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John Kruzel / The Hill:
GOP will ask Supreme Court to limit mail voting in Pennsylvania in first post-RBG test — Republicans plan to ask the Supreme Court to review a major Pennsylvania state court ruling that extended the due date for mail ballots in the key battleground state, teeing up the first test …
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Romney backs vote on Supreme Court nominee, clearing way for Trump — Sen. Mitt Romney said Tuesday he would support a floor vote to replace the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, essentially clinching consideration of President Donald Trump's nominee this year despite the impending election.
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Ryan Cooper / The Week:
Democrats have a better option than court packing — With the unfortunate death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Republicans are licking their chops at the prospect of a 6-3 conservative supermajority on the nation's highest legal body. This would be an obvious violation of the …
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Brian Schwartz / CNBC:
Billionaires Haim and Cheryl Saban ramp up support for Biden and Democrats in Senate races
Billionaires Haim and Cheryl Saban ramp up support for Biden and Democrats in Senate races
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Politico:
Senate Republicans bet it all on the Supreme Court — again
Senate Republicans bet it all on the Supreme Court — again
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
Down With Judicial Supremacy! — The Supreme Court was never meant to be the only arbiter of the meaning of the Constitution.
Down With Judicial Supremacy! — The Supreme Court was never meant to be the only arbiter of the meaning of the Constitution.
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Philip Bump / Washington Post:
The White House: Trump's always-coming-soon health-care plan is coming soon
The White House: Trump's always-coming-soon health-care plan is coming soon
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Jordyn Phelps / ABC News:
Trump: ‘Very close’ to Supreme Court decision, will announce nominee Saturday
Trump: ‘Very close’ to Supreme Court decision, will announce nominee Saturday
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Daniel Trotta / Reuters:
Handmaid's Tale? U.S. Supreme Court candidate's religious community under scrutiny — (Reuters) - Some have likened People of Praise, a self-described charismatic Christian community, to the totalitarian, male-dominated society of Margaret Atwood's novel “The Handmaid's Tale.”
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Axios:
Meadows: Trump will not meet with Lagoa in Florida
Meadows: Trump will not meet with Lagoa in Florida
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Politico:
Trump-world clashes over Barrett vs. Lagoa
Trump-world clashes over Barrett vs. Lagoa
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Tyler Pager / Bloomberg:
Kamala Harris Downplays Debate Skills as Buttigieg Stands In for Pence — Former prosecutor known for withering attacks on opponents — Harris created viral moments in presidential primary debates — Kamala Harris's team is working to manage public expectations that her upcoming debate …
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Commission on Presidential Debates:
Moderator Announces Topics for First Presidential Debate — The first presidential debate will be held on Tuesday, September 29 at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. The format for the first debate calls for six 15-minute time segments dedicated …
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Washington Post:
Pentagon used taxpayer money meant for masks and swabs to make jet engine parts and body armor — Shortly after Congress passed the Cares Act, the Pentagon began directing pandemic-related money to defense contractors — A $1 billion fund Congress gave the Pentagon in March to build …
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
Dutch lawmakers demand answers after U.S. ambassador holds party for right-wing populists at embassy — Dutch officials demanded answers from Pete Hoekstra, the U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, on Tuesday in light of reports that the Trump appointee had held a private event …
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Eline Schaart / Politico:
US ambassador under fire for hosting Dutch far-right bash
Des Moines Register:
Iowa Poll: Donald Trump and Joe Biden are locked in a dead heat six weeks to Election Day — It's a dead heat in Iowa as a new Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll shows President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden locked in a tie just six weeks to Election Day.
Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Donald Trump Jr. is actively helping his father corrupt the election — As you know, President Trump has openly telegraphed his corrupt plan to declare himself the winner on or just after Election Day, should he be leading in the count at that point, while seeking to invalidate millions …
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Wall Street Journal:
Reopening Colleges Likely Fueled Covid-19 Significantly, Study Finds — Research suggests in-person classes led to thousands of additional cases each day in the U.S. — Colleges and universities that reopened for face-to-face instruction might have caused tens of thousands of additional cases …
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Leah Asmelash / CNN:
Colleges knew the risks but they reopened anyway. Here's how they got it all wrong
Colleges knew the risks but they reopened anyway. Here's how they got it all wrong
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Veronica Stracqualursi / CNN:
Trump's ex-Russia adviser Fiona Hill: US increasingly seen as ‘object of pity’ — (CNN)President Donald Trump's former top Russia adviser said Tuesday that the United States is increasingly seen as “an object of pity” and its standing on the world stage is eroding.
