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9:05 AM ET, September 27, 2020

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USA Today:
After Donald Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett, Senate now must ask these questions  —  Our View: A Supreme Court confirmation fight just 38 days from a presidential election, after denying Merrick Garland hearings in 2016, harms America.  —  To the surprise of virtually no one …
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Associated Press:
How it happened: From law professor to high court in 4 years  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years ago, Amy Coney Barrett was a little-known law professor in Indiana.  Within weeks, she is likely to be the newest associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.  —  Barrett's fast-track rise …
Jeffrey Toobin / New Yorker:
There Should Be No Doubt Why Trump Would Nominate Amy Coney Barrett
Discussion: Slate
Nicole Garnett / USA Today:
I've known Amy Coney Barrett for over 20 years. Her intellect and heart are unrivaled.
Discussion: Politico, Townhall and Power Line
Brian Schwartz / CNBC:   Koch network launches campaign to confirm Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett in Senate
David Crary / Associated Press:
If Barrett joins, Supreme Court would have six Catholics
Discussion: Politico, abc7NY and Florida Politics
Ian Schwartz / RealClearPolitics:
Amy Coney Barrett: Judges Are Not Policymakers, Scalia's “Judicial Philosophy Is Mine Too”
Discussion: Redstate
New York Times:
Voters Believe Winner of Election Should Fill Court Vacancy, Poll Shows  —  A Times/Siena College poll showed that 56 percent said the next president should nominate a Supreme Court justice.  And Joe Biden retained a clear lead over President Trump, 49 to 41 percent.  —  THE NEW YORK TIMES / SIENA COLLEGE POLL
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Washington Post:
Post-ABC poll: Biden maintains lead over Trump nationally in stable presidential race  —  After two political conventions, the continuing spread of the novel coronavirus, economic dislocation, more racial upheaval and a coming battle over a Supreme Court vacancy, the race for the White House remains stable …
Gary Langer / ABC News:
Between the economy and coronavirus pandemic, Biden keeps his advantage nationally: POLL  —  He retains a 10-point national lead in a head-to-head match up with Trump.  —  By the Numbers: Election delays  —  As more states extend their deadlines to receive mail-in ballots …
Tom Ridge / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
I was a Republican governor of Pa. I'm voting for Joe Biden.  —  I will cast my vote for Joe Biden on Nov. 3.  It will be my first vote for a Democratic candidate for president of the United States.  But it is not the first time I have said “no” to Donald Trump.  I urge my fellow Pennsylvanians to join me.
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Anita Kumar / Politico:
Trump has spent a year building a legal network to fight the election  —  A year before President Donald Trump alarmed Americans with talk of disputing elections last week, his team started building a massive legal network to do just that.  —  Dozens of lawyers from three major law firms have been hired.
Discussion: CNN
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Associated Press:
How Trump, Biden are preparing for first presidential debate
Bruce Vielmetti / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
BRUCE VIELMETTI  —  Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old charged with fatally shooting two people and injuring a third during unrest last month in Kenosha, has become a cause célèbre among conservatives and some gun-rights groups.  —  On Thursday night, his mother and lawyer got …
Daniella Silva / NBC News:
Proud Boys rally in Portland draws only about 200 after city braced for thousands … A rally by the far-right Proud Boys in Portland, Oregon, in support of President Donald Trump and police drew about 200 protesters Saturday afternoon, far fewer than the expected thousands that led the city to brace for potential violence.
Roberto Ferdman / VICE:
New Body-Cam Footage Raises Questions About Breonna Taylor Death Investigation  —  Footage and documents obtained by VICE News depict Louisville police officers apparently violating department policies and cast doubt on the integrity of the crime scene and the investigation.  —  RF  —  BC  —  AU
Maria Cramer / New York Times:
A Man Died After Eating a Bag of Black Licorice Every Day  —  Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital said the unusual case highlighted the risk of consuming too much glycyrrhizic acid, which is found in black licorice.  —  He had no history of heart problems.
David Beth / USA Today:
Sheriff from Kenosha County: President Donald Trump was with us when we needed him  —  Trump supported us law officers when it counted and we needed it most and I am proud to endorse him as a leader who will uphold law and order.  —  On the first of the month, I had the honor of meeting …
Discussion: The Hill
Henry Farrell / Washington Post:
Trump won't commit to respecting the vote: ‘No one knows what will happen in the next few months.’  —  A famous scholar of democracy worries that America is in deep trouble.  —  Adam Przeworski's research on the alternation of power has shaped our understanding of democracy.
Ellen Barry / New York Times:
The Virus Sent Droves to a Small Town.  Suddenly, It's Not So Small.  —  The population boomed in Winhall, Vt., as people tried to get away from Covid-19 hot spots.  Bear complaints are up.  Plumbers are booked until Christmas.  And the dump is “sheer pandemonium.”
Salena Zito / Washington Examiner:
Top Republican in Pennsylvania Senate shoots down ‘false’ theory that legislature would rig Electoral College for Trump  —  This week, a lengthy article appearing in The Atlantic insinuated that President Trump's campaign was working with Republican legislators and state parties in battleground states …
 
 
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Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
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Discussion: The Unz Review and Redstate
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Discussion: Raw Story
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Becket Adams / Washington Examiner:
The news media's Steele dossier scandal is even worse than you thought
Hank Stephenson / New York Times:
Arizona: A Donald Trump Jr. event is full of people and conspiracy theories.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jennifer Hansler / CNN:
Pompeo to keynote Florida conservative Christian event, raising ethical and legal questions
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Sealed Docs: FBI Investigating Jacob Wohl Over Roger Stone Trial Leaks
CNN:
White supremacist killed in shootout with California deputies
Will Sommer / The Daily Beast:
Liberal Groups Fear O'Keefe Election Sting
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
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Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
Nielsen: the NFL's two Christmas Day games that streamed on Netflix averaged 24.2M US viewers, peaking at 27M for Beyoncé's Ravens-Texans halftime show

Benjamin Mullin / New York Times:
Richard Parsons, who had a long career as chairman, CEO, and as a board member of media companies including CBS and Time Warner, died at 76 of bone cancer

Reuters:
Palestinian sources say an Israeli airstrike killed five journalists from Al-Quds Today; the Israeli military called the five “operatives posing as journalists”
 
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