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CNN:
Sources: Trump intends to choose Amy Coney Barrett for Supreme Court — (CNN)President Donald Trump intends to choose Amy Coney Barrett to be the new Supreme Court justice, according to multiple senior Republican sources with knowledge of the process. — In conversations with some senior …
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
Trump Selects Amy Coney Barrett to Fill Ginsburg's Seat on the Supreme Court — The president's nomination of Judge Barrett, a favorite of conservatives, to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, will kick off a furious and unprecedented scramble to confirm her in the Senate before Election Day.
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Washington Post:
Majority says winner of presidential election should nominate next Supreme Court justice, Post-ABC poll finds — A majority of Americans oppose efforts by President Trump and the Republican-led Senate to fill a Supreme Court vacancy before the presidential election, with most supporters …
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New York Times, Florida Politics and POLITICUSUSA
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Most say wait on Ginsburg seat, while opposing packing the court — Fifty-seven percent favor delaying action to fill the Supreme Court vacancy. — News headlines today: Sept. 23, 2020 — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — Supreme Court Of The United Stat/Fred Schilling/U.S. Supreme Court
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New York Times:
The Quiet 2013 Lunch That Could Have Altered Supreme Court History — President Obama met with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, hinting at retirement, but the art of nudging justices off the court is politically delicate and psychologically complicated. — When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Highlights of the Final Day of Public Honors for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Highlights of the Final Day of Public Honors for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
RBG's personal trainer pays homage with a casket-side pushup
RBG's personal trainer pays homage with a casket-side pushup
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Catherine Lucey / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Plans to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy
Trump Plans to Nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Fill Supreme Court Vacancy
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Stokes the Transition Panic — His election remarks feed the left's fantasy of a post-election coup. — By The Editorial Board — President Trump's insistence on saying the opposite of whatever the press demands is a source of more than a little of his political success as well as many self-defeating blunders.
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Burgess Everett / Politico:
Republicans prep lightning-quick Supreme Court confirmation — The Senate is taking America for one last turbulent ride before the election. — President Donald Trump's Saturday announcement of his Supreme Court pick will spark a lightning-quick confirmation attempt by Senate Republicans …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Trump's Threats of Bloodshed Are Off Message, Republicans Worry — President Trump's Republican enablers — the people who might snicker at his behavior but ultimately support him — tend to dismiss his authoritarian tendencies as harmless rantings. Accordingly, they either ignore or mock …
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Trump dumbfounds GOP with latest unforced error
Trump dumbfounds GOP with latest unforced error
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Got a ‘Kick Out of’ the Election Fears He's Stoked. Inside the DOJ, There's Some Panic. — Justice Department prosecutors expect ABill Barr to join election lawsuits benefitting Trump, who thinks it's funny not to promise a peaceful transition of power.
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Alexander Mallin / ABC News:
Barr briefed Trump on investigation into discarded Pennsylvania ballots — The president then revealed the investigation in an interview with Fox News. — Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. — Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images — A Justice Department official told ABC News Friday …
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Associated Press:
Probe into ‘discarded’ ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel
Probe into ‘discarded’ ballots becomes campaign outrage fuel
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Washington Post:
Trump readies a debate onslaught — and Biden allies worry — President Trump is gearing up to launch blistering personal attacks on Joe Biden and his family in the first presidential debate on Tuesday, while Biden is bracing for an onslaught and worried allies are warning the Democratic nominee …
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Robert Cardillo / Denver Post:
Guest Commentary: I served under six presidents — four Republicans, two Democrats — only one has failed to serve U.S. national security interests — As a Commander in Chief, President Trump comes up tragically short — I spent over 300 mornings in the Oval Office briefing the president and his senior staff.
Ben Guarino / Washington Post:
Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans show signs of past coronavirus infection, large national study finds — This suggests millions may still be vulnerable to infection, authors say — Fewer than 1 in 10 Americans showed signs of past infection with the novel coronavirus as of late July …
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Intercepted GOP robocalls expose how Trump hopes to corrupt the election — At first glance, this might look like a glaring disconnect: We're now learning that two of President Trump's most devoted propagandists are making new efforts to encourage his supporters to vote by mail …
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Ignore the strongman fantasies. If Trump loses the election, he'll lose his job. Period.
Ignore the strongman fantasies. If Trump loses the election, he'll lose his job. Period.
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Hannah Beech / New York Times:
‘I Feel Sorry for Americans’: A Baffled World Watches the U.S. — From Myanmar to Canada, people are asking: How did a superpower allow itself to be felled by a virus? And why won't the president commit to a peaceful transition of power? — BANGKOK — Myanmar is a poor country struggling …
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Lee Brown / Page Six:
Meghan Markle reportedly has serious ambitions to run for president — Meghan Markle harbors serious ambitions to run for president of the United States, according to a report. — After the Duchess of Sussex and husband Prince Harry dumped royal duties with their historic Megxit this year …
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Vanity Fair
Alex Yablon / Slate:
COVID Didn't Destroy New York. Austerity Just Might. — New Yorkers are perennially putting up with cheap '70s nostalgia: In the public eye, our city is forever associated with the music, movies, fashion, drugs, and other hallmarks of that gritty decade. But even now, when no one is going …
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John Hudson / Washington Post:
Trump administration rescinded ‘Courage Award’ for woman who criticized Trump, then gave false explanation for its decision, watchdog finds — The Trump administration rescinded an award recognizing the work of a journalist from Finland last year after discovering she had criticized President Trump …
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Robbie Gramer / Foreign Policy:
State Department Misled Public, Congress About Revoking Journalist's Award for Criticizing Trump
State Department Misled Public, Congress About Revoking Journalist's Award for Criticizing Trump
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Josh Solomon / Tampa Bay Times:
DeSantis lifts statewide restrictions on bars and restaurants as Florida moves to phase 3 — The governor said local governments will have to justify any restrictions on capacity. — ST. PETERSBURG — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday said bars and restaurants in Florida can open at full capacity …
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Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Florida fully lifts coronavirus restrictions on restaurants
Florida fully lifts coronavirus restrictions on restaurants
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Spencer Neale / Washington Examiner:
Ron Paul hospitalized for ‘precautionary’ reasons after appearing to suffer medical episode on livestream — Former Texas Rep. Ron Paul has been hospitalized for “precautionary” reasons after he appeared to suffer a stroke during a live episode of his political show Liberty Report.
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Joe Sonka / Courier-Journal:
What to know about state Rep. Attica Scott's arrest at Louisville protest for Breonna Taylor — Louisville Metro Police Department officers arrested state Rep. Attica Scott Thursday evening and charged her with first-degree rioting, a felony. — Scott was protesting after a grand jury …
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Radley Balko / Washington Post:
Correcting the misinformation about Breonna Taylor
Correcting the misinformation about Breonna Taylor
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CNN:
Trump has lost patience with CDC head after series of mixed messages — (CNN)President Donald Trump has lost patience with the head of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Robert Redfield, as well as with the other public health experts on his coronavirus team …
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Brooke Singman / Fox News:
Trump $500B Black America plan designates KKK, Antifa as ‘terrorist organizations’ — The plan calls for making lynching a national hate crime — Fox News Flash top headlines for September 25 — President Trump's plan for Black America designates the KKK and Antifa as terrorist organizations …
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New York Times:
At Pentagon, Fears Grow That Trump Will Pull Military Into Election Unrest — Defense Department officials said top generals could resign if Mr. Trump ordered the active-duty military into the streets to quell election protests. — WASHINGTON — Senior Pentagon leaders have a lot to worry about …
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