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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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Morgan Chalfant / The Hill:
Biden says Cindy McCain will endorse him — Democratic nominee Joe Biden said Tuesday that Cindy McCain, the wife of the late Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), will endorse him for president. — Biden made the announcement during a virtual fundraiser, saying Cindy McCain made the decision due …
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
Cindy McCain endorses Biden
Cindy McCain endorses Biden
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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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World Socialist Web Site:
The New York Times and Nikole Hannah-Jones abandon key claims of the 1619 Project — The New York Times, without announcement or explanation, has abandoned the central claim of the 1619 Project: that 1619, the year the first slaves were brought to Colonial Virginia—and not 1776—was the “true founding” of the United States.
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Washington Post:
FDA to announce tougher standards for a coronavirus vaccine that make it unlikely one will be cleared by Election Day — The guidance is part of an effort to boost transparency and public trust as polls show many are skeptical a vaccine will be safe and effective.
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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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Jill Ishkanian / Daily Mail:
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Defund the police’ activist Alyssa Milano calls 911 sparking massive police presence in her quiet California neighborhood claiming an armed an gunman was on her property - but it was really a teen shooting at squirrels with an air gun — Actress Alyssa Milano called police …
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CNN:
Fact check: Trump campaign posts another dishonestly snipped Biden quote to make him sound confused — Washington (CNN)There is a pattern: President Donald Trump's campaign and its allies keep dishonestly snipping, editing or describing video clips of former Vice President Joe Biden to try …
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Barbara McQuade / Washington Post:
Barr can make the Justice Department help Trump in election disputes. Here's how. — The attorney general has clearly demonstrated a desire to help the president politically — William P. Barr sounds more like a far right-wing news pundit lately than the nation's attorney general …
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New York Times:
The Green Party's Biggest Fan? In Some States, It's the G.O.P. — Republicans have tried boosting Green Party candidates in previous election cycles to siphon votes from Democrats. They are at it again this year — but it hasn't always worked. — Four years ago, the Green Party candidate played …
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
Trump administration expected to urge state attorneys general to probe social media bias at Wednesday meeting — The Trump administration is expected to urge Republican state attorneys general on Wednesday to investigate social media sites over allegations that they censor conservatives online …
Michael Sallah / ICIJ:
With Deutsche Bank's help, an oligarch's buying spree trails ruin across the US heartland — In a fiery ball, the explosion in a massive furnace at Warren Steel in Ohio blew out bricks and windows and sent workers hurtling to the ground, including three who were airlifted to burn units and two others rushed to local hospitals.
Kate Briquelet / The Daily Beast:
Revealed: Bill Clinton's Intimate Secret Dinner With Ghislaine Maxwell — The former president invited Ghislaine Maxwell to a cozy dinner in L.A. in 2014, years after she had been accused by a victim of procuring girls for Epstein's sex ring. — After a star-studded gala in February 2014 …
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Zack Beauchamp / Vox:
The Republican Party is an authoritarian outlier — (L-R) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), President Donald Trump, and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images — Compared to center-right parties in developed democracies, the GOP is dangerously far from normal.
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Courier-Journal:
Family of shooting victim David McAtee sues Louisville police, National Guard — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The family of a beloved West End barbecue owner fatally shot in his kitchen doorway has filed a wrongful death suit against Louisville Metro Police, the Kentucky National Guard and two LMPD officers.
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CNN:
Why we should listen to what Olivia Troye says about Donald Trump — Former Trump official says he witnessed Pence praise Olivia Troye — Miles Taylor served at the Department of Homeland Security in the Trump Administration from 2017 to 2019, including as DHS chief of staff to Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
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