paul Steinhauser / Fox News:
Biden marks grim coronavirus milestone, says ‘Trump panicked’ on pandemic
Biden marks grim coronavirus milestone, says ‘Trump panicked’ on pandemic
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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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Tim Weiner / Washington Post:
The unanswered question of our time: Is Trump an agent of Russia? — Neither Mueller nor the FBI took it on. It's crucial someone does. This is a case for super-secret mole hunters. — The FBI faced a national security nightmare three years ago: It suspected that the new president …
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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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Politico:
DeVos under investigation for potentially violating Hatch Act because of Fox News interview — The Office of the Special Counsel has started investigating Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for potentially violating the Hatch Act, after she slammed Joe Biden in a Fox News interview and her agency promoted it through official channels.
Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Some Protests Against Police Brutality Take a More Confrontational Approach — The protests are moving into white residential neighborhoods, where activists demand that people choose a side. — PORTLAND, Ore. — Terrance Moses was watching protesters against police brutality march …
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