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Democrats worry Feinstein can't handle Supreme Court battle — As the Senate prepares for yet another brutal Supreme Court nomination fight, one particularly sensitive issue is creating apprehension among Democrats: what to do with 87-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking member of the Judiciary Committee.
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John F. Harris / Politico:
McConnell Is on the Losing Side of History — And He Knows It — Mitch McConnell may be driving American politics to the brink of insanity, but let's assume that the majority leader himself is entirely sane. — There are two possible reasons why it would be rational for him to act …
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Abby Livingston / The Texas Tribune:
Ted Cruz blocks a U.S. Senate resolution to honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg, citing a “partisan” amendment — The junior Texas senator objected to language his Democratic counterparts added noting that late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's dying wish was that a successor …
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Dion Rabouin / Axios:
Wall Street fears meltdown over election and Supreme Court
Wall Street fears meltdown over election and Supreme Court
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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Democrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court
Democrats shoot down talk of expanding Supreme Court
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
With Nothing Else Working, Trump Races to Make a New Supreme Court Justice the Issue
With Nothing Else Working, Trump Races to Make a New Supreme Court Justice the Issue
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Manu Raju / CNN:
Democrats weigh how to handle Trump's potential Supreme Court pick after past flap over Barrett's faith
Democrats weigh how to handle Trump's potential Supreme Court pick after past flap over Barrett's faith
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Marc Thiessen / Washington Post:
A vote for Biden is a vote for a one-party state
A vote for Biden is a vote for a one-party state
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Washington Post:
GOP senators' report calls Hunter Biden's board position with Ukraine firm ‘problematic,’ but fails to show how it changed U.S. policy — A pair of Senate Republican committee chairmen released a report Wednesday arguing that Hunter Biden's board position with a Ukrainian energy company was …
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GOP senators' anti-Biden report repackages old claims
GOP senators' anti-Biden report repackages old claims
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Washington Post:
The GOP's own star witness just blew up Trump's ‘Hunterghazi’ smear
The GOP's own star witness just blew up Trump's ‘Hunterghazi’ smear
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Wall Street Journal:
Republican Probe Finds Hunter Biden's Ukraine Work Raised Concerns With Obama Officials
Republican Probe Finds Hunter Biden's Ukraine Work Raised Concerns With Obama Officials
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John Solomon / Just The News:
Senate report slams Bidens for conflicts of interest, flags possible criminal activity
Senate report slams Bidens for conflicts of interest, flags possible criminal activity
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Courier-Journal:
Louisville grand jury indicts 1 of 3 officers in fatal Breonna Taylor police shooting — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted one of three Louisville officers in the March 13 fatal police shooting of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor. — It was announced Wednesday:
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CNN:
Ex-officer Brett Hankison indicted in connection with Breonna Taylor's death
Ex-officer Brett Hankison indicted in connection with Breonna Taylor's death
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Orion Rummler / Axios:
Former Louisville officer indicted on wanton endangerment in Breonna Taylor case
Former Louisville officer indicted on wanton endangerment in Breonna Taylor case
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Barton Gellman / The Atlantic:
The Election That Could Break America — Illustrations by Guillem Casasús / Renderings by Borja Alegre — There is a cohort of close observers of our presidential elections, scholars and lawyers and political strategists, who find themselves in the uneasy position of intelligence analysts in the months before 9/11.
Politico:
Trump falls into the trap he set for Biden — Donald Trump will face Joe Biden within days for the first of three presidential debates, and some of the president's supporters are already bracing for a humiliating loss. — White House allies, Republican donors and some of Trump's closest advisers worry …
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
Telemundo anchor rebuts misleading tweet posted by Eric Trump — Telemundo anchor José Díaz-Balart on Wednesday refuted an allegation by one of President Donald Trump's sons that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden relied on a teleprompter in a recent interview.
