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National Review:
Replacing Ginsburg — Republicans should move now. — While we did not agree with many of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's views about the Constitution or the judicial function, we never doubted her industry, dedication, gumption, civility, or patriotism. We send our condolences to all who mourn her passing.
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
Exclusive: Conservative group launches $2M Supreme Court ad — The Judicial Crisis Network is launching a $2.2 million ad campaign to put pressure on vulnerable Senate Republicans in battleground states to support a quick confirmation when President Trump announces his Supreme Court nominee.
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CNBC, Washington Times, Washington Post, Right Wing Watch and Big League Politics
Brooke Singman / Fox News:
AOC says all options ‘on the table’ to block Supreme Court nominee confirmation, including impeachment — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi won't rule out using impeachment as tool to block Trump's Supreme Court pick — Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the House “must consider” …
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The American Spectator, Wall Street Journal, The Hill, Townhall, TheBlaze, The Daily Caller, The Federalist, New York Post, Breitbart and Redstate
Chris Truax / USA Today:
Filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Supreme Court seat would be a disastrous Republican move — If Republicans force a Trump nominee onto the Supreme Court and Democrats sweep the election, bygones won't be bygones. There will be retribution. — The year 2020 just keeps on giving.
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POLITICUSUSA, TheBlaze and Fox News
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 …
Anneken Tappe / CNN:
Dow tumbles 800 points as coronavirus fears mount
Glenn Harlan Reynolds / USA Today:
Ginsburg flap shows Supreme Court, justices are too important
Ginsburg flap shows Supreme Court, justices are too important
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The Week
Mary Ziegler / The Atlantic:
A Dangerous Moment for the Court
A Dangerous Moment for the Court
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Ross Douthat / New York Times:
How the G.O.P. Might Get to Yes on Replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg
How the G.O.P. Might Get to Yes on Replacing Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Fox News, The Hill, The Week, Foreign Policy, American Prospect, Axios, ABC News, PRESS RUN, Associated Press, The Unz Review, Washington Examiner and Mississippi Today
Washington Post:
Barbara Lagoa, Cuban American judge, rises on Trump's Supreme Court list as allies emphasize Florida campaign edge
Barbara Lagoa, Cuban American judge, rises on Trump's Supreme Court list as allies emphasize Florida campaign edge
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Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
How the GOP is trying to justify its Supreme Court reversal
How the GOP is trying to justify its Supreme Court reversal
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IJR, The National Interest, Axios and Raw Story
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
A Notorious COVID Troll Actually Works for Dr. Fauci — 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 website RedState …
U.S. Department of Justice:
Department Of Justice Identifies New York City, Portland And Seattle As Jurisdictions Permitting Violence And Destruction Of Property — Identification is Response to Presidential Memorandum Reviewing Federal Funding to State and Local Governments that are Permitting Anarchy, Violence, and Destruction in American Cities
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Justice Dept. brands NYC an ‘anarchist jurisdiction,’ targets federal funds — New York City was among three cities labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the Justice Department on Sunday and targeted to lose federal money for failing to control protesters and defunding cops, The Post has learned.