QU Poll:
Release Detail — September 23, 2020 - Biden Keeps Above 50 Percent Mark With Steady Lead Over Trump, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 63% Don't Expect To Know Winner Of 2020 Race On Election Night — In the race for the White House, former Vice President Joe Biden leads President …
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Vicky Prodeline / Polls:
Countervailing Shifts in a Stable Race — Democrat makes gains in special Senate election — West Long Branch, NJ - Donald Trump and Joe Biden remain locked in a tight race for Georgia's electoral votes according to the Monmouth ("Mon-muth") University Poll.
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Washington Post:
Post-ABC polls: Trump and Biden in tight races in Florida, Arizona — Sunbelt battlegrounds could hold key to 2020 election outcome — President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden are locked in close races in Florida and Arizona, according to a pair of Washington Post-ABC News polls …
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
A ‘distressed’ Birx questions how long she can remain on White House task force, sources say — (CNN)Once a fixture at the administration's coronavirus briefings, Dr. Deborah Birx has confided to aides and friends that she has become so unhappy with what she sees as her diminished role …
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Greg Miller / Washington Post:
Allegations of racism have marked Trump's presidency and become key issue as election nears — In unguarded moments with senior aides, President Trump has maintained that Black Americans have mainly themselves to blame in their struggle for equality, hindered more by lack of initiative …
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Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
House Democrats unveil reforms to ‘prevent future presidential abuses’ — House Democrats unveiled a sweeping package of reforms Wednesday morning designed to strengthen Congress's ability to check the executive branch and prevent abuses of power, especially by the president.
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Kate Nocera / Axios:
House Democrats unveil sweeping reforms package to curtail presidential abuses
House Democrats unveil sweeping reforms package to curtail presidential abuses
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Politico:
CIA clamps down on flow of Russia intelligence to White House — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Gina Haspel and President Donald Trump attend the swearing-in ceremony for Haspel as CIA director May 21, 2018, in Langley, Va. | The CIA has made it harder for intelligence about Russia to reach …
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Nancy Benac / Associated Press:
Dear Donald, Dear Mr. President: A Trump-Nixon '80s tale — WASHINGTON (AP) — They were two men in Manhattan who craved the same thing: validation. One was a brash, young real estate developer looking to put his stamp on New York, the other a disgraced elder statesman bent on repairing his reputation.
Julia Ainsley / NBC News:
DHS awarded $6 million in contracts to firm where Acting Secretary Wolf's wife is executive … WASHINGTON — The consulting firm where the wife of acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf is an executive has been awarded more than $6 million in contracts from the Department …
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Michael S. Schmidt / NBC News:
The story of how Trump chose children over country — and the men who tried to stop him — This piece has been adapted from “Donald Trump v. The United States: Inside the Struggle to Stop a President” by Michael S. Schmidt. — Counterintelligence officials had concerns about the attempts …
Thomas B. Edsall / New York Times:
Five Things Biden and His Allies Should Be Worried About — Interestingly, the suburban vote may not be one of them. — Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C. on politics, demographics and inequality. — There are at least five reasons Joe Biden's consistent lead …
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Erica Chayes Wida / TODAY.com:
Costco pulls Palmetto Cheese from 120 stores after owner calls BLM ‘terror organization’ — Costco recently removed a popular pimento cheese brand from 120 of its stores after the owner called the Black Lives Matter movement a “terror organization” on his public Facebook.
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CNBC:
Judge orders Eric Trump to testify before election in New York attorney general probe of President Trump's company — Eric Trump must testify in response to a subpoena from the New York Attorney General's office before the presidential election as part of a probe of President Donald Trump's company, a judge ordered Wednesday.
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Michael Cooper / New York Times:
The Metropolitan Opera Won't Reopen for Another Year — The nation's largest performing arts organization, shut by the coronavirus pandemic, sends a chilling signal that American cultural life is still far from resuming. — The Metropolitan Opera announced Wednesday that the still-untamed …
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Mark Sullivan / Fast Company:
Facebook will let Trump run ads on election night prematurely claiming victory — Facebook banned political ads a week before the election, but it's the period after the election that it should be worried about. Here's why. — At 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on election night …
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