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Wall Street Journal, Political Wire, Raw Story, Forbes, Mediaite, National Review and Law & Crime
NBC New York:
DOJ Designates New York City as an ‘Anarchist Jurisdiction’ — What to Know — The Justice Department designated NYC, Portland and Seattle as “anarchist jurisdictions” under guidelines issued by President Trump earlier this month — Trump's Sept. 2 memo directs federal agencies to minimize funding for designated cities
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Politico:
POLITICO Playbook PM: A bunch of Supreme Court news
POLITICO Playbook PM: A bunch of Supreme Court news
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Michigan Advance, Bloomberg, Townhall, Political Wire, Wall Street Journal and Bangor Daily News
New York Post:
Massive ‘F-k Cuomo and de Blasio’ mural painted on Brooklyn street
Massive ‘F-k Cuomo and de Blasio’ mural painted on Brooklyn street
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American Greatness, Breitbart and The Daily Caller
George Packer / The Atlantic:
The Inside Story of the Mueller Probe's Mistakes — 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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CNBC, Law & Crime, Axios, Raw Story and Lawyers, Guns & Money
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Sabato's Crystal Ball:
Rating Changes: Maine Senate Moves to Leans Democratic — Dear Readers: On Thursday at 2 p.m. eastern, we'll be devoting our new episode of our Sabato's Crystal Ball: America Votes webinar series to previewing the debates, which start next week. If you've got questions about the debates …
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The Hill, Washington Times, Raw Story and Forbes
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Victoria McGrane Globe / The Boston Globe:
Collins trails Gideon in Maine Senate race, according to a new Suffolk/Globe poll — Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine is narrowly trailing her Democratic challenger, Sara Gideon, the incumbent's re-election bid hindered by diminished popularity among moderate Democrats …
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The American Independent, The Hill, Bangor Daily News and Political Wire
Tim Elfrink / Washington Post:
The CDC says coronavirus is airborne and spread by aerosols, warns of poorly ventilated spaces — For months, scientists and public health experts have warned of mounting evidence that the novel coronavirus is airborne, transmitted through tiny droplets called aerosols that linger in the air …
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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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Associated Press:
Trump's Ohio suburb slide signals peril in industrial north — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Peggy Lehner, a Republican state senator in Ohio, doesn't sugarcoat what she has seen happen to support for President Donald Trump in her suburban Dayton district. — “It hasn't ebbed.
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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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
With cash windfall, Biden adds GOP states to campaign map
With cash windfall, Biden adds GOP states to campaign map
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Could Close Biden's Money Lead in One Day on Phone
Trump Says He Could Close Biden's Money Lead in One Day on Phone
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Fox News, Politico, New York Post, POLITICUSUSA, Just Security, Washington Times and The Hill
Ashwin Rodrigues / VICE:
Gig Economy Company Launches Uber, But for Evicting People — A company called Civvl says evicting people is the “FASTEST GROWING MONEY MAKING GIG DUE TO COVID-19.” — Ashwin Rodrigues — “SINCE COVID-19 MANY AMERICANS FELL BEHIND IN ALL ASPECTS,” reads the website copy.
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 …
The White House:
Statement by the President Regarding New Restrictions on Iran's Nuclear, Ballistic Missile, and Conventional Weapons Pursuits — Today, I am taking new actions to restrict Iran's nuclear, ballistic missile, and conventional weapons pursuits. My Administration will never allow Iran to have a nuclear weapon …
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One America News Network, The Daily Caller and Axios
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump announces new Iran sanctions in effort to maintain international arms embargo
Trump announces new Iran sanctions in effort to maintain international arms embargo
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Politico, USA Today and The Guardian
New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi: ‘If The Election Were Held Today, We Would Win It All’ — The most powerful woman in America plans to prevail in November. But what are the limits to her influence? Listen to the premiere of “Sway” with Kara Swisher. — [MUSIC PLAYING] When you walk in a room, do you have sway?
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Fox News, The American Spectator, Political Wire and Roll Call
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
House Democrats file legislation to fund government through Dec. 11 — House Democrats on Monday released their proposal for short-term legislation to fund the government through December 11. — Why it matters: This is Congress' chief legislative focus before the election.
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Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, Washington Times and Political Wire
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Jim Geraghty / National Review:
Mitch McConnell, ‘Apex Predator’! — Writing in the Washington Post, Howard Fineman declares, “Mitch McConnell is the apex predator of U.S. politics.” He does not mean it as a compliment, writing that “no one since the Southern segregationists of the 1940s and 1950s did more to cripple …
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Howard Fineman / Washington Post:
Mitch McConnell is the apex predator of U.S. politics
Mitch McConnell is the apex predator of U.S. politics
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Washington Free Beacon, Twitchy and Vox
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Warnock rises in polls as allies urge other Democrats to quit Senate race — Lieberman and Tarver say they're staying in — A few weeks ago, the Rev. Raphael Warnock was struggling to separate himself from other Democrats in the crowded race to challenge U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler.
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